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HRT MERCHANDISE DEALERS • NSW
ASHFIELD
Muirs Holden 252 Parramatta Rd. Ashfield NSW 2131
ARNCLIFFE
Suttons Motors Arncliffe 93 Pnnces Hwy, Arncliffe NSW 2205
BATHURST
Bathurst Holden 10 Corporal10n Avenue, Ball1urst NSW 2795
BELCONNEN
Gerald Slaven Holden 2 Josep hson St, Belconnen ACT 26I 7
BLACKTOWN
Heartland Holden 120-128 Sunnyholt Ad. Blacktown NSW 2148
CAMDEN
Camden Holden 33 Edward St. Camden NSW 2570
CAMPBELLTOWN
Paul Wakeling Holden Cnr Blaxland & Campbelltown Ads. Campbelltown NSW 2560
CARDIFF
Brian Kelly Holden 35-39 Macquane Ad, Card1H NSW 2285
CASTLE HILL
Windsor Road Holden Cnr Victoria Ave & Windsor Road. Castle Hill NSW 2154
CESSNOCK
Geoff Boyd Holden Cnr Woollomb1 Ad & Darw1n St. Ccssnock NSW 2325
Suttons Chullora Cnr Hume Hwy & Waterloo Ad. Chullora NSW 2190
CHULLORA
Geoff King Holden Cnr Pacd1c Hwy & T hompson Rd. CoHs Harbour NSW 2450
COFFS HARBOUR
EAST CHATSWOOD
Sundell Holden Cnr Sm1th & G1bbes St. East Chatswood NSW 2067
GOSFORD
Noble Holden Pacific Hwy. Gosford NSW 2250
GOULBOURN
Geissler Motors 279-298 Auburn St. Goulbourn NSW 2580
GRAFTON
Ken Casson Holden 37-39 Tur1 Street. Grafton NSW 246t
HOMEBUSH
Suttons Motors Homebush 112 Paramatta Ad. Homebush NSW 2140
HOMEBUSH BAY
Suttons Parts 22 Carter St. Homebush Bay NSW 2127
LAKEMBA
United Holden Lakemba 817 Canterbury Ad. Lakemba NSW 2195
LANSVALE
Lansvale Holden 266 Hume H1ghway (Cnr. Cabramalla Road). Lansvale NSW 2166
MAITLAND
Heritage Holden Cnr. New England Hwy & Bungaree St. Maitland NSW 2320
MOOREBANK
Me Grath Moorebank Cnr Moorebank Ave & Helles Ave. Moorebank NSW 2170
MOREE
Keith Haddad Holden 80 Heber St. Moree NSW 2400
MORUYA
Surfair Motors 88 Vulcan St. M oruya NSW 2537
MOSS VALE
Moss Vale Holden 160-162 Argyle St. Moss Vale NSW 2577
MUSWELLBAOOK
Upper Hunter Holden 116 Bridge St. Muswellbrook NSW 2333
NEWCASTLE WEST
Newcastle City Holden Cnr Stewart Ave & King St. Newcastle West NSW 2302
PARKES
Broderick Motors Holden CnrM itchell & Clarinda Sts. Parkes NSW 2870
PARRAMATIA
Heartland Holden 65 Church St. Parramatta NSW 2150
PENRITH
Heartland Holden 39-47 Henry St (Cnr. Evan St), Pen nth NSW 2750
PENNANT HILLS
Barry Smith Holden 343-355 Pennant Hill Ad, Pennant Hills NSW 2 1 20
ROCKDALE
United Holden Rockdale 571 Princes Hwy, Rockdale NSW 2216
Suttons City Holden l ink Ad, Rosebery NSW 2018
AOSEBERY
RYDE
Hunter Holden 603-605 Victoria Ad, Ayde NSW 2112
ST LEONARD$
New Hunter Holden 4 Herbert St. St Leonards NSW 2065
ST MARYS
John Young Holden Cnr Glossop & Harris St. St Marys NSW 2760
SUTHERLAND
Me Grath Holden Sutherland 499-505 Princes Hwy. Sutherland NSW 2232
TAMWORTH
Kensells Holden Cnr Barnes & Demson St. Tamworth NSW 2340
Barry Robertson Holden 172 Pac 1fic Hwy, Tuggerah NSW 2259
TUGGEAAH
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Motors Pty Ltd 32 Dobney St. Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
WAITARA
Suttons Motors Waitara 90 Pac1hc Hwy, W <utara NSW 2077
Hawkesbury Valley Holden 18 Macquane St. Wmdsor NSW 2756
WINDSOR
Owyers City Holden 31-33 Crown St. Wollongong NSW 2500
WOLLONGONG
URr MERCHANDISE DEALERS- QLD
ASPLEY
Zupps Motors Ply Ltd 1454 Gymp1e Rd. Aspley OLD 4034
ATHERTON
Redding Motors 2 Cook St. Atherton OLD 4883
Honeycombes 213-217 Queen St. Ayr OLD 4807
AVA
Ross Llewellyn Holden 246 Brisbane Rd. Boovnl OLD 4304
OOOVAL
OUNOABERG
Ross Gray Holden Takalvan St. Bund<tberg OLD 4670
CAIRNS
Ireland Holden 227-233 Mulgrave Ad. C;11rns OLD 4870
COOPERS PLAINS
Zupps Parts 1032 Beaudesert Ad, Coopers Pla1ns OLD 4180
Anderson Auto City 56 Yarroon St. Glndstone OLD 4680
GlADSTONE
GYMPIE
Madills Holden 35M ellor St. Gymp1e OLD 4507
HILLCREST
Zupps Motors Pty Ltd Cnr Lmdsay Hwy & Corporate Place, Hillcrest OLD
John Chant Holden 21-27 Conway St. L1smore NSW 2480
LISMORE
Sunco Holden W1ses Ad, Maroochydore OLD 4558
MAROOCHYDORE
Whitaker Holden 109-111March St. Maryborough OLD 4650
MARYBOROUGH
Zupps Motors Ply Ltd 1310 Logan St. Mount Gravatt OLD 4122
MOUNT GRAVATI
Eagers Retail Pty Ltd 95 Breakfast Creek Rd. Newstead OLD 4006
NEWSTEAD
Village Motors 1059 Gymp1e Ad. Petne OLD 4502
PETRIE
(02) 9798 8888
(02) 9335 9000
(02) 6331 2077
{02) 6251 5111
(02) 8822 8366
(02) 4655 5000
(02)4628 1444
{02) 4954 7733
{02)9894 6666
{02) 4990 3800
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(02)6652 2288
(02)9417 8488
{02)4325 0511
(02)4821 3744
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(02)9746 4500
(02)9648 3688
(02)9740 5555
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(02)4932 0779
(02)9602 3322
(02)6752 1855
(02)4474 2555
(02)4868 1055
(02)6543 2577
(02)4969 3562
(02) 6862 2266
(02) 9204 6666
(02)4721 0295
(02)9463 3333
(02)9567 0321
(02)9931 3000
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(02) 9906 4044
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(02) 6762 0155
(02)4351 2588
(02) 6925 3411
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(07)4150 1333
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ROBINA AUTO MALL Robina Holden 16 Brabham Circuit. Robina Auto Mall OLD 4226
SOUTHPORT
Lockhart Holden Cnr. NeranQ. & Olsen Ave. Southport OLD 4215
SPRINGWOOD
Motorama Holden 3455 Pac1fic Hwy, Springwood OLD 4127
TOOWOOMBA
Toowoomba Holden Cnr James & Hume Sts, Toowoomba OLD 4350
TOWNSVILLE
Tony Ireland Holden 87-91 Charters Towers Rd. Townsville OLD 4810
TWEED HEADS
Tweed Motors Pty Ltd 75-79 Pacific Hwy, Tweed Heads OLD 2485
WOOLLOONGABBA
Armstrong Holden 731pswich Ad, Woolloongabba OLD 4102
(07) 5575
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MOUNT BAKER
Gilbert Holden 57 Adelaide Ad, Mount Baker SA 5251
MOUNT GAMBIER
OG Roberts & Co. Jubilee Highway West, Mount Gambier SA 5290
MURRAY BRIDGE
Duttons Motors Pty ltd 7 Adelaide Ad, Murray Bridge SA 5253
THEBARTON
Metro Holden 1 Port Ad. Theba rton SA 5031
WHYALLA
McLeods Whyalla Motor Company 64 Essington Lew1s Ave, Whyalla
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HRT MERCHANDISE DEALERS- VIC
BALLARAT
Peter Amor Motors 211 Gillies St, Ballarat VIC 3350
BENDIGO
Ron Poyser Holden Cnr. High & Myrtle St, Bend1g0 VIC 3550
Barry Bourke 755 Princess Hwy. Berwick VIC 3806
BERWICK
Watson Holden 413 Grimshaw Sl. Bundoora VIC 3033
BUNDOORA
CHELTENHAM
Booran Holden 1212 Nepean Hwy, Chellenh:un Vu·; :-Jiq?
HSV Lions Den 1508 Centre Ad, Clayton VIC 3168
CLAYTON
ESSENDON NORTH
Preston Motors (Essendon) Pty Ltd 205 211 Kc1l01 lld, I •,•,t•ln ltHt N10illi Vu
FERNTREE GULLY
Ferntree Gully Holden 980 Burwood Hw y, rC'1ntrrr \.1 1l ly VI!. IJ',J,
FOOTSCAAY
Alan Mance Holden 435 Barkley S!. roolsc�rry VlC 'Ifil l
FRANKSTON
Bay City Holden 140 Dandenon�J Ad. I tolllks t o1 1 VIC 1 1'1'1
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R & B Smith Holden 510 Moornbool $1, ( ,. ,.f,,ll•J Vll
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The lions Den H1ghponll $11UfljliiHI C,t'llllt'. ' •lu•t• 'tt• ,•r I
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TRARALGON
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ALBANY
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The new HSV/HRT Mountain Bike will make you King of
the Mountain and the envy of other riders, with the quality
and prestige you•ve been looking for. Now you can take on
any mountain on the new HSVIHRT Mountain Bike.
Featuring:
Dual suspension
Shimano 27 speed gears
Front and rear disc brakes
Custom HSV/HRT paint finish with decals
Embroided seat with HSV logo
The HSV/HRT Mountain Bike also features an exclusive HSV build
certificate and is limited to only I 00 bikes in this configuration this
year. So to secure yours contact your nearest HSV Dealer or log
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Foreword
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ne of the mosl common questions I gel
asked is 'Did I ever anticipate the
proportion the succe ·s of HSV and HRT
element Lhal came oul of this
A word from the
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Wl' f.'Vl'll train for sporting i.l<'livitics,
lllillltH'IIVI'I'S. Most importantly, they
has been the enormous
h11t what aho11l til(' JJtost daJJg<'tHIIS
l.. rt with a gn··ater understanding of
success of our apparel and
al'livity tlw JJwjority of 11s do rt'gtdarly
-drive o11r t·ars'!
a:-; drivt'r:-;.
would take in term.·· of product acceptanl'e and
brand profile'.
