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N O R T H S H O R E S P O R T I N G C A R C L U B WheelspinF E B R U A R Y V O L U M E 1 0 NEXT MEETING NEXT CLUB MEETING Monday 6th Monday 6th, 7pm at MRT Performance February 2012 Address: 1 Averill Street, MRT Performance Rhodes 1 Averill Street Rhodes Meeting at 7pm, 7:30 pm FREE Food and Dress Requirements Drinks from 6pm Casual BYO Chair (No Thongs or Uggs) Website Vehicles On Display www.nsscc.com.au Membership Enquiries James Stroud Bruce Garland’s 0410 892 292 [email protected] Dakar Izuzu D-Max IN THIS Brett Middleton’s ISSUE New Subaru Turbo Diesel ARC SUV Rallyschool Australian Junior Challenge Set To Go Again In 2012 Jeff David’s Changes To The Porsche Membership Renewals 911 For 2012 Certificate II In Motorsport Engineering Plus Many More Cars And Tehnical Info Honda Team Jets Out To Italy To Test New Come and share some ideas and catch Jazz G2 Cars up with friends on this unique evening Ahead Of Rally Calder Ferrari Smashes More Info: Bathurst Record https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Shore-Sporting-Car-Club/123623014319368 Evans Returns To Bosch Arc In A Mazda FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK Welcome to 2012 and another year of great club motor sport at North Shore Sporting Car Club. We have some great plans for the year ahead with khanacross, a possible rally sprint, some exploratory moves to stage a rally again and some exciting plans for club meetings. Our club meetings for 2012 kick off with a special night for our February meeting on Monday 6th February to be staged at Brett Middleton's MRT Performance workshops in Rhodes where there will be a 'Show and Tell' with some of the most exciting new rally cars being prepared for the upcoming year on hand with their owners and preparers. The cars we have secured include -Brett Middleton's new Subaru Forester SUV Rally Car for the new ECB Australian SUV Rally Challenge -Jeff David's new Porsche 911 rally car for the Australian Classic Rally Championship -Bruce Garland's Isuzu D-Max Rally Raid machine Another one or two new rally cars are expected to join this group at our special club night, which is sure to be a fun, entertaining and enlightening evening. Brett is putting on a barbecue and some salads, so be early and grab some dinner enjoy a great night and be a part of the club you belong to. In coming months we will have some great entertainment at our club meetings at the Greengate at Killara so stay tuned to Wheelspin for all the info. In terms of khanacross we are planning to run at least six events in 2012 and dates will be posted soon. The intention is to run two at Ansell Park, two at Hampton and possibly two at Colo, although the latter is still under investigation. We are still hopeful that the Western Sydney Parklands Trust willgrant Sydney Dragway an alteration to its lease sothat we might be able to run some events at the complex. If that it is the case wewill lookto run a couple of khanacross there and possibly some tarmac rallysprint events. We also want to get involved in a motorsport training day with some of the really talented drivers in the club showing the young andkeen beginners the ins and outs of driving a rally car on dirt. But more of that later in the year as plans firm up. As a club our heart is in rallying and it would be great to again be in a position to run a rally at a reasonable level and if we can make that happen with the resources the club has that would be great. Our website is goingto be given a new fresh look shortly with new member Mitchell Oke and an old member returning, Rod Turnbull set to give our web presence a facelift and makeover. Mitchell has worked for Carsguide and for Car Advice on various aspects of their websites so he comes with a great deal of experience and some real flair for improving the message delivered by our web page. So don't forget Monday February 6 Regards Jon Thomson 2 W H E E L S P I N RALLYSCHOOL AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHALLENGE SET TO GO AGAIN IN 2012 The 2012 Rallyschool.com.au Australian Junior Challenge has been launched with some minor changes to enhance one of the real success stories of the 2011 Bosch Australian Rally Championship. Regulations for the 2012 Rallyschool.com.au Australian Junior Challenge (RAJC) have been published with the series set to be staged over four rounds compared with three rounds in 2011. In 2012, one two wheel drive and one four wheel drive crew from each of the four qualifying events will go through to the final at the Coffs Coast Forest Rally in October along with two additional wild card entries in both categories. This compares with three qualifiers for two wheel drive and one