Speed Read August 2017 by Motorsport Australia

SPEED READ AUGUST 2017

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Some of Australia’s aspiring junior drivers across karting and circuit racing experience life as a professional athlete.

Despite blisteringly winter cold mornings, this year’s SubiNats event at Phillip Island was an amazing success.

Mike Sinclair is the last to drive an Australian built, current generation Holden at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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TAKE THE ULTIMATE SPEED CHALLENGE AT MOUNT PANORAMA

SUBINATS 2017

BALLARAT’S SIDE SHOW THE MAIN EVENT

RAINBOW: THE CHAMPIONSHIP DECIDER

WINTON PREPARES FOR THE FESTIVAL OF SPEED

WAMS: POYNTING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

WAMS: OFFICIAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM WINNER ANNOUNCED

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OUR FUT U RE STA RS TESTED AT CA MS ACA DEMY Thanks to Morris Finance, some of Australia’s aspiring junior drivers across karting and circuit racing experienced life as a professional athlete, at the CAMS Academy on the Gold Coast

Twenty-four of Australia’s up-and-coming racing drivers

“When people look at racing, you don’t need to be as fit

were put through their paces at an extensive week

as other sports,” kart racer Damon Papasergio said.

of training at the CAMS Academy on the Gold Coast, presented by Morris Finance.

“I really learnt a lot these two days of how fit you really need to be if you want to be a professional racing car

With drivers from both karting and circuit racing

driver.”

backgrounds taking part in two Academy camps, the racers received physiological training from esteemed motor sport trainers Fitness2Podium.

CAMS Foundation Rising Star Simon Fallon said all Academy drivers had received a “wake-up call” at the training.

“Motor sport is indeed a sport. It’s more than just sitting on top of a bike or driving a motor vehicle, it’s about performing,” Fitness2Podium founder and head trainer Ben Cook said. “It’s about taking the mental edge and even pushing it further.

“You have to show your respect to those [professional drivers] and all the hard work they’ve done, because it’s not easy doing all of that stuff,” Fallon said. The CAMS Driver Development Program is part of CAMS’ strategy to develop a high-performance program to unearth Australia’s next generation of professional

“It’s like any sort of high performance - you need to be mentally and physically prepared for the challenges.”

racing drivers. It has been running since 2013. “Attitudes have changed a lot, even since ten years ago.

While all drivers have achieved successful results in

[Racing drivers] are now considered more of a high-

karting and other disciplines, the drivers reinforced their

performance athlete where the car is still a dominant

goals to continuously improve their on-track and fitness

factor." Cook added.

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“It’s much more of a combined effort between a driver,

“We would like to continue our support behind

their fitness, their mental preparation, as well as their

tomorrow’s aspiring motor sport talent as they learn

car and their skills.”

their craft, progressing from karts, Formula 4, and hopefully to Supercars or Formula 1 one day.”

CAMS Foundation Rising Star Cameron Shields explained that the Academy participants were wellaware of the attributes a modern racing driver needs to possess. “There is a lot of aspects outside of driving a car really fast,” Shields said. “Plenty of diet work has to be done, also training, media attention, and lots of other various aspects that you never really thought of before coming into it - and it really does play a big part.” The CAMS Academy recently welcomed commercial finance and leasing leaders Morris Finance as a presenting partner, reinforcing the programme’s future in developing Australia’s brightest racing stars.

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Everingham, Simon Fallon, Harley Haber, Liam

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Lawson, Aaron Love, Jordan Mazzaroli, Zane

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M OTOR I N G

ONE L AST DRIVE AT G OODWOOD Motoring.com.au’s Mike Sinclair claimed the honour as one of the last to drive an Australian built, current generation Holden at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed

Holdens have conquered the Mountain but this was

Indeed, don’t underestimate UK enthusiasts’

chance for Australia’s iconic muscle-car to strut its stuff

engagement when it comes to fast and furious Aussie

on The Hill… The hill in question, the renowned 1.8km

muscle cars. Most are more than up to date with

Goodwood Hillclimb - for most, not a true test of speed

the performance credentials of the VXR8 and speak

and accuracy, more a case of being able to show and

knowledgably about our Supercar series cars and stars.

shine in front of tens of thousands of petrol-head Poms.

