Westlakes Automobile Club August 2015 Edition Wheelspin 201508...Chris Giddins, Steve O’Brien,...

Westlakes Automobile Club

PO Box 3052 Glendale NSW 2285

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August 2015 Edition

50 YEARS OF WAC – 50 YEARS OF WAC - 50 YEARS OF WAC - 50 YEARS OF WAC - 50 YEARS OF WAC - 50 YEARS OF WAC

Cover Photo by Michael Quinlan – Quinno’s Quick Snaps

Pages 4 – 5 LATEST NEWS

Pages 6 – 13 EVENTS

Pages 14 – 18 CLUB MATTERS

Page 19 FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHER

Page 3 WAC COMMITTEE

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Ben Semple

[email protected]

Dave Anderson

[email protected]

John Newton

0423 170 259

[email protected]

John Williamson

[email protected]

Westlakes Committee Members:

Chris Giddins, Steve O’Brien, Leon Swan and William Swan

[email protected]

MagazineTara [email protected]

President

2015 / 2016 WAC Committee

Rallysprint Co-Ordinator

Chris Giddins

CAMS Delegates

Dave Anderson, Brent Blackwell

Motorkhana/Khanacross Co-Ordinator

Ben Semple

Vice-President

Secretary

Treasurer

Committee

Thanks to William Swan for your continued effort with

our trophy design and Westlakes Trophies, Framing &

Engraving for always providing us with excellent service

To celebrate our 50th Anniversary, Westlakes Automobile

Club will be changing the trophies to be handed out to

members.

Our new style is pictured below.

A plaque for each event placing will be given to members to

place on their WAC Member Trophy Board. Plaques will be

handed out at events.

We will have a stencil available at the documentation office

so you can ensure each plaque is placed perfectly on your

new Trophy Board.

New Trophies


New Club Sign

AwabaWAC Park has a brand new sign!

You may have noticed our new sign

situated at the entrance to our

home ground.

For those that missed it – here it is

in all its glory!


Special thanks to Gold N Tint for sponsoring our new addition to

AwabaWAC Park.

4th July 2015

Events

Latest Results

Round 4 WAC Rallysprint Series

19th July 2015

Round 3 WAC Khanacross Series

Events

Event Report

July 4 Rallysprint

Our Feature Photographer Michael Quinlan was present to shoot the fun.

You can find out more info about Quinno’s Quick Snaps on Page 19

The July 4 Rallysprint had plenty of WAC officials coming out to lend a

hand. It was a great turnout and this ultimately helped the event run

smoothly throughout – THANKYOU to all who attended!

With John Newton and Chris Giddins working hard to obtain our Sport

and Rec Licence renewal just in time, Gadget repairing some machinery

for track prep, our awesome canteen crew cooking up some great menu

ideas and a hardworking team tirelessly prepping throughout the week to

ensure our track was in tip top shape – The event was off to a great start

before it even began!

Stage One

1st OR: SEMPLE/M.TURNBULL

Subaru

2nd OR: CLARKE/NEWTON

Celica GT4

3rd OR: NEWTON/CLARKE

Celica GT4

Stage Two

1st OR: J.GIDDINS/GUNTHER

Subaru

2nd OR: SWAN/SIMON

Subaru

3rd OR: P.NEWMAN/S.NEWMAN

Mitsubishi Evo

Events

Event Report

July 19 Khanacross

Special thanks to the MGCC Officials who came to assess our WAC

Officials so they can gain their upgraded licences for the Australian

Khanacross Championship in September!

(see Page 13 for more details on the AKC15)

The July 19 Khanacross was a fantastic event with 40 entries in total. Not

only was the track in fair condition considering the recent weather – but

we also had our own water splash stage! Quinno’s Quick Snaps was there

to capture the action and you’ll see a few photos from Quinno below. He

managed to capture quite a few entrants on off road expeditions

too…there definitely was something special about that corner!

To see more from this very talented photographer, go to Page XX where

Quinno’s Quick Snaps is our Featured Photographer.

1st OR: Wilkins - Jackson Special

2nd OR: YOUNG - Trophy Cart

3rd OR: TOWARD - Special

1st J: T.Van Leeuwen - Camdak 1st L: Rogers - Familia

2nd August Motorkhana WMK Round 5

Events

Latest Results

With the weather warming up, 31 brave drivers descended on AwabaWAC Park to test their skills in the

dirt.

