Circlework Magazine - Issue 2 - June 08 by Circlework Sports Media

CIRCLEWORK magazine

Online Edition Two - West Australian Motoring.

Incorporating

V8 SUPERCAR SPECIAL

• STUFF ON DIRT • FAST FEMMES • GIANT KILLER • UWA WORLD #1 • HQS • WIN GOODIES

CIRCLEWORK

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Editor (WA): Brian White brian@circlework.com.au Editor (NSW): Alan Beattie alan@circlework.com.au Administration: PO Box 237 North Beach 6920 Western Australia +61 (0)403 645002 Advertising: Kevin Froud - Commercial Advertising Manager Phone: 132 633 Mobile: 0407 927 100 Publisher: Brian White Media/Autotrader Cover Photo: Mark Winterbottom takes victory at Barbagallo Photo: Alan Beattie Circlework Photographers: Western Australia Brian White, Justin van Viersen,Troy Coulthard, Matthew Oswald, Merv French New South Wales: Alan Beattie, Kyle Sharp, Michael Vettas, Jeff Thomas Queensland: Brett Whinnen, Joe Strano Tasmania/Victoria: David Clifford, Adam Sutton, Thai Tran Valued Contributors: Todd Zani, Brian Percival, Bruce Rodgers, Sharon Abrey, Tim Riley, Karl Drummond, Peter Strickland, Randall Kilner, Peter Nicholson. Circlework magazine is published monthly by Brian White Media and Autotrader. Material published is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced in full or in part without the written permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed in Circlework may not be those of the publisher. Contirbutions are welcome and may be sent via brian@circlework.com.au

Action-packed would be the only words to describe this edition of Circlework Magazine! We are crammed full of stories and features from our great state and beyond from the last month. The biggest is no doubt the Barbagallo Raceway round of the V8 Supercars and the controversy that followed relating to it’s future at the Wanneroo circuit beyond 2009 when the current contract ends. We’ll endeavour to keep you updated from all sides of the argument over the coming months and hopefully we’ll see an amiacable arrangment made to keep the punters happy. The last thing we want to do is give away another first class motoring event. We lost the World Rally Championship as well as the local round of the Australian Superbikes, and I’m predicting the few remaining events of interest (Red Bull Air Race) will be of interested to east coast parties as well. We’ve had to move aside a couple of sections this month to fit in the extra pages of V8 Supercar photos and stories. Next month we’ll resume our usual ‘Wheel Nuts’ and Performance Street Car Archive section. Don’t be afraid though, we did keep our foray into the world of Miss Motorsport and we have a great competition for subscribers to win passes to the new Adam Sandler movie ‘Zohan’ (www.zohan.com.au) Congratulations this month to our Brisbane based photographer Brett Whinnen who has made it into the grand final entrants for the Wallace Bishop Jewellers Photographic competition. Brett’s drag racing photos put him in the running for some cool cash prizes and possible a diamond! Good luck mate! Stay tuned again next month for another HUGE edition!

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Each edition we’ll introduce you to some of our valued photographers and writers. Without them we’d have nothing to say or any pretty pictures to show you. These are the men and women who are out in the heat and rain each weekend bringing you the best of their craft. Hound them for autographs if you see them. Legends.

5 MINUTES WITH MICHAELVETTAS PHOTOGRAPHER ( S Y D N E Y )

Nick names: Vettas, my surname, or BigV Cant’ live without: Family, friends and my cats. First Camera: Pentax MX-5 but only really took up the obsession with a Canon 300D Where do you live: In a house :P In Sydney Best advice ever given: Don’t sell yourself short. Most Anxious moment: While travelling being told we where making an emergency landing which everyone assumed was for aircraft problems but it was for someone sick on the plane. Most rewarding moment: In photography shooting the Medibank International Tennis Tournament. What are your favourite areas of photography: Tennis, Motorsport (Rally) and sports in general Why these areas: Sports provide human emotions and I love capturing a moment in time where someone is competing at the highest level and it shows on their faces, motorsport for the love of automobiles. What are your goals: Travel the world as a full time sports photographer shooting Tennis, Formula1 and the World Rally Championship. Dumbest thing I have ever done: This :P and trying to ride a skateboard when I was young, lets just say I have scars to show for it. Favorite past time outside photography: Travelling and playing tennis. What have been some of your favourite photographic shoots: Medibank International Tennis 2008, Rally of Canberra and Bathurst Motor Festival 12 hour with my fellow Circlework photographers.

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May 2008

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elcome to the May edition of QUIT Targa West Update. Believe or not, there is only three and a half months before the rst car lines up at the start for QUIT Targa West 2008.

UIT Targa West - Entries are Open

Just in case you hadn’t heard...Entries for QTW 2008 are now open. Event Organisers encourage all interested competitors to complete the Ofﬁcial Entry form and return it along with a deposit as soon as possible to conﬁrm your spot for this year. Already we have had a great response with many competitors getting their entry forms in early. The Entry Form and Supplementary Regulations can be found on the front page of the Targa West website (www.targawest.com.au).

OOKIE

INFORMATION EVENING

The next Rookie Information Evening will be held on Thursday 22nd May starting at 7pm at the Shannon’s Club room in Burswood (152 Burswood Rd, Burswood).

RACK

DAYS

In 2007 a track day was held in August and there were over 100 people (competitors, friends and sponsors) who attended the day. The purpose of the track day was to provide competitors with an opportunity to drive their vehicles in two-up form, and invite their vehicle sponsors, family and friends along to experience the thrill of tarmac rallying.

It is important that all individuals entering QUIT Targa West for the ﬁrst time, must attend the information evening. The evening is designed to provide you with information on safety, vehicle requirements and general knowledge that you require before the event starts.

Given the positive response last year, this year, we will be running two track days at Barbagallo Raceway. This ﬁrst will be 15th July and the second 7th August. The days cost $295 (plus GST) each, or $500 (plus GST) to attend both. Price covers hiring and permit for Barbagallo Raceway and lunch for all attendees.

Please email Sally to register (sally@targawest.com.au).

To ensure the day is run in a smooth and safe manner, there are only 25 places available for each track day. So you’d better get in quick.

PONSORS

To conﬁrm a position for either one or both track days, please complete the form found on the website under the Competitor Tab and return to Sally Ball (sally@targawest.com.au).

UPDATE

QUIT Targa West is very fortunate to have a diverse group of Sponsors, who enjoy the event as much as the Competitors. City of Perth have again conﬁrmed their support for QUIT Targa West in 2008. The Honourable Lord Mayor, Lisa Scafﬁdi, will be hosting the next QUIT Targa West cocktail function on 2nd July at the Council House. Details regarding the evening will be advised shortly. Through the relationship with City of Perth, QUIT Targa West is able to hold the start in Murray Street Mall, and close off a number of streets in the Northbridge precinct for the Friday night Show ‘n’ Shine, when all competition vehicles are parked along the popular Northbridge strip. City of Perth have also just announced development plans for the Northbridge Piazza on the Corner of James and Lake Streets in Northbridge, adding another dimension the Northbridge streets.

OAD

BOOKS

There are a lot of organised (and eager) competitors out there all wanting to get their hands on a copy of the 2008 Road Book. The ﬁrst draft of the road book has been completed, and a Safety Assessment of the course is currently being conducted by Greg Carr. Organisers anticipate the the Road Book will be available to competitors by the end of June (subject to approvals of course).

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ALLING ALL

update Volume 31

May 2008

VOLUNTEERS - WE WANT YOU BACK!!

If you are interested in assisting in this year’s QUIT Targa West event as an Official, we would love to have you! With a wide range of role to fill from Stage Teams, Tag and Tape, results, Scrutineering, Spectator Marshalls the list goes on. QUIT Targa West is already very fortunate to have a large volunteer base, but we can always do with a couple of extras. If you, your family and friends would like to help out, email officials@targawest.com.au or download the Officials Registration form from the Website under the Volunteers tab. All officials will receive a cap, t-shirt and invitation to the Officials BBQ after the event.

