Speed Read June 2017

SPEED READ JUNE 2017

3 0 Y E AR S O F 4 - W H EE L R ACIN G AT FI NKE

R ICCI ARDO’S RACERS GR AD UATE TACKLES BATHURST

QUEEN’S BI RTHDAY LONG W EEKEN D EVENTS

Reigning champion Jack Rhodes returns to Round Two of the BFGoodrich CAMS Australian Off Road Championship.

Tyson Harvey has become one of the youngest people to tackle Mount Panorama at the recent Bathurst 6 Hour event.

There’s no better way to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday than to get along to a motor sport event across the long weekend.

CONFEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SPORT

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CONTENT S 4

TATTS FINKE DESERT RACE CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF FOUR-WHEEL RACING

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RICCIARDO’S RACERS GRADUATE TACKLES BATHURST 6 HOUR

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CIRCUIT EXCEL ASSOCIATION CLAIM SA CAMS CLUB CHALLENGE WIN

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QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY LONG WEEKEND EVENTS

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MALLALA MOTOR SPORT PARK FUTURE SECURED

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QUINN RALLIES SUPPORT FOR AUSTRALIA’S WRC

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RALLY ATTRACTS A RADIO FAN

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2017 CAMS KARTING ACADEMY APPLICATIONS OPEN

15 CANBERRA’S NATIONAL CAPITAL RALLY CHALLENGES BEST ASIA PACIFIC AND AUSSIE DRIVERS 16

AUSSIE CONTINGENT RACE AROUND MONACO

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CAMS HISTORY: THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF MOTOR SPORT

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WAMS TOURS THE TERRITORY

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CAMS OPEN SURVEYS FOR AFFILIATED CLUBS

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OFFICIALS: WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS

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OFFICIALS PROFILE: SID HEROLD

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CAMS CLUB RESOURCE GUIDE: ORGANISING A STRAIGHT LINE SPRINT

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UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS

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SAFETY RECALL: CORBEAU HARNESS BELT

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CAMS NATIONAL OFFICE SOLD

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TATTS FI NKE DESERT RACE CELE B R ATES 30 YEA RS OF FOUR - WHEEL RAC ING Round Two of the BFGoodrich CAMS Australian Off Road Championship will see the return of reigning champion Jack Rhodes.

The 2017 Tatts Finke Desert Race this year reaches an

Run on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, 9-12

important milestone; it will be the 30th running of the

June, the 2017 Tatts Finke Desert Race will be round

cars/buggies classes in the 42nd running of the event.

two of the BFGoodrich CAMS Australian Off Road

Prior to 1988, the iconic race was a bike enduro, starting in 1976 as a ‘there and back’ challenge for a group of local motorbike riders to race from Alice Springs to the Finke River and return.

Fast forward to 2015, when the Finke Desert Race celebrated its 40th race, the event had grown to 875 competitors across all classes, 22,000 paying spectators and an estimated 15,000 campers along the track.

Championship; the rivalry built up over many years amongst a swag of former champions will again be on show. Those returning this year include reigning car champion Glen Owen and former champions David Fellows, Mark Burrows, Shannon Rentsch, Hayden Bentley and Greg Gartner.

It will be the first time this year we have seen reigning AORC Champion Jack Rhodes; he and a number of

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OFF R OA D

other AORC title contenders missing round one of the AORC at the St George 399 with good reason; to attend Jack’s wedding!

Event drawcard and reigning ‘King of the Desert’ for the bike event Toby Price has been forced to withdraw from the bike section of this year’s Tatts Finke Desert Race due to the broken femur he sustained while defending his Dakar title in January this year. He is however entered to run in the Extreme 2WD ‘trophy truck’ class in a new Geiser 2015 Chev 6000cc; as runner-up in the car section last year, he promises to bring strong competition to the event again.

Photo: Alan McIntosh

Follow the event via www.finkedesertrace.com.au or on Facebook: BFGoodrich CAMS Australian Off Road Championship.

Photo: Alan McIntosh

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R I CCI A R DO’ S R ACE R S

R I CCI ARDO’S RACERS G R ADUAT E TACKLES B ATH URST 6 HOU R Tyson Harvey has become one of the youngest people to tackle Mount Panorama at the recent Bathurst 6 Hour event.

As far as 16th birthdays go, Tyson Harvey enjoyed one which was the envy of many – racing at the 2017 Bathurst 6 Hour.

Harvey became one of the youngest people to race at Mount Panorama, and is one of the first graduates to have come out of the Ricciardo’s Racers programme.

