September 2003 by Yarney

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SEPTEMBER 2003 Vol 25 No 2

Group shot of vehicles in front of the Cherry Venture, on the Australia Day long weekend. Photo taken by Julie Laws SC430

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PRESIDENT ’S REPORT

Hi to you all in mighty Subaland, I hope all is well in your world. I hope you are all ready for some good trips because the weather is getting warmer as the summer gets closer, and we have some good trips coming up. We had a good weekend at the rally and for the drive for Sunday with everyone having a good time in spite of it being hot and dusty. If you’re are after a beach trip, Gaven has got a trip down to Ballina beach and Bundjalung N.P. so if you want to go let Gaven know. Don’t forget about the sausage sizzle at the meeting on Monday, and the club auction to get some room in the cupboard, and there is a lot of good stuff in there, some has been in there for a couple of years, so come along and make a bid. You might get just what you always wonted. So I hope that there is a trip there that you like, and I hope to see you on a trip soon. Well that’s all from me this time. Until next time, may the six star Force be with you. BE COOL AND GO HARD!!

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Letter to the editor I have just purchased a UHF radio and I am a bit confused about which channel to use for what. Also what simplex, duplex and repeater means. From what little information I have acquired recently, I gather that channel 40 is the trucking channel, 39 is the call channel, 5 and 35 are for emergencies. Is that correct? What is the club channel? Can anyone answer these questions for me? Ron Penfold SC002 UHF CB RAD IO CHANNE L ALLOCATION USE D FOR Calling

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THIS MONTH’S SCOOP FROM THE EDITOR This is my first magazine that I have put together, and I hope that I have achieved the task at hand. Don’t forget about the sausage sizzle at the meeting, and the auction of outdated stock from the Property Officers cupboard. If you have anything that you want to get rid of, bring it along and see what you can get for it. Also some late breaking news, see What’s on for a trip to Highway Subaru for the launch of the ‘04 Liberty and Outback’s. Dwayne Boyton SC481

Trip Report - Mechanical Training Day 09/03/2003 Trip Report Training day 09 February 2003 When I saw the training day come up in the trip book, I knew that it was a trip that I had to be on, as I am mechanically challenged. I had decided that my radiator hoses, which have probably been on the vehicle since it rolled off the production line, should be changed. I also had a bearing noise that I wanted to be investigated. The attendees for the day were Albert in an L series, Steve Hislop in an L series, Barry Beard in his L series. Rik Close, Matthew Abbott in MY’s, Dave and myself in Brumby’s, Cameron and Greg in Liberty’s and Auto John and Val in their Outback. The day got started with Albert putting his recently purchased L Series up over the pit. It was discovered that he had a cracked rear CV boot, so out came the tools and we watched as Barry, Dave and Cameron set about removing the CV. As Albert didn’t have a replacement boot, he took it home without the left rear CV on the vehicle. It was also noted that he had a dent in the fuel tank, that looked like it was taking about 2litres from the capacity of the tank. Next over the pit was my Brumby. There was a lot more headroom between my Brumby and Albert’s L, as Albert is yet to have his vehicle lifted. After a quick check of the lifting blocks, making sure that they were tight it was down again. Barry put his over the pit, and his lifting blocks were checked, and adjusted. Steve put his L series up on the pit, Steve has had some trouble with the front struts, so a bold plan was put into action, tying off the strut to the end of the ramp, and reversing the car to get the strut sitting in the right place, before re-tightening it. It looked like a success. Continued page 6

As I had decided to do my radiator hoses, I had them in my Ute and had some coolant as well. Dave and Rik suggested that at the same time I should also change the heater hoses, so after a quick trip to Repco, and I had some heater hose. As I said before I am mechanically challenged, so I welcomed the assistance. On our return, we found that I had purchased the wrong diameter heater hose, so another quick trip to Repco had that sorted. If I were doing the job myself, I wouldn’t have given a thought to the heater hoses. As the day wore on, and people started to go home it was a joint effort by Greg, Dave, Rik and Matthew to get my car going again for the drive home. I would like to thank Cameron for arranging the day, and for all the assistance on my vehicle. Dwayne Boyton SC481

