May 2013

Best Ever Easter Bathurst. • Easter Bathurst • Phillip Island Statie • Targa Tasmania • Eligibility Crackdown • Flag Furore • Hello HANS

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General Meeting 8pm Wednesday May 29 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 David Brown 9762 8722 9762 9829 0413 208 081 [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 20-21 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 Nov 30 - Dec 1 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 - Sept 1

Calling the hounds to Baskerville This year’s Baskerville historic meeting plans to run an is on the poster reprinted on page 13. It’s a great little track and the interesting Group N Mini only race as a memorial tribute to well- hospitality and fun provided by the organisers is first rate. known Mini racer Chris Ellis who tragically passed at the beginning Henry Draper is chasing up Mini competitors, why not have a of the year. As well, Under and Over 3-litre races are planned for chat to him on Group N. 0438 714 821 or email [email protected] So if you’re a Mini racer start making plans now – all the info He’ll certainly tell you where to go… You need it? Call Coxys!

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Mallala and no doubt had their usual master cylinder problem added to the woes excellent time with Rob Southouse, son in and meant driving Day 4 with no clutch, law Phil Barrow and mate Rod Wood and a starting on the line in 1st gear. On the last full family support team. day they had no starter after lunch so they couldn’t turn it off again until the Wrest State Round in April Point car park. They were the last of the The first point score round for the year finishers having missed 11 stages. saw former Club Champion Gary Edwards easily the fastest car after the Leo Tobin’s Well done also to Warren Bossie from Mustang continued its unbroken grave NSW, former chair of the AHTCA who (sorry) run of tiny reliability problems. entered as a rookie in his Group Nc Torana and finished 33rd. But when too much power was a problem in the slippery Sunday morning race it was Eligibility Stephen Pillekers who took the win, his first Just as driving standards came under the ever, congratulations. As well, we saw the spotlight in 2011-12, it is now the turn of debut of Phil Pearmain in his 1957 Mk1 Jag eligibility matters to be reviewed. Welcome to the second full-size that he has been building for some years. The The article starts the process and it’s up magazine of the year. In it we report on the car ran well and finished all the races. Bathurst Group N races, the April State to members to add their comments and ideas round and Targa Tasmania, plus there’s Thanks to Phil Wisewould once again for which will all be put into the mix. Even the some really interesting information on the race photos. awareness that the heat will be on those cars that don’t comply may be enough to dissuade eligibility, safety, flag waving and more. Targa Tasmania people knowingly turn up to race with a Easter Fun Our members done good, as they say. massive cheater – and being outed. Congratulations to Peter and Sari Ullrich The Group N races at Bathurst were who won the Early Classic Handicap in Safety – HANS devices organized out of Hong Kong by the excellent their awesome 1963 Jensen CV8, detuned Thanks to the thinly-disguised ‘Wise Troy Williams who came back to have a to standard specs to spite the naysayers but Wally’ who has contributed the first of run in his Mustang. Initially entry fees still monstrously fast. Paul and Christine several promised article on technical and race looked steep around $1300 but that was to Freestone in the very much modified Holden compliance matters. guarantee our group a place on the card. 48/215 beat them home in the Classic Once fully subscribed, $500 was refunded An unfortunate death occurred in Outright by just seven seconds (standard cars to each competitor, which after a fantastic Queensland in February this year when an ex get a different weighting in the handicap), weekend’s motor racing must have left them Grp N Alfa taking part in a sprint meeting while Andrew White/ Ashley Yelds took the very chuffed indeed! hit something hard head-on. A HANS extraordinarily fast Volvo 122S into 11th. We device would have saved his life – the article I asked Ted Perkins, Peter van Summeren have pinched Ashley’s blog for our report, promotes the device and it’s interesting to and John Clarke for just a few lines each so I many thanks! note that Coxy has them on sale to Club could cobble up an article but such was their Cap’n Richard Woodward took time off members for only $675… enthusiasm I ended up with so much stuff from the 747 to haul the big yellow Monaro an editor’s edit was required. Many thanks It has to be said – how much is your neck into 17th, aided and abetted by my last for responding guys, thanks also to Coxy and worth? year’s nav, Neil Gibson. After losing a stage Peter Miles for the snaps and to James Smith with a thrown fan belt they fought back Flag waving for most of the race photos. magnificently. Bob Edwards in the beautiful The not-at-all thinly-disguised John Also at Easter Les Walmsley drove fellow Falcon Sprint replica also had problems to Clarke has been doing some flag waving Charger-punter Robert Braune’s BMW E30 finish 31st. along with his driving and has some sharp in the Festival of Sporting Cars event at Our Club Rally Champs for the last comments to make on the inconsistencies he Wakefield Park. Built for the Winton 300 two years, Bernie and John Wilson from has found which he has kindly sent in, for it has a small Lexus motor and “brakes off Canberra, DNF’d after the Perana broke the which many thanks. a truck”, was great fun to drive and cleaned inside of the 9” diff at the end of Day 2, and There are some points that he wishes to up in all the races. Les said he thought of me although fixed with the help of a local, then pursue and the aggressive old bugger’s beard as the BM passed Burke’s Charger. Aw, gee, had no LSD. is bristling big time… thanks mate! Two starter motor failures and a clutch Team Humpy made a foray to Easter

Historic Touring Torque May 2013 Page 3 New relaxed CAMS licence 2013 outright and Golden Oldies champs, Saturday night so people can get away early requirements two invalid meetings would mean our on the Sunday. After drinks in the paddock Did you know that CAMS has again Golden Oldies would have only half the at end of play, all group N competitors will relaxed its rules regarding licensing? required meetings, hardly the result anyone be asked to go the 150m to the Hinxman Neither did I. A few years back they wants. Room of the ARDC Cubhouse for the extended the yearly check-up for drivers over And it would certainly not be fair on our celebratory dinner and prize giving for the 40 (most of us!) from one year to two. members and competitors who have booked Saturday events. Now they have extended the age limit to accommodation and are looking forward to At the end of play on Sunday awards over 45 (still most of us!) and made it OK enjoying this iconic meeting to be turned will be given for the Group N Interstate to see any GP, not just those specific CAMS away at short notice, for any reason. Challenge and the… world’s biggest EH race. approved doctors listed on the application/ Vic events coming up renewal form. This will mean a reduction in Two State rounds in May and July and Calling all Holden EHs! cost, which is always welcomed. then the big Winton Long track in August A special EH only race is slated for As well, you now only need to compete for the Historic, closely followed by Muscle the Sunday morning to mark the 50th once every FOUR years in order to retain Anniversary – word has it that cars are your full licence. Interesting! Pic courtesy James Smith changing hands in NSW for very big dollars so entrants can take part in this unique Grid splits at Winton event. If you have an EH, don’t miss this The Committee had to advise on how unique event! the split the grid at Winton Historic. Only 11 Nc cars had entered, less than the We have nine raceable EHs in the Club, minimum 18 they require. Thirty four Nb more than any other state and it would be cars had entered, leaving only two spots free great if nine Vic vehicles faced the starter. Pecko’s going to MCM in a 36 car grid. The organisers were worried As well, road going EH clubs from all over - we need more! and so were we. Australia will be converging for the event. Which brings us to… The options were to send all the Ncs home, in which case they would never Car Masters at Sydney Motorsport Park Article in Australian Muscle Car mag go back; choose the slower Ncs to fill the at the end of August. You’ll find the latest grid and send the fast ones home, with the program for Winton on these pages. likely same result; drop off the last nine competitors based on the date of their entry: Muscle Car Masters – the Group N unfair to competitors either Nb or Nc, just Challenge! to preserve a pure Nb grid; or run two grids Camping will be allowed in the Sydney on the Div 1& 2: Fast/Less Fast basis, which Motorsport Park, with 12 x 3.5m spaces. worked for many years with no complaints Bitumen surfaces so no tent spikes, and until the general move to Nb/Nc splits the amenities block has been upgraded. As wherever possible came in. We chose the last far as we know there will be no charge for as being the only fair thing to do. camping sites. With one historic meeting already not Entries will be out in June for this, the open to all entrants and thus invalid for biggest Group N event ever – more than 200 entries are expected. A special Group N Challenge format will see an interstate teams comprising nominated Our very own Darren Knight has written cars in each a big article on Group N racing and cars on event. the pages of this mag. Help support Darren, our category and the mag by rushing out The big and nabbing one – this cover is the issue celebrations you’re looking for. Will Phil Shepherd be top EH at MCM? will be on the

