Speed Championship Leaders Hollywood and Bob Lorich

May 2008

May Guest Speaker John Bowe

SOLD Speed championship leaders Hollywood and Bob Lorich

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BE AT THE NEXT MEETING! 8pm Wednesday May 28 2008 Bells Hotel, Moray Street South Melbourne Guest Speaker - John Bowe TORQUING HEADS 2007/2008

Work Ph Home Ph Fax Mobile Email President Jervis Ward 9690 4321 9690 4338 9690 4323 0409 137 629 [email protected] Vice President Mark Barbour 9572 1376 0407 563 465 [email protected] Secretary Gordon Cox 9467 8900 9435 5235 9467 4590 0418 506 650 [email protected] Treasurer David Floyd 9574 8333 9877 2243 9574 8388 0402 257 541 [email protected] Competition Mark Barbour 9572 1376 0407 563 465 [email protected] Membership Jervis Ward 9690 4321 9690 4338 9690 4323 0409 137 629 [email protected] Committee Russell Pilven 9379 2616 9337 7017 9379 0669 0419 527 188 [email protected] Eligibility David Twigg 0414 875 922 9466 9737 9702 9635 0414 875 922 [email protected] Eligibility Len Read 5977 8771 5977 8771 0408 548 133 [email protected] Engine Sealing Ken Zinner 9568 0363 9568 0363 0412 171 603 Are you joking.com.au AHTCA Mat Jager 9627 3386 9682 6999 0418 360 686 [email protected] Editor Chris Ralph 9696 5800 9596 3143 9696 0507 0418 318 934 [email protected] Pointscore Dean Bryant 9588 2566 9931 0333 9588 2577 0417 012 526 [email protected]

May Guest Speaker John Bowe

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By now I’m not planning to stop now either. Condolences you would There are many other things I want to I’m sure the whole club joins me know concentrate on now I will have a little in offering our condolences to Russell (thanks to more time to myself. And I hope these Pilven on the sad passing of his father the editor little things will return big dividends for (Ted) just recently. us all. I’m not leaving Group N to race last month) Historic Winton that I will the Beemer. Just have the odd run in it not be and see what it does! And if I sell the Good luck to all the competitors this re-standing Mustang I’ll build another car ASAP. weekend. A list on all entrants in on page 18. as President Phillip Island Starting Line at the June Incident Charge IMPORTANT: It looks as if the AGM. I will pre-grid procedure will move from At the last general meeting there was however nominate for Vice-President the top grid area to the lower V8 discussion about the Phillip Island start and let you decide. Dean Bryant has Supercar garage pit lane. This is to line incident and subsequent charge laid expressed his intention to nominate for ease congestion and the ever increasing on Pete Martin. Our concerns were more President and he has penned (keyed?) OH&S issues. The weather in about the process and notification of the an article in this newsletter introducing Melbourne looks horrible but it’s always charge than the incident itself. Twiggy himself and asking for your support. I nice on the other side of the divide. spoke with Steven Daws, State Manager think Dean would make an outstanding Good luck and may the best at CAMS and David, and myself are President and ask you to support him man/woman win. more then happy with the reply we and come to the AGM and show him received. Website that support. AHTCA Wow. Thanx Michael Cruse. Full I’ve been El’Presidente for 5 years report on page 17 of this newsletter. We discussed the issues and and as Justin Brown once told me “they Rumour Mill are learning years and years of great relevance of the AHTCA at the last Hollywood has sold his “Mr Green” personal development”. Crap I thought! general meeting. Mat told us one state (cover shot) to newbie Club member But no. They really have been years of had still not paid their fees for the year David Moran. No news on either’s personal development. I’ve learnt a lot! and enlightened us to the general feeling plans. And, I can use a lot of that in my daily within the Historic Commission about life. But most importantly I have really the AHTCA. I repeated my comments APOLOGY loved being the figure-head for such a that Mat’s job, when he took on the role In last month’s newsletter we great bunch of guys and gals. of AHTCA rep, was to fix or close it. A forget to credit the Eastern Creek result is getting near I think. There have been too many special shots to James Maloney of JPM moments (no Coxy, the cow tipping trip Historic Commission PHOTOGRAPHICS. Sorry! at Benalla after the Chinese meal for Bob gave us the honour of his More photos 65 close friends doesn’t count) to name presence and outlined some of the Could everyone submit a photo of them. I’ve had some absolute belly changes to the Commission and the themselves and their car(s) so we can laughs. I’ve made good friends with overall push to smaller committees. He start building a “This is us” page on our some great people. Many of whom I also commented that the European (and website. Please mail to HTCAV PO Box would never thought possible. And some RSA) Historic Commissions are very 16 Chadstone Centre Victoria 3148 or as old as my father. impressed with how original we’ve kept [email protected] our cars and that Australia’s model is I count myself lucky that so many See you next Wednesday.... Jervis things we’ve tried to do over my tenure probably the way they should be going as well. that have come good. And we’ve survived Dorians Wanted some biggin’s like the arrive of AASA, Eligibility the Biante boys breaking away and the Congratulations to David Twigg I’m looking to borrow some introduction of Audits to name a few. on being named Group N Technical Dorians and chargers for the 6 hour relay in August. I have always tried to do what I was Commissioner. A position he most duly asked and tried to make it easier for you deserves. We might all have to start to Please contact me on guys to get out there and race. listen to him now! 0409 137 629 if you can help out

