July Mystery Drive - Nissan Datsun Sports Owners Club Inc.

THE MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF THE NISSAN DATSUN SPORTS OWNERS CLUB
FULL CIRCUIT
August 2013
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MSCA Super Sprint - Winton (AASA)
Committee Meeting
Ballarat Festival of Motoring
Events
SEPTEMBER 2013
1st
4th
8th
18th
22nd
26th - 30th
Ballarat Festival of Motoring
Club General Meeting - Elms Room, Caulfield Racecourse Tabaret
DECA - Shepparton
Committee Meeting
Luke’s Run
Bay to Birdwood Classic (Prince Skyline GT Register)
OCTOBER 2013
2nd
6th
10th - 13th
12th - 13th
13th
16th 19th - 20th
Club General Meeting - Elms Room, Caulfield Racecourse Tabaret
Euroa Show & Shine
Bathurst
Melbourne to Maffra (Prince Skyline GT Register)
MSCA Sandown
Committee Meeting
Marque Sports GT Rallye
SEPTEMBER
MONTHLY GENERAL
MEETING
Wednesday, September 4th 2013
The Elms Room
Caulfiield Racecourse TAB
Cnr Station Street & Smith Street,
Caulfield VIC 3162
Arrive 6.30pm onwards
Come and learn about upcoming
club events, club happenings, and
socialise with other likeminded car
nuts!
TAB also has fantastic meals on offer,
so why not have some dinner too?
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Editor’s Note
I don’t know about you all.... but I find winter extremely
boring!
Cold, wet and miserable weekends lead to a lack of
motivation to get out and working on the cars, and
there are no fun automotive events to attend. Luckily, the weather is starting to pick up and the days are
starting to get longer. I’m really looking forward to everyone getting the cars out, giving them a good polish
and going to a few decent car shows.
Unfortunately due to work commitments and being
unwell, I was unable to attend Mike’s Mystery Drive.
Judging by the pictures it looked to be a great day out
and a great feed at the end!
This edition of the Full Circuit is slightly smaller due
to the lack of events that happen at this time of the
year. Rest assured next month’s edition will be back
and thriving again along with the car scene and Melbourne’s weather!
Cheers,
Michael - Editor.
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President
David Jones
Mob: 0417 679 013
Email: president@ndsoc.com.au
Vice President
Karyn Hamer-Finn
Mob: 0403 537 116
Email: vicepresident@ndsoc.com.au
Treasurer
Mark Stables
Mob: 0419 515 256
Email: treasurer@ndsoc.com.au
Secretary
Mark Biondo
Mob: 0410 692 577
Email: secretary@ndsoc.com.au
Motorsport Secretary
Peter Saunders
Mob: 0417 544 716
Email: competition@ndsoc.com.au
Editor
Michael Hanley
Mob: 0413 433 929
Email: editor@ndsoc.com.au
Membership Secretary
Mike Fortescue
Mob: 0457 029 822
Email: membership@ndsoc.com.au
Webmaster
Karyn Hamer-Finn
Mob: 0403 537 116
Email: webmaster@ndsoc.com.au
Social
Jason Quigg & Julie Mills
Jason: 0439 658 779
Julie: 0418 306 940
Email: social@ndsoc.com.au
Advertising & Public Relations
Jenny Saunders
Ph: (03) 9776 8031
Email: publicrelations@ndsoc.com.au
Permit Plate Co-ordinators
Scrutineer - Don Hill
Secretary - Alan Fildes
New permit applications and approvals will only be
accepted in person at NDSOC monthly general meetings or by special arrangement by contacting the
Permit Secretary.
Prince Skyline GT Register
Jason Quigg
Mob: 0439 658 779
Email: info@princegt.com.au
Cover Shot: Cars lined up at the Christmas in (almost) July & a perfect swing at Marysville Golf Club
www.ndsoc.com.au
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Presidentia
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Greetings all and welcome to this edition of the NDSOC’s monthly magazine, “Full Circuit”.
Firstly welcome to all of the new members that have joined the club recently and I hope you join in the
various activities that we as a club can offer you. To keep up to date with the goings on in the club, make
sure you check the calendar on the club website and Facebook page regularly. You may also care to join
the club e-mail list as well.
