June 2019 PO Box 27063, Mt Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand 1440 Phone: (09) 620-9797 - Auckland Car Club

June 2019
                           PO Box 27063, Mt Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand 1440
                                                            Phone: (09) 620-9797

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

PRESIDENTS REPORT
Hello everyone

Newsletter time again and it is difficult to find much to write about when there is so little
action happening out there that would be of interest to you all.
Of course there is plenty happening behind the scenes with organising of the Far North Rally,
which includes a Classic Rally for the more historic cars, and the up-coming race season.

From all indications I think that both race and rally will be very well supported. There has been
one extra Taupo round added this season in November which is a little unusual and has come
about from the Thunder in the Park meeting being shifted from the vacated Supercar date to
the week before then abandoned for 2019. It has been postponed until 2020 but
unfortunately our original Pukekohe date being snapped up by another organiser and with
neither of the Auckland tracks having further available dates Taupo was our only option.

The dates shuffling around at Pukekohe has been frustrating for all involved and without going
into too much detail it is because of conflicting dates between horse racing and motorsport.
The two don’t intermix obviously.

We have engaged the services of Tim Hill from HRC to try to get the Thunder in the Park
meeting up and running again as it really requires someone who has a full time job in the
motorsport arena to dedicate time more time to the task.

Sadly we recently lost one of our long time Auckland Car Club members Stephen (Steve)
Gillard. Steve along with his wife Karen have been involved with the club and circuit racing for
many, many years. Steve raced Datsun’s in the early days and more recently a Formula Ford.
He also served time on the MSNZ race commission and was involved with the technical side
when Supertourers came on the scene. Steve was the current series coordinator of the North
Island Formula Fords “NIFF” and attended all of last season’s Auckland Car Club events that
NIFF ran at.
A true gentleman and well respected by all that knew him, this was reflected by the huge
gathering at his funeral, one of the largest I can remember. We send our condolences to Karen
and the rest of the family.

Going back some time ago I included mention of a race class we called the Auckland Heritage
Race Series. This class was to run in conjunction with the Production Muscle Car Group and
would allow for Pre 1985 cars that are to a similar specification to the Production Muscle Cars
to compete.
The difference between the two classes is simply the engine size where production muscle
only caters for six cylinder and above the heritage class would allow four cylinders and above.

We are very keen to have this class gain some traction and our expectations are not high
initially as far as competitor numbers go as being mixed in with an existing class there will be
competitive racing without the pressure of showing up with their own grid. The plan is to

eventually end up with a core group of six to twelve cars that just want to race without the biff
and bash and enjoy their classic car out on the track.
The only stipulation is that the cars should not be Japanese as we already have The ACJS (all
classic Japanese Series) which such cars would be better to run in.
I would love to hear from anyone that would be interested in running in the series or would
like to offer their assistance to promote it.

That’s all from me
Bret Davy

Welcome to our new members this month

Rob Brown-Bayliss               Shane Varn                Brendan McGovern

Zihao (Frost) Song              James Sutton              Ross Peden

Shane Tapp

AUCKLAND CAR CLUB PRIZE GIVING

            Bryce Richards                              Grant Richards

 1st All Classic Japanese Series Group 1     2nd All Classic Japanese Series Group 2

             Shaun Midgen                              Aron Zalkalnins

1ST All Classic Japanese Series Invitation   3rd Production Race Series Group C

AUCKLAND CAR CLUB PRIZE GIVING

               Phil Hall                            Adam Hood
 1ST Overall Production Race Series,
                                           1st Racing Saloons 3000+ Class
     1st Group B 2000-3500 Class

           Brett Thomas                          Travis Moore

 1st Racing Saloons 2001-3000 Class    2ND Racing Saloons 2001-3000 Class

AUCKLAND CAR CLUB PRIZE GIVING

        Matthew Thompson                    Dion Thompson

   2ND Racing Saloons 0-2000 Class   3rd Racing Saloons 0-2000 Class

          Mike Oldham                         Russell Thomas
    1St Production Muscle Cars          2nd Production Muscle Cars

AUCKLAND CAR CLUB PRIZE GIVING

           Natalie Waite                       Ross Golding
    3RD Production Muscle Cars       1st Northern Muscle Cars Class A