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Greetings from Darkest Africa Dick Sorensen who’s an ex-Melbourne It’s been an driver of note form the 50s and 60s who amazing trip – a knew Ted very well in the day (but knew very fast fortnight him more for his VW exploits!) and in every sense. wished to be remembered to him, Brian I’m writing this Sampson and Brique Reed. on Monday 19 But the daddy of them all is Kyalami. May with hours Wow, you need the cojones there. The to spare before standard of living and the places that I saw first part is the original track with a catching the flight last night made Toorak look very shabby series of fast but deceiving corners, a home this afternoon, knowing that the new indeed – and there are perhaps ten of these rise up the old back straight, a sweeping co-editor of the mag is cracking seed and super-rich enclaves around Johannesburg, left- right up the hill, a crest, left into jumping up and down on his perch waiting not to mention dozens more of the upper the downhill Esses then a big uphill haul for this. I’ll try to be brief, but there’s middle class and middle class residents. that crests with almost no braking area simply so much to tell. South Africa is a The luxury car showrooms are everywhere into a tight left hander. That’s followed land of extraordinary contrasts and I have and they’re giant, multi-storey moderns – learned so much in my time here. There’s with manufacturers like Benz, BMW and massive wealth and excoriating poverty, VW/Audi having several of them in the hope and despondency, technological area. With the rise of the affluent black advancement and backwardness. Much of upper middle class, there’s no shortage of the time you could believe it’s Australia, takers for luxury items. The population is the landscapes aren’t that different, the hard to assess with the constant influx of shopping centres, roads, petrol stations, immigrants from neighbouring countries houses all look the same. But no way (there’s a lot of black on black unrest with could you ever compare the overcrowded, the locals taking a number of foreign lives as they think they’re taking their jobs, etc) by a long sweeping leftie down into the but Johannesburg must be 9-10 million downhill straight and sweeper they call and with Pretoria about 15 million, in a the Mineshaft, into a bumpy braking area total of an estimated 55+ million. With where it’s hard to read the road, then up numbers like that they only need a few to another crest with a blind tight chicane bucks each to drive an economy. just over it, then a big long straight to the Anyway, enough of the travelogue, finish. Sensational. this is a mag for a Historic Car Club, Now everyone knows there’s no such and I have to say when you’re among thing as a free lunch, and Clive (for those the members of the Historic Racing Car who had not read the previous magazine, Register of South Africa, life is exactly HTCAV member and South African/ the same. Same friendly people with a Australian resident Clive Massel who rubbish-strewn, dilapidated and downright passionate interest in racing old cars, kindly invited me over to see the country dangerous Johannesburg CBD with the meeting I attended last Saturday and sample his cars) had organised a braai that of Melbourne. Business has largely was a Regional event and was almost (Jaapie word for barbecue) for me to moved out to suburban security-gated interchangeable with a State Race except address the SA Historic Commission and office parks, and you get in your car to go with fewer cars. They practice on the Historic Club heavies about the way we everywhere. There is no public transport Friday, have qualifying of Saturday race in Australia. to speak of and the taxis are mostly Hi morning and two longish races in the They were particularly interested in Ace vans filled to the brim with people – afternoon and everyone wanders home on how CAMS has kept the genie in the my best count was 18 all jammed in there. Sunday morning. bottle when it comes to eligibility issues. Johannesburg is a series of enclaves linked The Phakisa track where I raced is Their genie has escaped, for example, by pretty good roads, with affluent areas absolutely sensational – the distance and historic touring cars must have the same just a few kilometres away from areas times are about the same as the Island but manufacturer’s engine with the same that were once gracious but are now very set in flat wheat country in the Orange number of cylinders, and the same number run-down, and the shanty towns on the Free State, which is interchangeable with of gears in the gearbox and although you outskirts are indescribable, so I won’t try. flat wheat country anywhere. The facilities shouldn’t really use fibreglass panelling But go the affluent areas and life goes were outstanding and the track was really everyone seems to. There is no trim and on as normal, people still have a very high good, if it was dropped in Australia most have plexiglass windows – you get somewhere it would be hugely popular. the picture – historic semi sports sedans. You’re never straight for very long with But it’s worthwhile mentioning the good flowing corners and sweepers that interesting class splits they run. Instead of tighten then jam you into a hairpin – all capacity classes they run on performance, excellent stuff. I also had the chance to through classes A-G. For example, taking drive in practice at Zwartkops which is a Phillip Island, class A might be 1.55 or Club circuit near Pretoria that rises and better, B to 2.00, C to 2.05 and so on. falls and folds back on itself – perfect A driver/car combination is allotted a Mini circuit. Speaking of which I met

Page 4 May 2008 historic touring torque overseas TORQUEd... class based on their times around various the Monday 17 or Tuesday 18, settle in, It all came together for the last race circuits and can be taken up or down a race Kyalami on the 21/22/23, see the of eight laps and with a rolling start I was class depending on how you go. They able to carve my way through fairly well introduced it to even the playing field for at the outset but had the obligatory first the less wealthy competitor. lap rub (doesn’t seem to matter which The BMW I drove was initially country I’m in, people want to drive in Class F, but I went a bit better than through the door on the first lap, do I expected, and set times for Class E – look polite or something?) which put me but to win that class I would needed to on to the grass and I had all the work to improve by another 5 seconds which do again, including passing a couple of would mean turning what was essentially grey Mercedes Benz 280E which were a road car into a dedicated racer. lumbering, very loud and looked like But I’m getting ahead of myself here. hippo on the track. I managed to catch The result of my address to this group Game Reserve (fantastic) the next week, most of the cars in my class, including of eminent gents, and to a subsequent be back in time to race at East London my opposite number editor of the local address at their Club meeting is that the the following weekend, drop down to historic magazine in a much raced 1600 two Clubs are now officially sisters across see Cape Town and leave from there mid Capri and set out after the leader in a the seas and my luggage is jammed with week. Anyway, we’ll see what happens, very neat Alfa 2-litre. I was making small their regalia and clothing to hand out at but remember – you heard it here first. increments and getting faster as I got used home. But wait, there’s more… And so to the racing. Mosports Racing to the track but the checker came out way Another result is that the organisers Classifieds is a company that is seeking to too soon. Excellent racing, they all drive of the Kyalami 9-Hour Revival this year eventually deal internationally in historic very well, and the camaraderie in the pits have set aside four places on the grid for cars and runs at this stage a couple of is terrific – just like at home. Seems like this year’s 50th Anniversary meeting, an BMW 2002s. One runs to SA Historic historic racers are top folk wherever you international historic event that’s pretty Regs (760kg, injected motor etc) while the go… I was very warmly received and big deal. It features two 30-minute races other one, which I drove, was Clive’s road being something of an oddity was even and a 3-hour final that has a driver change. car which weighs a healthy 1100 kg mit interviewed on the SA equivalent of In Pit The three major year splits are pre-66, der driver but is nonetheless a very handy Lane. pre-77 and pre-88 and each of these is device, courtesy of an 2.3 litre E30 M3 I managed to take some shots in the split again into sports racing cars, sports engine running on 45 Webers. Obviously pits – of interest was the V6 Mk II Cortina cars and touring cars. illegal even by SA standards but because Perana built by Basil Green (whom I met), But wait, there’s even more. The next the legal engine had a problem this one which was the forerunner to the V8 Capris weekend the same format is repeated at was put in to allow me to have a run, that he was more famous for and which the East London circuit, further down great efforts by the Mosport Race Team are the scourge of the tarmac rallies in toward Cape Town. So for the trip you’d and much kindness by the organisers. get eight hours of racing at two separate Its weight and semi-road car manners tracks and a mighty adventure. Clive, who brought it back to the field anyway, but is nothing if not an entrepreneur, has said it had great torque and was huge fun that if there is any interest he will be able to drive. The engine exchange was not to put together a package that includes without its dramas and it kept eating the airfreight of the cars to SA, internal crank angle sensor, meaning that several transport to the tracks, mechanics and of the practice sessions, qualifying and race assistance including entries etc, plus Race One saw it eventually misfire above accommodation and trips to the Kruger 4,000 rpm but in between I had a good National Park and Cape Town. Sounds go and was in the top three in the class. expensive? Remember the exchange rate The last sensor was sourced from a giant Australia. There were plenty of Alfa and is currently 7 Rand to the AUD so your Afrikaaner living in a place not unlike the R8 Renaults (with hot 16TS motors in purchasing power is greatly leveraged. side streets of Benalla who was a home them and weighing nothing) as well as a Seems like I’m in the chair to get this offer hot up artist and had sitting on an engine Torana like device called the Chevrolet known in Australia and if expressions of stand a BMW 2002 M10 block with an CanAm 302 which they built here. But interest come through then it can all swing enormous turbocharger and a claimed 800 oddest of all were the tiny Chinese-built into action. HP… anyway the part worked well. Chana pickup trucks which were racing as This year’s Kyalami Revival is sport sedans...hmmm. As well, there was November 22, making the East London a genuine Porsche Carrera RSR with a Le event on the 29th. On a two week trip, Mans heritage that won its race, driven by as I have just had, you could come on an affable Pom called Nick Parrott. And that reminds me, I’d better send this while I’m ahead or our own Creative Parrot won’t have time to jam this in the mag. See you in a couple of nights at the Club meeting – make sure you all turn up to listen to John Bowe!! Ralph-e! historic touring torque May 2008 Page 5 ALL THE TORQUE ABOUT TCM

2008 BIANTE Touring Car Masters Race report – Round Two Pics Courtesy James Smith Shannons Nationals Oran Park, April 26-27. Pics Courtesy James Smith