He spoke with CAMS Speed Read about his motor sport experiences to date.

Speed Read: How did the Bathurst 6 Hour drive come about?

I did spend some time watching various drivers in car footage on the internet studying the track, apexes, lines and braking points.

Tyson Harvey: Stephenson Motorsport had a drive available, and after one of their 3 drivers pulled out I jumped at the chance to drive at the best track in Australia.

Myself and the Stephenson Motorsport Team also practiced at Mallala Motor Sport Park testing setups and the new national spec Excel car, where we also practiced driver changes and pit stops so we were all

SR: What were your preparations for the 6 Hour drive?

ready for the big race.

TH: Mount Panorama is a physical track so I began

SR: How did the 6 Hour go for you? Both in terms of

running, doing cardio work and a strength program

results, but also being able to experience a track like

three months out to make sure I wasn’t physically

Mt Panorama?

exhausted in the car.

TH: In terms of results, we started off in 65th place

I did not turn to simulators in an attempt of learning

and finished in 42nd place - only 13 laps down from

the track, as I find the best practice for new tracks is being there and driving them as I adapt to new tracks in a session or two.

the eventual winners which was an amazing result considering we had the most underpowered car on the circuit.

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R I CCI A R DO’ S R ACE R S

All of our drivers and team did an incredible job, and

2018 will see us in Circuit Excel Series, Improved

the feeling of us finishing was something we will never

Production in the GC8, the Bathurst 6 hour once again,

forget.

other Production Series races, and we are looking at

Personally, I found the track at first very daunting. After my first few laps I could understand why I was told by more experienced Bathurst drivers to ‘Respect the track’ as the tight uphill and downhill sections, and high

other opportunities as they arise. My main goal is to drive Porsche Challenge Cup / Carrera Cup / Australian GT Championship and more Endurance racing worldwide.

speed straights had no room for error.

SR: What are your racing plans for the rest of the year?

Eventually I became more comfortable in the seat and

TH: I will be finishing off the Circuit Excel State

by the end of my second hour driver stint I was feeling

Championship in SA and possibly an interstate round,

withdrawal symptoms.

driving the WRX GC8 in an Improved Production for a

Growing up watching Bathurst was great as a kid but I never thought that I would be driving it, especially

round or two, Challenge Bathurst and we are looking at completing a Porsche GT3 test soon.

on my 16th birthday and taking the title for youngest person in history to race Mount Panorama.

SR: When/where did you first attend the Ricciardo’s Racers programme? And what did you get out of it?

TH: I attended a Ricciardo’s Racers day with Tony D’Alberto, Karl Reindler and Micheal Almond which was a great experience. Michael checks in on me at Mallala when he can with his busy schedule, and I recently caught up with Karl at the Bathurst 6 Hour for some valuable tips prior to my first practice.

By mid-2015 I had moved across to Circuit Excel and my dad strapped me into a car for the first time at Mallala Motor Sport Park, and I learnt to drive a car during practice for a State Championship round of Masters of Mallala round three. I ended up finishing 16th out of 23 cars from that event.

2017 RICCIARDO’S RACERS CALENDAR Sunday June 4 SOLD O U T (Beginner) Sandown, Victoria Sunday July 9 Mallala, South Australia (Beginner) Monday July 10 Mallala, South Australia (Advanced) Sunday July 16: Barbagallo, Western Australia (Beginner & Advanced) Sunday August 13 Hidden Valley, Northern Territory (Beginner) Tuesday September 19 Sandown, Victoria (Advanced)

SR: What are some other motor sport career aspirations that you would to achieve?

Wednesday September 20 Norwell, Queensland (Beginner & Advanced)

TH: Short term I would like to get back to race Bathurst

Saturday September 23 Sandown, Victoria (Beginner)

as soon as possible in whatever I can, we are also working on building a Subaru WRX GC8 for Improved Production which will be ready during 2017.

Friday September 29 Sydney Motorsport Park, New South Wales (Beginner & Advanced) Sunday November 12 Symmons Plains, Tasmania (Beginner & Advanced)

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CL UB CH A L L E N GE A U S T R A L I A

C IRCUI T EXCEL ASSOCIAT ION CL AI M SA CA MS CLUB CH ALLENGE WIN

The Circuit Excel Association of SA has taken out the South Australian 2017 CAMS Club Challenge event at Collingrove Hill Climb, held in late May. Run by CAMS in conjunction with the Sporting Car Club of SA, the event attracted 79 competitors, consisting of 17 teams from 14 clubs.

Team members Nathan Green, David Shaw and Danny Maul drove the Circuit Excel Association of SA to the win.