Well the Caribbean Gardens event has been and gone and I would like to thank my fellow Committee
members, Julie Mills and Jason Quigg, for organising what turned out to be a great event. The turn-out
was excellent and it was pleasing that our friends from Classic Skylines Australia and the Datsun Sports
Roadster Club of Victoria accepted our invitation to participate. There was a great cross section of Prince’s,
Datsun’s and Nissan’s on display and thankfully the weather was kind to us. Congratulations to the raffle
winners and on another note, I’m sure Julie, Jason and I won’t want to see another sausage for a long
while!!!!
From all accounts, Mike Wedges “Mystery Drive” held on the 7th of July had excellent roads and various
conditions to contend with. Unfortunately I couldn’t attend due to work commitments, however from all
reports those that attended had a great time! Thanks must go to Mike for organising this annual event on
a regular basis.
For those members that haven’t experienced participating in a track event before, now’s your chance. One
of our fellow Nissan clubs here in Melbourne, the Nissan Cars Club Australia, is running a two day track
event, the John Mott Sprint, at Sandown on August 3rd/4th. They have put together this event to appeal
to all levels of competitor and welcome first timers who may wish to take full advantage of Saturday’s
‘circuit familiarisation’ sessions. These sessions will comprise a series of circuit familiarisation runs where
drivers can use the time to learn the circuit.
Track time will be at least one hour for the day, achieved through 15-20 minute sessions. Further to this,
arrangements can be made to carry passengers (Sat only) and experienced competitors will be on hand to
offer advice throughout the day. For those members who would like to take the next step, the timed supersprints will be run on the Sunday. It’s always a very well-run event and for those interested in attending,
please check out the NCCA website at www.nissancarclub.org.au
On a personal note, I have finally picked up my 1976 260Z 2+2! It’s been on a long term holiday at the
Stables’ ponderosa in the hills and thanks Mark for taking such good care of it. Whilst it hasn’t come home
to the man cave in the back yard (yet!), its located 5 minutes away and hopefully I will be able to make
some progress towards bringing it up to Permit Plate standard within a reasonable time frame.
Don’t forget to check the social teams report on what’s happening in the club over the next few months.
Also check the calendar here in the mag, event flyers, club website and Facebook page.
Please drive safely, and responsibly, at all times!
Regards,
David Jones
President
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G’Day Everyone,
Well DECA entries have been open for a few weeks now just to the 2 clubs, so now it’s open to all other
clubs. We have had enquiries from several people from other clubs, so make sure you don’t miss out and
get your entry in!
It’s truly a cracker of a day with tons of fun to be had. You certainly won’t be disappointed! We aim to do
6 or so different skidpan tests (you do all of these twice) plus run the back track. Not as a full lap, but with
start and finish ‘garages’ (made with witches hats) and 4 chicanes along the way. The day is more about
car control than speed, as you knock one little hat over and add 5 seconds to your time. You only need a
helmet, long sleeved and legged clothing , an empty car and a AASA ($50) or CAMS ($100) licence, which
you get prior by just filling out a form. Contact Pete or myself for any queries.
This Sunday is both the MSCA round at Phillip Island and a round of the Vic Hillclimb Championship. Fingers crossed, I will be fortunate enough to be co-entering in Vin’s GT-R. Ararat was not kind to several
entrants, and with the help of eBay and a big shout out to Chris Samuel, the car is just about ready to race
again. The car is fantastic, and I’m trying to hypnotise Vin into only ever selling it to one person – me! Pete
and Jen won’t make it, Richard Monty has put his back together and a regular entrant and friend of NDSOC
Pete Dixon has entered so we lot will still be flying the NDSOC flag. It’s not very nice weather so I think the
numbers will be low.
I also have the 6 hour relay in a couple weeks’ time at the Island. I’m again running teams from the FPV club.
We have two NDSOC’ers in my teams- Von and Stephen Sluga in his 370z. Pete Saunders is jaunting around
all over the country with work, so he couldn’t make it this year. And on this it got me thinking NDSOC
should run a team next year……
Your social team have loads planned for the rest of the year, not to mention other events on. There’s the
Bay to Birdwood I was trying to get to but can’t get there, the Geelong Revival on Saturday November 30,
and then Sunday Dec 1st I believe is the Japanese Classic Car Show. So, I will aim for the last two. I also
miss out on the Marque Sports Rallye – this is on October 19/20 and is the best social event we have. Think
great roads you didn’t know about, a few stops along the way whilst being guided by detailed notes, all
gathering together for dinner and downtime before staying overnight and getting up Sunday and doing
it all again, finishing about an out from Melbourne Sunday afternoon. See the flyer in the mag or contact
Dave Eeles deeles57@hotmail.com
That’s about it from me, but hope to see you at an event soon….