          Kayton Coughey                      Paul Burnett

  2nd Northern Muscle Cars Class A   2ND Northern Muscle Cars Class B

AUCKLAND CAR CLUB PRIZE GIVING

              Paul Urquhart                     Natalie Waite being presented the John
                                               Wendelborn Trophy, by John Wendelborn
    2ND Northern Muscle Cars Invitation
                                              for Presidents Choice, Volunteer of the year

                          Well done to everyone who placed
                               in the 2018/2019 season

QUEEN BIRTHDAY HONOURS

Companions (CNZM)
Mr Scott Ronald Dixon, MNZM, Indianapolis, for services to motorsport

Scott is the 5th Auckland Car Club member that has been honoured
Previously honoured in NZ are the following members -
Garry Peterson, Eric Mallard, Heather Surple, Kenny Smith

MSNZ AWARDS
              Willard Martin
              Willard Martin, of Pakuranga, Auckland was presented with the Ron Frost
              Award. The special award, presented in honour of the former Motorsport NZ
              President Ron Frost, MBE, recognises the actions of an individual, who has
              bought credit to the sport and themselves through the creation of enduring
              motorsport events, teams or faciliteis at a very high level.
              Martins citation said: “Willard Martin has given many years of service to the
              sport and has recently been presented with a 40 year service award from
              Rally New Zealand. As the New Zealand Representative, he commits
              considerable time assiting in the management of Asia Pacific Rally
              Championship and has provided knowledge, advice and wisdom to the
              working group, with the rejuvenation of APRC this year. He commits a huge
              number of volunteer hours to the sporting side of Rally NZ, working on the
              stability, quality and continuation of Rally Whangarei to ensure it remains on
              the New Zealand and international rally calendar. His Knowledge and
              contribution to rally in NZ and on an international level is outstanding; he is a
              truly worthy recipient of this award.

              Ray Reece
              More than 50 years of motorsport volunteering saw Aucklander Ray Reece
              also presented with a Distinguished Service Award. Reece is a valued
              member of Rally and Track Services, a division of The Motorsport Club which
              looks after both pitlane and rally service parks. Having volunteered at every
              New Zealand V8 Supercar event, he is also a well-known and respected
              volunteer for Rally New Zealand, and at his home tracks of Pukekohe and
              Hampton Downs. Reece also gives up his time to help at Vintage Car Club
              and speedway events and is totally committed to the sport.

              Wayne Hughes
              The Volunteer of the Year award was presented to Wayne Hughes, of
              Papakura, Auckland. Hughes is described as “epitomising the cream of the
              marshal crop – reliable, helpful and knowledgeable, all shared with a great
              sense of humour and friendliness. He is unfailingly cheerful whatever the
              weather, and with dealing with the conditions or issues all race meetings
              encounter when following their tight schedules.”
              Hughes is a highly valued member of The Motorsport Club, an Auckland-
              based organisation of motorsport volunteers who provide personnel for key
              roles at motorsport events around the Auckland region.
              As Hughes’ award citation states: “It is just about impossible to go to an
              Auckland motorsport event and not see our Volunteer of the Year and his
              helpers on the job. Wayne performs his jobs willingly and with pleasure,
              enjoying the company of the team during and at the end of the racing day.
              He is also a key volunteer at ClubSport, rally and motorcycle events – his is
              an all year-round role.”

              Bob McMurray
              Auckland-based Bob McMurray also received a Citation Award. He has had a
              long involvement with motorsport both nationally and internationally having
              worked in Formula 1 with McLaren. McMurray has enjoyed 15 years working
              with the Toyota Racing Series as the series ambassador and he promotes our
              rising international drivers on the weekly radio show he hosts with D’Arcy
              Waldegrave on RadioSport. He has also contributed many administrative
              hours to MotorSport NZ, as a trustee of the very successful Elite MotorSport
              Academy, a role from which he has recently stepped down.

ACC Summer Series 2019/2020

The dates for the 2019/2020 season have been set

    Round                 Date                   Day                       Venue
       1              1 Sep 2019               Sunday                 Hampton Downs
       2               6 Oct 2019              Sunday                    Pukekohe
       3              23 Nov 2019              Saturday                    Taupo
       4              8 Feb 2020               Saturday                    Taupo
       5              1 Mar 2020               Sunday                 Pukekohe (cct2)
       6              5 Apr 2020               Sunday                 Hampton Downs

                         The Auckland Car Club are always looking for more helpers for
                         our one day race meetings at Pukekohe, Hampton Downs &
                         Taupo

