ILRAG The Monthly Newsletter of the 8 pm Monday 5 AugustTHEth NEXT CLUB NIGHTS 8 pm Monday 6 th May 8 pm Monday 3 rd June 8 pm Monday 1 st July Ross and Scott Allan Zero-ing the Blue Rock Stages Club nights are usually held on the first Monday of each month in the Community Room at Living Learning, Pakenham 6B Henry St (entry is on the right hand side of the building). For further information on (or to offer suggestions for) meeting activities contact PAC Meeting Co-ordinator meetings@pakenhamautoclub.org.au May 6 th TyrePlus Pakenham Visit Peter Scollo has invited us to visit his TyrePlus Store on the corner of Doherty St and Princes Highway, Pakenham. Peter will tell us about tyres, his business, etc. He will also answer your questions about tyres and other related topics.
Club Calendar May June July Sunday 2 * M/khana, G5NS-5, HSCCV Sandown Monday 3 * Club Night 1 * Club Night Saturday 4 * Rally East Gippsland Stages, VRC3, MUCC East Gippsland Sunday 5 * Khanacross, G5NS-4, PAC McGregor Rd Monday 6 * Club Night TyrePlus, Pakenham 8 * Autocross, VCAS5, Swan Hill 6 9 * Rally Bega Valley, VRC4 7 * M/khana, G5NS-6, PIARC Bega, Eden, Orbost Sandown Sprint, G5S-4 FFCC Sandown 10 8 Saturday 11 TRE Olde BP Rally, HRA All Over Victoria! * Autocross, VCAS4, MSCC Rockbank Sunday 12 * M khana, VMC4, NCCA Sandown Racecourse Monday 13 17 15 Rallysprint Acheron, HRA Murrindindi 16 * Sprint, G5S-5, PIARC Phillip Island Hillclimb, GCC Bryant Park Committee Meeting * OilRag articles due 13 Sprint John Mott, G5S-6 NCCA Sandown 14 15 * * Sprint John Mott, G5S-6 NCCA Sandown Hillclimb, GCC Bryant Park Committee Meeting OilRag articles due Saturday 18 * PAC Tour de Gippsland 2 days touring to interesting places in Gippsland ideal for club-plated cars 22 * * Trial Nissan NightMoves, VCRS4 Heathcote/Rushworth Autocross, VCAS6, PAC, Maffra Sunday 19 23 * M khana, VMC5, PCCV Sandown Racecourse 21 Monday 20 Committee Meeting 24 22 * OilRag articles due Saturday 25 * Sprint Rally Cooper Memorial, VCRS3, WDCC Wombat 29 Trial Rennick/Kentbruck, SEAC Far South West 27 Sunday 26 * M khana, PAC McGregor Rd 30 28 20 * * M khana, VMC6, BCC Huntly Saleyards (Bendigo) Autocross, VCAS7, MADCC, Maffra * Event counting towards Club Competition and/or Activity Awards Editorial is only as good as the contributions received. This month, I have received very little from members, so there s not much in it! I even had to search the internet for a front cover photo. How about we get a few articles and photos sent in by members editor@pakenhamautoclub.org.au is the place to send them. 2 A Few Words Next month Leon will be producing a brief OilRag as I will be somewhere in the north of the continent, travelling with the 60 th Anniversary Redex Rerun being run by the Peugeot Car Club. Organising this event has kept me busy for the last few weeks so I m looking at the event itself as a holiday! Nick From Nick Wright Editor
Club Night at TyrePlus Pakenham Venue: TyrePlus, on the corner of Princes Hwy and Doherty St, Pakenham Date: Monday 6 May 2013 Time: 8pm Peter Scollo of Tyreplus has invited PAC members and friends to visit his premises in Pakenham. Peter stocks a wide variety of tyres and his professional and helpful staff will match your driving requirements to the best tyre for your vehicle. Some of the services provided by TyrePlus include: Tyre Repair Service Wheel Balancing Wheel Alignment and much more. We will be given a tour of his workshop and an explanation of the tyre business. Bring all your tyre questions with you. Peter will endeavour to answer them. CAMS Officials Training PAC needs more trained officials to continue to run events for our members. If you enjoy competing, you should consider running an event, all you need is CAMS Club Chief Licence. It is an easy licence to obtain. A training session for the Club Chief Module will be run at the CAMS Office on Tuesday 4 th June. Session will be commencing at 7pm sharp, so arrive for 6:45pm to get settled and organised. Any queries or to confirm attendance contact gladfish@netspace.net.au. Glad 3