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Secretary’s
Report
Howdy all,
Winter is definitely with us, but it’s still been great to get the Zed out on a nice cold day, for a spirited
drive on some twisty roads. The turbo’s just love that cold air! Hopefully you guys have been able to get
your beloved toys out on the road in these colder months and enjoy them!
I had a fantastic time at the Christmas in July social event at Caribbean Gardens. It was a nice relaxing
day to be enjoyed with both family and other car enthusiasts. Lots of great cars on display and I think the
turnout was excellent. Let’s not forget to mention how fantastic the weather was as well! A big thanks
to the social team (Jason and Julie) for getting the event organised! I must also thank our President, Mr
Dave Jones, for not only helping out at the BBQ, but also transporting the BBQ and a whole heap of supplies to the event! How much BBQ meat were you carrying Dave? He didn’t get to have his own car on
display as he had to bring the trailer to transport all the supplies, so a big resounding thank you to Dave.
It was a great day and one that I hope makes it onto our yearly social calendar.
Only a week after Caribbean Gardens, it was time for the July Mystery Drive! What a fun day it was. A bit
cold and damp on some of the roads, but a fantastic drive nonetheless. At one point I seemed to be a
leading a pack of about 6 cars, as I was the only one in that group with a navigator giving me instructions
(my wife Judith). This worked pretty well except for that impromptu u-turn on quite a narrow road. Sorry
guys, missed the turn off! We finished the day at Kyneton for some great pub lunch, before heading back
home at a more leisurely pace, and with more mud and grime on the car than when we started. Top day
and look forward to the next Mystery drive! Big thanks once again to the social team, and also to Mike for
coming up with another fantastic drive.
Next on the horizon is DECA and Lukes Run. Both will be awesome days, as they always are. Until then, be
safe on the roads and happy Zedding (or whatever beastly Nissan / Datsun vehicle that you drive)!
Mark Biondo
Club Secretary
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The 2013 Marque Sports GT Rallye THE ORIGINAL IS BACK
Join us for a fun filled weekend of the best driving roads in Victoria CELEBRATING 22 YEARS OF THIS EVENT ‘ Reviving the Original format ’ A mixture of navigation, witty questions and some general knowledge to test the grey matter. To be held over the weekend of th
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19 / 20 OCTOBER 2013 Secure your place now Limited to 40 vehicles $35.00 per vehicle entry All vehicles welcome *YOU WILL LOVE IT* Accom and Sat night dinner will be organised at entrant’s expense This year will encopmass the Alpine Region and North Gippsland… Lets say the overnight stay will be in the Alpine area. Trophies and prizes awarded for winners, grinners and others at our discretion Further details: David Eeles 0 419 845 001 deeles57@hotmail.com Scott Renfree 0 418 149 518 srenfree@bigpond.net.au Maps, questions and information will be supplied at the commencement of the event. 8
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Money Ma
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NISSAN DATSUN SPORTS OWNERS CLUB Inc.
ABN: 59 671 582 592
STATEMENT OF INCOME & EXPENDITURE for the month of June 2013
Add
Opening Balance
Cash Receipts
Membership Fees
Merchandise Sales
Advertising
Refunds of Deposits
40th Anniversary
Event Proceeds
Sundries
Interest
Less
Cash Payments
Magazine
$
New
Renewals
Corporate
$
$
$
240.00
220.00
635.00
Magazine
Web
$
$
20.00
-
- Printing
- Postage
Merchandise
Events
Trophies/Prizes
Internet Site
- Hosting
- Other Fees
Other Postage Costs
Stationary
Sundries
Nationals Expenses
Bank fees
$
$
800.00
259.85
$
$
-
$
$
1,095.00
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$
$
$
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20.00
1.30
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1,059.85
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Closing Balance - Surplus
OLD CBA Chq A/C balance - 30/06/13
CBA Business Cheque Account - 30/06/13
CBA Savings Account - 30/06/13
Add Deposits not yet cleared
Less Cheques not yet presented
TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE
Reconciliation
+
-
$
39,780.68 Cr
1,116.30
$
$
1,137.55
39,759.43 Cr
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71.98
2,542.45
37,000.00
39,614.43
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Prepared by Mark Stables
28-Jul-13
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I’m writing this on a plane on the way to Perth (for work, not another holiday) and once again I’m missing
out on Motorsport. The MSCA is having a rare 95db day at the island and the hill climb championship is
back at Rob Roy for the 7th round of the state series. The last round at Ararat didn’t end too badly point
wise to keep the end of year result on the up, Karyn took home the gold for fastest lady and Richard even
bagged a cassette radio in the raffle (I didn’t realise they still made them), but it left 3 club cars in a very
sorry state after two hit the Armco and one hit the side of the mountain. I haven’t rushed to get our car
back together as we won’t compete again until the middle of August, but it was good to see both Vin’s
and Richard’s cars looking fresh and ready to go in the pits at Christmas Hills.