Trip Report - Cooloola Rally 22/03/2003 Trip Report – Cooloola Classic Rally

Gaven, Kathy and I arrived late Friday afternoon to find an almost empty Glastonbury Oval – only a few early arrivals suggesting that the mayhem of a rally was about to destroy the peace and quiet of this normally sleepy backwater. Auto John and Val were already well set up and just starting on their first dust settlers for the evening. Rik was also set up, and had been for a while. Over the following hours, the rest of the crew arrived. There was Big John with the Tray-on on the back, Dave and Dwayne in the Brumbys, Scott with passenger Mark in the red RX, Bryan in the “Beige Hornet” (newly returned to the Neilsen clan), Shannon and Travis in Shannon’s big Troopy, and Lionel and his brother Glen in Lionel’s newly acquired (the previous day) SWB Troop Carrier. Continued on page 7

Whilst a few of us were setting up the tents, others appeared to have relaxed and were enjoying a quiet chat. One of the competitor crews and their service crew arrived from Gladstone and set up next to our group. Their rally car looked very much like a Datsun 240K to everyone except Auto John, who wanted to know why the rally team had stuck Datsun badges on a Mazda. He then inquired about the rego sticker on the rear quarter window, wanting to know why a rally car had street registration. Hopefully, John discovered a few things that night about rallying. Next morning after a leisurely breakfast, the club team set out into the forest to set up the stage. It was one that we were fairly familiar with, and with Shane (who had arrived that morning) reading the set-up notes for Dave and Gaven reading the set-up notes for me, the bunting was done and the road blocks were in place before we knew it. Continued on page 8

Gaven and I then had a few hours to spare waiting for the action to happen. I needed to set up my radio and, as is usually the case, I had problems sending messages back to base. I assumed (in this instance wrongly, due to what was later discovered to be a badly set up repeater tower) that the fault lay with poor positioning of the vehicle in a radio flat spot. So I decided to move the Navara to the other side of the track to see if that helped. There was a slight dip and rise to negotiate, but I got one hell of a shock to see what had been done to the bull bar by a tree root hiding just below the surface of the rise – the alloy had been pushed back a good 6 inches. I’ll remember this moment next time I purchase a bull bar and opt for one made from steel. Our paperwork finally arrived with the 00 car due to an oversight earlier in the day back at rally HQ, and then we went to work. Travis and Glen were doing the paperwork – first time for each of them – whilst Gaven collected the road books from the navigators and then returned them. I tried to look busy doing as little as possible (it goes with the territory as assistant stage commander). The first stage was run without too many dramas, but as darkness descended on us, the sky became covered in some pretty mean looking storm clouds. So we ensured that the tarp was in place to keep the paperwork and radio dry. We were then treated to an exhibition of lightning that I have rarely been so privileged to see – the storm was moving in from three different directions, and we were soon at its epicentre, with lightning flashes all around us. Through the whole the storm, we only managed to get 15 minutes or so of full-on rain. Others, I heard later, were not so lucky and were almost drowned out there. For the second run through the stage, Travis and Glen swapped places with Shannon and Lionel, who like their younger siblings had also not assisted at a stop control. Shannon and Lionel also did the paperwork, but I got the feeling that it wasn’t their cup of tea, so I don’t think they’ll be volunteering for stop control duty again in the near future. During the running of the stage, Shannon was visited by a particularly friendly large moth that wouldn’t leave him alone. We were also visited earlier in the day by an inquisitive young brown snake that slithered towards us from underneath the Navara before being removed to a quieter place. With termite and “angry” ant nests also