I always answer 'yes', as it was very appw·enl
Lo me in the mid Lo late 80's that the tendency
towards broade1; specialist consumer choice
tllt'ir parents had paid. It certainly
would be a major new trend. When we set up
see11ts like a worthwhile conlributio11
HSV back in late 1987, we wanted to create
to their children's 'life' education.
niche products for people who wished to be
s httlll<lll IH'iJJgs we're
individual and differentiate
from the mainstream.
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merchandise business.
appeared to get a lot from it,
sl'hools a11d uJJivt·rsities, Wt'
parlit·tdarly the pradical eleme11Ls
go thro11gh ongoing training at work,
ol' tlw •·•utrs<·', sul'h as the wet braking
l•c•r soJJtl' p<'opl<', l1l'i11g taught to
It's truly phenomenal and
Nil' their part, the young drivers
l'onslalltly leart1i11g. We go to
tltt·ir l't'spoJJsibilities and limitations
I i<IIVl'Vt'l; it's 1101 just the
continues Lo grow year after
gt'l tll('ir lin·tll'<' is til(' only drivi11g
yem: Today, our dealer
tuitio11 they evn ret'eiw, with til('
llt<tllt·r how good we think we are,
organisation and distributors
tlll'n·'s always roo111 to hone IIIII'
account for mosl sales but we still sell 15% al
res11lt that 111<111)' driVl'I'S do11'1 k11ow
tlw t·apal.ilitil's ol' tht'ir Vt'hil'lt's.
the traditional racetracks. Our learn of H V
Not tilt' [l('tfo rt ll atl<'t' l'igll n's, hut tlw
driv•·rs. l11 1<11'1, l'vt• j11sl !'llmll!'d in
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skills itlld llt<tkt• IHII'St'IVt'S safer
employees start al 6.00 a.m. Saturday and
stoppi11g dislattt't' l'rollt (,() kph 011 a
'Skaili· Drivt·-i\l,ility', a spe<'ialist'd
Sunday morning and work solidly through to
wt'l road, or how In t ' I t '<' l uver�h·t•r
drivt·r-traiJJing t'OIII'Sl' tltat has lll't'll
7.00 p.m. allending Lo the needs of our
or uJJderslt't'l' if thl'ir vt'hi.. le hits a
sptTil'intlly tailored to IISV owtii'I'S.
customers, often ensuring staff don't even gel
slippny pal<'h.
This is a parti.. ularly i111porlaJJI
Lime to Lake lunch!
For over 10 years Marg Curtis has represented
issue liu· yo1111gt'l' driv<·rs who
1'111 1'\l'ilt'd! I st't' IJrivt·-i\l•ility
liS a t ll t iqu<' wuy lo lal·d-' a long
ltard look at Ill)' drivi11g attiltttll',
the face of friendly service Lo our customers al
gem·rally takt· to the ruad with V<'t')
n·l'lil)'illg "")' l.cttl drivi11g 11al•ils
racetracks around Australia. Marg and her team
littlt·' t'XfH'I'it•ttt't'. l"'sl )'<'ill' I oiN·ru·d
illttf, j11sl itS ill'f HII' IitJ Jif y, flctV<' a
leave for inlerslale on Friday afternoons after
a basil' lwll'-day drivi11g t·mtrst• rtlll
lu·ll of a lot ol' "'"' dist·ovni11g til<'
work and are Lrackside em·ly nexl morning.
II)' it t't'flll[<tlllt• I'0111pit11)' itll d WaS
dynarllit' adv;_!llla�t·s of driving a
On Sunday evening they pile on a plane, get to
sl l t'prist•d to fi11d t k t l IIIOS[
IISV! Yo11 •· wt n·<ttl al•o11t "'Y
bed al some crazy late hour and are back at their
parli<'ipa11ts wt·n· JJJJd<·r 21 y•·ars of
t•xploits i11 til< ' llt'X I issllt', or lll'llt·r
de ·ks al HSV, 8.30 a.m. Monday morning.
agt'. 011 lltt'll liol lillg this to til('
yt·l t•l�t·t·k til<' IISV wt·l•sit•·
I believe this spirit personifies the culture and
i11slrtH' I or Itt• said that i11 lllillty t'<tS<'S
(www.ftsV.<'OIII.illi) [II t'llrtof )' <IIII'S t' ll'.
work ethic Lhal runs deep in HSV and HRT staff.
Our apparel sales in the first four months are
up 59.6% and, likewise, our Club Mernbe1 ·hip·
are also up 25%, so it's very plea ing Lo see that
the Craig Lowndes defection hasn't affected the
Jolm
loyalty factor of the Holden, HSV and HRT fans.
l•:ditor
Our apparel and merchandise range consists
of 482 separate line items, with interesting new
products continually being added. H somebody
had told me 14 years ago that one of our biggest
sellers in 2001 would be a new product named
'Racer the Lion', 1 would have suggested iL was
Lime for a holiday!
T hank you Lo our owners and fans for
supporting our apparel and merchandise
program and we hope Lo continue Lo make you
feel proud Lo wear our great gem:
Best regm·ds
John C•·emiiDI
Managing Director
Holden Special Vehicles
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M
Slanlt·y
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Record
a-salt
set back
P
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rior : to t h i � y t •ar � � <. d t nu- i 1 1g t ' V t ' l l l
a l Sot t l h A t t�l ra lta � l.a k t •
Ca i n l t tn, i tt M a rd t , H o d l l adl'i t · l d
t • t tg i t tt ' - I ' v e a l n·Lt t l y t ·onlal'led l l t t • t t t
a t t t l l l wy ' rt• wry t • t t t l >arrasst'd a l t t H t l i l ".
The t 'V t ' t t l wa�tt'l a Inial disas l t ·t; l hot tglt.
H o d was a l lhe w heel a l t he l i me.
" D n r i t tg < H t r l'i rsl h igh speed pass I saw
O n I l l < ' l'a l t · l'n l pass l l t t · l'ar had n ·a l ' l l t 'd
2:�0t t t ph - o t t l y /f.t t t ph �hurl or I I t t • world
l i l t ' t · x l t < t t ts l l a n t l u la sensor;; rt·w l i ng h igh
n •t ·on l - a t t t l , Llt't 'ordittg I n Hod, il had
��� I p t t�hed itt l h t · l ' l t t l l ' h a n d lhen · was a
dot t t ' i l t ·asi ly. "I was s t t rprist·d I 'd gut t t ·
lerri h i t · hang."
s o litsl - i l w a s s o t ·o n t li>rl a b l e il ldl I i k e
s i l t i ng l h e n · i t t a lo t t t tgt· d ta i>: T i l t ' M o l t • t ·
l•'i rsl � t tspt•t·l w as I l l < ' l ' l t t l l ' h l u t l
was opl i t t t i � l i t · a l tt>ttl l t i � l 'kt ttt 't 's u l '
s u l >seq uet t l i t t v t •s l igal i o t t rt •vt ·akd l ha l l he
real ' h i ng w or l d n · t · o n l s p t · t · d i tt l t i s
A merican sou reed Donavan eng i ne ww,; a l
i l h e l ped w i l h sel up a n d 1 1 1 ea t t l I l 't t t t l d
sei i'- I H t i l l , VS Cutt t tttodun· l>a sed, s a i l
l'a u l l . " O n e or I I tt • l 'l l t l i 'O c b h a d purled
rno r r i t ori n � sy slt.' l l l w a s a great su<·t ·t •ss -
nwer, ' lhot tzt · i\ ns�ie'. l l uwevet; al'ler
company w i l h i l s p i s l o t t and w h en we
p u s l t l t ardt ·r I H'nt llst· i l s l towt··d l l tne was
t to I i i'!''. Hod's now look i ng l 'urward I n t tt •xl
eotn p l t · l i t tg a snit·s ul' p rt ·li n t i m t ry
eheeked l he l 'y l i ndn we rou n d I hal il had
year's evenl w l t t • n 11rot tzt· A w ;s i t · w i l l I ll '
passt·s, I l l < ' l t ·a t t t was j t tsl g< ' l l i ng dow n l o
overheated l wl 'a t tse i l hadn't heen honed!
seri u t t s l u t s i t t t ·ss w hl ' t t d i s a s t e r s l r u l ' k .
Wl''n· vt' ry disappo i n t ed w i t h t he y a n k
l'il led w i l h h i s s l ' l r-designed engine a n d
�
a n Au ' l ra l ian l l o l l i ngt·r geariH>X.
HSVs Roar in the Nation's Capital
T
I t t · dark, I l l < ' l 'nld and I l l < ' ra i n c ·ut t l d
a di splay ot t I he grounds ol ' A l l >erl H a l l .
edi t ion .)OO k W Semtl ors, VP and VS
nul I told bal ' k I l l < ' roa r ul' a dozen
The highl ight o r I h e weekend ( a nd 1 1 1osl
C l u bSporls, VT < l l t d VX C l t�bSporl BH's,
I I SVs l l t t t t tdering down In I he
ow t t c'rs' drea n t t·onte lnte) was I he C l u bs
3.9km
VS and VT Senal ors, an enha nced V B
Slalesn tat t a m i :2 W I I G ranges.
N a t ion's C a p i t a l lo lake pari i t t l l w
parl i l ' i pat iun in a Parade Lap or t h e
resl ivi l i t ·s ul' l l w C M C400 V 8 S l l pt • trar
t · i rl ' l l i l w i t h ul her lot·al l 'a r l ' i ubs. Heports
round ot t t he .I I I I I I ' lung W t 'l'kt·t td.
had been spreading a l l weekend and rront
ror pu l l i ng logl'lhn a sut·<·t·ssru l weekend
t he p rev ious year ol' how l ig h l lhl' lnwk was
ol ' l '< l l t t a raderie and en joy ntet t l or our
The set·ond year thai llw rot t t td has IH't ' t t
Spet ' i a l l hanks lo t he f( , f l ow i ng people
h e l d armtttd t he Pa rl ia tm·n lary Tri a t tg l t ·,
however you rea l l y have tto idea u t t l i l you
prized I I SV's; Hoss B l 'y nolds (Sene l a ry
I he 1-1 DT- I I SV O w ners C l 1 1 b ul' NSW W l 'rt·
a t ' l u a l l y drive it f(u· yoursel f' .
ol ' I I t t · 1-1 DT- I ISV Ow ners C l u b of N S W),
i nvi ted hy Evl ' t t l M a rket i ng Mw>agt·t;
Da le B ri l l a i n , lu display I heir prizt··d
vehicles ott I l l < ' l ra l ' k over l l w l h rt ·t·
days ul ' rLit ' i t tg
<II' I ivil ies.