After too many mishaps in previous years the organisers

It might have Vauxhall on the bonnet and boot, but

require drivers to hold a full racing licence to drive up

the English-specification VXR8 is otherwise 100 per

the Hill. Helmet, racesuit and the like are all on the

cent HSV GTSR. And at this year’s Goodwood Festival of

agenda but the ‘First Glance’ group in which the VXR8 is

Speed, there was arguably no bigger fish out of water.

ceded are all road cars. The run is untimed - in effect, it’s

Unless, of course, you’re talking about yours truly.

a motor show outing with a difference.

As I sat having a cuppa and biscuit after signing in

Before the drive, my Vauxhall contact, Simon Hucknall,

at the glamourous Martini-sponsored Goodwood

outlines the conduct that’s expected of me.

Drivers Club, I was within dunking distance of world champions and the motorsports illuminati. Derek Bell, Tom Kristensen, factory Mercedes drivers aplenty and all those English blokes who have made a career out of

“If you wouldn’t mind possibly doing a bit of a burnout... If that’s not too much trouble of course,” he implores. Far be it from me to disappoint my Goodwood Hillclimb

driving fast cars slowly at Le Mans. But Goodwood is like

chaperone.

that.

“And then there’s Molecomb,” Hucknall explains,

My first drive up Goodwood’s 1.86km hillclimb course

referencing the left-hand off-camber corner that

was also Holden’s last – at least in terms of Australian-

catches newbies and experienced drivers alike.

built production cars. But the Goodwood crowd’s

“It’s blind. If you wait to see it before setting up for it

reactions are anything to go by, they’ll miss the bigbanger rear-drive Holdens as much as we will.

you’ll be in the hay bales. And that’s not ideal,” comes Hucknall’s classical English understatement.

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M OTOR I N G

Indeed, it’s only Friday when I head up the hill and

shift to second and hold the burnout to the rev-limiter

Molecomb has already caught out a number of drivers.

and I’m grinning like a loon.

A wonderful Ford RS200 Group B rally car leaves in a significantly less wonderful state. And who could forget cyclist turned racer, Sir Chris Hoy’s, effort in a Nismo GT3 GT-R just a couple of years ago.

And the rest of the run disappears, seemingly in less time than it takes for the smoke to clear from the rear vision mirror. As instructed I brake early for Molecomb, tiptoe around it and it still feels loose. Sage advice, Mr

Goodwood’s Hillclimb is the centrepiece of what is quite simply the best automotive event on the planet. There’s much more to the event now than just the sprint up the hill: it has become the de facto UK motor show and annually hosts global reveals of key cars. In 2017, Porsche chose Goodwood to lift the sheets of its most outrageous 911 yet, the 700hp (515kW) GT2 RS. The VXR8 I’m rolling up to the start line in has only 105hp less than the Porsche (595PS the small print says in Vauxhall’s brochure, or 435kW to you and I), but packing an extra 500kg or so the power to weight ratio

Hucknall. Thanks. The Flint Wall is tight and hard to see in the change from full sunlight to deep forested shade. Then the hill climbs sharply and after a long left-hander the VXR8 flashes through the finish. All that remains is to gather at the top of the hill and enjoy the view. I’m directed to park – behind Mark Webber in the new Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo. Webber sees the big, blue Holden, err… Vauxhall, does a second take and then

isn’t quite as impressive.

delivers a thumbs up.

Still, a dip of the clutch in the ‘tyre warming area’ has

Another driver taps on my window and I think I’m in

the rear Continentals disappearing into a cloud of

trouble.

smoke – and the small crowd and event marshalls are in

“Very, very good smoke,” he says in an Italian accent.

turn performing their very best tennis claps. Then the car ahead of me launches and disappears around the corner at the end of the starting straight and I’m given the signal to go… Revs, clutch first gear, short

I like Goodwood. Mike Sinclair is the Editor-in-Chief at carsales.com.au. He is a regular competitor in local motor sport.

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EVENTS

TAKE T HE U LT IMAT E SPE E D C HA LLENGE AT M O UNT PA NORA MA The second running of the Challenge Bathurst event is expected to sell out with limited spots remaining to new competitors for 2017

A new event allowing all CAMS Speed licence holders

profile endurance races held at Mount Panorama such as

to conquer the mountain is receiving an enthusiastic

the Bathurst 12 Hour and Bathurst 6 Hour.

response, with 400 drivers expected to fill the grids and take the challenge in November.

