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Auckland Car Club’s Monthly Magazine – Race, Rally, Clubsport and more…

November 2018

Andrew Hawkeswood, winner of the

2018 Far North Rally, pictured with

Allan Woolf, and pictured below -

Jeff Cress, Andrew’s co-driver of the

2018 FNR

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Hello everyone We are fast running into the Christmas break and for the Auckland Car Club side of things no more competition until we resume our summer series back at Hampton Downs. I have one more Clerk of the Course duty to fulfil for TACCOC at Hampton Downs in December and then that’s it for me also and looking forward to a break. We have had a busy time of late both at the clubrooms and at the track and I’ll start with the track first. Earlier this year in January we ran our first meeting at Taupo for many years but the date didn’t seem to sit well with many with the event being poorly attended overall and the club suffered a rather large financial loss. According to a survey of competitors we carried out more than 75% wanted to include Taupo as part of the annual competition and so we arranged to return in November hoping it would suit more people. This time we had over 80 competitors, which was very pleasing, and the club went part way to covering costs and making up the losses from our first foray south. The club must thank the competitors and teams that made the long trek down and in particular ACJS, Production Race Series, Northern Muscle Cars and North Island Formula Ford. There were a few Racing Saloons and some circuit sprint cars also. The clubrooms were once again packed for our annual Roll of Honour ceremony earlier this month and we had many distinguished guests, inductees and club members show up for the occasion. Natalie has included some photos further along in the newsletter for your perusal. Congratulations to the recipients of these honour awards they are much deserved and the recognition for what you have done for motorsport is, in many cases, long overdue. Everyone enjoyed the occasion and many positive responses have been received. There were also some trophies awarded at this ceremony and in no particular order they were Andrew Hawkeswood – John Woolf trophy for far north rally (main driver) presented by Alan Woolf Jeff Cress – Grant Whittaker trophy for far north rally (co driver) presented by Alan Woolf Callum Hedge – Michael McHugh Trophy Andre Heimgartner – Denny Hulme Trophy Liam Lawson – Bruce McLaren Trophy Congratulations guys. As I suggested in the previous newsletter we are looking for more committee members to join the executive. We would welcome input from people that have a current or previous association with Auckland Car Club or any other car club or race class, or if you just want to

become more involved with the sport. There are many avenues that can lead from being closely associated with the club and to name a few Race controller, Timing, Competitor relations officer, pit lane, dummy grid and flag marshal’s or Clerk of the Course. Training is easily arranged and we will assist you. You will work with a fantastic team and I can guarantee you will make many new friends. That’s it from me folks

Brett Davy President

Roll of Honour Ceremony 2018

NORTH ISLAND FORMULA FORD

Photo credits to StreetStyle Photography

The first round of the North Island Formula Ford Series was held at Pukekohe as part of the

Auckland Car Club Summer Series.

Seven cars fronted for thus event. These include a couple of newcomers having their first run

in the series, and in some cases, the first run in their respective cars. This included Callum

Crawley (the current Formula First Champion) running Steve Gillard’s Van Diemen RF92, Blake

Evans (the current Formula First Winter Series Champion) in the ex Michael Scott Mygale, Alex

Hawley in Kerry Ross’ Stealth and Jack Proctor in his RF85. They were joined by seasoned

runners Dave Silverton, Jordan Mountfort and Noel Woodford.

Unfortunately we lost Callum and Jack in qualifying due to a crash and engine issues

respectively.

Race 1 saw Alex lead Blake for most of the race. For both of the young guns it was their first

race in Formula Ford. Dave kept them honest in coming home third.

For Race 2 Alex was again on pole but Blake was coming to terms with the Mygale and

pressured Alex to the end. Unfortunately Dave had an engine issue and would retire, allowing

Jordan to take 3rd place.

Race 3 saw Blake really get the bit between his teeth passing Alex to take his first win. Jordan

was once again 3rd. Noel had been enjoying his first run in the NIFF Series Finishing all races

and leaving the event leading Class 3. Jordan leads Class 2 and Alex leads the Series and Class

1.

Our next round is at Taupo on Nov 18th.

