Dusty Digest.

November 2017

In this Newsletter

Editor_Note:  Next_Event:  Weekend_Brief_Last_Event:

Vist_from_River_Gums_Venturer_Unit

Race_Report:  A_few_Pics   Club_Championship_Points Results_By_class_with_time_split:  Results_Sorted_by_Overall: Last_Months_Guardian_Newspaper:  A_good_news_Story_on_some_members

Presention_and_Christmas_Break_up

Toy_Run_2017

  So_you_are_thinking_of_coming_out_what_should_I_know:

Please_Read_How_To_ Enter:  We_Love_Our_Sponsors:  Reminders:

 Club_Apparel:  How_to_become_an_Offical: Working_with_Children: Web_Site:  Membership_infomation:  For_Sale:

If you have anything you would like to add or see in the newsletter please email us at news@swanhillsportingcarclub.com.au 

Next Event:

Club Level Autocross Season Final. Come and Try day, located at The Jack Chisholm Reserve, Sea Lake Road, Swan Hill on Sunday 3rd December 2017
Scrutineering will start at 8.30am.There will a Driver’s Briefing at 10.00am followed by a Parade lap on both tracks. Official runs will start at 10.15am. It will be March 2018 before we come out again so DON’T MISS IT for more details

  For more Details Calendar of Events

What a fantastic weekend that was. The weather was perfect. Well, except for the wind blowing straight into the clubhouse area and over us all – carrying the dust with it. 42 Competitors Saturday and some 442 starts and 32 Competitors Sunday with 461 starts. We even managed to pull off Twilight Saturday night with 82 starts. That makes 985 runs over the weekend and at 2 kilometres a lap it was 1970 Kilometres of racing with the track not looking much worse for wear.  I would like to thank all that helped make this weekend happen. It was a great effort and was run really well, it’s a credit to you all.

Special mention needs to go to Ruth Vallence and Carolyn Donnan you guys did a awesome job of the catering. The food was very, very good. Some people complained that it was that good that they had to keep going back for more and more to the detriment of their waistlines. And, it was great to see you had a few helpers over the weekend even roping in Leesa Melton who was visiting from Shepparton as well as Cath and Aria Middleton. You all did an amazing job.  It was also great to see so many people enter from far and wide, Hope you all had a great weekend.

Vist from River Gums Venturer Unit

It was great to have the guys and gals from the River Gums Venturer Unit who are based at Kyabram come up and spend the weekend out at the track. Some of these guys and gals had never driven a car before but were keen to get out and give it a crack..... and a they certainly did an awesome job. A great bunch of young people and you guys are welcome back anytime. Enjoy the pics, feel free to tag and share around. I'm sure I missed getting some pics of everyone, that just means you will have to come back again so I can get you next time. Lyn Andrew

Race Report:

On track there were some sheep stations up for grabs. With the club championship season for 2017 drawing to a close with only the December round to go, and with some very close competitors it was on with some swapping spots. LikeClass J 1^st place changing hands from Karli Vallence to Blair Clue who was on fire all weekend with Karli suffering car troubles all weekend.Class P’s with Shane Cluejust holding off Terry Ingram to be still separated by only 1 point after Terry got a first and a second and Shane getting a second and first.  So with only one round left there are a few people safe in the championship but there are some spots that still could change hands. We will just have wait and see how it plays out after our final round of 2017season on December 3^rd

A full run down on current points is available at http://www.swanhillsportingcarclub.com.au/club%20points/default.html

Having a look at the data you can see there was some great battles going on all over the Classes. But, Class P really had it going on; 3 different position only separated by less than a second over the 4 laps. One of those, the current leader of class P just pipped by the second place holder and the Sunday saw them both go the other way with Shane getting over the top of Terry.

The girls, Anita King-Gee and Karli Vallence where talking it up between them but Karli was plagued by car trouble and at one stage was driving a borrowed ride from Carolyn Donnan  with Sunday going to Anita as well. It looks like Karli is still going to be well placed in the club championship. But look out next season Anita, Karli will be on a mission from the car gods.