AMP

QUALITY SUPPORT

For those who have competed in the previous QUIT Targa West events, you will know that each year we have arranged an auction at the presentation dinner to raise funds for Camp Quality. In the past three years, thanks to the enormous support from QTW competitors and sponsors, QUIT Targa West has raised in excess of $50,000 for Camp Quality. This year a new fund raising initiative is being run. QUIT Targa West and Shaw Vineyards will be presenting an exciting opportunity for three lucky individuals to experience the thrill of QUIT Targa West as a co-driver. This is certainly a ride of a lifetime opportunity. Three co-driver rides will be sold to raise funds for Camp Quality. Each successful bidder will be Co-driver for a day with WA’s own Andy Van Kann in his 1975 1000 Lakes Toyota Levin. Through Camp Quality and Shaw Vineyards, there has already been a lot of interest, including some of WA’s own Western Force players talking up the chance to jump into the co-drivers seat. Over the years, Andy Van Kann has been restoring the Levin to it’s original racing form, and for the technically minded out there the Levin specs are: • • • • •

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ACCOMMODATION

This year accommodation for all QUIT Targa West Competitors and their service crews will be in the ﬁve-star Intercontinental Perth Burswood. Twin-share accommodation is included in the Entry fee for the competitors, however, for all additional accommodation requirements, competitors are asked to contact Sharon Davies at Burswood to book rooms. Rates for a Classic Room at the InterContinental or an Urban Room at the Holiday Inn is $195.00 per room per night. Sharon’s contact details are: Sharon Davies Group Co-ordinator INTERCONTINENTAL PERTH BURSWOOD Tel: 08 9362 8803 Fax: 08 9362 7945 Email: sdavies@burswood.com.au

Track Days Offer Competitors Full Tarmac Experience As entries for the 2008 Quit Targa West continue to flood in organisers have released details of two track days to be held in the lead up to the tarmac rally which is run in and around the Shires of Kalamunda, Chittering and Toodyay. The track days to be held at Barbagallo Raceway on the 15th of July and 7th of August will allow teams an important opportunity to shake down their vehicles in the lead up to the event, held between the 5th and 7th of September. After the successful trial of a similar track day in 2007, organisers chose to offer competitors two days in 2008 to meet the requirements of a growing field. “This is a perfect opportunity for those involved in Quit Targa West to drive their vehicles in two-up form in preparation for the rally,” said Quit Targa West Event Director Bob Schrader. “Purchasing an individual track day is often an unrealistic situation for teams, yet it is an important part of preparation. By putting on these track days we hope to provide teams with an opportunity to have a better experience at the event.” Along with the opportunity to shake down vehicles the track days will also provide teams with the opportunity to invite their vehicle sponsors, family and friends along to experience the thrill of tarmac rallying. Todd Zani from Team HSV has applauded the track days saying it is evidence the organisers are looking at the needs of competitors. “We run a three car team in Quit Targa West and the track days will provide the perfect, cost effective opportunity for us to put on a fully catered for ride day for our sponsors,” said Zani. “Our team focus is on returning value to sponsors and there is no better way to do that than to get them involved, we will be able to use the track days to build up the excitement around the event and best of all our sponsors are stoked!” To ensure the day is run in a smooth and safe manner, there are only 25 places available for each track day so competitors are urged to contact organisers on info@targawest.com.au if they are interested in taking part.

Targa regular Davyd Hooper using a track day to hone skills and handling set ups on his Honda. Photo - Brian White

Wanneroo or Bust?

There’s a LOT of media attention on the future of V8 Supercars in Western Australia of late. We will endeavour to keep you updated as news progresses. To kick things off we have a formal announcement from the WA Sporting Car Club. The President of the WASCC – Mr Phill Johnson – today expressed, on behalf of the Western Australian motor racing community his grave concern at the negative publicity that has been widely circulated over the last few days regarding WASCC and its facility, Barbagallo Raceway. “The Club has just staged an extremely successful round of the V8 Supercars Australia Championship Series, the BigPond®400 which ran on time without glitches and enjoyed by over 60,000 WA motorsport fans. As usual the V8 Supercar teams put in a most professional effort and were, as ever extremely helpful in every way. “The success of the event is no small part due to the 300 plus volunteers who worked at the event. The outstanding effort put in beforehand by the WASCC staff, committee and volunteers and the valued co-operation of the WA Police Service, City of Wanneroo and other civil authorities”. “We have to say the Club is extremely disappointed that various meetings and discussions have recently taken place directly affects our Club and its future, without any reference to anyone in the WASCC. Largely as a consequence of this lack of involvement, there is a significant amount of incorrect information in the public forum which the Club is now duty bound to address”. “Firstly, there is a misconception that the Club is somehow poorly managed because it has not had a permanent manager for some months. In fact this could not be further from the truth.

The Committee had appointed one of its own to the position of Acting General manager so as to supervise the organization o the WASCC up to and through the successful V8 Supercar meeting. During this time the Club has appointed new staff with the General Manager position being the final position to be filled. The result of the restructure is that the WASCC has never been in a better financial position and Barbagallo Raceway has never looked better”. “Secondly, the Club is dismayed at the adversarial positions that are being adopted by several stakeholders with regard to Barbagallo Raceway and the potential upgrade to modernize the pit infrastructure so as to comply with V8 Supercar Australai quite reasonable requests for better garage facilities.” “It is clearly apparent that all involved want the same outcomes”. “Now that the WA State Government has formally announced that there is no support for a street race, we (the Club and the WA State Government must look to either build a completely new facility or upgrade Barbagallo raceway to retain WA’s V8 Supercar round”. “Whilst this is clearly a matter for the relevant State Ministers, the club firmly believe that, if the State Government did not wish to expend the tens of millions of dollars required for a new circuit, then Barbagallo Raceway could be upgraded at reasonable cost”. “For example, just a two and a half kilometer connection into our main access road would

Aerial view of the Barbagallo Raceway circuit during last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s V8 Supercar round. Photo - Brian White

give the Raceway patron’s three separate access options, as well as reducing major traffic hazards caused by local industry”.

Supercars have total control of all commercially viable events and venues would not be healthy for our sport”.

“Now that the V8 Supercar round is over for another year, the Club is instigating urgent discussions with all stakeholders to ensure the WASCC is included in the decision making process. After all the Club has successfully run WA motor racing for almost 80years. Without the expertise and passion of our members we respectfully suggest it would be extremely difficult to stage major motor racing events in Perth and Western Australia”.

“The WASCC is a motor racing club, the owner of the infrastructure at Barbagallo raceway and the promoter and organizer o events at the facility whilst leasing the land from the City of Wanneroo. The Club will now look to secure the future of our sport in WA and look forward to working with all stakeholders towards this goal. The Club will make no further comment until all issues and actions have progressed significantly”.

“Lastly the WASCC has been a supportive and willing partner of V8 Supercars”. “Unquestionably our goals with respect to the operations of Barbagallo Raceway are divergent whereas all parties should have converging ideas and thoughts for the future of the V8 Supercar event and Barbagallo Raceway”. “The Club has a responsibility to the WA motor racing fraternity, and the wider community in general to provide circuit access and run events within a cost structure that is affordable to as many as possible. The Club believe our burgeoning competitor numbers across a range of disciplines and the utilization of the facility by others demonstrates how well we do this”. “V8 Supercars must focus solely on the profitably and promotion of their brand and category. Because we understand this, the Club has willingly paid millions of dollars in sanctioning fees to V8 Supercars Australia over the last 10 years or so”. “Whilst the Club knows that V8 Supercars would probably like to remove us, the WASCC from the financial equation completely, the Club asks them to acknowledge that they are not the only entity in Australian motorsport that must run at a profit. Furthermore, many would agree with the Club that a complete monopoly, whereby V8

---------------------------------------------------------------West Australian motorsport fans could be forgiven for being a bit confused, with the ‘on again, off again’ approach to motorsport in their State. The State Government has now appointed a consultancy firm, GHD, to find out what they should do; either build a whole new track or substantially improve the aging Barbagallo circuit to an international standard. GHD, a large international consultancy firm, recently came under scrutiny in Victoria after being awarded two large contracts for that States desalination plant, near Melbourne. The firm was paid $2.46 million to provide advice on the planning and environmental aspects of the plant, then a further $27.9 million to provide technical and engineering advice, which was seen by many Victorians as a serious conflict of interest. Given their involvement in many multi-million dollar infrastructure deals around the nation, you’d be forgiven for thinking that a new track might just be on the cards. Further supporting the likelihood of a new circuit, Wayne Cattach, CEO of V8 Supercars, was recently scathing in his assessment of the current circuit; “You’ve got a club (WASCC) in there who have a palace coup every second week and a revolving door for staff, which doesn’t give anybody any confidence ... that this organisation can accommodate an event of our size,” he

said. “We would like to see stable, professional management.” WASCC Acting General Manager, Rob Janney, replied stating the club was stable and fully capable of running a V8 round. “The people in our office have been running it since it began here as the V8 Supercars eight or nine years ago,” Mr Janney said. “It’s not a revolving door and we just ran a very successful V8 meeting with 60,000 people attending.’ Regardless of who is right, it seems that unless

a consensus is reached sooner, rather than later, W.A. motorsport fans might just be next years biggest losers. If no new track is completed, and Barbagello fails to have it’s contract renewed, the V8 Circus will move away, and may never return. If you have an opinion, or wish to have input into the future of V8 Supercars and the new track development, then email it to: motorsportsstudy@ dsr.wa.gov.au - Alan Beattie

Stormy times ahead for Barbagallo raceway? We hope not.. Photo - Brian White

V8 Supercar - Round 4 A Wrapup of racing at Perthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barbagallo Raceway by Alan Beattie

Local hero Garth Tander curb hopping through the Esses. Photo - Matthew Oswald

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bigtop of the V8 circus has come and gone for another year with the teams, media, grandstands and fans having all packed up, moved back east, and onwards to the cold and dreary suburbs of Melbourne. So, what actually happened in the races at this years Barbagello event? Who won them? Who crashed out? And which ex-wallaby got stuck in his upside down mini?