Overall

Pos Car No. Name Hometown Total Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5

1 16 Alex Hawley Pukekohe 57 57 0 0 0 0

2 6 Blake Evans Rotorua 54 54 0 0 0 0

3 99 Jordan Mountfort Tauranga 40 40 0 0 0 0

4 88 Noel Woodford Auckland 35 35 0 0 0 0

5 43 Dave Silverton Hamilton 14 14 0 0 0 0

6 29 Callum Crawley Fielding 1 1 0 0 0 0

7 4 Jack Proctor Auckland 0 0 0 0 0 0

ROTARY RACING ENTHUSIASTS – Round 2

Two Rounds of The New Zealand Rotary Racing Enthusiasts (NZRRE) 2018/19 calendar have

now been completed.

Disaster struck NZRRE debutant Elton Wichman at round one, as New Zealand Rotary Racing

Enthusiasts embarked on their second season running with the Auckland Car Club.

The weather was shocking, and Elton’s newly finished FD RX7 lost it in the river crossing the

pit straight at Hampton and hit the wall hard.

Even before he had it on the trailer, Elton was talking about getting to round two.

Sure enough Round two rolled around and the NZRRE crew were amazed to see a pristine red

FD turn up in the pits ready to go! The effort Elton put into getting his car finished (albeit late

the night before the race!!) epitomizes what NZRRE is all about.

Round 2 was a cool yet sunny Saturday at Pukekohe.

Apart from the two bumps, Round two went really well, with good results from all, particularly

club president Julius Coffey and his RX3, who won the last two races outright.

Round two results:

1. Julius Coffey, Mazda RX3, 13bpp

2. Darryl Palmer, Mazda RX7, 13bt

3. Bryan Dyke, Mazda Cosmo, 13bt

4. Andrew Leech, Porsche 924, 12abp

5. Stephen Armstrong, Mazda RX7, 13bpp

6. Elton Wichman, Mazda RX7, 13bt

Points were also awarded to all those who entered round one based on their round two

points, so overall standings after two rounds are:

1. Darryl Palmer, Mazda RX7, 13bt

2. Andrew Leech, Porsche 924, 12abp

3. Stephen Armstrong, Mazda RX7, 13bpp

4. Elton Wichman, Mazda RX7, 13bt

5. Julius Coffey, Mazda RX3, 13bpp

6. Bryan Dyke, Mazda Cosmo, 13bt

7= Chris Hillier, Mazda RX7, 13b

7= Keith Wilkinson, Mazda RX8, 13

Round 3 moves to Taupo on Sunday the 18th of November.

ROTARY RACING ENTHUSIASTS Cont – Round 2


ALL CLASSIC JAPANESE SERIES – Round 2

ACC Summer Series Round 2 – All Classic Japanese Series Report The second round of the series at Pukekohe saw a great turnout of 24 entries for the ACJS Series. Unfortunately this was reduced to 23 the night before when Scott Curtis had to withdraw due to finding bearing metal in his oil filter. It was good to see Rob Mullins back after his testing accident at Hampton Downs, Elton Wichman after his meeting with the wall during round 1, Mark Collier finally getting the car completed for the new season and Bryce Richards fixing his over-fuelling problem. Despite gloomy predictions for the weather, the day turned out fine and wet tyres stayed in the pits. Unfortunately qualifying was shortened by a red flag and several drivers didn’t get a full flying lap in. The first race produced class wins for Shaun Midgen (Invitation), Bryce Richards (Group 1) and James Smith (Group 2), with Al Nicholls suffering a dnf from a mysterious misfire that he was unable to resolve on the day. The first handicap race saw Jared Holmes, who was gradually getting to grips with his newly turbocharged MX5, take out Group 1, Tim Hart Invitation and Brittany Sheweiry Group 2. The race as unfortunately marred by an accident to Taylor Hurst (MR2) who made hard contact with the wall coming up over the hill. The car suffered substantial damage but fortunately Taylor got away with just bruising. Elton Wichman’s bad luck continued with a throttle linkage problem that ended his day. The last handicap race, which was shortened to six laps, gave class wins to Jared Holmes and Brittany Sheweiry again, with Clint Harvey taking out Group 1.