The Supersprint includes eight, 20-minute sessions spread across the two days with competitors racing

The second running of the Challenge Bathurst event is

against the clock. Entries to the Challenge Bathurst

expected to sell out, with limited spots remaining to new

Supersprint sold out in 2016 and limited extra positions

competitors. More than 250 entries were received within

have been opened for 2017.

the first 48 hours of registrations being open, and that was only for the competitors who tackled the 2016 Event.

The Challenge Bathurst Regularity will be held across 1819 November and allows for those who otherwise would

The 2017 Challenge Bathurst retains the same format

not have the opportunity to tackle the iconic Mount

as the inaugural event held last November, competition

Panorama circuit. It is the most cost effective way for

split into two sections and catering to an enormous

drivers to test their skills on the world-famous circuit at

range of both cars and drivers.

any of the events held in Bathurst each year.

“We are urging prospective competitors to lodge their

The five groups of Regularity competitors enjoy six,

entry quickly for the 2017 Event,” Challenge Bathurst

20-minute sessions across the weekend. With each group

Event Director James O’Brien said.

limited to 55 cars, the field is expected to be full soon

“We know there are CAMS Speed licence holders, young

after entries open.

and old, that have always wanted to take a crack at

Entry fees to both the Sprint and Regularity competition

Bathurst in their own car, so now’s the time to renew

remain the same as 2016, while spectators will again be

your licence and get the car tuned up. This is an exclusive

able to access all four days of the event free of charge.

event with a limited number of available entries in both the Sprint and Regularity sections so delays in entering may mean missing out.” The two-day Supersprint, to be held on 16-17 November is aimed at experienced motor sport competitors and

Entry details, regulations and registration forms can be found at:

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www.challengebathurst.com

EVENTS

SUB INAT S 201 7 CAMS motor sport photographer Dan Thompson capured some glowing snaps from this year's SubiNats 'mega meet'

Photos: Dan Thompson

Despite blisteringly winter cold mornings, this year’s

“Gate numbers were close to 850, which is just

SubiNats event at Phillip Island was an amazing success.

absolutely mind-boggling for a marque-specific event.

Held over the first Saturday and Sunday in July, the

Topping the timesheets for the SubiNats Sprint was

event featured a morning cruise, a ‘mega meet’ car

Nev Scott and the team from CMA Racing, with second

display, sprints and a show and shine.

going to Garth Walden and Kurt Miglas third.

“We had a huge amount of people there from all the

SubiNats has grown exponentially, and its popularity

Australian [WRX] clubs,” Impreza WRX Club Organiser

has cemented itself as a featured club event on the

Kurt Miglas said.

Victorian motor sport calendar.

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S I D E BY S I D E

B ALL AR AT ’S SIDE SHOW TH E MA IN EVENT International off road champion, RJ Anderson is lining up to compete in the Australian SXS Championship, held in Ballarat this month

The SXS (Side by Side) Australian Championship is

After three rounds of the SXS Australian Championship,

heading to Ballarat for the next exciting stage of

the leaderboard remains extremely tight. Only three

competitive action.

rounds remain in 2017.

Ballarat Rover Motor Cycle Club in Mt Helen will host

In Class B (turbo), Ewan McClue’s Emac Electrical

the next instalment, featuring some high-profile

Service – CNW entry leads the Championship with 113

international visitors.

points, while Cody Crocker in the Polaris Dealer Team

Six-time off road racing champion RJ Anderson will be

entry is only five points behind in second place.

among the drivers battling for supremacy in Victoria on

While in Class A (non-turbo) just one point separates

Saturday 5 August.

Dan Mckenzie (106 points) and his Pro Motorsport

"Australia has been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember,” Anderson said. “I have heard so many great things about the country, its people, and of course its growing off-road racing scene. "To have the opportunity to finally experience Australia and actually compete behind the wheel of a Polaris RZR, words can't express my excitement. I am

Academy Yamaha and Ivan Szkut’s (105 points) IJS Plumbing & Fire Services Yamaha. CAMS has thrown its support behind the Championship this year, with entry for competitors costing as little as $1,000 for a single round. Tickets for the Ballarat event are available for just $10, with kids under 14 free.

extremely grateful to Sam Beck at the SXS Australian Championship as well as the team at BFGoodrich Tires for making this all possible."