The weekt·nd i n t : l uded a display
Must tttodels in l i>e H S V runge were
represen t ed inl' l uding; 2 new l irni led
IVI i c ·hal'l C u rl i n ( I I SV N SW M anager),
Thl'o Dt·n topoulos and lVI i d wel Pal lerson
( fiu· l hl ' i r ass islant ·e on Friday ) , .John
N i l sen (our ;;t•< · u r i l y guard ) , Dale Rri l l a i n
(I�Vl ' r t l M a rkl 'l i t Jg M a nager) , Penny Swan
on t he lawn al l u rtt 6 aga i t ts l t he
( H S V ) and t he slafT rrom I MG. A big
backdrop ol' Old Parl iwnenl House and
l l w n kyotl lo Troy N id tolson w ho i>mke h i s
hal 'k l wfi>rt• l a k i ng del i very o l ' h i s new
Senator :�00 B u i l d # J, who len I u
·
the ear
l'or I he display hcl'orc hav i ng driven I he t 'ar
h i t nscl l', we w i s h hitn a s peedy n·<·overy.
Fcll· det a i l s o t t l l tl'l l l hers h i p atul
U f H'O I I l i ng l ' V l ' I I I S or I he H DT- H SV
Ow nn:; C l l l h or N SW ( 'OII lttl'l Hoss
Heynolds on 02 <J6:l0 6:�64.
.
Small screen
heroes
Whatever it tal(es
S
ll<'<'<'ssl'ld IHisim·sslllall, 11ow
l 'ull-linw ra('ill� dri11-•r, 1'1'11'1 '
l•'loyd, i� i1 11'1") I' <'SCIIII'('(' j 'ld
A
HeW hero oi' lite S ill<! II
�"reen has jusl
cn ll'l'�l 'd-
HSV \ GTS :wokW!
II, along with a I rio of' olltn I IS V
.s
p1·rso11. Wltilsl 1J11alil'yi11� his IISV CTS
:wok W f'or tlw Clipsal :)00 n>11nd ol' tlu·
A11slralian CT Prod1wlion Car s1·ri<·s
arolnHI IIH' slrccls ol' Adelaide, P1·l<·r
was looki11� good wlte11 he S<'l l'il'llt
l'asi<'sl li111<'. 1-low<-·vel; only IIIII' day
models, has e merged a s :-;Iars ol'
lite small sneen in a 1ww HSV
lelevi�ion commer"ial.
I ISV ads are not a regular
l'ix111re on televi�ion, so
a:;
yon'd
<·xpcl'l this is not your lypi!'al
I'OIIIIII<'ITial. II l'ealures a high quality,
ol' le:-;li11� 11wanl a la('k ol' n11111i11�-in
[mop<'illl slyit- 1he11te, backed up by a
wl1i('lt, l'<llllllin<'d willt llw lti�h allll>il'lll
slonkin� so1111<1irat ' k Ihal �hould lug al Ihe
i<'II'IH'rallll"<', ('iiiiS<'d his ('ill' lo sul'l'cr
IH'arl sl ri11gs ol' Aussie IJent eight f'ans.
I t 's •·;dl<'d 'VH Sy111phony' and il'� based
i.lll llfl('hara('(eri:-;li(' t-'ll�ine railllr('.
on Ill<' lllli< p w nwlody ol' tlw V8 en�in<·.
There wasn'l t'IIOu�h lillll' lo ol>lain
span·s and r<'pair Ihe <·n�in•· 1>111 l'<'11·r
So, d11ri11g Ihe .lune/.July/Au�11sl vi1·win�
was IIIH I,IIIIII<'d . ll1-· !waded li11· Cily
do11'1 �··I 11p lo 11wkc a •·uppa dmin� I Ill' ad
l loldl'll in dmvnlown Ad..laid<', wiH'n' IH·
lm·ak , yo11 111i�hl jusl 111iss Ihe bcsl reason
p11n·ltas1·d a hraiH I I H-'W �n'<'ll VX CTS
lo lw wal .. ltill�. If' yo11 do happ1'11 lo 111iss il,
:wok W sin1ply lo gt'l Ill<' <'lt�in•· l'or his
sin1ply "li1·k 1111 www.hsv.<·onulll lo "al•·h a
l'i.ll'l' •·ar! Cily l lold<'n kindly olfcrcd 1111'
vnsio11 ol' Ill<' ad anylinw yo11 lik1·.
liS<' ol' IIH'ir workshop lo swap l'll�i1ws
Mac time
'nul Pcln jusl 111adc il hack lo llw
'
•·in·11i1 as Ihe li,·ld
was l'onning on ill<'
<'ll�inc· c·hangc·, c·a11�·wd tilt' powt'r­
1'l1oi"" with his IISV C TS :wok W
J
sll'l'rin� lo l�1il. i\ lal•· nigltl al City
i.JIIcl rt• JIIaills positive· nl1o111 IIH· sc·e�so11.
IaI•·sl ( ;TS :lOOk W.
d11111111)' �rid li1r ra"" on...
i\l'l•·r a l'ahulous �larl, l'•·l•·r was
l'or .... d lo withdraw al'l('l ' a I H >SI'
l'illing, ..,.,wk,·d dmin� IIH · qni,·k
�
illl)' p ruhi('IIIS ('ill('hill� illlll pasSIII�
111<'111 down llw slraigl11."
l'<·i<·r lwli<'V I'S lw llliHI1· llw rigltl
ollll M ..ln<'IIH'Y kts l,id l,n·�·w•·ll lo IISV alln
.J lo11g ._II HI di:-;llllgtllslu·d c ·.tlt't'l Ill
1�11gi1H'<'1 111g. .lol111 pl<�y•·d a vildl rol•· i11 IIH ·
d.·v··lop1111'111 ol' nlilny II<'W IISV nHHI<·Is- ;1111o11g
his IIH >sl 11ol;d1l,· was llw Callaw<�y <'llgii H ' i11 Ill<'
l lold1'11's workshops had Ill<' ('ill' n·ady
"It's a l 'OIIIIH'Iiliv" V<'lli<·l•·, it's nol
rcH' I'Lit '(' I W t l.
'''l"'llsiv .. <111<l llw l' a ns n·;dl) ass<wial <·
1hrn11�h IIH· •·;11·ly l"·riods ol' llw •·o111pa11y lo l111ild
wi lit iI .
il lo llw SIH '<'<'sshd i11d11slry play<T lhal IISV is
Starling l'ro111 :�'l·lh position, l '1·1<·r
"arv•·d lhro11�l1 llw l'i•·ld i11 his
l ie· lc·cl IIII' lwo ltlt.lll E11ginc'l'ri11g divisio11
loda) . .lol111's SI H'l'I'SS , . ,Ill IH' allril111l1'd lo l1is
i\s l'or his 111·w IISV CTS :wok W,
n·vilalis ..d CTS :wok W lo l'i11isl1 I l ilt.
l'1·11'r sa)S al' ln il's n·IH1ill lw's k•·•·11
"Tit,· .. ar l�eHi pl•·nly ol' �1 '<1111 a�ai11sl
II�<· l n ri H I -I ' II i ll ' �l·d "ars- I didn'l have
lo kl'<'p il as his daily I 'IIII<IIH IIII .
�
hi�ll all<'lllioll lo d<•lail Clll<l lol!;i(';d CISS< 'SSIIH 'III oi'
whal """ a11d <'<lllllol lw """i•·v•·1l. TIH >S<' wiH >
I�<HI Ih•· pl•·as11n· ol' worki11g with .lol111 1hrn11glu>111
his 1 :\ )'<'<II ' 11'11111'<' will r<'SI H'I'I his llll'li1·11lolls
l<u·11�. <il>ilily lo l<'<ll'h a1ul 1-'111pow1•r oll1<·rs lo
i..tc '!Jit'Vl'
S LH'('(-'SS .
.lol111 has been a vital
<·onlribulor lo the growlh
and success of' I-ISV. And
we wish him all lhe very
best, his legacy will be
Q
For HSV's 300kW GTS
everything starts from ZERO
me up
HS V owners a re always on
spoken d i n·• · t i ons I n your d<·st i i Ja t in l l .
t he m ove, always on the
1 1 1aps on t h e h igh-resn h l t ion 1 (1 : 1 ) w id<·
pace. Somet imes it 's
s< -rt·en di splay. The 1 1 1ap <'nnst a n t l y adjusts
con·v ient to h a ve a helping
s h o w n mov i ng i n real t i n w 1 11 1 t l w road.
h a nd with direct ions so
you can always keep a n
eye on t he road.
A powerl'u l graphil's pnw<·ssor soft-sno l l s
Lo your e u rrenl lol'al ioll , w i t h tlw < 'ar il 'n l l
As you t ravel, a wea l t h ol' i n l4 onnation is
also shown, l i ke t he 11<1111<' ol' tlw st n·•·t yon
are i n , t he next s t reet In l 1 1n1 i n to, t l w
dislanee L o t ha t t u rn, esl i l l lail'd L i l lie ol '
arri v a l , planned route, and I I I U l ' i l 1 1 1nre.
H
SV\ opt ional i n-l'ar nav iga t ion
The e u rren l loeal ion or dl'sl i l la t i o l l 1 naps
sysil ' l l l is h i g h l y sophist i l 'a ied,
can be ::seen in variou� :-i('(_d('s, rnun t • lo:·H ' ,
y t •l t•asy t o use, w i t h i n t e l l ig. . nt
to mosl ol' t he state.
rou l e gu idc.uu·e given v ia ( ' l ( ' a r v ou · e
d i rel 't ions, support i ng on-st ·n •t•n
i n 14 >nuat ion l i ke 1 1 1aps and p i l ' l ogranls.
Modu lar slnwlu n· t•nsurt ·s o w 1 1 1 ' rs t ' < l l l
add passengt·r snet •ns to display ot lwr
v i d< ·o sou n·• ·s l i ke D V D, rt'arv i < ·w • ·an�t •ra ,
ga n 11 ·s and 'l(·lt ·vision w i t h Teletex t .