Motorkhana/Khanacross Recent Events Sunday, 24 March PAC VMC 2 and J race The hosted round 2 of the Victorian Motorkhana Championship at the McGregor Road Complex with Glad Fish as Director. Eight challenging tests were completed, while five juniors were given driving instruction in the J-Race program by Leon Prosser and John White. Triple Garage and Three Lanes, with a choice Coming Events of directions, presented an extra challenge to competitors. While the newly introduced Loopy Sunday 5 th May G5 Khanacross Pakenham Slalom resulted in the most Wrong Directions. Did you compete at the PAC Only six PAC members competed, while others Khanacross on 17 th February? assisted the director. Well, this one is going to be slightly Outright winner was Bill McCarthy in a Delta S2 different, no 44 gallon drums full motorkhana special. of water, just soft plastic bollards in their First PAC member was Ray Garrad 5 th Class A and place as course markers. 16 th outright, driving a Peugeot 205. Still plenty of opportunities to drive fast. Juniors may Ian Williams in his BMW was 1 st Class D and compete as long as they have already competed in a 24 th outright. motorkhana. All the big boys and girls can compete Mitch Garrad in the Peugeot 205 clearly won the Junior and you only need a CAMS non-speed licence. Class, finishing 35 seconds ahead of the next junior, If you find motorkhanas a bit boring, then you need despite having to abandon the dreaded Loopy Slalom to try a khanacross. The surface is reasonably when he rolled a tyre off the wheel. smooth, but remember it is a paddock not a billiard Jonathon Aldridge in the club Laser was 3 rd Junior. table. Venue 335 McGregor Road Pakenham Wayne Bloss in a Volvo was 8 th Class B. (Melways 323 A4). Supplementary Regulations are Anthony Hughes in an Escort was 11 th Class B. available on www.pakenhamautoclub.org.au for Thanks to John Hill for pre-event ground preparation further information contact Glad on 0410148058 or and thanks to Glenda and Glenys for a fantastic job gladfish@netspace.net.au or John Hill A.H. 56254049 in the catering bay. Thanks also to the time keepers jghill@virginbroadband.com.au who, once again, were unrecognisable for dust at the Sunday 12 May VMC 4 at Sandown end of the day. This event will be run on one of 14 April, Group 5 HAC Motorkhana Pakenham the many car parks at Sandown Another great clubby motorkhana raceway. It is a bitumen surface so close to home. Plenty of sunshine will suit people who don t like grass and dust. 34 competitors and competition areas. All tests will be from the 10 tests made up a good day of Motorkhana test book, entry fee is only $30 motorsport with the usual great PAC food and Juniors $15. supplied by Ray and Glenda. Another small field of only 7 PAC members. This event was run by HAC so PAC members were free to relax and enjoy competing at home with no officiating duties. First PAC competitor thanks to careful, consistent driving was Ian Williams in his BMW, 1 st in Class D and 13 th outright. Followed closely by Nick Wright in his trusty little 205, just 30 seconds overall behind 4 Non-Speed News Ian. Nick was 5 th in Class A and 14 th outright after collecting a flag on a very untidy entry to a finish garage. Next PAC member was Glad Fish, no penalties but not enough speed. Ray Garrad gave his 505 a run, gaining 3 rd place in the big car class but only 22 nd outright. Mitch Garrad also competed in the 505 finishing only 20 seconds behind Ray and was the winning Junior. Wayne Bloss and son Sheldon driving a Volvo were hindered with WDs. We hope to see a lot more of Wayne and Sheldon who are new to motorkhanas. Supplementary regulations are available on www.pakenhamautoclub.org.au for further information contact Glad on 0410148058 or gladfish@netspace.net.au. from Glad Fish Non-Speed Co-ordinator continued on page 5
Sunday 26 May Pakenham Motorkhana Are you a silent PAC member? Would you like to be a bit more adventuresome in your car? Have your kids or grand children started driving yet? Well this event is especially for you. This is probably the last event at Pakenham before the winter rains set in, so don t miss it. Low key Motorsport. You only need a CAMS Non-Speed licence. If you are between 12 and 18 you qualify for a junior CAMS licence. PAC club cars are available for hire for juniors at only $10 for the day. For Supplementary Regulations (they are the rules and how to do it for that event) will be available on www.pakenhamautoclub.org.au. If you have any queries ring the director his details will be on the Sup Regs. Venue is just a grassy paddock at 335 McGregor Road Pakenham (Melways 323 A4). There is undercover area for spectators, toilets and catering available on the day. Make it a family day out. For further information contact President Leon Prosser president@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Non-Speed News Motorkhana/Khanacross continued from page 4 Speed News Sunday 2 nd June G5 Motorkhana, Sandown If you missed the motorkhana on 26 th May, or you had heaps of fun at it, here is another one. This is a Group 5 event, but is exactly the same as the Pakenham club