for four wheel drive from each round in Will Orders won the two wheel drive section of the 2011 which is sure to make the competition even Rallyschool.com.au Australian Junior Challenge in 2011 and there will be a fresh crop of hopefuls fighting it out in 2012 more intense at each round. The other major change for the RAJC in 2012 is the way winners are determined. In 2012 times will determine the winner of the qualifier rather than an accumulation of points per stage. The move aligns the RAJC with the Bosch ARC's system and not only rewards consistency but gives teams who have a poor stage the chance to catch up throughout the rest of the event. The four finalists and one wildcard in the two wheel drive category will then battle it out at the Coffs Coast Forest Rally in October for an all-expenses paid entry in the Bosch ARC final round at Rally Victoria in November driving a four wheel drive turbo car for an outright result, along with a day's tuition for both the driver and co-driver courtesy of Rallyschool.com.au. The four finalists and one wildcard in the four wheel drive category will also battle it out at the Coffs Coast Forest Rally in October for a free entry and substantial assistance package at Rally Victoria along with a day's tuition for driver and co-driver at Rallyschool.com.au. Bosch ARC Tyre supplier Kumho has continued its support of the RAJC in 2012 providing four free tyres for the winner of each qualifying round and eight tyres for the two RAJC final winners to be used at Rally Victoria. Rallyschool.com.au director Mick Ryan believes 2012's RAJC will be even more competitive than the inaugural year. “An extra round and the potential for 10 finalists means the 2012 Rallyschool.com.au Australian Junior Challenge should provide healthy yet fierce competition among the rising stars of rally.” Mick Ryan said. “We are proud to be a part of the series and play a role in the shaping of future Australian and World Rally champions through our partnership with the RAJC,” he said. “The beauty of the RAJC's prize pool is it directly relates to the development of the driver and co-driver and assists in the progression of their rally career,” Mick added The Rallyschool AJC is open to drivers under 28 with no age restrictions for co-drivers. CEO of the Bosch ARC, Scott Pedder describes the Rallyschool AJC as the ideal training ground for future rally stars. “The Rallyschool Junior Challenge unearthed two very talented combinations this year with Will Orders and Rian Calder in the two wheel drive class and Tom and Nerralie Wilde in the four wheel drive category,” said Scott. “To have Tom Wilde finish on the podium at Rally Victoria last year is a testament to the success of the RAJC in 2011 and also shows that junior development and raw driving talent is very strong throughout the country.” “I have no doubt that in 2012 we will discover another two talented and worthy drivers who will be capable of climbing onto the step up to the Bosch Australian Rally Championship,” he said. “By having a junior category, up and coming drivers have their own competitive environment to become accustomed to rallying without having to run directly against the more experienced, outright leaders.” W H E E L S P I N 3 RALLYSCHOOL AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHALLENGE SET TO GO AGAIN IN 2012 The 2012 Rallyschool AJC's first round will be at Rally Calder presented by East Coast Bull Bars on March1-4 at Calder near Melbourne. Regulations for the 2012 RAJC can now be found at www.rally.com.au. More than 2.5 million Australians will see the Bosch ARC on TV in 2012 and the series will generate more than 36 hours of national television across the Ten/One HD network - a media equivalency value exceeding $6 million. The Bosch Australian Rally Championship has also re-signed multi-national fuel and lubricant giant BP as the primary fuel supplier and Korean tyre giant Kumho as the exclusive tyre supplier for the championship for the third year. Regulations for the 2012 Rallyschool.com.au Australian Junior Challenge (RAJC) have been published with the series set to be staged over four rounds compared with three rounds in 2011 The opening round of the 2012 Bosch ARC, Rally Calder presented by East Coast Bullbars, is scheduled for March 1-4 at Calder Park in Melbourne with round two, the Quit Forest Rally in WA on March 30-April 1, round three, the International Rally of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast, on May 24-27, the Rally of South Australia in the Adelaide Hills from July 29-31 making up the fourth round, while round five, the Coffs Coast Rally will be run over the same roads used for Australia's World Championship round at Coffs Harbour on October 13-14.