Neil Albert found it pretty lonely at the top this weekend with only entry in Class C. In his Get Reel Productions Hyundai Excel but he was flying and having a ball just the same. He ended the weekend with some bald front tyres, and there was a bit of that going on. Jobbo had a new set on the rear of his Commodore and they looked very second hand by the end of Sunday but he did get a class E win both days, Also in class E, Jesse Schifferle in his very well prepared Commodore and looks to now have a good handle on it after some initial teething problems early on in the season.

Neil Donnan got another win in class D in his Ford Focus on both days.

Some of the best sounds go to 3 people this time out with Ian Johnson in the his V8 powered AWD Toyota Lexcen in class S and yes that is correct. It sounds incredible and can be heard all over the track. He got a first outright Saturday and a third Sunday, likewise, Jesse Schifferle’s car a V8 powered Commodore could also be heard all over the place and looks and sounds great. Greg Melton and his son Lachlan from Shepparton brought over a very neat black Subaru WRX class W car and those turbo cars just sound great when set up right and this one did. It was a great sound. They did have a good weekend with both enjoying some seat time in the car. 

Speaking of class W, that is where the action was with 10 competitors having a crack but Glenn and Craig William duking it out. Craig taking out first on Saturday and Craig second and swapping on Sunday with Jake Vallence taking out third on both days. 

A few Pics

These pics where taken by Lyn Andrew Photography

 there are many more on Facebook

Club Championship Points

Link to Points

Saturday Results  By class with time split

Remember you must do 2 laps per lane to qualify

 these will be a bit bigger in the next one sorry

 Saturday Results Sorted by Overall

Sunday Sorted by Class

Sunday sorted by overall

 Last Months Guardian Newspaper Spread by Meagan McGregor

The news paper coverage has been fantastic this season thanks to the Guardian News Paper Swan Hill and Meagan McGeegor for putting the stories together.

A good news Story on some members

Full story follow link

2017 Season Presention and Christmas Break up

To get a copy of Invite

Tips and Tricks:

Toy Run 2017

Swan Hill Sporting Car Club is supporting the Central Murray Swan Hill Ulysses Toy Run (flyer attached) and are encouraging members to make a donation at the November and December meeting. There will be a box in the club room over the weekend if you would like to donate an unwrapped gift for a child, teenager or adult as well as a donation tin if you would prefer to make a cash donation.

 Flyer

Please Read How to Enter
As the club continually grows and race day gets busier and busier, the committee has recently reviewed how we currently process race entries on the day to save double handling.
As you would know from previous emails the Club strongly encourages all those entering to use the MSA portal for race entries of which almost 50% of the field are now doing.

To speed up the entry process on the day we are asking all those racing to please get their car scrutineered prior to entering the club rooms to complete your race entry.
If you have not entered via the portal then you can collect a copy of the Supp Regs from Lyn Andrew from the club room. If you are taking a passenger or are being a passenger on the day then you can obtain a passenger form from Lyn Andrew also.

Please do not line up to see Lynne Paynter (event secretary) until you have had your car scrutineered and have the scrutineer form, completed the Supp Regs (please do not complete a hard copy if you have entered via the portal) and a passenger form if required. You will also need to have your MSA licence as well as your SHSCC current membership card.

You can go to SHSCC website and download the Supp Regs (if not entered via the portal) and a passenger form and complete prior to the day which will fast track you to entering. If you are not entering via the portal you can complete the Supp Regs and email to Lynne Paynter so we know you will be attending eventsecretary@swanhillsportingcarclub.com.au

The Swan Hill Sporting Car Club will, as of the August 2017 meeting, have EFTPOS facilities at the track. You will be able to use EFTPOS to pay race fees and to purchase food at the canteen (please note there is no cash withdrawals). Cards accepted:  Visa, Master and Debit/Eftpos cards.

So you are thinking of coming out what should I know.

First of all Cars

Your car is going to be scrutineered so it needs to be safe we are going to check that is has no loose items inside. The spare wheel and jack are removed, the battery is held in tight and the positive battery terminal is covered; that can be done with tape. There is a fire extinguisher bolted in and is reachable by the driver and in date. Tyres need to be good and steering and braking should be good.  There should also be a blue triangle marking the battery location and a red triangle front and rear making the tow points. If unregistered should also have bonnet pins.