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RAI N BOW: T HE CH AM P I O NSHIP DEC IDER The 2017 BFGoodrich CAMS Australian Off Road Championship is well and truly alive as we head to the Hindmarsh Shire Rainbow Desert Enduro supported by GrainCorp on 4-6 August

Overall Championship leaders, Travis Robinson and Trent Anthony Photo: Matthew Daniele

Outright and class championship titles are up for grabs at the third and final round of the Australian Off Road Championship. A maximum of 529 points are available at this round - 1.5 times more points than at each of the first two rounds. Travis Robinson and navigator Trent Anthony lead Matthew Martin by just 17 points in the BFGoodrich CAMS Australian Off Road Championship, while Chris Browning sits in third, a further 74 points behind Martin. Martin and Browning have their own battle going on in the Prolite class, with just 30 points separating the pair. The Extreme 2WD class championship will be decided at the Rainbow Desert Enduro; Michael Mclean and

The team of Paul Malt and Rick Norris lead the Extreme 4WD class by a single point. Photo: Matthew Daniele

John Stewart are only 54 points ahead of Tatts Finke Desert Race runners-up Beau Robinson and Shane Hutt. Steven Sanderson and Tahlia O'Cass are not out of it either, only 33 points further adrift.

Matt Gardiner and Levi Saleeba also have a shot at the class title, sitting third only 79 points behind.

The popular Superlite B class is anyone’s, with Greg Campbell leading Michael and Mitchel Schnieder by 28 points and Nathan Chivers and Scott O’Connor a further 39 points behind the Schnieders.

Located in the historic township of Rainbow in Victoria, some 400 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, the local community is set to embrace the inaugural Rainbow Desert Enduro with scrutiny and a public display of

The closest battle will be between Paul Malt/Rick Norris

cars taking over the main street of the town on Friday

and Travis Rosewarne/Mark Nelson in the Extreme 4WD

afternoon.

class; just one point separates the pair after two rounds.

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OFF R OA D

2017 BFGOODRICH CAMS AORC POINTS AFTER ROUND 2 OUTRIGHT

1. Travis Robinson/ Trent Anthony 2. Matthew Martin 3. Chris Browning

EXTREME 4WD 575 558 484

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the Rainbow town centre. The track will feature the

1. Travis Robinson/ Trent Anthony 2. Ryan Taylor/ Nev Taylor 3. Shannon Rentsch/ Ian Rentsch

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PROLITE

Superlite Class B Leader, Greg Campbell. Photo: Matthew Daniele

The 80 kilometre track is located to the north-west of

the competition pits and track. Run by the Victorian Off Road Racing Association, the event promises to be an exciting finale to the 2017 BFGoodrich CAMS AORC; it is also a round of the CAMS Victorian Off Road Championship.

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1. Matthew Martin 2. Chris Browning 3. Tait Svenson

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SUPERLITE A

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682 351 345

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375

1. Greg Campbell 630 2. Michael Schnieder/ Mitchel Schnieder 602 3. Nathan Chivers/ Scott O’Connor 563

429

PRODUCTION 2WD

EXTREME 2WD 1. Michael Mclean/ John Stewart 2. Beau Robinson/ Shane Hutt 3. Steven Sanderson/ Tahlia O'Cass

1. Paul Malt/ Rick Norris 2. Travis Rosewarne/ Mark Nelson 3. Matthew Gardiner/ Levi Saleeba

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H I S TOR I CS

W I NTO N PREPA RES F OR TH E FEST IVA L OF SPEED The eighth running of the historic Winton Festival of Speed hits Winton Motor Raceway, across 5-6 August

Early entries suggest more than 300 historic vehicles

more nimble cars of the era such as Holden Torana

from the 1940s through to the 1990s will line-up for the

XU1s and Ford Escorts.

Winton Festival of Speed, racing on the raceway's ‘long track’.

The Festival of Speed will again include a feature race with the 15-lap ‘Rose City Sports Car Trophy’ exclusively

Organised as a joint venture between Winton Motor Raceway and the Victorian Historic Racing Register, the event continues to grow each year.

for Group S historic production sports cars. This year the meet will see a special speed event for Bathurst-era Group C tribute cars from the 1970s and

“Fans who attend historic race meetings always enjoy the spectacle and sound of muscle cars being hustled around a technical racetrack like Winton, and Historic Touring cars appeal to fans of all ages," Event Race Director Peter Donald said. “There are the people who grew up with those sorts of cars, but there are also the younger generations who are fascinated by the older vehicles.”

