November - Austin Healey Owners Club

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Side Exhaust
Aussie Racers
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The official newsletter of the Austin-Healey Owners Club of Victoria incorporated.
November 2012 – Issue #33
“Ridin’ shotgun”
This Club is affiliated to the Confederation of Australian Motor Sports (CAMS), a member of the Marque Sports Car
Association (MSCA) and the Association of Motoring Clubs (AOMC).
We are dedicated to the maintenance, preservation and enjoyment of the Austin Healey motor car.
OFFICE BEARERS
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Membership
Clubrooms & CMC
Paul McPherson
Bill Metcalf
Brian Aitken
Mike Snelgrove
Peter Heading
Tony Barrett
0418 123 925
0447 010 145 or 9876 2167
0419 025 858 or 9775 3699
0418 320 524 or 9379 2836
0413 769 068 or 9025 6702
0427 051 297 or 9725 5587
[email protected]
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GENERAL COMMITTEE
Social
Librarian
Communications
Competition-MSCA
Regalia
AOMC-VicRoads
CAMS
Registrar
Magazine Editor
Mick Smith
Gordon Lindner
Rod Vogt
Arthur Tuckett
Ken Styles
Tony Barrett
Iain McPherson
Harvey Pearce
0419 553 840 or 9789 7698
0418 540 920 or 9707 1294
0408 395 240 or 5962 1915
0418 105 627 or 9571 8324
0431 481 082 or 9809 4382
0427 051 297 or 9725 5587
9850 3267
0419 108 532 or 9836 7596
[email protected]
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VICROADS CLUB PERMIT SCHEME
Please address all enquiries and applications to Ken Styles, 9A Morey Street, Camberwell 3124
HUNDREDS & THOUSANDS IS THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE AUSTIN HEALEY OWNERS CLUB OF
VICTORIA INC ABN 21 230 686 083
The statements of opinion or fact appearing within are those of the individual contributor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Club or its
members
Registered by Australia Post. Publication No. VBH 1552
CORRESPONDENCE: P.O. Box 97 Mulgrave, Victoria. 3170.
INTERNET ADDRESS www.healeyvic.com.au
GENERAL MEETINGS are held on the first Thursday of the month at the Clubrooms, 19-23 Rosalie Street, Springvale.
Meetings commence at 8.00pm.
CONTRIBUTIONS: Items of interest, articles, technical information, correspondence, constructive criticism, photographs
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etc., are constantly being sought. Any material for inclusion to the magazine should be sent directly to the Editor, by 13
of the month
The Next General Meeting will be held in the Clubhouse, Rosalie Street,
Springvale on Thursday November 1st commencing at 8 pm
Guest Speakers are father and daughter, George and Sue Huse
On display will be their new Subaru BRZs
A big contrast to the ’28 Chev
THIS MONTH'S COVER
A New Twist on “Give Her The Gun”
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF AHOC VIC WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY 6TH
DECEMBER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DECEMBER GENERAL MEETING
Cover design production W & M Ingham
Printed by GPD Digital 14/9 Elite Way Carrum Downs Vic
Hundreds & Thousands November 2012
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CONTENTS
Coming events
President’s Report
Meeting Minutes
Healeys That Raced in Australia - More from Iain McPherson
Western Group Report
Side ExhaustFeature Article
Healey Display Day
For Sale and Wanted
Competition Report
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BACK BURBLES
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It’s possible you may not receive your copy of the November edition before the meeting on the 1 . Can’t be helped!
Several of us involved in getting it to you have had other commitments - social and otherwise and it is also unfortunate
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that the November meeting falls on the 1 of the month.
In this month’s edition you will find Notice of the AGM, Nomination form for committee and Proxy voting form. Also you
will find your membership renewal. Please read the Membership Secretary’s note carefully - especially if you have Club
Permit Registration. Don’t be caught out! On that point one of our members was pulled up and asked for his logbook so
don’t fudge on that either.
Once again we have contributions from “Side Exhaust” and Iain McPherson. Wandy Leake has helped Rod Vogt out with
reports on Eastern Creek and the Winton 6 hour and we have a new, anonymous correspondent with more information on
“Positive Earth’s” photo published last month. It seems that anonymity is becoming a fad in our Club.
By all accounts the Healey display day at Docklands was a huge success and because I’m running late a short report and
some photos appear in this edition.
Harvey Pearce
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
NOVEMBER
Thurs 1st
3/4 or 10/11
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Tuesday 6
Wed 7th
Thurs 8th
17th - 18th
Sunday 18th
23rd - 25th
Sunday 25th
Wed 28th
DECEMBER
Sunday 2nd
Thurs 6th
Sunday 9th
Wed 12th
Thurs 13th
Wed 26th
General Meeting at 19 - 23 Rosalie Street, Springvale.8.00pm
Sandown Historic Races to be confirmed
Melbourne Cup Day Luncheon Peter and Lyn Edward’s institution for any Cup Day – 11.30 am, at
33 Craig Road, Donvale. BYO everything. A terrific fun day for everyone, even those who don’t
bet! Please call Peter or Lyn on 9870 0159 if you are coming
Committee Meeting
ROF's North
Bendigo National Swap Meet organised by Veteran, Vintage & Classic Club Bendigo
MSCA Phillip Island Round 8
Three day drive with Selwyn Hall through Gippsland & the High Country.
HSRCA Eastern Creek Tasman Revival Historic meeting
Classic and Historic Hillclimb at Rob Roy [Information]
Peninsula Run Tanti Hotel, 917 Nepean Hwy, Mornington. 5975 2015
(Please phone two days before or miss out on Lunch)
MSCA Calder Round 9 NOTE: change of Venue
General Meeting, AGM & Presentation Night at 19 - 23 Rosalie Street, Springvale.8.00pm
AHOC Christmas Lunch incorporating Club & Competition Presentations.
A sit down catered Lunch at the Clubrooms.
Committee Meeting
ROF's East
Peninsula Run Trios, Cranbourne Racecourse, Grant Street, Cranbourne 5996 3233
(Please phone two days before or miss out on Lunch)
JANUARY2013
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Maldon Twilight Festival http://www.vgr.com.au/twilight-food-wine.html
Saturday 19
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Natter Day at Ann and Geoff Neagle’s lovely property, “Abingdon”, Research-Warrandyte Road, North
Sunday 20
Warrandyte. Further details in December 100s & 1000s.
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Sunday 20
RACV Great Australian Rally
PENINSULA RUN VENUES – to December 2012
28th November
26th December
Tanti Hotel, 917 Nepean Hwy, Mornington.
5975 2015
(If a special offer is made, it will not apply to Senior’s lunches)
Trios Cabaret, Cranbourne Racecourse, Cranbourne
5996 3233
Please book at least two days before luncheon and mention the Club’s name when making your 12-30 reservation
SUPPER ROSTER
NOVEMBER Mick Smith (or a substitute) and Annette Aitken
DECEMBER Everyone bring a plate
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Hundreds & Thousands November2012
PRESIDENT”S REPORT NOVEMBER 2012
October General Meeting – Many thanks to Rex and
Deanna Hall for providing our display vehicle. Rex’s story
of restoration and enjoyment, of their beautiful ‘28 Chev.,
was both very interesting and most enjoyable.
SOCIAL Melbourne Cup Day Luncheon – Peter and Lyn Edward’s
institution for any Cup Day – 11.30 am, at 33 Craig Road,
Donvale. BYO everything. A terrific fun day for everyone,
even those who don’t bet! Please call Peter or Lyn on
9870 0159 if you are coming.
Historic Sandown – November 9-11. For any members
in a position to display their Healeys, we have limited
tickets for free entry, with parking on the hill at the Princes
Highway end of the main straight (with free bussing down
to the pit area). Please email [email protected]
if you wish to avail yourself of tickets. We shall have four
Healeys in the Show & Shine, underneath the grandstand,
on Saturday. Always a great and well attended meeting,
with AHOC competition team members on the track, and
many of our members involved with various racing teams,
in the pits. Great viewing from the grandstand with plenty
of food vendors and motor sports industry stalls.
Tri-Club Run to Bonnie Doon Hotel – Sunday,
November 11 – we shall be asking for numbers at the
November General Meeting to confirm the dining
arrangements. You need to be at the service road,
Maroondah Highway, one kilometre north-east of the
Warburton Highway/Maroondah Highway junction, by 9,30
am. The plan is to stop at Yea, for morning tea, then on to
Bonnie Doon for lunch – returning at your leisure, by either,
Melba or Maroondah Highways.
More details on
www.healeyvic.com.au
Geelong Speed Trials / Revival Tour – November 29 and
30, for the tour – December 1 and 2, for the Speed Trials.
Please call Brian Aitken, for the event organizer’s details, if
you are keen to attend, or compete.
AHOC Vic. Christmas luncheon and Presentation of
Competition and Club Awards – at our clubrooms,
Sunday, December 9 - 12.00 for 12.30.
Three course sit-down luncheon, with entertainment.
Tables of eight. Mick Smith and her committee have
planned a special event. We are currently taking individual
and table bookings for the lunch and, shall have some
helpers on the job, at the November General Meeting.
Only cost to members is be $20 per head. Bottled wine at
bar prices. If you wish to bring guests, they are most
welcome, at $55 per head. Top class entertainment. Put
the date in your diary – Come in the Healey! Dress for the
occasion – up to you! Not to be missed! Please call Mick,
on 9789 7698, for bookings.
Mick’s “Giant Christmas Raffle” – will be drawn at the
Christmas Luncheon – we are requesting your generous
support, as previously, in donating items for inclusion in the
baskets – food, wine, gifts etc. We shall be selling tickets
from our November General Meeting – all tickets will have
names on them, so that, when the draw is made, all
winning tickets will be allocated a basket.