Flu· saf(·ty, t i l< ' drivn's snec1 1 only
I n n n d t i-lane l're!'way s, t lu· nav igat ion
adv i ses ' keep to t l u · right a l wad' , to avoid
last 1 1 1 i n u l < ' lwu· · ·hangt•s. I I' you < 1 1 '1 ' in a
h igh-sp< 'l'd ZI I I H ' , ' " ' prol >lt·nl, t l 11 · gnida l ll't'
I S grV('Il SOOill 'l�
W ha t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1< ' 1' ? I I S V 's uav igat ion d, · l i v .. rs
u n i n lt 'ITnplt·d nav igat iou, < ' V t ' n w l 11·n sa l < · l l i t < ·s
in t l 11· an·a, < 11 d y s i H >w i ng po,.;s i l >lt·' l . . t t < ·rs.
l•i 11· , .,a,npl<·, •·nt•·r 'SL I H F' and Surf(.,"
are 1 11 > 1 l 't 'l 'eiv<·d. This is ill ' l l il'v t ·d t l lrougl ,
f Jaradis<· is disphl)'< '< l . L l nt ' l 'rta i n ol' t l u · stn·<'l
displays gu i da n l 'l " t o t he de;;t i nat ion w h ilst
i n tercwt ion w i t h t '0 1 1 1 pn·lwllsiv<· on-l .oa nl
1 1< 1 1 1 1 1 :1 Tlw l i st I I H ' n l l shows all ava i l able, or
t h e ear is i n I I H >I ion, however t l w t; u u i l y 1 '<111
data, S l l l ' i l as I I H >I ion c 1 1 1d di n·•·t ional "'''I ISOI'S,
! 'a l l 1 1 p tlw d. . st i l lal ion 1 1 1ap to 1 1 1ark tlw spot.
enjoy great n u d t i n l t 'dia and ga n 11 ·s I H >nna l l y
i n terliwed to t l w < ·on q H i i < 'l:
only S<'l " l l i n i ll H i l t ' eulert a i l l l l l< 'l l i syslt ' l l ls.
( )j ' I 'O I I I"St·', sai'eiy a 1 1d ( 'OIIVl'l l i l ' l l< ' ( ' an•
Most ol ' a l l, t he <H T I I I "a<' y is t;ll ' l wy ond
land and ,.,,. .a C PS syst<·n 1s, d 1 w to t l w
It is i nsl< l l l i l y l li l l l led a11d a v a i l able as t l 11 ·
dt'sl i r ta l io r l .
'1\·ips t hol l"'il l l l ls o l ' k i lwnel res anoss
the 1 1 1ost i n 1 portant l'ea t u res ol' t he
C D l 'On t a i n i ng n1aps ol ' o w r 7 0 p< ·n·t •nl
A 1 1 sl ra l i a < 'an f ,. . ston ·d, w i t h no need to
w lj 1 1sl l i lt · navigat ion even i l' you slop nwny
nav iga t ion. I low often do you Te dri vers
ol' i\usl ra l i a's pop n l a t l 'd areas. Tl w W l w r. . is
w i t h 1naps and notes on t he steering w l w. . l
rnaps a n _. u pgro.uh-·d nrHT or I w i<'t.-' a yc:·tu:
t i nws, l n rn oll to a n·s t a u ra n l , or Lake a
as t hey t ry to rcal 'h t h e i r nex t appo i n l nlent '(
C u rren t l y, a si ngl t · C l J < '< H I I a i ns Aust ra l ian
nwke a dev i a t ion
l ike Lo avoid road
works, I I S V \ naviga t ion quickly adj usts to
show a revised way Lo your dest inat ion.
There art' ' " ' lees l'or t he Satell i te acl'ess
W i t h I I SV's nav igat ion, you are
givt'n t 'i.. d n r , clear�
<'apital ( ' i t i < ·s i n i n l'i n i l l ' d< ·ta i l , p l u s 1 1 1ajor
h ighway routes. W i t l 1 ea< ' h map
rek·as<·, largl ' r t ·ou n t ry , · , · n t res
a nd :;ecnie rou tes are added.
see n i < · side t ri p . I I' you
l'ron1 t l w planned mule,
Dc::; t i nat ions are eas i l y
req u i red f(H· nav igat ion and ow ners ean
<·' l l i <··red v i a t h e pn>al ' t i ve
l ' l i oose wht·n to p u rchase new C D maps.
hand • ·ontml. As a name
is entered, the <'ompuler
looks l 'or a l l pos:; i b i l i t ies
HSV's i n-l'ar naviga t ion system makes
HSV sal'e1; more relaxt:d a11d
dri v i ng your
e n tert a i n i ng t han ever bel'ore.
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Excelerate• 9
When the engineers at HS V created the VX GTS
300kW
it was designed to be the ultimate
expression of VB road car peiformance.
lO• E x c e l e r a t e
B
Ill
HI
t he hack of t he i r 1 1 1 i nd s
Will;
t l w t hought t ha t , g i v e n t h e
a w eson1e pot e n t i a l , soont•r or l a t e r
Slll nt' of t hese wh i ( ' le S w o u l d fi nd t he i r
w a y o n t o race t racks - b e i t a l c h d , days
or a ! SOII It' h ig h e r fol ' l l l of IIH>I orsporl.
So, w hen M e l h o u n w race1; Ed A i t ke n ,
deci ded to ru n an l- I S V V X CTS
B u t t h a t i n s p i ra t ional w i n left a
o u rscl v < :s i n a . - o l d , w i nd y Calder Pa rk
:iOOk W under t h e rnodi l'ied rules o l'
q uest i o n i n o u r rn i nd� and we'ne s u re
ltll '<··way p i t f a l l< ' pn··paring t h e l wo . - a rs
t he A w ; l ra l i a n CT Prod u < .:l ion C a r
t h e 1 1 1 i 1 H is ol' IIIHIIY H S V o w 1 w rs. C i v•··u
l'or I h . - i r 1 h l l ' l .
C h a n l p ion�f, i p i n 2000, i l was t h e perl '•·• · l
t h e 1 1 1 i n i n w l . - h a l l tjt!S a l lmv<od u n d •··r l ht >
opporl l l n i l y l o s e e t h e i r handy w o r k i n
C T P rules, how . - l ose is t h e road go i 1 1 g
n H H i i l'i . - a l i on� a l lowed t o Ed's raeeea r
acl i o u . A n d w h a t a sped<H ' J d a r dt>IHII t l w
CTS :lOOk W t o t i H � C T P . . a r i n i < ' n m; ol'
u n d t · r t i l l ' C T P rules, l spoke to Pe t e r
e a r had, w i n n i ng rounds a l Cal de1;
perl'o n nanr ·e:? It was a < j l l e s l i o n t ha i
Lcw i s-W i l l i a l l ls, t e a m manager l'or Ed
Sandown and t he l 1 i g one a l Bat h u rs t .
denw nded a n a n s we r.
A i l k• · n H a t · i ng. Pe t e r has a rich rnolor
N o d o u b t m a n y H S V o w ners wat c hed
Ed A i t k en was 1 nore t h a n l 1 appy l o
' J : , g• ·i i h • · l o w d o w n on t h e
ra. - i ng h i st ory, h a v i ng started in t h e
and a p p l a uded l::d A i t ke n a n d J o h n
p i t h i ;; •·ar aga i n st t he road vt>rsion a n d
1 950's look i n g a h.er N o rm Beee hey's
Fa u l k ner' · w i n i n t h e t h ree- hour CTP
1-1 HT';; J ason B ri g h t voh n 1 1<-:ered l o l a ke
48/2 1 5 l l olden and Chevy I m pa l a loming
race, h e l d on t h e FA I 1 0 00 Bat h u rst
bot h . - a rs fi ll· a b l a:t a n d g i v e an u n b iased
ears, lu; later h e l ped l'orm the origi n a l
weekend l asl year.
o p i n ion. So it was t ha i we l 'o und
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says Pet e J� " we ( ' U I I
l ' l wse f'm 1 1 1 h a rd o r
s l r i < ' l s o v i rl u u l l y t ' V t · ry l h i ng 1 1 1 1 I i l l ' • · a r
sof'l l 'ompound 1 8 i n . . l 1 s l i , · ks, dept-· J u l i n).';
i s sla 1 u la n l." • · x p l a i n s Pt · l • · r. " N al u ra l l y.
o 1 1 w h a t s u i l s l h e .. i n · u i l , and l h t· y ' n·
l l u · n ·'s a rol l c ·agt · and ra( ' i ng st-'al and
w e · C'all a l so c · h a ngt ' spri ngs and l "i l
l l iOil l l led on I ighl weighI l nagnes i 1 1 1 1 1
a d j u s l a l • l • · sh< w k a l .sor l w rs f'mnl a 1 1 d
CTS, l l l l ·y ' re s i 1 n p l y fi l l ed w i l l ! spl'l ' i a l
k w k . T l u · · · x l lil i iSI l ' i l l l r .. . l t lod i f'i · ·d af'l c r
rac i ng pads."
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ra . . i ng w h e e l . B ra kes arc slandard
rt ' I I I I I V l ' I I H ' l ' a l a l y l i . .
U nder I he CTP ru lt:s, engi ne
t ·o n v c ·rl t•rs and n 1 1 1 i. l s i n� ! ( ' J , j � bon ·
l l l < l l lLigt ' l l l l ' l l l sy s l t ' l l l 1 '<1 1 1 fw l l lOd i f'i l'd
p i p• · w i l h a n n dli , •J: ' 1 ( , red J I I 't ' w t · i g h l ,
a 1 u l l l o l d l ' n Molorsporl , in I 'O i lj l l l l l ' l i o l l
a 1 w i l l a ry < ' ' l l l i p l l l t ' l l l s u l ' h as a i r­
w i l l ! I I S V, prov ide ass i s l a l H ' < ' l o l • ·a n 1 s
t ·on d i l ion i J Jg a J u l i < • J J -s l ; w k C D p l a y t · r
rl l l l l l i l l g a H o l d e n based prod J J I ' I . I I S V
('<I l l r . . . r4 '1lli iV('d, I I I I I l l w i l l l < ' rior l l l l l SI
c l c ·vt-·lopnu-·nl t- n g i n t"t-' 1� Sa111 Da v i s, was o n
f w s l a i H I < J rd."
hand l o l ' X p l a i n. " E d was t h e f'irsl l o 1 ' 1 1 1 1
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for perf'orma n l 'e a n y way. We adj usted
t h e fu e l l i ng r. . r rac i ng, l hen;'s a b i l
more spark ad v a nl 'e and w e t u rned ofT
so1 1 1 e or I he prot ect ion modes, si nee
we don'l need t o look al'ler •·a l a l y t i c
eonverl e rs. T h e n e l res u l l i s a power
ga i n of' a l ' o u p f e or per! 'en l . "
Ed's l ' a r a l so r u n s a soph i s t i l 'a l ed
d a t a l oggi n g system made up or
sensors 1 h a1 meas u re f'un .. l i ons such
as suspensio11 nloVelnenl , l'Ol " l l ering
g-rorces, l h ro l l l e pos i l i on and L y re
t e l l l pe ra l u res. l n ronna l i on is st ored
o n i JOard and down loaded l o a
t ' O l l l p u l < · r w l 1 e 1 1 1 l 1 e car rel u rn s lo l l w
p i l s . U s i ng l h i s lool, a l ' o rn p l e l e 'on
Sl ' l"l 'l ' t t' l r;ll'k r r r a p l ' a r r l w prod l i<Td
I r i s l ' a r o r r l ror a r. . w w a n r r r r p laps.
s l r mv i r r ;,; • ·x;w i l y w l r a l i l w •·ar i s d o i ng
i\ s i l rl ' y l ' i n · u l a i < ·d , l i r e i ra d i l i o r la i VH
a l I ' V t'rY po i r r l or i l l(' l ' i rl ' r r i l .
l ra rk l'ro r r r l )( ) i l r l'ars was r r r r r s i < · l o i l l < ' l'il l',
T i r e o n l y prl'para l ior r l i r e mad go i r r;.;
parl i l ' t r l a rl y, w l ll ' r r l ' i t. r r rg i r rg d mv r r al l i t< ·
CTS :mokW reeei v ed w as a l ' l ra r r;.;•· or
· · r r d or ' ' " ' l r;ll'k s l ra i g l r l a n d g<·l l i r rg < Il l
oils a n d l'l u i ds, a l ong w i l l r i r l < ' n ·asi r rg i l l < '
l i t < • gas l ra rd I I I I I or l 'l l ri i < ' I 'S .
prl'ss r r n · i r r l i r e slar rdard 24sns Z l{ 1 9
i\ ri er a d • ·• · • · r r l s l i r r l l u ri l r w < · n · i rct<'k
l y n ·s l o 290k l 'a (42ps i ) l o a l low r or i l l < ·
i l rl ' p i l s l o swap v . . l r i , · l • ·s - Ed's
l r i g l r sp•·• ·d p u r r i s l r r r r<· r r l i l �<� ·y w<�·n�· a l u r r r l
i < ·a r r t ri l l i n;,; a rre s l r s<·l or
l o l'l ' l ' e i v e .