Second for the event was the Nissan Datsun Car Club

FINAL RESULTS 1. Circuit Excel Association of SA

SA, while the Impreza WRX Owners Club of SA’s ‘Team

2. Nissan Datsun Car Club SA

WRX SA’ rounded out the top three taking third for the

3. Impreza WRX Owners Club of SA Inc. ‘WRX SA’

event.

4. South Australia 86BRZ Adrenaline ‘Team 86’

A special thank you goes to the volunteer officials who

5. Drifting SA

assisted on the day and the Sporting Car Club of SA Inc.

6. Team Scouts Scout Motorsport Club SA

for providing their invaluable assistance in running the event.

CAMS Club Challenge Australia is a one-day team Hill Climb event, open to all CAMS Affiliated ‘Sporting’ Car Clubs. Clubs are encouraged to enter a team of three to five to compete at their state event on their behalf, with

7. Impreza WRX Owners Club of SA Inc. ‘WRX SA 2’ 8. Walkerville All Cars Club Inc. ‘Walky Warriors’ 9. Marque Sports Car Association of SA Inc. ‘MX5 Club of SA’ 10. Sporting Car Club of SA Inc.

the top three teams taking home a cash prize for their

11. Mitsubishi GSR EVO Club ‘Team MGEC’

club.

12. Mitsubishi GSR EVO Club ‘Team MGEC 2’

To find out when the CAMS Club Challenge Australia is

13. South Australian Supra Club

in your State head to the CAMS website.

14. Modified Mini Car Club of SA Inc.‘Hotbricks Too’

To see the photos from the event, head to the Club

15. MG Car Club of SA ‘Team Emgee’

Challenge Album.

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QUEE N’S BIRT HDAY LONG W EE KEND EVENT S There’s no better way to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday than to get along to a motor sport event across the long weekend.

TATTS F IN KE D E S E RT R ACE, NT

SH A NN O NS N ATI O NA LS, V I C

The biggest off road event in Australia is the Tatts

The next round of the Nationals heads to Winton Motor

Finke Desert Race, and is annually held on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

Known as one of the most difficult off road courses in the world, the race is a two-day multi terrain event

Raceway for the third round of the season, featuring the CAMS Australian GT Trophy Series, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia, Australian Prototype Series and the Australian Production Car Series.

featuring cars, buggies, quads and bikes.

MASTER OF MA L L A L A, SA

CA M S N S W H I LL C LIM B C H A M P I O N S H I P , NSW

Organised by the Sporting Car Club of SA Inc. the

The Mountainview Motor Sport Complex will play

‘Master of Mallala’ is a staple in the South Australian motor sport scene. Featured at this event are the CAMS SA State Championships.

host to the fifth round of the CAMS NSW Hill Climb Championships, proudly hosted by the Grafton Sporting Car Club Inc.

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CI R CUI T S

M ALL AL A M OTOR S P OR T PARK F U T U RE SE CURED CAMS is pleased to learn of the acquisition by the Peregrine Corporation of Mallala Motor Sport Park.

The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS)

The Peregrine Corporation is currently constructing the

is pleased to learn of the acquisition by the Peregrine

much anticipated The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem

Corporation, led by Sam Shahin, of Mallala Motor Sport

Bend, which is set to open in 2018.

Park.

“We are already working closely with the Peregrine

CAMS CEO Eugene Arocca said it was important for

Corporation on Tailem Bend and we are very supportive

South Australian motor sport to retain and revitalise the

of their plans for Mallala,” Arocca continued.

circuit, in particular for club and state level motor sport.

“Indeed, we want to bring events such as the Shannons

“We are thrilled that the Shahin family has acquired

Nationals back to South Australia as soon as possible

Mallala as we firmly believe this to be a positive move

and the option of two outstanding venues will make

for motor sport in South Australia,” Arocca said.

that return inevitable.”

“Sam and his family have been a breath of fresh air

CAMS wishes to extend its gratitude to the late Clem

to the Australian motor sport landscape – they love

Smith and his family as the previous administrators of

competing and are prepared to invest in helping to

Mallala Motor Sport Park.

grow our sport.”

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RA LLY AT T RAC T S A RA DIO FA N

Rally has a new, high profile fan after national radio

Afterwards, Steve interviewed Molly on his show and

presenter Steve Price enjoyed first-hand experiences

shared his ride impressions with co-hosts from the

alongside Australian champion Molly Taylor plus Harry

CarAdvice website on their regular Monday night radio

Bates and Nathan Quinn at the recent National Capital

spot.

Rally in Canberra.