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Historic Touring Torque May 2013 Page 5 Brilliant Bathurst at Easter

Three Vic entrants write three separate Qualifying saw me having a bit of a go around me, bloody Minis! Their drivers are reports, enough to convince you that it was as confidence crept up a bit. During one lap so desperate! I’d rather keep my panels intact a great meeting. The event was organised here, while drifting right to pass a Mini at than turn in on someone to get the corner, by Troy Williams out of Hong Kong who Sulman Park I squeezed Darryl Hansen a bit when you know they’re going to pass you up has called for expressions of interest for out towards the concrete. He wasn’t there the straight anyway. Mind you some of them next year. His email is troy_williams@ in the mirror ten seconds earlier, but was all actually pass you on the straights! Time down spcapitaliq.com. Don’t be slow if you want over me in an instant. The big cars are so fast to 2:59.3. to book a berth… and the blind corners make them appear out Cleaned out the brake drum between Thanks to Ted Perkins, Peter van of nowhere. Went and apologised at the end races, and then headed out for Race 3. Summeren and John Clarke for their words of the session, as it could have been all over for both of us. Got down to 2.59.7, really Had a pretty good start again, really and to James Smith and Peter Miles for the enjoyed this race. John Clarke catching on-track pix and Coxy for the intimate pit happy as one of my aims for the weekend was to be below 3 minutes. and passing me up the mountain, all over snaps. the back of the Mustang across the top, Interstate HTCAV members Spike Saturday’s race was around lunchtime. A horsepower just drives away from you down Jones in the BMW from Tas and NSW 50-car field, a big string of cars stretching all Conrod, but you get him under brakes at members David Noakes in the beautifully the way to Murrays Corner, just like in the Murrays Corner again, then he passes you rebuilt BDA, John Harrison in the ex Greg old Hardie Ferodo days. Got a bad start but again on the climb, great fun. The same Nicholls/Trevor Talbot Mustang and Andrew survived Hell Corner and all the jostling up scenario with a GTHO from WA, but I Whiteside in his new 68 Mustang also had a the mountain. The Camaro of Dean Neville actually managed to pass him at McPhillamy great event. decimated the field by 16 seconds, if only he Park, as he was out of brakes. backed off a bit, nine of us could have got a Ted’s Take… sixth lap in! Only issue with the car was the At the end of the weekend we were able Three months of car preparation - a week right hand rear axle seal leaking and oiling up to drive the car onto the trailer, have a few prior went to Winton on the Friday for a the brake shoes - brakes only slow you down ales and tell each other how great it was. shakedown, which showed up a sticky brake anyway. Best time of 2:59.9. Going back for sure next Easter! master cylinder, so all were replaced and the Sunday morning. Woke to the sound of Peter’s Pull… car packed for a Wednesday departure. rain, and dark skies overhead - this will make Wow, where do I start? Just a fantastic Got to Bathurst around 12.30, raining, it real interesting. Our race was scheduled event! Well organized, great facilities, great the track was a hive of activity on the for 10.40 and it was looking like the showers camaraderie amongst most competitors. Thursday. Peter van Summeren arrived were going to hang around – decisions! Do Unbelievable track - driving out onto around 5pm and with David Noakes we had you stick with the semi slicks or put on the Mountain Straight for the first time was just three Pommy Fords in a row! wets, how bad is it going to be? The race amazing. Friday practice was greatly anticipated, prior to us was the Formula 3s and judging Practice went OK, just trying to learn out we went. Got around five laps in, by the spray off their tyres it wasn’t too wet. the track and find lines through corners. trying to get a feel for where the road went. Cars in the pits had wets on one side and So many blind corners, similar to a tarmac What did the car feel like, what were the semis on the other, decision time - I stayed rally in that sense. Few minor moments of tyres doing? No idea, there were too many with the Toyos. agricultural activities. Realised we were too concrete walls to concentrate on! Across the Got off the line really well, but conceded tall in the diff and struggling up the hill, we top there is no room for errors. Practice saw a few places at Hell Corner. The track had a had another diff but it was two ratios up. We me at 3:10, a long way to go. dry line, but was very slippery off it. Had a needed the one in the middle. great race and diced with the guys who were

Pic courtesy James Smith

Ted fires down the hill.

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Whiskers bristling JRC gives Hell Corner hell.

Pic courtesy Neale Bayliss

Tilley Pacer - John Brash’s similar car is for sale.

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Tassie’s Spike and Aileen victorious on the Mount. Andrew Whiteside chases Tilley and Harrison over the top.

Ted fires down the hill.

Historic Touring Torque May 2013 Page 7 Pic courtesy Coxy to do save knocking out a couple of small Pic courtesy James Smith dents. Lots of cars with minor panel damage from slight touches with the wall and other cars, and a few which will make their panel beaters happy. Sad to see. Some guys from north of the border certainly drive more aggressively or it might just have been the fact it was Bathurst or a sheep station was on offer. I went there with the intention of driving fast but staying Ted was trying! off the walls and driving it on to the trailer on Sunday night. Probably backed off a couple of times when I could have forced baulked by a Mini then a Capri into Turn 1. the other guy to blink first, probably left the It got hectic into turn 2 but got a good run door open too much a couple of times, but Correspondent J. Clarke asleep out until I got baulked by a bloody Mini mission accomplished. at the wheel. again. A huge tick off the bucket list and all in Reasonable run up the hill and was all a great experience and I will definitely Qualifying was interesting, got hit OK across the top until I caught the V8 go back given the chance. Bit disappointing hard up the arse on the first lap out going mobile chicanes. Got frustrated and pulled to only see three cars from Vic, particularly through the esses, car went OK but didn’t a desperate into the dipper which I just seeing under 3 litres didn’t get a run at the improve much on practice times. Finally survived but then got blown away on Island, but maybe next year we can get dared to hold it flat into the Chase which is Conrod. Rest of the race was fairly straight more. Still on a high! just a buzz. forward until the clutch pedal went to the Clarkie’s Comment… Race 1 - I bogged down off the line and floor changing into top on the hump on Mountain Straight on the last lap. Clutch According to the forecasters, Bathurst got run down by a few cars. Very hectic into was to be fine and sunny all over the Easter Turn 1, more so into Turn 2 where I soon came back with a couple of pumps but I lost a couple of places. Period. They weren’t that far wrong, except learnt that the Minis play for keeps as I got for the Easter Sunday morning… run off the road onto the grass. Into Turn 3 Changed the slave cylinder another Mini tried to run me into the inside and front pads, which had almost totally Friday lived up to the forecast and wall. I held my line and we swapped a bit of disappeared, for Race 3 and hoped for Mustang (1)96 was wheeled out for the first paint. the best. Stuffed the start again, crazy practice session. Three minute sixes were the into Turn 1 then part way up mountain order of the session and all looked good to Car was quick across the top but was better last year’s figures as we settled in to losing heaps of time climbing the hill. Had straight I noticed tyre smoke and brake a couple of good dices and a grin from ear lights everywhere to ear. A bad vibration with two laps to go ahead. Cars going in which was a concern but I pushed on. In the all directions. Got pits we noticed the r/h front tyre had grown through OK then a lump as belts had let go. Lucky it held in had a fairly straight McDiffs there and didn’t blow. forward race with a great dice with David Sunday morning was drizzling so the old Noakes in the RS wet or dry tyre decision for everyone. The McStronger 1600. Was pleased change from Kuhmos to larger diameter to see the Twin Cam Jeff McNamara’s family Toyos meant a diff change. Five minutes could hold him off company started in the 1930s before we were due to go to dummy grid down Conrod but he and exports around the world. most cars were still in the air without wheels. caught me up the hill He now makes stronger diffs for It had stopped raining but the track was each lap. Group N cars, call Jeff for any wet, it was cold, there was no wind, and Drove it on to the diff solution. there were black clouds hanging about. Got trailer with very little HQ upgrade: a good start but had a car either side and got * PowrLok design *Steel clutch plates Pic courtesy Grant Paterson Motorgrafix *3.08 to 4.4 ratios * $1200 + GST Ford 9” upgrade: * Steel cover * Longer spline side gear * Larger clutch hub * $390 + GST Jack McNamara Differential Specialist Pty Ltd 25 Levanswell Rd Moorabbin 3189 Vic Ph 9555 2213 email [email protected] PvS attempts to brain Fred Brain’s Monaro. www.mcnamaradiffs.com.au Page 8 Historic Touring Torque race routines, three minutes “dead” set us up Pic courtesy James Smith in qualifying just over midfield of a full 50- car grid with five reserves. As it turned out, due to the odd mishap, all entrants got a start, with cars lined up around the corner in Pit’s Straight into Con Rod - as good as a V8 Super Car grid. Race 1 - got away with a cloud of tyre smoke and up Mountain Straight for the first time, outdragging ten slots to the right hander and then into The Cutting. The only embarrassment came down Con Rod when a delightful young 18-year old Bronte Michaels from Qld went past like we were standing still in her “nipple pink” XU1. Caught and passed her again Spike Jones in close company. on Mountain Straight, then across the top she went by again, after that she was out of sight. Race 3 and the sun shone, and the track certainly left some panel damage. Mustangs I suspect Tino had “nobbled” me with a was dry. The flag dropped and the field 1, Wallabies 0. diff that gave me all up the hill, but ran out roared away, and out came the Safety Car. All in all a great weekend, and next year of “puff” going down. Previously our best The Anderson Falcon GTHO had a coming promises to be even better, with a possibility time had been two fifty twos, however we together just past the back pits gate in of four races, two on each of Saturday and could only manage a two fifty eight, some Mountain Straight, a 20 degree toe-in after Sunday and dump the Friday practice and six seconds slower. the dust settled. Mustang (1)96 climbed just have qualifying on Friday. The Historic from 44 on the grid to 24 with the help of a Convenor is open for suggestions, however I know I worked harder across the few DNFs, but a reasonable result. top, so was expecting somewhere around if we keep the practice and have six sessions, previous times! We chased Mustang 289 from Wagga that’s more track time (a good thing), but most of the weekend and had both drivers costs more money to enter. We must convey Sunday morning and the forecasters were get out of their cars quite exhausted at the a huge vote of thanks to Troy Williamson, wrong. Race 2 for Historics on a wet track, end. Unfortunately Alan Shearer in 289 who did all the convening from Hong Kong, times were well down with very much “pussy struck a wallaby just leaving Forest Elbow, with not some small assistance from a couple footing.” Some entrants got a little excited and where it didn’t affect the running gear, in Australia. ending their weekend’s racing.