Boss Mustang racer Gavin Bullas has displaced reigning champ Steve Mason (Camaro) at the head of the BIANTE TCM points table after a faultless performance at Oran Park the very wet grass verge. the top ten. After setting his fifth straight pole Graham Alexander (HQ Monaro) and Fastest lap: Bullas 1:18.9560 (lap position Bullas won the first two races Greg East (brand new HQ Kingswood) nine). with relative ease as some huge battles ran in close company but the dice of Race Two (14 laps) the race was the one for third between raged behind him. In the final Brad Tilley Brad Tilley got the jump this time as Jim and Steven Richards, Mason and (XY Falcon) led for most of the way until Steven Richards rocketed up to fourth. Eddie Abelnica (Boss Mustang). The big a thrilling final lap saw the lead change Shortly after his race came to a smokey yellow Boss had just enough pace to keep finish after a gearbox breather leaked oil the illustrious Pics Courtesy James Smith onto the exhaust and he brought the little threesome behind giant killer in to the pits. Ian McAlister for lap after lap. (Mustang) recovered lost ground after The two being tapped into a spin on the first lap, South Australian an incident that saw contact to the Falcon Porsche 911RS` of Mike Erwin and Rory O`Neill (Porsche of John Nelson 911RS) having to come to a complete and Rory O`Neill stop to avoid the stricken Mustang. Jim battled closely mid Richards went through on Marget after pack. Cameron bogging down slightly at the start. Tilley had shown Cam Tilley brought the stunning incredible speed in Valiant in with a split gearbox casing as his brand new slant Bullas wrested the lead from Brad at turn six powered VC one. The mean green Falcon of Tilley was Pacer but received now getting very sideways as the tyres a black flag for started to go away during the pursuit of an alleged jump several times. Bullas and Tilley rubbed start. Brother Brad Pics Courtesy James Smith panels hard under brakes entering turn two tried very hard to before the Mustang emerged in front and catch Bullas but went on to make it a clean sweep. had to settle for BIANTE TCM regular Jim Richards a clear second in (guest driving Chris Stillwell`s Mustang) the end. Abelnica was joined for this round by son Steven, just beat Jim the FPR star taking over the Stillwell Richards to third Escort driven by Glenn Seton in Round place with Mason one at the Clipsal 500. and division two winner Steven Race One (14 laps) Richards only Bullas beat Mason off the line but centimetres adrift the Safety Car was despatched soon after in fifth and sixth. Come on Brashy. Bring it back out!!! when Chris Wilson (Torana) spun at Marget was next turn one. After the restart Drew Marget then Alexander Bullas. (Mustang) climbed to fourth and Mason and Garry Treloar (Charger) rounding out fell back to sixth after running wide on to In the battle for division two honours

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Pics Courtesy James Smith

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Treloar got the better of team mate Mick highly entertaining stoush with Steven then ran straight on after the bridge, Wilson (Charger) who discovered his deftly slotting the Escort under the somehow retaining the lead and showering tyre pressures were too high. Bullas won Mustang in the corners but then not the Falcon`s windscreen with mud and from Brad Tilley with Mason third and having quite enough cubic inches to stay water. Abelnica half a bonnet in front of Jim in ahead on the front straight. Ablenica also Bullas held out the two time BIANTE found Steven a worthy adversary, having Series champ by just over half a second to use all the Boss Mustang`s famed top Pics Courtesy James Smith in a spectacular finish. Jim Richards end power to keep in front of the wailing triumphed over Mason in great contest small Ford. for third with Abelnica just holding out At the front Bullas squeezed under division two victor Steven Richards for Tilley entering the front straight to begin fifth. Mick Wilson was next then Nigel the last lap but Brad had other ideas, Benson (XY Falcon), who harassed the blasting past to claim the inside line at Charger all the way. Marget recovered to turn one. Bullas refused to lift as did be ninth with O`Neill tenth. Tilley, the two big Fords squirming under Fastest lap: B.Tilley 1:18.4680 (lap heavy braking at turn two and making two). contact. Bullas emerged in the lead but fifth. Marget was sixth, then Treloar, Mick Darren Knight Wilson, O`Neill and McAlister. Fastest lap: Bullas 1:18.0507 (lap two). Pics Courtesy James Smith Race Three (14 laps) Bullas led initially but Brad struck back exiting the famous bridge and slipped through. Marget again made a great start to beat Richards senior off the line but undid all his good work with a spin into the infield. East and McAlister tangled after the Kingswood locked a front brake, sending both into a tyre wall. The Safety Car came out as the cars were retrieved with McAlister rejoining at the tail of the field. Mason takes the inside line! The Richards were locked in another

Pics Courtesy James Smith

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MINUTES GENERAL MEETING indeed, however this did not prevent driver in the world. 30th APRIL 2008 him attending the state series racing COMPETITION REPORT. meeting re CAMS VS AASA and next MEETING COMMENCED 8.20PM Glenn Seton beat everybody at Eastern years calendar as well as other things GUESTS: Sue Cutler Creek (yes, even Jervis) and Bill that were discussed. Mark said it was Trengrove set a new lap record for APOLOGIES: Peter Sneddon, a fruitful meeting. John Brash, Sir Ted & Prince N.B. He reports that Mick Ronke and the Mark Brewster, Mick Stupka, Len MEMBERSHIP AASA do not have a problem with Read, Rob Southouse, Scott Slater, CAMS and next years calendar will be 165 PAID UP COMPETITION Trengove Snr & Jnr much better for competitors. 25 NON FINANCAIL PREVIOUS MINUTES - Phillip Island entries for the May OTHER STUFF PROPOSED J.BENDELL, meeting were at 93. SECONDED M.JAGER A huge thanks to Glenda and Ken Wakefield Park had 160 Zinner for collecting and sorting the APOLOGY TED BREWSTER mail on behalf of the secretary cause OMITTED AS AN APOLOGY IN Numbers are down at most state based I’m fat and lazy. THE APRIL MAG (I’m not worthy of meetings and the promoters are now this honour sec) saying “perhaps there are too many Jervis and Mark Shatz attended the meetings’’ (oh deerrr) Cams Motorsport Facilities? Meeting Secs Report: So there are plans in place to alter and are looking forward to the Bugger all in the mail. this for next year, and unless I outcome. Treasures report misunderstood the Bathurst meeting It was reported that Bob Jane received Update in the magazine. at Easter was suggested as one reason $4.5mil from the state govt to upgrade End of the financial year ends in May, that people might race less at the state his facilities. David reports perhaps a break even level. NEWSLETTER – Ralphy will be in position for the last financial year. AHTCA REPORT Sth Africa so Jerv will be creating the Treasures report Not much, the question was again mag. PROPOSED M.LAMBERT asked is it necessary, are the delegates GENERAL BUSINESS SECONDED F.J.LUXY interested, is the historic commission Deano’s Escort for sale David Floyd, along with others interested, no one is quite sure, but if Jerv’s Mustang for sale attended the CAMS travelling road you would like to have some input, Nick Cascoine’s Cooper S for sale show meeting of the future and how about coming to a meeting. All in the mag. reports that there is a lot of changes HCC REPORT JOHN BOWE GUEST SPEAKER being made within the organization to The first meeting of the new FOR MAY MEETING make it more streamlined and more HISTORIC COMMISSION was held BE THERE JACK LITTLE STYLE beneficial to the GRASS ROOTS (this in Sydney last week. With 12 people is used almost as often as working on the commission, and our own Meeting closed 10.20pm. families) level competitors. Obviously Bill Cutler assured of a seat on the it will take some time for changes to committee. take effect so just sit back and wait to The next meeting of the commission see what happens. will be held September this year. There was much talk throughout the Bob also reported that the Australian meeting about this subject so I will Historic racing system was considered bore you no longer. by the FIA to be the best in za vorld. Sir Bob Cracknell was in attendance Also, congratulations Pics Courtesy SD Pics and did have some encouraging things to David Twigg for to say about the future of the HCC and his appointment to Historic Racing in general. NATIONAL TECHNICAL Raffle tickets were handed out and the COMMISSIONER for winning ticket holder must present his gpn. or her ticket at the next club meeting We had a short discussion to receive their free tour of Willy about tyres (just for Wonkas Beer factory. a change) and Jervis VP REPORT reported that he is the best Mark has been a very busy boy

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AGM NOTICE & AGENDA

The Annual General Meeting of the Historic Touring Car Association of Victoria Inc. is being held on Wednesday 25 June 2008 at 8:00 p.m.