nearby to explore, who said that a day at a rally control is boring. It was all very educational, and made us feel at one with our surroundings. With the second run finished, we packed up and met up with the others on their way through the stage picking up the bunting, then headed back to the oval for dinner and to wash the dust from our mouths. The oval was very much alive, with service crews packing up for the night and teams heading home. Many of our crew had a quieter, more relaxed evening than the previous night – except Kathy, who comes alive when the rally hits town. So in the morning with Kathy the only one of our crew still asleep, a few of the boys tried to rouse her with cold water and ice. The boys couldn’t believe how much she could withstand (those who know her well weren’t the least bit surprised however), but persistence finally paid off and she eventually awoke as the rest of the crew were saying their good-byes for their forest trip though the local Gympie forests. Meanwhile, we packed up and had a leisurely trip home. For those who are interested, George Shepheard in a Lancer won the rally from Matt Van Tuinen, competing in his WRX for the first time, with Paul Andrews coming third in another Lancer. Greg Bryant SC480 Group photo of vehicles on the Inskip Point trip (photo by Gaven McGrath SC421)

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What’s On... Saturday 13th September Trip Leader Meeting Place Time Details

QRC Baileys Powerlines Rally David Martin ph. 3262 5665 mob. 0429 121 996 Park on LHS centre of Kilcoy 7am – to be confirmed The rally’s base and camp spot is the Benarkin State School oval, RHS of the D’Aguilar Highway, 4 km east of Blackbutt. Our stage is called Binga and is run twice, early afternoon and evening. Need stage control and road block officials. BYO camping gear and food. Some food will be available at the oval.

Sunday 14th September Trip Leader Meeting Place Rating Time Details

Day Trip Nanango Stock Route David Martin ph. 3262 5665 mob. 0429 121 996 Park on RHS, centre of Moore, D’ Aguilar Highway Easy with some medium spots 9 am Travel the first section of the stock route from Linville to Blackbutt, then on to Nanango. BYO lunch and recovery gear.

Saturday 21st September to Sunday 22nd September Trip Leader

Ballina Beach & Bundjalung NP

Meeting Place Rating Time Details

Gaven McGrath Phone: 3843 0156 Mobile: 0417712236 Big Prawn Ballina (southern side of Ballina on the highway). Medium 9 am Sand driving along South Ballina Beach, interesting drive over coffee rock on the way to Evans Head before lunch. Then onto Bundjalung National Park for overnight camping. Recovery gear, camping gear, snacks and supplies for a good night.

What’s On (continued) Monday 23rd September Saturday 4th October Trip Leader Meeting Place Time Sunday 5th October Trip Leader Meeting Place Meeting Time Rating Details

General Meeting and Sausage Sizzle @ 6.30 p.m. Aldo auction of out of date stock. New Outback and Liberty Launch Gaven Mcgrath ph 38430156 mob0417771 2236 Highway Subaru, 3499 Pacific Highway, Springwood 9am Tamborine Mountain David Martin ph. 3262 5665 mob. 0429 121 996 BP Travel Centre, service road LHS of Pacific Highway, Yatala 9 am Medium Travel up to Tamborine Mountain via the back tracks. BYO lunch, recovery gear.

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Sunday 26th October Trip Leader Meeting Place Time Rating Details

Tomato Brothers Pizza Restaurant Gaven McGrath, Phone 38430156 or Mobile 0417712236 Tomato Brothers, Corner Cavendish and Kitchener Roads Coorparoo (New Shop) 7:00 pm Gourmet pizza banquet, $19.95 per person + soft drinks. Condamine Gorge TBA Park on the LHS of Boonah, just after the round about 9:00am Easy/Medium Visit Maroon dam, Queen Mary falls, feed the parrots. Return via Condamine gorge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12 creek crossings. Bring your recovery gear and BYO lunch

Monday 27th October

General Meeting @ 8 pm

Saturday 8th November to Sunday 9th November

Double Island Point

Saturday 22nd November

Gold Coast family fun night (putt putt etc)

Saturday 29th November

QRC Keema Classic Rally - Gallangowan

Sunday 30th November Saturday 14th December Wednesday 31st December

Forestry Trip - Gallangowan area Christmas Party New Years Eve BBQ and Fireworks at Mount