Mini Challenge: The weekend got under way in spectacular fashion. Not only was Friday a typical Perth day with tempertures into the high 20’s, but the mornings support races entertained the crowds keen to watch the Mini Challenge. Former Australian Wallaby, Ben Tune, was an early casualty of the weekend. Tune, a motorsport tragic and recently turned driver, commenced a ‘regular’ mini challenge drive following the Melbourne F1GP. The ex wallaby winger found himself in Joondalup hospital after rolling his Mini. Trapped for some 20 minutes, Tune, who was recently named as a winger on the ARU ‘team of the century’, was released and taken away for “precautionary” measures. He was later released after being cleared of serious injury. Dinner time at the Fiore house would have been interesting, with Dean Fiores brothers, Todd and Paul (Shell Helix Ultra Team) also racing at the circuit in the mini challenge, with both performing well in the fledgling series. Other local campaigners Nathan Callaghan (Calmack Smash Repairs) and David Turner (Glory Team Racing) also drove well over the three races of the weekend. The end of weekend points table found all West Australian drivers in the top ten, with Paul Fiore on 330 points, Todd Fiore on 198, David Turner on 180 and Nathan Callaghan on 138 points. The series is currently led by pint sized dynamo Grant Denyer on 444 points.

Carrera Cup: The Carrera Cup proved a little disappointing for local drivers Dean Fiore and Aaron Carratti. With Both drivers having performed so well in the lead up to the W.A. round, they were expected by many to continue their fine form throughout the weekend. But even though he is in sensational form, and the fact he tested at Barbagallo Raceway last week, Caratti was under no illusions as to how difficult the upcoming round might be; “There were a few people testing at Barbagallo last week and all the times were really close so it won’t be an easy weekend,” he said in the lead up to the round. Fellow West Aussie, Fiore, was looking forward to the round also, “We’ve come a long way since last year and I’m starting to string together the consistent performances I need. Now when I go into a race weekend I’m focussing on how I can win it rather than just thinking about keeping on the pace.” The first race of the weekend was like something Photo by Matthew Oswald

Perthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Michael Patrizi getting monstered by Ingall across the strips. Photo by Alan Beattie

out of a hollywood script, with Caratti snatching pole position on the final lap of qualifying. Making use of the front row, Caratti drove the wheels off his Porsche, finishing in first place. Caratti stated “…overall it was comfortable and it was great to get the win at my home track in front of my friends and family.” This win gave Caratti a confidence building four wins on the trot. Unfortunately for both drivers, Craig Baird, had either not read the same script, or decided to ignore it entirely. Rather than Fiore or Caratti taking the weekend, it was the Kiwi who performed strongest of the three, all of whom are the top three in the drivers championship. The 2 wins of the weekend have ensured Baird consolidates his lead over the two sand-gropers.

V8 Utes The series that is renowned for its door banging, tail-gating, hard driving action excited the Barbagello crowd over the weekend, delivering the action it is so well known for. Several drivers were worried about the apparent lack of grip on the Waneroo circuit, including local series rookie, Glenn McNally, with the rookie stating “The car was slippery but we were not too worried because we thought it would grip up when the rubber went down later in the day.” McNally would finish the weekend with a 10th place finish over all, due to his consistency and skill at the wheel. After performing strongly in qualifying, other Perth locals led the way at Barbagallo during race one of the series where Grant “Grunta” Johnson of Landsdale and Aveley’s Clint “Sook” Harvey finished in a Holden one-two. “Every race I go in, I thrive to win” said V8 Ute Rookie Clint Harvey “I’m happy to finish second for my first race in the series, especially to Grant who is a good mate and a strong competitor.” Race two was marred by a major hit, which was lucky not to seriously injure any of the involved drivers. Suffering total brake failure at the end of the back straight, Townsvillle driver Wayne Lamont steered off the track to avoid major carnage but became a passenger in his own Ute

Last year’s V8 Ute Champion Grant Johnson is taking another commanding lead this season. Photo by Brian White and flew airborne into the side of George Elliot, taking both into the sand trap and out of the race. Lamonts ute slammed into Elliots, just behind the drivers door. Elliot’s Ute suffered major damage, taking on an almost banana shape, and was out for the weekend. Race three saw Johnson on the juice to put his Grove Juice Racing VE ahead of the pack and was unchallenged for the final race win. Ryal Harris, Layton Crambrook and Kim Jane battled it out the entire race for a spot on the podium, with Melbournian Jane deservedly earning second place ahead of Gold Coaster Harris’s Holden in a close third. Following three successful races, the Holden VE’s claimed a Round Three podium washout

Race 1 Race 1 was decided in qualifying, with Mark “Frosty” Winterbottom stealing pole away from the HRT team of Skaife and Tander on the final lap of the session. In what proved to be a decisive moment, Frosty had set himself up for a race 1 win, “We’ve always finished strongly but started poorly,” Winterbottom said afterwards. “We need to be in the hunt by Philip Island and Bathurst, that’s where the championship starts”. Winterbottom revealed that until the Endurance rounds, the team would be happy with positions rather than wins, pushing hard in the enduros and the other races towards the end of the season. A spectacular first lap incident, when Jason Bright, Michael Caruso and Greg Murphy went three aside down the final straight, left many wondering if it was an accident waiting to happen. Sure enough the squeeze did not work leaving both Bright and Caruso spearing off.

with Johnson of Hi Tech Motorsport earning his place as the overall winner on 103 points, Bob Jane’s nephew Kim Jane close behind on 94 points and Ryal Harris in the Global Traders entry in third for the round on 88 points.

V8 Supercars: Unless you’re part of the Blue Oval Brigade, Barbagello left little to cheer about, however, that being said, the tight West Australian circuit put on a show to rival any other round on the V8 calendar. Regardless of the controversy and indecision about the future of V8 Supercars in the West, the 2008 round was an absolute cracker! One small glimmer of holden glee was the fact Garth Tander walked away from the weekend as championship leader.

More spectacularly Caruso slid across the wet infield and straight into the path of the through traffic, smacking into a totally unsuspecting, and somewhat surprised, Van Gisbergen. The SP Tools driver had his rear end destroyed and was not able to return. “I feel sorry for Shane but I had absolutely no control over where I was going,” Caruso said of the incident which appeared to be, like his car, out of his control. With a race 1 victory to Winterbottom, followed closely by the dynamic duo of Skaife and Tander, it seemed the blue ford gauntlet had been thrown down for races 2 and 3.

Race 2 Race 2 saw more of the same driving brilliance from Ford Performance Racings Mark Winterbottom. Sitting in pole position following his win in race 1, Frosty was in control from ‘go’ to ‘woah’, taking the chequered flag ahead of Garth Tander and Jamie Whincup. In what is generally considered by many to be a

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Holden track, it seemed as though the Ford boys were on a mission. “I’ve never had a car that was that good,” Winterbottom said. “You could drive around for 50 laps, get out and feel great. Sometimes they just go this way for whatever reason. It happened in Bahrain last year and again here but with not much in between” he said. Holden’s hopes suffered early in race two with Skaifes day over before the end of the first lap after finding the wall. Running side-by-side with Ford’s Steven Richards, as he did with Tander on day one, through the first two turns, the pair touched wheels through the esses sending the #2 Toll HRT Commodore sideways into the concrete safety wall. While the five-time series and Bathurst champion emerged stiff but still ok from the impact the same could not be said for his car, the damage beyond repair for the weekend. Skaife later stated, “It was as big a hit as I’ve ever had side on – massive – and it’s done huge damage.” It certainly had, Skaife would be on an early flight home that afternoon, while Tander continued to push home holdens hopes. Despite starting in 22nd position after a horror race 1, the Team Vodafone driver Jamie Whincup, drove a sensational race to take 3rd place. Both TeamVodafone drivers kept the crowd entertained with some close racing and overtaking throughout both races. “It is a huge sigh of relief finishing on the podium this round after qualifying down as low 22nd,” said Whincup.

Race 3 Race three resembled ‘ground hog day’ for many of those trackside, with ‘Frosty’ Winterbottom piloting his FPR Falcon to another top podium finish, completing a clean sweep of the weekends round. “I’ve always said the best rounds are still to come. Perth, in the past, has been Holden territory so to knock them off here is a big achievement. They’re all good rounds for us to come now so we’re in a great position’ said Mark.

Things seemed somewhat familiar in the Holden camp also, with Tander sliding in with another second place finish, GT was circumspect about his second place, and taking the Championship lead on a day when his team-mate Mark Skaife hung up the boots after his off road excursion in race two. “Happy with that,” Tander said. “We weren’t quite there all weekend but we battled away. Not so good for Mark but we’ll rebuild his car for Sandown and see how we go.” Team Vodafone also managed a strong finish, with Jamie Whincup again finishing in third, and Craig Lowndes finishing in fourth. Both drivers raced hard throughout the final sprint, with a bit of ‘friendly’ shunting observed. “At the end of the race I felt like I was driving a drift car,” said Lowndes. “We made a change to the car between races but it took us in the wrong direction. It was a good clean race and I enjoyed battling with Jamie, at least I know he is going to give me racing room.”

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER FOUR ROUNDS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Garth Tander Rick Kelly Mark Winterbottom Jamie Whincup Steven Richards Craig Lowndes Will Davison Lee Holdsworth James Courtney Fabian Coulthard Todd Kelly Cameron McConville Mark Skaife Steven Johnson Greg Murphy

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Lee Holdsworth leads Michael Caruso through the Esses. Photo by Alan Beattie

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Proving he can just about drive the wheels off anything, Nathan Callaghan gives us a diary account of his latest romp in the national Mini Challenge category.