After the following tasks were performed:

* course set up - thanks to Dave Anderson, Darren Green, Steve O'Brien and others,

* administrative requirements addressed - thanks to John Williamson,

* event formalities, such as drivers briefing - thanks to Dave Anderson;

The drivers took to their vehicles to attempt the Accordion, Fleur de Lis and Bowler under the watchful eyes

of timers, Leon Swan, William Swan, Darren Green, Isiah Bower (Kajsha Giddins boyfriend), Brent

Blackwell plus one other keen WAC supporter. The Accordion proved to be the most challenging but the

wind also did it's bit, blowing up dust and knocking flags over in the process.

After stopping for lunch, thanks to Kathy, Amanda, Mark and Anthony Russell, the tests were reset and

Square Slalom, Trefoil and Star were attempted.

There was a strong contingency of Ladies and Juniors (congratulations to those who entered) and two

thirds of the field competed in Class C - Production Vehicles with a wheelbase between 2391 to 2574mm.

The competition was tight at the top with the Specials (buggies) filling the placing's. Granger and Granger

took out first and second places in their little Mozzie with 0.9 seconds separating the two and only 2.89

seconds to the Evan Van Leeuwen CAMDAK in third. David Wykes Suzuki T3 performed well but I'm pretty

sure there are the drivers of one Special that had some explaining to do when they got home.

I think it was a first for me to see one vehicle run so many times at one event. The Hyundai Excel of Jason

Giddins' backing up four times each test. It was good to see so many new faces competing and a few

spectators questioning officials about what was required to run at an event. Another first for me was

seeing a Hillman Minx attack the tests with music blaring, and not to be outdone, certain individuals

singing Happy Birthday out the window at the top of their lungs. Great to see the levels of enjoyment

reaching new heights.

A final big thank you to all the officials and those who stayed back to clean up the kitchen (Kathy), pack up

the tests and clean up the Park, your help is much appreciated.

I hope to see you all at the next event and may the fun continue.

-John Newton, WAC Secretary

16th August Khanacross WKC Round 4/NSW Round 6

Events

Latest Results

Hope you all had a good day, the weather was great, the track in great condition,

and lots of great people were there to have their last practice for the AKC event.

A couple of competitors found their limit, and then went past it in the morning, and

a few machines were broken – hopefully ironing out the bugs in time for the AKC.

The afternoon session ran smoothly with no incidents to report.

Thank you to all officials who attended, without you we could not run the event.

-Ben Semple, WAC President

Pics by

John Newton,

Josh Leask,

Tara Rogers

Australian Khanacross Championship

Westlakes Automobile Club will host the

Australian Khanacross Championship at

Awabawac Park this September.

Sponsored by VolksMuller, the hotly

contested Championship will be held

across 2 days.

Visit the Official Website: www.australiankhanacross.org.au

Email: [email protected]

Photo by John Valentine (Valentine Sports Photography)

26-27th September 2015


OFFICIALS NEEDED!

Want to see the National Championship action up close?

See WAC about Officialling at this fantastic event!

Register your

interest on the

website now to

receive Supp

Regs the

moment they’re

released! Don’t

miss out on

this fantastic

event!

http://www.australiankhanacross.org.au/

50th Anniversary Celebration

As Westlakes Automobile Club has hit a milestone,

we’re holding a celebration on the 26th September

– the Saturday night of the Australian Khanacross

Championship – and you’re invited!

We’re turning 50 – Come and join the party!

26TH September 2015


50 YEARS OF WAC IN ONE NIGHT

Throughout the night, we’ll have a slideshow of media

showcasing the last 50 years of our Club. Plenty of images

and videos, new and old – if you have anything to contribute,

please contact William at [email protected]

After day 1 of the AKC, come and

join us for dinner to celebrate the

success and achievements of our

club at Toronto Workers Club from

6:00pm.

We’d love for all members – past

and present – to bring along their

family and commemorate an

outstanding milestone for our Club.

The Bistro at Toronto Workers Club has great meals to be

purchased and we will have a dining area set up in the

Auditorium for members along with the Big Screen for our

media slideshow.

GREAT FOOD & SERVICE!

WAC’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY STICKERS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ON THE NIGHT

RSVP: 31st August 2015 to [email protected]

Photo courtesy of Ron Dean

Events

Myall Lakes Rally

The Nissan Datsun Drivers Club (NDDC) is

again hosting the Myall Lakes Rally in

Bulahdelah this month.

