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Historic Torque the Official Journal of Historic Racing Car Club (Queensland) Inc Historic Torque The Official Journal of Historic Racing Car Club (Queensland) Inc COMING EVENTS: Volume 114 HRCC TTT (Try, Test & Tune) Morgan Park Feb 23 COMINGCOMING EVENTS: EVENTS: MARCHApril 2010 2012 HRCC Supersprints Morgan Park Feb 24 JANUARY 2013 HRCCLakeside Supersprint HRCC (N,S&Reg) NorwellSat-Sun 23 September24/25 Mar 2012 Cootha ClassicSee hrcc.org.au Display for i nevent King information George & entries Square. SEPTEMBER 2012 IpswichAutumn Classic Historic Warwick QldSat-Sun Raceway 13/1412/13 October May 2012 st NoosaTrophy THE HiLL’ Presentation DinnerTewantin FRIDAY 10/1111 November May 2012 GENERAL MEETING: Monday 21 January 2013,VCCASeeSee Clubroomshrcc.org.au hrcc.org.au for(1376 for event event Old information Clevela informationnd & Rd,entries & Carindale) entries 6.30 for 7.30 Theth Historic Racing Car Club was invited to help Next GENERALInside this issue: MEETING: Monday 18 February th2013, VCCA Clubrooms SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING: Monday 17 Septth , VCCA Clubrooms (1376 Old Cleveland Rd, Carindale) 6.30 for 7.30 celebrate theth 80 Birthday of Brisbane City Hall by MARCH Next GENERALGENERAL MEETING: MEETING: Monday displayingMonday 19th March 15 cars, OctoberSHANNONS in King, Shannons George Clubrooms, Clubrooms, Square 5a/305 outside Montag 305 Montagueue Rd, WEST Rd West END End 4101 6.30/7.30 CoothaNextSeptember GENERAL Classic General MEETING:1 –Meeting: 2AMonday H aCity 16thp Hall.p Aprily , VCCANe Clubroomsw OctoberYe (1376a rOldGeneral Clevelandto Meetinga Rd,ll Carindale)! will be 6.30 at for Shannons 7.30 Guest Speaker will be Ray Bell,th co-author of a new book: SPECIAL EVENT! M a y 2 0 13 bring you and yoClubrooms,urs good Westhea lEnd.th aGuestsnd bwille be the Officers Formula 5000 Thunder. Meet19 the Drivers!!! MARCH Bruce Allison,GENERAL MEETING MEMBER SURVEY… The club committee sawconducting this as an opportunitythe Queensland to Police Drink Rite PresidentsBarry Singleton, Message Jim Lowe, Ivan3 AT tTigheh SHANNONSe bandes thet y greate aCLUBROOMS rKevin ye t for Programme. H i s t o r i c 6:30 RLooka forc i forward7:30ng ! to an..interested entertaining in and Bartlett will be there. assist the Brisbane City Council celebrate the City enlightening evening! See page 3….Halls Birthday, promote the Cootha Classic. MT COTTON HISTORIC Special Guest Speaker Member Survey 4 HILL CLIMB? COOTHA What is Drink Rite? “It’s on again! The HRCC Christmas Party CLASSIC? FUN andThis FRIVOLITy required some extraDrink effort Rite is a of Queensland some members, Police Service program that Minutes 6-7 aims to promote a responsible attitude towards alcoholThis is the first TRIPLE(yes, it’s “T” nearly Day Christmas again)”rising at 4.00am to be in King George Square and Should your Club run 12 pm- 5pm Sunday 2nd December 2012. consumption and drink driving. bar-b-que/refreshmentssetup by 6.30am. It is not easy manoeuvring car these twoHRCC local event events? for (Saturday)The River Room & Hamilton Hotel 442 Kingsford- Smith Drive Drink Rite involves an interactive standard drinks Trophy Invite 8 presentation and participation, by a numberMember of input - for or Hamilton. and trailer around the city, unloading and setting 2013; patrons, who will have the opportunity to consumeagainst - is invited SPRINT$20 per (Sunday)head includes Finger Food andup withoutdrink upon disturbing arrival, the local authorities, espe- rd5a / 305th Montague Rd, WEST END alcohol and be breath tested by a police officer.an During opportunity the event the to 23 there & 24 will Februarybe plenty of food so don’t ciallyhave lunch when before the entry you pointpolice isofficer changed will discuss at with 6.00am participants and audience members the SeeTest page 6your for your car or 2013sPECIALcome at Morgan (Jill OFFER you don’t from Park have SHANNONS: to bring the fruitto the cake). opposite side ofresults the Square of the participants’ and then breath the alcohol concentration testing and provide Come dressed in your most parochial clothing that information on alcohol consumption, standardinvitation drinksintroduce and to drink have driving. your new say and reverse in the start of peakDrink Rite hour helps traffic people thatlearn about afternoon. the alcohol content of different drinks winrepresentsRaceway hot laps the at ,car lakeside you drive, with for example Jim Rich If ards!you own Someone a Mini at this Meeting will win! and what constitutes a standard drink, and! the effectpotential these have onMembers drinkers. comeWARWICK. dressed as a “brick”, if you own a Fiat come dressed in It also illustrates how much variation there can be in the effect of alcohol Membership:“spaghetti”, not really but you get theThe idea. display There consisted