The eye-opening experience organised by Rally Australia

The host of Nights with Steve Price on Macquarie Radio

finished with Steve promising to stay in touch with

2GB, 3AW, 4BC and stations around the country took

the sport in the lead-up to the WRC round – and to

laps at Shakedown aboard Molly’s Subaru Imreza STi,

hopefully making another appearance in November.

Harry’s Toyota Corolla S2000 and Nathan’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9.

Listeners to Price’s show will have an opportunity to win a rally car ride of a lifetime at Kennards Hire Rally

He declared each car a very different experience but

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equally exciting after having tried motor sport before only on circuits (including a turn as an Australian Grand Prix celebrity driver).

Q U I N N RALLI ES S U P PO RT FO R AU S T RALI A’S W RC Coffs Coast driver Nathan Quinn is one of very few people who have an FIA World Rally Championship event in their back yard and to show his support he’s wrapped his familiar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 in the livery of Kennards Hire Rally Australia – pictured at the spectacular location of the 2017 Destination NSW Super Special Stage.

Photo: Sam Tickell

Starting with the recent National Capital Rally in Canberra and at every round of the CAMS Australian Rally Championship, Quinn will be encouraging spectators and competitors to get to Coffs on 16-19 November.

Cup, while spectators now have access to the full choice of tickets at www.rallyaustralia.com.au, following the delayed release of Super Special Stage passes.

Quinn has been an Australian WRC regular, in 2013

State rally competitors who are not registered for the ARC are eligible to contest the $5000 Kennards Hire

recording an outstanding eighth outright at the wheel of an Italian-entered Mini Cooper.

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RALLY

CA N B ERRA’S N ATI O NAL CA P I TAL R ALLY CHALLENG ES B EST ASI A PACI FI C AND AU S S I E DRI VE RS Photo: Sam Tickell

Canberra’s tight and technical roads, coupled with wet

The National Capital Rally was cruel to a number of

and slippery conditions on day two, challenged the

the ARC front runners; Coffs Coast Rally Team’s Nathan

best Asia Pacific and Australian drivers at the National

Quinn and David Calder battled through heat two after

Capital Rally, round two of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally

suffering two flat tyres on the day’s second stage, even

Championship (APRC) and round three of the CAMS

posting the fastest time on the final stage, only to suffer

Australian Rally Championship (ARC).

mechanical issues on the return to the service park,

Norway’s Ole Christian Veiby ran away with APRC win

robbing them of valuable championship points.

after a commanding performance on Sunday’s stages,

Tankformers’ Eli Evans was another hard luck story;

while home town hero Harry Bates, with co-driver John

Evans and co-driver Glen Weston posted the fastest time

McCarthy, claimed the ARC win with a clean sweep

on Sunday’s second stage, only to break a control arm

of both heats, grabbing the championship lead in the

on the next stage. The pair were able to make the final

process.

control to salvage some points from the day.

Intermittent rain made conditions unpredictable for

The ARC Classic class was won by Jandal Sport’s Brett

crews on the Sunday’s five stages held south-west of

Stephens and Tony Brandon; ARC2 was won by Tony

Canberra.

Sullens and Kaylie Newell.

Both Veiby and Bates held the overnight lead in their

Round four of the ARC moves to South Australia for the

respective events and were able to maintain and extend

Lightforce Rally SA on 15-17 September.

their advantage on leg two.

In the APRC, Veiby’s teammate, Gaurav Gill, took second

ROUND 2, FIA APRC – TOP 5

the final podium place.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Despite troubles over the two days, Brad Markovic and

5. MARKOVIC/FEAVER 2:30:47.8 (+15:36.6)

Toni Feaver finished in fifth place and first Australian in

ROUND 3, CAMS ARC - TOP 10

place for the weekend. Jari Ketomaa won the two afternoon stages in his Mitsubishi Mirage AP4 to take

the APRC field, followed by Andrew and Kirra Penny.

In the ARC field, Subaru do Motorsport’s Molly Taylor, with co-driver Bill Hayes, posted a solid performance to claim second outright, finishing one minute, 23 seconds behind Bates.

Rounding out the podium was another Canberra local, Mick Patton. Patton and co-driver Bernie Webb were the surprise packet of the round, returning to the Australian Rally Championship after a seven-month break from the sport.

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2.

3.

4.

