Speed Read October 2016

SPEED READ OCTOBER 2016 EDITION

INSIDE RACE CONTROL

Supercars Race Director Tim Schenken talks about Race Control at the Bathurst 1000

YOUNG AUSSIE SUCCESS

NEW RISING STARS

TAIWAN GYMKHANA PRIX

Australia’s most talented drivers on top of the world

Mark Skaife unveils the new look CAMS Foundation Rising Star initiative

Charlotte Poynting and Calum Jones compete in their first international event

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CONTENTS

GENERAL NEWS Inside Race Control Young Australians taking on the world Return of the CAMS Foundation Rising Star Australia represented in the Taiwan Gymkhana Prix Evans takes lead after Rally SA Shannons Nationals update Ricciardo’s Racers at Sandown Level 2 National Championship Gallery: Sandown Retro Round Hall of Fame: Peter Brock WAMS Profile: Brooke Miller

CLUB CORNER

Chopped and Changed Kustom Car Club French Car Festival 2016 CAMS Club Development Fund

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Remembering a legend

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Club Corner: French Car Festival

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WAMS: Brooke Miller

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INFORMATION Championship Update Contact CAMS What’s on in October

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MOTOR SPORT NEWS

INSIDE RACE CONTROL Tim Schenken explains what goes on in CAMS Race Control at one of Australia’s biggest motor sport events; the Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama is one of the most fearsome circuits in the world. It’s known for its ascending and descending turns, it is a gruelling challenge for any driver… but what goes on behind the scenes to make it happen?

and we have roving sector marshals who are in charge of the track — they’re in communication — as well as the marshals we have emergency vehicles and more emergency response personnel available.”

CAMS Speed Read recently caught up with Tim Schenken, Race Director of Virgin Australia Supercars Championship (VASC), to get an insight as to what is required by our officials at one of Australia’s biggest sporting events.

Throughout the event and around the 6.21 kilometre circuit, communication is key to know what is going on from Race Control to the flag point at Forrest’s Elbow.

Schenken has been the Race Director of the VASC since 1997, and has overseen some of the great Bathurst 1000 moments.

Despite the vast size of Mount Panorama, Race Control over the years has overcome difficult situations thanks to the dedicated team of officials at the event.

“Race Control works the same everywhere at a circuit, the difference being that at big events like Bathurst, there’s a lot more marshals trackside and a more sophisticated communications system in Race Control,” Schenken said.

“At Bathurst, you can communicate to each flag post

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As well as communication to the officials including scrutineers, flag marshals and emergency crews – Race Control has the ability to communicate with the Supercars teams through different types of data.

“We’ve got a tracking system that shows us the position of all the cars around the circuit, and the Supercars are fitted with data recorders and telemetry so if a car has an accident we are alerted in Race Control,” Schenken said.

“The whole event has the same basics — it’s just more enhanced.

“We also have communications through to the teams with an instant messaging service that allows us to post messages on the timing screen, and we can also

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“We follow the FIA when it comes to their Sporting Regulations, so we have regulations in place to handle almost every situation now,” Schenken explained.

“We adopted a couple of years ago what’s called a ‘suspended race’, which I guess you could say is a bit like deploying the Safety Car, gathering all of the cars and stopping the Safety Car. We then fix the problem and move on.

“In 2014 the track was breaking up — something needed to happen. We deployed the Safety Car and got all of the cars under control, pulled the cars to a stop on the grid in single file. Teams were then able to approach and work on the cars, and we were able to address the problem that was luckily fixed for the remainder of the race, then restarted under Safety Car. “In that situation you didn’t want the Safety Car driving round and round for half-an-hour — it’s not helpful for the competition and it makes it difficult when you’re doing repairs on the track because you’ve got a line of cars coming past every five minutes.”

Despite the event rating as one of the world’s biggest motor races, Schenken explains that everything ‘stays the same’.

“I only make the jokes,” Schenken laughed.

“The Race Director is appointed to one competition.

In Race Control you’ve got one official managing and working the Clerk of Course to ensure all the sporting aspects are conducted consistently e.g. the start, the Safety Car, suspending the race, black flagging a car, managing the penalties that are decided by the Stewards. broadcast messages on a one-way communications radio channel. That’s actually me just going out when you hear my voice, for example; ‘Safety Car deployed.’”

When an incident occurs on track, Race Control has access to 22 on-track cameras and a huge range of visual and radio communication.