This is not necessarily flag marshals, but more administrative roles in the office
- Documentation
- Timing Assistants
- Timing sheet runners
- Dummy grid assistants
- Race results copy assistant
- Transponder hire out & return
- Race Day photographers
Full training is provided, and you are not committed to attending all of the season’s race dates.
Lunch and refreshments provided.
It’s always a great day for all involved, you get to meet more members & make goods friends 
If you would like more information about how to get involved, or if you have any questions
please contact secretary@aucklandcarclub.org.nz, or Craig Holmes on 021 889 488
or call into the clubrooms on any Thursday night from 7.30pm to chat with any of the committee

CLUB CLASSIFIEDS
New to club news is this classifieds section.
If you are a current club member you can advise your car or parts here for no cost.
Spaces per issue are limited, so if you would like to list something please email details and
photo/s through to clubnews@aucklandcarclub.org.nz

SPRINT SERIES COORDINATOR WANTED

The club is looking for someone to be the sprint series coordinator. This could also be a shared
role between a couple of people. Ideal person would be also participating in the sprint series.
The role would involve assisting sprint competitors on race day (keeping them informed
throughout the day) and helping to build the class, along with attending a race committee
meeting once a month during race season - held at the clubrooms.
If you are interested in finding out more about this role please email
secretary@aucklandcarclub.org.nz

WANTED

PHP Developer Required
The Club requires a PHP developer to maintain and further develop its on-line entry web site
(the current developer has retired).
The URL for the web site is http://www.aucklandcarclub.co.nz/entry/login.php
The Club requires someone or a firm to maintain the site for minor changes required by the
Club and updates. The Club is also looking at enhancing the site to enable it to more elegantly
handle rally entries.
Interested parties should contact the Secretary/Treasurer, Craig Holmes, at
secretary@aucklandcarclub.org.nz or on 021-889-488.

The Club is offering this to Club Members before approaching commercial developers.

MSNZ Board Meet & Greet Evening

The MotorSport New Zealand Board has invited members to a Meet and Greet Evening at the
Auckland Car Club rooms from 6:00pm on Friday 11 October 2019.
Interested members are asked to RSVP to the club secretary
secretary@aucklandcarclub.org.nz, or 021-889-488 at least 10 days prior to the event so we
can advise MotorSport NZ how many people will be attending.

CLUBROOMS HALL HIRE

Clubrooms (For hire)
Our Clubrooms are available to hire or lease for a wide range of events.

This could include but not limited to:

      Information Evenings
      Training Seminars
      General Function Hire
      Christmas Functions
      Personal Parties
      Corporate Meetings
      Other Motorsport based meetings, functions or parties

The clubrooms offer a wide range of facilities which include:

      A fully licenced bar which stocks alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
       (We can also provide the bar manager)
      TV / DVD set up
      Stereo System with surround sound
      Kitchen (for basic food prep, catering delivery is encouraged).
      Dancefloor
      Male and female toilets
      Off street parking

To hire or lease the clubrooms please contact us.
Email:            clubrooms@aucklandcarclub.org.nz
Phone:           09 835 9515
Mobile:          021 278 9373

Do you have dates for the diary? We’d love to know – clubnews@aucklandcarclub.org.nz
LOCAL EVENTS
Day           Date                  Club                 What                             Where
Sat/Sun       20th/21st July                        Speedshow                         ASB Showgrounds
Sun           28th July             Hamilton C.C    Hoddle Rd, Rallysprint            Otorohanga
                th
Sun           4 August              Taupo C.C       2wd Tarmac Rally                  Wairakei, Taupo
                     th
Sun           11 August             H.C.M.C         Kaipara Hills Rd, Bentsprint      Glorit
Thurs         15th August           A.C.C           Motorsport Travel info night      Auckland Car Club
                     th
Sat           17 August             Rally NZ        Rally Coromandel                  Whitianga
                     th
Thurs         29 August             A.C.C           Pre doco night for R1             Auckland Car Club
                st
Sun           1 Sept                A.C.C           Round 1, ACC Summer Series        Hampton Downs
Sat           21st Sept             ACC/NSCC/HMCC Far North Rally                     Paihia

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Day            Date                 What                                    Where
Sun            14th July            IndyCar                                 Toronto
                     th        th
Thurs – Fri    25 /26 July          Formula E                               London, GB
                     th        th
Fri-Sun        26 -28 July          V8 Supercars                            Ipswich Super sprint
Fri-Sun        26th- 28th July      Formula 1                               Deutschland
Thurs-Sun      1st-4th August       WRC                                     Neste Rally Finland
                nd        th
Fri-Sun        2 -4 August          Formula 1                               Nagydij

