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The Triple! Pilven Pounces to Win 3Rd Championship Dec 2012 The Triple! Pilven pounces to win 3rd Championship - Historic Sandown - Island Magic - Targa High Country - All the 2012 winners - Important stuff for 2013 Pic courtesy Phil Wisewould Calder Fun Day Sunday Feb 24 - more inside! General Meeting 8pm Wednesday Feb 27 Bells Hotel Sth Melbourne Torquing Heads 2012/2013 Work Ph Home Ph Fax Mobile Email President Chris Ralph 0418 318 934 [email protected] Vice President Jervis Ward 9690 4321 9690 4323 0409 137 629 [email protected] Secretary Dean Bryant 0417 012 526 0417 012 526 9551 5859 0417 012 526 [email protected] Treasurer David Floyd 9574 7733 9877 2243 9561 8731 0402 257 541 [email protected] Competition Nick Cascone 0409 959 072 0409 959 072 [email protected] Membership Jervis Ward 9690 4321 9690 4323 0409 137 629 [email protected] Club Plates Gordon Cox 9467 8900 9435 5235 9467 4590 0418 506 650 [email protected] Committee Nick Cascone 0409 959 072 9859 1186 0409 959 072 [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 [email protected] Editor Chris Ralph 0418 318 934 [email protected] Club Mailing Address PO Box 16 Chadstone Centre Victoria 3148 2013 Competition Calendar Championship point score rounds for your best 5 Event Organisers Location Date Type Round 1 State Series PIARC Phillip Island April 6-7 State Round 2 State Series MG Car CLub Sandown May 18-19 State Round 1 Golden Oldies Austin 7 Club Winton Short May 25-26 Historic Round 3 State Series ASSA Sandown July 21-22 State Round 2 Golden Oldies August 10-11 VHRR Winton Long Historic Round 4 State Series VMCI Phillip Island October 21-22 State Round 3 Golden Oldies November 8-10 VHRR Sandown Historic Island Magic PIARC Phillip Island November 23-24tbc Other Plus one interstate round of your choice And as well: Graham Slater Fun Day (non-champ) Calder February 24 Phillip Island Classic (non-champ, >3ltr cars only) Phillip Island March 8 -10 Australian Historic Touring Car Challenge (Muscle Car Masters) Sydney Motorsport Park Aug 30-Sept1 Sick of Playboy & Easter Bunnies? Why not spend Easter with your Race car & Crew? With all but a couple of spaces left for Easter Bathurst, Easter Mallala looks like a great alternative for those barred from Phillip Island! It’s a tight small car circuit, and you can do Collingrove Hillclimb as well should you wish. The HTCASA is running 2 grids at the Easter All Historic meeting at Malalla. The proposed format is Over and Under 3000. Free garaging for the Interstate Competitors. Stay tuned for more info earlier in the year or contact Darren Holliday at [email protected] You need it? Call Coxys! 31B Clements Ave, Bundoora & great Club pricing Ph 9467 8900 or 0418 506 650 Coxy’s Revolution Racegear. Whatever you need he can get it and at great Club pricing. Page 2 December 2012 Historic Touring Torque PresEditoro Honoured to spend time with the legendary Jim McKeown on his ‘McKat ‘ at the Gold Coast So that was 2012 for Victorian historic tyre, damaging another car in the process, against were sent to the other states; NSW touring car racing and rallying! And a rendering himself briefly unconscious and and SA thought it was a good idea, it was very successful year it was too, with lots stopping the race. narrowly voted down in Qld and completely of competitors giving it their all despite This happened after a concerted canned in WA. an uncertain economic climate. (But hang campaign to get drivers to understand that This meant that as a national group of about, when has an economic climate historic racing should be viewed differently competitors we did not have consensus to ever been certain?) Anyway, we should and thus be touch free, comprising a signed look into the matter further. But a couple certainly review how the year went… driver standards code, entry inclusions and of things came out of it, first the AHTCA February: our first-ever sporting separate and specific briefings to Group national body had something to talk about event. The Graham Slater Fun Day Sprint N drivers by the Clerk of Course. The and this body will likely return in a simpler at Broadford. We had good weather, a good campaign was in turn brought about by streamlined fashion to have a singular or at roll up and so much track time entrants got an unfortunate incident at the previous least majority viewpoint on matters such puffed out and gave up, deciding