Pic courtesy Grant Paterson Motorgrafix Pic courtesy Coxy

Peter van Summeren bombed Bathurst.

Come on J Brown, get that Falcon out! Historic Touring Torque Page 9 Pic courtesy James Smith

Great to see David Noakes back on track.

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Handy Dave takes sartorial Alan Shearer thought Skip was a Sheep. The John Clarke Mustang elegance to The Mount. motored mightily at Bathurst

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Up Mountain Straight for the first time. Bill Cutler’s old BM ahead of David Noakes. Page 10 Historic Touring Torque Smooth State Round All pics courtesy Phil Wisewould April 6 &7 Phillip Island Great Saturday weather it was, just Citroen’s headed a about as nice as one might think Phillip troubled Trevethan Island could be. Twenty one starters Lotus, while Alan ventured out in qualifying and it was the McKelvie’s Torana returning for Club Champ Gary Edwards did not take part in who put the newly suspended Torana on qualifying. pole, ahead of Leapin’ Leo Tobin in the Race 1 Mustang complete with fresh engine after Nineteen cars the last one lunched at Island Magic. started and only 12 With less than a hundredth between them, finished to begin 1.50.8399 to 1.50.9104 the stage was set what was not a for a good weekend at the front. hooray weekend for Third was Andrew Girvan, a new club Group N reliability. member who made a great start as a Rookie Fancied front runner Devo’s battle-scarred Cortina won the Cortina battle. of the Year contender. Andrew hadn’t driven Leo Tobin had a for fourteen years and the car, owned by return of the fuel Race 2 his late father hadn’t been out since the late pressure issues leaving Edwards, Girvan Sunday morning had a large lump of 80s. The whole neatly turned out team bore and Pillekers free to make it a clean sweep weather roll over just when the HTC event witness to his father. for Toranas, followed by Wittick’s HO and kicked off the program shortly after 9.00 Fourth was the ever-improving Stephen Smallman’s Escort, ahead of Alan McKelvie am. And boy, did this upset the apple cart. Pillekers whose modestly powerful Torana starting from the back of the grid in the The scaldingly fast Edwards Torana, is getting faster. A time of 1.54.6 was a Torana. while reveling in the dry with its stiff set great start to the weekend. Glenn Miles was Alan only just made it to the line ahead up was all over the place in the greasy stuff next in the Charger, under a second adrift, of Ian Pringle’s Mini by four tenths of a and the flying Torana trio then became with David Brown two seconds back in the second, their lap times only three tenths Girvan, Pillekers and Edwards, the first- Datsun 1600. Robert Marshall’s HO was apart in the 1.59s. Bloody quick, that Mini. named having the honour of leading a race clearly off song behind him, both he and the Fellow SA Mini punter Mal Rutschack came for many laps in the second meeting of his following David Landry in the Torana would next (both cars prepared by Len Read) then comeback career. not front for the races. a fair gap to the Pearmain Jaguar and the John Smallman was next in the BDA battling Cortinas Escort ahead of Karl Wittick’s XY GT of Deveson and and John Alessi’s Monaro, which also was Luxmore with Mick destined not to take any further part in Stupka enjoying MAKULU SERVICES the proceedings. A trio of Minis – Pringle, himself in the EXCLUSIVE VEHICLE STORAGE Rutschack and Read headed the Editorial Citroen. BMW, which was suffering the indignities The John Clarke Mustang Apart from of testing in public, cutting out down the motored mightily at Bathurst Tobin, David straight through Turn 12 fuel loss even with Brown’s Datsun did a mostly full tank, as well as other niggles. a diff, Eeles’ and Race 1 was started but abandoned. Read’s Minis weren’t John Eeles’ Mini was next after going running correctly, through a self lightening process at MG by ditto Trevethan’s shedding its spare wheel that had gone along Lotus, and whatever for the ride. Brian Deveson had the legs happened to Glenn on Fast Johnny Luxmoore in the Cortina Miles’ Charger put stakes, with Phil Pearmain’s 1957 Jag paid to his weekend. sandwiched between them. Mick Stupka’s UNDER PERSONAL SUPERVISION OF: CLIVE MASSEL - MULTIPLE CONCOURSE WINNER

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Leo Tobin’s grave run of DNFs continued. Stephen Pillekers gets faster every meeting.

father Jon’s face were still beaming through Race 3 the day. A depleted field fronted the starter for This time it was John Smallman in the the last and of those 15 only ten finished. Escort fighting off the unwanted attention Hopes for a Leo Tobin charge through of the flying Pringle, only three tenths the field ended with plug leads falling off, separated them at the flag ahead of Karl creating something of a PB– a finish free Wittick’s Falcon, Mal Rutschack’s Mini and DNF record since October… but Leo Alan McKelvie’s Torana, while further back remains phlegmatic because things must Trevethan’s Lotus had seen of the Pearmain change for the better, right? Jag, Deveson and Luxmoore’s Cortinas and Fellow big Ford driver Wittick also A slip by Girvan let Stephen Inspector Maigret following the villains in retired, as did the little Fords of Deveson Pillekers through for his first win. the Citroen. and Luxmore and Rutschack’s Mini. This Leo Tobin again found that fuel time it was a straight first four for the problems dogged the Mustang, the Eeles Toranas of Edwards, Girvan, Pillekers and The order remained the same until close and Read Minis were complaining and the McKelvie, ahead of Smallman, Pringle, to the end when a tiny mistake allowed Brown Datsun’s replacement diff may have Trevethan, Pearmain, Eeles and Stupka in Pillekers and Edwards through, the latter been without oil and locked up the car at what was a fairly processional finish to the getting ever faster as the track dried. But it Hayshed on the warm-up lap, causing a weekend. was Stephen Pillekers who squeaked to the delayed start. Chris Ralph line for his first ever win by a neat second from Edwards, the broad smiles on his and

Page 12 May 2013 Historic Touring Torque Alan McKelvie was consistent. Ian Pringle’s Mini monstered John Smallman’s BDA.

Gary Edwards was super fast in the Torana. Appendix J lives in the State rounds.

Phil Pearmain’s debut in the Mk1 Jag was excellent. A trio of Torana goes for grip in the grease.

Stephen Pillekers gets faster every meeting.