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During the week before the V8 Supercar round Sherrin Motorsport damaged their Porsche race car. They gave us a call at Calmack Smash Repairs and we organise to get the car to Mandurah and do the work on it. We knew that Sherrin ran a couple of Mini’s and that’s how we got talking about running one for the meeting. They mentioned that there were still a couple drives available at the right price so we were put onto Mini Australia and before we knew it we were racing Mini’s at the V8 Supercar round! Everyone wants to run at their home V8 Supercar round and since the Saloon Cars didn’t get a gig, it was great to get the opportunity to drive a Mini. The fact that the race was broadcast to a national TV audience live on Sunday was a bonus! Tuesday: Deal is done, I’m racing a mini Thursday: I went to the track in the afternoon and picked up all documentation and actually saw a race Mini for the first time. Friday: Arrived early and started getting the car ready for practice. There wasn’t much to do, just unload all the spare rims and assortments from the car, replace one wheel, remove the ‘standard’ ECU and replace with the supplied ‘race’ ECU, fuel up, set tyres pressures etc.. but it was soon time for first practice and I hadn’t even adjusted my belts! Lucky I found Clint Harvey walking through the pits and he helped me belt up and put the window net up. First practice session was just really weird getting used to the car. Most of the front wheel drive cars I have raced have been predominantly road based but this thing is actually a race car... so it took some time getting used to the car but I managed to put down a 1min06.13 on old tyres which would have put me in 8th spot if my Dorian timer was working! That almost 1 second quicker than my personal best saloon car lap!! I couldn’t believe how good the brakes were and putting the power down is a totally different concept in a front wheel drive. You’ve heard the saying “oh its front wheel drive, just point it where you want to go and put your foot down and it will pull it around”... yer whatever! If you want to go fast there’s a certain technique to driving them! Next session I went faster and everyone else went slower, I done a 1min05.92 which put me in 3rd for the session. Getting more used to the brakes and acceleration points now. After this practice session I get told that cars have ABS... ooh, that’s why I haven’t locked up yet and the pedal feels funny every now and again... It’s a race ABS set up so its different feel to a road car.

Saturday: Arrive at the track, pissing down with rain, so I bolted on wets. This would be the first time I’ve driven a front wheel drive in the wet on a race track. I was second out then Dave Turner passed me and the water off the cars in front was unreal. Driving into Kolb corner you couldn’t even see the rain lights on the cars in front, the mini was wheel spinning in 4th gear across a river up the hill. I was going what I thought was ok until Damien White out braked me, then I learnt how good the brakes actually were... You can brake in the wet where I would in the dry in my Saloon car... and this was monsoon wet!! Apparently I held pole for a quite a bit of the session but ended up 3rd in the end with a 1min10.97. First race was the worst possible conditions for a race driver, a wet track drying on slicks.... nice Launched off the line excellent (first start in a frt wheel drive) it was greasy wet. Dave Turner and Leanne Tander crashed off the line. I tried to round up Damien White into the first corner on what I thought was a sort of dry piece of road but lost the rear and almost spun.. I’m pretty sure I was beyond 90degrees to the direction I was supposed to be travelling but I kept it pinned and it dragged the front around and pointed me straight ahead and off I went losing about 5 spots... I screwed up a couple more times and lost more spots struggling to get to grips with the front wheel drive on the drying track. Ben Tune rolled and we had a re-start. The second part of the race was dryer and better I moved up to 5th spot setting the 4th fastest time of 1min05.88. As it turned out Nathan Geier and Paul Fiore passed under yellow so I finished 3rd! Sunday: It started sprinkling rain for the start of the first race but it wasn’t too wet. The top 6 spots are reversed for the second race so I started 4th. I held my position off the start and got to pass Stokell quickly after he slightly contacted McFayden through the esses. There was a huge battle for 4th spot so the top 3 made a break away. Half way through the race I made a dive into turn 1 on McFayden but pushed wide on the exit and he passed me back. Damien White was hauling arse and almost caught up our little 3 car break away but I ended up finishing 3rd. 3rd fastest time of a 1min06.22. Final race. I was starting outside pole. This was the first start in total dry conditions... what revs to use, how to take off.... soo much to think about, so much in fact that I didn’t put the car in gear and dropped back to 7th on the start!!! I was catching back up stuck in the train and the overheating lights flashed on the dash. Leanne Tander passed me and I was trying to run in clean air and cool the car down. Got the temp back down and made a fight. Got back into 4th spot, was right on the lead 3 cars but couldn’t put a move on McFayden on the last lap. Finished 4th. Again the 3rd fastest time of the race... 1min06.02...

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Ideally we would like to secure a major sponsor to complete the rest of the season. After Sandown is Phillip Island and then Bathurst which are two Iconic tracks, so I would definitely like to be there!! My results from this one round put me in 10th spot in the championship, but if I can keep putting together top 3 finishes with a bit of luck we should be able to crack top 5 including missing the first two rounds. No testing and first drive in the car I think we did very well and hopefully I can continue in the championship because the racing is so fun.... this is where I want to be. The drivers at the front are so good and so fun to race with. They are clean and give each other racing room but still race hard. Time will tell!!!!!!!!!!

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McFadyen leading like only a woman can...no, not ‘that’ McFadyen... Photo - Matthew Oswald

Tim Ralli on his way to a well deserved win. Photo by Brian Percival

Twilight Khanacross wrap 17/5/08 - by Karl Drummond Round 3 of the Light Car Club (LCC) championship was the first taste of Khanacross for the 2008 season. Previously drivers had competed in a loose surface Motorkhana and a tarmac Autokhana at the AHG driving center near Perth airport. Drivers look forward to Khanacross for various reasons. Whilst like a Motorkhana in terms of starting and stopping in a garage, Khanacross allows more freedoms such as driving on tracks as well as open area tests, the allowed straights are longer and there is no reversing. Tests can also be up to 1.5km long which is great for more drive time in the car. Drivers also love khanacross, as it is a highly competitive low budget racing that is a lot of fun. To compete in a Khanacross competitors can use normal road cars or as many prefer to do, an unlicensed bunky. As long as the vehicle complies with the minimum standards and fire extinguisher set out in the CAMS manual, there is no restriction on

what cars can be entered. Drivers as young as 14 can enter a khanacross and with the most basic CAMS license and entry fees around the $40.00 mark, no one can complain about value for money for a day’s racing! With several of the “usual LCC suspects” owning cars needing attention, the field for this event totaled just 13. It was by all accounts, the perfect way to get a few runs in and have a tight day/ night of competition. Heading back to the Foster’s farm in Boddington, the Khanacross was 100% staged on defined forest tracks that had something for everyone. Starting in mid afternoon, Mark Davies in his Hyundai Excel was the first driver into test 1. The track was very twisty in places and had both up and down hill sections to make drivers concentrate. Some corners in test 1 would catch out several drivers during the day. Leigh Hines proving you could race anything started out in spectacular fashion in test one. At one point on the down hill section he had his 2WD Subaru Liberty wagon on three wheels! Just like Motorkhana, Khanacross has time penalties for going in the wrong direction

or touching markers or cones. Mark copped 5 seconds each for 2 cones he found in test 1, not the ideal way to start his day. One of the junior competitors, Ben O’Callaghan headed around a marker on the wrong side and scored himself a wrong way. Leigh managed to set the fastest time, followed by Tim Ralli in his Hyundai Coupe which was just 0.1 seconds slower. Test 2 was also an up and down hill run. This time the track was wider, however the gravel was looser and on the way back to the finish garage, drivers had to make a tight turn into the paddock to negotiate a loop before continuing down the hill. There was also an off camber corner around a large tree that drivers had to gingerly slide past as well. Mark Davies set out to take back some of his lost time in test 1 by setting the fastest time, whilst Neal Johnson in an older Hyundai Lantra was second fastest. Five other drivers all knocked over cones on the test whilst trying to beat the clock. Test 3 was a short blast around a roughly circular track set close to the pit area. Spectators had a 360-degree view of the test on the hard packed, grippy surface. Raz Vlad in his 4WD Turbo Mazda 323 set the fastest time, however Mark was nipping at his heels with less than a second separating the two. It showed on the twisty tests, 4wd was not giving a huge advantage. Test 4 was probably the fastest of the day, being relatively straight with mostly sweeping corners, drivers had good visibility of the road ahead. Mark again set the fastest time with Tim second quickest. Unfortunately Raz scored himself a wrong way after his test 3 win although he was not alone. Another junior Aarin Hahn was not having a good day in his Laser. Like most things in life, experience and advice is invaluable to progress further in motorsport. Aarin is still learning his craft and listening to some advice from experienced competitors will definitely aid in his way to the top of club motorsport and beyond. The beauty of this form of motorsport is the opportunity to learn from more experienced competitors and be able to practice those skills in a controlled environment.

