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Farewell Commodore a Motorsport Australia Affiliatied Organstion Farewell Commodore A Motorsport Australia Affiliatied Organstion QMROA News 2020 QMROA Management Committee President – John Miller Secretary – Warren Jackson Treasurer – David Wickham Committee Members Brendan Pratt Charles Tickell Corey Dyer Patrons Steven Johnson Jett Johnson Members of Interest Regalia Officer – John Miller Newsletter Editor – John Miller Circuit Member Liaisons – Charles Tickell, David Wickham & John Miller Rally Liaison Officers – Ian Gorski & John Miller Training – David Wickham & Paul Baxter CAMS State Delegate – John Miller Alternate CAMS State Delegate – Warren Jackson CAMS Motor Race & Speed Advisory Panel – Paul Overell & John Miller CAMS State Officiating Panel – Susie Brook, Nigel Faull, & Paul Overell Social Media Admin – Brendan Pratt Webmaster – Brendan Pratt Disclaimer QMROA News is an information source for its members only. QMROA News makes and no statements, representations or warranties about the completeness of the information contained in this publication. QMROA News is a Jamie Holepunch production and no animals were harmed in the production of this publication, but some of us still crave the ultimate doughnut. QMROA News 2019 has gone at a frantic pace, and as we now pause to catch our breaths (for some?) thoughts turn to end of year time with families, as we refresh and contemplate developments for 2020. The new year will bring an exciting (if not challenging) year, and it will be kicking off for me in the second week of January. 2020 will present eight race meetings at Morgan Park including the four state rounds, two historic rounds, the Improved Production Nationals, and a National Championship event. In addition, there is also the Townsville and Gold Coast Supercar events (with the latter to be held under lights for the first time), plus the usual International events, such as Asian Le Mans Series, and Australian Grand Prix. Regrettably Rally Australia will not be gracing our shores in 2020, and although it is due to return in 2021, there are no assurances if it will come back to Coffs Harbour, and what date it will get in 2021. Motorsport Australia also came into being on January 1, 2020. In short, this a rebranding of our National Sporting Authority (ASN). It is a trading name, and the parent name is still CAMS. A similar rebranding exercise happened two years ago in the UK, where their ASN in 2018 changed from Motor Sport Association UK to Motorsport UK. The Quarter in Review State Round September 28 – 29 This time I managed get Post 6, in my small ambition to work every post around Morgan Park. It was a warm weekend with QRDA putting on a fantastic programme with the Warwick 1000. The highlight was the ex Al Unser Junior Sheirenson March 86c IndyCar. When it did run, the Cosworth DFX was an aural delight, and for a car that’s over 30 years old, it did have some grunt, considering it was only being driven at only 60% capacity. Bathurst I have to say this year I caught less than an hour of the telecast as I shifted house. Apart from almost killing me in the process, plans were also thrown out the window, as I didn’t make it to the usual annual Bathurst Party, and thus I have since vowed never to do this again - especially not on THAT weekend. Our presence at that race was noted, providing Sector Marshals, Race Control Communicators, and a Race Director whose love of doughnuts has reached new bounds. Supercars – Gold Coast Two weeks later, on the sunny Gold Coast, it was hot and dry, and thus a really good weekend. No storms, or even a hint of rain but the usual street circuit issues presented themselves. Aussie Race Cars started it all on Friday with a demonstration on how to stuff seven cars nose to tail into the wall and each other at turn 12 and Scott McLaughlin demonstrated the inverted Mustang technique on Sunday practice between turns and three and four, with ex QMROA and QFRC member, fire marshal John Zysnewski being the first on the scene and safely getting the driver out of the car. Not to be out done, an Aussie Race Car also caught fire near turn 6 over the weekend, which was also put out very quickly. A big thanks to Andrew Mutton at the Supercars Officials Party for the recruiting plug and providing a forum to thank all QMROA members that worked tirelessly over the weekend. State Round November 2 – 3. As to emphasise the frantic pace as the end of year was fast approaching, a lot of us backed up for the final state round of the year. Nigel Faull was Clerk of Course; Susie Brook was an Assistant Clerk of Course. I roughed it at an Airbnb with a bed bigger than the whole of Morgan