The weather looked superb as I flew out of Melbourne with clear blue skys and no rain for a change so
hopefully when I check Natsoft tonight I will see some good times from all the club members competing at the two events this weekend The MSCA has been preparing a questionnaire to be sent to every
competitor past and present on their list and I hope by the time you are reading this you have received it
and filled it in. It really is important that all our members take a few minutes to do this, and if you aren’t a
competitor yet but are thinking about it please let me know and I will send you the link so you can fill it
in and let the committee know what you would like to see in future events and years.
One event that is coming up that I always make a point of going to and will definitely endeavour to be
at again this year is our annual DECA day. We have a great day on the skid pan and back track at the
Shepparton driver training centre hanging out with fellow club members and competing against a great
bunch of boys and girls from the FPV Owners club, if you have ever thought about having a bit of a “go”
but didn’t want the full on experience of the track then this is perfect. We have even had a couple of
learner drivers compete and I really think it helped them with their understanding of car control, so don’t
think you can’t do it because you haven’t had years of motorsport experience.
Don’t forget I still have a great collection of assorted trophies from past years to be collected so drop me
a line and come to a meeting or an event and get your dust collector from me.
See you at the track…………. Peter.
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Competitio
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Vin Stenta
4.40 Skyline R32
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Karyn Hamer-Finn
4.40 Skyline R32
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Jamie Graham
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Sinisha Banjac
Skyline GTSTR33
4.40 Datsun 240ZT
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Best Lap
WINTON
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Best Lap
P ISLAND
Points
Best Lap
SANDOWN
Points
Best Lap
HAUNTED HILLS
Points
Best Lap
P ISLAND
Best Lap
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SANDOWN
1.37.84
MODEL
Points
CAP
Points
DNF - 1 Pt
Best Lap
6 - 7 Pts
7 - 6 Pts
8 - 5 Pts
9 - 4 Pts
10 - 3 Pts
WINTON
1 - 15 PTS
2 - 12 PTS
3 - 10 PTS
4 - 9 PTS
5 - 8 PTS
OVER 4.0L
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For 1 car only in class, top awards =10 Pts
For 2 cars only in class, top awards = 12Pts.
For 3 cars and over, full points awarded.
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## Competitors
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2013
1.25.97
12
1.47.72
15
37
1.28.56
9
1.51.24
12
21
1.28.31
10
1.51.92
10
20
1.20.36
15
15
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OVER 3.0L
CAP
MODEL
1
Stephen Sluga
3.70 Nissan 370Z
1.42.91
12
2
Daniel Trembath
3.39 Nissan 200SX
1.48.56
10
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Michael Flanagan
4
1.55.92
10
148.38
10
1.29.52
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2.00.86
9
135.93
15
1.31.19
8
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3.70 Nissan 370Z
1.50.46
15
1.25.70
15
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Keith Flanagan
3.70 Nissan 370Z
1.50.51
12
1.26.85
12
24
5
James Cawes
3.39 Nissan 180SX
2.03.75
8
148.14
12
6
Kate Vanderlugt
3.39 Nissan 180SX
2.06.94
7
151.24
9
7
Vin Stenta
3.70 Nissan 370Z
1.29.13
10
10
8
John Belfield
3.39 Nissan GTI-R
1.39.44
7
7
9
Joe Di Santo
3.39 Nissan GTI-R
1.30.63
10
2.10.73
20
16
6
6
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NO
OVER 2.0L - 3.0L
CAP
MODEL
1
Gordon Lovegrove
2.90 Datsun 240Z
1.49.32
15
15
2
Gareth Johnson
2.80 Datsun 240Z
1.54.45
12
12
3
John Auton
2.35 Datsun 1600
4
Michael Geist
2.80 Datsun 240Z
1.58.43