Maldon Twilight Festival – Saturday, January 19. John
Johnson spoke at our October meeting, about this unique
event. Details in the minutes of the October meeting.
AHOC Natter Lunch – Sunday, January 20, at Ann and
Geoff Neagle’s lovely property, “Abingdon”, ResearchWarrandyte Road, North Warrandyte. Further details in
December 100s & 1000s.
Please check out the website for all of the social, ROF,
Peninsula runs and, competition dates.
Our Annual General Meeting - will be held in conjunction
with the December General Meeting. We have vacancies
on the committee for a Social Secretary (or Secretaries)
and an Editor, for 100s & 1000s. Ladies, please bring a
small plate of food, for supper.
Subscription Invoices – have been either mailed out, or
hand delivered to members.
Please note that our
Committee, at their October meeting ratified the
confirmation of the changes of the Australia Post
metropolitan boundaries, enacted in 2004. Membership
fees remain as for 2012. The only change will be for new
memberships, to cover the extra administration costs for
vehicle registrations and “H/CH Plate” ongoing
management. No change for existing members on those
plates. A late payment fee has been introduced because
of AHOC work required to maintain the registration of late
payer’s Healeys and other vehicles. The answer = pay
subs on time!
Looking forward to seeing you at the General Meeting, on
Thursday, November 1.
Cheers, Paul McPherson
I have a little Satnav. I've had it all my life. It's better than the normal ones. My Satnav is my wife.
It gives me full instructions, especially how to drive. "It's 60 miles an hour", it says, "You're doing sixty five".
It tells me when to stop and start and when to use the brake and tells me that it's never ever safe to overtake.
It tells me when a light is red and when it goes to green. It seems to know instinctively, just when to
intervene.
It lists the vehicles just in front and all those to the rear and taking this into account it specifies my gear.
I'm sure no other driver has so helpful a device for when we leave and lock the car it still gives its advice.
It fills me up with counselling. Each journey's pretty fraught. So why don't I exchange it and get a quieter
sort?
Ah well, you see, it cleans the house, makes sure I'm properly fed. It washes all my shirts and things and keeps me warm in bed!
Despite all these advantages and my tendency to scoff, I do wish that once in a while I could turn the
damned thing off.
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AHOC Vic. Christmas Luncheon
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Presentation of Competition and Club Awards
In the clubrooms, Sunday, December 9 - 12.00 for 12.30
Three course sit-down luncheon with entertainment
Entertainment commences at 1pm
Cost $20 per person
(includes beer wine and soft drink)
Bottled wine at bar prices
Tables of eight
Bookings for tables and individuals commence at the October General Meeting
Mick Smith and her committee are planning a special event including the drawing of Mick’s
“Giant Christmas Raffle”
If anybody has special dietary requirements please contact Mick
Put the date in your diary. An event not to be missed!
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
Mick wants donations. Please bring them to the November meeting
MEMBERSHIP
Please make welcome the following new member
Andrew Salathe, green Sprite
Peter Heading
Membership Secretary
"WHERE’S my SUNDAY paper?!"
The irate customer calling the newspaper office, loudly demanded to know where her Sunday edition was.
"Madam", said the newspaper employee, "today is Saturday. The Sunday paper is not delivered until tomorrow, on
SUNDAY".
There was quite a long pause on the other end of the phone, followed by a ray of recognition as she was heard to mutter,
"Well, s**t, that explains why no one was at church either!
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CLUB MINUTES
AUSTIN HEALEY OWNERS CLUB OF VICTORIA INC.
Minutes of “General Meeting” held on
Thursday, 4 October 2012
at 19 – 23 ROSALIE STREET, SPRINGVALE
Meeting opened at 8.15 pm
Present:
80 Financial Members
Visitor – Peter Roberts
Brian Aitken reported that Mick Smith is now home from hospital and in recovery mode.
Apologies: Rod Vogt, Maureen and Alan Cant and Harvey Pearce
Minutes of Previous Meeting:
Motion that the minutes of the previous meeting, held on 6 September 2012, be accepted.
Moved;
Faye Raisbeck
Seconded; Bill Vaughan
Carried
Matters Arising: Nil.
Correspondence In:
Flyers
Ambulance Victoria “Pillow Talk” 2012
RACV flyers for 2013 Great Australian Rally and Fly the Flag tour
E Mail
Greg Corbin – AHSDC ref. attendance at the AHOC Display Day
John Johnson, AHOC and TSOA member, re the Maldon Twilight Festival, Saturday, January 19, 2013.
e mail from CAMS re Event Assessor training, Facility Survey, New CFA Fire Ban Rules and Important Dates.
e mail from CAMS Victorian State Council Call for Agenda.
E mail from “Click Print” offering magazine printing
E mail Invitation to Cranksters Cruise Nagambie.
E mail re international screening of film made at “Leadfoot Festival”.
E mail re open practice day - National Circuit at Calder park raceway 26th September 2012.
E mail from Terry Nightingale re running Trivia Nights as Christmas Socials etc.
E mail from CAMS re Victorian State Council Agenda - October 2012.
E mail from CAMS re CAMS Honours and Awards Nominations
E mail from CAMS re CAMS VSC Minutes and Club Info
E mail from CAMS re Come & Try Day, Event Assessor Training, State Council Nominations and Save the Date.
E mail re Leadfoot festival for 2013.
E mail with invitation to Maldon Twilight Festival on 19 January 2013.
E mail from Veloce Publishing with newsletter re new motoring publications
E mail re introduction to the exciting Big Bad Sandown 2012 event
E mail from Rod Vogt re CAMS Event Assessor training & Facility Survey.
E mail from CAMS re new Victorian Sport & Club Development Officer
Magazines
October “Cat-A-Log” magazine from Jag Car Club
October “Crankhandle” SPCHCC (Southern Peninsula Classic and Historic Car Club) magazine
September “Flat Chat” magazine from NSW AHOC
September “Healey Torque” magazine from Queensland AHOC
September HRA News (Historic Rally Association)
September Goblin Gazette from Sprite Drivers Club
Spring Healey Howl magazine from SA AHOC
Letters
Correspondence out:
Letter (email) to Paul Blake, AHOC National Steering Committee – re AHOC Vic’s response to the final proposal being
delayed until late February, 2013.
Letter to Melbourne Magazine re Healey Day at Docklands
Get well Card to Howard James
Get well Card to Mick Smith
Get well Card to Rae Kelly
Correspondence in:
Letter from Consumer Affairs (Dept of Justice) with reminder and forms for 2012 Annual Corporations Return.
Letter from JAG Club inviting AHOC members to their concours at Wesley Glen Waverley on 25 November.
AOMC Invoice for affiliation fees
Financial
Mike Snelgrove submitted the following AHOC financial report:
Operating Account for August 2012
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$34,075.66
Opening Balance 31 July 2012
Deposits
$ 635.00
Payments
$ 7,135.75
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$27,574.91
Closing Balance 31 August 201
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$51,393.68
Term Deposit Account As of 17 April 2012
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Building Maintenance Account As of 18 July 2012
$10,000.00
MEMBERSHIP:
Peter Heading reported that we have cracked 600 members, now standing at 601.
Latest members are Andrew Salathe, AH Sprite.
Matthew and Gemma Snelgrove, Associate Members, no car as yet
John and Norma Keogh, BN4.
SOCIAL:
Paul McPherson delivered the following Social Roundup:
MIKE FORRESTER MEMORIAL PICNIC – 50 members attending in good sunny weather, at Albert Park. many thanks to
John Raisbeck and Ralph Fletcher for transporting our bbq trailer and cooking the snags and rissoles. Jill Forrester very
much enjoyed the day and, being back among her Healey friends.
SEPTEMBER PENINSULA RUN, last Wednesday week, saw 24 members enjoying the overcast but fine conditions at
Arthurs Seat. Great to have Dennis Varley and Peter Roberts on their first peninsula run.
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ROF RUN IS SOUTH, for October. Arthur has a great run set for the 11 . tried and tested, it is a do not miss, down into
South Gippsland with lunch at a terrific spot. Arthur’s phone number on the website and in 100s & 1000s if you can make
it.
TEAM HEALEY – AT THE WINTON SIX-HOUR race, October 12-14. Please speak to Brian Froelich and Graham Palich
if you can assist our teams, on the day – please support our boys in a big team effort!
DOCKLANDS PROMENADE – HEALEY DISPLAY DAY – OCTOBER 21 – enter from Doepel Way, between 9.00-10.00
am. We shall have walkers to escort Healeys, Sprites and Bowell's, to sites. Trusting in good weather for a marvellous
display of our marque. Please support local restaurants etc. AHSDC and Bolwell clubs joining us on the day. Publicity in
the “cars guide” from this Friday. Please note, we are opening the day to all Healey / Sprite / Bolwell owners!
OCTOBER 27-28 – VICTORIA / SOUTH AUSTRALIA MINI RALLY – PORT FAIRY – Paul Bradley has requested that
several of the Victorian contingent have confirmed their dietary requirements – for those who have special needs but
didn’t register those, would you please contact either Paul (0468 373 967) or Barbara Bradley (0421 059 898).
OCTOBER 26-28 – MOTORCLASSICA – EXHIBITION BUILDINGS – a sensational display of veteran, vintage, classic
and modern cars and motorcycles. Well worth the money and time!
PENINSULA RUN, OCTOBER – to the Portsea hotel, with Healeys parked up the driveway, always a great display, and
very good location.