motorkhana, except for the venue. This event will be at Sandown, same venue as the VMC on 12 th May. Sunday 23 rd June PCCV VMC Put this date in your calendar. Round 5 of the Victorian Motorkhana Championship. Last year PCCV ran their event in the car park at the Cardinia Shire Offices. It was a great event but quite a challenge to fit it on such a restricted area. This year they are looking for a friendlier to use area, probably at Sandown raceway. More information next month. Glad Phillip Island Six-Hour Relay 3/4 August 2013 The Phillip Island Six-Hour Relay is on again this year over the weekend of 3-4 August. PAC is intending to enter a team. Expressions of interest are sought from intending team members. Please email speed@pakenhamautoclub.org.au if you would like to participate. Entries will open very soon and the field fills within days, so we need to be ready to put the club entry in. Your entry must be accompanied by your share of the entry fee. 5
23 24 March Marysville Marathon Congratulations to PAC members who participated in the 2013 Marysville Stages Marathon, which was, as the name implies, a marathon event. It was fully route charted rally with a competitive distance of approximately 380 km and was run in three divisions. Nick Wright had the unenviable task of scoring the event. The first division, the 2013 Escort Memorial Rally, was approximately 100 km daylight on Saturday. Graeme Hurle and Elizabeth Kidgell entered this division, unfortunately their Ford Escort s diff seized on the last transport section when they were in 6 th position. The second division, the 2013 Marysville Stages, Round One of the 2013 Victorian Club Rally Series, was approximately 120 km competitive distance. It ran on Saturday night and early Sunday morning, Graham Wallis and Richard Davies finished 7 th in class in a Peugeot 505. Novice competitors Daniel Unternahrer and Jodie Finnegan entered in a Commodore and were non-finishers. The second division included an option for new competitors, the Camcrusher Introductory Trial, which was a 70 km mapped trial. No PAC members chose that option. The third division, the 2013 Anglia Memorial Rally, was fully route charted 85 km daylight competitive on Sunday. PAC member Nathan Berry navigated for Rian Calder in a Ford Escort with good results, 2 nd in Class and 4 th outright. Blue Rock Stages The PAC round of the VCRS has been run and won, but no member has sent an article or photo. Just as well that John Doutch was there to record the event on film. After all the hard work by the directing team and officials, it would be good to hear from a competitor who enjoyed the event! Rally Reports from Glad Fish Graham Wallis in his Peugeot 505 managed 1 st in grade and 5 th outright for the complete Marathon. Well done Graham. Daniel Unternahrer and Jodie Finnegan were 3 rd in grade in the Marathon. 6 April Trailblazer TRE Five PAC members bravely tackled the HRA Trailblazer, a 140km navigational challenge in the Heathcote forest on 6 th April. First outright was Kim Harper and Steuart Snooks in a Ford Escort Mk1. Starting first on the road gave them an advantage of a dust free run, and they only missed 3 information boards. Ray Garrad with Brian Ward navigating in a Peugeot 505, were 7 th. Although they only missed two information boards, they lost time finding boards. Alan Upton with Mark Laidlay competed in a Datsun 1600. They missed 5 information boards and were out of late running time at one major control. The first all PAC crew of Nick Wright and Mitch Garrad in a Peugeot 505Gti were also out of late time at one major control, had a wrong direction and missed several information boards, but still managed to finish in the top 10 places. Graham Wallis had mechanical problems that put him out of the event on the first stage. Congratulations to all PAC members who were brave enough to even attempt this event. Glad Dale Allan sweeping in style 6
P.A.C. Tour De Gippsland 18-19 May For those interested in coming along for the weekend here are some brief details of the places of interest we will visit. I m sure we will find a lot more of interest as we meander through the scenic countryside of South Gippsland. Port Albert is one of Victoria s oldest sea ports, established in 1841 by explorer Angus McMillan, who is commemorated with a monument at the roundabout at the northern end of town. The town s collection of historical buildings includes the Port Albert Hotel (licensed in 1842) which fronts the town s jetties and wharf, and the general store which dates back to 1856. The Gippsland Regional Museum, located on the corner of Wharf