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THE MONTHLY MAG KEEPING YOU LINKED IN WITH NCCA INC.
Meet the NCCA team!
You? Lynn Cuttle
Vacant
Vicki Curry
President
Vice President
Secretary
Gordon Ledwidge
Mason Peart
Aiden Peart
Treasurer
Editor
Membership / Club Permit
Meet the NCCA team!
Callum Wright
Russell Seabrook
Lucas Thorpe
Racing
Autocross
Motorkhana
Stuart Stevenson Rally
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Mason Peart Editor
Welcome. Welcome to the Nissan Link! I hope you like it. Remember that feedback is always appreciated. You can submit it here (enquiries@masonpeartmedia.com.au) A massive thankyou to John Doutch for the photos in this issue of the Nissan Link! Make sure you check out his Facebook page B Team Rally Media !
CALENDAR Note the following are the events that will be used for scoring the 2021 club championships. Spints and Hillclimbs 17 Jan 2021 Opening round held at Rob Roy Hillclimb and run by the MGCC. Sandown Sunday 14 February Phillip Island GP Day Sunday 21 March Sandown Saturday 10 April Winton Sunday 16 May The Bend Sunday 13 June Sandown Sunday 11 July Winton Sunday 15 August Phillip Island Sunday 12 September Sandown Saturday 2 October Rally - VCRS 27th March Mitta Mountain Rally 17th April Ada River Rally 1st May Victoria Cross Rally 15th May Marysville Stages 26th June Nissan Nightmoves 17th July Moonlight Meander 19th September Yarra Valley Stages 2nd October Tunbridge Trial 17th October Akademos Rally NOTE that the Nissan Nightmoves (Now 26th June) is a round of the VCRS but does NOT count towards the club championship Autocross VCAS 13th March Parwon 11 April Bendigo 2nd May Ballarat 22nd June Boisdale 5th/6th June Swan Hill – 2 day event 10th July Boisdale 15th August Kyneton 12th September Shepparton 10th October Mt Gambier 21st November Avalon Motorkhana and Khanacross Group 5 Events 17th January Werribee Come and try Motorkhana 13th February Werribee Twilight Motorkhana
CALENDAR (cont) 10th April Parwan Motorkhana 24th / 25th April Terry Baker Motorsport Weekend 26th June Bitumen Event / Come and try 25th July Bitumen Event 7th August Winton – Festival of speed 15th August Avalon Khanacross 9th October Parwan 7th November Werribee Motorkhana / Khanacross 28th November Spare Date NOTE that the Nissan event (8th May) is a round of the Group 5 but does NOT count towards the club championship Remember you also receive points for attending a club organized events, social events, club meetings, nightmeals, sending in magazine articles, directing or organizing events. Please forward your results to Lynn so she can keep our points scores up to date as it is very challenging to allocate everything at the end of the year. As a committee we always encourage out members to contribute and have your say, don’t just leave it to us or we start to do the same old things that we know.
May 8th 3pm - 10pm TCCA Grounds – McGrath Road, Werribee
FREE ENTRY FOR NCCA MEMBERS
President Welcome to May 2020 (or so it seems sometimes – actually I think it is 2021), Last month’s garage crawl at Chas Talbot’s workshop was awesome in my opinion and I only got to listen to half of what was said due to going to collect the pizza’s, but the feedback from the few who were able to attend was positive. I’m looking forward to our next meeting on Friday 14th May. Come along and tell us how you went at Mitta, Ada, Vic Cross, Haunted Hills and where ever you may have been or how you are going to go at Marysville on the weekend. Please come along if you can and remember to bring a friend for company on the drive to and from, because Melbourne traffic is horrible to travel in by yourself. I hope everyone’s competitions in whatever you are doing after lockdown is going to plan this year. We have got our AGM in July and I would like our members (THAT’S YOU) to think about stepping up and taking on a position within the committee. I will be stepping down as Keith and I are moving to Western Victoria (very western) and will be just too far away to attend committee meetings etc. We are looking at a Victorian government initiative for funding through Motorsport Australia, so if you have any idea’s about what and how, please let the committee know and we will see what can be done. I would also like to mention how well Mason Peart Media is doing with the filming and the presentation of the VCRS this year with backing from Indian Motorcycles Geelong. You are doing an awesome and professional job, well done Mason. Check out his videos on his Facebook page. See you soon.