I I was l r e rl ' i l r a l Ed po i r r l ed m r l i l r i .;
w o r r l d I re l r i.; rirsl real d r i v e i r r a mad
goi n g CTS :IOOkW - w l r e r r p r r rl ' l ra s i r r;.; I r i s
CTS, l rc'd s i r r r p l y p i ( 'ked i l u p l 'm r r r Carry
& Warrl ' l l Sr r r i l l r H o l d e n , in l\ll e l l ro r r n rl',
p u l l rad,�· p l a i t's o r r i l and d ro v e i l lirur
k i l o r r w l res lo . l o l r r r Fau l k ner's work.; l rops
l o lw • · o r r v eri<ed i r r l o a nrl'e l ' a r!
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. l a sc u r c · a r r u · i 1 1 s i 1 1� i 1 1g l h e p ra i �t·s of
H S V 's p n ' l l l i l l l l l 1 1 1oc l c · l . " I·(,,. a mad C"<ll'
t he�: CTS : \OOk \V is s l q H ' I ' i 1 1 q m··ss i v c · ­
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i i H' 1 1 1<1 i 1 1 ac l v a n l ag!' of' i i H' CT I ' C "a r i s
V C " rs i o l l . " I t \; i n ned i l , l y i m press i ve !
I I H' y ' n · a l l o w c ·c l i o l a k e · c lc v C " I o p l l i C ' I I i or
S 1 1 rp r i s i n g l y, t u rn - i n on <:orJH�'rs f'c� · l i
t he · l • m k c ·s, S I I S j H ' I I S i o l l < l l l c l t y n·s l o a
l l( ' i i t · r i 1 1 t he road r : a r - w i t h t he s l i c · k s
s l i gl 1 1 l y h i g h c · r l c · v c · l . l 'owc·r w i se· i i iC 'rc'
I C " a rry more corner speed i n t h e rac 'l'
st't ' I I IC 'c l l i i i i C " c l i llc · n • J H ·c · - I was ro l l mv i 1 1 g
C " a r l 1 1 1 1 on t he road l y res i t f'e l t rea l l y
E e l a n d on t i H' , , ,,, i n s l r<l i g h l a n d w e · l u •l h
1 1 i i ' C " a n d p rcd i c L a b l c . C e rt a i n ly, i t 's a
h i t a l u 1 1 1 1 1 1 )0 lo 200k p l 1 . "
perl'o n u a n ce car - i t 's got ' t h a t ' e ngi ne ­
"ThC" a c l v a l l l agc· ol' s l i c · k s is <I p n · l l y l 1 i g
"I was following E I
b u t i t 's gol h a nd l i ng to m a t � ; h . I t 's n o t
< l l ll ' - t h a i w a s i i H' 1 1 1 1 1sl c · v i d c · l l l t h i ng,
how it pnl i l l ! ' pow!'r down c ' o l n pa n · c l lo
road l y n ·s. H 1 1 1 I 'd k i l t · l o I I( ' d ri v i ng
dow 1 1 ' l l •orak Hoa c l i n i l w ra i n 1 1 1 1 s l i c · k s !
A t t h e C ' l l c l or l i l t • s t ra i g h t I ( ' l l i d c l
j u s l t h mw n togt ' l h e r w i t h a b i g e n g i 1 1e,
i t 's t h e l o l a l pac · kage a n c l t h ; l i ' s w l 1 y
people love i ht ' l l l . "
E d d i d fi nd a c ·ou p l e of ' nol i ! ' ea b l e
d i f 'f 'e rences between i l w C " a rs. O n e
i n v o l ved t he rev l i 1 1 1 i t on t h e race c ·<u;
w h i c h i s GOOOrp1u 1 1 n c ler CT P ru l es,
vers u ::; 6500 rp1n f'or t he pmc l u c l ion nn:
" BeC"au::;e we've got l e ss revs we're a b l e
t o spread t h e lorc p w or power l 1a n d across
t h e rev range hy a d j u ::; l i 1 1 g t he l i m i ng.
As a c ·onseq uenl'e, w h e n ex i l i ng a !'Orner
the road !'ar doesn't a n · e l e ra t e q u i te as
earl y as l ' n 1 used lo. 1 3 u i we've o n l y done
it t o s u i t CTP r u l e ::; . "
The sel 'ond c l i lle renl'e was t he
s t a n d a rd seal l l l l d e r t ra c · k c ·ond i t i o n s .
" I t h o l d s y o 1 1 v e r y w e l l ror road use I JU t
i t ' s n o l el lough f'or rac i ng. W h y l ' 1 1 1
say i ng t ha i is t l w b ra k i ng, t u rn - i n a 1 1d
ha nd l i n g of' t he mad l ' a r is j us t fa n t as t i c ·
a n d t he re'::; nol m uch d i rl'erenc;e I Jel ween
t l w t wo cars, hut 011 t he I rack you rea l l y
need t h e s u p port of' a raC ' i ng ::;ea t . "
U nd e r C T P regu l a t i o 1 1 s Ed's G i l ' ! '< I l l
h e C"onfigured w i t h u p l o 5 degree ·
nega t i ve f'ronl c · a 1 n be 1: T h i s 1 1 1 ea n s t ha t
1 1 1 1der h i gh l '. l l n w r i ng l 1 1ads t h•�· s l i l ' b
iii i i ' I H >I's n ·a l l y l 1 a rd a n d 1 1o l wo rry
rt ' l a i 1 1 a b i ggt'r • ·o n l <ll ' l pa t • · h 0 1 1 t l 1 1 · road
a i H >I I I lo . . k n p. "
a n d a l so 1 1 1a k•�· t l w l ' i l l " a l i t I I • · 1 1 1o n ·
aggrt-'ssivt-' on t u rn-i 1 1 .
" l 1 1 st eni 1 1g a n d l 1a n d l i ng t h l ' k . . l ol'
W l u · n i t a l l h o i led d o w n 1 11 1 r ' I I H ' s l i o 1 1
h a d ! Je l ' l l i i i !S W I ' I 'I ' d . 'fl w n • WiiS o 1 t l y a f1 ' W
S C ' I ' O i t d s pc•r l a p d i rii • n ' l l l ' l ' i li ' I WI�'(� ' t l t i l l '
t l w t w1 1 l ' a rs i s q u i t • · s i n l i l<n; • · • · rt a i n l y t i l l '
l ' a rs a 1 1d w l w n y o n c · on s i d c · r t l t c • ral 'l '
C T P n 1 r wa · a I i t t I • · 1 1 1o n · d i n · . . t . " s a i d
l 'a r's s l i . . k l y res, ral ' i ng p<�ds, l mv • · r
J as1 1 1 1 , " I l'l l u n d t he fro n t •�•1 1 d of' l•:d's • · a r
w e i g h t <n t d 1 1 t l w r 1 1 1 i 1 ! 1 1 r I I II H i i l'i l ' a t i o n s ,
worked t oo wel l l 'or 1 1 1 y I i k i ng. On I I ll '
t h a t st-�t- ' 1 1 1 :-i i n :-;ign i l'i f ' a n l .
t i g h t corn • · rs a t C a l d , - r i t 1 ' < 1 1 1 l w a n
I t \ wort h 1 1 1 1 ! i ng, t h at d m i ng t i ll '
a d v a n t agl' 1 > 1 1 1 on a q u i l ' k L nl l ' k I t h i n k
c h w l t h e r11ad n t r w a s 1 'arry i 1 t g
t here's t oo I ! I U I ' h f'ro 1 1 ! g r i p . "
• ·o n s i d l 'rable e x t ra w c · i g h t o v l ' r ! I t t '
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•�·q u i p 1 1 w n t rel l tllved, Ed's l ' a r
w i t h A BS t o o 1 1f'ten b n t i t 's l 'ert a i n l y very
• · a n w e i g h 1 620kg w i t h
i m press i v•-, <'spec i a l l y over t l 1 e b t � � n ps at
h i m i n it at t l w end of' a
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J as 0 1 1 S I I I I I I IWd i l u p , "Cons i d e r i n g i h •
rea I I y h e ! p s a n d
and some I h rl' l ' .