The event will consist of the Myall Lakes Cross

Country Rally with 102km of competitive roads

and the Myall Introductory Rally.

The introductory Rally is perfect for those new

to Rallying and has simpler regulations for both

the vehicle and driver. It features 51kms of

forest road for new competitors to enjoy. The

minimum licence requirement for the

Introductory Rally is a Level 2 Non Speed.

The Myall Lakes Cross Country Rally has been

run for the last 12 years in the forests

surrounding Bulahdelah and will be making use

of the same iconic roads again this year.

Entries are limited to 65, so get in quick!

22nd August 2015

Further information about the event and Supplementary

Regulations are available at www.nddc.com.au

Held on the LAST

Monday of each month

All members are encouraged to

attend our monthly club

meetings on the last Monday of

each month.

Our General Meetings are held

in the Bowlers Lounge at

Toronto Workers Club.

Come along and support your Club!

Club Matters


General Meetings


Club Matters

Become an Official

WAC is always looking for more Officials to help run our club

events.

No experience necessary – we’ll show you exactly what to do!

If you’d like to help out but do not have a CAMS Official

licence there are always plenty of jobs you can help with

leading up to the event and on the day of the event.

Alternatively, visit the CAMS Website and download a

CAMS Officials Trainee Licence form. Bring it along on

event day - we’ll put you to work with an experienced

official and sign your form at the end of the day so you

can send it in to CAMS. Once CAMS receives your signed

form, you can then complete an online module called

“Introduction to CAMS Officiating”.

When you finish that - your new Officials Licence will be

sent to you in the mail. Easy as that!

Contact the WAC Secretary (John Newton) for more

information on how you can help your club

Open to ALL members

Held on LAST Monday of month

Venue: Toronto Workers Club

Time: 7:30pm

Support your club by attending

Discuss club matters

Be involved in the running of your club

Official at a WAC Event

Help out in the Canteen

Attend Working Bees

Send your pictures to [email protected]

Write an article for Wheelspin

Help Set-up & Pack-Up at Events

Come to

a WAC

General

Meeting

Club Matters

How else can I be involved?


Help

WAC

Out!

There is always plenty to do at AwabaWAC Park! We regularly hold

working bees in the days and weeks coming up to events we are hosting.

From mowing and whipper snippering to cleaning and track preparations,

there is more than enough work to go around, so all help in any way is

greatly appreciated.

Keep an eye on your email. A club email will be sent to

all members giving the details of the next working bee

and any particular repairs or work that might be

required. We also publish dates on our Club Calendar.

*Free entry to Motorkhana/Khanacross only

Help maintain your car club’s

grounds and you can earn

yourself a FREE* entry!

To show our appreciation for

member contributions, WAC will

offer a FREE entry to a Motorkhana

or Khanacross OR $50 off a

Rallysprint entry to any member

who participates in 3 working bees.

Working Bees


In the lead-up to the Australian Khanacross, the our next few

working bees will require significantly more labour present to get

the place clean and tidy – ready for the national event.

29th August 8am

The big one – 19th September 8am

There will be additional Saturday working bees running to keep

track work moving along. Please contact Steve O’Brien if you have

a Saturday spare and wish to help.

In the week leading up to the event, a few of us have some annual

leave planned to get the final preparations completed. Please

contact Steve O’Brien - [email protected] - 0418 209 027

if you have Monday 21st through Friday 25th free to co-ordinate

the activities.

On Friday 25th September, gates will be open 8am for final setup

working bee.

Working Bees


AKC15 Grounds Preparation

Many thanks to all the great photographers that show up each event. They stand in the sun, rain,

dust and heat to capture us in our finest (or not so finest) form. Each edition we’ll showcase the

work of another talented photographer at the Westlakes track.

Feature Photographer

Quinno’s Quick Snaps

This edition’s Feature Photographer is Michael Quinlan from Quinno’s Quick

Snaps. This very talented photographer is often seen at Westlakes events and

takes some truly memorable shots. Quinno’s Quick Snaps can be found at

www.facebook.com/552850031477798

Competitor Sponsors

Promote your Sponsors here!

Thanks to all the businesses that help to keep our

members on the track!

If you’d like to show your sponsors some love, send

in your logos to [email protected]

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