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Historic Touring Torque May 2013 Page 13 Bits of blog from the White/Yelds log Tarmac Tattle All pics courtesy Perfect Prints The following is an edited version of a for the end of Leg One in 20th place out of After an early lunch break at the seaside daily blog written by navigator Ashley Yelds 60, six positions better than this time last year. in St Helens, we tackled Pyengana, where in the super-quick Volvo 122S. We’ll take it Ahead of us by two secs is a 1975 Fiat 131 we took an equal-2nd with the oily Imp and from Leg 1, the first day of real competition, Abarth Rally, and behind us in 21st place by 17 the very quick Ford Anglia of Ross and Jill it’s a great read, many thanks. secs is the 05-Targa-winning Morris/Molocznyk Steuart, all of us just seven secs back from the Alfa Romeo GTV6. Top three for the Outright Ulrich Jensen. Much the same pattern followed Leg One are the twin 1976 Holden Torana A9Xs in 1st at Weldborough, Moorina and Legerwood The competition intensifies as the day and 3rd sandwiching the Broadbent Porsche stages where, despite our little car running to progresses and teams tune in to the task at 911 Carrera navigated by Volvo legend Paul 7,000 rpm in overdrive top (which equates to hand. Stage 3, Sheffield, was the first of the Batten. 2012 Handicap winner and 2nd pace a speed of 205kph – quite an experience in a high speed stages, and on handicap, we placed Outright winner John Siddins Datsun 240Z is 51 year old Volvo!) the Jensen ran up a string 4th, some 14 secs behind the Ulrich Jensen, close in 4th pace just seven secs back. of 1sts with the Siddins Datsun and ourselves and seven secs ahead of the Freestone Holden. jockeying for 2nd and 3rd on each stage. Nook saw us in 4th place again, this time nine Leg Two secs back from the Freestones with the Ulrichs As reported yesterday at the end of Leg One The Freestone Holden remained again in 1st. Moriarty saw us in 6th place, just we started the day in 3rd place some 39 secs consistently just behind all of us, with only the eleven secs off of 1st. behind the Siddins Datsun 240Z in 2nd and Imp-Valdez making occasional appearances in the top five on each stage. The last “full” run Stage 6 (Merseylea), a favorite of ours from 58 secs behind the Ulrich Jensen CV8. All but for the day was the 15 km long Sideling stage previous years, runs in open country along the first stage of the day were on dry and clean about 45 km East of Launceston. Last year we a river valley before crossing a bridge and roads, not providing us any advantage over ran this in heavy rain and fog, which played climbing a rough, steep road to a ridge with more powerful or more modern teams. well to our strengths and we won the stage. a fantastic sequence of corners through the The only damp stage was the first for the Fine weather and dry roads this year meant no middle of the 10km stage. We and four other day at Rossarden. The road itself features big such advantage but we still managed a strong teams (the Freestone Holden, Ulrich Jensen, drops off the roadside and many rough and fast 3rd place, just 11 secs off of the Datsun, itself Siddins Datsun and a Hillman Imp) “cleaned” but tight corners and emerges into the small just one second off of the mighty Jensen. After the stage – none of us accrued any penalty time hamlet of Rossarden, one that could easily be the town stage at Longford, the last stage of Leg so in effect were all equal. the setting for one of those slightly disturbing Two, we held the same 3rd place overall as we The Jensen will be hard to catch, let alone mass murderer hideout movies. The early day started the day with but now down 2:14 from keep within sight – for 2013, the car has dampness that might have been an advantage the Jensen, and back 1:47 from the Datsun. been rebuilt to “Standard Specification”. This was quickly compromised by a large trail of Just 58 secs behind us is the Freestone Holden. involved refitting all the standard interior trim oil had been deposited by the Hillman Imp On Outright (non-Handicap) times we’d (sound system and heater included – Peter after its oil switch blew, making the course started the day in 20th place, and moved up a and Sari now cruising around listening to Neil particularly treacherous. Still, we managed 2nd, spot to 19th, with the Taylor/Harper Porsche Young on the transport stages) and having some 21 secs down on the Siddins Datsun but 911 Carrera ten secs back in 20th and the to give up their 7.5 litre 640 horsepower significantly two up on the Jensen. Prieston/Braithwaite Fiat 131 Abarth Rallye NASCAR engine for a more modest 5.6 litre The next stage, Elephant Pass, is a 13km 40 secs ahead, the only other four cylinder car 440 horsepower Fireball V8, all in a largely largely downhill run from central plateau to the in the Top 20. The rest are a mix of hi-po V8s, fiberglass car that weighs about 300kgs more coast. Midway through, and fortunately just at rotary engine Mazdas and a good smattering than our little Volvo. For this they pick up a the top of the Pass, one of our spark plug leads of Porsches. On a comparative basis to other significant handicap gain – actually two secs fell off leaving us to run on three teams not in our category, our times for the day per minute over our car. And we thought we cylinders for the rest of the stage. We would have placed us just inside the Top 20 in had a challenge last year with the 3.5 litre 370 handed the Jensen another 17-sec advantage the Modern Category (ahead of things like a horsepower Datsun 240Z... but still managed 4th on the stage with gravity BMW Z4 M, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO’s, and We’re quite pleased with the day’s results, assisting our lack of power as we flung the car Audi S4’s and R8 V. albeit very aware of the strength of the down the hill. The oil-dropping Imp, now competition around us. Looking at Outright repaired but still dripping with oil, took the (non-Handicap) times, we’re sitting quite well 2nd place time.

Club Champs Wilson-Wilson had a bad run but finished. Gotta love it!.jpg Page 14 May 2013 Historic Touring Torque Alfas look great without bumpers. Our correspondensts were very quick.

Leg Three strong showing to garner 3rd place on the stage. package, so all kinds of additional stresses are The base for the rally moved today from In outright (non-handicap) time we completed likely occurring at this level). They finished the Launceston to Strahan for the next two nights the stage in 18th position, four secs quicker stage back in 21st position, putting us up to before we head south to Hobart on Sunday. In than the 1974 Porsche Carrera of Taylor and 2nd overall in the Classic Handicap comp with relative terms, Legs One and Two are somewhat Harper. the Freestones a little under two minutes back of a warm-up for the following three days with A new stage from last year is Castra – a in 3rd. over 420kms of the next 950km+ kms of the fast run along a ridge top, then an extremely Hellyer Gorge and Plimsoll saw us in 2nd rally yet to be undertaken in full competition steep run down in to the base of the valley, place sandwiched by the Imp and the Jensen. mode. with a set of very fast and very steep corners For the final stage, Rinadeena, we lined Having closed out Leg Two 2 mins 14 sec following a very tricky oblique-angled and up ahead of an Aston Martin Vantage V8 (and down from the 1st placed Jensen and 1 min narrow intersection that we cut through at over controlled our desire to ask if they might be 47 sec down from the Siddins Datsun, we 120km/h. interested in swapping cars). Running our spent the day consolidating rather than trying Each of the top teams had been out for a hardest across the dry 33km stage, we were

Paul and Christine Freestone were top tourers Club member Bob Edwards struck problems. in 6th outright .

