The Official Journal of the Historic Racing Car Club (Queensland) Inc. October, 2019 Noosa Hillclimb - Summer November 9 & 10 Entry closing soon Don’t miss out on the summer edition of the toughest hillclimb in Australia. Always an event to attract a broad range of cars from battery powered, classic marques, outright open wheeled hillclimb specials to pure log booked historic cars mixed with modern classics. At the time of going to print there were around a hundred cars entered. Entry is via the CAMS MEE system and the Supplementary Regulations available from the HRCC website - https://www.hrcc.org.au/summer%20noosa.htm This event is the last opportunity for HRCC members to grab some points towards the 2019 club championship trophies so don’t miss it. Or, if you are not running a car, support the club and go as a spectator. It makes a great day trip out of Brisbane in a beautiful forest setting whith a relaxed carnival atmosphere. If you don’t want to trek up the hill, there are regular bus rides. Coming Events VHRR Historic Sandown Oct 25 - 27 CAMS Noosa Hillclimb - Summer Nov 9 - 10 Wakefield Park 25th Annivers. Nov 16 - 17 HRCC Annual General Mtg Nov 18 Rebrands HSRCA Summer Festival Nov 30 - Dec 1 The Bend Clasic Dec7-8 Itself See Back Page for more info See pages 5 & 6 ..... 2019 Awards/ Trophy Presentation Event –-- Venue and Date Change - See back page 1 Website: www.hrcc.org.au Contributions for upcoming issues of HISTORIC TORQUE are welcomed. Please email MS Word & digital photo contributions to [email protected] Alternatively, post articles to The Editor - Historic Torque, POBox 353, Red Hill Qld. 4059 Deadline - Last day of the month. Disclaimer: HRCC.Qld accepts no responsibility for the results of contributors’ advice, nor does it necessarily endorse any services/products/goods offered by advertisers. It is a requirement that all articles published are accompanied by the name of the author. Opinions expressed in the newsletter are not necessarily those of this Club, its Officers or its Editor. Comments/opinions made by the Editor are also not necessarily those of the Club or its Officers. Items originating from the newsletter may be reprinted but acknowledgement would be appreciated. Published photographs are the property of the photographers and may not be reproduced without their permission. HRCC (Q) Inc Club Officers -2018 President Alan Steel 0421 349950 [email protected] Vice President Peter Walsh 0419 778007 [email protected] Secretary Peter Gilbert 0408 742737 [email protected] Treasurer John Tupicoff 0408 197344 [email protected] Committee Chris Robertson 0403 868375 [email protected] Committee/Membership/Conc. Rego Jim Goulden 0400 525865 [email protected] Committee Ian Welsh 0400 630482 [email protected] Committee Fred Sayers 0427 577198 [email protected] State Council Delegate Alan Don 0401 952448 [email protected] Club Merchandise Vacant Group Leaders - Groups A & C (Heritage Touring Cars) David Paterson 0423 392824 [email protected] Group F ( Historic Formula Ford) Geoff Karger 0417 636106 [email protected] Group V (Historic Formula Vee) Alan Don 0401 952448 [email protected] Groups J, K, & L (Historic Sports and Racing) Craig Carlson 0418 191648 [email protected] Group N (Historic Touring Cars) Claude Ciccotelli 0415 136098 [email protected] Group S & T (Historic Production Sports Cars) Peter Richards 0408 957966 [email protected] Groups M, O, Q, R (Historic Sports Cars) Mike Gehde 0413651867 [email protected] Groups M, O, P, Q, R (Historic Racing Cars) Barry Wise 0415 318913 [email protected] Group U (Historic Sports Sedans) Mark Stockwell 0414 407490 [email protected] Regularity Greg Dallison 0418 983307 [email protected] Co-ord & Committee Rep for Group Leaders Peter Gilbert 0408 742737 [email protected] Historic Torque Editor and Photographer Ian Welsh 0400 630482 [email protected] Club Photographer Pete Trapnell 0418 737912 info@trapnellcreations Concessional Registration Officer Jim Goulden 0400 525865 [email protected] Historic Eligibility Officers Bruce Richards 0419 675020 Peter Herlihen 0414 474408 � Phone � Email � Mail Correspondence 0424 321072 [email protected] Contact PO Box 353, Call for all general Your email will be HRCC enquiries. You may be responded to by the Red Hill, redirected to the Queensland. 