The meeting will be held at Bells Hotel, corner Moray & Coventry Streets, South Melbourne.Victoria

Agenda

1) Transact the ordinary business of the meeting comprising of: 1.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the previous annual general meeting, 27 June 2007; 1.2 Confirmation of the minutes of any general meeting(s) held since the abovementioned annual general meeting (28 May 2008); 1.3 Receive the reports from the committee; 1.4 Action a statement required under Section 30(3) of the Associations Incorporation Act 1981.

2) Transact any special business for which sufficient notice has been given. (Sufficient notice being 21 days notice of such business being sent to all members).

3) Elect officers and ordinary committee members.

By Order Mr Gordon Cox Secretary HTCAV Inc. Historic Touring Car Association of Victoria (HTCAV) Notice appointing a proxy

I being a financial member of the HTCAV appoint to act as my proxy in the election of officers and ordinary members of the committee, at the Annual General Meeting of the HTCAV to be held Wednesday 25 June, 2008 at Bells Hotel, Moray Street, South Melbourne. Signature of member appointing the proxy Signature of member acting as proxy Date Note: The Secretary must be given notice of this proxy no later than 24 hours before the AGM. Return Address: The Secretary, HTCAV, PO Box 16, Chadstone Centre Victoria 3148

Historic Touring Car Association of Victoria (HTCAV) Committee nomination form

I being a financial member of the HTCAV nominate for the following position(s) (Please tick) on the committee of the HTCAV at the 2008 Annual General Meeting of the HTCAV. General President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Committee Signature of Proposer Name & signature of seconder Signature of nominated member Date Note: This form MUST be returned to the Secretary no later than 18 June, 2008 Return Address: The Secretary, HTCAV, PO Box 16, Chadstone Centre Victoria 3148

Historic Touring Car Association of Victoria (HTCAV) Committee nomination form

influence or agenda that any office If elected president of this bearer may have. This being said it fine club I give my word that I is also a fact that every individual will provide this office with the in the club has and is entitled to an consideration, respect and effort it opinion on all matters that affect the deserves. Following in the footsteps club as a whole. In the main part these of our current President a well worn opinions are yours to either harbour line comes to mind – ‘big shoes to or air as you see fit, but in the case of fill’ – how true. Jervis has had a the president it is probably fairer to air brilliant and positive impact on this these opinions for scrutiny and even club during his tenure and although more important to do this in the case my ‘style’ is most likely considered of a possible office bearer so to speak polar opposite to that of Jervis the – so here goes; desired result and clear intention for improvement is identical. My main agenda is very simple and consists of two main areas – The next few years in this club family & safety in motor sport. loom as very exciting times indeed – new, fresh and passionate talent Family – this encompasses both is coming to the committee, the members family’s and the greater new speed and rally championships To the members of the HTCAV family. Without the support are creating huge and diversified HTCAV of your family this sport is near interest and I’m sure will transform impossible to enjoy and to that end So why would a time poor the membership base of this club a main aim of mine is to facilitate a (aren’t we all?) grass roots racer dramatically over the next few years, process whereby member’s families like me wish to become president of and this combined with the launch of are encouraged to become involved to this fantastic club? the much awaited new a much greater degree. Things like the club forum will undoubtedly become Like it is said – you make time family days and social activities need a watershed period in moving this for the things that are important in to be promoted to further achieve this fine club forward – I can’t wait to your life. This club is important to me aim. Personally I think it’s fantastic see the dramatic improvements these and it has also become obvious that that we are now seeing the emergence three factors alone will provide – there are a number of members who of second generation drivers such as bring it on! feel that I may be important to this Brent Trengrove and Elliot Barbour to club – simple stuff really. name a few – great stuff! Yours in racing, Deano. For those of you who do not Safety in Motor Sport – this is know me - here I am in summary; a well known passion of mine and I’m a 48 year old father of four as such I’ve worn my heart on my MEMBERSHIP – (Ashley 13, Travis 12, Amy 9 & sleeve on this issue many times This month we mailed out 129 Jackson 7). Although my former before and will continue to do so in letters to Past Members - people who wife Kym and I have been divorced the future. Safety starts with each of have not been a member for over 12 now for four years we remain close us being aware of the dangers and months. We offered them their old friends, business & financial partners being vigilant to standards of both number back and no joining fee to and both committed and co-operative cars, driver and attitude preparation re-join. So far lots of “Not at this parents. I have fantastic support from at all times. I’ve led from the front address” have returned. We’ll keep my family in regard to my passion for somewhat regarding head and neck you up to date. motor sport. restraints having worn a Hans device from day one of my racing. My The balance and basic fibre of own family depends on my ability As of Thursday 15 May our club is protected by the way to provide for them fiscally and Competition...... 149 in which our decision process and emotionally as a father and I’m sure Life/Honourary...... 6 administration works – the basic that all yours do likewise and to this Social...... 24 club meeting and committee meeting end I’m prepared to discuss any safety Non-financial...... 19• system works both well and fairly issues you feel warrant discussion at • 19 is the lowest Non-financials in to protect and hear the interests of either personal or club level – with the last 5-6 years. Usually it’s about all members. This same system also discussion often comes resolution! protects our club from any undue 24 at years end. historic touring torque May 2008 Page 11 CHECK UP FROM THE NECK UP