“BIG BAD SANDOWN – NOVEMBER 9-11. 50 years of Sandown / 21 years of VHRR, promoting the historics. prices:
$30 for Saturday / $40 for Sunday – free if you display your Healey on “red hill” or under the grandstand, on either day
(you need to speak to P. McP. if you need tickets.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 – tri-club run to the Bonnie Doon hotel, departing from the service road at Coldstream approx.
9.45-10.00 am. Details in our November 100s & 1000s, and on our website calendar. Note: this is also the date of the
last day of the “Targa High Country”, so there will lots of motoring enthusiasts on the highway!
AHOC 2012 AWARDS PRESENTATION & CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON – Sunday, December 9, here, at the clubrooms –
12.00- for 12.30 pm – a sit-down three course luncheon, with presentation of our competition and club champion awards,
plus entertainment and, Mick Smith’s super Christmas raffle! All this for $20 per head (AHOC members) and guests @
$55 per head.
90 members paid so far – tables of 8 – book now!
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MALDON TWILIGHT FESTIVAL – Saturday, January 19
John Johnson spoke about this event, which will be run in conjunction with the Triumph Car Club – a joint event first!.
Maldon Twilight Festival -Weekend Away - Meet 9am at BP Calder service station. Scenic drive to Trentham for morning
tea then to Daylesford (looks & see, trains, convent art gallery, buy picnic lunch if you like). Then a scenic drive around
the back of Lake Cairn Curran for a picnic lunch then onto Maldon accommodation & meet for the festival starts at 7pm,
ticket price $20.00 p/head Incl.
Entertainment (Quattro Voci plus 2 others), souvenir wine glass, table, seat, cutlery & crockery with table Platter of
nibbles. Meals/dinner available at your own expense (Now being professionally catered) – Books out early – book early if
you to ensure a great table for all.
Please let John or Leonie know URGENTLY if you require accommodation for the Saturday night & they will try to arrange
some B&B's. John 0419 88 00 75 or Leonie 0413 388 787
GEELONG SPEED TRIALS / REVIVAL TOUR
Tour Director for the Just Cars Revival/Speed Trials invitation to join Tour being conducted the two days prior on 29th and
30th November. Call Brian Aitken for event organiser’s contact details.
EDITOR:
Harvey apologies for not being with us this evening but has sent the following message:
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Nothing to report except that I will be away from 14 to 20 October so the deadline is a little later than usual – Friday 19
please. That should allow time to get it to the printer by the following Wednesday – the latest possible.
We would like a write-up on the Mike Forrester picnic and the ROFs if possible.
REGALIA:
Arthur reminded everyone present that it’s the “Spring Carnival Fashion Season” and that accordingly all should be buying
the latest creations from the regalia stand in order to be “in”!
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COMPETITION / MSCA:
Rod Vogt busy delivering a baby and could not be with us, but he sent the following report:
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Winton 6 Hour Relay Sunday October 14
Thankyou for the great response from volunteers for the Sunday. We are now well covered, and supporters are most
welcome in Garage 13 which is shared by our two Healey Teams. The race starts at 10 am Sunday and runs for 6 hours.
Entry is free. If you want to have a go on pit wall timing remember – clothing covering arms and legs and NO RED
colours.
LIBRARY:
Nothing new for the Library BUT Mick reminded members that she is collecting donations for the Christmas Hamper –
please bring along to the November general meeting and in the mean time, see Annette Aitken tonight to pay for your
Christmas Luncheon.
CARS, PARTS, BUY/SELL
Bill Vaughan has a friend looking to purchase a reasonable condition BN2 – if you know of one for sale, please let Bill
know on 03 5988 4264.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
Paul announced that the Life memberships sub-committee recommendations will go before our AHOC committee next
week. Any resultant awards would be announced at our Christmas luncheon.
Meeting closed at 9.03pm.
Next meeting, November 1, 2012.
Rex and Deanna Hall’s wonderful 1928 Chev. tourer so familiar to all those who have done the RACV Fly the Flag tours
over many years, was our display car.
Rex gave a very entertaining talk about the car’s background and how he came to get/steal it from his father prior to
assembling and refurbishing it himself with the aid of the original Owner’s Handbook – a very slim volume indeed! Rex
also observed that whist the front seat is somewhat cramped, the generous back seat permits all kinds of pursuits!
Brian Aitken
Secretary
The school inspector is assigned to the Year 4 class in one of the local State Schools. He is introduced to the class by the
teacher.
She says to the class, "Let's show the inspector just how clever you are by allowing him to ask you a question".
The inspector reasons that normally class starts with religious instruction, so he will ask a biblical question.
He asks: “Class, who broke down the walls of Jericho?"
For a full minute there is absolute silence. The children all just stare at him blankly Eventually, little Bruce raises his
hand. The inspector excitedly points to him.
Bruce stands up and replies: "Sir, I don’t know who broke down the walls of Jericho, but I can assure you it wasn't me".
Of course the inspector is shocked by the answer and the lack of knowledge of the famous Bible story and he looks at the
teacher for an explanation.
Realizing that he is perturbed, the teacher says: "Well, I've known Bruce since the beginning of the year, and I believe
that if he says that he didn't do it, then he didn't do it".
The inspector is even more shocked at this and storms down to the principal's office and tells him what happened, to
which the principal replies : "I don't know the boy, but I socialize every now and then with his teacher, and I believe her. If
she feels that the boy is innocent, then he must be innocent".
The inspector can't believe what he’s hearing. He grabs the phone on the principal's desk and in a rage, dials Julia
Gillard's telephone number and rattles off the entire occurrence to her and asks her what she thinks of the education
standard in the State.
The PM sighs heavily and replies: "I don't know the boy, the teacher or the principal, but just get three quotes and get the
bloody wall fixed!!"
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AUSTIN-HEALEYS THAT RACED IN AUSTRALIA No 21
Some Austin-Healeys continue to be raced by
subsequent Owners, but one car in particular took on a
completely new life and personality in the hands of a later
Owner.
In this episode I will concentrate on that
development.
Brian Bracegirdle, a motor mechanic from Broken Hill
bought a new, green BN1 from the Grand Garage at
Glenelg in Adelaide with the purpose of racing it. He had it
retro fitted with an M Kit but he only kept it for about 12
months before selling it back to the Grand Garage. This
car, was Chassis Number 150682 and had South
Australian registration 401-595.
I have not found any record of him racing the car. He did
enter a Triumph TR2 and an MGA in events conducted by
the Vintage Sports Car Club in Broken Hill in 1957 and
1958 respectively. He also entered a black/yellow AustinHealey at Port Wakefield in 1959. I made contact with his
son in Broken Hill, but as he hadn’t been born at the time
he had no knowledge of his fathers’ cars. He understood
his father had a lot of fun before he got married!
Rodger Yates, who ran the Grand Garage, had been racing
an MG TC Special which he advertised for sale in February
1957. He then started racing an Austin-Healey in 1957,
but I am not sure it was always the same car (In 1959/1960
he bought the BN1 which Tom Linden had raced at Albert
Park). However, the car he usually raced was the car
registered 401-595.
Because of this uncertainty I have not concentrated on
researching the competition history of the car in the hands
of Rodger Yates.
However, back in March 1955 it was reported that Rodger
Yates had his first drive of an Austin-Healey at Collingrove
Hillclimb and proved to be a crowd thriller with his spinning
displays.
The Sports Car World Report on the October 1957 Meeting
at Port Wakefield noted that Rodger Yates was driving his
newly modified Austin- Healey and he was considered to
be one of South Australia’s top drivers after winning two
races.
expect considering the modifications that have been made
to it.”
The Program for the Meeting indicated that it had a
capacity of 2852 cc.
Rodger also entered an Allard and a Jaguar XK120 in
competition and later in 1959 he was racing an AustinHealey Sprite.
Mel McEwin was from Lake Mundi near Casterton in the
Western District, but he established a business in Murray
Bridge and was generally regarded as a South Australian.
He had previously been racing an XK 120, but then bought
the BN1 which had been raced by Rodger Yates and
sponsored by his Grand Garage at Glenelg in Adelaide
When Mel bought the car it was already fitted with a
headrest,
At Tarrawingee on the 8 November 1959 the car was the
centre of considerable attention in the pits with its two large
SU’s and blower mounted in front of the radiator. It was
now called the Melmac.
The first appearance of the Melmac at Tarrawingee
Rodger Yates avoids the spinning Jim Goldfinch at Port Wakefield
The Program for the October 1958 Meeting at Port
Wakefield advised that, “The car of Rodger Yates is very
nicely prepared.
It is an Austin-Healey with many
modifications to make it go faster and stop quicker. As it is
for sale it should be a good car for an intending
competitor”. However, after the Meeting it was reported
that, “The Yates Healey lacked the spring one would
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At the Meeting at Port Wakefield later in November 1959 it
was noted that one very extraordinary car in the event was
the ex Grand Garage Healey, in the hands of MW McEwin.
The unusual part of the vehicle is the massive
supercharger poking through where the grille ought to be,
and drawing air through two large SU’s. This car did not
perform as well as expected, one fact being an apparent
excess of power on some occasions.
At a Sprint Meeting held at Salisbury on 6 December 1959
which was at the Weapons Research Station where
spectators were not welcome and cameras were banned.
”The old Grand Garage Healey was about again, with the
forward mounted blower setup as at Port Wakefield
concealed beneath what will be a handsome fibreglass
nose when it is finished off. Some Healey this one - with a
rigid tonneau cover, headrest and all. And a best time of
104 mph”.
The engine was bored to 3 litre, with Repco pistons, and it
was fitted with a Commer TS3 supercharger on 15psi. The
brakes and the suspension were also modified.
A fibreglass nose was eventually extended forward to
cover the supercharger and the standard bonnet was
extended to allow access to the supercharger.