Vice President Nissan Car Club Australia is on the hunt for a new VP! If you’re interested in this role, and believe you can bring fantastic ideas and positive contributions to our club like our previous VP, contact Lynn via email: klcuttle@gmail.com - Mason
Secretary Well, the year is now well and truly underway. The motorkhana season has been up and running pretty much since January. We have an event coming up this month. It will be at Werribee and here’s a first for the Club. THE CLUB WILL PAY THE ENTRY FEE FOR ANY CLUB MEMBER WHO ENTERS THE EVENT AND COMPETES ON THE DAY. Werribee is always a great day of fun. Sometimes dusty, sometimes slippery, what will it be this year? Our next Club meeting is on the 14th May at the Manningham. It will be a bit late for Mother’s Day, but I will have some great raffle prizes on the night. We are looking for ideas for our off-month meetings. If anyone has a suggestion, please let me know. Maybe someone has a great little restaurant or activity that we could all enjoy. Well, that’s it from me for this edition of the magazine. I hope to see lots of new faces at the Manningham Hotel on the 14th May for our next meeting.
Treasurer Balance as at 24/04/2021 $36174.57 Some of us from the club had an evening with Chas Talbot and his race cars. It was a very enlightening evening. It was not an easy drive way to find off Wellington road not far away from the Boral quarry. Thanks to Lynn’s Pulsar parked on the side of the road, we found Chas’s drive way. After the introductions, we then were taken up to his workshop and some mighty machinery was found. A couple of Formula 5000,s and a Hill climb special. A twin VW engine powered historic vehicle. The rear one, supercharged linked to a front one and in the process of being restored. A very interesting night plus pizzas. At present, my SSS has stagnated somewhat as I am still waiting on my cylinder head upgrade to happen by Crankshaft Rebuilders. Have been filling the pressed out panel holes in the rear of the car. Have received a new timing chain kit to install as soon as the head is ready to fit. Have some images of my progress. I read some sad news of the passing of Geoff Portman on the 20th April, very sincere condolences to Geoff’s family and fellow rallyists (if that is a word), a sad day indeed.
Editor Not much to say again this month, just a reminder about the Nightmoves
change, it’s now the 26th of June.
date
I’d also like to put up an EOI on behalf of someone who contacted me regarding selling his Stanza. It’s done 530,000km. It runs, drives and has rego. He’s not in a hurry to sell, and he wants it to go to the right buyer. Contact me for more info!
Please note also the NCCA Khanacross coming up this weekend. Free entry to all club members is VERY enticing, so make sure you get amongst it!
Ian’s Stanza
Nigel’s Cortina 1978 TE Cortina Wagon 3.3 Ltr 6 Cylinder Two owner
Factory 3 speed on the floor- rare
204623kms Genuine
Drives well currently on “H” plates RWC when purchased
Repainted over 15 years ago in Original colour Blue steel and always garaged
Front seats retrimmed ( original vinyl)
New carpet
Lowered
New tyres on average 12 slot wheels Bathurst globe spare
Has a crack in the crash pad
Glass pop up sunroof
Spare Genuine headlamps L&R
Tailgate inner card/ trim missing also wagon area original carpet no longer with the car
For more information or photos please Contact
Nigel 0408028586
POA
Nigel’s Cortina
Membership As I write this, we’re prepping for our third rally of three, with only a two-week gap. Last year we did nothing, but this year is going hard! In the last few months, we’ve had some new members join us. I’d like to welcome Greg Bowler, Aaron Mordue, Matthew Paris, Campbell & Rhys Thompson, Craig Hewett and Renee Camilleri who will have competed in her first autocross by the time this mag is out.
