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Owners Club of Qld. Inc. Magazine October 2017 www.hsvowners.com.au Print Post Approved PP 100003818 ZUPPS OFFER A SERVICE 15% DISCOUNT FOR HSV CLUB MEMBERS ZUPPS ASPLEY HSV HSV Specialist Technicians PH: 07 3246 8000 State of the art Diagnostic 1454 Gympie Rd, Aspley Equipment ZUPPS BROWNS PLAINS HSV Loan Vehicle (subject to availability) PH: 07 3802 4000 Courtesy Shuttle Bus 34-48 Anzac Ave, Hillcrest Air Conditioned VIP Customer Lounge with ZUPPS MT GRAVATT HSV Free WIFI PH: 07 3877 0000 1310 Logan Rd, Mt Gravatt More Cars. More Choice. zuppshsv.com.au ZUPPS OFFER A October 2017 SERVICE Issue 15% DISCOUNT PATRONS Mr Tim Jackson 2014 Mr James Courtney 2014 FOR HSV CLUB MEMBERS Mr Jonathan Webb 2014 Mr Peter Brock 1982 – 2006 Mr Tom Walkinshaw 2007 - 2010 HONORARY MEMBER - Mr Mark Beresford 2014 MEMBERSHIP Membership, of the HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc., is restricted to owners of HDT improved vehicles of G.M. origin, which are I.D. plated, or are eligible for same, and owners of HSV improved Commodores, or Statesman models, which are I.D. plated. Associate membership is also available. The Membership Fee is $80 per annum, which is due and payable on January 1st of each year. New members also incur a joining fee of $20. ZUPPS ASPLEY HSV HSV Specialist Technicians COMMITTEE - 2017 PH: 07 3246 8000 State of the art Diagnostic 1454 Gympie Rd, Aspley Equipment President Les Gray Ph. 0427 719 495 Vice President/Magazine Editor Craig Barrass Ph: 0411 344 517 ZUPPS BROWNS PLAINS HSV Loan Vehicle (subject to availability) Treasurer & Motorsport Liasion Peter Woods Ph. 0428 723 612 PH: 07 3802 4000 Courtesy Shuttle Bus Membership Secretary Brad Yarrow Ph. 0409 054 272 34-48 Anzac Ave, Hillcrest Air Conditioned VIP Customer Lounge with Committee/Secretary Sonya Wells PH: 0402 405 579 ZUPPS MT GRAVATT HSV Free WIFI Committee Webmaster & Andrew Roberts Ph. 0400 556 662 PH: 07 3877 0000 Social Media 1310 Logan Rd, Mt Gravatt Committee Alastair Mitchell Ph. 0449 155 968 Committee Ian Huddleston Ph. 0407 610 674 More Cars. More Choice. zuppshsv.com.au HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc. Magazine October 2017 3 We Drive Excitement! MEETINGS The HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc. meets at 7:00pm on the last Friday of each alternate month for a 7:30pm start, usually at a HSV Dealership. Please refer to the calendar of upcoming events in this magazine for confirmation of the next meeting location. Remember to turn off mobile phones before entering the meeting and keep personal distractions to a minimum. POSTAL ADDRESS HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc. PO Box 10050, Adelaide Street BRISBANE QLD 4000 EMAIL ADDRESSES President: [email protected] Vice President/Editor: [email protected] Secretary : [email protected] Treasurer: [email protected] Membership Secretary: [email protected] Webmaster: [email protected] WEB SITE The Club’s website address is www.hsvowners.com.au Items or photos for inclusion on the web site & for the magazine are welcome. Please email these to [email protected]. CLUB MAGAZINE Deadline for articles is the first Wednesday of each month. Member’s advertising is free. Please contact the Magazine Editor via email ([email protected]) for non-member and commercial rates. LIFE MEMBERS The following people are Life Members - Colin McIlwaine, Eunice Parkes, Kevin Bonwick, Clynton Fox, Rod Sharp, Greg Sharp, Norm Powell, Rod Thiesfield and Les Gray. MAGAZINE COVER The front cover of the magazine is supplied by Andrew Roberts at the Tekno Open Day and the rear cover of the magazine is by Chris Huddleston on the Flaxton Cruise, thanks guys! 4 HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc. Magazine October 2017 HSV Owners Club of Qld Merchandise New Polo Shirt Mens and Ladies Sizes $35 ClassicUnisex Dress Shirt Cap $20 New Dress Shirt Mens and Ladies Sizes Lightweight Jackets Unisex $45 $75 See Sonya for a special deal on Classic Dress Shirts. Bucket Hats Kids Polos Keyrings Jackets Unisex $20 $30 $10 $90 Available in various styles & sizes from Sonya Wells. Email [email protected] or phone 0402 405 579. HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc. Magazine October 2017 5 FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK Hi Everyone, The 2017 year has been quite exciting with the quality and number of events conducted by the club so far. Sunday 13th August had to be one of the busiest days this year with 2 great events happening on the same day. Firstly the happy laps and breakfast morning was again a sensational event with a large number of members joining a very memorable and well organized morning and a fantastic opportunity to stretch the legs of those amazing HDT’s and HSV’s at an iconic race track. Then to be given the choice of staying and watching some great classic racing or cruise to the Tekno open day which was a huge event at their magnificent new facility with a huge display of club cars and the Tekno fleet of race and road going monsters. This would have to be the largest crowd support of an event at a race workshop experienced in South East Queensland to date. Congratulations to Tekno on the new facility and the organizing of a magnificent and well received open day. Sunday 20th August Extreme Karting event was organized at Pimpama by Alastair Mitchell with approx. 