HOLDEN TORQUE TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page Magazine of the Holden Sporting Car Club of Victoria - 2 0 1 2 - H S C C V s 4 0 t h B i r t h d a y NOV 2012 This month - Executive Committee reports, Club Calendar, Cup day Sandown Sprints and PI Grp5 Sprints pics, Monthly mag Quiz, FFCC/PAC Supp Regs, AGM details. plus more! COMING EVENTS : HSCCV Ann General Meeting Monday Nov 26 8pm Golden Gate Hotel cnr Coventry & Clarendon Sts South Melbourne (upstairs) COMING EVENTS : 24-25th Nov ISLAND MAGIC DIAMOND - PI 25th Nov FFCC/PAC Grp5 Khana Pakenham (Supp Regs inside) 1-2nd Dec Geelong Revival - Geelong waterfront
TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 2 Welcome to this months edition of HOLDEN TORQUE Magazine of the Holden Sporting Car Club of Victoria (Inc) Committee and Club Information President Bruce Lethborg president@holdenclub.com 0499 272 774 Vice President Frank Rogan vice_president@holdenclub.com 0416 001 577 Secretary Phil Slater secretary@holdenclub.com 0432 955 743 Treasurer Tamara Dennett treasurer@holdenclub.com Motorkhana & Grp5 Rep Frank Rogan group5@holdenclub.com 0416 001 577 Public Officer Ray Cardwell public_officer@holdenclub.com Stock Rep Martin Carabott stock@holdenclub.com 0419 666 595 Webmaster Alex webmaster@holdenclub.com 0419 222 011 Motor Racing & Rally Rep Peter Scott racing@holdenclub.com 0409 096 548 Editor Ian Smith editor@holdenclub.com Classic Historic Registry Richard Wales 9803 7690 Membership/Point score Bruce Lethborg membership@holdenclub.com 0499 272 774 Social & Special Events contact committee CAMS State Council Rep Club Photographer Greg Black Julie Stokes cams_rep@holdenclub.com photographer@holdenclub.com Magazine Articles and advertisements to be published in the magazine can be submitted via e-mail to the Editor at editor@holdenclub.com. Microsoft Word format is preferred for text, pictures as jpg (no larger than 1200x900). Each months items must be received before print night (refer Calendar). Quarter page ads are free to members. Advertising is otherwise charged at $10 - quarter page, $20 - half page, $35 - full page per edition Website Why not visit our website. Find us at: www.holdenclub.com for more information on the club or up to date information on our various events. Club Meetings Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month, except December at the Golden Gate hotel, Coventry St, South Melbourne, 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start. All members and their friends are very welcome. Meals are available prior to the meeting at bistro prices. Correspondence All should be addressed to: The Secretary, Holden Sporting Car Club of Victoria Inc, GPO Box 791, Melbourne, Vic 3001 or via email to: secretary@holdenclub.com Disclaimer The views or comments in the magazine are not necessarily those of the committee, the editor or the publishers of the Holden Sporting Car Club of Victoria Inc. s magazine. We accept no responsibility for the accuracy of the information printed and or quality of any thing advertised or mentioned in this publication. Copyright in any item here remains with its owners.
TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 3 Welcome to this months edition of HOLDEN TORQUE n o v 2 0 1 2 T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s - Club Information Index/Table of Contents Club Calendar Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Exec. Committee Torque Page 5-10 Previous Meeting minutes Page 11 Membership Form Page 30 Membership/Point Score Webmaster Torque Motorsport report Monthly Mag Quiz Sandown Sprint pics PI Grp5 Sprint pics FFCC/PAC Supp Regs Out and about... AGM Notice/Meeting Proxy A note from the Editor na Page 16 na Page 22 Page 12-14 Page 15 Page 17-21 Page 24-25 Page 31-32 Page 10 Front Cover... Damian in his VH exiting T4 at Sandown Pics and Photos - Front Cover Pic - Julie Monthly Mag Quiz pic - your Editor Sandown and PI - Julie and your Editor out and about - Cam Chivers, your Editor
TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 4 Club Calendar 2012 Dates & Venues subject to change. See HSCCV website calendar for latest details. July 1st PAC motorkhana Grp 5 Rnd 5 Pakenham 6-7th NCCA John Mott Sprint Sandown 9th HSCCV committee meeting 14th HSCCV VMC Rnd 5 Bendigo, Huntly Saleyards 16th HSCCV magazine distribution 23rd HSCCV General Meeting Golden Gate, Cnr Clarendon & Coventry, Sth Melbourne (8pm) 29th HSCCV / FFCC Sprint Winton CANCELLED August 4-5th Phillip Island 6Hr Phillip Island 5th SEAC, VMC Rnd 6 Mt Gambier, Saleyards 12th PIARC motorkhana Grp 5 Rnd 6 TBC 13th HSCCV committee meeting 20th HSCCV magazine distribution 26th HSCCV 40th, Fun Day - Members Only Sandown 27th HSCCV General Meeting Golden Gate, Cnr Clarendon & Coventry, Sth Melbourne (8pm) September 1st HAC / FFCC VMC Rnd 7 Bendigo, Huntly Saleyards 1st WRXCC VSCC Rnd 4 Winton 9th Brocky's Big Day Out for Charity Hurstbridge 10th HSCCV committee meeting 16th FFCC/PAC Khanacross Grp 5 Rnd 7 