HEAD & NECK deceleration loads in excess of 50 G. HANS RESTRAINT SEMINAR You may be traveling well in excess The most widely used restraint is of 200 km/hr but much of this speed Earlier this month I attended the the HANS device, with which we are has washed off by the time you hit seminar on Head and Neck Restraint something solid. Heaven forbid the run by the Australian Institute of Motor T-bone incident where you’re stationary Sport Safety (AIMSS) and sponsored and hit by another vehicle without any by PIARC, and have been asked to appreciable slowing. What loads did give you an overview of the current Bob Cox and Steve Land experience thinking in this critical area of safety. last year on the grid at Oran Park? How Why me, you ask? I deal with soft about John Bryant, Peter Martin or Ben tissue whiplash injuries to the neck Read at Phillip Island this year? every day as a chiropractor, and I’ve raced Historic Touring Cars for the last Impact accelerations are measured 15 years. If you get to see someone like over 1/10th of a second. The following me after a race shunt, you’re lucky. The table gives an average for various alternative is not appealing. situations: Dr. Michael Henderson, AIMSS 1. Median car accident 10g Chairman, delivered the address. 2. Road car – seat belt test 30g Michael is credited with developing the racing harness that we all use, 3. Risk of whiplash (soft tissue) initially pioneered by Jackie Stewart 40g in Europe in the 1960s. Michael has 4. SFI test for belts 50g written extensively on the subject and had years of experience in road safety 5. SFI test for neck restraints 68g in NSW. Not bad for a bloke who 6. FIA test for neck restraints 75g all familiar made either by Hubbard- campaigns a historic open wheeler Downing or under license by Stand 7. “Kubica” wall impact 75g competitively still today. When Dr. 21 or Schroth. This device works Henderson has something to say on We’ve all seen the crash-sled well in frontal/rearward impacts, safety, the FIA takes notice – not just footage of the dummy undergoing limiting flexion (forward), extension those of us lower down the food chain. deceleration. It seems fairly certain (backward) and axial stretching of the The AIMSS is researching for the to me that if you hit something hard neck. Side-on impacts with the HANS FIA the possibility of increasing the enough with only a properly adjusted device are still problematic unless it is useable life of your FIA-approved safety harness you will probably impact used in conjunction with a winged seat harness. This project is being the steering wheel at least, and who (closed cars) or deformable cockpit undertaken in co-operation with knows what you’ll hit in a side-on protection (modern F1 style). The “Autoliv”, the harness manufacturer impact. Remember Ricki Nott’s impact earlier HANS devices limited your here in Melbourne. You may not with the tyre wall at Lukey Heights ability to turn your neck because of the believe it but the FIA is interested in in the Datsun 1600? … no window fixed tethers to your helmet but newer a cost-benefit analysis of every safety net and tyre marks on his helmet. The models have a sliding tether system system used, being fully aware that bare minimum seems to be a full face which can be fitted to earlier models. high initial purchase or lifing costs will helmet and a window net. Remember, The more expensive HANS device is deter many from using the products. the V8 Supercar drivers who persist significantly lighter than the entry level with an open face helmet at least have model and all models require your Head and neck restraint is necessary a neck brace and a winged seat to save shoulder harness attachment points to to minimise not only whiplash or soft- on dental bills. be fairly close together to make sure tissue loads to neck but to limit head Without a neck brace the head and the device is properly secured to your excursion and resultant impact, and shoulders. Your helmet must have most importantly to limit potentially neck movement is horrific in an impact, your belts and the soft tissues of your tether posts which can be retrofitted if fatal neck loads (particularly in your helmet is Snell SA95 or SA 2000 axial tension or stretching). This last neck can and do stretch. Neck restraint was only adopted after airbags were certified but AS1698 certified helmets injury is the one that “bites”, often can’t be modified. termed catastrophic neck injury and found to be unsuccessful in racing cars. resulting in death or serious injury. Whether this was a location issue or LEATT a deployment problem I don’t know. Data presented showed that some The Leatt brace addresses the Interestingly though, there seems to be well known deaths in motorsport have problem in a different manner from some work in this area in aviation, with occurred at impact speeds of less than the HANS device because it clips belt mounted systems being studied. 60 mph – yes 60 mph can result in together fully enclosing your neck. Page 12 April 2008 historic touring torque CHECK UP FROM THE NECK UP

It does not require tether posts and So … which one? In short, all three footage from HANS, Leatt, Hutchens, side bending, forward flexion and of these meet FIA or SFI standards and or on You Tube. Talk to competitors backward extension are limited by the are legal in Australia for competition who have copped a big hit. It’s not helmet contacting the brace. Tethers are to national level. International events mandatory yet but it should be. None attached to the chin straps to prevent mandate FIA not SFI, so only the of us will ever be as brave as Nuvolari axial stretching and the shoulder HANS complies. Would someone driving without a helmet or seatbelt, harness is more positively located on please explain why the FIA only gives but that’s simply progress. the device at four points. Leatt supplies the nod to one device when the testing Costs three different length locking pins, a standards from the SFI are comparable? HANS $1400 + helmet or mods. choice made according to the wearer’s The FIA standard holds the moral high Leatt $1000 chest depth. This type of brace takes ground but requires either modification Hutchens $1500-1600 + Helmet/mods practice to put on with the helmet to your helmet or the purchase of a Websites attached. In fact, I found it takes a new one. If this stops one person from www.leattbrace.com.au while to master the technique. As the buying an SFI device that doesn’t www.hutchensdevice.com.au belts are more positively located under require a new helmet, it is one too www.hansdevice.com (US site) wings on this brace, you need to flip the many. You Tube – HANS device My preference is for the Leatt Justin Brown brace because I feel the cost-benefit is superior (no new helmet) and because I felt this brace addressed the shortfall of the HANS in not protecting enough from side impact. The Leatt brace is bulky and you need to practice putting it on and off and getting out of the car. I didn’t when I first tried it. Also, the Leatt allows freedom to turn your neck and it is only now that the HANS has been modified belts off after undoing the rotary buckle with a sliding – possibly taking a split second more to tether to allow get out than you’re used to. the same. The HUTCHENS Hutchens looks The last restraint demonstrated complicated with was the Hutchens Hybrid. This carbon its restraining fibre device is worn like a harness and harness being attached to your helmet with a tether worn under your necessitating existing attachment points vehicle harness or helmet modification. Performance but it may turn comparisons against the HANS device out to be the safest. Either way, just buy one. Forego one race meeting cost, combine it with a window net and the safest, most “wrap- around” seat your category will allow and get back on the track. suggest superior restraint and reduced Have a neck loads in frontal, oblique and side look at some of impacts. the crash test historic touring torque May 2008 Page 13 HTCAV SPEED CHAMPIONSHIPS!

In a nutshell our Speed Championship works like this: HTCAV competition member 1. Your car has to be a pre-1973 touring car. 4. You pick and choose your sprints or hillclimbs then 2. It doesn’t need to be eligible for Group N rules, or send the results in to us have a log book, or be within its original capacity 5. Your best five results go towards the championship, class, or have a roll cage awarded at the end of year 3. You don’t need a CAMS licence, but need to be a HTCAV RACING CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS! VMRC VMRS PI Hist VMRS VMRC VMRS PI Hist VMRS Rd 1 Rd 2 1 Rd 3 Rd 1 Rd 2 1 Rd 3 Class Driver Calder S/down Oldies P.I. Total Class Driver Calder S/down Oldies P.I. Total NCA Over 5000cc NBB 2601-3000cc Matt Jager 27 27 Rodney Gelston 19 19 Darren Collins 31 31 Brent Trengrove 35 35 Michael Miceli 37 37 NBC 2001-2600cc NCB 3500-5000cc Eddie Dobbs 35 35 Robert Braune 26 26 Rob Southouse 19 19 Michael Bugelly 37 21 58 NBD 1601-2000cc Paul Dobson 30 27 11 68 Ian Cuss 13 13 Glenn Miles 28 28 NBE 1301-1600cc Steve Bye 24 24 Nick Gascoyne 31 31 Geoff Taylor 26 18 44 Simon Browning 14 14 Michael Hibbert 48 48 John Luxmoore 27 27 Andrew Whiteside 24 24 Colin Doolan 38 38 Darren Pearce 58 58 John Bendell 13 13 John Mann 15 15 NBF 1001-1300cc NCC 3001-3500cc Anthony Ramadge 41 41 Scott Slater 57 57 Len Read 9 9 Graham Slater 27 27 Colin Taylor 28 28 Leo Tobin 27 33 60 Helen Lindner 31 32 31 94 John Harrison 32 32 NBG Under 1000cc Gordon Cox 24 24 Michael Stupka 31 31 Angelo Taranto 23 42 65 Garry Edwards 34 43 46 123 Scotty Taylor 15 15 Brett Smith 24 24 Ray Challis 41 41 Laurie Nelson 26 26 Jon Pillekers 3 3 Steven Pillekers 3 3 NCD 2001-3000cc Ian Watt 25 25 Robert Hare 22 22 Ben Read 30 30 Stephen White 34 34 NCE 1501-2000cc Bill Cutler 4 4 Justin Brown 3 3 Peter Owen 3 3 6 Don Knight 30 30 Gary Edwards 39 39 Paul Cruse 49 49 Chris Ralph 3 3 NCF 1101-1500cc James Holloway 31 31 NBA Over 3000cc Andrew Cannon 37 37 Bill Trengrove 27 27 David Moran 18 31 49