VEIBY/SKJARMOEN 2:15:11.2 GILL/PREVOT 2:16:00.5 (+00:49.3) KETOMAA/MANNISENMAKI 2:17:16.8 (+02:05.6) BLOMBERG/ANDERSSON 2:29:30.2 (+14:19.0)

BATES/McCARTHY 2:21:16.5 TAYLOR/HAYES 2:22:40.2 (+01:23.7) PATTON/WEBB 2:25:47.5 (+04:31.0) SULLENS/NEWELL 2:27:43.9 (+06:27.4)

5. BROOKS/GLENNEY 2:30:19.8 (+09:03.3)

CAMS AUSTRALIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS - TOP 5 1. HARRY BATES 195 2. MOLLY TAYLOR 192 3. NATHAN QUINN 149 4. ELI EVANS 133 5. TONY SULLENS 130

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I N T E R N AT I ON A L

AUSSI E CONT INGENT RAC E AR O UN D MONACO 2016 CAMS Motor Sport Photographer of the Year John Morris captured these images as six Australian drivers – Matt Campbell, Alex Peroni, Luis Leeds, Thomas Maxwell, Zane Goddard and of course Daniel Ricciardo – participated at the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.

FORMU L A REN AULT 2 .0 EUR OCUP

Alex Peroni

Luis Leeds

Zane Goddard

Thomas Maxwell

6th & 6th

18th & 17th

P O RSC HE SUPERCUP

Matt Campbell 5th

14th & 11th

25th & 14th

F OR M UL A 1

Daniel Ricciardo 3rd

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H I S TORY

CA MS HISTORY : T HE EA RLY DEVELOPMENT O F MOTOR SPORT It was January 1, 1901 and the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia was just a few hours old when a handful of single-cylinder, de Dion-Bouton three wheelers raced around the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Australian motor sport was born.

During the ensuing century, Australia earned a

of cycle races on the concrete track around the cricket

worldwide reputation for its contribution to motor sport,

grounds. When he heard about the de Dion tricycles,

producing not only champion drivers but engineers,

McIntosh organised a race for them all, no doubt

racing cars and engines of the highest calibre.

thinking it would be an interesting side event. However,

By century’s end, a study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that motor sport was the country’s

with their top speed of 28mph, the tricycles would probably have been slower than the cyclists!

third most popular spectator sport, with 10.6 per cent

For motorised racing, Melbourne was also quick off

for Australian Rules and 11.8 per cent for horse racing.

the mark with an impromptu tricycle event at the Exhibition Ground around 1902. Then in January

Competitive motoring dates to July 1984, a 130-kilometre road race between Paris and Rouen.

The event was open to horseless carriages powered by steam, petrol or battery power, but the first vehicle to arrive—Count De Dion’s steamer—was disqualified. The judges decided it was not a true ‘horseless carriage’ and

1904 the Automobile Club of Victoria invited a bevy of politicians and city elders to watch a ‘motor demonstration’ in which several cars motored along the rough, 29-kilometre road leading to Aspendale. Two of them then raced around the horserace track.

declared that two gasoline-powered cars—a Peugeot

Aspendale was to be pivotal in the development

and a Panhard—were joint winners. One year later, Emile

of motor sport. The track was owned and operated

Lavassor covered the 1200-kilometre Paris-Bordeaux-

by James Robert Crooke, whose father Elijah had

Paris trip at and average 24.6km/h and competition

purchased the land in the late 1870s. JR Crooke was

motoring was here to stay.

an entrepreneur. He opened the horse racing track

Just six years later in 1901, in Australia Gavin Gibson Ltd imported a number of petrol-powered de Dion-Bouton tricycles and some of them featured in an impromptu race around the Sydney Cricket Ground. Pedal cycling was a popular spectator sport at the time and entrepreneur Hugh McIntosh had organised a series

in 1891, but not satisfied with that alone, by the turn of the century he’d invested considerable funds in developing a public parkland and picnic ground within the complex. With the coming of the automobile he became not only an enthusiast but also an enthusiastic operator.

Excerpt taken from pages 16-17 in CAMS: The Official History

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WA M S Women of Australian Motor Sport a CAMS initiative

WAM S TOU RS T HE TERRITORY

Women of Australian Motor Sport a CAMS initiative

Women of Australian Motor Sport caught up with Northern Territorian official and competitor Eboné Coats.

On any given weekend in the Northern Territory you can

that. There weren’t any female drivers and most of the

attend a motor sport event. From fun in the mud with

women were spectators. As I child I was never exposed

the local Top End Mud Racing Association to the world

to the idea that there were things women didn't do.

stage Tatts Finke Desert Race.