At Hume Weir in December 1959 the Sports Car Scratch
Race was run in heavy rain, yet it provided one of the most
thrilling duals of the day.
At the start Jon Leighton in the Birchwood Climax was
closely followed by Mel McEwin in the supercharged
Austin-Healey. Leighton spun on the second lap, but
restarted. On lap 4 McEwin spun and got going again just
as the Climax went past. He managed to pass Leighton on
Lap 5 but the more manoeuvrable Climax regained the
lead on the last lap and narrowly won. The Handicap Race
proved to be a walkover for Mel McEwin’s supercharged
Austin-Healey after Jon Leighton’s Climax motor blew itself
to pieces amid great clouds of smoke.
The car which came second was the 100/6 of Laurie
Knight. It is my guess that this prompted Laurie to contact
Donald Healey about supercharging the 6 cylinder engine.
He decided against this, but he did build up a
supercharged A90 Special which became known as
Sabrina.
At Phillip Island on the 1 February 1960 it was reported
that the Melmac came into the pits on the first lap making
strange popping noises. Sports Car World also reported
“Mel McEwin, the South Australian of wild cornering fame,
had trouble with the Melmac – a much modified AustinHealey. He spent most of the event limping dejectedly in
and out of the pits”.
At the Fishermans Bend Meeting on the 13/14 February
1960 it was reported that, “Peter Manton in the Monaro
(Motors) Major Mk2 and Mel McEwin battled for second
place –Peter won”.
The car was taken to Longford in Tasmania in March 1960
where it was entered in the Australian Tourist Trophy, and
the Light Car Club of Tasmania Trophy. It was officially
timed at 143 mph.
During 1959 Mel bought the Tornado which had previously
raced by Ted Gray, and was the car which held the
Australian Speed Record at 157.5 mph in 1958. Mel ran it
in the Australian Grand Prix at Lowood in June 1960.
Mel standing beside the Melmac for the last time
During the same month Rodger Yates was back behind the
wheel of an Austin-Healey and entered it at Port Wakefield,
but which car was it?
The next owner was Jim Kelly, also from Casterton. In
October 1960 he brought the Melmac home to show his
father and it was agreed that he should sell his MG TC
first. A month later the TC had been sold to a friend and on
his first night of ownership Jim took his girlfriend Faye to a
dance in Hamilton in the Melmac. This was a good move
as they were later married. Jim was a good friend of Mel’s
and he continued to race the car on occasions - at tracks
and hillclimbs in the north-east of Victoria, but mainly he
used it as a road car. He had it re-registered HHL 922 in
Victoria in 1961.
In July 1961 Jim fitted the Melmac with a heavy duty tow
bar and it was used to tow the Tornado to Lake Eyre where
Mel attempted to break the Australian Speed Record. He
managed a time of 151.10mph which broke the Class C
record for the flying mile. It is interesting that the tow
vehicle was capable of a speed not much lower than the
record breaking car. The use of the Melmac as a tow
vehicle may seem unlikely, but it was more appropriate
than the one Mel had used to tow the Tornado to Meetings
in 1960. This was a Skoda which he also used to race.
The Melmac with the Tornado in Tow
In 1980 I wrote to Jim inquiring about the car and
encouraged him to come along to some Club events. He
responded that he would like to be advised of major
displays so that he could plan his trips to Melbourne
around them. He did this on a few occasions. Jim ran
cattle on his property at Casterton, and as a sideline
commenced manufacturing woollen fire proof racing suits.
The registration of the Melmac lapsed in 1965 and the car
has not been used since.
The Melmac awaiting Restoration
Jim passed away in March 2009.
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Jim and Faye had five sons. After the National Rally in Ballarat in 1985 his oldest son Stephen and his second youngest
son Paul went home and started work on the Melmac. The car was pulled apart and the rolling chassis was sent up to a
Panel Beater in Hamilton. A .22 bullet exploded when the panel beater was doing some welding in the boot area. As a
result he lost enthusiasm and there the car sat until 2010 when Paul took the car home to Mt Gambier, gathered all the
parts up from the farm, bought a lot of parts from Kilmartins, set it up on a rotisserie and has started on a full restoration
which he plans to have finished in two years.
Paul has found that the car is very rusty, probably from its days on the salt and it took him ages to remove the substantial
towbar.
The Melmac may have taken a while to sort out initially, but Jim thought that ultimately it had 17 placings from 21 starts.
I must acknowledge the help Paul, his wife Belinda have given me, and also his mum Faye who went back through some
old diaries to verify some of the background information, and for the photos.
RACING RESULTS OF THE MELMAC
Mel McEwin
st
Tarrawingee 8 November 1959
Scratch Race for Sports
1 ?
nd
Sports Car Handicap
2
nd
Butchers Picnic
2
Port Wakefield
rd
Phillip Island 22 November 1959
3
Salisbury 6 December 1959
16.94 sec - 104.0 mph
Port Wakefield
Division 2 Scratch Race for Sports and Racing Cars
nd
Hume Weir 27 December 1959
Sports Car Scratch Race
2
st
Sports Car Handicap
1
Philip Island 1 February 1960
Sports Car Scratch
DNF
Div 2 and 3 Racing and Sports Scratch
rd
Fishermans Bend 13/14 February1960
B Grade Sports Car Scratch
3
Port Wakefield 18 April 1960
Longford 5/7 March 1960
143 mph
Australian Tourist Trophy
Light Car Club of Tasmania Trophy
rd
Collingrove 16 April 1960
3 in Class
Iain McPherson
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Westernites Run;- Tuesday 25th September 2012
Half a dozen Austin-Healeys and their proud owners assembled at the Dog Rocks Hotel, better known as the Batesford
Hotel, just out of Geelong. This recently refurbished establishment should be kept in mind as a future destination, as
distinct from a starting point, but that is for another day. Mine host served the coffees, run details and a bag of jelly beans
were issued to one and all, and soon under the guidance of Ross Hodges and Eric Patterson we were under way.
Lovely roads under overcast skies with sunny breaks took us to Maude, Steiglitz, Meredith then Shelford, though our
leaders had a little overshoot at the Shelford turn.. From Shelford we headed towards Inverleigh then onto Winchelsea
almost to David Kelly’s farm then turned towards Geelong pulling in to our lunch stop - the Moriac Hotel.
Despite the spring weather, Winter dishes including Beef Pies in red wine and Curries proved to be the most popular
dishes. Our pit stop completed we all headed home under bright sunny skies. A well planned and most enjoyable outing
on roads made for Healey cruising.
Down the aisle together!
I'll never forget how happy I was when I saw my missus walking down the aisle towards me.
My heart was beating fast and the excitement was unbearable.
It seemed to take an age, but eventually there she was, standing beside me.
I gave her a cheeky wink and said, "Get that trolley over here love. They're doing 3 cartons of VB, for the price of 2".
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Retired Old Farts & Wannabe's
2nd Thursday every Month - Meet at 10.15am for a 10.30 sharp departure
What you need to know;
This is an official AHOC activity.
We drive on the 2nd Thursday of each month.
We drive for about 1½ hours, plus lunch and other stops. We aim to drive North, East, West and South…
turnabout.
We use Free/Tollways whenever possible to get out of town - eTAG!
Meeting points;
North - Excelsior Hotel Motel, Cnr Mahoneys & Edgars Rds Thomastown - meet at 10:15am for a 10:30
departure
Northern runs arranged by Mike Snelgrove - 0418 320 524
East - Kilsyth Club car park, Cnr Canterbury & Colchester Rds - meet at 10:15am for a 10:30 departure
Easterly runs arranged by Warren Gartner - 0418 536 350
West - McDonalds, Western Hwy & Westwood Dve (Melway 25 A6) - meet at 10:15am for a 10:30 departure
Westerly runs - Mike Snelgrove - 0418 320 524.
South - Basketball Centre car park - Stud Rd and Monash F'way - meet at 10:15am for a 10:30 departure
Southerly runs - Arthur Tuckett - 0418 105 627
Now…..the "big picture" stuff;
Visitors with "other" cars are welcome.
If it's not Healey weather….bring a tin top!
This is not just a boy's day out.
Send drive suggestions to the appropriate organizer above.
If you want to go a bit faster than the guy in front - overtake him and have fun.
We obey the road laws……yet we still have fun!
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bove the ust.
DUMMY
Everywhere you go, it’s the same.
Before every non F1 race in every country: before they go
out for the race, competing cars line up in qualifying order
on a large piece of tarmac surrounded by chain mesh
fencing with angled parking lines and a big number
corresponding to the qualifying spot achieved. And that’s
called the ‘Dummy Grid’. It always has been called that.
Not the pre-grid or race assembly grid or race order grid or
qualifying grid but Dummy Grid. Dummy is such a weird
word to use.
A dummy is used by a ventriloquist or to pacify a crying
baby or refers to a bullet that won’t fire or a pass that never
happens or many other things that look right but are not
real. Or don’t work.
But a Dummy Grid is real and does work - it’s the place
from which, if it was back at Bathurst in October 1998, 25
assorted Healeys big and small will soon come snarling,
spitting, roaring and swerving to do their warm up back to
the championship start.
Dummy grid is also such a weird place to be. Every race,
every place, strange things happen on the Dummy Grid
which never happen elsewhere.
Volunteer marshals are the selfless people who give up
their time so the rest of us can indulge our lust for speed
thrills. And because marshalling the Dummy Grid is so
difficult, experienced ladies and gentlemen usually get the
job. And with experience goes a certain gravitas - a weight
of attitude which makes commands seem mortal threats,
an ability to whistle piercingly with two fingers and a
personal history embroidered onto the shirt - such as The
Great Race 1990 signed by Dick Johnson.