TRAVEL INFO EVENING
Williment will be holding a travel info evening at the clubrooms on
Thursday 15th August.
They have unrivaled experience in tailoring sporting tour itineraries
for sports groups. Individuals, Corporates, Club, university,
provincial and national sporting teams have enjoyed the benefit of
their extensive relationships within the international sporting arena. The experience and
knowledge their Sports Travel Specialists have gained over almost 50 years gives them an
intimate understanding of the elements that make a sporting tour a successful and
memorable experience.
Doors open 7.30pm, and the evening will kick off around 8pm.
Great way to come find out about the fantastic motorsport trips that they organise to the likes
of Adelaide 500, Australian Grand Prix, Phillip Island 500, Singapore Grand Prix, Bathurst 1000,
Gold Coast 500, Newcastle 500, as well as trips to the Sevens, Melbourne Cup, Australian
Open etc and many more.

AUCKLAND CAR CLUB ONLINE

Web:               www.aucklandcarclub.org.nz
Facebook           www.facebook.com/race.rally.clubsport
Instagram          Auckland_Car_Club
Motohub            Auckland Car Club

   BECOME A MEMBER OF AUCKLAND CAR CLUB OR RENEW MEMBERSHIP
Step 1       Go to our website – www.aucklandcarclub.org.nz

Step 2       Click on the “MEMBERSHIPS” tab on the left side of the website

Step 3       Choose which link you need – “new member” or “renew membership”

Step 4       Follow the prompts

If you require assistance please email - membership@aucklandcarclub.org.nz and we will
come back to you.

  PLEASE REMEMBER TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP BEFORE THE RACE SEASON STARTS

Club contacts list            -       All calls must be before 9pm
  Brett Davy            President           834 9300        027-250-1505      president@aucklandcarclub.org.nz

 Mark Sheehan        Vice President         579 6611        021-112-9175    vicepresident2@aucklandcarclub.org.nz

 Aaron Clarke        Vice President                          021-485-272    vicepresident1@aucklandcarclub.org.nz

 Craig Holmes      Secretary/Treasurer                       021-889-488      secretary@aucklandcarclub.org.nz

  Terry Riding        Membership                            027-496-8824      membership@aucklandcarclub.org.nz

 Steve Morris       Club Rooms Hire         835 9515        021-278-9373     clubrooms@aucklandcarclub.org.nz

 Martyn Wells         Club Captain                          021-025-28513         my911gt2@hotmail.com

 Natalie Waite      Website/Facebook                         021-319-900          natalie.waite@xtra.co.nz

  Gavin Ivers      Committee Member                         021-172-7442            gavinivers@xtra.co.nz

   Ted Jarvis      Committee Member                          021-635-031            tedjarvis@xtra.co.nz

  Paul Burnet       Race Chairperson                         021-417-163        race@aucklandcarclub.org.nz

 Natalie Waite         Club News                             021-319-900      clubnews@aucklandcarclub.org.nz
                      MSNZ Licence
 Aaron Clarke                                                021-485-272             ajcrace@gmail.com
                       Examiner
                      MSNZ Licence
  Brett Davy                                834 9300        027-250-1505        brett@bathroomsystems.co.nz
                       Examiner
 Mark Sheehan        Chief Scrutineer       579 6611        021-112-9175      scrutineer@aucklandcarclub.org.nz

 Aaron Clarke        Club Scrutineer                         021-485-272             ajcrace@gmail.com

                Race class contacts list               -     All calls must be before 9pm
All Classic Japanese Series         Keith Jones              027 436 2568   keith.jones1@xtra.co.nz
Clubman Sport Car Racing            Trev Lines               027 434 8556   linestrev@gmail.com
Formula Junior                      Michael Sexton           021 928 951    sexton@amlh.co.nz
North Island Formula Ford                                                   website - www.niff.co.nz
Northern Muscle Cars                Paul Burnet              021 417 163    info@northernmusclecars.co.nz
NZ Rotary Racing Enthusiasts Brendan McGovern 027 495 1905                  nzrre@outlook.com
Production Muscle Cars              Natalie Waite            021 31 99 00   productionmuscle@gmail.com
Production Race Series              Martyn Wells             021 025 28513 my911gt2@hotmail.com
Racing Saloons                                                              secretary@aucklandcarclub.org.nz