“I suppose something that people don’t appreciate is the amount of information we have available in Race Control … we’ve got radio communication, visual communication through television, access to replays and from different cameras, also the tracking system so we know where the cars are on the circuit and so on,” Schenken continued.

“When there is an incident you need people around the circuit to also give you a factual report on the condition of the track, barriers and the driver.

“Anything can happen — and it usually does!”

The 2014 Bathurst 1000 encountered a peculiar scenario where the track began to break up at Griffins Bend, which sparked Race Control to take drastic action and suspend the race.

“The only difference for teams racing in a championship with a race director is that the circuit is different, otherwise everything else should be the same.”

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YOUNG AUSTRALIANS TAKING ON THE WORLD

JO E Y M AW S ON

ANT HONY MART I N

USF2000 West Australian Anthony Martin has joined David Besnard and Matthew Brabham to become the third Australian to win the USF2000 crown in the United States.

Martin won seven of the year’s 16 races and clinched the title in the final round at Laguna Seca.

“It was a roller coaster ride this year, swapping first and second in the championship with Parker (Thompson) but I was able to pull through with a strong run in the last half of the season,” Martin said.

GERMAN F4 Joey Mawson has been crowned the 2016 ADAC German Formula 4 Champion, after a thrilling season finale at Hockenheim.

Mawson was 39 points ahead of nearest rival Mick Schumacher prior to the season finale, and had an unassailable lead after the opening race to ultimately be 52 points clear of Schumacher.

“Mick and I had a great battle all year long, we’ve certainly pushed each other hard on the track to make sure whoever ended up with the title had earned it,” Mawson said.

“To be able to win the Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing is a great reward for everyone in the team who have given me so much support over the past two years.”

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As a reward for claiming the title, Martin was awarded a scholarship valued at just over AU$500,000 to assist with graduation into the Pro Mazda class in 2017.

“It is a lot of weight off my shoulders in finding the budget to do next season.”

Australians were well represented in the USF2000 championship this year, with Queensland’s Jordan Lloyd and Western Australia’s Luke Gabin finishing the season in fourth and fifth respectively.

BRITISH F4 Red Bull Junior Team driver Luis Leeds has narrowly missed out on claiming the supremely competitive British Formula 4 title at Brands Hatch, finishing third overall behind Sennan Fielding and Champion Max Fewtrell.

“That’s the point about this year, it’s the toughest championship on the toughest circuits and there just isn’t any room for the slightest mistake, good reasons to be proud of what we’ve done,” Leeds said.

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“We got points from the weekend and held onto third in the championship. Not everything we wanted to get out of the weekend but we gave it everything and took all we could.”

“It has been a terrific debut year in the BRDC F3 Championship and it’s great that all of my hard work and achievements has paid off and to become a member of the BRDC as an Australian driver is just fantastic,” Randle said.

Randle will also make his sportscars debut in the all new British Prototype Cup this month, competing in a Ligier JS P3 LMP3 with his British F3 team Douglas Motorsport.

“I’m really looking forward to the outing at Snetterton in the Le Mans spec prototype car and to be racing at my home circuit at Snetterton will hopefully give me a slight advantage,” Randle said.

Randle has enjoyed a busy season having already sampled FIA European F3 machinery at the Zandvoort Masters. The young Victorian will also race in the penultimate round of the Formula V8 3.5 Championship at Jerez with Comtec Racing.

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Z A NE G OD D A R D Fellow Australian Zane Goddard has enjoyed a scintillating back-half of his 2016 year, with two wins at the previous round at Silverstone to finish eighth in the drivers’ standings.

“Unfortunately we had a lot of bad luck in the first part of the year, but we have turned things around,” Goddard said.

BRDC BRITISH F3 The BRDC British Formula 3 Championship concluded last month at Donington Park, with Thomas Randle narrowly missing out on clinching the championship to finish fourth in the standings.

Fellow Australian Thomas Maxwell made his first British F3 podium appearance at the Donington finale to finish seventh overall for the year.

T HOMAS RANDLE “It taught me a lot. The racing was fantastic, being able to race against some against some of the best racers in the world on such fantastic tracks throughout Europe was an incredible experience,” Maxwell told Nine News Darwin.

As for what 2017 holds for Maxwell, he’s hoping for another European stint in Formula Renault.

“Being able to race in a category such as Formula Renault exposes you to some of the best tracks in the world and some of the highly rated Grand Prix tracks”

Randle impressed many amongst the British motor sport community, and Randle was duly rewarded with becoming part of the BRDC Rising Star program.

