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TALESHAFT May '99 TALESHAFT The Official Journal of the MMAL Car Club Incorporated   MMAL MOTORSPORT May, 1999           "Simon & Sue EVANS in action in the FAI Rally of Canberra" May 1999 - TALESHAFT 1999 COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESIDENT Meaghan McNeill (AH) 9557 5863 VICE PRESIDENT Chris Rayson (AH) 9578 3379 CAMS DELEGATE Colin Hardinge (AH) 9578 1185 SECRETARY Adrian Best (AH) 9795 3041 TREASURER Joan Bennett (AH) 9547 0393 EDITOR Margaret Hardinge (AH) 9578 1185 MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Bill Bennett (AH) 9547 0393 VCRS REPRESENTATIVE Glen Dodds (AH) 9561 9141 AUTOCROSS DIRECTOR Brent McNeill (AH) 9557 5863 GENERAL COMMITTEE Adam Bloomfield (AH) 0418 348 974 . Official mailing address for MMAL Car Club Inc. P.O. BOX 205 Bentleigh Vic 3204 COMMITTEE MEETINGS: To be held on the 2nd last Tuesday of each month. VENUE: To be held at Scout Hall (Bailey Reserve) Beside Moorabbin Swimming Pool East Boundary Rd, East Bentleigh ARTICLES ARE WELCOME ! To ensure that your article is published in the latest magazine, please have them to the Editor by the Thursday after the Committee Meeting. All materials for Publication should be sent to; 1/6 Melton Avenue Carnegie, Vic 3163             This month’s Taleshaft was kindly printed by     For Australia’s finest range of ceramic wall and floor tiles Contact Col Hardinge on 9764 1044 (BH)         PRESIDENT’S REPORT Another month is upon us. Since I last put pen to paper, much has happened. Our Car Club had its Bowl’s night at Moorabbin. I was very unhappy to only have 8 Car Club members attend. We had a total of 10 players and we all had fun. Adrian Best of course kept us all amused. Bill & Joan Bennett played closely with only a few pins the difference. Unfortunately 2 players that were to also come didn’t Colin & Margaret Hardinge. Instead Margaret ended up in hospital on the day. We all wish her a speedy recovery. Another event for the month was the VCRS (George Derrick Memorial Trial) on 24th April. Sue Evans & Brent McNeill were in their Suzuki, and Adrian Best & Glen Dodds in their Stanza. We had more members at the rally, which was good. Chris Rayson was selling tyres at the event. Karen Princehorn was servicing for Adrian with her team of helpers. Simon Evans & myself were servicing for our partners. Adrian unfortunately didn’t finish. He came into the 1st service with a broken rear-trailing arm, so he didn’t go on. The Strzelecki Rally was held on the 1st May and one of our members, Chris Rayson ran, and finished the event. The Car Club was going to run an event at Decca (Shepparton), but at this stage it looks like Decca is booked out on the weekends that the Car Club is free. Our AutoCross (2nd October) is coming up soon. If anyone can help, please give Brent McNeill a call on 0414 915 409. We will need some officials for the day. Rally is Canberra is happening & we will be going to cheer Simon & Sue Evans on. This year they are in their VW’s. It will be the 1st time, we will see it in action. Read further into your mag for the full story on Canberra. Your Prez Meaghan ___________________________________________________________________________ UNDERNEATH THE EDITOR’S CAP Our Shepparton weekend has now had to be cancelled, as we couldn’t get a suitable date. We will now make it an event for 2000. Stay tuned, for more information as it comes to hand. From the Mitsubishi Web site, I’ve included details of the "Rally of Spain" & also "Rally of France". Our Committee member profile this month is Glen Dodds, our VCRS Delegate. Bill Bennett has written 2 articles one on Autocrosses held at Deniliquin and the other titled "The Adventures of Des & Bill" at Condobolin. (a Cross Country Rally) Are you interested in having you’re racecar details (including photos) published on the Internet at our Web Site? Please contact myself and I will pass on this information to Greg Campbell, who