Inside Line - New Zealand 2017 by The Inside Line

Edition #60 / New Zealand 2017

DORIC DESIGN DISTINCTION

Find out about Doric’s latest design triumph

ALG BY THE NUMBERS

Discover the numbers that drive ALG

JB’S THINGS TO WATCH

John Bowe’s tips on what to watch at Pukekohe

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WELCOME W

ELCOME TO the latest edition of Inside Line for the Auckland SuperSprint.. Continuing on from a very successful 2016 season, the Doric and Cowdroy Supercar Racing programs continue again this year with front-running Supercar outfit Tekno Autosports. We’re very proud of our committment to our motorsport program. After introducing ALG sister company Cowdroy to our motorsport program two years ago, we’ll again see significant Cowdroy branding on the outer livery of the #19 Holden Supercar throught the 2017 season. Doric branding will also feature on the inside of the racer and will be seen right around the world via the series’ extensive television coverage. We are also pleased to be able to continue our long relationship with Supercar driver Will Davison, who will be behind the wheel at Tekno this year. It’s great to have Will on board once again as our Doric brand ambassador for the seventh consecutive year. He is such a big part of our racing family and we’re proud to stand beside him as he continues to push to new heights on the race track. We are also continuing our support of our longest running ambassador; motorsport legend John Bowe. We have

supported JB in the Touring Car Masters series for many years and it will be thrilling to watch him strive to back up his 2016 series win. JB is entertaining, engaging and a legend who continues to deliver value for the Doric business. ALG is proud of our various associations in motorsport, with the 2017 season marking Doric’s 13th year delivering money can’t buy experiences for our valued clients and staff. Our sponsorships have taken our brand exposure to a new level and helped raise the professionalism and image of both Doric and Cowdroy. Motorsport is competitive, exciting, passionate and innovative. The team here at Doric and Cowdroy stand for all the same great values.

We hope you enjoy the New Zealand event with Doric and Cowdroy and follow our racing adventures throughout the rest of the 2017 racing season. NIGEL LONG Group CEO, ALG

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OPENING SHOT

Doric Ambassador Will Davison wheels the Tekno Autosports Commodore around the Gold Coast street circuit.

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HIGH DORIC AND COWDROY ARE AIMING FOR THE TOP IN 2017 WITH ONE OF SUPERCARS BRIGHTEST STARS

ORIC AND Cowdroy are back in 2017 with a new brand marketing and customer activation program. Central to the 2017 program is the continuation of the exciting partnership with front-running Supercar outfit Tekno Autosports, supporting its racing ventures throughout Australia and New Zealand.. Parent company Alchin Long Group (ALG) will be building upon many years of loyal commitment to Doric Ambassador Will Davison, joining the star driver in his role with Tekno Autosports. Doric branding will feature throughout the inside and outside of the #19 Holden Supercar and be seen widely via the seriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; extensive Australia-wide television coverage. Cowdroy branding will also feature on the outer livery of the Tekno entry during the 2017 Championship season. Doric is excited to continue its long-standing relationship with racing star Will Davison in 2017, with the driver continuing his role as Brand Ambassador for the 7th consecutive year. John Bowe will also continue into his 10th year as a Doric Ambassador contesting the Touring Car Masters series and is looking to back up his 2016 series win in his all-Aussie Holden SLR5000 Torana. While door and window hardware manufacturing and racing high-speed Supercars may appear to have little in common, Tekno Autosports, Doric and Cowdroy are proving theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re truly a match made in heaven.

In just four short years, Tekno Autosports has gone from a rookie race team to a front-running force in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. The popular team first stepped into the series in 2011, but its roots run deep into the early 2000â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grassroots motorsport scene. Like Doric and Cowdroy, at the heart of Tekno are its personnel. The squad has formed one of the tightest, most effective and inspirational organisations in the industry thanks to a constant drive and a rich winning culture. The team is made up of industry leading engineers and mechanics whose combined skills are driving the team to the top ranks of the sport. Together Doric, Cowdroy and Tekno continue to climb the ladder of success by driving innovation and striving towards a bigger and better future. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why, when long term Doric Ambassador and Supercar star Will Davison made the switch to Tekno last year, it made perfect sense for Doric and Cowdroy to follow. The exciting partnership has seen the #19 Tekno Holden Commodore race throughout Australia and New Zealand sporting both Doric and Cowdroy branding. For the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s star, Will Davison, the move has paid dividends over and over again, with the driver claiming a number of race wins, including the biggest of them all; the Bathurst 1000. The experienced racer is a perfect fit with the exciting and innovative team, having amassed 18 wins and 52 podium finishes over his illustrious Supercar career. After a fantastic year on track in 2016, Davison has his eyes set firmly on the finish line this year.