Pakenham 16th HSCCV Dyno Day AutoCure, 11/189 Cheltenham Rd, Keysborough, 9706 3518 17th HSCCV magazine distribution 22nd BCC, VMC Rnd 8 Bendigo, Huntly Saleyards 24th HSCCV General Meeting Golden Gate, Cnr Clarendon & Coventry, Sth Melbourne (8pm) 30th PAC Khanacross Grp 5 Pakenham, 405 McGregor Rd October 4-7th V8 Supercars Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Bathurst 8th HSCCV committee meeting 13-14th AMC Brisbane 15th HSCCV magazine distribution 22nd HSCCV General Meeting Golden Gate, Cnr Clarendon & Coventry, Sth Melbourne (8pm) 26-28th MotorClassica (RACV) Royal Exhibition Building 28th NCCA, motorkhana Grp 5 Rnd 8 Werribee TBC November 6th HSCCV / FFCC Sprint, Grp 5 Sandown 9-11th Targa High Country 9-11th Sandown Historics 10-11th PIARC sprint Phillip Island 12th HSCCV committee meeting 17th FFCC / TCCA motorkhana Grp 5 Rnd 9 TBA 18th FFCC / TCCA VMC Rnd 9 TBA 18th HAC Interclub Lardner Park 19th HSCCV magazine distribution 24-25th ISLAND MAGIC DIAMOND - HQs, Utes, Sports Sedans, Historic Touring cars at Phillip Is 26th HSCCV Annual General Meeting Golden Gate, Cnr Clarendon & Coventry, Sth Melbourne (8pm) December 1-2nd CAMS CARnival Echuca / Shepparton / Deniliquin (cancelled) 1-2nd Geelong Revival Geelong waterfront 8th HSCCV Christmas Party & Presentation Night TBA 9th non speed spare date
TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 5 President s Report Bruce Lethborg Hi Guys, November is here, that means AGM time. The committee is an important part of the club. The committee makes the decisions on how the club is run, events for the year and manages club funds. Would you like to have a go on the committee? We would like you to come to the AGM and have a go, it is not hard, nor is it rocket science. In particular, we need a Treasurer, Editor and Webmaster. The guys in these positions need to stand down due to work commitments and health reasons so please consider a position on the committee. Sandown on Cup day was great, 83 entries and it was fabulous to see 16 members come along to help. FFCC hired some flaggies as they didn t know if there was going to be enough help, but there was plenty. Thanks guys. Now I have rather sad news about the Holden/Ford series for next year it is not happening. After five or six years, FFCC have decided to go it alone next year for various reasons, but they will still support any events that we run in 2013 and I would hope that HSCCV members do the same for FFCC events. We have Sandown booked for April 28 th and we have two motorkhanas booked at Sandown on the jockey s car park which is bitumen and that guarantees us the khanas will run and not be washed out. With the Holden/Ford series not happening, the committee is looking at the rules for club plates as far as participation in events for signing rego papers. We are working on what type of events will qualify.stay tuned. Club points are now in camera and close at the AGM. If you have events you want scored for 2012, please email them to me before the AGM. Also if you have one of the perpetual trophies, please return it to me at the AGM. Four members recently competed in the second round of the Australian Tarmac Rally series, Targa High Country based at Mt Buller. Peter Dixon and Marty Anger in their HQ Monaro and Kim McConchie and myself in the VL 308 Clown car for team Pistonbrokeagain and had a ball travelling on the roads around Mansfield, Jamison and Eildon at break neck speed, tearing up the bitumen and generally having a good time. Both teams finished with no problems. Peter and Marty finished well in the outright and class. Kim and I finished a little further down the list BUT we beat the Lamborghini this year. (Targa pics next page Ed) One thing had us a bit puzzled as we found a Porsche on its roof on the long stage on Sunday. Talking to a person at the lunch break I found out that the car is one of only three in the country, a 997 911 GT3 4.0 litre. The puzzling thing is the car was in the touring group, these guys were all behind a lead car that did not exceed the legal speed limits, no helmets or roll cages, mmm... me thinks this guy was hanging back and hooning..i d like to see the insurance claim. For Kim and I, this is our last Targa as Kim is being posted overseas with his work and the car is up for sale, so if anyone would like to do Targa High Country and needs a co driver I m available. Cheers Bruce Committee TORQUE
