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Rod Hall’s President Calendar of Events History Slice. report PAGE 3 PAGE 18 PAGE 21 WHAT’S INSIDE: WHAT’S November 2011 TheBulletin Ballarat Light Car Club Th e Offi cial Publication of the Ballarat Light Car Club Mick Goossens @BallaratLightCC Scores Coghlan’s Carnival win f0r 2011. Geordie Fawcett Memorial Autocross & Christmas Breakup Sunday December 11, 2011 News in Brief From the Committee petition signed. There were many competition area. Ballarat Rotary Clubs have banded Please be aware that the email signatures collected and these together to run it. We wish them address for the committee have will be put to the council in the Swap Meet all well in their endeavour. changed bringing them in line near future. We are of course You may have been aware that the with our new web media. hoping to to get ther attention great southern swap meet was Direct Payments A Success The Petition and gain there assistance when at risk of closure well the good Several members and hopefully Thank-you to those members it is required to get somewhere news is that it will be on again many more have taken advantage who took the time to get our new to have our complex and in the usual place as a group of of the method of paying directly Continued page 9 Committee 2011 - 12 President - Rod Hall Phone: 5331 3546 Mob: 0438 313 546 [email protected] Events Secretary [email protected] Vice - President - Noel Peers AH: 5341 8124 Mob: 0408 033 895 (Minutes taker - Property / Equipment Offi cer) Treasurer - Clare Bennett AH: 5330 2295 Mob: 0439 652 325 [email protected] Secretary - Wayne Sanders Mob: 0412 713023 AH: 5334 2330 [email protected] TheBulletin A monthly newsletter of the Membership Secretary Stacey Noonan Ballarat Light Car Club Mob: 0417 163 193 [email protected] Editor: Steve Ezzy E-Mail: [email protected] Mob: 0400 160 158 House Chairman - Steve Ezzy Contribute: Contributions Mob: 0400 160 158 AH: 5339 4821 [email protected] can be e-mailed or posted to 1014 Ring Road Ballarat Deadline: 7 pm Th ursday, 8 days prior to monthly club Media Liason - Les Noonan meeting. Mob: 0410 524 139 AH: 5331 6148 [email protected] Sports Sub Chair - Barney Haddon Mob: 0437 167 790 AH: 5335 5112 [email protected] (Hill Climb Panel - Motorsport Complex) Website Info Motorsport Complex -Shane Williams Mob: AH: Non Committee Positions http://blcc.net.au/ State Council - Ian Brain - 0418 518 088 Webmaster: Wayne Sleep Offi cials Licences - Damien Faulkner 0458 566 619 AH: 5339 4890 CH Plates - AX Series - Chris Hall - 5342 4397 Mobile: 0419 031 712 MK Series - Ben McKee - E-Mail: [email protected] Keys Keeper - Rod Robson - VCRS - John Wellford CAMS - Permits Administrator - David Milne - 9593 7732 2 TheBulletin November 2011 Presidents Report November 2011 Rod Hall cause I think someone had 3 bits and Les Noonan was seen to be given a Gidday one and all. November huge piece. already. Somebody fi nd the handbrake At our committee meeting on as this year is slipping away too fast. A Monday night just gone I had the far bit has happened since my October enjoyable duty of welcoming Ben report. Davis onto committee until July next First was the Shannons Picnic as year. Ben off ered to be co-opted until second state round is the Hillclimb part of Springfest at the Lake. We the next AGM. Th anks Ben for being at Mt Leura Camperdown on 24th had a good number of members who willing to put you hand up. Its good and 25th March. Th is is actually 2 volunteered their Cars to be part of to have some fresh ideas. If anyone else rounds of the VHC as we intend to our display Th anks goes out to Frank wants to follow Ben’s lead there are still have competition on both Saturday Devine, John Bourke, Chris Hall, 2 spots available. and Sunday. It will also be 2 rounds Sharon and Greg Pitt, Ben Davis, John As I write this report Th e Ararat of our CDC for 2012 which will lessen Austin, Damian Faulkner. Ben and Hillclimb is happening being run by the travel costs a bit but mean that Damian stuck around all day to help the Ararat Car Club. I just hope that vehicle reliability is paramount. If you talk to masses and Chris Hall helped Sunday’s weather is a little kinder than can help out at Mt Leura on both or at the outset with setting up. Damian what today’s is. either days please contact Rod Hall in was rewarded by taking out one of the Th e