a d v w 1 1 age l "ro 1 1 1 i l w l ' h a nges t hey m a k e
t he y ' re m u l ' h l i g h t e r
Thl' GTS ran
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for rat · i ug i l u · rl''s n o l 1 n u l ' h d i J"J"e rence o n
so on a t ig h t l ' i rc · u i l ,
l i l t ' l ra t · k . The road goi ng GTS i s
l i ke Wa kefi e l d o r Oran
r( ' l t g n.. a l pass i ng
< T r l a i n l y grt·al I n d r i v e - you e a n rea l l y
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('<J rs goi n � u p l h t ·
h a v e a l o i ol' 1'1 1 1 1 i n t h i s ew: A n d , because
a d v a n t age w l t e rea::; o n
I I IOI I I l i a i l l I I S i l lg i h l '
i t 's so ( 'O I I i ro l l a h l � · you don'l get l o a
a J'a sl l 'l ow i ng c i rl'u i t
l u 1g<· l o n p w ol' i l u ·
poi n l w l w n · you say ' O h God' - i f" you go
w p ' re bel le1: T h ro w i n
l ' l lg i u t · . W i l l , o n l y
i n l o a t · o n w r loo l 1 o l il 1 '<1 1 1 hel p you gel
a h i l l , l i ke a l B a l h u rs l ,
a ft 'W r n i n u i i 'S t o go�
a way w i t h i l . "
a 1 1 d w e j u s l go b b l e
. l o l n 1 l•[n d k i H ' r s l ' i
l�u· h i s pari J•:d i\ i i ken doesn't regret
s w a p p i 1 1g h i s l 'orsl ' h c J 'o r a I I SV GTS
t hem u p . "
A s po i n ted o u l earl i t ' 1; l a s l y • · a r's
i l l < ' l'a s i i 'Si l a p o l ' i l l < '
n t < 'l ' - i l j 1 1sl i nd i l ' a l 1 ·d h o w s l rong i l w 1 · < 1 r
:WO k W In do l w i l le in i hl ' GT Prod u c t i o n
B a t h u rs t was t h e st"Cill' of" Ed's grt ' a l • ·sl
Car sl'ri l's. "W•· t ho u g h ! i l w o 1 d d be a
t ri u m p h . "Th ree weeks ht"l'o n · i l u · nil'<',
V < ' I'Y q n i l ' k nu; w h i .. h i t 's • ·•··rl a i n l y
regu l a t ions d ro p ped our rl'v l i n 1 i l SOOrp 1 1 1
s1 · r i 1 ·s ·� " W, · ' n · l ' l l l l l i l lf!; l'rwn l w h i nd - i l l < '
pro v l ' n I n I H" , i l w as <'OI I I J I< ' I i l i v l ' J'rom i h e
( O 6QQ0rpm and no I I I I I ' I ' X j H 'I ' i < 'd l i S ( O
I I I ' W n •gn L 1 1 ion J i u 1 i l i 1 1 g i h! ' I 'I ' V S 0 1 1 i hl '
J'irsl l i l l ll ' 1 1 1 1 i h t ' l ra t · k . "
w i n . T h e n , i l ra i 1 1ed a n d I "" " P I • · i l longl l i
CTS :\OO k W I n (,OOOrpnl h a s 1 1 1 1 '< 1 1 1 1 1 1 � < 1 1
I he 4 W D's w o u l d i ll ' i n i i H ' i r l ' i < ' l l ll ' l l i .
o t l l t ' r ( 'a r:-; h a v t · g o t tl good s t a rt o t l 1 1 s .
"i\ J J I h e fa l l S d t " f"i n i i l ' J y n · J a i l ' I n a
I I SV." says l�d, w l u •s•· sel ' l l h i s popu l a r i t y
O u r l ow fuel t ·o n s u l n p l i o n w a s a k . . y
Wt � s. I t w a s a s<·nsa t i o n a l w i n ! "
i\ n d , w l 1al ol' h i s . . h a l l l ' l ' i n t h i s y 1 · a r's
l l o j l< 'l'nl i l l a l ro l l ' w i l l I H" l i l'i < ·d a nd W 1 · ' l l
r i s ( ' s i n < T ( ' l t a n � i n g 1 nakes. H l ' v t · l wt ' l l
f"a('tor t hough - We
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rat · i ng for l ' lns•· I n I S years a 1 u l i t 's
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pil slop, w h i l e
l b i h n rs l . "
d ri v i 1 1g a I I SV, as "PI " •s•··d I n a Pors t· h e. "
l l lost had l wo
The s e r i e s ! .oas i s a good 1 1 1 i x o f"
s l ww roo 1 1 1 I I H H ie l s l n 1 l h o w dol'S Ed l "e t • l
a h m 1 l t he 4W D ' ll 1 rho l u·igade'? " I l i ke
ral ' i ng aga i nsl 1 l w n 1 - w i l h 4 W D i ht 'y ' v e
gol a d v a 1 1 1 ages, parl i l ' u l a r l y al i h e s l a r l ,
h u l w t ' ' re del"i n i i l ' l y q u i , · k n d o w n t h e
s l ra i g h h a nd o u r ! .rakes arc a s l n 1 1 1g
po i n l . I l ' a l l ! . rake w i l h I he E V O's a n d
t h ey've gol h uge hrakt·s, and I ! ' a l l hea l
I I IL I I I Y ot hers. I n s l o w e r t ·o n w r:; W(''re
d i sad v a n t aged w he re t he t rael ion of " 4 W D
Ever drea med of t u rning your h o b by into a career?
It c a n be don e . Liz Swa nton m eets t h e Perth couple
who proved that st arting srnall is s mart .
T
n · vor ;n u l H < · v Yo1 1 1 1g say l l wy l 'an'l
rt ' l l l < ' l l d w r w l w n l l wy firsl sl arl • ·d
wall ' l i i 1 1g n u >lorsporl . I t 's ;d ways
l wt ' l l <1 pass i 1 1 1 1 .
Tn ·vor < '<I l l rt'I I H 'I I I i H ' I " w l wn l w fi rsl
slarl < ·d l 'o l l < ·• · l i 1 1 g u u u l< · l < 'ars - I l l ' was fi v < ·
- i 11 1 l l w I II ' V < ' r d n ·m 1 11 'd l w w on l d O i l < ' day
"I w t • n l in lo see a 1 1 1< 1 l e who owned
a n u u l . . l shop in Perlh w h e re I was s t i l l
a n ·gu l a r t · uslomer and asked i l' l � t •'d
s. . ll I l l< ' l l i e shop . He sa id no, l n 1 t he
< 'Vt'l l l l l a l l y sold rne h a i L " D a v i d is a l so
a d i wt 'l o r ol' B i an te.
O m · of I l i e first t h i ngs Trevor not iced
1 1 1 1 '1 1 hol l i i l l l < 'rt 'Sis i 1 1 l o < I l l i ' A i rt · n H · i y
i 1 1 his I H' W I< H 1 n d ro l < · as a < ' < l l 't"'<·'r • ·ol l el ' l ! ll;
S I H ' I 'I 'SSfld hns i n < 'SS.
was t he ra l her haphazard nal . 1 1 re of s u p ply.
TI H · l '• ·rll i-I ><IS<·d •·ou p l < · is l l u · l > ra i 1 1 s
l wh i 1 H I H i ; n l l < ', a rg1 1 a l > l y A 1 1s l r; d ia's n 1osl
I I < · i n u ned i a l e l y sel o u t l o est a i J i i sh
fnu u · l i i st' re lat ionsh i ps w i t h St l l n t• of l l ie
• ·on 1 p n ·l u · 1 1 S i V < ' ra l ll-\< ' of d i < ·- l 'asl l nod, · l
l > i gg•·sl a n d hesl-k nown nan 1es i n l he
l 'ars. T l w i r < ' I I IT< ' n l •·alalog1 w • ·ov<·rs !)!)( )( )
1 1 1od l ' l world - M i n ichm nps, UT Models
d i lll 'l 'l ' n l l nod .. ls fro1n a n li i i H I l l u · w orl d ­
and Kyosho a1n011g I hem .
and i n .. l ud l 's sOli I < ' of I I SV/1 1 HT's fi i i < 'S I .
St·veral yean; di ·appeared as Trevor
T l w l >arn-slon u i ng V X race n1rs o f M a rk
sl;u'i<'d l o learn his new i m port b u s i n ess.
Ska i k a 1 1 1 i .laso 1 1 H ri g h l a n · a n 1o 1 1g 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 .
" I I a l l sl;u 'i < 'd l w p 1 w n i ug i n 1 91 )2 w l w 1 1
I n ·l i n ·d," s a y s Tn ·vo1:
"I was a l u 1 i ld . . r and I l 1ad 1 1 1y own
I k was doi ng so wel l I hat somet h i ng
w h i , · h had s t a rted as a part - l i me past i me
w as i l('co1 1 1 i ng serious. So serious I hal Bev
d . . t ' ided lo rel i re ! 'rom her job as a real
1 ' 01 1 1pany, w h i l ' l i I sol d . II W<IS l i n w lo
• ·s i a l < · age n l and ru n B i a n te E n t erpri ses
ca l l il q u i l s, l >n l I wasu'l n·ady lo j 1 1sl s i l
w h i . . ! 1 was grow i ng - l i lera l ly - l'a sler
we wonden:d w he t h e r we'd be a l > l e lo
around a n d d o not h i ng s o I was l ook i ng
l han I i ley <'Oidd fi nd pren1ises l o house i l .
gl ' l I he I I IOi l l 'Y kwk i 11 a rnarkel as ti l l l a l l
for some t h i ng e l se to keep rne o< ' < ' 1 1 p i • ·• L"
Tlwn l ' l l s t o n lers s t a rted ask i ng when l hey
a s A n s l ra l ia."
wou l d offer an A u s t ra l ian
nu:
" We were keen lo do i l , h u l i l 's a very
expe n s i v e u nder1 a k i 1 1g," says 'T'revm;
"tio i t was a 1 1 1a l l c r of' t h i n k i ng it t h rough
very earef'u l l y. The lool i ng 1<11' a I / I S t h
h igh q u a l i t y I I H H iei is around
$500,000 and, ' I l l i l l · fra n k ly,
In 1 997, t hey gree n l ighted l he projee l .
They del'ided i n i t ia l l y t o l a e k l e a Phatie
Th ree Fa l 1 ·on CT, 1·al l i ng on I he s k i l l s of'
t he engi neers from UT M odels. They flew
down lo Pe rt h and spe n t two fu l l days
1 1 1easuring < l l l d photogra p h i n g evt'ry si nglt•
l ' l ' l l l i n �e l rt · of' I he real em:
" I t 's an exl re n 1e l y l'01 1 1 p l i ealed b u s i ness
l o 1 nak,
. . a sl 'ait' 1 1 1odel," says Trevm;
"ahnosl as hard as i >u i l d i ng l ilt' real t h i ng.
The guys look 25 ro l l s of' :-\6-shot fi l m and
t 'OU i l l icss lneasUI't ' l l lt'nls j ,ef( ll'l' t hey had
enough i n f( ll'lnat ion to start work . "
L i v i ng da ngerously, I he Youngs
dt'l ' i ded lo order 5000 u n i l s ol'
l h e i r new Hdl'on. They boughl
anol l w r new warehow;e t o store
I he 28- l o l n H-' order a n d l ' hewed
L h e i r fingern a i l s nervously.
They needn't have worried. W o rd had
gocH-' o u l and w i l h 8000
ord c · rs l a kc-·c c i n ac l v a n n · ,
i hal rirsl s h i pn w n l - i c c
.l c nw 1 ' )08 - w as so l d
o c c l i n :I(J l wms.
'' I I was," says
Tcrv oc; w i l h c nasiC'cfu l
c c c H I< · rslai < ' I I H 'I I I ,
'�pn- · l l y l ' I H " I H i ragi l l�."