10
10
5
John Geist
2.80 Datsun 240Z
1.58.77
9
9
6
Graham Verbunt
2.80 Datsun 240Z
2.00.25
8
8
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Rod Thompson
2.00 Datsun 2000 Sports
2.11.48
7
7
1.31.98
10
10
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NO
UNDER 2.0L
CAP
MODEL
1
Mathew Benson
1.99 Datsun Stanza
1.46.55
12
2
Luke Benson
1.99 Datsun Stanza
1.47.58
10
3
Don Pether
Nissan Pulsar
12
10
1.40.28
10
10
0
NO
NON NISSAN DATSUN
CAP
MODEL
1
Ross Hughes
Renault Megane RS250
1.43.51
10
1.30.13
10
2
Mark Pether
Mitsubishi Evo 8
1.39.90
12
1.26.87
15
4
Jason Dunstan
Honda Civic
1.31.31
9
5
Joe Di Santo
BMW M3
3
Paul Freeman
Holden Commodore
1.56.29
1.30.05
10
1.28.75
12
40
27
1.52.61
1.26.93
10
12
12
21
12
12
0
0
NO
REGULARITY
1
Rod Thompson
CAP
MODEL
Datsun Sports
20 pts
18 pts
NOTE: No competition trophy will be allocated with less than 2 cars each group and less than 3 attendances each person per season.
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Welcome to the beautiful winter Social season.
It started off with a great success with our June 30 mid year Christmas party at Carribean Gardens. Great
day with over 50 cars attending from NDSOC, CSA, Prince Skyline GT Register and Datsun Sports Roadster
Club. Wonderful day was had by all that attended and the standard was certainly set for a yearly event
for years to come. We would like to thank all of you that attended this event that made it the success it
was, and also all our helpers, Mark Biondo, Ian Cockburn, and most of all Dave Jones. Dave was our pack
horse for the day with his Falcon wagon and a boot and trailer full of supplies/goodies for the day. We
had a great feed and more importantly it was great to socialise with like-minded enthusiasts and be out
there on show. Exposure was great with many on-lookers and admirers around the market precinct coming to have a look at our cars. Feedback from the event has been fantastic, so you can all expect this to
be in the calendar every year. Thanks again to all.
Then we moved onto another yearly event which was Mike’s mystery drive around the Macedon Ranges
area. Once again this proved to be another popular event with 10 cars joining us and approx 20 members coming along and joining us for a lovely lunch at the Piper street, Hotel in Kyneton. We commenced
our day at the meet point at Calder outbound and commenced through Gisborne, over Mount Macedon
– with optional stage which some of our brave members ventured on up to the top of Mount Macedon,
then proceeding onto the Lancefield Bakery for morning tea.
After morning tea a run over to Kyneton with another optional loop stage through the Township of Trentham to the wonderful town of Kyneton for lunch, made it just in time before the famous Kyneton rain
came falling.
A HUGE thank you to Mike Wedge for putting this drive together for another year, once again he has
excelled with his navigational notes and no divorces came out at the end of it all, so therefore a Win-Win
day for all.
Moving into the later months there is many of our social events still to come. Such as a possible August
drive put together by our Club member Greg Brown, Luke’s Run, Concourse, Geelong Revival, Shannons
Christmas Dinner for the Clubs and the NDSOC Christmas party.
Attendance at social events this year has been fantastic – we appreciate any feedback and are always
open to suggestions.
We look forward to seeing all of you at the up and coming events.
Julie Mills & Jason Quigg
Social Secretaries
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Prequel
1.
Greetings from Beijing. Arrived safe and settled
into our hotel. Rally briefing today. Pick up Max
tomorrow. Weather is warm and smoggy. Traffic is
mental. Road rules are a bit hard to follow as nobody seems to worry about them. It’s going to be
interesting driving with all these crazy drivers! First
navigation test will be finding our way back to the
hotel from the car pickup.
2.