instead to Sandown historic meeting, where driving as eligibility, driver standards etc which relax with our BBQ at the end of the day. standards guidelines had also been given to it can take to the Historic Commission. Club members got to drive each other’s cars all drivers, because of carnage at the previous Secondly, I hear that Hoosier may soon have or at least ride in them, scare their wives, Winton historic meeting… and blah, blah, a complete range for every size of Group N mates and girlfriends silly in passenger seats, blah, back into time. car in Australia – unconfirmed but Hoosier have a crack at marshalling and generally So the Club ramped up the awareness distributors are in the US now, so watch this loon about. The inaugural Graham Slater level on driving standards, rogue drivers and space. Cup, based on no particular metric save the like, making a bit of a song and dance Some of the larger cars have had taking part in the spirit of the day, was about it all, and getting attention amongst dispensation to run a 50 series tyre in the awarded to John Clarke who let others interstate clubs, promoters, motorsport last few meetings of the year and getting have a go in his Mustang until it was dizzy, media and with CAMS. It may well be a back to a 60 series may well have them including former owner Tino Leo. coincidence but generally speaking the rest looking sad. But to create certainty and a This coming February 24th we will hold of the year has been largely incident-free and more level playing field, a control tyre still our second event, this time at Calder which not just in Victoria, because NSW also had a seems logical. (NB: In Sydney recently the will be easier for many to attend and have very firm attitude to the problem, so maybe Mini guys did a bulk order of Hoosiers more numerous garages if not the relaxed the message is getting through a bit… @$150 each…) rural setting of Broadford. Look elsewhere June: control tyre debate. In the middle The Club Championships: Blow for an article on the event and how to enter. of the year we had a lively discussion on me down if that bloody Russell Pilven March: Phillip Island and driver whether exploring a control tyre would be didn’t win it for the third time in a row! standards. The biggest meeting of the year, a good idea and as a club we voted to look Congratulations to a good mate for a the Phillip Island Classic was enjoyed by all into the issue. (At least we got a decent roll- sensational effort: the 1501-2000cc Nc class but was notable for an un-necessary prang up to the monthly meeting for the Dunlop is not overpopulated but his dominance of it where an interstate driver rolled his car presentation and comments from other was absolute. after pressing on vigorously with a failing brand resellers…) The arguments for and Historic Touring Torque December 2012 Page 3 Yes, I admit that as I was doing the final won it by a single point from Fast Johnny photographs (take a bow Phil Wisewould) five best results I sneakily hoped someone Luxmoore in the Cortina. Something to and more contributions wanted next year… else would take it, not because Russell is not be said for swift septuagenarians in small Our big Xmas issue is full colour and every inch a worthy champion but because Fords… full of interesting stuff - look at the cars for variety is good for competition and three on The Christmas Party was a great sale, there are many options for you to make the trot can be de-motivating to others… success and many thanks to those who had a change or make a start! It was the same hoping that Vettel come from far away to attend, such as our Personal note: it was a good year for wouldn’t make the F1 triple, but his Rally Champ winner Bernie Wilson and me, with a long held ambition to compete last couple of drives from the back were wife from the ACT. The band was big and in Targa Tasmania now completed, the baby sensational and he was clearly the best (but strong and there was much dancing, dining blue BM now complete and ready for 2013 Russell if you imitate Finger Boy waving and talking – but, numbers at the party (once horsepower is found) and a few trips your erect digit about – bleah!). And hands have been falling and I think we have taken completed as well. up those who recognized the greatness of that format as far as we can go - it’s time Whincup but secretly wished someone for a re-think.
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