Geordie Fawcett Memorial the fi rst instance. We are also looking Shannon’s trophies on the day. We had Autocross is our next club competition for experienced Clerks of Course for a few enquiries mainly based around event. Th e schedule for this event has both days. One day will be run as a driver training. Th e weather was very changed a bit from previous years. short course with the other day over bleak which meant the general public Scrutiny will be at 8:30 with the the traditional long course. werent that keen to hang around and competition starting at 10:00 am. A We have continued to have chat. A couple of photos were taken rides session will occur at 4:00pm. promising discussions with the Ballarat that should appear elsewhere in your Lunch will be provided at the City Council about the relocation of Bulletin. clubrooms and a certain gentleman in a the Autocross Track and the possible Cogs Carnival has been run and red suit will arrive sometime over lunch revisiting the Motor Sport Complex won. Mick Goossens was the overall being driven by a special driver. Please muted back sometime ago. winner. Apparently Mick won after could parents of the young ones how As your president I had opportunity 2 years as the bridesmaid. It was very many are let us know so we can stock to get my mug on the telly around amusing when the message from the big sack he carries appropriately. the announcement of the Government the start line came through as Mick Ben McKee has a team of the main making Stability Control mandated started his last lap that he should offi cials all lined up but would also in new vehicles from now on. I tried fi nally graduate up to the position of appreciate hearing from anyone who to get across the message that even Bride after being the bridesmaid on 2 would like to “man” a corner. Th is though the Government can force us occasions before only to have the next event is on the 11th December. In order to buy safer cars that they also need to radio call being to alert us that Mick to make the rides a bit easier to manage push driver training so that we have had hit a hat. Just as well he was able to could people bring spare helmuts along safer drivers out there too. Th is will drop 1 run. Damian Faulkner headed and appropriate clothing for anyone support our need for our facilities but up a more thatn competent team of who wants to go for a “ride”. also mean that the road toll will come Subevent directors of Keith McElroy, Th e Sports Sub Committee were down which has been heading in the Noel Peers and Les Noonan who busy at their meeting this month wrong direction of late. were all ably assisted by various time and have come up with good looking Please see elsewhere in the Bulletin keepers, cooks, scorers infi eld offi cials calendar for next year. Th ere are 2 fro a couple of members initiative etc from Ben Davis, Rob Prosser, Keith major events that both have State towards Movember. I am growing a Scott, Lewis Lakerink, Arron Secombe, Championship status. Th e fi rst of Mo and Dave Stewart has volunteered Paul Williams, Gabby Ruyg, Nathan these is the Begonia Rally which is a to lose his if we get enough donations Sanders, Les Liston, Mark Hunter, VRC, VCRS and CTS round. Peter to a Shave the Dave Fund. Steve Ezzy, Clare Bennett, Rhonda Stapleton and John Roberts are the Hope to see you at the Club in the Coghlan and Roy Parkinson. Th anks main organisers for this event. We need next little while either at the Club night Rhonda for a Magnifi cent birthday to fi nd around 3 Stag Commanders or the Christmas Autocross otherwise cake in memory of Phil’s birthday and numeous road closures along with please all have a merry Christmas and which was very much part of the spirit some start and fi nish controls. If you Happy New Years, please stay safe on of the event. It must have been good can help have a chat to Stapo. Th e the roads November 2011 | TheBulletin 3 4 TheBulletin November 2011 Movember Team Presidents 1709354 and mailing it to: Movember, PO Box 60, East Melbourne, VIC, 8002 If you’d like to fi nd out more about the type of work you’d be helping to fund by supporting Movember, take a look at the Programs We Fund section on the Movember website: http://au.movember. com/about Th ank you in advance for supporting my eff orts to change the face of men’s Gidday Fellow BLCC Members growing a moustache for the entire month health.