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TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 7 Vice-President s Report Frank Rogan Hi All, Christmas will be beating down the door soon but the year is not over yet there are a few more events to participate as a competitor or an official, with more on that shortly. We had a bunch of our club members who came out and filled the officiating roles for the Cup Day Sprint at Sandown. So much so, that it was an oversubscription with something like three people per flag point. If we could get half those numbers at every Sandown and Winton over the past couple of years we might be still running the Holden v Ford series with Ford Four Car Club next year. Yes, that is correct Ford Four have decided to go it alone in 2013. For Cup Day they hired 4 people as helpers, which goes to show that they had little faith that our club were going to have enough people there on the day. Granted some of our officials were sprinters who for one reason or another were unable to compete but even so, we were very well represented on the day. Thank you to one and all who made the effort to assist. October 28 was supposed to be a motorkhana hosted by Nissan Car Club but it was cancelled early in the week as there supposedly wasn t any suitable ground to run it. I checked the e-group that Sunday morning but in my haste didn t check it properly, and as I hadn t noticed the cancellation post much earlier in the week I ventured out to Pakenham. Being a Group 5 round, I never bothered to chase Supp Regs either as I knew I d be able to enter on the day. Well, despite arriving to a locked gate at Pakenham, from the fence at least it looked quite dry and usable and I m convinced it was because I d been checking the weather on my phone (I can set it to suburb) and no rain had fallen for a week in the area. Oh well, that s how it goes sometimes. Mal Cardwell passed me on the freeway; he was heading down as I was leaving, so I flagged him over on the freeway when he was on his way back and we had a good chat on the side of the road. As you read this report, the annual HAC interclub (motorkhana) will have been run and won, if we the people triumph over the weather gods for a change. This coming weekend (25 th November) will see a Group 5 motorkhana at Pakenham hosted by FFCC and PAC (Pakenham Auto Club) and the Island Magic Sprint at Phillip Island. The spare khana date on December 9 has been taken up by our club I believe in conjunction with Huntingdale Auto Club (HAC). We may or may not need help on the day but volunteers are always welcome. CAMS CARnival and the Geelong Revival are scheduled for December 1 & 2. CAMS CARnival was unfortunately cancelled on Tuesday this week due to a low number of entrants 17 in total. Sounds like the organizers couldn t decide on the particulars of the events such as classes and what the event would actually be, so it explains the lack of numbers. Meanwhile the Geelong Revival is in full swing, with a huge competitor list including David Holc in a Walkinshaw, and Mick Hone (Peter Brock s navigator) in a Silver Cobra. The annual Christmas party has now been morphed into an Australia Day BBQ Presentation night. It is to be held on Monday January 28 at Cresco Park in Warrandyte. It s a BYO meat for a 6pm dinner and at around 7pm the presentation is to commence. Anyone with perpetual trophies, please return them on the club night on the 26 th November. We ve had a Group 5 meeting recently, with the main intention of arranging dates for next year. Some dates are being still being firmed up for the 2013 Calendar but as some are so rubbery right now the details cannot be released. What I can say is that the first Motorkhana for 2013 is a practice round at Werribee. Yes, Werribee. I used to joke and call the place where else but Werribee, but for maybe cont d... Committee TORQUE
TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 8 Vice-President s Report Frank Rogan cont d the past couple of years we have not been there. I have heard there is still some more ground preparation and fencing to complete but it should be good to go by then. I can also confirm that we have booked a sprint round at Sandown for late April 2013; it was the only date available there before August. Now we have to cross our fingers that the date won t clash with PIARC s sprints. FordFourCC are running a sprint on Queens Birthday next year and we are more than welcome to attend the event, as are their members and the rest of the Ford Alliance most welcome to come play at our event at Sandown in April along with any others that we host. Speaking of Sandown, HSCCV have gone on record to say that we will host a bitumen motorkhana in the carpark at Sandown in July next year. The door has been opened for a bunch of motorkhana events to be run there next year, despite my attempts to get one happening there for the 40 th birthday in August this year. PIARC initiated Sandown motorkhanas in August this year which is great. Now there are 5 motorkhanas earmarked for Sandown for 2013! November is the Annual General Meeting and therefore it s time to elect a new Committee for 2013. It sounds like most of the committee won t be re-standing, so I d like to express my thanks to all the current committee members for their support and say that I ve enjoyed working with them. I d think we d all like to see some fresh faces bring some new ideas to the club next year and we will encourage and support any and all who may desire to take this club forward in 2013. As I say, see you sideways or at the meeting. Committee TORQUE Frank.
TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 9 Secretary's Report Phil Slater Committee TORQUE Welcome to the November Magazine and what a busy few weeks we ve had in motorsport with the Cup Day sprint (sadly the last ever round of the Ford/Holden series), Targa High Country, The Sandown Historics, a PIARC sprint, the HAC interclub and the V8s at Winton. I was one of many officials that volunteered to help for Sandown with many volunteering to qualify for getting their Club Permit renewal signed. This shows that our new system works. I am working on a form that will be on the website as well as in the magazine and will need to be submitted with your permit renewal. You will need to either officiate or provide a friend/family member to officiate for you or you will not get your Permit renewed. The other event that I attended was the Sandown Historics with the XU-1 Owners group and as usual it was a fantastic day of Historic racing, great cars and getting together with like minded Torana nuts. We were positioned opposite Geoff s club Lion s pride and both Holden groups won awards for best display (Saturday Lion s Pride and Sunday XU-1 Owners) presented by John French. Finally, the AGM is coming up and we need members to come along and vote or even better stand for the committee as new blood is always needed. If you can t come along then fill out a proxy form and send it in (there is a copy in this edition...ed) Phil Slater Secretary
TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 10 Treasurer s Report Tamara Dennett Committee TORQUE Greetings Fellow Club Members, ANZ Balance: $5,000.50 ING Balance: $24,983.31 For those of us who had time at the 40th Birthday bash to bid on the Silent Auctions for the Laser Strike kindly donated by Craig Eddy, the Club is now expecting payments please. If you have paid already thankyou; to the others I will start chasing you next month. Also its renewal time again, $50 per year is all it costs. Come and see me at the AGM and we can figure it all out early. Please think the future of your club, there is a few positions up for grabs including the Treasurer s Role. The Treasurer s job on the committee is mainly writing cheques and banking. There is only really one busy time of year and that is at the beginning for renewals. If you want to know more about it just ask. I am more willing to help the new person take on this, not that difficult role. See you all on the track or sideways or at the meeting Tamara A note from the Editor... This month... We have pics from the club s Sandown sprint (run with FFCC) and the last Group5 Sprint at Phillip Island (run by PIARC) thanks to Julie. A reminder to members who take video of their motorsport efforts and then post them up on YouTube please also post a link to these on the club s Facebook page. That way...all members can see that hot lap or great time! Tony Cott s Sandown Safari is a great example! This is my last edition as HSCCV Editor, the 3 years I have done this have whizzed by. For a variety of reasons, I am unable to do this in future or be a club committee member but am more than happy to assist with any handover (pic files, email list, scissors, glue..lol ). To all members please give the new editor all the assistance that I have received during my stint Ed
TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 11 Committee TORQUE GENERALMEETING Minutes of Holden Sporting Car Club of Vic. Inc. October Gen Meeting Golden Gate Hotel 22/10/2012 PRESENT As Per Attendance Book APOLOGIES Amelia, Mal Cardwells, Ian, Budge, Jonesy, Ray S Greg Black, Alex, Dean New Members: Meeting opened: 8.19 Minutes M: S: PRESIDENT: Ford / Holden Sprint series - FFCC is ending sharing arrangement. Next year club will run 1 Sandown for 1 st half of year. CH Plates Discussion - change membership form to list CH plated cars Martin. Phil to check with VicRoads member numbers. Bathurst report. VICE PRESIDENT: Holden/Ford discussion. SECRETARY Incoming Mail October 2012 TREASURER ANZ $5587.19 ING $24,292.29 MOTOR RACE AND RALLY NTR EDITOR NTR SOCIAL SPECIAL EVENTS WEBSITE NTR Group 5/M/k Dates as per Mag Website. STOCK MEMBERSHIP/POINTSCORE GENERAL BUSINESS Jan meeting at Warrandyte? Need committee members Editor & webmaster. Motorclassica this weekend. Targa High Country 9-11 th Nov Sandown Historics 9 11 th Nov Fines Meeting closed 9.58