Test 5 was a combination of tests 3 & 4 with a hairpin thrown in to link the two together. The longer test also gave drivers more seat time over tracks they were now familiar with. Leigh was still determined to battle for the lead and drove hard against Mark to try and take the test win. Mark won out by under a second. Raz again found another cone, as did Lisa White sharing the same car. The Mazda’s Achilles heel it’s locked center diff making for a slow hairpin corner-affecting test times as well. After a dinner break to let the sun set, competitors were back for test 6 (which was a repeat of test 1). Although drivers had seen the course during the daylight, dark brought a small amount of dust and some mist with it. These conditions changed the dynamics of the remaining tests and it was interesting to see how times were affected. Tim set the time to beat for test 6, although Leigh was still fighting hard, being second quickest again. Test seven must have really suited the Mazda. Using the 4WD and turbo to climb the hill, not even a wayward cone (and the resulting 5 second penalty) stopped Raz from taking the test win which was a repeat of test 2. Mark took second fastest and was just half a second slower than Raz’s time, despite only 2 wheels putting power to the ground. The last test for the day was to be a reverse direction repeat of test 5. Drivers now had to negotiate the hairpin on the right and the entry was a lot tighter than when the corner had been taken in the opposite direction earlier. Again more drivers found cones and a couple got wrong ways. Raz pulled out all stops and set another fastest time, this time with Tim in second. So it was that the first LCC khanacross of the year had come to an end. After 8 tests and a day/ night’s racing, Joan and Karen had efficiently tabulated the results. Eager competitors & spectators hovered around the campfire to stay warm and wait for the results.

The top ten were in. Jake Foster in his first Khanacross brought his Laser to 10th place and first junior. Without a wrong way on the last test, Jake would have been a little higher. Jake looks set to be another fast driver from the Foster clan in the not too distant future. 9th place went to Andrew MacDonald with Stan Pisulak 8th. For Stan, he’d had a couple of excursions during the day in his Corolla and still set reasonable times in a competitive field. Jeff Hewton brought his injected Laser TX3 to seventh place, behind Neal Johnson in 6th. It was Neal’s first competitive drive in a front wheel drive car and without the wrong way on test 7 he would have been a podium contender. Raz brought the Mazda to 5th place. During the day Raz had scored himself a string of penalties including a wrong way. Without them, he could have won the event. Alex White sharing the same car as Raz brought his run to 4th outright, he too had a wayward excursion on test 6 which dropped him some time. Leigh brought the Liberty wagon to third in his first ever Khanacross just under 5 seconds behind Mark Davies in second place. The fight for the outright win was a well fought battle. In the end, Tim Ralli took the win from Mark by just over 1 second! It was an amazing drive by all involved. Thanks to: Karen & Ray who helped to set the event, Joan, Barry, Ann & Andrew Percival who greatly assisted with various official roles, Dianna Madlener and Jeff Thomas for timing and to Brian Percival for the great photos. Special thanks also to the Foster Family for their use of their property to stage the event and to Jake who provided all manner of help, including starting the reluctant generators in the dark before going out to compete on one of the tests! The LCC’s next event will be a Motorkhana run in Boddington on the 22nd of June. Visit: www.lightcarclub.com.au information.

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Drivers Quest for the “Holy Grail” of the Desert To many Offroad Racers, the Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race (June 6-9) is the “Holy Grail” of the Australian Offroad Racing Championship. Every year drawing the big guns of offroad racing to Alice Springs on the Queens Birthday Long Weekend in June, in a quest to become the “King of the Desert”. One of the big attractions is it’s unique point to point race format, that pits man and machine against the toughest track Mother nature could muster. Which see’s competitors start in Alice Springs, then blast their way down the old Ghan Railway to Finke, before spending a night under the stars and racing back to greet the chequered flag in Alice Springs the next day. It is a track that not only challenges the drivers both the mental and physical fitness, but their machinerys strength also. Pounding the suspension and transmissions of their Offroad Racing Buggies, Trucks and 4WD’s for 230km in each direction, through the infamous whoops and over the red desert sand hills. In 2008, the entries are once again flooding in to take on the challenge of the Finke. Event director, Antony Yoffa is expecting the auto field to be around the 80 car mark by the close of entries on May 30. While entries for the moto component have already closed with 449 bikes and 51 quads scheduled to start the event. Ensuring the healthy rivalry between the bikes and cars, as to who is the quickest to Finke and back will continue. Reigning Australian champion and 2007 King of the Desert, Hayden Bentley was one of the early entries. “We can’t wait to get back up to Alice Springs for the Finke Desert Race. It’s a sensational feeling to be heading back to an event of the Finke’s calibre as the national champion. This is the event that made me get back into Offroad Racing and it’s the track we have built our Chevy powered Jimco to tackle. The big car is ideally suited to the conditions and with a bit of luck we will be able to back up our 2007 win.” said Bentley from Port Pirie.

Bentley’s goal of back to back victories won’t be easy, with many of the sports pacesetters geared up to unleash their brutal pace on the desert sands. With the field including current 2008 championship leader, Brad Prout in his Chevy powered single seater Jimco, along with several former Australian Champions & Tattersall Finke Desert Race winners, Shannon Rentsch in a Nissan turbo v6 powered Chenowth and Mark Burrows Honda Turbo Jimco. David Fellows is another former Finke King in hot form, fresh off a win at Round 2 of the AORC in May, the Donald 500, in the TRD Peter Kittle Motorsports Jimco. While Alice Springs local and early race leader in 2007, Chris Coulthard, will be looking to capitalise on the promising pace he has shown behind the wheel of the Hawker Jimco. While the buggies will be the early race favourites, the thundering trucks of Greg Gartner (Ford F-150) and Brad Gallard (Chevy) will be looking to stamp their

authority on the race. The Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race commences with scrutineering in Alice Springs on Friday June 6th at Blatherskite Park Showgrounds from 7pm. In previous years over 3000 people have attended the night which provides a great opportunity for the public to check out the race cars and bikes and soak up the atmosphere. Racing commences on Saturday morning, with the prologue that is used to determine the starting order for day 1. The race to Finke kicks off at 7.30am on Sunday June 8th, with first ten cars away at 1 minute intervals. Followed by the bikes at 11.30am. The quickest cars will average over 100kmh, with time taken to cover the 230km course expected to be around the 2 hour mark. Mondays return leg to Alice Springs will once again commence at 7.30am with the winning car expected in to Alice Springs around 9.30am.

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Australasian Safari - New course will make tough Safari even harder. Entries in Australia’s ultimate off-road adventure, the Australasian Safari, have officially opened with organisers promising an event that will test even the most hardened competitors of the sport. When the ceremonial start takes place in the main street of Kalgoorlie on the afternoon of August 23, the anticipated record field will face a gruelling 3300 competitive kilometres across the next seven days. Just getting to the finish line in Perth on Saturday August 30 will be a significant achievement. Victory in each of the three key competition categories – car, motorbike and quad bike - will rightly be savoured, and the winners revered. Event Director, Justin Hunt, is in no doubt that their names will be entered alongside the other legends who have won the event because the course for the 21st Safari is one of the toughest ever. “There is a total of approximately 4300 kilometres to be travelled, and nearly 70 percent of those are competitive stages on very challenging terrain,” Hunt said. “Last year Safari debuted in Western Australia and it was tough, but this year it will be even tougher. But at the same time, we’ve made it logistically easier for competitors and their service crews”. “We expect this combination - competitively challenging, yet logistically easy - will make the event a big hit with endurance enthusiasts around the world”. “Entries are now open, and we’ve had very strong interest from drivers and riders from New Zealand, Japan, the UK, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the USA, Sweden, Germany and, most recently, from Russia, so we’re expecting a strong international field. Tourism Minister Sheila McHale said the 2008 course took in some of the key tourism regions, showcasing the Goldfields, Gascoyne and Coral Coast regions to a big international audience. “The event will showcase the regional towns of Kalgoorlie, Meekatharra, Mt Magnet and Geraldton, as the Safari makes its way to Perth for the finish,” Ms McHale said

Mud, sand, and gravel kept competitors on their toes in 2007â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural Australasian Safari Rally. Photo - Brian White

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So Kate how did you get into creek bed racing?

My husband Gary & I spent our honeymoon at Kukerin in 2000, (he is so romantic!) and fell in love with the racing. Just love the dirt, mud and the general good spirted nature all the teams share. So went out and brought a old landcruiser that already had a 350 Chev under the bonnet and went from there.

Can you tell us a little about the race team and the vehicles?

We are King Brown Racing which is made up of a mob of mates from North Dandalup through to Cue. Their occupations range from Farmers to fitters. We race 5 mud runners (well we atempt too but most years we manage to roll or blow up at least one!). A 350 chev HQ, the original vehical that is still running after 6 years, our 350 Chev Landcruiser that may be upgraded to a Suzuki Mighty Boy mounted on nissan running gear with a Ford 351, depending if Gary gets his act togther. A holden ute, a WB Statesman that dash clock still works and a awsome looking Chev ute that would be better done up as a show ute.

Has recent Motherhood slowed you down from driving? Will you be competing again this year at Kukerin?

For sure. After a two year break, the first I was 8 months pregnant and last year the cruiser only did one lap before Gary stuffed it!, I will be back in full force wether its in the Cruiser or Mighty Boy is still a work in progress.

Any other events that you all compete at?

No, apart from a 4WD gymkana that is run up near Bullsbrook at the same time each year there is not much else happening in the Creekbed racing front. We would love to race more but unlike the NT it just doesnt have the support down here.