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RETURN OF THE CAMS FOUNDATION RISING STAR

The CAMS Foundation has announced the launch of the CAMS Foundation Rising Star program for 2017.

CAMS Foundation Director Mark Skaife unveiled the new look Rising Star initiative at Sandown Raceway, prior to the Sandown 500.

“It’s an honour to launch such an important initiative as the CAMS Foundation Rising Star to support our next generation of Australian racing drivers,” Skaife said.

“We’re excited at the CAMS Foundation to see who will join such names as Daniel Ricciardo, Will Power, James Courtney, Will Davison, Scott Pye, Matthew Brabham and Jack Le Brocq as CAMS Foundation supported drivers.”

F OUR SC HOL ARSHIPS AVA IL A B L E Up to four drivers will be eligible to receive a $50,000 scholarship, to be used in the 2017 CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship.

The scholarships will be made available for two rookie and two championship contending racing drivers.

“The CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship is well credentialed as a pathway for young drivers looking to make their mark in Australia with Supercars or aspiring for an International Open Wheel career like Daniel Ricciardo and Will Power,” Skaife said.

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“The CAMS Rising Star car is a striking design and is a great reflection of how far driver development has come in Australian motor sport.”

H I S T O R Y O F T H E C AM S R I S I N G S TA R Last appearing in 2013, the CAMS Rising Star was established in 2004 to support young Australian driving talent and assist them in their preparations for their national or international career.

Past CAMS Rising Star alumni who have competed locally include Matthew Brabham, Jack Le Brocq, Macauley Jones and Scott Pye. “The CAMS Foundation has a proud history of supporting young Australian talent and the CAMS Foundation Rising Star is a natural pathway,” CAMS Foundation Chairman Valentina Stojanovska said.

“We at the CAMS Foundation look forward to giving our future potential champions the first step in what will hopefully be a long career for these young Australians.”

Expressions of Interest will also open for teams looking to prepare the CAMS Foundation Rising Star entries in the 2017 CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship.

Applications for the CAMS Rising Star can be made HERE

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AUSTRALIA REPRESENTED IN TAIWAN AUTO GYMKHANA PRIX Young racers Charlotte Poynting and Calum Jones have competed in their first international event at Taiwan Auto Gymkhana Prix, representing Team Australia.

Taking place in Taiwan’s third largest city, Taichung City, the event was designed in collaboration with the FIA and the Chinese Taipei Motor Sports Association.

With 32 drivers in attendance from across the Asia Pacific region, Jones and Poynting had their work cut out for them as they competed against gymkhana specialists.

“It was a very big eye opener realising we would be going against seasoned Gymkhana National Champions,” Jones said.

The concept of gymkhana is very similar to that of a motorkhana in Australia, with each competitor completing a range of tests demonstrating car control and handling.

The tests are marked out with traffic cones and penalties are applied for hitting the track markers, going the wrong way or exceeding the limits of the course set for each test.

“Considering this was something we had very little experience in we finished up quite well,” Poynting said.

“In the team event we had a very quick combined time but unfortunately we hit a couple of cones as we weren’t used to the left hand drive vehicle, which knocked us out from the final round.”

Team Australia manager and three-time Australian Motorkhana Champion Andrew Collier praised his two young drivers, as they transitioned from circuit racing to gymkhana.

Collier was also present for the Asian Zone Auto Gymkhana Working Group as CAMS representative for Australia.

“The Gymkhana competition was fierce with each of the 16 countries putting forward their two fastest drivers for this event. It was a sea of various champions from the Asia Pacific region! Our drivers can hold their head high in such esteemed company,” Collier said.

“I would say the trip has been very successful on many levels including the possibility we might run a round of this Asian Gymkhana Championship in 2018.”

In the individual rankings, Poynting and Jones concluded the event in 22nd and 24th place respectively. The Philippines claimed overall honours in both individual and team standings.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better team mate and team manager to share this weekend with,” Poynting said.

“This has been one of the best adventures and I cannot thank CAMS and Andrew enough for giving us this opportunity,” Jones said.

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EVANS TAKES LEAD AFTER RALLY SA With a small points deficit heading into the event, Evans and co-driver Ben Searcy needed a solid finish to gain maximum points for their 2016 championship campaign.

suit my driving style and the car, so when the organisers had to re-route the event and include more Shire roads, I was really happy!