H c c o y c"c l hy i l l t ' i r
s u c T c 'ss a n d l >c · • · a c c s c · i h ey
w e n · l o n g- l e rr l l fa n s , Tn · v o r
pi•·•·•· "l. i l w ori g i n a l l o c n a J.. c · i l w 1 1 1e cd e l
w u n l <-·d l o d o a l l o l d l ' n . T l w I J L I C ' s l i o n
and l i ke · i l w raee • · a c; il w i l l l w l a u c w h ed
was ' w h i c · h
' " " " ' '(
i l w sW i l l ' day as i h l ' n"al ncr."
A v i s i l o c w a fi •-· rn o o c c
1\ l i l w u g l c i h nc · is now a s l ro c c g l i n k
rro n c Pc · l e r 1 3 ro. - k k i . - k- s l a ricd cl l c
w h i . - h was c c c c v e i led o1 1 i l w sii i i i C ' day as
ongo i ng C ' O I I I I C '< : i i ol l - a c e d i J H' ri rs l
l i lt' n"al l h i ng. SJ..a i re ,u c c l Brighl own
l �e · l w < '<-' 1 1 I I SV a n d B i u n l �, w h i c - h a l l o w s
B i u n i t ' H o l d e n n w d e l wus B rc w k i <"'s
n c odel v e rsions or i l w i r nwc-· ears.
rc ·udy ' " · • ·ess lo i l w ear eompany's
Hu l h c c rsl w i n n i ng L.l ' l l c ra n u .
I I was i l w rirsl or I I IUI )y. S ha r in g span ·
"The I WX I O I I C ' O i l i h t · l l lark<- ' 1 is i J I C ' 1 1 1 "\V
c c w l i ! ' c c l o c c s rc ·• ·ords, i l s l i l l l a k�s a ro c c n d
M 1 1naro C"c q w. l l oldec c's design c · h i er,
c , i g h i i i H I I I i h s ro r e a c - h m o d e l i n 1 ' 0 1 1 1 � i c c ( C l
i c c i h e n c l a l ogu� are i h� V L Croup A SS
M i ke Si m('ot:, rang nw lo ask ir we were
. . x i s i c ' I H T, rro c n i n i l i u l c n e a s u r � rn e n l l o
Wa l k i nshaw, l i l t ' 1 090 C ri n:/Pen·y
i n l e r� · l ed i c c d o i n g a cnodc · l or i l w new
ri c c i s l n:d prod u c l .
Bai l l l c rsl- w i n n i c c g V L, I he 1 999 and 2000
eoneepl c -oupe a n d �Very l h i ng grew rro l l l
�eu::;on race curs a n d I he c u rrenl ra('e co._u;
! h e re. H e a n d I c · h ecked eVI'ry s i ngle
"There are a l JO u l 1 8 0 pi �ces i 1 1 eal'h
cac: Lwh one has lo b� n 1easc cn"d rrc n n 1 he
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origi 1 w l , dow nsiz<"d and . - rt •a i t •d
lo St'ale, p 1 1 1 l og< " i h t · r and
l l lt'iJS I I n ·d aga i n . Wt• w ·t t i l t •
prolol y pe a n d w t · t ' l u · . . k i l a 1 u l
St'lld i ..wk a n y t 'OITt 't ' i i o i i S
hy t ' l l l< l i l . "
'4 Wt · l ht • r t n 't ' l ' i V t ' a
t'OITt 't ' ( t •d prol ol y pt •
w h i. . l 1 i s aga i 1 1 l ' i l t '< ' k t ·t l .
O n t ' t ' wc · ' n · l 1a p py - a 1 u l
i 1 1a 1 's 1 1 s , l l o l d t ' l l a 1 H I I I SV 1 1 1 < ' 1 1 W t ' t ' a l l t ' hoost' l i l t ' t · o l o l l l 'S
l'or l l 1al parl i ! ' 1 1 L 1 r l nod t · l ; n u l
,,
s l a rl prod i w l i o l l .
l i 's p rovt ·d l o lw e 1 rt ' t ' i p• · l'or
S t i C 't 't 'ss . S i l l t T N o v c · n d H ' r
;WOO, l l i e � n l t ' l 1 as ,;o l d ( 10,000
l l o l d . . n c. . , , , , , , . H i o n ·,; ol' < H i t '
< :ars ol' d i iTerenl variel ie� a n d some li11·
v a r i • · l y a n d C I I H1 i l w 1: I I HT i s 1 1'1
l l o l d"n's 'oppo · i l ion' - bul L hey say I he
i l w < 1 1 d y r<lt '< ' i < 'i l l l l n · d 1 w< ·d l o
I I S V/ 1 1 RT t 'OI I nel ' l ion l w� been
l .i l l i pu l i a n d i n H ' I I ,; i o i i S - i l u ·
t '>. l raord i nari l y good lill ' l u 1si nes�.
Cas i ro l 1 '. - rk i n s H ; w i 1 1g ' 1 1 ·; 1 1 1 1 ,
II has g i ven l he n 1 a n 1 1 1 t ' h w ider
. l o l 1 1 1 l•; , , d k nt ' r l t w i ng e 1 1 1d Va l v o l i i H'
1 , ,. . , 1 1 a u d i l ' nee, b 1 1 1 I hey ,;! i l l do huge
C i l l l l l l l i i i S i < ' i l l l l ,, ,.. . ; d so n · p n ·s< ' l l i < ·d .
I H i s i l lt 'SS in Ausi ra l i a and overseas
' l h · v or se�ys i l 's 1'1 1 1 1 1 1)' i l w w e � y l h i ngs
work < 1 1 1 1 : y • · e � rs e�go 1 1 4 · was e1 l l o l d t ' l l
i l l 1 '4 11 1gh an easi ly-nav i gaied weus i le
I w w w . hi a n l e.t 'OI I l . a l l l i hal nol o1 d y oiTers
d • ·a l • ·r i 1 1 < ' OI I I I I ry N S W w h < ' l l a yo1 1 1 1g
t l u · t ·t u npany's ra11gt:' In a d i scern i n g
J', · l l mv w ; d k , ·d i n i l l 1 4 1 i l l i n H i i H ' < 'd l i i l l ls< • l l '
i l l ld i t · I H T, l u 1 1 i s a l s o i l w ( 'ond u i l fi ll ' a
l l li i i iY r t ll l l l t ls as w t ·'d l i kt • lo, bui Wt-' sl i l l
as l h t • I H ' W d i s l ri f ' l t l l< l l l<l�t·r:
t 'ol l t •t · l or's c l u b and a I H I )' -s< ' l l-�wap ven ue.
w a l t ' h i l on TV - and w e d id fo l low P< ' i t · r
" I I w a s J o h n C n · l u t ; n l - a l l 4 1 l w s l a rl • ·d
T i l l ')' a l so be l ieV!' in g i v i ng son1e1 h i ng
" H t · i ng l w n · in Pni h W t ' d o 1 1' 1 go lo as
a n d .Ia n it 'S I B rot ' k I around 'll1sl n a 1 1 i a
l • · l l i 1 1g nw how lo s• · l l t 'a rs . W l 1o w o1 d d
k l < ' k lo i l ll ' i nd u s l ry i h al l 1 a s l ll 'en �o
h a v t ' k n o w n i l wn i he � l wc ·'d < ' l id 1 1 p w i l h
good lo 1 he 1 n , l w 1 u l i 1 1g OVI'r sponsors h i p
have i l w l i n u · l o go lo more l w!'aust• i l w
I h i s sorl ol' • ·o n n • · • · l i o n P'
1 1 1 4 1 1 14 'Y lo a n u 1 n i ler ol ' Ausl ra l ian and
h u s i n t ·ss keeps l i S so I H i sy," se�ys n ... v.
'I'l l . · Y o1 1 1 1gs sl i l l l l a n d l t • o i l wr l l lodt • l s
- i nt ' l 1 1d i ng F l , Supt • rb i kt ·s, World Ha l l y
i n l < ' n lal ional d r i vers, i he H n w k s a n d R i ek
Kt�· l l y anl4 >ngsl i hem.
d u ri ng T t rga. B u l i n a l l l n l l h , W<' w ou l d , , ' !
" Wt · ' n� · hoi h l o i a l l y a l ls< H·I ,t·d l >y il l u 1 l
W t ' l o v l ' i l , s o w ork is n t · v e r a proh l t • n l .
Tht ·�t�• day s, i t 's
T i l t ' rl 'al prol > l < ' l l l is fi nd i ng l i n w l o p 1 1 l
hard l y s u rp r i s i n g L ha l
so1 11e eiTorl i 1 1 l o o u r I H 'W I H H I S t ' a 1 u l 1 l u ·
L he word 'rei i rem e n l '
2-and-a-ha l l ' ant'S o l' garden a ro u 1 1 d i l ­
i s a b i l ol' a joke in I he
h u l I h a l h e l ps us re l a x w h e n w e' n�· a l i l l ie
You n g lwu�ehold.
c ·a r-o v t ·rloadcc l . ,,
There\ no l i m e for
Tl1al doesn'l h a ppen v e ry ol'len. 'fn.. vor
a l l)' ol' I h a l - b u l Lhey
i s sl i l l < 'o l l t •t · l i ng - nol j usl 1nodel ears,
w ou l dn'l have il any
hul f'u l l -s i zed Ausl ra l i a 1 1 c · lassit ·s, loo .
o i l u -' r w ay.
H i s < 'O I I et ' l ion a l n ·ady t ·o n l a i n s st'Vt-"ral
legends of' Ausl ra l i a 1 1 road and l ra . . k - a 1 1
1 .:�4 ' I C m n w i l l l d l w o A 9 X \ ( ha i t ' h and
lill n·-doo r), a l o 1 1 g w i l h a Bal h u rsl and a
relp dar V l ' rs i o 1 1 Fl11·d Coi Jra.
O i h l ' l ' spel ' i 1 1 1e11s s l a ied l o jo i n i ht ' !'o ld
i n ilw l'l l i l l rt • a n�· a VT Col n l t H >don_. ra<·e<·al;
a XY GT I I O Pl ta�e Three a 1 1 d , i l' a n 1 i 1 1 1
t · x w n p l t · t 'an h e fou nd , a I I K :{27 Monaro .
"I l lel'd lo fi nd prisl i nt • 1nod<"ls so we
t 'an w or k l'ro1 1 1 i l l l ' n l . I buy l i te I JI'sl I t ' a n
l 'i 1 u l , l l lt 'asu n · i l and i l ll'n p u l i l a w a y i 1 1
i l w garagl ' . l i 's a l l good 1'1 1 1 1 - a n d i l '� i l u�·
perl'• ·• · l ex< ' I I Sl' lo kt•t•p on l'ol l t ·< · l i ng
cwa ila ille.
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cars and early model H o l d e n s .
Activities i n c l u d e club sprints, concourse and a Celebrity D i n ner
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It 's perfect. The country air is chilly
and, thankfully, there 's no wind. Despite the early
hour, eyes are shining in anticipation and there 's
a b uzz of excitement amongst the small group .