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93, Canberra in 97, and Dubbo in 99. Does he not like planes? No, just loves to take his ute to shows and being Perth, there’s not a huge number of shows to take it to, hence the long trips. Each time he takes the 4000 km journey across the Nullarbor he does it non-stop. In fact for the Woolongong show in 1991 he only had 6 days holiday spare so he packed up the ute, drove 2 days across the Nully, spent 2 days at the show, then drove home. That’s over 2000 kms a day! Almost 24 hours a day at 100kph average! He did the Perth to Dubbo trip in

38 hours. Adelaide in 27 hours. Did I mention fanatical? I first met Brian through the Morris Car Club of WA and being that my name is also Brian it was easy to remember him. His ute is painted a colour by Spartan Paints. The colour is Bryon Blue. My name is Brian White. I have a Morris too – it’s orange. Go figure! Ok as I was saying, Brian’s ute is a 1953 Morris Minor. The standard sub one litre motor has been given the flick in favour of the more popular Datsun/Nissan engine and gearbox conversions. Rated as a 1400cc its been given an extra 40 thou bore and fully balanced by D & S Engines. The crank, pistons, and rods are all pretty much factory gear however the camshaft has received a regrind to enhance the performance of the turbocharger. Keeping it all cool is a 3 core Datsun radiator and electric thermo fan. The turbocharger itself is a Garret T25 Hiflow intercooled unit fitted with an external oilcooler. Brian spent over 200 hours making custom inlet and exhaust manifolds to suit the turbo and make sure everything fitted neatly into the Morris’ compact engine bay. A feat not to be downplayed considering there was also an injection system from an E15 Nissan motor with a Ford Laser throttle body and Isuzu 2 litre ECU imported from Japan still to be plugged in. Brian also added a CA-18 airflow meter plus water injection and a 5th fuel injector for good measure. The custom exhaust

manifold continues through a totally stainless steel 2 ¼ inch system and Genie Tornado muffler. Purists of the Morris Minor marque may cringe with disgust but never a sweeter note has come from such a cool looking car! Everything about a Morris is generally tiny. The body is tiny, the wheels are tiny, the engine bay is tiny, and the fuel tank is tiny. It costs around $20.00 to fill a Morris from dead empty to overflowing even in these days of fuel prices being regularly over $1.40 a litre. And the one thing you don’t want to do if you drive your car often across the Nullarbor is run out of petrol. It’s a long hot wait between cars out there and the service stations are a couple of hours driving apart. Not wanting to take any chances, Brian fitted up a whopping 90 litre fuel tank and electronic pump from a Ford and the larger steel fuel lines. Better to be safe than sorry. The pushing gear in this 50’s English icon has been overhauled with both a 5 speed gearbox and an imported hydraulic clutch with a Datsun 1600 flywheel running back to a Borg Warner 3.7 ratio diff taken from a Morris Marina 6 cylinder vehicle. Due to the obvious width differences the axles had to also be shortened to suit. The Marina influence has also been used in the braking department. Sensible performance modifications should always be backed by better braking and handling to compensate for the additional power over the standard units. In short, original Morris brakes are crap – get bigger ones!

urethane bushes. Sitting it all off the ground is a set of 14x6 inch Superlite mag rims and 195/60/14 Firestone Directional tyres on both the front and the rear.

Brian’s ute has been fitted front and rear with the Marina’s 10” brake system with a PBR VH40 booster. He also tacked in the pedal assembly from an Austin 1800. Suspension is a pretty big issue when rebuilding a Morris. I speak from experience here when I say that the standard ride is pretty harsh and the bolts in the rear suspension mounts have a regular habit of rattling themselves loose and randomly dropping out on the road. I used to have the same problems with my old Ford Escort – maybe its just a curse that’s following me around or the Poms designed their cars to drive on roads lined with the soft corpses of peasants that were overcome by the black plague! Whoah now I’ve gone off on some kind of Monty Python tangent. Sorry about that. Seriously now the ’53 has had sturdy gas Pedder shocks fitted on the front and rear and stiffened with Whiteline heavy duty swaybars as well. The whole suspension and steering has been refitted with

The interior of Brians ute has also received an overhaul to make it much more practical and comfortable than the standard features. He has the standard seats tossed out in favour of front bucket seats from a Toyota Corolla, retrimming them in white and blue to match the paintwork. The doortrims and rooflining has received the same attention to detail. All guages were wired in and supplied by VDO in the form of a new speedo, tacho, oil, fuel, temperature, clock, and boost guage for the turbocharger. A common upgrade that has been done which is also pretty standard for all Morries that get modified is the swapping of the steering coloumn and wheel for the bolt in version out of an early model Ford Laser. A genuine Morris has knobs on the dashboard that control the indicators and wipers but this can be confusing and downright dangerous to the uninitiated so most make the swap so that its all much easier to operate from the steering coloumn. It also helps the options when later on down the track you want to remove the huge standard Morris steering wheel and replace it with a smaller diameter, more sporty wheel and boss kit. It only took Brian a little over twelve months to get his ute from a rolling body shell to the example you see today. He’s poured more than $13,000 into the project and a countless number of man hours as well. Its pretty much complete. Considering he’s been tinkering with cars since he was 12 years old and has a lot of years ahead of him yet, expect to see some more fast miracles from the Morrie camps from him yet.

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equal with Jenzen for the championship lead. The Streetwise Automotive cars of Howlett and Jenzen are running to a very tight schedule this year, having just returned from competing in the national series event at Mallalla in South Australia, where both drivers overcame brake issues to post respectable results. After the Barbagallo event the Streetwise Racing truck will be packed again for the trip back across the nullabor and down to Phillip Island for Round Three of the Shannons HQ National Series. Three Trackskill WA vehicles are chasing hard for the top of the Table, with Anthony ‘Fogz’ Fogliani just 14 Points behind Howlett in Fourth position and Justin Chaffey a further 2 places behind in 6th. Trackskills young gun Chris ‘Chucky’ Kneafsey

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Travelling to the Michigan International Speedway with the University of Western Australia (UWA) Team to compete in a world class event was an opportunity to good to miss for this grey haired racer. Another familiar face there was Chris Reindler, one of four drivers. It was apparent from the outset that this was a high tech world. Subtle hints were given by the carbon fibre flagpoles! Early thoughts were that this was not going to be easy. Those impressions were re-enforced throughout the week of competition. Think of this as a whole championship, compressed into

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Competition Format The Society of Automotive Engineers have structured the competition with remarkably few rules. The objective is to design and produce an extremely high performance, but cost effective competition car to meet the needs of an imaginary manufacturer targeting the autokhana market. The early phases of the competition are known as static events, including design, cost and marketing. These are worth 325 of a total 1,000 points available. Whilst important, the static events are outweighed by the dynamic events which include acceleration, skid pan, autocross, endurance and fuel economy. This means that all the classic components of motorsport are adequately addressed. A well optimised design is critical. A car designed to win the Acceleration Event would probably look like a dragster, but would perform very poorly in the Autocross. Engines are essentially free, but an inlet manifold restrictor plate meant that most team are operating at around 100 BHP mark. This means that weight

and vehicle dynamics are the keys to success. The UWA car weighs 196 Kg wet. Racing tyres are provided by GoodYear and Hoosier, in slick, intermediate and full wet types.

The Competition A total of 122 of the top university teams entered the World round of the FSAE competition this year. They came from all around the world with 7 teams from Europe, 9 from Asia, 6 from South America and a massive 97 from North American institutions. The UWA Team came to the 2008 event with a good pedigree, having come 2nd in 2007 and having won the recent Australasian Round. The European teams looked strong from the outset, but so was UWA. Day 3 of the event saw UWA holding second place to Delft University from Holland. The remaining events, especially the Endurance meant that many teams could still win. The Endurance has a fearsome reputation as a car killer, and a DNF would result in a catastrophic loss of points. Both the UWA and Delft cars were clearly quick, finishing 5th and 6th respectively in the Autocross. However, the Delft car was reputedly fragile. On the other hand, the UWA car was consuming unprecedented amounts of fuel. The latter appeared to reflect the higher ethanol content of the control fuels available at this US event. The UWA engineers were frantically trying to enlarge their fuel tank and remap the engine management system. The whole issue of fuel consumption would was clearly going to be a critical factor in the combined Endurance and Fuel Economy Event. This combined event is a major factor in the overall competition, valued at 400 points out of a competition total of 1,000. At this point, it is worth pointing out that that design strategies of UWA and Delft differed radically. The UWA car was powered by a four cylinder unit, which was traction constrained, thus generating

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The Team is made up of local HSV Owners Club of WA members Todd Zani and Mike Kennedy (2002 Maloo), John O’Dowd and Mike Lawrence (2002 Monaro) and Mike Miller and Luke Marsland (1983 VH SS Commodore). “We are really looking to consolidate on what was a fantastic year last year and with the continued support of our valued sponsors we have scheduled to do the same events this year as in 2007”, Todd said. The 2007 Quit Targa West was the first time the Team cars came out in their Team livery and they successfully campaigned in the local Quit Targa West before the Maloo and Monaro were taken to New Zealand to compete in the Dunlop Targa New Zealand. “It was a massive year last year with both cars going really well in New Zealand and finishing 34th and 35th out of 147 competitors and finishing every stage. We were awarded the Dunlop Targa Trophy for doing so, in our first outing, and we were told there were some guys that had been competing thirteen plus years at that event and still haven’t been awarded the trophy. The cars and competitors there were amazing though and their rules and regulations are a little more relaxed than in Australia. If you weren’t blown you weren’t known. It was very different to the rallies that we have competed in back in Australia in that you were not allowed to recce the course and the road book was only given to you on the first day of competition. In fact, if you were caught driving the roads before the event, NZ Motorsport would ban you for life! The roads were awesome and Tony Quinn (VIP Pet Foods Porsche and regular tarmac competitor) did remark that given the circumstances that in his opinion the Dunlop Targa New Zealand is clearly the toughest rally on both crew and car, much more so than Targa Tasmania”. Having watched the DVD of the event I can see what the Team is talking about with numerous carnage and not many competitors finishing at all let alone all the stages. “In Western Australia we are blessed with the most open, fast roads and it is perfect to host a Targa event but the roads in New Zealand were a direct contrast and were very twisty and drop off’s were scarily long. Some of the carnage was down right frightening but the people were fantastic and we had a great time.”