Held in the picturesque Barossa Valley, the rally was a mix of shire and forest stages designed to test both driver and car — however with 50 millimetres of rain falling in the region in the two days preceding the event and several of the roads becoming impassable, the organisers were forced to significantly modify the route and double the use of the fast shire roads.

“The rally organisers should be congratulated for their efforts in providing a fantastic event despite all the difficulties they had with the weather — we had a ball.”

“It’s great to come out of South Australia with the championship lead again,” Searcy said.

“It shows that you can never give up in rallying — Simon worked really hard to get the car over the line on the Saturday night after hitting the kangaroo and drove really well on Sunday to do what we had to do.”

Brendan Reeves and Rhianon Gelsomino completed the perfect round at the Lightforce Rally SA, winning both heats and taking the outright victory.

“We started [the day] with the same pace as yesterday — to win the heat and the rally,” Reeves said.

“I really enjoyed the roads… the fast Shire roads really

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“I really enjoyed the roads…the fast Shire roads really suit my driving style” Molly Taylor and Bill Hayes finished second for the round, also placing them second in the overall championship standings.

The fifth and final round of the 2016 Australian Rally Championship heads to Coffs Harbour for Rally Australia on 17-20 November.

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SHANNONS NATIONALS SERIES UPDATE After a busy year, the Shannons Nationals presented by Penrite heads into the final round at Sydney Motorsport Park in November The recent round at Phillip Island was the final round for some of the series’ racing under the Nationals banner, including the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge and Australian GT Trophy Series.

Hamish Hardeman was victorious in the 2016 season of the GT3 Challenge, defeating a competitive Jaxon Evans with the series win coming down to the last race.

GT Trophy’s final round finished in unusual circumstances, with the first race classed as a non-event. Rob Smith did what he had to do, finishing the minimum result of third to take out the Trophy title in its first year.

Despite the Kerrick Sports Sedan Series and Australian Formula 3 Premier Series having one round remaining, they both crowned their champions at the Island, with Tim Macrow taking his third F3 title crown and Tony Ricciardello claiming a record-breaking tenth Sports Sedan title.

For the first time since the season opener at Sandown, the Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Cars and Touring Car Masters joined the Nationals at the Island, with John Bowe extending his lead

in Touring Car Masters and young-gun Garry Jacobson claiming victory on debut in the V8 Touring Cars.

The Superkarts Australia National Series raced with the Nationals for the first time in 2016, with Russell Jamieson leading the way and looking promising for the win heading into the final round at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Drama unfolded for Roger I’Anson in the Australian Sports Racer Series, who managed to claim his tenth consecutive win—but failed to finish the final race, handing the round victory to Aaron Steer.

The final round of the Nationals at Sydney Motorsport Park will see Sports Racer, Formula 3, Superkarts, Sports Sedans and the Australian Production Car Series all battle for title glory.

A feature of the Nationals round at Sydney will be the Production Cars’ 4 Hour endurance race, with Luke Searle and Paul Morris looking like the favourites to take out the series and the endurance race win.

The action begins at Sydney Motorsport Park on 11 November.

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RICCIARDO’S RACERS ON TOUR Ricciardo’s Racers has just completed its tour of Victoria (Sandown) and Queensland (Norwell), with over 50 young Australians making their motor sport debut.

The junior drive days are a supercharged half-day experience for anyone aged between 12 to 17 years of age.

Providing participants with an introduction to motor sport and driving techniques, the day is then capped off with a V8 powered hot lap by an expert driver.

Designed by Supercars drivers Cameron McConville, Karl Reindler and Tony D’Alberto, participants learnt the basics of motor sport in a safe environment with professional racers.

CAMS and Ricciardo’s Racers would like to thank Cricks Highway Renault and the Queensland Government for their support at the most recent event in Queensland.

Bookings are now open for Ricciardo’s Racers sessions in Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales.

Visit the Ricciardo’s Racers page at cams.com.au to register.

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2016 AUSTRALIAN MOTORKHANA CHAMPIONSHIP WRAP Scott Bennett defended his title in style, claiming the outright 2016 Australian Motorkhana Championship at the RAC DTEC Perth Airport, hosted by the Mini Car Club of Western Australia.

Overall 57 drivers competed at the event, with classes also available for juniors and ladies.

Four test areas were run simultaneously with competitors attending single runs on 12 tests – the test layouts ranged from tight manoeuvring tests to long slalom types.