Street and Bay Street, features exhibitions and memorabilia of the town s maritime history. The township of Maffra is situated on the banks of the Macalister River, 18km north of the city of Sale in central Gippsland, Victoria. It currently has a population of some 4000. The first Europeans known to have reached this part of Gippsland appeared in January 1840 when Angus McMillan s party reached (and named) the Macalister River downstream from the current town site. The original Mafra (with one -f-) was a sheep fold located on this run several kilometres south east of the present town of Newry; it has the same name as one of Macalister s properties in NSW, which was in turn named after a town in Portugal. The former police reserve was surveyed as a town in 1863 by George Hastings. Taking the name from the original sheep fold and anglicising by adding an extra f. Hastings applied Maffra to both the town and surrounding parish. The town was gazetted in 1864 and the first town lot sales took place. The 1870s and early 1880s saw the start of a boom period for the town. The town became the centre of the Shire of Maffra, proclaimed on 14 th October 1875, and the first municipal offices were constructed. By 1880 there were said to be 3000 people living in the shire. Itinerary The railway from Melbourne reached Maffra in 1886 and reached Briagolong in 1889; this expansion created increased financial opportunities for the district. Linked now with Traralgon (and therefore Melbourne), Stratford and Briagolong, Maffra was in an ideal position to become the hub of a thriving cattle industry. In the late 1890 s a Sugar Beet industry was established with the building of the factory and the Colony s first 500 tons of sugar was refined in 1898.The industry, originally in private hands and later taken over by the Victorian Government, lasted until 1948. Maffra today survives thanks mainly to dairying and vegetable growing. A major Murray Goulburn factory processes millions of litres of milk a week at peak times, mostly for export. Southern Rural Water has its headquarters there. Several rural supply companies have erected state-of-the-art distribution centres. The DNRE has regional offices there. A major veterinary clinic has teaching connections with Melbourne University. There s a Herd Improvement Co-operative and a research farm nearby. The town also boasts one of rural Victoria s largest single-campus Government secondary colleges. Walhalla is nestled in a steep sided valley where electricity was only connected in 1998. It was once one of Australia s richest gold towns. Almost 4500 people lived and worked in the area at its peak during the 1800s. Take a tour of the Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine, visit the museum, join the ghost tour (you need to book) or take a ride on the Goldfields Railway. For those feeling fit, take a scenic walk and include the half hour climb to what s claimed as the most remarkable cricket ground in the world. Because of the lack of flat ground in the town, the miners removed the top off a mountain with picks and shovels! Maybe just a stroll to the Fire Station, Spetts Cottage, Windsor House, Gold Vault, Stone Cottage, Band Rotunda, Cemetery, Masonic Lodge No 69, Old Bakery or St. John s Church of England. We have booked into the Rawson caravan park/motel for the night. Ph. 5165 3439. They still had units available 16/4 but if you are interested you had better hurry as the other accommodation we tried was fully booked. Meeting Place Approx. Time Departure Time Approx. Distance SATURDAY to Next Stop Korumburra (ring Glenys 0408 313 366 10.00am 10.30am 165k when you get to Korrumburra to meet up) Port Albert (Lunch) 11.30 11.45am 1.00pm 100k Maffra (Auto Museum and Coffee) 2.15pm 4.00 pm 90k Rawson (Evening Meal and Sleep) 5.00pm 9.30am Sunday SUNDAY Rawson accommodation 5.00pm Saturday 9.30am 15k Walhalla (Lunch) 10.00am 1.30pm 30k Thompson Dam 2.15pm 2.45pm 54k Yarragon (the Last Coffee) 3.45pm In time to get home from John Hill John 7