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Wellard Yamaha Firing on all Eight. Round four of the W.A. State Championships were held at the hardpack circuit of Hendley Park Byford over the weekend. After six weeks off with injury 250F rider Daniel Strickland (Five Star Yamaha) returned to racing receiving his Doctors clearance on the Wednesday before the meeting. Race day was the first time the young charger had ridden since the crash that landed him in the Trauma unit with a ruptured spleen and kidney. After pleading his case to his mother that he had not forgotten how to ride and would just take it easy, Daniel set out to show the rest of the field that he was back posting a 5-2-5 in the three moto’s to take 4th outright for the day and missing the podium by just two points. “It was so good to be back on the bike even though I took it a bit easy in the corner I crashed in six weeks ago and faded a lot in the last race when I get my fitness back things will be better” stated Daniel. Jayden Rykers (Mandurah City Yamaha) and Kyle Webster (North City Yamaha) were hard at it again in the 85cc division. Unlike the weekend before the circuit had plenty of rain during the week and was pretty slick at the start of the day. In race one both boys had trouble with Kyle crashing and Jayden being relegated back a few places by the officials for coming to the edge of the track to receive clean goggles. Moto 2 and 3 saw the two guns back at the front of the pack. With a 3-2-1 Kyle claimed top spot on the podium while Jayden’s relegated 7-1-2 was enough to grab third place outright. The Championship battle still looms as Kyle has again just snuck into the lead over Jayden by 2 points. “You can’t script better racing or more lead

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Interested in Sidecar Racing? Sidecar Racing is a unique and exciting class of motorcycle racing. In W.A., there is a long & proud history of the category being well supported, and producing some exceptionally talented riders and passengers who have tasted success at both state and national level. The sidecar teams here in the pits are a friendly, helpful group of people. We suggest talking to the riders, passengers and team members, ask them questions, look at their bikes, you will be amazed at the subtle differences between each machine. There are three different styles of road-racing sidecars:

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All historic sidecars have a four-stroke engine capacity limit of 1300cc. BUYING OR BUILDING A SIDECAR: A raceready sidecar can purchased for as little as $5000. For any potential sidecar racer who is considering constructing their own machine, Motorcycling Australia produce a rulebook, the “Manual of Motorcycle Sport”, which states all the various requirements for any road-racing sidecar, see also www.ma.org.au/rules. LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR RIDERS AND PASSENGERS: Each rider and passenger require a Motorcycling Australia license which costs $260. To hold an MA license, you need to be a member of an MA affiliated club, i.e. MCRCWA $150, or HCMC $70. A general requirement is to participate in 3 Racecraft / tuning days prior to your MA license application. MCRCWA run a Sidecar Passenger Racecraft day once a year, or more regularly if required. With prior arrangement, Sidecar Driver or Passenger racecraft may be arranged at other times throughout the year. CONTACTS FOR FURTHUR DETAILS: For any further information on getting into sidecar racing, Please contact; Bruce Rodgers - Passenger coach / MCRCWA Competitions Committee 9295 5207 Clive Watson - MCRCWA Sidecar Scrutineer 9398 7701 Denise Stronach - MCRC secretary - 9409 1002, www.mcrcwa.com.au, email mcrcwa@iinet.net.. au Alan Warner - HCMC treasurer / sidecar info 9490 3299

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The Rockstar Energy MX Nationals hits the halfway mark this weekend, with riders set to do battle at the sandy Wanneroo motocross complex near Perth in Western Australia. A crucial pointscoring opportunity, the round throws a number of variables into the mix, with past results showing that local knowledge can often prove the key. The surface is vastly different from any other track that the series visits, and could be a telling factor in the weekend battle for round 5 honours across Pro Open, Pro Lite and Under 19’s classes.

Yamaha Racing Pro Open Yamaha riders look set to maintain an impressive run at the front of the field, led by gun CDR Rockstar Yamaha pairing Jay Marmont and Cheyne Boyd. Boyd defied his critics with a comprehensive round victory at Raymond Terrace, signalling his intentions for a strong second half of the season. He is now fourth in the championship on 123 points, 8 points clear of fifth place. Lacking pace at the beginning of the season, Boyd’s strength lies in consolidating with consistent finishes, a move that has paid off as he works on moving towards the top 3. “The extra training I put in ahead of the last round really paid off, I’d been working on starts and feel as though I’m back in top form again,” said Boyd. “Wanneroo is always a difficult event, the track changes lap after lap and you really need to pick the right lines or risk getting slowed down and passed.” Teammate Jay Marmont came a close equal second at Barleigh Ranch, continuing the running battle with Craig Anderson which has raged since round 1.

Marmont is enjoying strong form and fitness at the mid-point of the season, and is just 5 points shy of Anderson in the standings. He has finished on the podium at every round, and has been in the top 3 of each moto except for the season opener in Tasmania. “I’ve come to Western Australia early to prepare myself for the style of riding that’s required, the sandy track is unique to this round and it takes a little bit of time to adjust,” said Marmont. “I’ve also been working with my trainer on increasing strength in a few areas, this will allow me to throw the bike around a bit more.” “This will be a deciding round, I’m hoping to step up and take away the championship lead at the half-way mark of the season.” Both Team Seven Fly Yamaha riders had an impressive run cut short at the previous round, with a technical drama hampering Tom Jones’ best ride of the season and a minor injury stopping Danny Ham in his tracks. It has been a difficult first-half of the season for the pairing, who have showed flashes of brilliance but struggled in the traditionally-tight mid-pack battles. They will look to improve at Wanneroo and set themselves up for a more positive run home in the championship.

Yamaha Racing Pro Lite Successfully graduating from the 2007 Under 19’s Championship, Kirk Gibbs continues to overcome adversity in his first full season of Pro Lites competition, and his dominant win at the previous round at Raymond Terrace was no mean feat. The Team Seven Fly Yamaha Motorsports pilot swept motos 1 and 2, taking the maximum 50 points from the round and recovering in fine form from a disappointing previous round where injury

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“Lewis is still struggling with a small broken bone in his hand. At the moment there’s nothing we can do, he just has to ride with the pain and hope that it gradually fixes itself.” Yamaha Motor NZ’s Damien King, who has been riding with Serco Yamaha in Dale’s absence, is back in action this weekend as a privateer entrant and determined to recapture some strong form which saw him lead for a series of laps in the final Raymond Terrace moto. King is 9th in the Pro Lites standings after guest rides in the opening 4 rounds of the championship.

Under 19’s Championship The second round of the Under 19’s championship will be played at the challenging Wanneroo motocross track this weekend, notorious for its deep sandy sections. The dramatic change in terrain is set to shake up the field, and Yamaha’s factory riders will call on fundamental skills to ensure finishes in strong, points-paying positions. Matt Ryan opened his 2008 points account with a strong haul - 33 points next to his name sees him sitting just 6 points shy of the series leader in fifth place. Team Seven Fly Yamaha is hot on his heels, a further place back in sixth, with 29 points after the season’s opening stoush at Raymond Terrace. Yamaha Development Team member Ross Beaton’s ninth place in the series is sure to be improved this weekend, with the young gun spending much of the pre-season watching on with injury. His teammates Nick Geck and Harley Quinlan will miss the event, spending another frustrating zero-points round on the sidelines.

Local Dean Porter will be back on home turf. Photo David Clifford

National News RALLY - Windus Locks In Fiesta For Remainder Of ARC Season Japanese Wholesale Spares’ Darren Windus has officially announced that he will be back behind the wheel of a Super 2000 Fiesta for the remainder of the 2008 Australian Rally Championship Season. The move is not a surprise, with Windus flagging his intention to step back into a Fiesta from early in the season; however, the Privateer has today locked in the arrangements which will see him return to the S2000 from the coates Rally Queensland. “The deal has been talked about for a while now so it’s great that I can finally say it’s locked in,” said Windus. “It’s taken a lot of work to get this point but the car is definitely worth it.” In a great boost for the ARC, the return of the Fiesta will see four S2000 cars out in the forest. TRD drivers Neal Bates and Simon Evans both in Corollas and ARC newcomer Marius Swart in a S2000 VW Polo will be competing against Windus for S2000 honours. “Hopefully the Fiesta will help us bridge the gap to Simon (Simon Evans) as there is a considerable difference between the Group N and S2000’s,” said Windus. “The S2000 is far more nimble and you can really throw it around, which was undoubtedly a huge advantage for the Toyota boys in Canberra,” said Windus. “We achieved our first ever ARC podium in Canberra which was an awesome achievement for the team and the aim is for us to be on the podium every round for the remainder of the season. The S2000 will give us that extra edge over the rest of the field and that will make our goal far more attainable.”