When I was 14 my high school adopted a program from

Arguably the most popular sport in the Territory, motor sport attracts on average 184,000 spectators and participants annually, which is a massive feat when you consider that the population is only another 60,000 people.

a local motorsports club, which taught basic mechanics, driver safety and race-craft. I went to the information session at lunchtime and was asked by the male teacher in charge ‘if I was in the right room?’

That stuck with me and inspired me to succeed in

Of the multiple clubs across the NT the presence of women is not unusual with most clubs support female

motor sport with the hope that one day that question would be null and void.

competitors, CAMS senior officials, mechanics, pit crew

WAMS: How do you measure your success in motor

and spectators.

sport?

With the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship

EC: I feel that I’m fairly well respected in the motor sport

heading to Darwin for the Hidden Valley round, WAMS

community and that translates as being treated equally

took the time to chat to some of the increasing number

whether I’m racing, overseeing a race meeting as a Clerk

of women behind the scene.

of Course or chairing a motor sport meeting.

Eboné Coats is one of those. She has raced Improved

Nowadays we are pretty unique in that the Territory

Production for close to 17 years, is a Bronze Event

has quite a large number of women participants in

Command Official and has held multiple roles on motor

motor sport and it’s no longer a surprise to come across

sport committees over the years.

another female competitor, senior official or member on

She's only 32, but her involvement in motor sport has already encompassed developing junior participants, volunteering as a regular Clerk of Course for the Top End Drift Association, the President of Improved Production

a motor sports board. I’d be surprised if I came across a club without female members! We even have a mother and daughter combination that race HQs, Olivia and Angela Agostini.

Northern Territory and a valued committee member for

A recent survey by Motorsport NT indicated that

Women of Australian Motor Sport.

women hold a 19% stake in motor sport participation

WAMS: You told us you have loved motor sport for a

and a massive 45% of our officials are female.

long time, who were your role models as a child?

Eboné Coats: I remember a lone female official at Speedway and I thought when I grow up I want to do CAMS Speed Read • 19

CL UB COR N E R

CAM S OPEN SU RVEYS F OR AFFI LIAT ED CLUBS CAMS affiliated car clubs are invited to provide input and feedback on a range of topics related to State Councils and grassroots development.

Club surveys have been introduced for CAMS affiliated

their say on the fund and if it can be improved from its

car clubs, allowing clubs to put forward their input and

current form to promote grassroots motor sport.

feedback on a range of topics to continuously improve and evolve CAMS’ services and offerings.

Both of the surveys open on Tuesday 23 May, and close on Friday 30 June.

CAMS will collect data for the purpose of studying its car clubs as a whole, with responses completely confidential.

Two surveys are currently available for car club members to answer, with each survey taking approximately five minutes to complete.

All responses to the surveys are voluntary and will not be identified.

Should you or your club have any questions or concerns about the above surveys, please contact the CAMS Sport and Club Development team at development@cams. com.au, or contact your local officer.

SURVEY REGARDING STATE COUNCIL CAMS and its State Councils are seeking feedback from both sporting and enthusiast car clubs on the topic of State Councils and how clubs perceive them.

Click here to view the CAMS Club Surveys

SURVEY REGARDING THE CAMS CLUB DEVELOPMENT FUND With the CAMS Club Development Fund now approaching two years, CAMS is asking clubs to have CAMS Speed Read • 20

OFFI CI A L S

I MP O RTANT INFO R M AT I ON F OR OF F I C I A L S:

WO RKING WIT H CH I LDREN C HEC KS

The Victorian State Government has made amendments

Australia Post outlet to verify your identity free of charge.

to the Working with Children Check Act 2005 that will

Once you receive approval, please email the same

come into effect on 1 August, 2017.

details as above to workingwithchildren@cams.com.au

These changes will now require ALL Victorian

These checks are compulsory for Victorian Officials and

Officials to obtain a Working with Children Check

need to be applied for by August 1. Any official who is

as part of their licence. These amendments are being

yet to provide their details by this date will be ineligible

made following a Royal Commission into Institutional

to participate in CAMS permitted events until they do

Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

so.

Information regarding the changes can be found here.

Presently Victoria is the only state expanding

For those officials who already hold a valid check, details will need to be emailed to workingwithchildren@cams. com.au

their definition of 'direct contact' and removing references to 'Supervision', however CAMS anticipate that these amendments will be adopted by other State Governments over the next 12 months. CAMS

The email should include:

recommends officials in other States be pro-active and

• Your full name;

obtain a check.

• CAMS licence number;

We have generated a list of Frequently Asked Questions

• Working with Children Check number/reference; • Working with Children Check expiry date;

that can be found here.

Please direct all queries to workingwithchildren@cams.