Full Spec in Technical section of MSA

 The drivers and passengers are the same, you must be 14 years or older and will need to have a dot approved crash helmet, long sleeve shirt or jumper not nylon, long pants - jeans are good and leather top shoes. So, the them here is, stuff that does not burn easily.

To cover the legal bits we run under MSA Confederation of Australian Motorsport and as such all drivers need to be covered. So, a MSA licence is the go just to see if it is for you, there is a thing called a day Licence at a cost of $25 – seniors and juniors - which is then put towards a full 12 month one if you want to continue. You also need to be a member of the club which is currently around $45 for a single and $66.5 for a family per year but only after your first time out there. Then there are race fees for the day $37 for a single and $60 for a family living at the same address and is a dependent.

Passengers need to sign a form but that is free and passengers are only allowed in a Test and Tune event.

These are the basics for more details

We Love Our Sponsors:

Meagan from Get Reel Productions has a special offer for club members. A personal profile video where she will attend the track or another location and guarantee a minimum of 2 hours filming focused solely on the individual’s car, driving etc. The completed video is compacted into a 20-45 minute highlight reel complete with music, titles and special effect overlays. Normally priced at $250, Meagan is offering a 50% discount, available to club members for $125. Bookings are essential, please contact Meagan on 0438 615 077 meagan@getreelproductions.biz
Country Tracks 4WD Accessories & Exhaust Centre is located in Swan Hill and is renowned for offering a comprehensive range of accessories from the most credible and respected brands in the industry.  There are accessories for any 4WD vehicle and any type of 4WD user. Customers have the option of having the accessories fitted on the premises, thereby saving them valuable time and money.  14 Chapman Street, Swan Hill VIC 3585(03) 5032 1448 http://www.countrytracks.com.au/
Coburns Earthmoving specialises in earthmoving and excavations including dam construction, road construction, irrigation, subdivision and general earthworks throughout Victoria. Contact: Gary Saville Location: Nyah, Victoria Telephone:03 5030 2234 Mobile:0427 302 957 Email:gary@coburnsearthmoving.com.au http://www.coburnsearthmoving.com.au        Lazy River Motor Inn with over 2.5 acres and lots of parking. Great for race cars on trailers!!! 188 Murray Valley Hwy Swan Hill Phone 5032 2123 www.lazyrivermotorinn.com.au
We buy all types of scrap metal in all of Swan Hill, Kerang and the surrounds. Call us and we will come to you. Swan Hill Scrap Metal buy all types of scrap metal, we can pick up from your business, farm or home. All metals including steel, farm machinery, engineering offcuts, data and electrical cable, aluminum, copper, lead batteries, brass or anything metal. Call us and we will do the hard work for you. We are open from Monday to Friday and are available on Saturdays by appointment only.  (03)503249803 Quin Drive Swan Hill
Lyn Andrew Photography. Photos taken at each race event are available for purchase. $20 for copy of all the pictures taken of your car that day with at least 5 edited pics if you supply the USB. $30 for the above if I supply the USB.

   Reminders

Race Day Clothing.

Drivers need to be aware that there are minimum standards for clothing on race day and that clothing standards are part of the scrutineering process. That means that if you are not dressed in your race gear when the car is being scrutineered, then you will have to produce what you are wearing. Below is a summary of what can and cannot be worn when racing. If these standards are not met then you will not pass scrutineering and will not be able to race.

Club Apparel.

Polo Tops, Sweats and Hoodies are now available to order from Blue Sky in Swan Hill with club logo. Please allow adequate amount of time for them to take enough orders to do a run. Prices for the clothing will depend on the size. Logos are available for embroidery on the back (large) and on the front.

How to become an Offical

General Official’s Course- the club needs more Official’s. The first step in the process is to complete a General Official’s Course. Can you please make contact with Lynne Paynter who will advise C.A.M.S. and start the ball rolling.

How to obtain Working with Children Card

Working with Children

Membership infomation

Link to Membership information From Joining to MSA Licences

Web Site

Swan Hill Sporting Car Club has its own web site www.swanhillsportingcarclub.com.au

Please have a look around the site and see what it has to offer. 

For Sale

If you have something you want to sell or Buy Email: news@swanhillsportingcarclub.com.au