20 members and friends taking part. This is always a great event where old scores are settled and a number of the front runners are a prime target to get taken out. This was a great day and a whole lot of fun for those that attended and competed. Just a reminder that the Toowoomba All Holden Day is again being held on Sunday 1st October at the Valleys Rugby League Club Toowoomba. We need as many cars as possible to help with a club display to equal all other displays due to the last year of Australian built Holdens and HSV’s. We need your help, the car doesn’t have to be perfect, just needs to be clean and the tyres shining. Let’s do this and support the Toowoomba FX-FJ Club with a huge display. Call Craig Barrass 0411 344 517 and tell him you are joining the display. 6 HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc. Magazine October 2017 Saturday 14th October the very popular drags at Willowbank Raceway and the last of these events for 2017. Come and join us for a great afternoon. Friday – Sunday 10-12th November Coffs Harbour weekend away with the NSW Club. Phone Opel Cove resort and book and don’t forget to tell them you are with the HSV Owners Club Qld to get the special rate. Saturday 11th November Sprints at Lakeside Raceway, last sprint event for 2017. Do not miss this one. Call Peter Woods to book your spot. Saturday 18th November the HSV Owners Club Queensland 35th Anniversary afternoon and dinner at the Railway Museum and Workshop Ipswich. Book now as there are limited places available as this is booking out fast. You must not miss this huge celebration and very special guests on the night. Motorsport update Does anybody have an active crystal ball that can predict the outcome of this year’s Super Car Championship? This is a crazy year and super hard to pick from a number of contenders and the results so far are too close to call. Now we enter the Enduro part of the season where an absolute outsider can get in the mix. Points so far in the Championship for the Top 10 1. Scott McLaughlan 2058 2. Jamie Whincup 2046 3. Fabian Coulthard 1951 4. Shane VanGisbergen 1800 5. Chaz Mostert 1794 6. Mark Winterbottom 1503 7. Craig Lowndes 1446 8. David Reynolds 1395 9. Garth Tander 1368 10 . Cam Waters 1264 There are only 794 points separating 1-10 in the championship and now the Enduro’s begin. The game can change very quickly from here. GOOD LUCK with your prediction on who is going to win 2017 championship!!!!! We need your support for these great events that are coming our way. Look forward to seeing you all real soon. Les Gray - President HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc. Magazine October 2017 7 Sunday 10th September 2017 Cruise to Flaxton Gardens 8 HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc. Magazine October 2017 HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc. Magazine October 2017 9 Happy Laps at Lakeside Sunday 13th August 2017 We had 49 people attend the Happy laps and Breakfast at Lakeside Raceway as part of the Lakeside Classic. Everyone was well behaved as per normal and the group enjoyed the full 30 minutes track time following our normal bacon and eggs breakfast. We had an earlier start than normal and approximately half those attending stayed on to soak up the atmosphere of the Lakeside classic with historic race cars on track and in the pits. The other half convoyed to Techno for the Tekno open day. As the organiser, I thank all those that supported our 3 events this year and we will be attempting to get 4 events next year with two at Lakeside and two at QR. 10 HSV Owners Club of Qld. Inc. Magazine October 2017 Sunday the 20th of August HSV Xtreme Karting Challenge Sunday the 20th of August saw 11 karters taking to the track for the annual HSV karting chal- lenge. We were all pumped up to hit the track to see who was going to set the fastest time for qualifying and with a fairly trouble-free run for most saw Chris Sharples set the pace early and put his kart on pole and Adrian Knight 2nd Followed by Alastair Mitchell 3rd.