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ALG NEWS DORIC DN8000 WINS DESIGN AWARD

eading Australian hardware manufacturer, Doric has received a 2017 Good Design Selection in the Product Design category at the Good Design Awards. After an extensive evaluation process involving more than 35 Australian and international design experts, the selection jury awarded Doric’s DN8000 High Performance Self Latching Multi-Point System a Good Design Selection. Of the 244 entries to receive the 2017 Good Design Selection, the DN8000 was one of only 18 selected in the Product Design category. The Good Design Awards celebrate the very best in design, innovation and creativity and are Australia’s longest standing and most prestigious design awards dating back to 1958. The innovative product won the judges’ favour across a range of criteria, with the jury commenting: “Very innovative product that is a joy to use. The jury commends the designers for developing an innovative product that solves a real problem in an elegant and clever way. Well done.” This is the second major award for the DN8000, with the product taking out the title for Most Innovative Component at the 2016 AWA AusFenEx awards. “Our company purpose is to create innovative solutions through a culture of empowerment so I am extremely proud of the team for identifying an opportunity in the industry and innovating this solution,” said Alchin Long Group CEO, Nigel Long. “The team is constantly working to develop new products. Innovation through design is what dictates our success as a business and the DN8000 epitomises our work as an industry leader. “It’s wonderful to see the whole team recognised again for their hard work on this product.” The DN8000 is the first locking system to be designed around the requirements of the Australian market and the world’s first product to automatically close and latch under potentially damaging wind loads. The innovative product addresses a need for a multi-point locking system that is both corrosion resistant, and also able to maintain extremely high performance by self-closing and protecting a building in high wind situations.

CHARITY PARTNERSHIP UPDATE The Alchin Long Group is the official sponsor of Australian youth safety program, No Second Chance. No Second Chance (N2C) is a unique and revolutionary Youth Safety Campaign with the clear objective of saving teenage lives arising from the tragic consequences of youth violence and road accidents. Using the dynamic medium of motorsports, N2C confronts the youth of Australia and shocks them into making smart decisions regarding their own safety. The most recent N2C presentation was at Brisbane State High School on Wednesday 11th October. The team presented to 450 year 12 students. This was N2C’s first visit to Brisbane SHS. The school opened in 1921 and moved to its present site on the south side of Brisbane in 1925. Since then, efficient use of the available area, purchase of adjacent properties and development of facilities on the site have resulted in an impressive school, which now caters for up to 3,150 students. The school has a great number of past students who have contributed to their state and country through their achievements at the highest levels in public life, sport, business and the community. Notable former students include stockbroker Paul Morgan, artist William Robison, Professor Lawrie Powell AC, Wally Lewis and Ian Healy to name a few. Warren Luff was unable to make the presentation due to commitments following his outstanding podium finish at Bathurst, so I filled in and told Warren’s story of making smart decisions at crucial times in his life enabling him to ‘live his dreams’. As usual the impact from Paul and Matt’s stories had a huge effect. A great example is this quote from Jono Davis “Paul asking us to close our eyes and picture someone we love. This was very confronting for me. I pictured my mum and the last thing I said to her was not ‘I Love You’ and that made me quite upset. I told my family I loved them as soon as I got home.” At Brisbane SHS there were a large number of students who stayed to chat and ask questions after the presentation, which is always pleasing.

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BOWE INDUCTED TO LEGENDS LANE

oric Ambassador John Bowe has been honoured as an inaugural inductee into Bathurst’s new Legends Lane. The permanent tribute, to be located at the Mount Panorama circuit, has been created by Supercars and the Bathurst Regional Council. Bowe was one of ten inaugural inductees including Allan Moffat, Colin Bond, Dick Johnson, Jim Richards, Fred Gibson, Bob Morris, John Harvey, Kevin Bartlett, Allan Grice, John Goss, Larry Perkins and the late Peter Brock. Legends Lane was created to recognise the drivers that set the foundations for the current Supercars category. “It was quite an honour for me and in the parade lap I got to drive the last Sierra Cosworth built by DJR and owned by Terry Lawler,” said Bowe. “It was an honour to be up there with those guys who in some cases were childhood heroes of mine.”