Bennett was first outright, ahead of Corinne East Johnston and Aaron Wuillemin.

Class A saw David Elliot claim the win, with the class traditionally featuring Minis, Mokes and MG Midgets.

Class B featured MX-5s, Westfields and MGs, with Tim Harland taking the win.

In Class C a large variety of vehicles were represented, including the winning Mitsubishi Lancer driven by Reece McIntosh.

Production Cars were featured in Class D, with Shay Ward driving his Holden Vectra to first despite some mechanical issues.

Class E covered the AWD Production Cars and saw a battle amongst the Subaru WRXs, with Alex Butler taking the win in his MY00.

Gavin Turner was victorious in the ‘special class’ Class F, which was one of the closest classes for the event.

Class G featured just one vehicle amongst three drivers, with Aaron Wuillemin taking the win for 2016.

Full results can be found by clicking HERE

2 0 1 6 A U S T R A LI A N K H A N AC R O SS C HAM P IO NSHIP R ESU L T S Class A 1. David Watson

Class D 1. Nathan Rollins

Class B 1. Wayne Morton 2. Warren Morton 3. Jody Morton

Class E 1. John Sutton 2. Kirk Porter 3. Dale Williamson

Class C 1. Tim Hall 2. Keith Honour 3. Adrian McPhee

Class F 1. Ben Barnes 2. Luke Barnes 3. Wade Hickey

Class G 1. Steve van der Berg 2. Noel Caplet 3. Graeme Colls 2WD Outright 1. Wayne Morton 2. Warren Morton 3. Jody Morton 4WD Outright 1. Steve van der Berg

2. Noel Caplet 3. Graeme Colls Ladies 1. Kym Hall 2. Kara North 3. Kelly Horder Juniors 1. Jody Morton 2. Ben Barnes 3. Heath Barry

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In its 41st year, the Tatts Finke Desert Race added two more names to its illustrious ‘Kings of the Desert’ list thanks to Glenn Owen and Mathew Ryan who took victory in the car division.

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HALL OF FAME

AN INITIATIVE OF CAMS

PETER BROCK 26 FEBRUARY 1945–8 SEPTEMBER 2006 Peter Geoffrey Brock AM, otherwise known as ‘Peter Perfect’, ‘The King of the Mountain’ or simply ‘Brocky’, was one of Australia’s best-known and most successful motor racing drivers.

as the Repco Reliability Trial in 1979, the Bathurst 24 Hour in 2003 and was inducted into the V8 Supercars Hall of Fame in 2001 and posthumously into the Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame in 2016 .

Born on 26 February 1945, Peter grew up in Hurstbridge, a country town on the outskirts of Melbourne. His first car was an Austin 7 that he bought for £5. He claimed that his driving skill improved because the car did not have brakes (or a body, which was removed with his father’s axe)!

Peter also drove in France, Belgium, Macau and England.

It wasn’t until after Peter completed two years of National Service in the Australian Army (1965-1967) that he entered the Australian motor racing scene.

Peter was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other manufacturers including BMW, Ford, Volvo, Porsche and Peugeot.

He won the Bathurst 1000 endurance race nine times, the Sandown 500 touring car race nine times, the Australian Touring Car Championship three times as well

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Peter’s business activities included the Holden Dealer Team (HDT) that produced Brock’s racing machines as well as a number of modified high-performance road versions of his racing cars.

Aside from his on-track success, Peter was also known as ‘the people’s champion’— he had an easy way of dealing with people and never seemed to be in a hurry.

He loved a chat and people loved chatting with him.

On 8 September 2006 at the Targa West ‘06 rally at Gidgegannup, Western Australia, the 2001 Daytona Sportscar that Peter was driving skidded off the road and hit a tree. The 61-year-old was killed instantly.

Brock was farewelled with a state funeral at Melbourne’s St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral on 19 September 2006.

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NEW BROCK BATHURST CAR PUBLICATION Peter Brock is an icon of Australian motorsport with no further proof required than the fact he was among the inaugural group of inductees this year into the Australian Motor Sport Hall of Fame.

The nine-time Bathurst winner passed away 10 years ago in 2006 but his legend lives on as this year’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 commemorates the race’s greatest driver on October 6-9 and 10 years of The Peter Brock Trophy named in his honour.

There have been many publications produced over the years on Brock and his career, but this year one has been released that focuses on the cars he drove in his 32 starts in the world-famous Bathurst 1000.