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TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 16 Webmaster Torque Website stats for October show 3,259 visits, with the Main Page as most visited, followed by the Calendar and then Club Cars Most popular of the Club Cars details page was Cameron s VB, followed by Wayne s VK and then Bruce s VN. The Calendar has had a few changes, motorkhana dates in November & December. A couple more cars have been added to the Club Cars page. The Cup Day results are up and pics should be up soon thanks to Julie. Some changes have been made to the Sponsors page, added Laser Strike and removed Solchem. As you all know, the AGM will be held this month. After 4 years on the committee, I d like to have a break, so the position of Webmaster will be available. You just need a computer, internet connection and basic computer skills. I can help with website training. Most of the work isn t urgent, so you can do most of it at your leisure. As a club we need volunteers to run it, so have a think about and maybe give me a call if you have any questions. Alex Friendly, Professional Design Service, Superb Colour Printing Complete Photocopying Services to suit all Corporate Image requirements and also club magazines Corporate Image Development. And of course, General Printing to cover all your printing needs Phone: 03 9879 1555 Fax: 03 9879 1799 Unit 16, 42 New Street, Ringwood 3134 Email: Robert@maroondahprinting.com.au www.maroondahprinting.com.au
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TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 22 HSCCV Monthly Mag Quiz... This month another engine based quiz! What is this? (...see picture below) A hint (yes its obscure again but here goes )...it helps your GMH V8 engine go Last month s Quiz answer what is this?? - It is a new age style piston ring compressor. Bought in 4.00 size (others are available) it fits the Holden 308 engine and works very differently to the old strap and ratchet style of ring compressor...
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TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 30 HOLDEN SPORTING CAR CLUB of VICTORIA Inc. PO Box 791, Melbourne Victoria 3001 Please tick MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION or RENEWAL Name(s):... Address:.....Postcode:... Phone: Email: AH BH Mob...... Occupation: Date(s) of birth... Vehicles:... CH Plate & Car details. Membership No(s):.Introduced by: (New members) I am interested in: Motorkhana...Race:.Rally.Sprint/Hill climbs I hereby certify that I will abide by the rules and regulations of the Holden Sporting Car Club of Victoria Inc. and also the National Competition Rules of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport with which this club is affiliated. Signed:. Date:. Membership fees (please mark clearly): Single: $50.00 full year from January 1 Family: $70.00 full year from January 1 Junior (under 18) $25.00 full year from January 1 Associate (Bona fide members of non CAMS $25.00 full year from January 1 affiliated car clubs only with proof of membership) Membership runs for 12 months from the 1st of January to the 31st of December after July 1 pay 50% less for 6 months Payment: Cash $. Cheque $. or bank payment via EFT to HSCCV s account ANZ BSB 013-250 Account 1016-73941 IF paying EFT, please quote membership number or family name as payment reference please make cheques payable to Holden Sporting Car Club of Victoria Please send this form (and cheque or EFT receipt if applicable) to: The Membership Secretary HSCCV Inc. PO Box 791 Melbourne 3001 Office Use: Date received:. Licence processed:.
TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 31 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The Annual General Meeting of the Holden Sporting Car Club of Victoria Inc. will be held at 8:00 pm Monday 26 November, 2012 The meeting is to be held at - The Golden Gate Hotel, Clarendon Street, South Melbourne. All Committee positions will be declared vacant at the commencement of the Meeting, and an election will be held for the Positions of -President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The minor committee positions may be filled by volunteers, unless there are more nominations than positions, when an election will be held. Any further agenda items and proxy voting notices must be received by the Secretary prior to the commencement of the AGM. Phil Slater Secretary HSCCV Inc.
TORQUE the Holden Club magazine Nov 12.. page 32 Holden Sporting Car Club of Vic. Inc Application for Proxy Vote I, member # appoint who is a current financial member of the Holden Sporting Car Club of Victoria to be my proxy vote at the 2012 Annual General Meeting Signed Date Note: proxy voting forms MUST be presented to the Club Secretary PRIOR to the Annual General Meeting being declared open Notification of Nomination for a 2013 Holden Sporting Car Club of Victoria Committee Position Nominations close at the Annual General Meeting Monday 26 November, 2012 where this election will take place. President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Public Officer Membership Secretary Magazine Editor Group 5 Representative Motorsport &Rally Representative Social & Special Events Representative Stock Representative Webmaster NOMINATION: POSITION: NOMINATOR: SECONDER: Nominator: Seconder: Signed: _ Signed: _ I, the HSCCV Member nominated above, agree to accept the position named, if elected. Print Name: Signed: _