MCELREA DOMINATES QUALIFYING AND GRABS SOLID POINTS AT SMP

old Coast based kiwi; Hunter McElrea, continued to prove he is one of the up and coming drivers to watch this weekend, at round 5 of the Australian Formula Ford Championship at Sydney Motorsport Park. After a clean run through Friday practice, Hunter felt confident going into qualifying. This proved to be true as Hunter took Pole Position by a dominant 0.4 of a second ahead of the 30 other Formula Fords, becoming the only driver to score multiple pole positions all season. “Qualifying was really cool, I always love going out on new tires and just nailing the lap. The car was phenomenal and I even set my pole lap on my first flying lap with a pass! I am really looking forward to the races and hopefully I can just put my head down and drive away” McElrea said. In the opening race McElrea lead the opening 8 laps, only to be passed under yellow flags. After a pre-race investigation, due to “Insufficient evidence” justice was unfortunately not in McElrea’s favour. Race 2 saw McElrea drop to 3rd on the opening lap, before having to avoid a spinning car ahead of him. This meant he spent the race chasing down the leader, which he could do. Unfortunately, the 17 year old ran out of laps and once again had to settle for 2nd. Race 3 was unfortunately a non – event, with only half a lap of racing meant the whole race was spent under safety car, and ultimately another 2nd place finish for Hunter. “Overall it was a solid weekend, the highlight was definitely qualifying and I am very happy to have performed like I did, however I am quite disappointed with 2nd Place this weekend, particularly with the some of the official’s judgements in race 1. I now head into the last round of the series being one of the four drivers who can win the Championship, and I will definitely be bringing 100%. I would really like to thank all my supportive sponsors, everyone at team Sonic, especially; Mick, Maria, and my mechanic Stevo” said McElrea.

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1968

1972

Cowdroy was first formed as an advertising agency

Ray Long buys Crystal Star, later becoming Colonial Castings.

Doric was started

Size of the Alchin Long Group’s facility at Wetherill Park in Sydney’s west

ALG employes a total of 250 staff across its brands.

2015

Year ALG moved into the Sydney facility

12,000m²

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2000

2004

2007

Azuma Design was started

Doric’s Wetherill Park premises destroyed by fire

Lock & Roll was started

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Over 2000 guests attended ALG Trade Night events in 2016

Number of years the Alchin Long Group has sponsored motorsport

UMBERS

The combined likes across both the Doric and Cowdroy Facebook pages is 5605

FIND OUT THE NUMBERS BEHIND AUSTRALIA’S LEADING HARDWARE MANUFACTURER

Auckland

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FAST FACTS 1

This year is the 13th running of the Auckland SuperSprint, with the first event held in 1996.

The Auckland circuit is currently 2.9km long, having been shortened from its original 3.5km layout.

The average speed around the Auckland track is 157km/h, with a top speed of 265km/h

Pukekohe Park Raceway is the only international circuit on the 2017 Supercars calendar..

Since 2013, the driver who scores the most points across the weekend at New Zealand has received the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy. The trophy was introduced at the 2013 event in honour of Jason Richards, a successful New Zealand driver who died in 2011.

Scott McLaughlin set the current race lap record at New Zealand, clocking a 1:03.7239 lap in 2014.

The Auckland event is the penultimate event on the 2017 Supercars calendar, with just one round remaining at Newcastle, NSW later this month.-

The Supercars steering wheel takes approximately 15-20kg to rotate, and G-Forces acting on the head and neck of the drivers are equivalent to 15-20kg of weight being applied.

WILL

DAVISON

Will has completed 21 Supercar races at Pukekohe Park.

Will has finished on the podium at Pukekohe Park two times.

Will has won one Supercar race at the New Zealand track.

Willâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s average finishing rate at New Zealand is 11th place.

Will has completed 785 laps of the track in his Supercar career.

Will sits in 15th place in the championship heading into the round.

Will has led seven laps around the Auckland race track.

Will has raced 2267km around the Pukekohe Park track.

OPENING SHOT

Doric Ambassador Will Davison in full flight in the Tekno Autosports Commodore at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.

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