L A TE BREAKING NEWS A man involved in the car accident that killed rally legend Possum Bourne has been charged with dangerous driving causing death. The following news article courtesy of NZ Herald Following a five-month investigation police arrested fellow rally driver Mike Barltrop yesterday. He was released on bail to appear in Queenstown District Court on Monday. Barltrop was charged with driving “in a manner, [that] having regard to all the circumstances of the case, was dangerous and thereby caused the death of Peter Raymond George Bourne”. Detective Derek Shaw said police would not comment any further. Bourne died in Dunedin Hospital 10 days after receiving serious head injuries in the April 18 accident involving his car and that driven by Barltrop. Barltrop was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee in a reconnaissance convoy up the Snow Farm Rd in the Cardrona Valley before the Silverstone Race to the Sky event at Easter. Bourne was driving a Subaru Forester down the mountain. The two cars collided near the bottom of the road. Last night Bourne’s wife Peggy said she could not talk about the case because it was before the courts but she appreciated the police keeping her informed of their progress throughout the investigation. Barltrop, who suffered a broken leg in the accident, could not be reached for comment last night. The maximum penalty for dangerous driving causing death is a five-year prison term or a $20,000 fine. There is a minimum mandatory disqualification from driving of 12 months.

Trip Report - Woodgate 25/01/2003 WOODGATE / INSKIP

25-27 January 03 The weekend started early for Julie and I, slipping out of the big smoke mid afternoon for an evening bbq and catch up with the Petersen‘s in Maryborough. On arrival, John informed us that he had received a call from Greg and Cathy advising a change of venue for the weekend due to a bushfire threatening the area near Woodgate. Our new destination was now Inskip Point near Rainbow Beach making Maryborough a little out of the way, but it was great catching up with John and Jenny. We were also lucky enough to receive a tour of the impressive “SubaXtreme” facility. Saturday morning saw a 7am meeting at Auto John‘s Six Star Motors with ourselves and the Petersen‘s rendezvousing with Auto John and Val Schliff in their serious looking Outback wagon and Jody and Julie Reid and family in their MY02 SubaXtremed Forrester. The Mighty Brumby almost looked out of place with all these shiny new vehicles. We arrived at Inskip around 8.30am and after having a little trouble locating Rik and Co. who had arrived Friday evening to secure a campsite, it was time to set up. Sound simple enough, however very soft sand and an Outback with a camper saw John Petersen put on a very impressive display of rooster tails whilst not actually moving. After several attempts and tyre pressure adjustment, Greg Bryant in his new Navara lent a hand to skull drag the Outback and camper to more solid ground. Next victim was Auto John with his Outback and camper with similar results and solution. Jody took and alterative route and had no trouble but in true Jody style made several attempts to reverse his camper back to a point so he could take the same track as the others but was unable to reverse back far enough through the soft sand without jack-knifing, so he had to settle for getting through unscathed. After setting up camp it was time to catch up with the others and meet some new members. (It had been 12 months since our last club trip so for us, there were a number of that were new to us.)

The Subacrew consisted of; Rik Close – Unmistakable MY83 Wagon Greg, Cathy and Alex Bryant- 02 Nissan Navara Dwayne Boyton- ‘91 Brumby Brian Beckwith- ‘83 60 series Cruiser Stephen and Lisa Hislop - ‘92 L Wagon Phil and Caleb Woods- ‘00 Forrester Dave Martin and John Mckenna- 01 Rodeo Honeymoon Suite John and Noeleen Leach and family-‘91 L Turbo Wagon ( Saturday only) John, Jenny and Francis Petersen (& friend Emily)- ‘01 Outback Jody, Julie, Jessica & Sidney Reid - ‘02 Forrester John and Val Schliff- ‘99 Outback Graeme and Julie Laws- Mighty ‘86 Brumby And Arnold and Pat Schoemaker and Arn‘s aunty Maryke in the Monster Dyna who arrived late Saturday after travelling back from Woodgate after heading up midweek. The rest of the day saw everyone do their own thing, some choosing to go for a beach drive, some choosing to relax on the beach and wait for happy hour. Dave Martin saw the opportunity to lie around under a car and lent Steve a hand to fix his exhaust (cat) that was rubbing on his tail shaft compliments of a stump on Friday night. Sunday morning was welcomed with a morning swim and leisurely breakfast. It was then decided that a drive would be appropriate so mid morning most of us set off. Pat and Arnold had a relaxing day on the beach as they did not want to take the camper off the Dyna and anyone who knows Pat, knows that the mermaid in her comes out when she is near the water all she wants to do is swim. The rest of us headed down Rainbow Beach to where the lagoon “use to be” for a swim. There were a heap of cars in the area and the sand was very soft as a consequence, which saw a couple of our guys bogged. Having said that, it saw a lot more “real 4wd’s” bogged to the axles.