to improve our position in anticipation of careful reconnaissance of the stage pre-event, caught after about 10 minutes and got a the endurance element of the event having an and it showed – the Ulrich Jensen and the fantastic front row seat to watch an Aston in impact on others. Siddins Datsun garnered equal 1st, and us and full flight...for about a kilometre. The leg starts out with Mole Creek, a short the Freestone Holden finished equally just We finished the stage back in 3rd with the (5km) stage that is tight and twisty running five secs down from them. The Ford Perana of Jensen and the Imp 1st and 2nd. Todd/Tighe ran hard to finish just seven secs through magnificent rainforest-type landscape This closed out the day for us in 2nd pace – with mossy, slippery roads. We managed 3rd, back from us. In outright (non-handicap) time, we bettered the Jensen by two secs. overall, 4:40 back from the Jensen and 3:37 dropping six secs from the Datsun and just one up from the Freestone Holden. The Imp was second from the Jensen. The next stage, Isandula, was new for this still back in 8th place, over 18mins back from Next up was Cethana, a classic Targa year. As has often been the case with new stages, the lead as a result primarily of it oil dropping Tasmania road – almost 40 km of very varied we tend to do well both in absolute and relative incident back at the beginning of Leg Two. terms. Isandula repeated the pattern, with our road across ridge tops, down into a valley and In outright times, we fluctuated around across the Mersey Forth river and back up to first stage win of the event, albeit in equal time to the Jensen. The Imp and the Siddins Datsun 17th and 18th place all day, with the Taylor/ the ridge top. Although the downhill sections Harper Porsche and the Gambino/Hughes play to our handling and bravado, the long sat finished six secs back. Oldina saw another strong performance from the Todd/Tighe V8 Ferrari 308 GTB swapping places all day. We uphill climbs do not – nonetheless, we Perana which grabbed 2nd, with us in 4th just closed out however in 15th Outright, one set off as determined as ever to play to our three secs off of the Freestone Holden and 26 second back from the Porsche and six secs up strengths and see how the cards fell, almost secs back from the winning Jensen. on the Gambino Ferrari. catching a Mitsubishi Evo VII along the way. The Siddins though had struck trouble with Leg Four We placed 2nd, 52 secs behind the Jensen, cooling problems in their distributor (who’d a We set off from Strahan up to the first but 40 secs ahead of the Datsun who placed thought a distributor would run “hot”, but the stage of Leg Four, the 25km long Reece Dam 4th behind the Valdez Imp which put in a very Gotta love it!.jpg car is an extensively modified high performance stage, in freezing weather, with the competitors Historic Touring Torque May 2013 Page 15 See what you’re missing out on!. having to scrape ice off of their windscreens broken away from the main exhaust pipe. We but almost six minutes up from the Freestone before heading out. Our lightweight heater, decided to remove it completely and plan for Holden with the Zephyr 1:43 secs behind designed to just demist the screen and not heat repairs at the end of the day when we were in 4th. Closing out the Top Ten was the us, didn’t seem like such a strategically clever back in Strahan. In an already noisy 51 year Woodward/Gibson Monaro GTS 350 who had idea anymore. old stripped out Volvo, the lack of a second fought back from a fan belt failure earlier in Seven of us “cleaned” the Stage – no muffler was somewhat noticeable. Natone the event on Leg 2. penalty time, but no advantage gained either, was next, where, despite being unable to hear In Outright (non-Handicap) times, we’d so we were still holding 2nd place but over whether the pace note instructions were being moved up to 11th, just 26 secs back from the four minutes back from the Ulrich Jensen. heard, we again ran second to the Jensen with Taylor/Harper Porsche Carrera and 44 secs Next was Pieman, which saw us again in 2nd, the Zephyr just seven secs off of us in third, up on the 2005 Targa winning Alfa GTV6 dropping a further ten secs to the Jensen, and moving them up to 5th overall. The Steuart of Morris/Molocznyk. Not far behind them with the Steuart Anglia just three secs behind Anglia placed in 4th just two secs back. was the Fiat 131 Rallye and the hard driven us. Charging hard in 4th was the Priddle Ford The effects of carbon monoxide poisoning Genocchio/Lacaze Holden HDT Commodore. Zephyr, outdoing the Valdez Imp and moving began to take toll on the Gunns Plains stage, Day’s end servicing saw us repatriating the up to 6th in the Handicap competition. with us dropping to third, two secs behind rear muffler to the exhaust system, a general At the start line though we noted the to Zephyr and equal to the Anglia. The check for under body damage and stresses, and exhaust was developing a slightly throatier 33km long Riana stage would prove more a detox session for Andy and Ashley, the latter tone, and we’d been conscious of an increasing challenging, but having confirmed driver with bloodshot eyes and a general prevailing level of exhaust fumes in the cabin. As we COULD hear navigator (despite navigator dizziness from the afternoon’s effects of the finished the stage the exhaust tone had not being able to hear himself or the driver) exhaust fumes filling the cabin. Our tyres changed considerably, but with one more stage we pushed hard, getting caught and passed by appeared to have undergone some miraculous to the lunch break we pushed on. the Woodward Monaro 350 and finishing in form of tread regeneration; having dropped the third place again behind the increasingly quick tyre pressures a little today, the current set of Murchison saw us drop a further 22 secs Zephyr. We managed to hold off the Zephyr to the Jensen, establishing a pattern that tyres “cleaned” up well and may last us all of by two secs on Mt Black, but were back to 4th tomorrow – we’ll make a determination mid- would continue for the day. Completing the on the final Rosebery stage five secs behind stage though it was clear we had an exhaust way after the 58km Mt Arrowsmith stage. We the Zephyr and two secs behind the Steuart have an additional pair if not. problem, and stopping at the lunch break in Anglia. Burnie we discovered the rear muffler had We closed the day well behind the Jensen

Waldron-Gregory Abarth The Priddle Zephyr surprised White-Yelds Volvo came 11th unusually loose. with its speed. outright - read the story!.

Page 16 May 2013 Historic Touring Torque Woodward-Gibson spat a fan belt, fought back mightily.

down to clear the smoke and most everything seemingly still working we pushed on – Steuart Anglia killed giants. finishing equal in time to the Monaro and two secs up on the Taylor/Harper Porsche. We were holding 11th Outright, but only Last leg – Leg Five had a four second margin to the Genocchio/ This is the final push to Hobart, starting Lacaze Commodore. The Tarraleah stage saw off with the 33km Strahan which is the us hold off the Commodore again but by just Rinadeena stage we did at the end of Leg 3 in two secs. reverse direction. Concerns with the exhaust As we headed off to the penultimate stage, system continued, but the day started off Woodsdale, the exhaust tone and fumes were Pfingst-Loth Datsun did OK. much more pleasantly in a quieter and fume increasing again – an inspection at the lunch free environment. break noted another crack in the exhaust With a completely dry road, we were at the base of the header pipes; not so bad series of 8s and 7s and into a tight 5R, with a expecting to give away more time to the we wouldn’t make the finish but a concern caution from the navigator to be aware of the Jensen, and were concerned the Freestone nonetheless. Catching and overtaking a limited grip from the rear tyres. The resulting Holden could easily eat in to our lead. The Torana XU-1 and observing a Rothmans livery lurid slide was well received from the spectators Strahan stage went well and we caught and Porsche 911 shoot off the road, luckily into a and the status of the rear tyres was confirmed, overtook the Banks/Douglas Porsche 914-6 clear paddock, kept the hearts pumping, but but we made it through and crossed the line and the Thomas/Collins Fiat 124, posting a it was here that the Commodore squashed any in 3rd place on Handicap (two secs off of the time 25 secs off the Jensen and 20 secs ahead hope of a Top Ten Outright finish – they run Priddle team Zephyr) but a full 25 secs off of of the Steuart Anglia. a full 17 secs quicker than us, and the Taylor/ the Commodore. The Taylor/Harper Porsche Harper Porsche ten secs quicker. also bested us by 15 secs, solidifying their Top On to Queenstown, the “100 bends” Ten spot by 14 secs over our 11th Outright climb up to the top of the West Coast ridge, After a quick roadside refuelling from our position. we dropped just three secs to the Jensen and Service Crew, we headed off to the infamous held off the Freestone Holden by six. With our Grasstree Hill stage – the one that giveth Targa Tasmania for 2013 was done – the Handicap position relatively “safe” we kept a (3rd place in 2011 by eleven secs) and taketh car in one piece (well, mostly!), another 2nd close eye on the Outright position – we ran the away (where we lost 1st place in 2012 to the place in the Classic Competition, and 11th stage in 16th Outright, our finish time 14 secs Datsun) with the fuel slower than the Ulrichs and two secs quicker gauge dancing erratically than the Woodward/Gibson Monaro. (likely a result of the The 58km Mt Arrowsmith stage is almost electrical short on Mt an event unto itself – almost 60km of varied Arrowsmith), the fumes and typically very fast road. We started ahead building and the exhaust of another Porsche 911 Carrera and a new buzzing. Nissan Skyline GTR, expecting to be caught The rear tyres were by both before the end of the stage. all but shot, and we Neither managed to catch us, but we were 12 secs off of 10th caught the Fiat again and passed the Morris/ Outright – an achievable Molocynk Alfetta GTV6 after it had a spin but unlikely margin to and a very lucky save, some 10 kms from the make up. Charging off, end of the stage. Adding to our excitement was we headed up through an electrical short circuit midway through – the first series of corners as the cabin filled with smoke we fell off the where we had the fuel White-Yelds Volvo came 11th pace for a few kilometres, but with windows surge problems last outright - read the story!. year, powered through a Hoonery from the leading A9Xs. Neiher finished. Historic Touring Torque Page 17 Outright. Podium again! The Ulrich Jensen followed our progress through the week – with preserving the ‘softs’ for wet roads if and when took out 1st, the Freestone Holden 3rd. Rhys Filbee particular bringing with him a we get them. A set of medium compound will Champagne stings the eyes as before, and 1:24 scale model of our car that he had made last the whole week if it remains dry. much of one bottle managing to be sprayed into a Scalectrix race car! We also need to take another approach down the back of Peter Ulrich’s race suit. Lessons learned from this year are that with the exhaust – harmonics from the Impressive drives from the Steuarts in their the soft compound tyres need special care on long heavy grade pipe seem to work against Anglia (4th in Classic Handicap) and the all-dry roads – anything over about 20kms longevity. We’ll likely rebuild the engine for Priddles in their Zephyr (just ten secs back in seems to result in the rubber literally melting next year – it’s now completed four and a 5th) were a joy to watch. and peeling off of the casing. Accordingly, our half Targa’s (the half being the year that the We were greeted at the finish line by a gamble next year will be to start perhaps with Lilleyman Mitsubishi Evo VII crudely inserted surprising number of local fans who had four soft and for medium compound tyres, itself into our boot. We hear the Ulrichs will return their Jensen CV8 to Limited Modified for next year – gaining more power but giving up the massive Handicap they carried for 2013 and putting some “chase” back in to the event for all of us. Our target will always be glory in the Classic Handicap competition – with the current car we’ve seen 3rd twice and 2nd twice, the top spot on the Podium remaining somewhat elusive. However, achieving 11th Outright (non-Handicap, raw pace) now taunts us to chase a Top 10 Outright spot as well; somewhat unlikely in a little 1945cc four cylinder Volvo if there’s anything more than a handful of big V8s in the field, but reliability and staying on the black bits can offset the power advantage over the six day event so we’ll ruminate (or fantasize) on that for a while… Pete and Sari Ulrich won the Early Classic Handicap. Ashley Yelds/Andrew White “Eligibility to the Scrutineering Bay please”