Edited and produced by well-known commentator, historian and writer Aaron Noonan, of the popular V8 Sleuth website, the new 144-page ‘Cars Of The King’ magbook covers all of Brock’s most famous cars and, in particular, what happened to them after their days of racing at Mount Panorama.

A range of never-before-published photos have been included in this new release which will be a welcome addition to the collections of race fans all over the country — it’s a Brock and Bathurst run down memory lane, that’s for sure!

Click HERE to order ‘Cars Of The King’

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CARS OF THE KING CAMS Speed Read has five copies of ‘Cars Of The King’ to give away.

The first five readers to email their favourite Brock Bathurst moment to communications@cams.com.au will receive a copy.

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CHOPPED AND CHANGED KUSTOM CAR CLUB SR: What makes your club unique?

Our club is a small club and we like to keep the fun times rolling. We are a family-orientated club and surround our events, cruises and meetings around family-friendly places.

We also believe that cars should be driven not hidden, talking amongst mates and having a good time!

SR: What does it mean for your club to be affiliated with CAMS? Being affiliated with CAMS keep us up-to-date with everything in the industry and support in the group.

Speed Read recently caught up with the Chopped and Changed Kustom Car Club after they became an affiliated car club with CAMS. SR: How long has the Chopped and Changed Kustom Car Club been established for, and how did it all begin?

The club is turning one in September! We are a new club. It all started with six mates who have hot rods, and believed we needed a club in Myrtleford (Victoria) to have fun.

SR: What type of events does your club participate in?

We are running our first Show n’ Shine in October, which is shaping up to be a good event with people all around the local area to come along. One of the members also used to compete in drags.

SR: How can someone become a member of your club?

We are a small club, and anyone with a pre-‘80s car is eligible to become a member. They can contact us through our Facebook page or our website.

C ON TA C T DETA ILS Club type: Enthusiast

Main contact: Stefan Saric Phone: 0422 090 093

Email: choppedandchanged@outlook.com

Facebook: @choppedandchangedlkustomcarclub

FRENCH CAR FESTIVAL 2016 This year’s French Car Festival will be held on the docks at the Seaworks Maritime Precinct in Williamstown on 16 October, hosted by the Renault Car Club of Victoria.

Exciting features on the program include wine tastings, music performances, car detailing demonstrations, engine pull-down and parts cleaning expo and raffle, with awards and trophies also on offer.

The event will also have French-inspired foods including crepes, coffee and ice cream along with French cooking displays and Rotary Club food services on the day.

Cars are invited to arrive from 8am on the day — entry fee is $10 per car.

Clubs are also invited to nominate up to 10 ‘special’ vehicles, and they will be given pride of place and be parked in the main Seaworks shed area.

To keep updated with further event details, please head to www.renault-car-club-vic.org.au

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CLUB CORNER

REAFFILIATE YOUR CLUB FOR 2017 It’s that time of year again! Affiliation paperwork is now being sent to car clubs.

If your club has not yet received its prefilled affiliation form, please contact your local CAMS Office.

Get your affiliation in early to avoid delays during the holiday season especially if your club has applied for a CAMS permit for an event early in the New Year.

Member Club

If you have any questions regarding affiliating your car club with CAMS, contact us on 1800 883 959.

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Applications for the CAMS Club Development Fund (CDF) - supported by Penrite Oil, Burson Auto Parts and Famous Insurance - are now being accepted.

After an overwhelming number of expressions of interest across the previous two rounds of CDF applications, CAMS affiliated Sporting Car Clubs can now apply for the fund all year round.

Since the Club Development Fund’s inception, over 40 car clubs have benefited from the initiative to date.

CAMS has also invested over $50,000 directly into clubs to assist with club membership growth and making motor sport more accessible for juniors to get started.