1980s. The event will also feature: • Victorian MG Racing Series • Group P, Q and R Sports and Racing • Group M and O Sports and Racing • Group J, K and Lb • Historic Formula Ford • Historic Formula Vee

A highlight for the event, the ‘Just Cars Touring Car Cup’ for Group N Historic Touring Cars, will see competitors battle it out in a 50km feature race that sees iconic V8 muscle cars of the 1970s compete against smaller and

The Winton Festival of Speed first appeared on the Winton calendar in 2010 and has since grown into one of the best-attended historic events of the year.

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WA M S Women of Australian Motor Sport a CAMS initiative

POYNTI NG IN T HE RIGHT DI RECT ION

Women of Australian Motor Sport a CAMS initiative

Charlotte Poynting’s star continues to rise, with the

Camp with our 2016 Junior Development Scholarship

18-year-old receiving a special scholarship to aid her

(JDS) recipient Beck Connell,” Reid said.

development.

“But this past year we’ve noticed that she’s really

The Women of Australian Motor Sport (WAMS)

stepped up all aspects of her racecraft and really does

committee have awarded the New South Wales racer

have all the makings of a strong well-rounded racer

the 2017/2018 WAMS Junior Development Scholarship,

in the future. We hope that the JDS program, which

supported by CAMS.

includes both on and off track tuition, will help towards

Beginning in karts aged 12, Poynting placed top-three in multiple state titles, won the women’s nationals in

giving her some extra skills as she works her way through the circuit racing ranks.”

both Clubman Light and Senior National Light and then

With five seasons of the Junior Development

progressed into the Aussie Racing Cars series over a year

Scholarship completed so far, the program has proven

ago where she currently competes. Since joining the

to be a successful training ground for many Australian

category, she has won eight Women’s Championship

female racing stars, including off-road racer Kristy

Trophies out of the nine events she’s entered, currently

Hedley (2012/13), current Blancplain GT Sprint Series

leads the CAMS Women’s Championship and last year

racer Caitlin Wood (2013/14), WA state Formula Ford

became the first female to win an Aussie Racing Car

driver Tayla Dicker (2014/15), SsanYong Actyon Racing

race in the category’s history.

Series Championship racer Alexandra Whitley (2015/16)

"I'm so excited to have been selected as the WAMS Development Scholarship recipient,” Poynting said. “I have always admired the ways of WAMS and can't wait to begin this journey with them. I am looking forward to seeing where the scholarship will take me after watching previous recipients succeed in their dream after partnering with WAMS."" WAMS Chair, Sam Reid, congratulated Poynting on being successful in her application and on her overall dedication to making a future long-term career as a

and 2016 NSW state karting champion Beck Connell (2016/2017). Launched in 2012 as a means to assist up-and-coming female junior drivers to develop their race driving skills, the WAMS JDS Scholarship program offers the necessary tools on and off the track to strengthen a driver’s chances of a successful career in motor sport, including media training, fitness guidance, sports psychology and potentially a CAMS Academy camp position.

race driver. “We’ve been keeping an eye on Charlotte’s racing over

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WA M S Women of Australian Motor Sport a CAMS initiative

WA MS OF F ICIAL EXCHA NGE PROGRA M WINN ER A NNOUNCED Women of Australian Motor Sport

a CAMS initiative

Following on from the exciting news congratulating

I am always keen to expand my expertise and skillset

young racer Charlotte Poynting as the 2017/18

thereby enhancing my ability to mentor others in

recipient of the Women of Australian Motor Sport

Australia.

Junior Development Scholarship, Susie Brook has been awarded 2017 recipient of WAMS Officials Exchange Program. Both programs are initiatives of WAMS supported by CAMS, to increase female participation in all disciplines and positions within motor sport in Australia.

“Also enabling application of this knowledge to further officiating roles and development for myself and others.” The mother of two that has been an active CAMS official since 1987 and has worked in a variety of roles including Race Control Communications, Starter, Assistant Clerk of Course, Sector Marshal, Flag Marshal, Communicator,

Brook is excited about the opportunity to represent her

Pit Lane, Grid Marshal and Marshalling at International,

country on the world stage of Formula 1.

National, State and Club level events.