Page 14 May 2008 historic touring torque CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDARS! 2008 HTCAV Race Championships Calendar Track Dates Type Phillip Island 17-18/May State Pic Courtesy Grease Monkey Winton Historics 24-25 May Golden Oldie Sandown 26-27/Jul State Winton 23-24/Aug State Phillip Island 18-19/Oct State Sandown 8-9 November Golden Oldie

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2008 HTCAV SPEED CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2008 NATIONAL CALENDAR CHOOSE ANY FROM Event Type & Date State, Track Event Name Promoter THESE State 3-4 May SA, Mallala S.A. State Champs Rnd 2 SCCSA Track Day Calendar Historic 3-4 May Qld, Morgan Park Historic Warwick HRCCQ / CAMS (not exhaustive) State 17-18 May Vic, Phillip Island State Race Rd3 May ? – Calder - BMW Historic 24-25 May Vic, Winton Winton Historics VHRR May 31/June1 – P-Island - PIARC Special 24-25 May - TBC Qld Raceway Shannon’s Muscle Car Showdown QR / AASA Special 13-15 June - TBC Qld Raceway Shannon’s Nationals Rd 4 QR / CAMS June 1 – S’down - WRX Club Historic 28-29 June NSW, Oran Park Oran Park GP Historic HSRCA June 25 – S’down - AROCA State 5-6 July Qld Raceway Qld Raceway Champs Rd 3 QR / AASA June 29 – Winton - Maserati Special 19-20 July NSW, Oran Park FOSC - Oran Park FOSC July 6 – Winton - BMW State 26-27 July Vic, Sandown State Race Rd4 July 13 - S’down Ford Four Historic 9-10 August Qld, Morgan Park Morgan Park Historic HRCCQ / CAMS July 19/20th – Sandown Nissan State 23-24 August SA, Mallala S.A. State Champs Rnd 3 SCCSA August 9/10 – Winton -Jaguar State 23-24 August Vic, Winton State Race Rd5 August 16th – Sandown BMW Special 6-7 September NSW, Eastern Creek Muscle Car Masters ARDC August 24th – Calder - Maserati Historic 27-28 September NSW, Wakefield Park Wakefield Park Historic HSRCA September 20/21 - P-Island - PIARC State 4-5 October Qld, Morgan Park Qld State Championship Rd 3 WDSCC / CAMS October 11th – P- Island - BMW State 18-19 October Vic, Phillip Island State Race Rd 6 October 12th P-Island -Jaguar Special 1-2 Nov - TBC SA, Mallala SA Historic Touring Car Cup HTCASA October 26th – S’down Maserati Historic 8-9 Nov - TBC Vic, Sandown Historic Sandown VHRR November 8/9 – P-Island - PIARC State 15 November SA, Mallala S.A. State Champs Rd 4 SCCSA Special 22-23 Nov- TBC Vic, Phillip Island Island Magic PIARC Hillclimb/Sprint Special 22-23 November NSW, Wakefield Park FOSC - Wakefield Park FOSC (not exhaustive) Special 28-30 November NSW, Eastern Creek Eastern Creek - Tasman Revival HSRCA March 11 – M/week H/Climb VHRR April 6 – Myrniong Sprints MG Pic Courtesy Emily Sneddon April 20 (tbc) P-Island Vic Champs May 4 Rob Roy VHRR May 17/18 Mt Leura Vic Champs June 15 DECA Vic Champs Aug3 (tbc) Broadford Vic Champs Aug 17 – Heathcote Sprints VHRR Oct 11/12 – Mt Tarrengower VHRR November 15/15 – Rob Roy MG Date tbc Haunted Hills Vic Champs

historic touring torque May 2008 Page 15 TORQUING FUNNY

• Tower: “Delta 351, you have traffic at flying a German airplane, in Germany. Alpha One-Seven.” 10 o’clock , 6 miles!” Why must I speak English?” The BA 747 pulled onto the main Delta 351: “Give us another hint! We Unknown voice from another plane (in a taxiway and slowed to a stop. have digital watches!” beautiful British accent): Ground: “Speedbird, do you not know • Tower: “TWA 2341, for noise “Because you lost the bloody war!” where you are going?” abatement turn right 45 Degrees.” • Tower: “Eastern 702, cleared for Speedbird 206: “Stand by, Ground, I’m TWA 2341: “Center, we are at 35,000 takeoff, contact Departure on looking up our gate location now.” feet. How much noise can we make frequency 124.7” Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): up here?” Eastern 702: “Tower, Eastern 702 “Speedbird 206, have you not been to Tower: “Sir, have you ever heard the switching to Departure. By the way, Frankfurt before?” noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?” after we lifted off we saw some kind Speedbird 206 (coolly): “Yes, twice in • From an unknown aircraft waiting in of dead animal on the far end of the 1944, but it was dark, -- And I didn’t a very long takeoff queue: “I’m f...ing runway.” land.” bored!” Tower: “ Continental 635, cleared for • While taxiing at London’s, Gatwick Ground Traffic Control: “Last takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact Airport, the crew of a US Air flight aircraft transmitting, identify yourself Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a immediately!” copy that report from Eastern 702?” wrong turn and came nose to nose with Unknown aircraft: “I said I was f...ing BR Continental 635: “Continental 635, a United 727. An irate female ground bored, not f...ing stupid!” cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we controller lashed out at the US Air crew, • O’Hare Approach Control to a 747: copied Eastern... we’ve already notified screaming: “US Air 2771, where the hell “United 329 heavy, your traffic is our caterers.” are you going? a Fokker, one o’clock , three miles, • One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 I told you to turn right onto Charlie Eastbound.” was told by the tower to hold taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop United 329: “Approach, I’ve always short of the active runway while a DC-8 right there. I know it’s difficult for you wanted to say this...I’ve got the little landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, to tell the difference between C and D, Fokker in sight.” turned around, and taxied back past the but get it right!” • A student became lost during a solo Cherokee. Some quick-witted comedian Continuing her rage to the embarrassed cross-country flight. While attempting to in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and crew, she was now shouting hysterically: locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, said, “What a cute little plane. Did you “God! Now you’ve screwed everything “What was your last known position?” make it all by yourself?” up! It’ll take forever to sort this out! You Student: “When I was number one for The Cherokee pilot, not about to let stay right there and don’t move till I tell takeoff.” the insult go by, came back with a real you to! 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So it was with silent after the verbal bashing of US Air • A Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start some amusement that we (a Pan Am 2771. Nobody wanted to clearance in Munich , overheard the 747) listened to the following exchange chance engaging the irate ground following: between Frankfurt ground control and a controller in her current state of mind. Lufthansa (in German): “ Ground, what British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird Tension in every cockpit out around is our start clearance time?” Ground (in 206. Gatwick was definitely running English): “If you want an answer you Speedbird 206: “ Frankfurt , Speedbird high. Just then an unknown pilot broke must speak in English.” 206! clear of active runway.” the silence and keyed his microphone, Lufthansa (in English): “I am a German, Ground: “Speedbird 206 Taxi to gate asking: “Wasn’t I married to you once?” You know our trackside service! Now try us for ALL your parts and accessories!