Manoeuvring into position means driving past and backing
up to park between two other competitors while trussed up
in suit and belts and HANS - and often the external mirrors
can’t help because they’re pointing at where the inside
blind spot will be coming out of Honda.
Your Healey will know at once that you’re not comfortable steamy hot, can’t see, can’t breathe - and will send a clutch
judder to torment you. A clutch which never judders and
loves full throttle wheelspin smoking starts, now becomes a
shaking horrible monster.
When you finally park, you look around. There for all to
see is the talent and achievement of the class laid out in
order.
Whose done good, whose had a whoopsie.
Occasionally, there is extra tension - a wet qualifying has
been followed by a bright sunny race and the little clever
cars are out the front. Behind them scowl the bad guys
whose spots were robbed by the little Sprites or tippy toe
rally folk. Or Rob Rowland on pole in his Sa Healey with
Cobras and Mustangs behind. Grrr ... Secretly, the wet
front ones are hoping to move over quickly for the dry fast
ones behind.
A popular diversion is to make the trip from pit garage to
Dummy Grid with a loyal helper alongside, cuddling the
helmet and looking cool. Now this loyal helper is fussing
around cleaning already clean glass and adjusting
perfectly adjusted mirrors. And making small talk - “You
should nail him at turn 1” etc. You want to quietly visualise
the brake / change / turn in / apex / power on sequence for
every corner and bravado chat is not helping.
Another time you have the Nervous Blipper alongside.
This character has qualified a bit further forward than usual
and is already feeling apprehensive about things. Although
there is at least 10 minutes before we’re out, he’s sitting
there warming his already nearly boiling engine by blipping
and every 10th blip holding it steady at 2000 rpm.
Not only is this really annoying, his side pipe is right
opposite your face and of course he’s running far too rich.
So you are struggling to breathe surrounded by the stink of
unburned hydrocarbons filling your hardtop. Happily, with
a whoooosh - it boils over, spitting off the overflow pipe and
spewing boiling water and coolant all over his shiny paint.
Big diversion as his car has to be removed from the
Dummy Grid. He certainly is the Dummy on this Grid.
The most dreaded experience on the Dummy Grid is
Phantom Pisser Syndrome.
You’ve backed up and
switched off and it’s 35 degrees so you can feel sweat
running everywhere under the race suit. The heat soak is
amazing, but you know it’s not long to the start and can’t
get out. No one else has got out.
Slowly, the gradual suspicion that you need a piss grows
until you feel bursting to go. You had a black coffee and
went heaps before you got in but now your bladder feels
like a water melon. You have to go, the race lasts 20
minutes and you can’t last. You wonder whether to do like
at Le Mans and go in the seat. At least its only you’ve got
to sit in it.
The dunny is miles away. A tree? Yes, maybe over there
behind the tents on the perimeter of the paddock. Now or
never. Desperately you throw off the harness and sprint
across. You hear the previous race winner called - only a
few minutes before we’re out. You’ve been standing there
ages and nothing happens. You’re bursting but so anxious
and distracted nothing is working. OMG!!
Up there with the Phantom Pisser Syndrome is the “Did I
Check It?” Disorder.
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During qualifying you were
just brilliant - got a clear run
and nailed every corner, right
on the limit and even a bit
over it. Car felt sensational,
right there in your hands,
eager to obey, perfectly
balanced.
The time was
great and there you were,
right behind the stars on the
third row. After qually you
were so excited it was like
you’d won the weekend. And
lunch was ready so a nice
relaxed
paddock
party
ensued. Ages to the race...
Suddenly people were suiting
up, getting in. Shit! Race
brought forward as one was
cancelled - we’re going out
early.
What about tyre
pressures! Oil level! Tighten
the drooping outside mirror!
Loosen the crutch strap! Find
what’s knocking in the boot!
Help !
As you sit there in the sun,
anxiety consumes your brain.
Was that a tyre going down
when you felt a squidge
coming in from qually? Did
you top up oil last night or
not? Nothing to do about the
mirror, its now fallen down.
What if it comes very loose,
will you be black flagged?
Crutch strap feels even
tighter
after
lunch.
Consumed with guilt, self
doubt and fear of disaster,
you wobble around on your
warm up lap, bog down at the
start
and
the
race
performance is 5 secs off
qually, so you drop 4 places
and hate motor racing.
Most Dummy Grids are flat,
boring places at track level.
All you can see are other
competitors and the back of the pit building. Until you put
your helmet on you can hear the race happening and try
and pick the winners from the sounds. Pretty boring.
But at Winton, you get a great view from up there on the
hill.
You can see how much others sacrifice coming into Turn
One, how much you lose by braking too late from that long
straight, how quickly modern sports cars can get on the
gas compared to a Healey. Across the infield you can
mock and admire the lines into the dreaded Sweeper and
marvel how the quickest cars have the widest entry. But
however determined you are to put into practice what
you’ve just learned, the moment you get out there it all
looks different and you become so engrossed in keeping
Bill Ingham’s persistent little Sprite behind you. You forget
everything - again.
Just getting here today has been hectic. Late home from
work, then dinner in the workshop checking stuff then
loading the trailer and late to bed with heartburn. Up at
5.00 am for the three hour journey north. Aggro with the
scrutineer who couldn’t find anything wrong but then
wouldn’t give the logbook back. Big Al to the rescue.
Qualifying was not good enough, well off the usual pace.
Its a new helmet and the seat headrest has to be turned
around, so you pull it on in the pit garage to test it
everything works. Backing into the Dummy Grid space is
hard with the hat on.
The sun beats down as the woes of the last 12 hours are
pushed away. Its hot. Its silent in the Stilo. The headrest
holds the helmet perfectly. As Alonso passes he brushes
your wing tip and you dart away. Right on his gearbox you
feel the compression at the bottom of the hill as the Red
Bull and Ferrari scream through Eau Rouge - you see a
gap and dart left BANG BANG ...
The sleep fuddled head hears Healey engines blipping
angrily, the Dummy Grid Marshall gesticulating wildly after
thumping the hard top. In an instant you’re back from
dreaming about Spa and starting out for the final race of
the season at Philip Island.
Feeling super human after the most refreshing cat nap
ever, you pull into the line of Healeys heading round the
circuit to line up on the Real Grid, eager for battle.
Now the Dummy Grid makes sense.
For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after
all those conflicting nutritional studies.
1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.
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“GETAWAY” - (Not the TV Show)
The car on this months cover has its own interesting little story to tell.
On its first visit to the Healey Factory with
current owner Andrew Goad, in mid
1994, the story started to unfold.
Rob Rowland advised Andrew that he
had owned AH1004 some 12 years
earlier and that he had fitted the current
AH1004 number plates.
After Rob, the new owner lived beside
the Yarra River in Alexandra Avenue just
short of Chapel Street. It was from here,
in 1985, that the intrigue began.
AH1004 was stolen from the open
garage beneath the building and used as
the getaway car in a City bank robbery.
With the robbers on board, and their
shotgun stowed down beside the spare
wheel, there were news reports that the
Police were chasing the bank robbers in
a green MG!!!!! This incident was also the
highlight of discussion at the Club
Meeting that evening.
Andrew only recently learnt that it was a Healey Club Member, Sandra James, who came to the rescue of AH1004.
Apparently Sandra was driving up Royal Parade, on the way to a business appointment, when she noticed a green
Healey parked in a strange manner in the central carriageway. On taking a second pass she realised that it was probably
the car the Police were seeking.
Following a brief phone call Sandra found herself surrounded by what seemed to be almost all of the Melbourne
constabulary. However the robbers were nowhere to be seen but the gun was still in the car.
Andrew would be delighted to learn more of this story and of the history of his car.
ROF’s DRIVE SOUTH 10th OCTOBER
Arthur provided a stimulating drive with lunch at
the “Killy Pub” - one of your editor’s favourite
eateries.
It’s great to sit outside on a sunny day and
watch the world go by while the surf pounds on
the beach over the road.
I was brought up in the best dairy country
around and know the roads by heart - great
Healey roads.
Pity I couldn’t go. Still, the other Harvey did!
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AUSTIN HEALEY DISPLAY DAY
A sunny start to the day and, a quality display of our finest cars – including an intriguing Healey “Ratrod” piloted by a
grinning Peter Rowland. Sixty-four 64 big Healeys, nine Sprites certainly drew the crowds and in excess of 500 folk
through Arthur Tuckett’s “Regalia Doors!” Our indefatigable Regalia Officer triumphed again and was happy with the
sales volume.
Windy conditions early afternoon meant removing the marquee roof – but, there was no rain!
Many thanks to all members, AHSDC members and the Healey Factory team (eight Healeys), for making the effort in
contributing to the success of the day.
See Gordon’s excellent pics on www.healeyvic.com.au
Photos: Gordon Lindner.
More on our website.
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It seems we’ve opened a Pandora’s Box of anonymous correspondents!
Last month we published this photo sent ion by “Positive
Earth”. Now along comes another joker calling themself
“Zephyrfan” with more information about that pic.
“Seeing everyone is being all anonymous these days, I
thought I might have a go at it too!
Back in the '50s and '60s I used to drive up North Road
Bentleigh regularly and I can remember the Neptune
service station where positive earth's photo of 5 Healeys
was taken.
I can also remember that the proprietor's son named Phil Weber had a white Healey 100/4 with red trim and it would often
be parked on the forecourt. I bet the 'unknown' Healey second from left in positive earth's photo is Phil's car.
I knew a bloke, Dominic Gargaro, who bought the white Healey from Phil and, if I remember correctly, the rego number
was GKA241.