State

Sport & Club Development Officer Email Shawn Fitzgerald

nsw@cams.com.au

VIC

Pravin Sinnan

vic@cams.com.au

(03) 9593 7777

SA/NT

Charise Bristow

sa@cams.com.au

(08) 8361 4801

QLD

Sharyn Cooke

qld@cams.com.au

(07) 3850 2400

TAS

Jenna Clarke

tas@cams.com.au

(03) 6227 5601

WA

Fiona Roth

wa@cams.com.au

(08) 9208 8500

NSW/ACT

Phone

(02) 8736 1219

UPCOMING EVENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION AND CRITERIA ON HOW YOU CAN APPLY CAN BE FOUND BY DOWNLOADING THE APPLICATION FORM LOCATED HERE

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Club

Event Date/s Location 22/10

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Contact

NSW

Cooma Monaro Historical Automobile Club Inc

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Cooma

Julian Besestri

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Colo Park

NSW

NSW

Christian Autosports Club of Australia Inc Sydney Off Road Racing Association

Neil Blackbourn

SA

Tarmac Junior Development Program Association of South Australia Incorporated

25/9, 29/10, 13/11

Mallala, Collingrove & Monarto

VIC

Marque Sports Car Association Victoria

10/12

Phillip Island

VIC

Skylines Australia VIC Inc.

1/10

Sandown

VIC

Swinburne University Car Club

08/10

DECA, Haunted Hills & Wodonga Alex Hallett

Darren Mattiske

Tony Olsonn

CAMS WELCOMES NEW AND RE-AFFILIATED CLUBS CAMS currently has 550 affiliated car clubs! Thank you to those who joined over the last month: •

Charity Drive Days Inc

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Australian Pulsar Racing Association

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Central Coast Cars and Coffee Inc

If your car club is interested in affiliating with CAMS, please find more information HERE

Member Club

South Early FX – FJ Holden Club Inc

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TIC KE T S AVA I L A B L E O N LIN E WE DN E SDAY 5 T H OC T OBER C ONTAC T YOUR STATE OFF IC E D IREC TLY F OR MORE DE TAILS

CAMS AFFILIATED CAR CLUB SURVEY COMING SOON CAMS affiliated car club office bearers should keep an eye out for the CAMS Affiliated Car Club Survey coming their way soon, via email.

CAMS affiliated car clubs do a fantastic job of providing a variety of services to motor sport in Australia however some activities expose club members and/or the club itself to higher risks.

CAMS are conducting this survey to get a snapshot of car club activities, looking to identify the activities that may pose risks and assist clubs to minimise these risks.

The CAMS Affiliated Car Club Survey will be the largest statistical collection ever undertaken by CAMS. Please take the time to complete the survey — with more information, CAMS can provide a better service to CAMS affiliated car clubs.

For more information, please contact Andrew Fisher via andrew.fisher@cams.com.au or on 03 9593 7777.

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CAMS UPDATES

ENTER NOW TO WIN! CAMS invites all CAMS Accredited Photographers to submit an image that best defines the essence of motor sport from the 2016 motor racing season.

The winning entry will have their photo placed on the cover of the 2017 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport and will be acknowledged as the author of the image in the manual itself.

The CAMS Manual of Motor Sport is the most important document for motor sport in Australia. It is the go-to book for all information on competition rules for 2017.

Many CAMS members are gifted photographers, professional or amateur, and as a result CAMS is offering the opportunity to have your work displayed on the cover of this all-important publication.

As an added bonus, the winning photographer will also receive a CAMS Merchandise pack to wear at the track, with our compliments.

SELECTION CRITERIA Submitted images: • Must encapsulate the image of Australian motor sport; • Must adequately reflect good sportsmanship; • Must display correct safety practices;

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• Must not display images relating to incident; • Must be of sufficient resolution; and • Must be from a CAMS permitted event throughout 2016.

RULES: • Only one image and one entry per person permitted; and • The image must be taken by the person themself and must be their own work. Applicants will be asked to confirm that they own the copyright in any image they submit if successful.

HOW TO ENTER: • Submit one high-resolution image along with your name and contact details to communications@cams.com.au • Entries close COB 15 October, 2016 CAMS’ social media followers will vote upon the top five nominated entries, and the image with the highest rating from CAMS followers will be declared the winner.

We look forward to seeing your inspiring images of motor sport. * This competition is not open to CAMS and its associated employees.

CAMS reserves the right to refuse entries based on key selection criteria. Entries close 5pm AEST 15/10/16.

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WAMS: WOMEN OF AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SPORT

WAMS PROFILE: BROOKE MILLER When and how did you become involved in motor sport?

What has been your greatest accomplishment in motor sport?

I became involved in motor sport at a young age. I was always into riding motorbikes around our property from age four. When I turned 12 I got into motorkhanas and drove a 1977 mini, then moved into a Mazda MX-5. In my first year in motorkhanas I won the rising star award. It was a couple of years later I got into go karting — thanks to my brother! He loved karting so I went to watch him and I couldn’t go back without a kart!