• a scanned copy/photograph of the card.

For those that don’t currently have a check, one can be

com.au

obtained free of charge from the Victorian Government website.

To begin the application, hit the blue ‘start application’ box at the bottom of the page. Once the online

Click here to start your Working with Children Check application

application is complete, you will need to visit an

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OFFI CI A L S

OFFI CI ALS PROF ILE: SI D HEROLD CAMS Speed Read caught up with Senior Official Sid Herold, who has volunteered at events across Australia and overseas.

Speed Read: What is your current role as a motor sport official?

SR: What is your greatest officiating experience?

SH: My best officiating experience is having been

Sid Herold: I now work as a Senior official at most

selected to be part of the CAMS International Training

events, such as Sector Marshal at the AGP and Chief

Team. This has given me the opportunity to travel

Marshal at the Bathurst 1000.

overseas to Bahrain, Singapore and South Korea, an experience I will never forget. To be accepted by other

SR: When did your first start officiating?

SH: I started officiating as a Flag Marshal back in 1974 at Amaroo Park Raceway and Bathurst, then several years later also at Oran Park. At this stage I used to do up to 20 race meetings a year, but in the later years

countries and cultures as a trainer, mentor and helping them run a F1 GP, and the appreciation received is both humbling and a proud moment for all concerned.

SR: What event do you look forward to the most?

reduced this to major events only due mainly to work

SH: The event I most look forward to is the Bathurst

commitments.

1000 followed closely by the AGP and the Bathurst

I have been officiating now for 43 years and my personal claim to fame is that I have not missed a Bathurst 1000 since 1974, which means 43 straight Bathursts on the trot!

SR: What do you enjoy the most about volunteering?

SH: I enjoy officiating because it becomes part of your life. It’s more than just an adrenalin rush; it is the people you meet and the lifelong friendships that you form.

As an Official you can go anywhere in the world, and officiate, and you are accepted as part of a family. The

12 hour. Mount Panorama though, will always be my favourite circuit, as it not only challenges the drivers, but the officials as well. It is truly an iconic and unique Race Track and recognised worldwide.

SR: What is your dream job?

SH: My day Job used to be as an Electrical Fitter/ Mechanic. Now I drive a forklift in a warehouse. A little easier, or so I thought! My dream job is to retire and get back to doing more motor racing events, like I used to do.

Motor Sport Officials have a unique bond that is like a natural family, where it doesn’t matter what you do, who you are, or where you come from, you are part of the family.

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CL UB COR N E R

CA M S C L UB R E SOUR C E GU ID E :

ORGA NISING A ST RA IGHT LINE SPRI N T Just one of the many tips available through the CAMS Resource Centre.

Straight Line Sprints (400m) are from a standing start over a measured distance of up to 400m on any surface

ELIGIBLE VEHICLES Any vehicle conforming to CAMS Schedule A and B of

and provides a suitable slow down area, both areas in

the CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, roll over protection is

a straight line. They can be conducted on closed roads,

not compulsory.

racing circuits, drag strips and runways on airfields.

SPRINT COURSE

MORE INFORMATION Click here to view Chapter 12E from the CAMS Club

Any straight-line course is suitable, provided it is safe

Resource Guide.

enough to be issued with a CAMS Category C Track Licence.

WHO CAN COMPETE IN A SPRINT? Any CAMS licence holder of at least a CAMS Speed or Speed Junior. Driver must be at least 14 years of age.

Click here to find tips like this and more including policies, funding opportunities through the CAMS Club Resource Centre

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CL UB COR N E R

UPCOMING CLUB EVENT S Get involved in more motor sport this June with these great events coming up near you.

NE W SO U TH WAL ES

Have an event you would like featured on our calendar? Email us at communications@cams.com.au

11 June: Club Lap Dash Round 3 Club Championship, Oakburn Park 21 June: June Wednesday Social Run, Prospect to East Bowral 25 June: Stage 1 Rallysprint, Nabiac Motorsport Complex

V I C TORIA 4 June: Mini Monte, Drouin 15 June: Junior Development Day, Geelong Motor Sport Complex 18 June: Fish and Chip Run to San Remo, Officer to San Remo

Q U E E NSL AN D 11 June: All British Day, Townsville 18 June: Dirt Sprints, Reserve Raceway 24 June: HRCC Northpoint Display, Northpoint Shopping Centre

S O U TH AU S TR AL IA & N O R TH E R N TE R R I TORY 5 June: Sponsor Ride Day, Mallalq 18 June: PSCA Motorkhana #3, Mallala 25 June: TEDA 2017 Drift International, Hidden Valley

