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COMING EVENTS
May
30- June 1st
Historic Winton
Grant
03 9596-2777 or 03 9592-9310
July
6th
Calder Sprint Day
John Pyke 9872-4729
AH
July
19th XMAS
in JULY Marysville
Hugh Jarse 5988-4846
Ph.
July
26th-27th
Queensland Historics
August
31st
Morwell Hillclimb Club Day
John d’Asques 9766-1013 AH
Sept
6th-7th
Eastern Creek Historic Meeting
Oct
4th-5th
Australian Historic Motor Festival, Winton
Oct
26th
Morwell Hillclimb
Nov
8th-9th
Sandown Historic Meeting
Nov
29th-30th
Wakefield Park
VHRR Clubrooms
are situated at 30-32 Lexton Rd. Box Hill
LUNCH MEETINGS WEDNESDAYS (NOT CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS)
RED PLATES SCHEME Our club Volunteer doing this task
is Lloyd Shaw. Contact him on ………0415.351.164
ALL
THE ABOVE CLUB ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE WEDNESDAY LUNCH ARE DESIGNATED
RED PLATE ACTIVITIES.
Visit
our website: www.vhrr.com
AUSTRALIAN MOTORSPORTS SHOW 2003
This
event was held at the Royal Exhibition Buildings on the weekend of 22
& 23 February. Our club was offered a “complimentary site” at
the show by the promoters to promote Historic Racing. With the help of
our in house design team of Jervis Ward and Mark Barton of THE CREATIVE
PARROTT and Mat McLennan of SYNERGY
DESIGN GROUP we managed to put together an excellent display site. Many
thanks to the designers.
Thanks
also to the owners of the magnificent cars on display which were a great
attraction. We had Dean Butler’s 8CTF Maseratti, Michael Wilson’s
L34 Torana Group C Tourer and Bob Harborrow’s Lola F5000, all looking
magnificent and beautifully presented. Thanks to Ian Tate for organising
the cars.
All
of this did not happen without a lot of help and input from club members
and I would like to thank Don Kinsey, John Pyke, Jon Bate, Jim Russell,
Peter Matthews, John D’Asques, Alex McLaughglin, Noel Robson, Rob
Graham, Peter Hill, Marg & Eddie Dobbs representing the club and
also Group N, Don Knight (President Historic Touring Car Assoc) and his
team for making the time
available to man the stand for the duration of the show. Thanks also to
the ever reliable Dot & Mike Devine for assistance with transport of
display items. We could not have been involved without the help of all
of these people.
The
Promoters were very happy with our display which they say was probably
the best of the Amateur organisations at the show. Promotion material
for Phillip Island was made available to the public with more than 900
P/I Posters handed out and information about the club and Historic
Racing Generally was available in an effort to attract new members.
Order forms for
the Sandown 2002 video were available with some advance orders taken.
Ian
McLennan
X-MAS IN JULY
MOUNTAIN LODGE MARYSVILLE 19/7
Dinner ,bed
& breakfast $100.00per person.
Sunday
Lunch $20.00 per person.
Bookings
and cheques payable to Mountain Lodge.
Post
to Mr. Ron Townley Esquire, 59 Mt. Martha Rd. Mount Martha 3934
Phone.
5988.4846
Appeal for
the Club Library.
Our hardworking
librarian George Spanos has appealed to any members that might have any books or videos and old race programs. The club is
trying to put together a full set of Australian Motor Sports Magazine so
copies of AMS would be appreciated. Badges and any other racing
memorabilia are needed to fill our cabinets. See George any Wednesday or
club nights or phone Llyod Shaw on 0415-351-164
MORWELL
HILLCLIMB Reminder and more information.
Entrants in the
club championship can score points in two hillclimbs this year, both at
Morwell. Our own VHRR meeting will be held on 31st August
(Entry Fee TBA) and the other will be the two day Victorian Hillclimb
Championship on 25/26 October.
The full two day
entry fee will be about $100, but VHRR members may compete on Sunday
only for $60.00.
Further info
from Ray DaCosta on 5940-1647
A lunch is being
planned for the Saturday before our club climb (30/8).
Motel
information will be in next months newsletter.
The Murray
Rainey Storey
The May 2003
edition of English Motor Sport features a three page article on the
remarkable Australian Murray Rainey as the reminisces of his daughter
Joy.
With a full page
photo of Murray, it’s a most interesting story. Details of his success
with a MK 9 Cooper Norton in the 1950’s and then of his decision to
take it to England and compete in Europe. The story is titled
“Confounding the Experts” because at that critical time the UK
Authorities banned Methanol and decreed that petrol must be used. To
overcome this disadvantage Murray decided to supercharge the single
cylinder engine. “Cannot be done” said the experts including Phil
Irving. Read on and learn of the successes of this innovative Aussie.
Motor Sport is available in the week before the current date from Tony
Johns Bookshop or a month later from newsagents. It is rare to see a
down under article in the magazine.
Roger James
Ashes
Distribution – A New Service.
Drivers with
Cams Competition Licences and members of Cams affiliated car clubs may
wish to utilise this new service: that is the distribution of cremation
ashes at the deceased favourite circuit be it Sandown, Phillip Island,
Winton or Calder. The deceased may even specify a particular section of
their choice such as the starting grid, pit lane or a nominated corner
provided all is nominated on the official Will Addendum Form ($100 Fee)
which accompanies the Certificate of Description ($500 Fee) designed to
ensure the remains are true to specifications. The ashes must be
presented in the official Ashes Jar ($300 Fee) complete with quick release cap and twin return springs.
Relatives are warned to ensure the deceased does not wear the Cams
approved triple layer fire proof driving suit as it is not suitable on
this occasion.
The Wednesday Lunch Boys
The committee whilst hoping the
Wednesday Lunch Boys use this new and obviously needed service cannot
endorse any commercial product even one with Cams backing.
TOUR de
CENTRAL VICTORIA Sunday 22nd June
This day is now
fully subscribed but John will have a reserve list should anyone cancel
so still try.
Telephone
John Lawton on 03 5475.1566 or email asling@netcon.net.au
VHRR SMALL
ADS
Tapes of
Sandown 2002 and Photographs of Phillip Island 2003
The club is
selling tapes made by Channel 31 of last years Sandown Classic and will
be available at the next club night for $25.00 or by contacting Patrick Ryan on
9335-4666 BH email ryansbus@ozonline.com.au
GroundSky
Photography are selling a Cd of over 1200 photos from the Shannon’s
Phillip Island Classic.The photos are from several places around the
track and are indexed by race number and covering some practice sessions
and races 1-21. $45.00 plus
P&P see their website www.groundsky.co.nz
for samples and ordering details.
Golford
Special:
Group O, Built
in 1966 by Keith Guille. Historic Log Book and Certificate of
Description. Engine is full steel webered 998cc 105E Ford, Gearbox is a
close ratio 4 speed 40HP VW tunnel box. Eligible to compete in Formula
Junior. Comes with trailer. $19000 ONO Grant Patullo 03 9484-2253 or
0412-837-357 M
Needed:
Old 16 ’’
Dunlop racing tyres. Two 5.50 x 16’’ . Condition not important .
Please Look in
the back shed! Ian McDonald 9589-1217 AH 9682-4644 BH
Wanted:
Air Cooled
competition car with motorcycle engine. Anything considered. With or
without Log Book. Please Phone anytime. 03 5427-2363 Peter Reid
PLEASE NOTE
AND SUPPORT OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
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