First official briefing today. We had the Beijing Police explaining the traffic rules to us so we could all
be granted a Chinese driving licence. A translator
was required. Some was lost in translation. Main
rules explained were (I think):
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Day 1 - Beijing to Daihai
It was an early start for our first day. We were up
at 4:30am and left our Beijing hotel by 5:45am to
avoid the traffic. Drove 60 kms to the Great Wall
for the start ceremony. There was a band, dragon
ceremony and heaps of people. We were flagged
away at 8:24am and our adventure started. Our
route took us north west into some of the real back
blocks of rural China. For a while the roads were ok,
but after a few 100 kms things changed. Heaps of
big trucks and muddy stony potholed roads meant
we had to crawl along for quite a while. Lots of cars
had dramas but Max went really well. Arrived in
Daihai about 400 kms later. Pretty tired but happy
to get the first day under our belt.
Green means go
Green makes you feel good
Red means stop
Yellow means caution
Don’t do U-turns on freeways
Don’t stop on freeways
Don’t reverse on freeways
Otherwise you can do just about anything else
as the taxi drivers are only too pleased to demonstrate. Pics are from the briefing including our
intrepid Beijing Policemen. Pick up Max tomorrow
(Sunday).
3.
Hi everyone. Well Max is all packed and we head
off tomorrow morning at 5.30am to avoid the
Beijing traffic. The official starting ceremony is at
the great wall of China which is about 60 ks out of
Beijing.
Just finished a Chinese banquet with all the competitors. We have met some really great people
and we are all a bit apprehensive and just want to
get started. Next stop is Daihai. Off to bed now.
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Day 2 - Daihai to Erenhot
Another early start today. Nice to see after the
smog of Beijing. Headed off before 9 with over 500
kms to travel. Roads were much better today, but
trucks and crazy Chinese drivers were a constant
battle. Biggest problems on the road are finding
food and toilets. The toilets are pretty disgusting, just a hole in the ground, won’t say any more.
we’ve taken to pinching food from the breakfast
bar if possible for our lunch and have also found
some peanut butter and bickies. Today we got in
about 2 hours before our scheduled time which
means we did really well. Marie’s navigating is
going well and I’ve settled in to the long drives.
Tomorrow we head to the Mongolian border and
everyone is nervous as this is where the terrain
gets really hard. Tomorrow night we have our first
night of camping.
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Day 3 - Erenhot to Altanshiree
Day 5 - Rest Day Ulaan Baatar
We had a pretty big day today. Crossed the China
Mongolian border. Took about 3 hours to get
through. Then on into the Gobi Desert. No roads,
just tracks, very rough in places. We had two timed
sections today. The first we did well.
Today is the first rest day of the rally and a welcome chance for everyone to work on their cars.
Max still has some front end issues so we have
lined up the mechanics to help sort it. We’ve also
got a few other minor issues to tackle as well.
These include a sticking throttle and replacing a
rear shock absorber rubber. Many cars have more
serious repairs and are being taken to local garages to use their facilities.
Day 4 - Altanshiree to Ulaan Baatar
Our second day of the Gobi desert. Last night was
really windy. Our pop up tent kept collapsing on
us at about 2 in the morning due to the wind. Fine
dust got into everything! Today was another 400
ks, about 250 on tracks and then a 150 k run into
Ulaanbaatar. In the morning we had an 80k timed
stage. Pretty long and tough but good fun. After
yesterday’s mishap I’d decided to take it a little
easier. We had a good run and set a pretty good
time. Then the afternoon timed stage was cancelled as there were lots of roadworks along the
route which had churned up the tracks and also
meant there were lots of trucks around. When we
got onto the Tarmac the steering was not quite
right so it would need looking at again.
Lots of cars are having problems. A few notable
ones, Matt and Andrew from Perth in the 1927
Vauxhall have had engine problems from the start
and unfortunately have had to retire. They have
since bought a 2nd hand Landcruiser to share
with another crew who also had to pull out and
will carry on to Paris in that. The Killingsworth’s EH
Holden did a clutch and had had to be trucked to
Ulaanbaatar for repairs. They were also pretty gutted. Several other cars have also had to be trucked
in for repairs. Shock absorbers, split radiators, damaged exhausts, broken springs, dropped valves,
you name it, it’s happened.
Anyway, at the end of day 4 we are pretty happy,
we are lying 10th overall and looking to try and
stay consistent. Tomorrow is a rest day where
everyone gets to repair or service their cars and
maybe do a bit of sightseeing.
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In Beijing before the start.
The Killingswoth’s EH is back on the road so they
looked happy. We are heading to the Ulaanbaatar
city square tomorrow for a send-off by the mayor.
Should be fun! Tomorrow we have 3 timed stages
so its going to be a full on day. The next 6 days as
we are camping out in Mongolia until we get to
Russia.