Many years later there was a Suzuki motorbike showroom added to the servo and Phil was the proprietor. In the '90s
there was a red Healey 6 owned by Phil in the showroom for a while. I think the rego on that Healey was PG106 and it
was supposedly the long nose Prad Healey rebuilt to standard by 'PG'. I have a copy of Sports Car World magazine from
October '59 with the beautiful Prad Healey on the cover. I wonder whatever happened to the long nose body?”
Yours sincerely
Zephyrfan
Over to you Iain - can you tell us more?
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PENINSULA RUN Wednesday 25 September
There are many roads to Arthurs Seat the most
interesting being the one from Dromana.
The twists and turns make for a nervous drive for the
passenger in particular. The driver makes sure of it!
The change in the weather encouraged a good number
of Healey’s admired by passersby.
The 20 or so friends who met had an enjoyable time and
although we were the first group to arrive which meant
quick service in no time at all the venue was packed.
What had begun as somewhat cloudy day had turned to
sunshine and the views from the large windows were
breathtaking.
Words and photos by Anne Kruger
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FOR SALE
BN2 – BN4 (suit wire wheels)
2 as new front brake drums & rebounded brake shoes (HPC’d Silver Aluminium) Suit BN2/BN4 wire wheels $300.00
pair
6 cylinder bolt up Engine Stand $100.00
BJ8 Aluminium light weight RH Drive Glove Box ... finished to Original Standard ... $120.00 (6 made only 2 left)
Bill Metcalf 039876 2167
3000 MK1-11 Series BN4 BN6 BN7 and BT7 BMC Workshop Manual
Radiator Needs Recore Top and Bottom Tanks are perfect no rust
1 Generator
2 Gear Knobs
2 Side Screen Brackets
4 Heavy Duty Tie Downs 2500 KG
Any reasonable offer Accepted
Ron Smith 9789 7698 0419 553 840
Wire wheels for Healey: 5 off, 5.5 inch 72 spoke, painted silver, with tubes but no tyres; plus 4 off splined hubs. $950
the lot.
John Luckock (03) 5427 0909 or 0409 005 165 or [email protected].
100-4 RACE/RALLY MOTOR - Ext Mods include Westlakes Aluminium Head, Raced once, Rallied once
Gavin Williams 0419 589 244 [email protected]
BOLWELL HEALEY
This Austin Healey 100 BN1 was purchased by Winston Bolwell in the late 1950s and was subsequently extensively
modified by him into its current configuration.
The car was fitted with an early Jaguar 3.4 motor and gearbox and the front body work extensively modified by Winston
to resemble a Maseratti 300S,using a completely new fibre glass front.
After swapping the car for a Mini in the early 1960s Winston was tragically killed in the mini and the Healey was put
aside by the then owner and not used again.
I have owned the car for in excess of 22 years and it remains almost entirely complete.
The chassis, suspension and brakes have been rebuilt but would require refurbishing. The front bodywork has been
restored but not painted and the rear panels, still 100, require restoration.
The original gearbox is with the car but the 3.4 motor has been unassembled and no longer has the block and head
both of which were no longer restorable.
The many unique features of the car such as the large quick release fuel filler, the alloy egg crate grille and the hard top,
all of which were made by Winston are still with the car. The original windscreen and frame are also still with the
vehicle, as are the fuel gauge, oil pressure and temp gauge and the mechanical Tacho as fitted by Winston.
This car is a unique piece of Australian sports car history and would be a wonderful road car once the restoration is
completed.
Retirement and too many other projects force the reluctant sale.
Further details are available from John Gray on 03 5424 1166.
1960 3000 Mk1 (Engine upgraded to BJ8 Specs) Monza Red with Black leather interior, hood and tonneau. Dayton 72
spoke 6"x15" chrome wire wheels, sports steering wheel, extensive recent mechanical works including new wiring loom.
Full receipts and history file Excellent driver. 45600 original miles Asking Price $62,500.00 with RWC
John Hawksworth 0418 339 178 or 03 5985 6713
MK 1 SPRITE.
Standard MG Midget Mk 3 front brakes and suspension
Front suspension lowered by 1” using short competition springs by Bugeye Barn and has 1.5 degree negative camber
blocks and a large diameter competition anti roll bar. Rear suspension is standard Mk 1 Sprite assemblies with Simon
Gardner fitted progressive bump stops.
Morris Major rear brake assemblies with 8” drums
MG Midget 1970 model 3.9 gear rear standard differential set
Standard bore 1,275 cc balanced engine, 9.725 high compression Pistons
Webber twin choke carburettor on long tract inlet manifold. Extractors. Ported and polished Head with larger inlet
valves
Four core radiator
Camshaft Engineering 38K grind modified, belt driven cam linked to 1.5 rocker gear
Cooper S large impeller Water pump
1,600 Ford Escort Flywheel modified and lightened to fit 1,275 block.
Datsun 1,200 Clutch uprated with Datsun 1,200 self aligning bearing
VH44 Brake booster.
5 speed Datsun 1,400 commercial van Gearbox - extremely strong!
Complete with hard top, side screens and tonneau, 3 sets of tyres and 2 sets of wheels. Full set of original hub caps.
Club Reg so no stamp duty. $15,500 Brian Aitken 9775 3699.
1958 BN6 100/6 coupe (3000 mark 1 engine) Royal Blue over Silver, requires some restoration, drives well, asking
price 30,000.00 ONO. Registration number UVM 551, registered until June 2012. Regretful sale - unfortunately I will be
moving interstate to NSW.
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WANTED
HEALEY STORAGE REQUIRED
Long term member of the Healey club requires secure, under cover dry storage for his Healey in inner eastern suburbs.
Healey used infrequently as work commitments limit use. Store my Healey and give your garage additional wow factor.
Negotiated monthly fee.
Richard Hopkins mobile 0419522554.
100/4 block that is no longer useable.
Mark Bird 0419995648
BT 7 1962 old hood top for pattern only, so condition does not matter.
Peter Taylor 03 5728 2525
My Travel Plans for 2012-2013
I‘ve been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots
with someone.
I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.
I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips
there, thanks to my children, friends, family and work.
I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore.
I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often.
I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.
Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older.
One of my favourite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my
age I need all the stimuli I can get!
I may have been in Continent, and I don't remember what country I was in. It's an age thing. They tell me it is very wet
and damp there
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General meeting of the Austin Healey Owners Club of Victoria (Inc)
will be held in the Clubrooms, 19-23 Rosalie St Springvale
on
Thursday, 6 December, 2012
immediately following the December General Meeting.
Brian Aitken, Secretary
COMMITTEE NOMINATION FORM : 2012-2013
Nominations for Committee close at 5.30 pm Friday, 23 November 2012 and should be delivered or mailed to the
Secretary at P.O. Box 97, Mulgrave, 3170 so as to be received by that time.
NOMINATED:
I, .........................................................................
(Print full name)
hereby nominate
being a financial member of the AHOC Vic
............................................................................
for the position of .........................................
Signed ................................................................ Membership No, ............... Date…………..
SECONDED:
I, .........................................................................
(Print full name)
hereby second the above Nominee.
Signed ............................................................... Membership No, ............... Date…………....
(Signature of Seconder)
ACCEPTED:
I, .......................................................................
(Print full name)
hereby accept the above nomination.
Signed ............................................................... Membership No, ............... Date…………
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FORM OF APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
AUSTIN HEALEY OWNERS CLUB OF VICTORIA INCORPORATED
I, …………………………………………………………………………………..
(name)
of ……………………………………………………………………………………
(address)
being a member of the Austin Healey Owners Club of Victoria Incorporated appoint
………………………………………………………………………………
(name of proxy holder)
of ……………………………………………………………………………………….
(address of proxy holder)
being a member of the Club, as my proxy to vote for me on my behalf at the annual/special* general meeting of
the Club to be held on ……………………………………………..
(date of meeting)
and at any adjournment of that meeting.
My proxy is authorised to vote in favour of/against* the following resolution (insert details of resolution).
Signed………………………………………….
Date…………….
* Delete if not applicable
Subscriptions are now due and payable
Invoices have been distributed and are either included in the November magazine (or by e-mail)
Payments are now due and payable by the end of December 2012 for the 2013 calendar year
Please check ALL details carefully and advise of any changes such as address, telephone, car details by e-mail to
[email protected]
IMPORTANT
Those with Club Plates must ensure they are paid by the due date otherwise your car will become
UNREGISTERED and have NO THIRD PARTY INSURANCE after the end of 2012 because your club membership will
have expired.
You are encouraged to pay by direct deposit however you MUST include your REFERENCE shown on the invoice so
that we can correctly identify your payment. Without this reference, we have NO WAY of identifying your payment, so
your membership will therefore remain unpaid.
It would be appreciated if you could also return your invoice paperwork including any marked changes to:
The Membership Officer, 42 Robbins Street, Ivanhoe Vic, 3079 or via e-mail to [email protected]
to confirm your method of payment and any changes to your membership details.
Please note that any subscriptions received after 28 February 2013 will attract a late fee of $10.00
Thanks
Peter Heading, Membership Officer AUSTIN HEALEY OWNERS CLUB OF VICTORIA INC.
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COMPETITION REPORT NOVEMBER 2012
TEAM HEALEY and MSCA NEWS
COMING EVENTS
Events marked with * count towards the Competition
Championship. Sprint and Regularity events require
a basic CAMS level 2S licence only. (contact Rod Vogt)
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MARQUE SPORTS CAR ASSOCIATION (MSCA)
CALENDAR FOR 2012 – Remaining Rounds
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*Phillip Island
Round 8
Sunday 18 Nov
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*CALDER - Please note change of venue
Round 9
Sunday 2 Dec
ENTRY FORMS for these events will be sent to all on the Team Healey email list and are available on the MSCA
website www.msca.net.au . Ring Rod Vogt on 5962 1915 or 0408 395 240 or email [email protected] . Spectators are encouraged. Entry is free and you are welcome in our pit garage.