Website: www.pakenhamautoclub.org.au 8 Club Contacts Postal: PO Box 31,, VIC, 3810 2013 Management Team Egroup: groups.yahoo.com/group/pacautoclub Elected Committee President Leon Prosser president@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Vice-President Nick Wright 04 2744 3821 vicepresident@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Secretary/Public Officer Peter Morrison secretary@pakenhamautoclub.org.au public_officer@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Treasurer Kim Dalgarno treasurer@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Membership Secretary Alan Bloomfield ah 9570 7905 membership@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Cardinia Motor Sports Working Group, Maintenance & Property John Hill 04 1733 0174 ah 5625 4049 cmswg_delegate@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Rally Co-ordinator Peter Morrison rally@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Non-Speed Co-ordinator Glad Fish 5944 3821 motorkhana@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Club Car Co-ordinator John White Club Scorer Mitch Garrad scorer@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Appointed Officials Acting Speed Co-ord r Leon Prosser speed@pakenhamautoclub.org.au CAMS Club Delegates Leon Prosser cams_delegate@pakenhamautoclub.org.au John Carney Acting Social Glenys Hill ah 5625 4049 social_secretary@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Co-ordinator Meetings Co-ordinator Glad Fish 5944 3821 meetings@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Leon Prosser CAMS Officials Co-ord r vacant AOMC Delegate & Club Plate Registrar Graeme Begelhole bh 5997 5555 aomc_delegate@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Junior Program Facilitator vacant OilRag Editor Nick Wright 04 2744 3821 editor@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Publicity Officer Glad Fish 5944 3821 publicity@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Merchandise Manager Leon Prosser merchandise@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Web Master Leon Prosser webadmin@pakenhamautoclub.org.au Catering vacant is usually photocopied in black and white and mailed to members. For a better quality colour copy, you can elect to have your newsletter sent by email instead. To arrange this, send an email to the membership secretary (membership@pakenhamautoclub.org.au) and we will do the rest. is usually available in full colour on the PAC website (www.pakenhamautoclub.org.au) some time after it is mailed or emailed to members. To contribute articles and/or pictures to, please send them by email to editor@pakenhamautoclub.org.au. If you are of the About pre-email generation, we accept typewritten or handwritten contributions; please mail these to: Editor, Nick Wright, 66 Blue Ridge Road, DEWHURST, 3808. is proudly brought to you by: Nick Wright Editing and layout Glad Fish Rounding up contributions Glenda Garrad Proof-reading John Hill Copying, collating and postage Members Contributing articles & photos
Inc APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP (New members will be proposed by the President and seconded by the Secretary and accepted subject to the Committee s agreement) an invitation to join PAC from: office use only NAME ADDRESS POSTCODE PHONE AH BH MOB FAX EMAIL OCCUPATION Mark here if you don t want details published MEMBERSHIP DETAILS: DOB Joining fee (1) M ship fee (2) Total Single: Adult N/A $15.00 $40 $ Junior (under 18) --/--/-- $ 7.50 $20 $ OR Family: Name Adult N/A $25.00 $60 $ Adult N/A N/A N/A $ Junior --/--/-- N/A N/A $ Junior --/--/-- N/A N/A $ Junior --/--/-- N/A N/A $ Junior --/--/-- N/A N/A $ Extra Adult N/A N/A $25 $ Extra Adult N/A N/A $25 $ Post form with cheque attached: payable to Inc. $ I desire to become a member of Inc. In the event of my admission as a member, I agree to be bound by the rules of the club for the time being in force. Signed on --/--/-- To compete, you must have a CAMS Licence: cost is $--- (adults) or $---- (juniors) and requires seperate cheque payable to CAMS Ltd. Application forms are available from our membership secretary. Please let us know what your interests are, by numbering, in order of preference: TRIALS/RALLIES MOTORKHANAS HILLCLIMBS FILM NIGHTS AUTOCROSS RACE MEETINGS SPRINTS SOCIAL EVENTS and, what do you drive? Give details of your car(s) below (or on a separate sheet if insufficient space). MAKE MODEL YEAR REG NO MODIFICATIONS 1. New applicants please sign application and pay the joining fee in addition to the annual Membership fee. 2. Fees valid for applications recieved before... APPLICATION FORMS Membership Forms can be emailed directly to: membership@pakenhamautoclub.org.au or post your Membership Form to: Alan Bloomfield, PO Box 108, Bentleigh East 3165 DIRECT DEPOSIT You can deposit Membership Payments direct to the Pakenham Bank Account. Ensure that the deposit contains your Membership Number and Surname. Also, email Alan (address above) advising him of your renewal. This enables us to match your renewal/application with the Membership register. Bank Account Details: BSB: 033636 Account: 711052
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