The arrangement with Britek Motorsport, who ran the Ford Factory Team in 2007, includes the S2000 Fiesta, parts back up for the remainder of the season and two crew members, drawn from the rally service crew that helped to develop the Fiesta last year. “The deal is about more than just a car, it is a complete package which will make the rest of the season a lot easier to manage,” said Windus. “The S2000 is obviously a little different to run than a Group N so having the extra support from crew that were with us from the start last year will be an advantage.” General Manager for Britek Motorsport Chris Jewell is pleased an agreement has been reached that will see the Fiesta out in the forest again and with the second S2000 Fiesta still available, the opportunity exists for someone to run alongside Windus as part of a two car team for the remainder of the season. “Britek is delighted to be able to provide Darren with the S2000 Fiesta for the remaining rounds of the ARC,” said Jewell. “I’m sure the car will be a welcome addition to the field and the fans will again enjoy the sight and sound of the car. Darren drove the car very well last year and we’re looking to run at the pointy end from the outset. I hope the return of the car will generate interest in the second, identical car that is nearing completion at our workshop.” Windus is encouraging anyone interested in the opportunity of a two car team to contact him directly. “These cars (S2000’s) are just so much fun to drive, if you get the opportunity to get in one, you have to take it. We are in the position to run a two car team so if there is someone out there who wants to step up, Britek still has another car available.”

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AUSSIE RACERS - Phil Ward launches ‘Nascup’ Car Series Hot news from the world of Aussie Racers. Phil Ward the creator and category manager of the highly successful Aussie Racing Car Super Series has announced his exciting plans to introduce a new class of racing cars to be known as”NASCUP”. At Sydney’s Oran Park on last weekend the covers were lifted followed by a huge fire works display to unveil two striking brand new “Nascup Cars” As the name suggests these cars are a true 1/2 scale replica of a Nextel Cup Nascar and they look absolutely sensational with the American style race numbers and livery, They are constructed on the same lines and high standard as their big brother. The Nascup car has a 1 1/2 inch .095’’ tubing roll cage mounted on 2inch X 2inch 14ga. square tubing frame rails making a well engineered chassis with plenty of side impact protection . When inspecting the car closely you notice all the light weight milled aluminium components all anodised or polished. Overall the finish is outstanding. Drivers enter through the window opening, same as the big brother stock car. The aluminium racing seat with the 5 way safety harness gives the driver the security of a full sized stock car.

For more serious repairs, the entire fibreglass body can be easily removed by two people, exposing the complete engine and firewall. The engine configuration is similar to the Aussie Racing Car also utilising a motorcycle motor and gearbox driving a live rear axle via a tailshaft. Phil Ward is very excited about the future of the Nascup in Australia. “We have built Aussie Racing Cars up to be one of the biggest and most exciting support categories on the V8 Supercar programme but the big events are not for everyone, the Nascup will appeal to a different group of competitors as the category will run at grass roots level Cams race meetings, the cars will be supplied in kit form keeping the cost of building and running to a minimum. We will promote and market the Nascup car category with the same enthusiasm we have for Aussie Racing Cars, this will create a wonderful opportunity for a wider range of competitors to experience the enjoyment of driving a true purpose built race car”. Nascup cars are a great way to get involved in racing without spending a fortune and being sold and serviced by the Ward family potential racers will be assured of a safe and competitive race package.

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MOTO GP - Super support line-up for Aussie MotoGP - Superbikes set to race on Sunday In a triumph for the country’s premier two-wheeler category, this year’s Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix will see the Australian Superbikes racing on Sunday for the very first time. Organisers today announced details of the support races for the 3- 5 October event, with fans of the major domestic categories set to be the big winners. Australian Superbikes, now racing on Sunday, will be joined once again by Supersport, with both categories promising to treat spectators to a showdown of the best local talent. And in another first for this year’s GP, they will be joined on track by the increasingly popular Australian Historic class. “Australian legends such as Doohan, Gardner, Bayliss, Corser and Vermeulen all cut their teeth with the Australian Superbikes before taking the world by storm,” said Drew Ward, CEO of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation. “It gives me great pleasure today to announce that the Aussie Superbikes will line up on the starting grid at Phillip Island on race day Sunday,” said Mr Ward. “Not only is this great news for the fans of the category and the manufacturers who back it, but also for the stars of tomorrow with names such as Stauffer, Allerton and Coxhell gaining the chance to share the international spotlight with the world’s premier motorcycle category.” David White, CEO with Motorcycling Australia, has thrown his support behind the line-up. “The inclusion of Australian Superbikes onto the Sunday schedule of the Australian MotoGP is a real boon for national road racing in this country,” said Mr White.

“The very best of our home-grown racers will be thrust into the spotlight – having the opportunity to tackle the Phillip Island Circuit on the same day as those riding in the world’s premier class of road racing in front of a huge crowd. “Not only do the teams and riders get the chance to prove themselves to the watching eyes of millions, but motorcycling enthusiasts will see for themselves why Australia continues to produce so many world champions. “It will be one huge week down at the Island in October, and it will be one huge week for racing in this country.” Making their debut at this year’s GP will be the ‘forgotten era’ bikes, racing as the Australian Historic category. The bikes are similar to the early high-handlebar, unfaired Superbikes that raced in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. Having raced at the 2007 and 2008 World Superbike events at Phillip Island, the Australian Historic class has proved itself to be a huge crowd pleaser and organisers are confident that the distinct look and sound of the bikes will be a hit with bike enthusiasts at this year’s Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. “Many famous names from yesteryear have competed in the category, including Wayne Gardner and Robbie Phillis,” said Mr Ward. “We’re thrilled to be able to welcome the Australian Historic bikes to Phillip Island in October and know that they’ll put on a great show for our patrons.”

DRAG RACING - Bishop Set for Photo Finish As last weekend saw the finalists of the second Wallace Bishop Jewellers National Photographic Competition unveiled at the Ipswich Art Gallery, the Stuart Bishop Racing team was putting the final touches on its campaign for the seasonending Castrol EDGE Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway.

While the SBR team was busily preparing to have the world’s fastest jeweller Stuart Bishop and his ’67 Camaro Diamond Doorslammer ready to hit the Ipswich quarter-mile next week, the team at the Ipswich Art Gallery was working equally hard hanging the exhibition of 20 finalists as judging drew to a close. The winners of each category across the Stuart Bishop Racing and Australian Drag Racing subject areas as well as the Overall Winner will be announced at the Ipswich Art Gallery on Tuesday June 3rd, with the winning images set to be displayed at the Stuart Bishop Racing pit area during the Castrol EDGE Winternationals event. Unveiled on May 24 and open for viewing until June 22, the Ipswich Art Gallery exhibition presents the finalists from four categories across the subject areas of Stuart Bishop Racing and Australian Drag Racing taken from the past 12 months. “The Ipswich Art Gallery Wallace Bishop Jewellers National Photographic Competition is the perfect preamble to the number one drag racing show in the country, the Castrol EDGE Winternationals to be held at the outstanding Willowbank Raceway on June 5-8,” said Ipswich City Council Arts, Community and Cultural Services Committee Chairperson, Councillor Charlie Pisasale. “The Wallace Bishop Jewellers National Photographic Competition exhibition is a real crowd-pleaser. Ipswich is the home of car-culture in Queensland, and hosting this exhibition complements the City of Ipswich collection. “The standard of entries received for the inaugural Wallace Bishop Jewellers photographic competition set the high standard, and that standard has been surpassed this year with some stunning entries across all categories. “As motorsport once again takes centre stage in Ipswich there’ll be plenty of interested visitors to the Ipswich Art Gallery to soak up these expressive and exciting images of the glory of

drag racing.” Many visitors to the Castrol EDGE Winternationals are people new to Ipswich and the Ipswich Art Gallery and can often be heard commenting on how enjoyable their experience was. Creating new experiences while introducing and involving people further into the sport has been the motivation towards the Wallace Bishop Jewellers Photographic Competition and for company Chief Executive Officer Stuart Bishop the experience has been truly worthwhile. “In a lot of ways artistic flair is something which encapsulates my own involvement in drag racing, particularly in respect to the presentation of my ’67 Camaro Diamond Doorslammer which I’ll again campaign at this year’s Castrol EDGE Winternationals,” said Bishop. “This car is very unique in its design, not only through the roof top cubic zirconia diamond configuration, but also through the attention to detail in every aspect of the car. “Overall aesthetic appeal is something that is engrained in the family business at Wallace Bishop Jewellers and this transcends with my involvement in drag racing. There are strong synergies which exist in all forms of art. “For this reason, we have been pleased with the response from fans and photographers Australiawide during the competition’s second year and hope to see the concept continue to grow well into the future.” Final judging of the 20 finalists in the Wallace Bishop Jewelllers Photographic competition will determine the winners in each of the four categories. The photographer who lays claim to the overall winning image will also be presented with a half carat, 50-point diamond, similar to the one encrusted into the roof top configuration of Bishop’s Diamond Doorslammer.

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