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Winton Historics 2008 Staring Grid John Bendell 90 1964 Nb Lotus Cortina Entrant/Driver No. Year Car Peter Melick 93 1964 Nb Morris Cooper ‘S’ Paul Girt 3 1967 Nb Morris Cooper ‘S’ Helen Lindner (NSW) 98 1964 Nb Cooper “S” Tony Pejkovic 14 1964 Nb Holden EH Phil Yakas (NSW) 99 1963 Nb Ford Cortina GT Lindsay Siebler 17 1964 Nb Cooper “S” Ray Challis 1 1972 Nc Torana GTR XU1 Phillip Reynolds 18 1964 Nb Morris Cooper ‘S’ Mark Johnson 3 1970 Nc Porsche 911 Ian Cuss 19 1964 Nb Triumph 2000 Bob Cox (NSW) 7 1966 Nc Ford Mustang Stuart Barnes (SA) 22 1964 Nb Ford Cortina GT John Bourke 9 1964 Nc Holden EH Ian Pringle (SA) 23 1964 Nb Morris Cooper ‘S’ David Noakes (NSW 10 1972 Nc Escort Twin Cam Len Nation 24 1964 Nb Morris Cooper ‘S’ Rory O’Neill (SA) 13 1969 Nc Porsche 911 Eddie Dobbs 27 1956 Nb Holden FE Paul Cruse 15 1972 Nc Escort Twin Cam Rodger Howard 29 1964 Nb Cooper “S” Leo Tobin 16 1972 Nc Torana XU1 Rob Southouse 30 1953 Nb Holden 48/215 John Nelson (SA) 19 1969 Nc Porsche 911S Richard Fairlam 34 1964 Nb Holden EH Brendon Hare 21 1970 Nc Ford Capri 3000 James Holloway 36 1964 Nb Morris Cooper ‘S’ Gary Jackson (QLD) 28 1971 Nc Monaro V8 Henry Draper 37 1964 Nb Morris Cooper ‘S’ Vince Harmer (ACT) 44 1972 Nc Volvo 164E Anthony Ramadge 38 1964 Nb Austin Cooper ‘S’ Kevin Heffernan (QLD) 58 1971 Nc Torana XU1 Michael Holloway 39 1970 Nb Morris Cooper ‘S’ Peter Burchell (SA) 62 1965 Nc Ford Mustang Jerry Lenstra (NSW) 41 1964 Nb Hillman Imp Ian Watt 67 1970 Nc Triumph 2.5 MkII Malc Rutschack (SA) 45 1964 Nb Cooper “S” Robert Burns 70 1972 Nc Valiant Charger Louis Renato 46 1964 Nb Ford Cortina Michael Hibbert 71 1971 Nc R/T Charger Steven Thomas (NSW) 47 1963 Nb Ford Cortina GT Lawrie Nelson 77 1972 Nc Torana XU1 David Moran 50 1964 Nb Ford Mustang Stuart Brown 78 1972 Nc Torana GTR XU1 Rosemary Trevethan 51 1963 Nb Lotus Twin Cam Alf Bargwanna (NSW) 79 1972 Nc Torana XU11 Robert Ford (SA) 55 1964 Nb Morris Cooper ‘S’ Gary Edwards 80 1972 Nc Torana XU1 Colin Doolan 58 1965 Nb Mk1 GT Cortina James Frolley 87 1966 Nc Ford Mustang Michael Stupka 61 1964 Nb Hillman Imp Robert Braune 89 1972 Nc Charger E49 RT John Luxmoore 63 1963 Nb Ford Cortina GT Carol Jackson (QLD) 90 1972 Nc Torana XU1 Brent Trengrove 64 1964 Nb Holden EH John Burke (NSW) 93 1972 Nc Charger R/T Nick Cascone 66 1963 Nb Cortina GT Chris Ralph 95 1971 Nc BMW 2002 ti 25

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1. Only HTCAV financial competition 10. At interstate events all cars are 17. Other race series such as the VSRS, members are included in the counted as starters - not just HTCAV VSCRC and Biante use different pointscore. members. methods to score their series. 2. Points are awarded per race for 11. It is the competitors responsibility This does not affect the HTCAV’s finishers 1 through 6 dependent on the to collect interstate results sheets pointscore system. number of starters in each class. (See and supply them to the competition 18. Where there is no result deemed in a table below for details). secretary for inclusion in the HTCAV race, there will be no points allocated 3. The Competition Calendar shows pointscore no later than November 15 for that race. 3 points will still be which events are eligible for points for of that year. Interstate events will be allocated for participating at that a year. scored using the HTCAV pointscore event. 4. Only HTCAV financial competition system. 19. In the event of a Club Championship members are included as starters in 12. If a car has a DNS in a race, it is not draw, there will be a count back. The eligible Victorian events. counted as a starter and points do not competitor with the highest number of 5. Three points are allocated for apply to that car for that race. superior placings will be declared the participating (signing on) at an event. 13. If a car starts a race, but has a DNF, winner 6. One point is allocated for the fastest it gets 0 points, but is counted as a 20. Certificate of Description (COD) cars timed lap of the event, for each starter. will run in special classes “shadowing” class, during racing but not including 14. Where the grid is separated into fast the pointscore classes ie a COD qualifying. and slow (Not Over and Under), The 302 Mustang would run in “NC COD 7. In a handicap race eight points will be results shall be deemed as one large 3501-5000”. allocated to each finisher of that race race with the faster grid being the first Points Allocation - Per Race 8. Points are allocated for finishers, 1st finishers and the slower thereafter. No. of finishing Position through to 6th in each class, in each 15. If members change classes their Starters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th points stay within each class but can race of an event (to a maximum of 6+ 14 12 10 8 6 4 be added for Total Points. 3 races). If an event has more than 5 13 11 9 7 5 3 races, the last 3 races only will be 16. Members may race as many classes 4 12 10 8 6 scored. as they like at an event, but can score 3 11 9 7 9. Points are calculated from a points in only one nominated class. 2 10 8 competitor’s best 5 events during a This one class may be nominated 1 9 post event, but no more than 3 days year, which may include one nominated Plus 3 points for participating interstate event. after the event. It is a member’s Any Interstate, Group N, event where responsibility to make the Competition Plus 1 point for fastest lap in your class a CAMS Provisional Circuit (formerly Secretary aware of their nominated known as C3) Licence holder can car. Points will not be allocated participate is eligible for inclusion. retrospectively.

How the Club’s various Championships work. HTCAV Club Championship Your best 5 results from ANY of the events below are combined to calculate your class and outright results.

HTCAV Golden Oldies Championship HTCAV State Championship Other Eligible Events is scored by your combined is scored by your combined include: TOTAL over these 3 “historic” events TOTAL over these 5 events

CAMS AASA s0HILLIP)SLAND#LASSIC State State s)SLAND-AGIC Champs. Champs. s7INTON(ISTORICS s/NEELIGIBLE s3ANDOWN(ISTORICS interstate event s3ANDOWN s#ALDER s3ANDWON s#ALDER s0HILLIP)S

/THERAWARDSGIVENOUTEACHYEARATTHE0RESENTATIONNIGHTINCLUDERookie of the Year, the (ARD,UCK award and the Clubman of the Year award, which is voted for on the night by the members.