Winning two WA black plates in 2015 and the South Eastern Zone & Western Cup.

Do you have a regular occupation that isn’t motor sport related?

My everyday occupation is an automotive mechanic; I own and operate my own mechanical workshop.

Explain your current involvement in motor sport?

This year I am competing in a senior class of karting around Western Australia, and I also pit crew for my brother.

What do you love most about motor sport?

I love the adrenalin rush you get, but also love helping my brother to his successes as well. Also all the great people I have met and friends I have made!

What is the best advice you have been given in relation to motor sport?

Never let negative comments get you down and never give up because you know what you are capable of.

What do you think the current perception of women in motor sport is?

I think that men [and women] love that women are involved in motor sport, and are actually competitive.

You do get the odd one that doesn’t think it is a woman’s place, but they are in the minority. I love seeing women getting out there and giving it a shot!

Do you have any non-motor sport interests?

I love any sports! Traveling and camping and hanging with friends and family.

What are your future ambitions?

My ambition is to become a Supercars driver or an IndyCar driver, and also team up with my brother for endurance racing.

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CAMS MEMBER REWARDS OF THE MONTH IN THE INDUSTRY

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C H A M P I O N S H I P U PD AT E

Each month we will feature a selection of results from recent events around Australia.

D UNL OP S E R I E S , S A N DO WN

P O I NTS U PD AT E A US T RALIAN SP O R T S R A CER SERIES 1. Roger L’Anson 2. Peter Johnston 3. John-Paul Drake 4. Terry Peovitis 5. John Morriss

R A CE RE S U L T S

K U H M O V8 T O U R ING C AR S 388 358 330 327 315

1. Taz Douglas 2. Tyler Greenbury 3. Joshua Smith 4. Chris Smerdon 5. Jim Pollicina

AUS T R AL I AN P R O DUCT IO N C AR S E R I E S 263 200 174 129 120

1. Luke Searle

2. Paul Morris 3. Beric Lynton 4. Tim Leahy 5. Tony Alford

MSC A P.I. S PRI N T REGU L A R ITY RUN 1 17/0 9/1 6

DU N L O P S ER IES S A N DO WN 500 RA CE 1 17/09/16

P OR S CH E CLUB SA SUP ER P R INT SP R INT 3 25/ 09 / 16

1 Jarrod Ellis 2 Stephen York 3 Ian Buczak 4 Antony Rogers 5. Michael Kip

1. Gary Jacobson 2. Richard Muscat 3. Paul Dumbrell 4. Shae Davies 5. Taz Douglas

1. Matthew Longhurst 2. Brad Trenwith 3. Roger Paterson 4. Troy Zytveld 5. Darien Herreen

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CONTACT CAMS The CAMS member hotline will be open until 7:00pm AEST (5:00pm WST & 6:30pm CST) So for all your motor sport needs call the CAMS Hotline or visit the website at www.cams.com.au Email: memberservices@cams.com.au

#WEAREMOTORSPORT

l Hit up CAMS on social media for photos from CAMS events, news, videos and other great motor sport content.

SEND US YOUR STORIES! If you have a motor sport story which you think should be told, get in touch with us and it could appear in Speed Read.

If you have pictures or videos of motor sport you would like to share with us, we encourage you to do so. They could appear on our website, social media platforms or in Speed Read.

Please email communications@cams.com.au We look forward to hearing from you!

2016 CAMS TECHNICAL & SPORTING BULLETINS The list of Bulletins released this year appears on the CAMS website. These bulletins are issued according to Rule 238(ii) of the National Competition Rules (NCR).

PLEASE REFER TO THE CAMS WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST CAMS BULLETINS

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WHAT’S ON IN OCTOBER SANDBLAST 2016 Nomie’s Quarry, Ridley Road, Mannum 01/10/2016 - 02/10/2016 RIVERSTONE MOTORKHANA Club Grounds, Bandon Road, Riverstone 16/10/2016 - 16/10/2016 KOCHIES KRUISE Launceston, Perth, Mole Creek, Reedy Marsh, Launceston 16/10/2016 - 16/10/2016 POLARIS RZR AND AUSTRALIAN SIDE X SIDE CHAMPIONSHIP Ballarat Rovers Motorcycle Club 29/10/2016 - 30/10/2016

GET INVOLVED BY ATTENDING AN EVENT IN YOUR STATE! VISIT THE CAMS EVENT CALENDAR HERE SPEED READ

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