OVERALL POSITIONS

Group 1:

Pos Driver Car RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 RACE 1 RACE 2 RACE 3 TOTAL

1 Tim Hart Daihatsu Charade 18 16 18 15 20 16 103

2 Clint Harvey Honda Civic 16 15 16 16 16 20 99

3 Linda Grey Honda Civic 15 18 1 1 15 18 68

4 Scott Curtis Mazda MX5 20 20 20 0 0 0 60

5 Bryce Richards Mazda MX5 0 0 0 20 18 15 53

6 Elton Wichman Mazda RX7 1 0 0 13 0 0 14

HD 2 Sep Puke 13 Oct


Group 2:


1 Cobus van der Walt Toyota Corolla 20 18 18 15 16 15 102

2 Jason Brown Nissan Pulsar 16 15 20 18 15 13 97

3 Grant Richards Mazda MX5 18 16 16 16 14 12 92

4 Kent Griffin Toyota Corolla 15 14 14 14 13 16 86

5 Bruce Alexander Toyota Corolla 13 13 13 9 10 10 68

6 John Harvey Honda Civic 14 20 15 13 0 0 62

7 David Crook Mazda MX5 1 12 0 10 18 18 59

8 Brittany Sheweiry Honda Civic 1 0 0 11 20 20 52

9 James Smith Honda Integra 0 0 0 20 12 14 46

10 Rob Mullins Toyota Corolla 0 0 0 12 11 11 34

Invitation


1 Jared Holmes Mazda MX5 14 18 15 13 20 20 100

2 Robin Wooldridge Toyota Supra 16 15 0 18 15 16 80

3 Rex Alder Datsun 1600 18 14 16 14 16 0 78

4= Tim Dorset Datsun Coupe 15 13 18 15 13 0 74

4= Shaun Midgen Nissan Silvia 13 12 0 20 14 15 74

6 Chris Hill ier Mazda RX7 20 16 20 0 0 0 56

7 Mark Collier Mazda MX5 0 0 0 16 18 18 52

8 Al Nichols Daihatsu Charade 12 20 14 1 0 0 47



NORTHERN MUSCLE CARS – Round 2

Round 2 Pukekohe Park Raceway (Saturday 13th October)

Weather was better than forecast with no rain but quite cold. We were, for this round combined with Racing saloons who also has some Historic Sports sedans included with them which certainly made the handicapping a challenge.

A good turnout of cars with new members Paul Urquhart White XA Coupe, Warren Betts with a blue SLR 5000 Torana and Michael Bristow in a Perana Capri. It turned out very well for each of the new members with them all winning a race.

In qualifying Michael B was fastest in the Perana with a time of 1:14.1 followed by Kayton, Calvin and the two Pauls, with the Urquhart being in front. We had a few casualties in qualifying Colin with a broken oil cooler in the Corvette, Michael Crawley with a fuel pump issue in the Commodore and

unfortunately Dave in the Mustang with a smokey issue which proved to be terminal for the day. Warren also showing that Holdens’ could smoke nearly as well as Fords but managed to keep going for the rest of the day (almost).

Race one pretty much went as per qualifying with Michael lowering his time by 1.5 seconds to 1:12.6 Calvin manged to get in front of Kayton then Lee and Paul (Pinky) the other Paul having a wild ride down the hill to lose his muffler causing a safety car.

Race two was our usual handicap but due to the lack of speed from the Historic Sports Sedans all but 4 cars started from pit lane. New member Warren was first home following by Colin’s big block Corvette and Chris Anderson’s black JPS Mustang.

Race three (with a little jigging of the handicapping) saw most cars start from the track rather than pit lane. Paul U was the winner followed by Ross in the Marlborough Commodore and then Michael C after a close battle with Pinky.

The points are now Class A 1st Ross Golding, 2nd Calvin Andrew, 3rd Colin Schischka Class B 1st Michael Crawley, 2nd Paul Burnet, 3rd Greig Running Invitation 1st Lee Budd, 2nd Paul Urquhart

NORTHERN MUSCLE CARS Cont – Round 2


PRODUCTION MUSCLE CARS – Round 2

RACING SALOONS – Round 2

INTRODUCING THE FIRST TEN AUCKLAND CAR CLUB ROLL OF HONOUR INDUCTEES OF 2018

Robbie Francevic is a legend in NZ motor racing having won multiple New Zealand and Australian saloon and touring car championships in a variety of cars. His career spans from the early allcomer racing days at the wheel of a Humber 80 then Anglia 105E and Custaxie through the long distance, production racing and Group A eras piloting Ford Zodiacs, Falcon GTHOs, Torana XUIs, Mazda RX2s, Valiant Chargers, Commodores, Volvo 240s and Sierra Cosworths. Robbie was also a top contender in Formula A and Formula Pacific single seaters, a truck racing GP winner and highly competent rally driver.

Ivy Stephenson was for many years one of New Zealand motorsports most recognizable

competitors throughout the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Her specialty was in sports cars where she

proved more than competitive in a Riley, Buckler DD1, Lola Climax and Lotus 23B. However,

her abilities were not just limited to sports cars as she also featured prominently in long

distance production car racing, trials and early Heatway rallies. Ivy is also a former winner

of the Club’s top all-round award – the Exide Trophy.