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Annual DECA Day When: Sunday September 8th
Where: DECA, Wanganui Road
Shepparton
Time:
8am
Cost:
$90
The annual DECA day is back ! You need a AASA or CAMS licence. No
passengers allowed. We will run the skidpan and back track.
You need to wear long sleeved and legged clothing of non flammable material.
Helmet is required.
Most of all, a fantastic day is guaranteed!
Contact Peter competition@ndsoc.com.au
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CALLING ALL NDSOC
MEMBERS!
How would you like to have your pride
and joy featured in Full Circuit?
We are giving all NDSOC members the
opportunity to have a photoshoot on their Nissan
/ Datsun / Prince / Infiniti and have them featured
in our mag along with an in-depth story that we
are sure comes with every NDSOC member’s car!
Interested? Simply send an email to
editor@ndsoc.com.au
with a couple of pictures of your vehicle and why
you believe it should be featured.
We look forward to seeing some fantastic cars
being printed in the Full Circuit!
V8 Superca
Practice Zero for Nissan Motorsport
Rick Kelly’s Engineer Erik Pender described next
week’s test days at Winton Raceway as Practice
Part Zero, ahead of the V8 Supercars event there.
Nissan Motorsport will run its first test days of
the season with all four cars present – and a few
additions to the team, with co-drivers and international drivers also set to jump behind the wheel.
The two-day test session at Winton on Monday
and Tuesday will allow the team to run Nismo
Global Driver Exchange international drivers Lucas
Ordonez, who will drive James Moffat’s #360
Norton Hornet, and Michael Krumm, taking Rick
Kelly’s #15 Jack Daniel’s Racing Nissan.
Co-drivers will pilot the other two cars, giving
them valuable running time before the PIRTEK
Enduro Cup (click here to see the co-drivers list for
2013, or here to read about Ordonez and Krumm).
The following day will be for the team’s four regular drivers.
Todd Kelly recently told v8supercars.com.au once
the engines were “sorted out” the team would be
good enough to win championships, making a
point that he – as well as his brother – had a few
years left in him as a driver.
Pender agreed Nissan Motorsport could get to the
pointy end – the team knows the weaknesses of
the cars and will focus on the finer details, narrow
in on what the cars like, and where the boundaries
are during the test.
“The cars aren’t too bad – we know the areas
where we are weak,” Pender told v8supercars.com.
au. “We’re not going to throw an encyclopedia at
them, but there are a few things to work to. We
will confirm trends at our home track. The key is to
go into the Winton 360 all guns blazing.
“If we can be strong out of the box, it sets us up
for the whole weekend, and that’s important for
us. We’re looking for a strong result.”
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rs Update
The two-day testing structure means the international and co-drivers are able to get plenty of laps
without impacting the plan for the following day,
though Pender said the team was looking forward
to running the internationals and felt they had
something to offer the team.
“The Gold Coast has opened our eyes to how
experienced they (international drivers) are and
how methodical their work practices are,” Pender
said. “Both have come through a lot of categories,
so we’re looking forward to those guys coming
out and sitting in the cars without preconceived
ideas.”
While running new drivers doesn’t often unearth
new information, it can confirm the team’s direction. “When you’re working with guys who have
driven the cars a long time … I think there’s still a
bit of ‘how it felt last year’ directing the engineering. This is a chance for us to be fresh.”
While Rick’s best result was recorded back in May
at the Austin 400, Pender doesn’t believe there’s
been a decline in form. Rather, the Circuit of the
Americas really suited the car. Rick qualified well
and stayed out of trouble.
“We raced at the front with the guys you can race
with,” Pender said. “Some of the tracks since then
we’ve been hurting because of straight line issues.”
And once again, qualifying was the key to success. “Not qualifying so well, in the mid-pack, you
lose so much momentum. You can’t get a clean
lap, you get dive bombed and shoved and end up
fighting.
“I don’t think, on (car) 15, there’s been a reversal in
form. We’ve been working really well, really working out what the car likes and applying it.
“We’ve got a heap of confidence going forward.
Winton’s a track that should suit us better – there’s
no big, long straight and there’s plenty of corners.”
Sourced from www.v8supercars.com.au
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For Sale - 1980 Datsun Stanza - $10,500ono
Datsun Stanza 1.6L GL, unregistered
4 cyl, 3 speed Automatic
235,000km
Blue with Beige Interior
Reg Plate: ATR734
Reg Expiry: Unregistered
Contact: Mathew
Email: mathew.zauner@gmail.com
Please e-mail for further enquiries.