Every sport has its competitors looking Two things can dissuade the historic So what should be done? for an edge. Motor racing has been built competitor from bringing their cars out. There are a set of rules by which EOs on finding out the next demon tweak that One is poor driving by others, making the operate which defines their powers and the will have your car going faster for longer. likelihood of panel damage too high. With obligations of competitors when asked by Historic motor racing’s unique advantage the focus on driving standards over the past the EO to do something. This can’t be found has the rules are frozen so that once your year or so, here and interstate, competitors on the CAMS website and is not in general car reaches a certain level of specification have been made aware that they are being circulation but knowing what they can do, it’s as fast as the rules will allow and you watched; thankfully the number of incidents such as work with the stewards towards a can go out and have fun knowing that has dropped dramatically. charge being laid at a meeting, might make give a take a bit here or there the result Nobody wants to be implicated in a things clearer for the EOs in every state and will be down to other things such as your driving standards furore. avoid indignant chest puffing by any drivers suspension, tuning, prep, tyres and the under question. Which will mean that The other negative is knowing that apparatus behind the wheel. knowingly presenting an illegal car may not however fast you drive, or however be as easy as it might have been over the past That’s the theory but tyres, fuel, meticulously you have prepared your car few years. lubricants, tuning, setup knowledge etc will to be a potential class or outright winner, always improve and the keen competitor you can’t win because you’re up against a The role of the EO can be a thankless always wants to keep up. The fields generally competitor who has gone outside the rules task, so how can it be made easier and more get a bit faster but not by much – in the so he can beat you. It leaves a bad taste in efficient for all concerned? late 90s, 2.02 at Phillip Island or 1.34 at your mouth and probably in the cheater’s as Here are a few thoughts – and we want Sandown were good Cortina times and they well. to hear your thoughts as well. still are. However, the person who puts in So this year, the focus will be on Why shouldn’t there be a team of a few more time, money, thought and testing will eligibility. This magazine led the charge on people descending on cars, as we see with always move ahead of the pack, such as Nick driving standards and there’s no reason why the scrutineers? Deputised help for the Cascone in the Cortina example. we can’t do the same for eligibility. official EO may not be officially empowered So the Group N rules work like any We would be interested to hear from but they can assist in inspections. Several other rules – you carefully read and interpret anyone who thinks that eligibility need not people looking at a car presents a more them to your advantage while staying within be the subject of focus and that we shouldn’t official-looking front and Ted Brewster tells them. Otherwise you become what’s known publish the identities of those who cheat. me that this was very effective in the 80s. as a cheat, driving a cheater. And what about the singling out of a single Nobody wants to be outed as a cheater, “I won’t compete while Fred’s cheater is issue at a race meeting for mass checking? perhaps this is a sufficient disincentive in on the track” Should this be without the foreknowledge of itself.

Page 18 May 2013 Historic Touring Torque competitors as to what will be checked, or should a list of items be circulated before a meeting? Most people carry a folder for supp regs etc to a race meeting. Definitely included in this should be a Specification Sheet which can be downloaded from the CAMS website so it can be referred to and help determine any inadequacies either with the car or the sheet. Under consideration is bringing in a Cubic Inch Checker from the USA which can measure capacities on site at a race meeting, and having a mandatory drilled bolt on the timing cover so that a seal can be What’s wrong with this picture? 1 (Apart from all the damage?) applied at a race meeting. minimum weights. Should a manufacturer’s will be welcomed into the mix. Now it may Aluminium transmission parts on some kerb weight be the standard, hard to get be true to say that however diligent we may models might also be an item to focus on. down to with the addition of a rollcage be it’s possible that slight irregularities can Maximum suspension pick up points can and more carburetors, or should weights still be there, but it’s performance eligibility only be moved by 30mm, but extreme remain free? At Phillip Island Classic the issues that exercise the mind more. For negative camber might suggest that some Over 3Litres were weighed just to gather example having a later model window- may have exceeded this. Negative rear information but there are no rules on winder should be addressed and may be camber on live axle cars has already been weight, probably because the other rules are remarked on by an eligibility officer but no addressed, does it need tougher policing? so specific that ultra lightweight cars cannot window winding mechanisms at all would And what about new aftermarket heads happen and lighter weight cars only by be far more serious and bookable offence. for a popular racing engine that are totally extreme attention to detail. different from manufacturer’s specs inside Non-compliance with the rules has the but identical outside, even down to the Your input welcomed potential to seriously affect our class of stamped numbers? If the flame under the eligibility issue is racing and the respect that has been earned over three decades. There are classes for Yet to be discussed is the topic of to be lit, suggestions from Club members those who wish to move outside the historic “Eligibility to the Scrutineering Bay please” construct, and Historic Touring Cars has already given birth to the excellent Touring Car Masters where the rules can be shaped around performance issues and options. Historic racing should be where history stops and maintenance becomes the main area of expense, even though development will always take place under tight regulations. Recent processes for substitution show an open-minded attitude by the HPBEC to sensible measures that keeps cars on track and costs down without spoiling the historic context. That’s one issue, but cheating cars are another. Competitors are drawn to the category precisely because of the rules and values. Rogue cars, like rogue drivers, should be highlighted – and nobody wants to be outed as a cheat. What’s wrong with this picture? 2. Chris Ralph

Historic Touring Torque May 2013 Page 19 On your HANS and needs...

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C’mon Steve Russell-Clarke, get the Farina out! Barry Cassidy’s A40.