WE S TE R N AU STRAL IA

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2 June: Bush Baja 2017, Northam 11 June: South West Register of Jaguar Car Club WA, Margaret River 17 June: BORMSA Autocross & Driver Development Day, Beverley

TAS M AN IA 4 June: Motor Museum, Launceston 8 June: Mid Week Run, Launceston 18 June: Forth Hotel, Forth CAMS Speed Read • 25

T E CH N I CA L

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Corbeau USA, LLC has recently discovered a potential

We are certain this only applies to a very small

safety issue with its 5-Point Camlock Harness Belts.

percentage of these belts but at the same time also

We have reason to believe that on a small percentage

want to be certain that all belts in the field are free from

of belts, the right lap insert tab had the hole drilled

this defect. The problem was found during testing with

off center by a 1/16th of an inch, causing the lock pin

the SFI foundation. This recall ONLY applies to 5-Point

inside the camlock dial to not lock properly. This could

camlock harness belts.

potentially cause the right lap belt to come unlocked from the camlock dial under minimal stress.

While we are certain this only applies to a small percentage of belts, we ask that you please contact us

Corbeau USA, LLC is voluntarily recalling 5-Point

immediately to return your belts so there are no doubts

camlock harness belts with part numbers 53001B,

that your belts are free from defect.

53007B, and 53009B purchased between 4/01/16 and

Originally published by www.corbeau.com

4/24/17. These would have stamp dates between May

Further information

2016 and May 2017. In other words, all belts with SFI stamp dates from May 2016 to June 2017 are being recalled. This does not include any belts purchased after 4/24/17.

This recall notice only applies to SFI standard harnesses. Please contact CAMS' Technical Department on 1300 883 959, or via email: technical@cams.com.au

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SPEED READ

CAM S N AT I ONAL O F FI CE S O LD

CAMS is pleased to announce that the National Office

“The result was an outstanding success for CAMS and

was sold at public auction on the 25th of May for $8

will allow us to now look to secure a National Office that

million.

will more readily meet our needs, both in terms of size and resources," CAMS CEO Eugene Arocca said.

This is an outstanding result which exceeded the expectations of the CAMS Board.

"Everything from our IT needs to media requirements

As previously advised, the current office had outgrown its usefulness and in particular, the administration was in need of more space to meet the needs of a modern, successful and growing sporting organisation.

Whilst settlement is in 6 months time, CAMS will retain occupation of the building for a period of up to 15 months from the present time to consider the options for a new National Office.

and member accessibility will be considered. The CAMS Board has set up a Building Project Group which will use the next few weeks to review all options available to CAMS to achieve the best outcome. Everything from the size and location of the office to fit out will be on the agenda.

"We are particularly grateful that the Board in the mid 1990s made such a wise decision in securing 851 Dandenong Road when it did."

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SPEED READ

UPDATE ON REVIEW O F TH E CONST IT U T ION B Y TH E CA MS BOA RD CEO Eugene Arocca outlines the current status of the CAMS Board’s review of the CAMS Constitution.

In July, 2016 the Board of the Confederation of

1. May/June 2017 – Compilation of submissions

Australian Motor Sport Ltd. (“CAMS”) RESOLVED as

together with any Executive proposals for

follows:

consideration by the Board;

• As part of the ongoing obligation of the Board to

2. August, 2017 – Management to draft suggested

maintain good governance, the Board will conduct a

amendments (if any) for initial perusal by the Board

review of the CAMS Constitution;

and then broader circulation to interested parties

• Interested parties are invited to make submissions to the CAMS Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) by a date to be determined by the CEO;

including State Councils; 3. September/October, 2017 – comments received on proposed amendments to be submitted to CEO;

• Upon receipt of the submissions, the CEO is to provide a report with recommendations to the Board.

4. November, 2017 – The Board meets to decide each proposed amendment;

Interested parties were invited to make submissions

5. November, 2017 – February, 2018 - State Councils

by no later than the 30 November, 2016, however, this

vote on any proposed amendments that require

was extended to 31 March, 2017 at the request of the

their approval under clause 7(b) of the Constitution;

Victorian State Council. A submission was ultimately received by the CAMS CEO in mid-April, 2017.

The delay in the receipt of the only submission received by the CAMS Executive has pushed back the timetable for completing the review. As a result the amended

6. March/April, 2018 – Amendments implemented.

Eugene Arocca

Chief Executive Officer 18 May, 2017

timetable is as follows:

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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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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!

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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Photo. SA CAMS Club Challenge at Collingrove, taken by Chantel Collins

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