Competition starts at approximately 9 am.
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OTHER EVENTS 2012
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*VHRR Historic Sandown “Return of the Thunder”
Nov 9-11
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*HSRCA Eastern Creek “Tasman Revival” Historic Meeting
Nov 22-25
COMPETITION REPORTS
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HSRCA HISTORIC Meeting at WAKEFIELD PARK, GOULBURN. 22/23 September, 2012
Brian Duffy attended this meeting as the sole AHOC member. Colin Goldsmith attended from the NSW Healey Club
also. I have no direct info on the weekend, but from the Natsoft website I can report the following for the Group S
Production Sports Car races –
Twenty four Group S cars competed, with our two Big Healeys racing against 7 Porsches, TVR Tuscan V8, Triumph
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TR6s, Alfas, MGs and Sprites. Brian ran strongly for two ninth positions and an eighth in the first three races and a 3
in the final race on Sunday afternoon when 11 stayers saw out the meeting. Brian improved his best lap time at
Wakefield from 1.12.68 set in the February 2012 meeting to an impressive 1.11.91, sneaking up on Peter Jackson’s best
time of 1.11.43 set back in 2009.
POINTS TOWARD COMPETITION CHAMPIONSHIP and 4 fastest laps
Brian Duffy (3000)
929 pts
1.11.91, 1.12.55, 1.12.55, 1.12.62
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Thankyou to WANDY LEAKE for the following reports on the FOSC event at Eastern Creek, now called Sydney
Motorsport Park, and at the Six Hour Relay event at Winton.
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South Sydney Motor Sport Park 29 September
The V8s have used it as an extension of the Eastern in the dark, the heavens opened with very close thunder
Creek Circuit and the MGs have used it for a sprint and lightning. Too hard to cook tea, so as a concession to
meeting but FOSC conducted the first race meeting on the my birthday, we went out to the nearby Working Men’s
new South Track. It was getting late in the year and we Club for an $18 buffet. It was great! Rain and
had only done one race, so it was decided that we would thunderstorms all night but the tent stayed up and dry.
do this one. Never mind that yet again the event fell on my 5a.m the rain stopped and the wind got up again. By 7a.m
birthday. In my 20 years with Geoff no less than eleven there was weak sunshine and the track was all but dry.
birthdays have been spent at car events. Yes, I enjoy Couldn’t keep the griller alight in the wind, even on the lee
motor racing and am not a masochist, but I also like side of the tent, so no toast but did manage eggs and
dressing up in something special and going somewhere bacon in bread.
special on the actual day, but not to be.
Colin Goldsmith was the only other member of the racing
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Friday September 28 and the gates open at 3. Good idea Healey mob. Geoff was running as an Invited Sports Car
to get scrutineering over and done with. Seven hour drive with Group S as he usually does with FOSC. Qualifying
means leave by 8 a.m. We had house guests who very grid was compiled on previous times at other tracks
kindly saw us off, washed up and swept the floor before (basically who finished in front of whom at other meetings)
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they too left the house. We watched the odometer as and Geoff was placed 8 He qualified 6 with 1.10 which
350,000 km clicked up on the Pajero, then just beyond was a good start. He absolutely loved the track.
Holbrook suddenly she threatened to boil. Having never Colin was finding the tightness of track really rough on his
missed a beat & had nothing more than brake pads and shoulders and was aching after every run. He showed us
fan belts in her life, it was a blow. Seven hours became an amazing app he had downloaded to his Smart Phone
eight and a half with much 80 kph & several additions of which analysed every corner by G forces and showed him
where he could have gone harder. Mount the phone on
water.
Arrived at the new track at 4.30pm…..just time to unload the windscreen and it will film the run as well!
the Healey and get the paperwork done before the track As always with FOSC the event was quick and smooth
walk at 5. By the end of the track walk Geoff had a grin with maximum runs and minimum delays. Great fun. Geoff
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from ear to ear and was saying quietly “I’m going to like moved up to 5 in his second race and finished the racing
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this.” The track is short, tight and technical….1.96km long day in 4 having improved his time to 1.7.99. The final
with about 13 corners but well banked with only one off Butcher’s Picnic with all comers and no recorded times
camber corner. The advice from guide Mal Brewster was was a great finish to proceedings.
Got away from the track right on 6pm and trundled home
“late apex, late apex, late apex.”
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It was 34 and blowing a gale. Cheapskates always, we at 80 to 100kph, depending on the hills, arriving somewhat
were camping at the track. By the time we began to put up square eyed at 3a.m.
Healey unmarked, running
the tent huge thunder heads were gathering and the brilliantly, heaps of tyre wear. Pajero big hearted & tough,
thunder was rolling. A downpour was imminent. Got the but with a leaking head gasket. Geoff totally chuffed.
tent up despite the gale but as I was assembling the beds Wandy dreaming of romantic birthday events.......
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(POINTS FOR COMPETITION CHAMPIONSHIP and 4 fastest laps –
Geoff Leake (100/4)
949 pts
1.07.99,
1.08.04,
1.08.23, 1.08.50.
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Six Hour Relay at Winton 14 October
With sporting secretary and able scribe Rod as a principal team with such a good record to uphold, and I guess he
driver for Healey Team One I feel it is necessary to had a point.
present a perhaps less jaundiced view of the sheer A very expensive bottle of wine was acquired and put on
brilliance of Healey Team Two. (Team Two is the team that the table as the prize for the winning Healey team. The
actually had Big Healeys in it).
challenge was set.
Seriously though folks, team events are quite different Sunday morning saw a glimmer of cautious optimism.
from our normal racing. We might travel together, share With Peter Jackson, Geoff Leake and Colin Goldsmith,
garages, tools and hard luck stories, but the track results Team Two had three experienced drivers with three
are all our own individually. There is a completely different historically reliable cars. ‘We can do this,’ began to be
dynamic when each car and driver’s performance affects muttered over egg and bacon rolls. The best thing was
the outcome for every team member. There’s a huge that neither Mark nor Russell packed up their broken cars
collective buzz when things are going well, but a
and went home, but along with Russell’s pit crew Martin
disproportionate agony of stress for individuals when worked their backsides off all day for the Team. Robust of
something goes wrong. Team Two had more than its body and booming of voice, Russell had a great deal more
share of stressful moments.
success than I would have had forcing our dehydrated in
Second practice Colin Goldsmith and team manager Brian coming drivers to drink their water before they even got
were called to the tower. They were away for ages, over out of the car!
an hour and whilst we were curious as to what might have Three 40 minute sessions for each car is a big ask of both
gone wrong, none of us expected it to be serious. Of all car and driver. With over 30% of the field first time drivers
the team members Colin is probably the least likely to at Winton understanding of the rules and racing etiquette
have done something dangerous or unsporting. Then the was a bit lacking which meant several drivers from both
bomb shell dropped. It was that blessed Smart Phone with teams had rather miserable drives and it was harder than
the lap analysis app. The phone was deemed to be a usual to maintain accurate times, but the day rolled on
timing device. The Six Hour Relay is a regularity event and the laps accumulated and there were no mechanical
and in car timing devices are a total No No. After problems. With fifteen minutes to go Peter had finished for
considerable discussion, we were offered two choices – the day, Geoff was circulating and Colin, unlikely to be
run without Colin (which the Team unanimously rejected) called out again but belted up with helmet on, was literally
or suffer a 20 position penalty.
snoozing in his car. Then, suddenly Geoff had stopped
Colin was devastated. Everyone said it didn’t matter, but and the steward was handing us the replacement sash
to Colin it did. He felt he had let the team down in a way and we were pounding on the roof of Colin’s car to wake
that just doesn’t happen when you are competing for him up!
yourself. Whilst trying to comfort him and build him up Turns out Geoff’s big, bright, top centre of the dash oil
again I was feeling my own acute guilt. We have light had come on and the gauge was showing zero. He
competed in almost every Six Hour since 1994 and the managed to roll right up to the flag marshal’s point and
issue of timing devices has become greater and greater was right off the track, so a quick hand over of the sash
as modern vehicles have more fancy electronics. I had re- was made and there was no need for a safety car. We
read the supp regs the night before & knew that in car probably didn’t lose more than a lap.
timing devices were a hanging offence. I knew Colin had Then it was over, ironically with Colin, so nearly excluded
the Smart Phone as I’d marvelled at the app. at Eastern at the beginning, taking the chequered flag.
Creek two weeks earlier. My tiny mind just didn’t make the Our three drivers didn’t go up to the podium for the
connection between Smart Phone & timing device.
results. The results didn’t matter. I did want to know
Then poor Mark came in with a death rattle in the bowels because I felt we had probably done quite well, excluding
of the famous Peter Kent/ Duff Healey. What a blow so our penalty. Results were read out up to position 20 and
early in the car’s new life. Not only was Mark facing a we had not been called. My heart sank a bit as I thought
major engine rebuild but had the added nasty taste of that maybe we had been disqualified after all. Then Healey
team let down thing . Just when we thought the day Team One was called at place 18. Not as good as last
couldn’t get a lot worse Russell came in with no clutch… year, which seemed a bit surprising because everything
and it wasn’t anything simple!
had gone smoothly all day with no mishaps, but a pretty
There was one delightful moment when Russell put his good result. I was about to walk away feeling a bit sad for
arm around the still smarting Colin and told him he could the Team Two boys when, called from the podium,’…in
move up off the bottom rung of the ladder as he, Russell, position 11 Team Healey Two..’ We’d done it!! Team Two
was the latest one to let the team down.
had knocked off Team One and the bottle of wine was
Team Two was facing Sunday with three cars and a huge ours, ours, all ours! (For a total non drinker that’s quite a
placings penalty.
lot of excitement over a bottle of wine.)