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Phillip to pure coincidence. After all, perhaps otherwise known as the day we moved Island in they were race fans; and it’s not like Calder Park to the surface of the Sun. May? Well, they were geese or anything. And then, This was the last time he’d been to a we’re in the of course, we saw the geese. Right, so race, and it occurred that at this rate the middle of it’d probably be wet today, then. next thing we’d get would probably be a drought With the tone set, the rest of the pestilence or maybe a bit of a plague. aren’t morning was spent saying, “Damn this Lucky for him it fined up, or we’d have we? What drought”, and huddling around anything had to sacrifice him, or something. As it could there that might emanate heat; engines, was there were quite a few frogs around. possibly be brakes, angry wives and the like. In the Sunday, then. Our old mate The to worry dim light and poor visibility, some poor Drought obviously had a good hard about there, sod even mistook Coxy’s girlequin for look at himself and came back to then? Ha. a slow-moving grid chick and was last work for the day, meaning that our As we seen busily trying to cosy up. (Of couse euphemistically named ‘wets’ could go were to it’s a girlequin; it’s only a mannequin back into hibernation. And while this discover, when the dummy is a dude, right?) was certainly a good thing, it did mean there’s only one thing that can ruin The afternoon was when things got that the pressure was on for extraction a perfectly good drought; and that’s really fun, though. The drought seemed of digits. If only to put a stop to the pouring torrential rain. It may rain to be really struggling to hold sway pointing and laughing suffered thus far. immediately prior, or even perhaps just over the prevailing local conditions, She can be cruel, The Boss. after the end. But rain in the middle of and things were getting less drought-y This turned out to be no average a drought is just no good for it. Stops it as the day wore on. This in an indirect feat, in large part due to the fact that cold, it does. way is why I was approached by the all of these other chaps (and chapettes) And speaking of cold… On the officials, as it turns out. You know how seemed to have this nasty habit of advice of, and encourage by a certain you’re not allowed to run race engines driving really really fast. In fact it was local purveyor of rubber-related outside of certain times at the Island, as Coxy’s excuse at one point that he products, it was decided on Friday it disturbs the Penguins? (The noise puts simply couldn’t get past a certain Mini. evening that Mexican food would be a a stop to their nocturnal reproductive We can’t be sure, but other theories good idea to chase away those wintry habits, apparently. I only wish someone prevalent at the time suggested that he chills. Off to the bustling suburban hub was looking out for me like that.) Well just wanted to get a good look at its that is Cowes we went, for a dose of this it turns out that at any time of day, hindquarters. warming tucker. I can now advise you high-pitched squealing -of the kind The higher powers would hear that the term ‘Chili’ is an ironic name heard from the interior of one white no excuses, and the last session was for a vegetable that – like its carrot Falcon- is something that they simply therefore designated as a ‘have a go cousin – improves your eyesight when cannot stand. A cease and desist order or walk home’ type of operation; but you eat one whole. Not in the normal was therefore issued. The threat was that even then we couldn’t catch a break. way of course. This one will give you if it continued, one of the girls from the I naturally got a characteristically the ability to see through time. When local Primary school would be replacing astonishing start, only to be baulked by your eyes stop watering, that is. My myself in the car. a fellow in a red car who had missed the biggest disappointment is that there was I promised to grow a chin though, entire series of launch signals. I can’t no deep-voiced coyote visiting me in the and ultimately it was your intrepid claim not to have an ounce of vanity, vision I had later. At least Rusty found it scribe that skated and slid around for the but there’s no-one else I know who all entertaining. afternoon. And though I can’t be sure can manage to be looking in the mirror So after a night of learning new they will, I do certainly hope that any fixing their hair while wearing a helmet. ways to hurt ourselves and entertain tuxedo-wearing birds I ran over in the As punishment I therefore blocked the people on the next table, we rocked course of the day make a full recovery. his overtaking manoeuvre at turn one, up to the track on Saturday morning How I ended up on the beach I cannot and made him go the long way around to see a herd (squad?) of rather large, recall. And what they were doing there when he eventually tired of toying with healthy looking ducks cavorting in is beyond me anyway, in that weather. me. I’d almost say that’d teach him to one of the many big pools that the Because quite frankly, it appeared that do his makeup before he gets in the drought had left laying about the place. the drought had simply given up and car – but then again some habits just It appeared to the untrained eye to be gone home to a cup of Horlick’s and a can’t be broken. For instance, I’m sure turning into the wettest drought on warm fire. that somewhere Zsa Zsa Gabor is still record. Now, I didn’t think these water Things could only get better for slapping people… and maybe more than fowl to be a particularly good sign. The Sunday, and I was hoping they were. It one parallel is at work there, too. word water in their collective name was beginning to dawn on me, you see, I must have done okay in the end, is a bit of a giveaway, you know. But that my mate Dave was perhaps a bit of though. Missed out on a podium finish I was nonetheless prepared to put the a jinx. You may remember Dave from by about two breakdowns, but I still appearance of Daffy and his mates down our previous extreme of racing weather, scored a ride home in the car. Could

Page 22 May 2008 historic touring torque THE CARma REPORT have been hoofing it, if the earlier I only hope for the sake of those Barbagallo Funno! performances had kept up. And if that brave souls venturing to Winton that the Thanks to Grease Monkey for these had happened, there was a serious risk drought doesn’t hit them as hard as it great shots of Ron Moller, Daryl that I could have gotten quite wet. After did us – someone might drown. Hansen and Paul Stubber. all, there’s a drought on. Mat THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW • One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic inch launch acceleration approaches 8G’s. Hemi engine makes more horsepower • Dragsters reach over 300 miles than the first 4 rows at the Daytona per hour before you have completed 500. reading this sentence. • Under full throttle, a Top Fuel • Top Fuel Engines turn approximately dragster engine consumes 11.2 gallons 540 RPM’s from light to light! But of nitro methane per second; a fully stop & ponder the fact that the engine loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the is only used for apx 4 to 5 seconds. same rate with 25% less energy being • Including the burnout the engine produced. must only survive 900 revolutions • A stock Dodge 426 Hemi V8 engine under load. cannot produce enough power to drive • The red-line is actually quite high at the dragster’s supercharger. 9500 rpm. • With 3000 CFM of air being rammed • The Bottom Line: Assuming all the in by the supercharger on overdrive, equipment is paid off, the crew worked the fuel mixture is compressed into for free, and for once NOTHING a near-solid form before ignition. BLOWS UP, each run costs an Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic estimated $1,000.00 per second. The lock at full throttle. current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time •At the stoichiometric 1.7:1 air/fuel record is 4.441 seconds for the quarter mixture for nitro methane the flame mile 10/05/03, (Tony Shumacher). The front temperature measures 7050 top speed record is 333.00 mph (533 degrees F ( 3900 degrees C ). km/h) as measured over the last 66’ of • Nitromethane burns yellow. the run (09/28/03 Doug Kalitta). The spectacular white flame seen •Putting all of this into perspective: above the stacks at night is raw You are riding the average $250,000 burning hydrogen, dissociated from Honda MotoGP bike. Over a mile up atmospheric water vapour by the the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged searing exhaust gases. and ready to launch down a quarter • Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to mile strip as you pass. You have the each spark plug. This is the output of advantage of a flying start. You run the an arc welder in each cylinder. RC211V hard up through the gears and • Spark plug electrodes are totally blast across the starting line and past consumed during a pass. After 1/2 the dragster at an honest 200 mph (293 way, the engine is dieseling from ft/sec). The tree’ goes green for both compression plus the glow of exhaust of you at that moment. The dragster valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine launches and starts after you. can only be shut down by cutting the You keep your wrist cranked hard, fuel flow. but you hear an incredibly brutal • If spark momentarily fails early in whine that sears your eardrums and the run, unburned nitro builds up in the within 3 seconds the dragster catches affected cylinders and then explodes and passes you. He beats you to the with sufficient force to blow cylinder finish line, a quarter mile away from heads off the block in pieces or split where you just passed him. Think the block in half. about it, from a standing start, the • In order to exceed 300 mph in 4.5 dragster had spotted you 200 mph and seconds dragsters must accelerate at an not only caught, but nearly blasted you average of over 4G’s. In order to reach off the road when he passed you within 200 mph well before half-track, the a mere 1320 foot long race course. historic touring torque May 2008 Page 23 Page 24 May 2008 historic touring torque