Australian Historic Touring Car Challenge Imagine 200 Grp N cars at one meeting! • Nc Under and Over 3500 cc many Group N cars will all be in the one Muscle Car Masters 2013 is shaping up as • Group Naming Rights Sponsor place at the one time. the category’s biggest event ever. • Fuel subsidy for interstaters As always it’s good to have a ‘show of Wow, this looks like a ripper meeting • Catered function and major trophy hands’ to help in the prep for the meeting, with plenty of opportunity for smaller, older presentation which Marc Ducquet of the Historic Touring cars to run with each other. As Victorians • Entry fee at $395, deposit by July. Car Association of NSW will be working so we’ll get a fuel subsidy as a result of the hard to make outstanding. • Plus there’s talk of having state ‘teams’ naming sponsor’s fee being redistributed to in each race for a bit more fun. Please send us an email or phone call competitors. with your intent, and get on to booking The HTCAV is right behind this meeting • Fathers Day weekend (Aug 30 - Sept 1) accomm at Rooty Hill RSL! and will encourage participation (the Editor • Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Crk) may even let bygones be bygones and go Chris Ralph • 200 Group N cars expected himself…) as it will be the first time that so • Group Na/Nb Division 1 & Division 2 Grp N 2013 feature category

Historic Touring Torque May 2013 Page 21 Flagging interest

In which the redoubtable John Clarke raises some issues that have irked him recently over the use of flags. His article raises points that we should all be aware of. Issue 1, yellow flags. Flag waving is a subject that has become dear to my heart of late. At Bathurst we had an incident on the grid where a car had stalled, a not-uncommon event and of course the requisite double yellow flags were waved. Our worst incident. While interpreting its usual meaning I And yellows mean you can overtake before the line? found myself behind Ted Perkin’s Cortina and he baulked as required and proceeded I have raised it at our Club meeting Now for Issue 3, blue flags. with caution, with me locked in behind. We and asked that our CAMS delegate obtain At Phillip Island a split grid was run for got left in the dust, as the rest of the field an answer from CAMS. Once that ruling Porsche 944s and Saloon Cars, with the went by in a cloud of dust, both dropping is given, then maybe a new addenda to saloons at the back, some ten seconds about ten slots. flagging for yellows should be written into behind. The saloons very quickly caught up the rule book. with the back markers of the 944s. If CAMS indicate that the rule stands, look out for yellow flags on the start. And once warned, ignore them? Issue 2, the ‘oil flag’. That’s what we know it as but the oil flag is the lack of adhesion flag, strictly So what, really, do waved double yellow speaking and my contention is that it flags mean? According to the strictest should be displayed until at least “soaker” is interpretation of the rule “Yellow Flags are applied to the spill, and then applied for the To prevent these slower back markers to indicate danger, be cautious and hold requisite four laps as the rule states. from baulking the saloons, should the blue your position!” flag be displayed, so the saloons don’t get held up, in the same way in which a blue But what about at the start, and this flag would be displayed for a lapped vehicle? different to any other time? I went to the Clerk of Course at Bathurst and indicated, Further to the above, maybe go a step strictly, that I was overtaken under a yellow further, and say in the situation of fast flag. back markers coming through the field, or indeed any overtaking vehicle, should a blue The answer was given me that on flag be displayed, perhaps a steady blue for the grid it is only a warning, and you are overtaking vehicle and a waved blue for a permitted to overtake, because you haven’t lapping vehicle? crossed the start/finish line! (Hello?) And how can the flaggies remember Once again at Phillip Island the stripes which cars are being lapped, how do they were only displayed for maximum, one know a faster car hasn’t gone off at the other maybe two laps, the reason being is that the end of the track unsighted by them and is drivers should know where the oil is after catching up? What is the ultimate difference the first couple of passes. To my mind you in the situation? They’re not called safety are concentrating enough without having flags for nothing and there is no less danger to remember track condition without the in an unaware driver being passed by a assistance of flags. faster car, no matter what its position on the At least one spin out was attributable to leaderboard. oil and “soaker” with one of the Porsches, This may also require a rule addendum I raised the same question at Phillip which I believe may have been avoided if from CAMS. It is especially relevant to our Island at the State Round where I was the stripes were out for a little longer. And category given the wide speed differentials of working as a Flaggy and the same answer at Bathurst, at least two separate races were the cars occupying the same track. was given. run before “soaker” was put out, resulting Remember CAMs are our servants and in some hairy, scary moments, and in So OK, guys, it appears that it’s open we can request some of these things to come some way contributed to the problems the slather on the start grid. to pass if we have enough support. See you Formula Vees had in their race. on the grid as I go by under Double Yellows! John Clarke

Page 22 May 2013 Historic Touring Torque Competition Numbers - on sale! Please note: this list has been cleaned of competition member who has competed in The same rules apply interstate which is why you non-competitors and non-financial members, the last two years or intends to do so within the often end up with a different number when your so there are numbers available. If you’re next year. race interstate. sharing a number or expect to appear with a Ultimately the Chief Steward or Race Sectary When we have more active competitors than car within the next five meetings or so, please of the meeting issue the numbers for each event. numbers we have devised a sharing system of “a” apply to Competition Secretary Nick Cascone However the Club tries to allocate numbers to numbers, involving reallocation of unused or on [email protected]. If you’re our members to save members money and angst. infrequently used numbers where we try to pair superstitious and your lucky number has just Many events do not allow triple digit numbers, people on the same number who are less likely become available, you could try that on too but so that leaves 180+ competition members vying to run in the same event. So if we have a new everyone would expect to see you much luckier for 99 numbers. We often supply a list of the member join with an Nc Mustang we would look in the future. HTCAV member numbers to promoters of to use the same number as used on a small Nb car No-one owns a number, but we understand Victorian meetings. In most cases they will give like a Mini or maybe Cortina. No “a” signage will how nice it is to have a regular one on your car. preference to the HTCAV member for those appear on the cars. To have a number you need to be a financial allocated numbers on the list over other entrants.

No. Name Surname Vehicle Type 49 Jody Mason Valiant Charger E49 1 Club Champion Whatever 50 David Moran Ford Mustang Nb 2 John Alessi Holden Monaro 51 Michael Lemmens Holden Torana GTR-XU1 2a Grant Bingley Ford Mustang 52 John Smallman Ford Escort BDA 3 Mark Johnson Porsche 911 53 Ian Cromarty Ford Falcon XR GT 4 Tony Pejkovic Holden EH 54 George Opoczynski Volvo 144 Nc/Volvo 122Nb 5 Len Read Austin Cooper S 55 Quentin Ferry Holden EH 6 Dylan Innes Holden Torana GTR-XU1 55a Steven Lunn Ford Lotus Cortina MK2 7 Ted Perkins Ford Lotus Cortina 56 Doug Juniper Holden EH 7a Jeremy Mantello Holden Monaro 57 Simon Browning Ford Cortina 8 58 Colin Doolan Ford Cortina GT 9 John Bourke Holden Torana GTR-XU1 59 Andrew Williams Torana GTR-XU1 9a Darren Smith Ford Falcon XY GT 60 Brian Deveson Cortina GT 10 Andrew Cannon Ford Mustang 61 Michael Stupka Hillman Imp GT (x2) 11 Paul Dobson Ford Falcon GT 62 Peter Burchell Ford Mustang 12 Kevin Stoopman HQ 4 Door Monaro 63 John Luxmore Ford Cortina GT 13 Rod Evans Ford Cortina GT 64 Brent Trengrove Holden EH/Ford Mustang 13a Stuart Barnes Ford Mustang 65 Brian Beasey Ford Capri V6 14 Tony Claringbold Datsun 1600 65a Fraser Ross Ford Mustang 15 Patrick Dwyer Holden Monaro HQ Coupe 66 Nick Cascone Ford Cortina GT 16 Russell Pilven Datsun 1600 66a Peter Sneddon Holden Torana GTR-XU1 17 Alan McKelvie Holden Torana GTR-XU1 67 Ian Watt Triumph 2.5 PI 18 Marty Lambert Alfa Romeo 68 Steve Watt Holden EH 19 Ian Cuss Triumph 2000 69 Michael Miceli Ford Mustang 20 Bill Benic Volvo 122 70 Matt Jager Ford Falcon GT 21 Brendon Hare Ford Capri V6 71 Michael Hibbert Valiant Charger 22 Bill Trengrove Ford Mustang 72 Andy Clempson Ford Mustang 23 Robert Van Stokrom BMW 2002 73 David Brown Datsun 1600 24 Tony Hubbard Chev Camaro 74 Michael Bugelly Ford Mustang 25 Justin Brown BMW 2002 75 Rob Southouse Holden 48-215 26 Jervis Ward Waiting, waiting. Just wait a bit more 76 Rob Southouse Holden 48-215 27 Eddie Dobbs Holden FE 77 Gordon Cox Holden Torana GTR-XU1 28 Phillip Pearmain Jaguar MK11 78 Laurie Nelson Ford Capri V6 29 Spencer Rice Alfa Romeo 79 John Brash Valiant Pacer 29a Andrew Girvan Holden Torana GTR-XU1 80 Gary Edwards Holden Torana GTR-XU1 30 Vince Parisi Alfa Romeo 81 Angelo Toranto Holden Torana GTR-XU1 31 Jill Hergt Chevrolet Nova 82 Mark Schatz BMW 2002 31a Ben Read Mazda RX2 83 Peter Owen Ford Escort RS1600 32 Paul Cruse Ford Escort Twin Cam 84 David Landry Holden Torana GTR-XU1 33 Paul Girt Morris Cooper S 85 Tino Leo Ford Mustang 34 Richard Fairlam Holden EH 86 ------NUMBER RETIRED 35 Mark Brewster Holden Torana GTR-XU1 86a Karl Wittick Ford Falcon XY GT 36 James Holloway Morris Cooper S 87 James Frolley Mustang 37 Craig Miles Valiant Charger E49 88 Andrew Tickner Holden Monaro 38 Anthony Ramadge Morris Cooper S 88a Phil Sheppard EH Holden 39 Michael Holloway Morris Cooper S 89 John Harrison Ford Mustang Nb 40 Steven Coad Holden Torana GTR-XU1 90 John Bendell Lotus Cortina 41 George Ginis Morris Cooper S 91 Neil Thompson Ford Falcon XY GT 42 Ted Brewster Morris Cooper S 92 Phillip Dunkin Holden HQ 43 Tim Fettel Holden Torana GTR-XU1 93 Peter Melick Morris Cooper S 43a Gary Burton Jaguar MK11 94 Dean Bryant BMW 2002 44 Darren Hill Porsche 911 95 Chris Ralph BMW 2002 44a John Eeles Morris Cooper S 96 John Clarke Ford Mustang Nb 45 Peter Whitten Holden Torana GTR-XU1 96a Ray Challis Holden Torana GTR-XU1 45a Kerry Park Holden EH 97 Jim Collins Chevrolet Camaro 46 Leo Tobin Ford Mustang 98 Helen Lindner Morris Cooper S 47 Scott Slater Holden Torana GTR-XU1 99 Les Walmsley Valiant Charger E49 48 Rod Hotchkin Ford Falcon XR GT