By the time we got to drinks around the pool the mood Colin had completed 51 race laps, Peter 57 and Geoff 59,
had lightened somewhat and the rubbishing began. It was a big day, but despite the difficult traffic Geoff really
Extravagant bets were laid and challenges thrown down. felt he had had his money’s worth and he’d had a lot of
Tony and Rod volunteered to bring either the Porsche or fun.
the Sprite across to join Team Two (Stewards permitting) I leave it to Rod to tell about the fabulous kitchen and
to give us four cars each, and lets face it, by that time wonderful mob of volunteers and extend thanks to all
even a ride on lawn mower was looking good! Team One those who helped. We’d certainly like to be back next
Manager quashed the voluntary loss of any members of a year.
WANDY
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SOME FURTHER POINTS from your Competition Secretary, driving for Team One.
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ON THE TRACK
For the drivers, this is an intense and quite tiring event. Wandy has written beautifully
about the added pressure of competing in a Team. Success at the Six Hour comes from achieving bonus laps – doing a
lap at your nominated time. I nominated 1.49 and would score my lap plus a bonus lap for clocking 1.49 “something”. A
1.50.00 or slower still scores a lap but not an extra lap. A 1.48.99 or faster ? Not only no bonus lap but THAT lap is NOT
counted either! Our hard working volunteers time us with a stop watch at a point opposite our pit garage and have 20
seconds or so to throw numbers on to the pit board and hang it over the fence where the driver is dealing with traffic and
the mad dash down the main straight. A wave to acknowledge and a subtle lift off if a 1.48 is shown and a prayer that it
becomes a 1.49 before the timing tape at the start/finish line 150 metres away (exclusion from the event can be applied
if you are caught slowing drastically or braking). With 45 cars on the track there is much passing and sometimes being
passed to deal with so it is very hard to nail that target time. There was a common consensus that there were a lot of
inexperienced drivers this year ( you only need a basic Level 2S CAMS licence and three Sprint events done) and some
poor driving did occur – mainly not looking in mirrors, not wanting to let a quicker car through and being unpredictable.
In our older cars we were frustrated when dealing with modern cars driven by less experienced drivers holding us up in
the corners and rushing away down the straights. We dealt with it, but had to pull some pretty fancy passing moves to
move forward and keep up our momentum.
I had a frustrating first session with two safety cars (which bunched up the field) and was aware of some poor driving
around me. Two bonus laps and no broken laps but little consistency bruised the ego a bit. Second session with the
Sprite, running to the chequered flag, was the opposite experience – no safety car and a real rhythm found and driving
standards around me felt much better. Geoff Leake was right when he said that driving standards is just one more thing
to deal with – like the weather etc – and you just deal with it. My satisfaction with seeing many 1.49’s on the pit board
with a few broken laps at 1.48 turned to real disappointment later when I found that some of those 1.49’s were officially
high 1.48’s and NOT bonus laps. That feeling of letting the Team down still persists now as that last session yielded 5
bonus laps BUT 6 broken laps! Eleven of fifteen laps covered by a little over one second and five of those six broken
laps were between 1.48.76 and 1.49.00. A blink of an eye and they were bonus laps, Team Healey One would have
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moved from 18 to a higher position, and my ego would have been impossible to deal with! All Team One drivers – John
Goodall, Bill Vaughan, Tony Rogers, Peter Osbourne and myself – finished with positive net bonus laps, just not enough
of them.
But let’s make on thing quite clear. Peter Jackson, Geoff Leake and Colin Goldsmith did a fantastic job to drive for six
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hours between them in the very physical Big Healeys for their 11 placing. I probably shouldn’t single out one person
from our ten drivers but Peter Jackson sets the benchmark. Of his 56 laps , 7 were not timed behind the safety car, 10
laps were bonus laps at the goal of 1.44, no broken laps done, and a staggering 39 laps were done between 1.44.00
and 1.46.99!
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THANKYOUS The drivers have all the fun, experience the highs and the lows and get the pat on the back or
the commiserations. But we are nothing without our helpers.
Thankyou to our Team Managers – Graham Palich and Trevor Smith for Team One and first timers (virgins?) Brian
Froelich and Mike Snelgrove for Team Two. Barry Palich helped us last year in Trevor’s absence and provided a
floating helper for all of us this year. There is an enormous amount of pre planning for this event, and on the weekend
there are decisions to be made and tactics to be planned and prima donna drivers to control. I think it was an eye
opener for Brian and Mike and I know they went home quite exhausted .
We were overwhelmed by the support of our 15 or so Sunday supporters. I will not try to name names, because I will
probably miss someone, with these exceptions. Seeing President Paul McPherson and Vice President Bill Metcalf
sharing timing duties on the wall makes our competition group feel the support of our hard working committee. We
enjoyed the most comfortably fitted out pit garage thanks to Shayne Mackintosh who drove to Winton on Friday and
installed a commercial refrigerator unit, a microwave and an urn for our use and drove straight back home to work. He
then came back on Sunday to support and pack up his items. Shayne also brought up our bulky tents for cover at the
back of the garage. Wandy Leake is famous for her egg and bacon sandwiches for brunch - from Phillip Island to
Bathurst to Eastern Creek – and she cooked up a storm for drivers and supporters. Martin Brown came with Russ
Baker for the whole weekend and, as he has done at MSCA events, pitched in and helped fix mechanical problems with
his great expertise. Our own Team mechanic!
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SOCIAL
We may have come 11 and 18 on the track but we were champions OFF the track. What a
great weekend. The North Eastern Hotel in Benalla hosted 17 of us on Friday night and 19 on Saturday night. We eat
there whenever at Winton and they tolerate a group of old Healey men loudly telling stories of imagined glories. We had
a wonderful finale on Sunday night at the local Italian restaurant with 16 still in town. As the red wine flowed, several
were driven to make speeches, starting with Tony Rogers handing over the trophy bottle of wine to Jackson, Leake,
Goldsmith and Baker (Mark Bird had returned home – still a working man). The final message was a heartfelt good bye
to Peter Osbourne and Colin Goldsmith who left for Sydney before dawn the next morning.
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David Kelly competed in a Triumph Team in his Triumph TR7 V8 and joined us for dinner on the Sunday night.
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He knows where to go for a party! Peter Kaiser ran his Mini Cooper S (BMW) in his usual Team and they finished 4 I
think. The Sprite Club ran three Teams and Jeff Smith, Geoff Lawrence, Colin Wallace, and Gerry van O finished a fine
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Jeff, Geoff and Colin have been part of our Team Healey entries in the past when Ann and Peter Stanley were team
managers (last time was in 2010)
POINTS TOWARD AHOC COMPETITION CHAMPIONSHIP and 4 fastest laps
John Goodall (100/6)
976 pts
1.54.54, 1.54.59, 1.54.75, 1.54.78
Russ Baker (3000)
968
1.50.21, 1.50.24, 1.50.48, 1.50.53
Peter Jackson (3000)
941
1.43.55, 1.43.98, 1.44.10, 1.44.14
Mark Bird (100/4)
929
1.50.59, 1.51.06, 1.51.27, 1.51.30
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Geoff Leake (100/4)
Rod Vogt (Sprite)
Bill Vaughan (Sprite)
ASSOCIATE CLASS
Peter Kaiser (Mini Cooper)
David Kelly (TR7 V8) 929
Tony Rogers (Porsche) 923
A CLOSING THOUGHT
925
923
805
1.45.20, 1.45.51, 1.45.76, 1.45.95
1.48.12, 1.48.76, 1.48.79, 1.48.89
1.53.68, 1.55.55, 1.55.58, 1.55.63
936
1.43.44, 1.43.82, 1.43.87, 1.44.08
1.50.14, 1.50.34, 1.50.44, 1.50.85
1.47.89, 1.48.28, 1.48.52, 1.48.66
The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you
can fake that you have got it made.
ROD VOGT
John Goodall ready to go
Helpers Helping?
Geoff Leake waiting his turn
We sure can take 6 hours of this
Some of the team
Daffy Definitions
COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and wastes
hours
TOMORROW:
One of the greatest labour saving devices of today
YAWN:
An honest opinion openly expressed.
BEAUTY PARLOR:
A place where women curl up and dye
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Now Jacko - this is how you should drive
AUSTIN HEALEY 2013 NATIONAL RALLY
WILL BE HOSTED BY THE
AUSTIN HEALEY OWNERS CLUB OF (NSW) INC
IN CANBERRA
FRIDAY 29 MARCH – MONDAY 1 APRIL 2013
TO REGISTER
Complete the two (2) page Registration Form (available from the website or by mail and forward both pages by:
[email protected]
or
Mail to: 2013 National Rally
Email to:
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242 Mulwaree Drive
TALLONG NSW 2579
ACCOMMODATION
The National Rally will be held at the Rydges Eagle Hawk Hill Resort, 999 Federal Highway on the NSW / ACT border
approximately 12 kilometres north of Canberra.
Make accommodation booking through the Rydges website: http://www.rydges.com/customised-web-pages.
The Rydges Eagle Hawk Hill Resort can be contacted by phone: +61 2 6241 6033.
Room types: Garden, Spa Suites and Two (2) Bedroom Suites. Rooms will be allocated on a first in basis so be sure to
promptly register direct with Rydges as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Please check the website for more
information on the Resort.
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NATIONAL RALLY TICKET PRICE INCLUDES:
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Please remit your full Registration payment by one of the following methods
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