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HRCC June.Indd HISTORIC TORQUE The Official Journal of the Historic Racing Car Club (Queensland) Inc COMING EVENTS: ‘HISTORIC QUEENSLAND’ Races Morgan Park, Warwick 4th & 5th July JUNE 2015 See hrcc.org.au for event information JUNE GENERAL MEETING: Monday 15th June 2015, SHANNONS Clubrooms, 305 Montague Rd WEST END 6.30 BBQ for 7.30 Meeting JULY GENERAL MEETING: Monday 20th July 2015, VCCA Clubrooms (1376 Old Cleveland Rd, Carindale) 6.30 BBQ for 7.30 Meeting General Meetings for March, June and September will be held at Shannons, all others at VCCA, Carindale JUNE GENERAL MEETING will be at SHANNONS CLUBROOMS, 305 Montague Rd WEST END Barbeque and refreshments available from 6:30, Meeting at 7:30 Plenty of off-street parking so bring your Club Reg car for a run! HRCC Member benefit: How about this for a Lucky Door Prize! SOMEONE at the June 15th General Meeting WILL WIN a Hot Lap Experience of a lifetime, riding in the Porsche GT3 with Jim Richards at Queensland Raceway. Double your chances by getting a Car, Home or Bike Quote from the Shannons guys on the night. The meeting will be held at Shannons Clubrooms, West End. See notice above… come along for a great social evening! HRCC’s AUTUMN HISTORIC WARWICK 2-3 May 2015 Winners are Grinners! Chris Bowden (Mazda RX7) winner of John French Trophy for Group C Touring Cars with Duncan McKellar (Ford Sierra RS500) winner of the Glenn Seton Trophy for Group A Touring Cars. “HISTORIC QUEENSLAND” page 3 HRCC EVENT CALENDAR see updates on page 6 Huge thank you to Ian Welsh (Shifting Focus Photography) for his recent work on the HRCC Website.. Check it out! www.hrcc.org.au 1 Contributions for upcoming issues of the Club’s monthly Newsletter are encouraged and may be sent to: The Contributions for upcoming issues of the Club’s monthly Newsletter are encouraged and may be sent to: The Editor,Contributions HRCC Newsletter, for upcoming P.O.Bo issuesx 353 ofRed the Hill Club’s Qld 4059, monthly or email Newsletter [email protected] are encouraged and may be sent to: The Editor,Contributions HRCC Newsletter, for upcoming P.O.Bo issuesx 353 ofRed the Hill Club’s Qld 4059, monthly or email Newsletter [email protected] are encouraged and may be sent to: MSEditor, Word HRCC documents Newsletter, as attachments P.O.Box 353 and Red separate Hill Qld digital 4059, pics or email attached [email protected] as jpeg files would be most helpful. MSThe Word Editor, documents HRCC Newsletter, as attachments P.O.Box and 353 separate Red Hill digital Qld pics4059, attached or email as [email protected] jpeg files would be most helpful. 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