THE
SPORTING
MOTORIST



THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF
THE HOBART SPORTING
CAR CLUB
The views expressed by the authors and / or the correspondence appearing in this publication are not necessarily those of the Club, Committee, Editor or Publisher.
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For information about other club events, please contact the following:-
500CC    John Tonks    0417 296 217    MCCT    John Cunliffe    0412 437 224
MGCC    Geoff Dodge    6426 7338    NWCC    Peter Deck    0438 363 233
LCCT    Kim Taylor    0408 138 324    MSCT    Jayne Sutcliffe    0419 102 484
HSCC    Dennis Burgess    0409 128 341    TRDC    Veronica Morrell    6344 6400 bh
CMI    Geoff Cotton    0417 031 302

HOBART CAMS OFFICE
Don’t forget if you need any information, you can contact Terry Curtain on:
Phone:    6224 0420         Fax:    6223 7952    email :    terryc@cams.com.au    
Contact Terry Curtain if you are not getting a CAMS Report.

SOUTHERN TASMANIA WOMEN FOR WHEELS INC
PO Box 228   MOONAH   TAS   7009

EDITORIAL

Welcome to the August / September edition of the Sporting Motorist. My apologies for the newsletter being a bit late. I was competing at an historic meeting up at Eastern Creek earlier in the month. The meeting was a tribute to the Elfin marque and there were close to 30 Elfins present. With over 250 cars entered for the meeting it was a full-on weekend, blessed by good weather.
Anyway, back to the activities in Tassie. Since the last newsletter, the club held its club day / supersprint early last month at Baskerville. Even though the weather was fine and the day ran well, we unfortunately had only 19 entries. If you were a competitor this was great, because you could keep doing laps until you ran out of petrol, or tyres, or both. Unfortunately, due to the lack of numbers, the event ran at a considerable loss. On the plus side, there was a good number of helpers and the day ran smoothly, so for all the competitors and helpers, thanks for your effort, hopefully the next club day will be better attended. Results follow later in the newsletter.
It is a while away to our next event, the Christmas Get together / Demonstration laps scheduled for December 19th. In the mean time the Octagon series, which is well under way, plus the many events put on by other clubs should give everyone a chance to burn up a bit of rubber. For all the armchair competitors, there are the Bathurst and Surfers events coming up pretty soon, and of course the eagerly anticipated return of the V8’s at Symmons. All in all, a lot of motor sport activity still to come for the rest of 2004.

NEW  MEMBERS

Welcome to all our New Members for this month:

Bjorn Datlen – South Hobart – HQ Holden
Garry Harrison – 7 Mile Beach – Holden Ute
Gregory Chaplin – New Norfolk – Torana XU1
Hayden Larner – Kettering – GTR
John Pregnell – Lauderdale – HQ Monaro
Justin Hallock – Kingston – VL Commodore, Datsun 1600
Samuel Storer – Austins Ferry



SUBSCRIPTIONS

As mentioned in the last magazine the 2004–05 subscriptions were due on 1st July. If you still haven’t renewed, NOW is the time to do it.

COVER PHOTO

The cover photo in this edition was taken at the recent club day / supersprint at Baskerville, showing a great variety of cars waiting in pit lane prior to starting out on their timed laps. If you haven’t competed in circuit events before, the club days are a great way to get involved, whether as a competitor or as an official / helper. Ask anyone on the committee how to take that first step.

BITS and PIECES

As mentioned in the last newsletter, keep in mind the Classic Car Toy Run scheduled for Sunday 28th November. A collection of classic cars will leave both Launceston and Hobart on the Sunday morning to drive to Campbell Town to donate toys to benefit the charity efforts of St. Vincent de Paul. There will be food, entertainment and a Show and Shine at the Campbell Town oval. For further information and to register your interest, contact Peter Hunt  (MGCC) by email at peterhunt@intas.net.au or phone him on 6331 0390.

From the recent Southern Tasmanian Women for Wheels Newsletter, an amazing bit of information has emerged which I think is worth a special mention. Since 1973 the women have raised and donated over $69,000 to HSCC and the Baskerville track. This to me is an incredible effort from a small band of dedicated workers. I am sure that their efforts have significantly helped to keep motor sport going in Southern Tasmania over the last 30 odd years. A big Thank You to all those involved for all their hard work over the years.

The Shannons Automotive Expo supported by the FE-HR Holden Car club of Tasmania is to be held on Sunday 17th October at the Kangaroo Bay Sports Oval at Rosny Park (opposite Eastlands Shopping Centre). You can enter your vehicle for free prior to October 11th, or late entry on the day for $10. Starting time around 10.00am and finishing around 3.00pm. The event is hoped to be an annual one and the main aim is to promote and encourage all Tasmanian motoring enthusiasts to display their vehicle irrespective of make/model/age or modifications. Contact Rodney Belbin at Shannons on 0408 314309 or Graham Knowles (FE-HR club) on 0416 039 477 for further information.

The Club Motori Italia is also organising a Car Display on the Parliament House Lawns, scheduled for Saturday 23rd October. I expect the display is primarily for fine Italian machinery. For more information contact Graham Mitchell of CMI on 6239 1080.
If you happen to be in Launceston on Sunday 24th October get along to the Veteran Car Club of Australia (Tasmania)’s Swap Meet at the Cameron/Cimitiere streets car park in Launceston. Activities should start at 9.00am. For any more information call the meet Co-ordinator, Ken Watts on 0411 404 560 after hours.
 
If you are looking for somewhere different to have a beer or refreshments you could try Joe’s Garage, which recently opened in Market St. Hobart, (side street near City Hall). From the recently received flyer from them, the decor appears to have a very interesting motoring and engineering theme.



WANTED
                                                                    LIGHTWEIGHT  BUCKET  SEAT
                                                                    Suitable for Motorkhana/Hillclimb Special

Contact:  Herby Burgess  6233 8341 (work)  or  0409 128 341

PRIVATE PRACTICE
(Important Notice)

Members of Hobart Sporting Car Club enjoy a benefit in regard to track hire with Motor Sports Tasmania.  As a member of HSCC you are able to use Baskerville or Symmons Plains Motor Racing Circuits for private practice at the rate of $55 each visit.  Normal hire rate is $99.
There are some rules that all users must follow:
•    Baskerville is not to be used prior to 9:00 AM any day
•    All users MUST vacate the circuit by 5:00 PM
•    Vehicles must be in good mechanical condition
•    Safety helmets must be worn.
•    Cars and bikes must not be on circuit at same time.
•    All users must complete an indemnity form

Failure to follow the rules of use will incur penalties. 



Before travelling to Baskerville or Symmons Plains it is recommended that you contact the caretaker

as the track may be exclusively booked out to other users.

CARETAKERS
Baskerville:        Dave Wells        6249 2071

Symmons Plains       Barry Watts       6398 2952

TRACK AVAILABILITY

SYMMONS PLAINS & BASKERVILLE RACEWAYS

Track hire is now being handled by Dick Caplice:-      (03) 6231 3536
                                                                                          0418 140 001
                                                                                       dickcaplice@bigpond.com

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