Gordon Southee has been a leading figure

around Auckland Car Club circles for several

decades firstly as a regular and successful rallies

and trials competitor.

However, he was also a long standing volunteer

namely flag marshalling at Pukekohe and during

the construction of the Clubrooms. It was often

noted that most weekends, Gordon could be

seen around the building with hammer and

tools in hand eventually becoming the

Clubrooms Custodian for over 20 years.

Terry Malloy was one of the unsung heroes of the Auckland Car Club as he served various

roles most notably as the Competition License officer for many years. Terry was also a long

standing member of the Executive Committee and also competed in many club events

such as trialing and club circuit racing.

ROLL OF HONOUR & MEMBERS REUNION 2018 – Part 1

Steve Emson commenced his racing career as a

schoolboy and quickly established himself as a

star of the future in both racing and rallying.

Initially an exponent of production car racing his

promotion to a highly modified Datsun 1200

Coupe saw him a leading championship

contender competing against more mature and

experienced drivers. His seamless conversion to

Formula Pacific racing was exceptional until a

serious accident interrupted his progress. During

the racing offseason Steve was a regular and top

competitor in rallying at the wheel of a rapid

Datsun 1600SSS.

Rob Wylie came into motorsport as a regular

trials competitor and service crew member in the

early days of the Heatway Rallies. Moving into

rallying his own car was a smart move as he

featured prominently in results and established

himself as a man to watch. However, Rob also

joined the Club’s rally Committee and for many

years became involved in plotting and organizing

club events culminating in several years as

Assistant Clerk of Course for the Rally of New

Zealand. Rob was also a member of the Club’s

Executive Committee as well as a member Mike

Marshall’s rally team during the 1970s and still

contests historic rallies.

Reg Cook is another legend who as a driver and engineer fully justifies the term. Having

entered the circuit racing scene driving Mini Coopers he quickly established himself as a

man to beat, winning multiple touring car championships in a Mini Cooper, Escort RS1600,

Datsun Cherry and Datsun Sunny. He was also a race winner in Formula A single seaters

and a prominent works rally driver for Nissan which included several victories and a first

New Zealander award for the Rally of New Zealand. Reg is still competing in motorsport

holding world land speed records in cars of his own design.

Greg Horne was one of several who entered motorsport as a sponsor and moved into

competition themselves. As the Manager of Engine Rebuilders Limited who were primary

sponsors of Tony Teesdale’s rallying campaigns, Greg began co-driving to replace Gary Smith

who had retired and quickly established himself as more than competent in the job. The duo

went on the win three New Zealand Rally Championships in three different makes of car

until Tony retired. Greg then continued in motor sport as a sponsor of young drivers such as

Nick Cassidy, Jason Richards and Tim Edgell together with rally drivers and the New Zealand

V8 Touring Car Championship, all via his company BNT Automotive.

Grant Morrison came into motorsport via his job

with Rothmans who were sponsoring the

Formula Pacific International Series and the New

Zealand Rally Championship during the 1970s

and 80s. He soon became hooked on rallying and

filled many roles in Auckland Car Club rallies

including course plotter, Assistant Clerk of

Course and Head Clerk of Course together with

his speciality in media relations. However,

Grant’s most significant contribution was as

Chief Media Officer for the Rally of New Zealand

for nearly 20 years.

Paul Adams was a notable motorsport

competitor for over 30 years. Having contested

many club racing, hillclimbs and trials, he soon

established himself as a driver to watch in

rallying which culminated in his winning several

events together with a New Zealand Rally

Championship and victory in the Rally of New

Zealand. Paul also enjoyed success in circuit

racing particularly in long distance production

car races. Over his career he drove a variety of

cars including BMW 2002 Ti, Ford Escort RS1600

and 1800, Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HSR, Toyota

Corolla and Mazda 323.

Presentations and Awards

Liam Lawson being presented with the

Bruce McLaren Trophy

Ken Flashman and John Windelburn were

awarded with Honorary Member status

Q & A session with Kevin Lancaster and Paul Radisich

Jamie Aisable accepting the

Michael McHugh Trophy for

Callum Hedge

Regular Club Night The club rooms at 44 Stoddard Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland are open every Thursday night from 7:30pm until 10:30pm. License examiners are usually available to assist new Members with license exams. Several members of the Executive Committee are usually available to discuss any issues or provide assistance.