“I am extremely honoured to be selected to represent

“I endeavour to be a role model promoting and

WAMS and CAMS as an Australian ambassador at the

encouraging other female officials as they progress

2017 [Formula 1] Singapore Grand Prix,” Brook said.

through the ranks in motor sport. It is inspiring to see

“I feel humbled to be joining the four inspirational ladies previously recipients of the WAMS Officials Exchange Program.”

the ever-increasing participation of women particularly at higher levels.” “I would like to thank WAMS and CAMS for this

“It felt so surreal to be honoured by this recognition from my peers in motor sport. This is a great opportunity

incredible opportunity and aim to be a great ambassador for WAMS, CAMS and Australia.”

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KA R T I N G

DOOHA N WINS IN SWEDEN

Australian karter Jack Doohan has secured the biggest

His victory over the weekend elevated him to third in

win of his career, taking the final round of the CIK-FIA

the outright championship standings.

European Championship in Sweden.

This was also the first time an Australian driver has won

The 14-year-old was victorious in the OK-Junior class

a round of the European Karting Championship since

during the final round of the five-event championship,

Jon Targett in 1992.

held at the Kristianstad circuit.

Doohan will now turn his attention to the World

After qualifying fourth fastest, Doohan went on to win

Championship at the PF International Circuit in England

three of his four qualifying heats, earning the right to

on 21-24 September.

start the final from pole. In wet conditions, Doohan led the entire 21-lap encounter, crossing the chequered two-seconds ahead of his nearest rival.

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H I S TORY

CA MS H I STO RY: A LL AN H O RSLE Y Allan Horsley defined the role of the circuit promoter in the new era of motor sport entertainment

He developed drivers and teams, and nurtured crowd Above: Allan Horsley (right) Below: Oran Park Raceway

loyalty. He presided over some of the largest genuine crowd attendances in the country, then went on to exert his influence through business as a team manager. Never a CAMS official, he was nonetheless instrumental in achieving positive change in the Confederation. He was a driving force in promoters’ associations which sought to secure a financial future for the sport. Horsley was, in a rough country way, a child prodigy. Born in Albury, he and a group of keen enthusiasts helped build Hume Weir circuit. Amidst the working bees and general enthusiasm, when they got to running meetings, someone had to organise dummy grids. That job fell to teenager Horsley, who had already built his own race car. Eventually he ended up running the track in a period where Jack Brabham, Roy Salvadori, Innes Ireland and Len Lukey were among the

When Peter Brock was wowing enthusiasts in Victoria, Horsley signed him up to compete only at Oran Park in NSW. Horsley is probably the only circuit organiser who has attracted such a crowd that police closed the gates,

top drivers who raced there.

refusing to allow any more people in. The front page of

Unlike a lot of competitors, Horsley knew that the racing

of cars queued from Liverpool to Oran Park.

starts, not on race day, but when the supplementary regulations are issued. If you don’t know what you can and can’t do to a car, how can you optimise

the Sydney Morning Herald once had an aerial picture Horsley moved from Oran Park to become manager of Allan Moffat’s Mazda Racing Team and to become a

its preparation? Few knew and argued the rules as

motor racing manager of the emerging importer.

knowledgably as Horsley.

An enormous endorsement of Horsley’s success as a

When Horsley was asked to come to Sydney and run the

race team manager is the list of race drivers he used.

Oran Park circuit, it was in dire financial trouble. Gritting his teeth and squeezing as many races into the day as he possibly could, he brought it up to become one of Australia’s leading circuits. It ran a World Superbike Round and an AGP.

Among them were Moffat, Allan Jones, Alan Grice, Charlie O’Brien, Dick and son Steven Johnson, Gary Waldon, Gregg Hansford, John Bowe, Keven Bartlett, Mark Skaife, Neil Crompton and Rick Bates. Excerpt taken from page 306 in CAMS: The Official History

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CL UB COR N E R

CAM S CLUBS CELEBRAT E CH R I ST MAS IN JULY What’s better than Christmas? Celebrating it in July with cars and great mates!