**SAVE THIS DATE! – 13th of August. We’re having a Nightmeals/ iFLY Night, but we
have to book and pay NOW! Spots are limited, so first in best dressed, we need to lock it in. Cost is around $85 for a flight, but if you’re like me you may find it hard to stop at one! Check out this website for info regarding iFly - www.iflyworld.com.au Meet time would be around 7.30 pm, then on to a late meal. If you’re not flying, no problem, you’re still welcome to come along and enjoy the spectacle then continue on to the meal with the rest of us. Name
Expiry Month
BARRY CAMPBELL
APRIL
TIMOTHY FOOKES
APRIL
ROSS LAWSON
APRIL
RYAN NIKRAVAN
APRIL
PATRICK BONELLO
MAY
ANDREW BUTLER
MAY
JACKIE BUTLER
MAY
GEORGE GEORGAKOPOULOS
MAY
BRAYDEN KENNEWELL
MAY
CODY THOMAS
MAY
PHILIP THOMAS
MAY
BENJAMIN TOMLINSON
MAY
Rally ** No report**
Motorkhana Hi everyone The previous round of our club championship has been run and won. Unfortunately our defence of the group 5 championship might be in tatters due to no NCCA members competing. The next round is on May 8 (the day before Mother’s Day) and it’s our round. Stuart Stevenson will be directing this event which is a Kharnacross. For those who don’t know -Kharnacrosses are great for people who suffer from memory loss and can’t remember a Motorkhana course. You are not at such a disadvantage because the tests are a lot easier and simple to follow. Also cause it’s group 5 - you can have a passenger directing/egging you on. Apart from a car that starts your car will need to be able to stop steer and have a fire extinguisher (charged and in date )fitted. The only other requirement for you good folk is road tyres - not winter tread or rally tyres.
Ok NCCA members MAY 8 is your chance to represent our club in our Round of the G5 championship for FREE - that’s right we will cover your entry fee. I can’t wait to see you all there. Last weekend we had a great time competing in the Terry Baker Motorsport weekend. This is a 3 event weekend where you can compete in individual components or all three. Jarvis and I competed in all 3 components. While Andrew Schultz rearranged his brothers 50th so he could thrash our Silvia around on the Haunted Hills Hillclimb. At the Hillclimb we were also joined by Rhys Thompson in a turbo 86 and his son Campbell in a solid WRX (both road going cars). The weekend for us started at 6am on Saturday morning we headed to the meet point - a BP servo outbound on the Monash in Officer. Here we were greeted with a fleet of Escorts (the cars) and a large selection of race cars on trailers. The big advantage of this meet point was Macca’s was attached to the servo so we could get some breakfast as well as check out the other cars while talking smack. A little after 7am we were on the road - Jarvis navigating in the scavenger hunt. The hunt takes you to the race track kinda via the scenic route and has you counting ripple strips, looking for foundation stones (that didn’t exist) and following reasonably straight forward directions. Upon completion of the scavenger hunt we arrived at the Haunted Hills race track. We were greeted with more race cars who cut and run the scavenger hunt or could be bothered taking the
scenic route. We unloaded our beast and were given test sheets for the bitumen Motorkarna run in 2 of the 3 car park’s. We spent the afternoon running the tests which were reasonable but still required a level of concentration as to follow the correct directions. A total of 8 tests were squeezed into the afternoon. The evening consisted of a meal at the local pub - but we spent the evening with family in Trafalgar. We had a good nights rest and woke up refreshed to arrive at the race track for the Hillclimb at about 9am. Some of the other competitors looked like they had had too much fun. There were more people and more cars. Terry Baker rocked up to check out the proceedings, he even had a photo taken with some of the race cars (like ours) there was a small amount of rain falling which was causing me an amount of worry and questioning why I was using semi slicks Jarvis drove the Silvia for the parade lap and told me there was more grip than what I would expect, he also noted that the ripple strips didn’t offer much traction. After the parade lap I was on the start line somehow I drew car 4. There was grip and the car was running fine. Jarvis drove well and within his limits Andrew drove well and happily sideways and I found my limits on the 5th run which resulted in a off track excursion.
Campbell at his first ever event was setting some great times. His father Rhys was about to kick him out of home but pulled a dryish track to set a good time. The results are not in yet - but I think Young Cambo might have piped the old man. I think a great weekend was had by all and we were definitely happy to load the car onto the trailer in one piece after the wet conditions and a great challenge.a
Autocross Hey all. Welcome to April’s addition of the VCAS Autocross article. Round 2 of the series was held at Bagshot Motor Sport Complex. The four usuals showed up to represent Nissan. A good turn out of 60 entries. The day started off very crisp with a cool breeze keeping everyone’s jumper on. Mother Nature blessed us with a small shower of rain after everyone’s 3rd run to keep the dust down (for about 10 cars) then back to dusty Bagshot. 6 runs were had by most, all in a good day. (Insert results) Round 3 is being held at Ballarat by BLCC on the 3rd of may, road tyres only. See you there!