After an hour or so there it was time for an ice cream, so it was off to the Cherry Venture. We drove passed all of the “real 4wd’s” and headed over the boards to the other side. I was in total disbelief as we drove out on the beach on the Double Island side, there would have been 40 vehicles waiting to go over to Rainbow. We all parked behind the Cherry Venture and had an ice cream and a bit of a look around the old wreck. It really is rotting away quite quickly. Time to head to Freshwater so this was an ideal opportunity for Auto John and myself to get bogged. John P towed out Auto John and I dug myself out and Julie enjoyed a nice hot sand shower as she helped push me out. There is always an easy way and a hard way to get somewhere. Most of us chose the easy way, straight down the beach to Freshwater however there is always a couple of guys who insist on doing it hard. It is no surprise to me that John Petersen and Jody led the hard charge with Phil and Brian in hot pursuit along a very soft track behind the dunes. We had another swim and waited for the adrenalin crew to arrive. It was then time to attack the Freshwater track, somewhat of a mistake on such a busy day. The track resembled a car park for most of its length with too many vehicles in both directions on such a narrow track. It was at this point I realised that C.B. radio etiquette has slipped somewhat in the Subaru Club since our last trip with one member airing his apparent frustration with the traffic, by using coarse language over the air. Now any that knows me knows I am by no means a wowser and 20years in the construction industry means I can keep up with the best of them, but there is a time and a place and fellow club members with young children in the car (not to mention fellow CB users) should not be subjected to this sort of behaviour. Everyone gets frustrated, just most of us do it with our finger off the button. (That’s enough from Graeme’s Soapbox.) With the Freshwater track behind us we all headed back to camp via Rainbow Beach for a late lunch and a well deserved swim. The rest of the day was spent relaxing on the beach with a few cleansing ales and the evening air was filled with retro sounds, compliments of Jody’s cd collection. Monday morning saw a most of the Brisbane members departing around 10am with the exception of the Schoemaker’s and us. (I heard they drove down the with a cast of thousands and waited for the Tewantin ferry for the best part of 3 hours.

The remaining members had an enjoyable morning relaxing and swimming in the beautiful surf. The large waves decided that Julie Reid’s bikini top was an unnecessary accessory, removing it much to her horror and the amusement of every one in the water with no one able to offer assistance, including Jody, due to uncontrollable laughter. Mid afternoon saw the Maryborough crew hit the road leaving the Schoemaker’s and us, with the rest of our time at Inskip being spent at the beach with practically no other campers around, which was great. The only down side was that with no one around, the horse fly population could spend quality time with us. They were particularly fond of Pat much to her dismay. We headed home mid morning Tuesday driving down the now deserted beach, which after Sunday’s drive was absolutely wonderful. Thank you Greg and Cathy for a great weekend. It may not have been Woodgate, but it was a good call as it is better to be safe than sorry. Hopefully it wont be another 12 months until our next trip. Graeme Laws SC430 SC430