Club Rooms Hire Rates The Members’ Lounge is available for hire for special events such as birthday or anniversary parties, meetings, bingo/housie, quiz nights, training courses, etc. The Members’ Lounge has a fully equipped bar and a small food preparation and serving area. Special hire rates are available for Club Members. Commercial organisations and community groups receive discounts for multiple events or long-term commitments. Please direct enquiries to Steve Morris [email protected]

YOUR STORIES – YOUR NEWSLETTER

The Auckland Car Club newsletter is about members for members. We want to share your

news and talk about the stories that matter. Send your news, 150 words or thereabouts and

photographs to [email protected]

Deadline for publication is the 20th of the month for the following month’s edition.

VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

There's a spot for you to learn more about the sport you love, and take your turn with those

who put in their time to help you go racing. Contact [email protected] for

more information.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

Do you have dates for the diary? We’d love to know – [email protected]

LOCAL EVENTS

Day Date Club What Where

Sunday 2 Dec 18 Hibiscus Coast Bayers Farm Autocross Waitoki Rd, Wainui

Sunday 9 Dec 18 South Akld CC Hillclimb Maramarua

Tuesday 11 Dec 18 MG Club Midget Trial Curren St, Alkd

Sunday 16 Dec 18 Hibiscus Coast Xmas Autocross Crosland Rd, South Head

Sunday 16 Dec 18 Pukekohe Motorkhana

Sunday 16 Dec 18 Thames Valley Bent Sprint South Rd, Gravel

Sunday 13 Jan 19 Hibiscus Coast Glen Rd Motorkhana 99-103 Glen Rd, Massey

Sunday 13 Jan 19 Thames Valley Hillclimb Rotokohu Rd, Gravel

Tuesday 15 Jan 19 MG Club Midget Trial Curren St, Alkd

Sunday 20 Jan 19 Northland Rallysprint Ruarangi Rd

Fri – Sun 25-27 Jan 19 MSNZ Championship Round Hampton Downs

Sat – Mon 26/28 Jan 19 Hibiscus Coast Foremans Corner Weekend

Kaiikanui Road Opuawhanga

Fri – Sun 1-3 Feb 19 Thames Valley Leadfoot Festival Hahei

Relieve some of the pain of the recent fuel price

increases by taking advantage of this offer

As announced at the Club’s last Annual General Meeting, the Club has negotiated a special offer with Allied Petroleum to offer Club Members a Mobilcard 10 cent per litre (including GST) discount off the price displayed at the pump of Mobil and other authorized Mobil card dealers. The required credit account application form and Mobilcard application form can be obtained by emailing the Club at [email protected]

After verifying you are a financial member of the Club, the forms will be emailed to you. You will need to fill these in and send them directly to [email protected].




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Brett Davy President 834 9300 027-250-1505 [email protected]

Mark Sheehan Vice President 579 6611 021-112-9175 [email protected]

Aaron Clarke Vice President

021-485-272 [email protected]

Craig Holmes Secretary/Treasurer


Terry Riding Membership


Steve Morris Club Rooms Hire 835 9515 021-278-9373 [email protected]

Martyn Wells Club Captain 021-025-28513 [email protected]

Natalie Waite Website/Facebook 021-319-900 [email protected]

Gavin Ivers Committee Member


Ted Jarvis Committee Member 021-635-031 [email protected]

Steve Melhuish Race Chairperson 021-635-439 [email protected]

Natalie Waite Club News 021-319-900 [email protected]

Aaron Clarke MSNZ Licence

Examiner 021-485-272 [email protected]

Brett Davy MSNZ Licence

Examiner 834 9300 027-250-1505 [email protected]

Mark Sheehan Chief Scrutineer 579 6611 021-112-9175 [email protected]

Aaron Clarke Club Scruitineer


All Classic Japanese Series Keith Jones 027 436 2568 [email protected]

Clubman Sport Car Racing Trev Lines 027 434 8556 [email protected]

Formula Junior Michael Sexton 021 928 951 [email protected]

North Island Formula Ford Steve Gillard 027 280 3153 [email protected]

Northern Muscle Cars Paul Burnett 021 417 163 [email protected]

NZ Rotary Racing Enthusiasts Julius Coffey 0274 465 436 [email protected]

Production Muscle Cars Natalie Waite 021 31 99 00 [email protected]

Production Race Series Martyn Wells 021 025 28513 [email protected]

Racing Saloons [email protected]

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