4059 appropriate club officer. appropriate club officer. HRCC welcomes these new members Members Damien Daly Membership Full, Senior, Social, Honorary, Life 441 Associates 120 HRCC Total Membership 561 (As at 14/10/2019) 2 Website: www.hrcc.org.au Editorial Back in late September I took part in the HRCC Race Group Leaders conference in Brisbane where it was a forum for the active racing members of HRCC to have a voice through their various group leaders. Inside this Issue Great gathering. There is an article here on the topics raised however a couple of things stood out to me. One was the commitment and energy Coming Events Back Page shown by group leaders in trying to improve the race meeting experience General News Page 3 for their fellow competitors. The other was the low level of feedback from competitors that the group leaders represent, following emails requesting HRCC AGM Notice Page 4 input for presentation at the conference. The takeaway being that most CAMS Media Release Page 5 & 6 competitors are happy with HRCC race meetings. The HRCC committee also has been active in exploring the options for Mt Cotton Club Challenge Page 7 - 8 HRCC clubrooms. Several properties have been inspected now. Trying to Committee Report Page 9 tick the boxes on the wish list is not easy but it is also proving to be a good way of distilling the must haves from the nice to haves. Finding a Classifieds Page 11 permanent home for HRCC is moving forward. Ian Welsh unnecessary tender vehicles will be not Group Leader Conference permitted entry. A CAMS official paddock marshall will be utilised in 2020. Sup Regs to Group leaders and HRCC committee members got advise of restrictions. Investigate penalties for together on Saturday 21st September for an evening of non compliance. discussion on the race meetings promoted by HRCC ▪ Power for battery charging. Not enough power in 2019 and what improvements might be available for points available. Need to discuss with MPR implementation in 2020. There were 10 race group management. leaders taking part and they had surveyed competitors Race formats. for input by email prior to the conference. Three or four races per meeting? Survey of It was generally considered that the race meetings competitors did not give a conclusive answer however were well organised and ran well on the days. there was thoughts that shorter races better because However, lots of positive ideas came out of the of tyre degradation and also after 5 /6 laps the racing discussions for the race committee team to take on can become a procession. board for the new year. Some of the main discussion Rolling starts. points to come out of the meeting – Formula Ford competitors not in favour of rolling starts. Driving Standards Also not in favour of the agreement of no passing Generally considered there has been an improvement before Turn 3, saying maybe just for turn 1 when on a in 2019. The utilisation of a Driving Standards Advisor rolling start has been positive for racing. However, it was pointed Drivers Briefing out that the DSA is an advisor only and if further action Regularity competitors requested an earlier and is needed regarding penalties/disqualification then this separate briefing as on past race schedules they are is the responsibility of CAMS officials. Use of in-car always the first event. Also claimed that they can have action cameras for evidence is an important factor. inexperienced competitors who need more clarification Morgan Park Raceway on procedures and actions. ▪ Carports. Not enough for all competitors. Methods of allocation requirements discussed. Conference minutes are available from group leaders ▪ Tender vehicle parking. Safety issue. Less space in paddock available now so which detail all topics raised. It will cater for modern and classic The Bend Classic sports cars, classic & historic open wheeled cars, 1972 - 1995 Touring Cars An additional historic theme race & Sports Sedans and other meeting has been added to the 2019 unique/historically significant cars. race calendar. The Bend Motorsport Park at Tailem Bend out of Adelaide has Moreinfoonthewebat- picked up the void left by the www.thebend.com.au cancellation of what was the Adelaide Motorsport Festival. • Classic and Unique Race Cars • 8 Motorsport Categories Condolences • 4 Circuit Configurations We are sorry to learn that the father of HRCC President Alan Steel has • Free Spectator Entry recently passed away. The club extends condolences and kind wishes Entry cost is $899 and includes a to Alan and his family. garage/carport/marquee. 3 Website: www.hrcc.org.au 2019 Annual General Meeting This form can be downloaded from the HRCC Website here - https://www.hrcc.org.au/2019agm.htm 4 Website: www.hrcc.org.au CAMS Media Release - 12th Oct 2019 A letter to our members from CAMS President Andrew Papadopoulos On the eve of one of the biggest motor sport events on our calendar, the Bathurst 1000, I write to you to share some significant news of our own. As of 1 January 2020, the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) will change its trading name to Motorsport Australia. This is a significant change and one that has been in planning for some time. You will see it officially announced on the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship Bathurst 1000 broadcast this weekend and also find out more on our website and social media channels.