has set up a page on his Turbo Club Web Site. www.turboclub.com. Our magazine also features on the Internet at www.turboclub.com/ClubsRegister/MMAL Margaret MEMBERSHIP REPORT Membership expiring as at 4th May, 99 Des Harrington Membership expiring as at 26th May, 99 Jeff Hind Please note that in order to renew your membership, we now require a new membership form to be completed with name, address, & date of birth etc, and forwarded to Bill Bennett. (It doesn’t need to be signed.) Every issue of Taleshaft has a membership form on the last page. Please contact Bill Bennett to update your membership. Ph; A.H. (03) 9547-0393 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birthdays This is a section created for our members, to bring some good cheer to your special day. Unfortunately I don’t have everyone’s birth date as yet, so when you renew your membership, be sure to let Bill Bennett know this information. Celebrations in May are for; Kylie Evans (8/5) Felicity Evans (15/5) Mark Campbell (18/5) Adam Bloomfield (24/5) Phillip Reilley (25/5) We wish you a very Happy Birthday! 1999 CALENDAR (MONTH BY MONTH) MAY 2ND Rnd 3, Formula 1 - San Marino 2ND Rnd 3, V8 Supercars - Wanneroo 7TH - 9TH Rnd 2 ARC - Rally of Canberra 9TH – 12TH Rnd 6, WRC - Rallye De France 16TH Rnd 4, Formula 1, Monaco 16TH Rnd 4, V8 Supercars - Phillip Island 18TH Committee Meeting (Scout Hall, East Bentleigh) 8pm 22ND Rnd 4, Autocross - Maffra (Twilight), FFCC 23RD –25TH Rnd 7, WRC - Rally Argentina 29TH Rnd 4, VCRS - Mt Alexander Trial, BCC 30TH Rnd 5, Formula 1 - Spain JUNE 5TH –6TH Rnd 3, ARC - Rally of Queensland 6TH Rnd 5, V8 Supercars - Hidden Valley 6Th –9TH Rnd 8, WRC - Acropolis Rally - Greece 13TH Rnd 5, Autocross - Alexandra, NCCA 13TH Rnd 6, Formula 1 - Canada 22ND Committee Meeting (Scout Hall, East Bentleigh) 8pm 26TH - 27TH Rnd 4, ARC - Forest Rally W.A. 27TH Rnd 7, Formula 1 - France 27TH Rnd 6, V8 Supercars - Sandown JULY 11TH Rnd 8, Formula 1 - Great Britain 11TH Rnd 7, V8 Supercars – Willowbank 16TH –18TH Rnd 9, WRC, - Rally New Zealand 20TH Committee Meeting (Scout Hall, East Bentleigh) 8pm 24TH Rnd 3, VRC - Goulburner Rally 25TH Rnd 9, Formula 1 – Austria 25TH Rnd 8, V8 Supercars - Calder 31ST Rnd 6, Autocross - Maffra, (Twilight), MADCC PROFILE - Committee Members This Month: "Glen Dodds" – VCRS Delegate Name: Glen Dodds Marital Status: Single Occupation: Boilermaker How long have you been involved with Motorsport? All my life. What jobs have you done? I’ve crewed for Historics, Formula Ford, Formula Holden, Supercarts & Rally cars. What have you enjoyed doing the most in Motorsport? Completing the two stages of Challenge of Clubs trial before rolling on the third. Is there anything you’d still like to do in Motorsport? To complete a Rally on tarmac and dirt. Any suggestions on how to improve the Car Club? More input by the members. Also more Driver Training days and social events. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deniliquin AutoCross 27/02/1999 Promoted by the D.S.C.C. As most of you will not be aware, I am a member of the D.S.C.C. and as their delegate to the Victorian State Council of CAMS. Since I had not been up there for a while, I went for a visit and made sure that they had an AutoCross on at the same time. The track is one of the best around. You can take a standard car and compete in it and be reasonably successful, as I did with my Falcon Longreach Utility. The only change was that I put PEDDER’S BIG BORE shocks on it. Providing you and the car have the appropriate mandatory safety equipment, be a member of a car club and have a minimum of a Level 3 CAMS Licence, you can have a great day of fun. I ended up 22nd on the day, which was middle of the field as there was 43 entries. We had 1 practice and 4 timed runs. Each run was 1 standing and 1 flying lap, with a quarter of a lap slow down. So at the end of the day you got your monies worth. The day finishes around 3-30pm. Enough time to get back to Melbourne