will be from of 1958 personLotus to person, Eleven reinforcing LM150, the message 1980 thatto XD attempting Historic Falcon to estimate repro- Racing prizes for the best dressed Gal and theduction best dressed of Dick Guy. Johnsons your ‘Tru-Blue’breath alcohol Falcon,concentration 1984 level is Reynard difficult and Formula not recommended. Ford, The program also promotes the benefits of counting your drinks and drinking TRY Ensure–Heapsan ofintroductory your lucky HRCC door prizes,session so for come those along1962 interested and Norton celebrate in Manx motor the Bike sportlow and versus but 1962 highhave alcohol Triumph not beverages. ventured 500 special, on to the bikes Race courtesy track. This of the is open to2010year all Members, membershipend and haveMember’s is one last friends fling and Earlywith colleagues. your Motor fellow Cycles club Queensland Drink Rite promotes Club. a simple message to the public ‘if you are going to drink members before the end of the year, you never know, you alcohol - do not drive.’ Entries close TRAIN – is for Members wishing to improve their driving skillsWarning: or just Some looking volunteers for track will be time. sought to participate in the drinking financial.might get an If member-early Christmas present. We had six members at a time on 3 to 6 hour shifts promoting the Cootha Looking forward to seeing you all there. of alcohol!!!!!! If you have a favourite tipple it is suggestedFebruar you bringy 2 TESTship – is notfor Members current, and their pit crewClassic, to sort and their Historic cars for racingsome the comingalong in general to measure season. plus the real babysitting effect it has the on you. display cars and a TRY, TRAIN,Please TEST: book Saturday with Graeme: see Wakefieldthe Supplementary 0400010536 Regulations (Refer www.hrcc.org.au or contact Benn, see below) you will not receive a member of the Historic bike club to answer questions on the bikes. for moreHISTORIC detail. SPRINTS- NORWELL HISTORIC NOOSA HILLCLIMB SUPERnewsletter SPRINTS:rd or OilySunday: Open to all KingMembers George and Square friends beingwho have a very competth publiced place, in motor we sport had aevents large previously number of and tour- can complyRag23 with Mag. theSeptember attached SupplementaryHRCC Historicists Regulations. who Sprint took Meeting great at interest 10/ in1 the1 carsNo andvem werebe disappointedr they would not For Norwell Driver Training, honoraryTrack, just south day-membership of Brisbane on the way of to HRCC is available, free, and one-day track licences non-MembersJacobs Well. be in Brisbane at the timeEntry of Details the event. and The general public’s interest was very A one daywill event,be available. this will be our There first vi sitpositivewill to Norwellbe towardstraining and from Historic sessions all Supplementary Motor for sport those Regulations but TR willYING they pay for tothe see first us run???time. reports it is a great place for an Thisevent eventlike this. is ThisNOT driver available training onare line now via available MotorEventEntry; on facility is a real test forPlease car and use driver forms and already nice and forwarded close to orwww.hrcc.org.au/noosa.htm download fromThe clubwww.hrcc.org.au is very indebted to those who Brisbane. hire is As by always, contacting every- Warwickbody is welcome. District Sporting Car Club (WDSCC), Bill after 8.00PM on 0437 471433, is CarportTiming will be of the historic variety- Hand held stopwatch! We Register onlineprovide thevia Cars for display Richardcamping Har- permittedneed on plenty site for of a reasonablehelpers. Please fee, allcontact payable Ken on Nelson the weekend on MotorEventEntry to WDSCC.ris, forPractice Ian quick Bone will and not Peter be available Mohr also on aFriday. big 0408198716PleaseUpcoming direct or [email protected] any questions to Benn to offer Gregory assistance 0418 for 746 and 673 convenient after 6.00PMthank entry toor you thisemail to those [email protected] who assisted with setup the Event. and future events and enjoy http://www.thedrivingcentre.com.au/images/HTDC73%20Circuit%20Map.pdf a discounted Entry.and generalSee link promotion through the day. It above should be noted that Bill Westerman our Big BangerIpswich ClassicSports atcars Queensland from O/S Raceway for Phillip Island ClassicPresident was & the in attendance AGP…. from 6.00am page 10 th till the Square was cleared late afternoon. 13/14 October – This event will feature: One of theJo hHRCCn Tup icoff Poster:Entries Autumn Close Group S 07& T May Historicwith the Capricorn Warwick Cup round, …. signature events at this page 11 2010Group N with the Queensland Cup round, challenging climb. Historic Regularity and Don’t miss it. Vale:Cootha George EventSports/Racing Gilltrap….. 29 & 30Cars page 5 May Monthly HRCC Meeting—Third
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