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1972 Mk1 Ford Escort Twin Cam. Historic 1970 M1 RS200 Ford Escort This car has an Historic Grp Nc log book, but is so immaculate I Rally Car. took the roll cage out. It must now move on to someone who will use it. Genuine CK49 Body and is believed to be the original Bruce $30,000 or nearest offer. John Smallman, 0418 355 950. Hodgson car which was rebuilt by the late Ken Harper. It is ready to go rallying. $24,000 or close to it. John Smallman, 0418 355 950.

That “Datto” Simply put, this car is fun for all ages! The results say it all: triple Club championship winning car, multiple lap records, easy to drive, Nc Torana LJ thrilling in corners and a giant killer at the tighter tracks. Torana LJ Nc. Ex Bargwanna, Ex Ian Jones, Ex Adrian Read. This fantastic car is the result of more than 10 years of racing and This car has all the good bits including 48 Webers, Eddie Woods head, development by Les Collins and my now quite depleted bank account. Dana diff, Volvo calipers, BMW rotors, fine spline axles etc. This is one This car is easily the fastest & most fun to drive under 2lt. Nc car for of the 3 LC Toranas run by the Bargwanna bros in NSW. Has never sale in Aust! It’s dependable and takes little maintenance, I will share been road registered. It was run as a sports sedan by Ian Jones and then all development and specs with the new buyer and offer support if rebuilt to its present spec by Adrian Read. Could be eligible for Grp C. required. This is a complete, ready-to-go turn-key set up including a Has been raced sparingly lately but has been maintained and ran at PI full spares package & trailer! The price is less than 1/3 of cost and we classic over the past years. Comes with spare wheels, diffs and various can negotiate about the package, BUT don’t call unless you are serious spares. A trailer is included if the price is right. about owning this legendary car, this is not a fire sale! Please ring Doug on 0419519170 or Len Read for inspection on Russell Pilven 0419 527 188, [email protected], 0408548133. Asking around $40,000. [email protected], 9379 2616

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Car Storage/Workshop Space To Let. Space in a well-equipped Moorabbin factory. A double space (single space with dedicated hoist storing two cars) is now available and another single space will also be free. Seven HTCAV tenants share hoist and various workshop items, engine dyno also on site. Fully alarmed and patrolled. Suit car storage (esp double space) or competition cars. Very reasonable rates. Email [email protected] or call Chris 0418 318 934.

Devo’s ‘64 GT Cortina To be Sold as a Complete racing package. Built by Broadwalk Engineering. Brother/sister car to Fast Johny’s No 63. All the usual body modifications including Steel Cage, Monte Carlo Bar and Watts Link rear end. Vello seat with 6 point Sparko belt. EN36A (low carbon alloy case hardened steel) steering Pitman Shaft. Fresh motor built by Broadwalk, with dyno sheets (1 meeting old) with new roller rockers, valves, pistons, rods, billet cam, and sump. Escort cam followers. Faced Pressure Plate with new clutch. Reconditioned 45 DCOE Webers, Reconditioned alternator, high torque starter, front callipers with new pads and faced rotors. Reconditioned close ratio gearbox with steel syncro rings. Two sets of wheels with 4 x Toyo 185x60R13s and 2 x 205x60R13s, also one meeting old. Diffs include a 4.1 CIG, 4.4 Salisbury, and a 5.1 CIG 1968 Mustang Trans AM in good condition. Ample combinations of tyres and diffs for most This is one of the most reliable and potentially quickest NC circuits. Dorian Timer included. Mustangs, and has been maintained regardless of cost with all the best Spares Package also available. bits including: Dennis Johnson built 302 with A4 block and all the Other bits include jack stands and racing jack. best gear – 520 plus HP (Gene Cooke dyno), Zinner rebuilt close ratio Performance: Sandown 1.34s, Phillip Is best 2.01s usually around Toploader, New Tilton triple plate clutch, pressure plate and hydraulic 2.04s, Winton 1.12s, Eastern Creek 2.00s, Mallala 1.28s. throw out bearing, Harrop fully floating 31-spline with TruTrak, Koni Asking $35,000 the lot. 2 way adjustable shocks, Reconditioned Kelsey Hayes front calipers If you want to have a go at racing this car is a great way to start. and new rear drums and shoes, Cobra Automotive extractors and For more contact Paul Trevethan on 0427 885 075 new exhaust system, Weber carbies. A full range of spares is available at additional negotiated price, including 8 spare wheels, brand new Dunlop wets, reconditioned wide ratio gearbox, spare Gold Trak (3.7), axle, diff ratios, discs, pads, drums and assorted body panels. Base price with trailer (which includes tyre rack) - $95,000. Contact Michael Bugelly 0414 915 404

1970 Ford Capri Perana Awesomely fast, easy to drive, potential Classic Targa winner in the Ford Mustang car No. 54 right hands or easy convert to TCM car or sports sedan. Stroked 302 to The redoubtable John Mann offer for sale… 347ci, Toploader, Falcon AU GT LSD with billet Moser axles, Nissan Arguably Australia’s most winning touring car ever, more than 400 R32 brakes. Super strong, great engineering, ready to go. races won over 30 years. Still a front running car with lots of spares $85,000. Chris Ralph 0418318934 [email protected] to run either NB or NC. Fresh sealed 289 engine by Dennis Johnson only two meetings old. Dyno sheets available. Would like it to be sold to a good home. Genuine buyers please. Phone John Mann on 0418 310 472

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Nb Consul Cortina GT Group Nc 1972 LJ Holden Torana GTR For Sale 1963 Cortina GT, Ex Derry Robinson (B.G.T) Completed 2006, it has minimal race miles and is in very good condition. Original GTR (numbers no longer match). Some say the Log Booked since 12/02/1988. “best looking Torana on the track”. Front running car in class, Motor new, not yet run in. Good HP 202 (3.3 blue) Knife edged crank. M21 G/box BMW Datsun crank, forged pistons, Lotus rods. New valves, Clive Camshaft, Large sump with external pick-up. Toyota starter. Fresh close ratio rotors Volvo callipers. 13x7 Sprint masters with new Toyos, Minilites Gearbox, Fresh 4.44.Limited Slip diff, Capri brakes, coil over struts. with Kumhos. Good amount of spares. You get everything in the Comes with trailer, spare wheels fitted with Yokohama Advans, deal. Business commitments have made it difficult for me to race to spare 4.44 diff centre. Spare intermediate gearbox and remote any satisfying degree. $37, 500. Gordon 0418 506 650 shifter, New Pitman shaft – low carbon alloy case hardened steel Large range of parts and panels also available. Sandown: 1.34, Winton: 1.13, Philip Island 2.02. $23,000 as listed. Spare parts & panels negotiable Rod Evans 0411 717 167

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