at a very respectable time of the day, as it’s only 3-½ hours drive time. The club has on-site camping facilities, so if you want to go up on the Saturday afternoon, you can camp that night and compete on the Sunday. They also have on-site running water & toilets and while the competition is on there is food & drinks available. The dates for further AutoCrosses are 23rd May, 22nd August and 26th September 1999. So if any Car Club member is interested in going to Deniliquin for a blast, ring Dean at Agspares on 03 5881 1255 during B.H. and he will be happy to take your entry. Bill Bennett 20 Deep Thoughts……. 1. Can vegetarians eat animal crackers? 2. If man evolved from apes, why do we still have apes? 3. I went to a Bookstore and asked the saleswoman where the Self-Help section was, she said if she told me it would defeat the purpose. 4. Should crematoriums give discounts for burn victims? 5. If a mute kid swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap? 6. And whose cruel idea was it to put an "S" in the word "Lisp"? 7. If a man stands in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him…Is he still wrong? 8. If someone with multiple personalities threatens suicide…. Is it considered a hostage situation? 9. Is there another word for synonym? 10. Isn’t it scary that doctors call what they do "practice"? 11. Where do forest rangers go to get away form it all? 12. What should you do if you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant? 13. If a parsley farmer is sued, do they garnish his wages? 14. Would a wingless fly be called a walk? 15. Is a shellless turtle homeless or just naked? 16. Is it true the cannibals won’t eat clowns because they taste funny? 17. Why do they put Braille on the drive through Bank machines? 18. Why do they use sterilised needles for lethal injections? 19. Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets? 20. What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread?                                         1999 FAI RALLY OF CANBERRA A seven-hour drive, are we crazy or what? No! The reason for us to go to this Rally was for own MMAL Evans family. Yes! Simon & Sue Evans in their VW Golf. The three-day event was the event Sue & Simon needed. They were 6th overall & 1st in their class. Two full days of spectating was great fun. Seeing world cars was different. I must say Simon & Sue are up there with the best. Saturday we were able to view 3 spectator points, and go back into town ½ way through the event & back out of the forest without missing any of it. Canberra, what a great place for a Rally. Great video spots & photo spots. The spectator guide made it easy for most to see where the cars would travel alongside the highway. This made for extra spectator points. Sunday we went to 2 forest points and the special stage (Epic) at the showgrounds. The Epic was used on Friday & Saturday nights and it was the final stage on Sunday. Saturday night at the Epic centre, there were fireworks, off road buggies, Rick Bates V’s a Commodore, Motocross bikes & more. The commentating was good for Sue & Simon, making the spectators go crazy when they came onto the track and of course Simon didn’t let them down with a crowd pleasing manoeuvre. From our Car Club there were 7 members. The next ARC is in Queensland. We won’t be going to this one, but I think we will wait for the Rally of Melbourne. The times were good for everyone. Meaghan   FAI RALLY OF CANBERRA RESULTS Final results: (First 6) Outright: 1 Y Kataoka/S Hayashi (Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI) 3.27.00.2; 2 P Bourne/C Vincent (Subaru Impreza WRX) 3.29.47.1; 3 K Taguchi/R Teoh (Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI) 3.31.33.8; 4 E Ordynski/I Stewart (Mitsubishi Lancer EVO V) 3.31.59.0; 5 C Crocker/M Stacey (Subaru Impreza WRX) 3.32.53.4; 6 S Evans/S Evans (VW Golf) 3.38.15.7 PRODUCTION CLASS: K Taguchi 1, E Ordynski 2, C Crocker 3. FORMULA 2: S Evans 1, M Hughes/M Hughes (Vauxhall Astra) 2.