RALL Y NEWS RALLY WRC Round 10; Rally Australia – A date new date of early September was used this year after a reorganisation of events. The rally is famous for its narrow tree lined roads covered in loose ballbearing gravel called [pea gravel]. The weather was cool and over cast with some rain on the last day. It was another great outcome for the Subaru team with Petter Solberg just winning, in the very last stages from Peugeot’s Sebastian Loeb, after a rally long battle. Teammate Tommi Makinen finished in 6th place after being set back with suspension damage during day 1. Peugeot’s lead driver Markus Gronholm was leading until he went off the road on a tight turn and beached himself. He lost a lot of time and later withdrew. Teammate and current championship leader Richard Burns finished in a safe 3rd place. The next places 4th and 5th were filled by the Citroens of Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz. Ford’s Marko Martin who was running in the top 5 was excluded for carrying ballast after scrutineers saw the crew remove a rock of approx 5kg that was claimed to be holding down the spare tyre after the tie down strap broke. The group N battle was interesting with Australian Mitsubishi driver Ed Ordynski leading for the first 2 days until he rolled out of the event on the new super special stage on Saturday night. It unfortunately ended his15 year finishing record for this rally. That promoted Team Subaru’s Dean Herridge into the class lead. Team mate Cody Crocker driving the late Possum Bourne’s LHD MY03 to gain experience was out on the first day with engine problems. British Subaru driver Martin Rowe gained the lead from Dean on the last day to win the class and claim the overall championship lead from team mate Toshi Arai who also did not finish. Dean Herridge became the highest placed Aussie in 16th. Points Drivers – Burns 55, Solberg 48, = Sainz 48, Loeb 45, Gronholm 38. Manufactures – Peugeot 110, = Citroen 110, Subaru 74, Ford 61.

HEARD THE NEWS Great prize – Fourby’s the Tyre and 4WD accessory specialists at Moorooka and who were the Clubs venue for a tour of their complex in August, have kindly donated a great raffle prize a weekend to Landcruiser Mountain Park at Jimna. Driver changes – The Prodrive Subaru World Rally Team have announced that Tommi Makinen is retiring at the end of this year. His place will be taken over by Richard Burns Peugeot’s current World Rally Championship leader and Subaru’s last WRC winner in 2001.

RALL Y NEWS RALLY WRC Round 9 – Rally of Finland – The Drivers rate this event as their favourite. For spectators it is the same with an estimated 10 % of the local population watching the rally. It is the fastest gravel rally of the Championship, with its smooth roads, big jumps, dips, and sweeping corners. It was another good event for Subaru with Petter Solberg gaining 2nd place in the very last stage after a close battle with Peugeot’s Richard Burns, who recovered well from a front wheel-bearing problem. Also team mate Tommi Makinen had no major problems, but was still a little off the pace by finishing in 6th place. The winner was Fords Marko Martin the first non-Finnish driver to win the rally in 11 years. The Citroen team finished in the top 5 with Carlos Sainz claiming 4th place. Some of the leading retirements were Peugeot’s Markus Gronholm who also had front wheel bearing problems, he made it back to service for repairs. Citroen’s Colin McRae had a high-speed roll over while running in the top 5. Points Drivers – Burns 49, Sainz 44, Gronholm 38, Solberg = 38, Martin 37. Manufactures – Peugeot101, Citroen 97, Ford 60, Subaru 60.

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HEARD THE NEWS A full circuit – During September Life Members Clint and Charleen Lovell set off on a month long tour around Australia on their big Honda Gold Wing flat 6 motorbike. Because of a lack room for carrying all their camping gear, they are travelling in style by staying in motels and visiting family. Care taking – While Clint and Charleen are away, Camo Neilsen is house sitting and also looking after the Club’s web site. Updating – Scot Kerrisk has just purchased a 91 series 1 Liberty wagon. His long term plan is to lift it and fit a WRX engine coupled up to an automatic gearbox. Pick a part – On our recent visit to Sunspares many Members took advantage of the opportunity to buy some parts while they were there. Dwayne Boyton bought some rear window bars for his Brumby, while Shane Taylor bought a tow bar for his Brumby, Wayne Martin; 4 new alloy Subaru factory silver anniversary rims, Gavin McGrath; had an order for a fuel gauge sender unit, and an aerial post for his Liberty, David Martin; wiper blade for his Brumby and a finer filter for the Forester.

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