Park, found a meat lovers paradise, and the racing was fantastic. All points were manned, but it was warm with mild evenings. Post 12 was interesting view, with one of the biggest QMROA News spins I have witnessed in years in the Trans Am event. A Mustang literally spun for over 200 metres, set new world record in laying brown Axminister, and not surprising when he stopped for almost a minute to gather his thoughts, and contemplate a dry-cleaning bill. Noosa Summer Hillclimb The weather gods conspired, and the event was cancelled due to an extreme bushfire threat, however the loss of the event didn’t appear to deter some of our members from lounging around the pool, telling tall tales whilst sipping on cold beverages. The threat was real and with Noosa North Shore being evacuated, the possibility of the event was sadly curtailed because of the fire threat. Thankfully, with the dawn of 2020, we can now look forward to the next upcoming Noosa Winter Hillclimb later on this year in June. Rally Australia In the same vein of lightning striking twice, Rally Australia at Coffs Harbour was cancelled on the Tuesday afternoon also due to bushfires. Ian and Cameron Gorski and I were already in Coffs Harbour and were well into our pre-event routine - with the radios having been collected and in the process of being charged and tested, and thoughts turning to reconnaissance strategies and which areas to visit. We checked out Ceremonial Start on Monday afternoon. Trips to Macksville and Glenreagh remote refuel were planned for Tuesday, accreditation had been completed, but unfortunately it literally all went up in smoke on Tuesday morning. On Monday afternoon we received messages that Macksville & Glenreagh remote refuel were cancelled, no forest stages were to be used due to bushfires threatening Macksville, Glenreagh, Ceremonial finish, and other stages. As the hours ticked over, a plan to get a truncated route to meet the minimum FIA Rally mileage failed as the situation changed by the minute. By Tuesday lunchtime, it was all over. The crunch came that Macksville refuel at the showgrounds were turned into evacuation area. The Pacific Highway was cut near the Wooli turn off on Tuesday morning; there was smoke everywhere reducing visibility to less than 20 metres. The blanket of grey was not going away, and it was hard to breathe. We knew something was very wrong at breakfast, and anticipated then that the realisation was that Rally Australia would not go ahead. The organisers put on a wonderful lunch for the officials who there on the Wednesday, with drivers such as Seb Ogier, Ott Tanak, Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi signing shirts, mingling with us, and making speeches. Once we returned our equipment, as we couldn’t go anywhere, we elected to have a beach holiday instead. The surf was good, but the water was freezing. As some of you may know, Rally Australia is supposed to return in 2021 in an event sharing deal with New Zealand. It is yet to be determined if it comes back to Coffs Harbour. Supercars Newcastle To my knowledge, Paul Howlett, Scott Long and Nigel Faull made the journey. I have been advised that all went well, but I only caught some of the Saturday programme. My goal that weekend was the second battle of Kokoda to be waged in the backyard on Sunday, so that took precedence. Challenge – Bathurst Charlie Tickell made the journey, I am not sure who else went. Despite generous incentives offered by the Z Car Club of Queensland, I believe the main reason for ‘lack of attendance’ is due its scheduling. I was quite happy after Rally Australia, to sit back and have a break, and actually stay home for a number of weekends. I will be getting in touch with the Z Car Club to ascertain who went, and ascertain what options can be offered for 2020. Asian Le Mans Series – The Bend – South Australia It’s history repeating itself. In 2000 I worked as a Sector Marshal for the Race of the Millennium which was the Asian Le Mans Series on the ‘old’ full Adelaide Grand Prix circuit. In January I will be going again, however as of yet, I am not sure what role I will be doing. QMROA News Committee We have been busy as usual in growing the club and getting a training regime up and running for 2020. Our Training subcommittee now comprises of Paul Baxter and David Wickham. The Sector Marshal training event is still on track for February please keep a look out on our social media sites. One area of good news is our membership. It is still growing, this year at the end of 2019, we now have 65 members, which was my target for 2019. In 2018 we had 50 members, and at the end of 2017, the club had 28 members.
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