Very neat, original condition, straight body with minor superficial rust spots and original number plates. Averages
350km - 400km with a 50L unleaded petrol tank. Kept in the family, my Grandmother bought the car brand new;
I’m the second owner, inherited in 2006.
Selling because I don’t have the time to be able to devote to properly look after it in it’s twilight years.
For Sale - Datsun 260Z Coupe - Not a 2+2! - $5,000ono
Contact: Peter
Phone: 03 9754 1779 or Mobile: 0488 551 079
Location: Upwey, Victoria
Includes Workshop Manual
The car is completely original. Body needs restoration and is in very good condition for that. Engine has not been
run for some years but was very good when switched off for the last time. All up a very good project & I can recommend a chap for the Body Restoration if needed.He did my previous 260Z and it was stunning.
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SKYLINE R32 GTR This Car is prepared and maintained by “Advan Performance Centre” Sydney. The car has won numerous circuit races also: •
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1st outright “Muscle Car Masters” Tarmac Rally 1st class AWD “Clipsal V8” Tarmac Rally 2nd Super car GTR Cup – Clipsal V8 Tarmac Rally CAMS log booked “3-­‐E”, I-­‐Race log booked “Production Racing Cars”, CAMS approved welded roll cage ENGINE N1 crank; Group A sump; Tomei Cams; OS Geikin Twin plate clutch; trust N1 oil pump; N1 water pump; N1 HKS turbos; Forged pistons; HKS intercooler; KOYO Aluminium radiator; 5Lt alloy surge tank; twin 044 Bosch motor sport fuel pumps; 700cc Sard injectors; GReedy boost controller; remote oil filter; 3.5in exhaust; “Advan” cool air box; HKS fuel rail and pressure regulator; oil coolers; spit fire coils; trust BOV SUSPENSION Adjustable camber arms; adjustable castor & tie rod arms; double adjustable “BC Coilover” shocks; adjustable front & rear sway bars; adjustable wishbone suspension arms ; adjustable front & rear roll centre kit; 6 pot & 4 pot “Nashin” competition race brakes; 9.5in x 18in wheels; BRAND NEW SET OF YOKOHAMA AO48 TYRES ready for testing and next season GEAR BOX OS Geiken close ratio gear box; remote 4WD controller unit; shift light; Contact Colin Ward 0477 177 122 $37,000 FULL CIRCUIT | AUGUST 2013
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1969 Datsun 1600 - $22,500 (includes 10 months registration)
This 1969 Datsun 1600 is one of the best stock standard 1600 in Victoria, if not Australia. The car has frequented
NDSOC concourse/show & shine events and has been involved in three weddings. The perfect car for a collector
or Datsun enthusiast. For the past 5 years it has been garaged and only gets out on special occasions. It has a
full service history. I'm the second owner of this rare beauty and during my time the only changes that I have
completed are the paint work and the interior.
The exterior: A full repaint with the original factory Diamond Blue
colour scheme painted by ‘Bubsy’, (ex Holden Racing Team paint
shop manager) All guards rubbed back to bare metal, all rust
removed and one of the rear quarter panel has been replaced. All
wheel arches, the boot, insides of doors, under the bonnet have all
been redone except for the engine bay which has been cleaned up.
The interior: I have removed the slightly cracked / sun faded
upholstery and replaced it with the closest blue that I could find in
Australia. (Okay then added some non-factory Pearl colour for a
little styling) All seats, full roof lining, parcel shelf and sun visors have been redone. Reproduction Door trims to
match the new blue vinyl. A new carpet has been laid. Venetian blinds/Auto shade installed. Retractable front
seat belts to replace the un-road worthy original belts. Seat brackets and other internals have been chromed.
Other valuable additions are the white wall tyres and a CD player
hidden in the glove box. (Original factory radio and single speaker still
works though) Something else to remember, that 1600’s before the
70’s had their own unique styling like the windscreen wipers and the
dash and parts made from metal and not plastic like the rear vents
etc.. Also selling with the car are a brand new set of front and rear
King Springs, 30mm lowered. And front and rear KYB Gas shock
absorbers. These were a present that never made it on to the car as I
had the word ‘Original’ in my head from day one.
For more information and photos visit Carsales.com or please call Lucas Docking. 0448 888 388 26
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