Photo: Westfield Car Club Queensland

WESTFIELD CAR CLUB QUEENSLAND 9 July: The Royal Hotel Harrisville FORD OWNERS CAR CLUB OF SA INC. 16 July: The Dublin Hotel, Dublin

MG CAR CLUB GEELONG INC. 16 July: Eastern Gardens, Geelong to the Ocean Grove Bowling Club

MORGAN OWNERS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA INC. Photo: Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Australia Qld Div

ALFA ROMEO OWNERS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA QLD DIV INC. 16 July: Evendon Bush Park Retreat

21-23 July: Burekup

ASTON MARTIN OWNERS CLUB (NSW) INCORPORATED 22-23 July: ‘Mystery’ location

THE JAGUAR’S DRIVERS’ CLUB OF AUSTRALIA 23 July: Illawarra

MORGAN OWNERS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA INC. 28-30 July: Coolangatta Estate, Shoalhaven Heads and Jindyandy Mill, Pyree

Photo: Jaguar Car Club of WA

JAGUAR CAR CLUB OF WA INC. 16 July: Jimboomba, Beaudesert, Wongawallen

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Click here to see what events are coming up in August.

CL UB COR N E R

CA MS CLUB D E V ELO PM ENT F UND

Photos: ‘The Screamer’ in St Helens, hosted by the North West Off Road Car Club

UPCOMING EVENTS:

CAMS is proud to be able to offer to its affiliated sporting car clubs the opportunity to obtain funding under the CAMS Club Development Fund, supported by Burson Auto Parts and Famous Insurance. The CAMS Club Development Fund is made available as part of CAMS' ongoing commitment to drive membership growth and participation opportunities in clubs and motor sport.

12 August: Scout Motorsport Club Junior Development Program Adelaide International Raceway 18-20 August: Light Car Club of Canberra ‘Race Your Mates’ Interactive & Khanacross Demonstration EPIC (Canberra) 27 August: Tarmac Junior Development Program of SA Junior Development Program Adelaide International Raceway

How do I get funding for my club?

FEATURED: WOMENS DRIVE DAY Organised by the Albury-Wodonga Districts Car Club, 25 women tried their hand at motor sport for the first time.

Funding for 2017 is currently open. To find out more information and to download an application form, click here.

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R I CCI A R DO’ S R ACE R S

RI CC IA RDO’S RACE RS ON TOU R Photos by Bob Gloyn and Lauren Cornes of last month’s Ricciardo’s Racers tours of South Australia and Western Australia. Limited spots remain in September for Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales

See the Ricciardo’s Racers page on the cams.com.au website for details on how you can enter.

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CL UB COR N E R

CA M S CL U B P R O F I L E:

G R E AT SOUT HERN STRE ET MACHINES CAMS recently caught up with Great Southern Street Machines, the car club behind great events like the SRT Sprint and the Albany Street Show and Shine in Western Australia

How did the club get started?

What makes your club unique?

GSSMA Inc. was established in the late 1980s. It started

We try to cater for all motor sport enthusiasts and

when a group of likeminded car enthusiasts would

different interests and aspects of the sport; whether

meet down under the pine trees at Middleton Beach.

it be restoring, racing, officials, or promoting local

As the club grew they moved onto the Premier Hotel for

development of motor sport.

meetings, before moving to a local mechanics workshop

It doesn’t matter what make or type or era of car you

for a couple of years.

have. We have a variety of street machines, race cars,

For the past 10 years we have been in our current club rooms, and we’re looking to the future in regards to getting our own premises where we can have a purpose built rooms to be able to cater for workshops, courses

vintage and kit cars as part of our member base, all are welcome. Most of our members' cars are road registered. We are community minded and try to involve members' families, friends and the wider community in the club. What does it mean for your club to be affiliated with

meetings and social events. What type of events does your club participate in? Last year was the 20th anniversary of the Annual Show and Shine held over the long weekend in September. We also participate in community events such as 'Operation Rudolf', a Christmas charity drive for the community, local tracmac and displays for local events like the 'Albany Classic around the houses', which we

CAMS? Being affiliated with CAMS has opened the doors for our club to be able to host events, having support for development of motor sport in Albany, having our members/family registered as officials, catering for different interests, growing our club and awareness in the community about motor sport.

have been involved with for the past 30 years. We also travel to other show and shines, host and attend State Speed Series events, test and tune days, motorkhanas, Go to Whoa, CAMS events/courses, club

To get in touch with Great Southern Street Machine Association, click here to visit their website.

runs and social days/evenings.

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SPEED READ

CONTACT US 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

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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!

2017 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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Presenting certificates to the newly graduated Ricciardo's Racers Photo: Bob Gloyn

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