W
hy '( He• · a 1 1se we'n�· abot ll lo l a k e
req 1 1 i n · good W l 'a i her l o fly a t H i i he
pari i l l O i l ( ' o f ' l i l t ' o l d e � ( f( ll'l l l ti o f'
fl )l "('('iJS( WCJ:-\I l'l t ' I H 'I H i rHgi 1 1g.
a v i a l i o 1 1 - hoi a i r l w l loo1 1 i 1 1g.
S i n ce i h e l 'i rs l ref'orded l l ta t t l led fl i g h t i 1 1
T I H ' M < · l l w l l ighway look l i S 1 1 orl h ,
1 h ro 1 1 g h t i ll ' p i c l u n ·sq u < · Yarra Va l l ey w i 1 1 e
1 78:�, i t t Pa ris, hoi a i r ba l loot t i l l g has
region und o 1 1 l o I he l o w n of Yeti, w h e re w e
en joyed a st'I ISl' of' ron t a t l l ' t ' a 1 1d serc n i l y.
joi ned i i H · Co1 1 i b1 1 n t Va l l ey i i H ' I I M a roo t t d a h
I n 200 1 i 1 's j 1 1 s l i i H' l o 1 1 i C ' w h f ' l l i l w
l l i g h ways l o M a 1 1 s l'i • · l d - 1 1 1 1 • ·asy d ri ve of'
d a i l y w ork i 1 1 g gri t t d and p n�·ssures of'
j 1 1 sl 1 1 1 1 1 i < · r l wo h o1 1 rs.
s t d H t rb a t t I i i'•�· l wl-(i t t l o gl 'i
1 he
l •t · l l . . r of' 1 1 s.
We Wt ' rl ' in IHTd of a gel
Hod I H�I I I I I-(hl a l o 1 1 g h i s
i n nn;wt d a i t · CI H ·rry Hla . . k
VS S<·ril's I I C h t bSporl
away a n d d < T i d .. d lo v i s i l
( I H 1 i l d • n n n l ll'r l l :n ) , a t u l
t he ! o w n o f ' M a n s l 'i t · l d , i n
Col i n h i s t 'q l la l l y
V i c toria's I I igh Co 1 1 1 1 l ry, l o
i t n pn·ss i v t • D i a b l o Hed VT
f ' hel'k o u l t he i r l b l loon
X L J ( , { I H i i l d l l l l t l l l ll ' r 2 5 ) ,
Fest i v a l ( 201 1 1 - 22nd A p ri l
w l t i l t · a l so a l ong l'or i l w rid<·
200 1 ) . J o i n i ng the
wt·n· a VX X U Ci at • d a
E.�:celerale l e a n • were l w o
l l ll t l l l l i l l C l u bSporl H8.
l 'tu n i l ies l'ro 1 1 1 l i lt· V i l ' l o rian
M a l lsf'i , · l d lmvn�h i p
HSV O w n e rs C l u b - Rod
seents idea l l y loealt'd li1r
and M a rie Bryson, w i t h son
a l l -year-ro u nd acl i v i l ie�.
Le i g h , a l o n g w i t h C o l i n and
S i t uated near t he li•ol or
Sue Pococ k , d a n g h l e r
Ml B u l l e t; i t '� perl'e cl l 'or
C o u rt ney and s o n La( ' h l a n .
snow sports in w i n le1; w h i l e
Sa t u rday n t o m i ng l'o n n d ns 1 1 1ee l i ng a l a
1 1 1 s n n t n te r Lakt- · l•: i l don\ water-s k i i ng a n d
•·on v e n i e n l 'golden a rc h es', 0 1 1 t he l ' Hs l t� • n t
l'i sh i ng a r l ' rough l y 20 m i n u t es away.
o u t s k i rt s o f ' M e l bomne. O v e r l m··ak l'a sl we
Thai's nol lo n w n l ion t he h i k i ng, t ra i l r i d i n g
d i scussed t he m u l e a t u l l h e possi b i l i t ies
( I I I UC ' h or ' T h e M a n l'rorn Snowy R i ver' was
l 'o r the weekend. Everyone was in good
l 'i l n 1ed nearby ) and, of' eou rse, b a l l oo n i ng.
s p i ri t s, i h Oitgh t h e a i r or a n t i c i pa t i on was
l e n 1 pered by the k now ledge t h a i ba l l oons
K i lT Sa u t u l e rs has fl o w n ba l l oons in I he
a rea l'or l l l a n y years w i t h his eo11 1pa ny,
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Clo hal lblloo11ing. '"This is ''
funlaslil" an·u for hulloon i 1 1g.
Mansfit ' l c l is in allloll1;isl hills so
"It was a gentle sensation with little feeli
il's icll"ul, wilh l"<Jinl <�ir <J ncl
Wl" were sltow1 1 lhron glt l l w gru 1 1 d old
prnlt•t·lioll rrotll tht• wind."
lto nsl". " II was fi 1 1 islll"d ill 1 896 alHI Iook
KilT \ViiS " ' " ' of IItt • pt•opl<'
n·sponsil.lt• for g•·lling IIH· ltigld)
uiH •UI 20 years lo IH1ild," said Joseph.
"The gra11ile fou 1 1 dalions were IJroughl
Sll("("('S:-d"id f··sliv<J i oiT IIH· gmllllcl.
fru1 1 1 �kiiH llll"lle l•y horse and wagon, llw
"I IV<IS "l 'l' l"ll<ll"lll'c l l·y <I ' ' "" " '
c·orlllltttllity �ro 1 1 p I H T�lltsc· I was
l •ril"ks were quarried all<l hand 1 1 1ade o n
opt·r<Jiing l�<lllo<HIS t ·olllllll"l"l"i<JIIy
IO: nglu nd. ll's a re plica o f I he original
1111' prupnly u n d lhe staircase t"ame fm111
i n 1111' < 1 1"1 "< 1 .
owner, Fru ncis l- lighell's,
Tlll'y ll�t lllg hl
ance · L rul home in
< 1 l�<llloollillg
Bristol, U K ."
f<"sliv<d wolllcl
C hrisl i ne adds, "I L
I ,. . <1 s 1 " ·•·l<ll"H l<�r
was originally home lo a
<lllll n niqlll"
large fam ily who were
c·vc·nl� so llw
very musical. In fad , L h e
I"OIIIIIlllllily
stained glass above L i te
orgt�llisccl tlw
e nlra11ce is Sain l
i n fr<Jslnwl n n ·
Ceccliu, llw palrun sainl
< 1 1 11 l I gol 1 1 1 1 " l><llloollisls
o f music. Legend has il
lo t "OIIIl" l11·n·. :-it " l t "ll
L hal al 4p11 1 every day a
)'<'<Irs L ilt·r il's slill
hell would he ru11g and
goi 1 1 g sl ro 1 1g ! ��
t'Vt"I"Y<Illt", including lhe
l'rior lo lwading for
slaff, woul d slop work,
llw ft ·sl iv<�l silt· <�I
gal her for al"l ernoon lea
1111' lo<"<JI si1111Vgru n n c ls,
and I islen lo music! "
II' < " l"lll"l"kt·d i 1 1 lo
0111" 0\ C'l'llig !Jt
Abnul fiv e
ears ago
Chrisline and Joseph
ilt'C ' OIIIIIIOdatioll Lll
n··11ova1ed I he house a 1 1 d
l lighl' " ' M ' " 'o'; o n llw
il's IIOW capuhle o f
onlskirls o f M <Jllsfi,· l d .
w · t "OIIllllodaling aho1 1l :w
Drivi 1 1 g llmHlgll 1111'
j J<"Oj JI<· iII SI "("OIIcl flom
gult·s of I his lr<J c lilioll<Ji l•: n glislt sly l•·
I"CIOIIIS, <Ill <illit" <JIIcl l"l'lllllr)' olcl l"OllVl"rln l
lliLl llor ltonst• w<Js likt• sl<" j lping kwk in
Iii i i < '- il's SIIITIIIIIld t •d h y Sl" V t 'r<ll <ll"I"I "S of
slal•lt'S. 1\l"le·r d t 'l " 'sili 1 1 g om gt·ar wt •
clru v t · lite slwrl dislallt " t " lo I Ill"
land wilh slt<Jcl) lrccs, ruse gunl<"lls <JIHI a
slwwgrunlHis lo join lilt' festival.
j ll>llli ( "Olllj lll'lt• willt 1;il'l'Sl'.
Owlll"rs C l 1risli1 1 P <J rlll .lost•plt gn·•·lt·cl
us wu nnly < J IId guve 1 1 s <1 ltislory lt•sson us
14 · E x c e l e r a t e
As nwnlioned •··arlie1; ballooning is
wealher dependanl, requiring lighl w i nd s
a n d cool lernperalurcs. T h e firsl d a y o f
( ,r movement as we floated serenely above the landscape .
"
ba l l oon i s i s a l l seemed eager t o poi n t < H i l
not j 1 1st i n • ·o n q w l i l i o n s b u l on every
how t h t ' i r a i r. . rart w or k t 'd < l l l d a l lowl'd
rl i g h l y o u do."
people l o parl i .. i pa l < ' in t i l< ' ra sl " i l la l i ng
exer .. ise or i n l "l a t i ng t h e ba l l ooll . T h l ' y
Co n q H' I i l i v t · t ' V l ' l l h a t a l >a l l c , ,n fest i v a l
a n · n d l c ·d ' I a s k s' a 1 1 < i i l w a s Darn·n's j o b
a l so a ppean··d k<'< ' l l l o h a l'<"' o u 1· q 1 1arl < ' l
to Sl " l I I H' s l " la sks fo r t l w l"t 's l i va l . "Then'
or I-I S V l " a rs O i l t i l < ' o v a l ro r photogra p h y ,
an· 22 d i fTere n l tasks l l w l we t " a l l '''I lo
w i t h l l i < I I I Y or I I W I I I W < I I H i t · r i n g o v t · r ro r a
j 1 H igc· a c ·on l p l ' ! i l i c l l l l >y . " f lt •t ·a l lse t hey
c l oser look.
n · l y on t l w w i 1 1 1 i lo I I I< > V < ', l w l l c H H IS l "an'l
O n <�' p i lot l o d o so was Darn ' l l M l " i b< · .
l-Ie's hecn i n v o l v t ' d i n l >a l loon i ng fi > r
rae " < ' . l b t l 1 < · 1; c ·o n q H ·t i t i o l l i s bast·d on how
<H" t " l l ra l < ' l y p i l o t s 1"<1 1 1 l 'l y l h t ' i r bal l oons l o
a l m1 1 l 20 yt'ars " ' I a s k t · d h i 1 1 1 w h a l l u ·
tt s t · l l t � rg< " l . �� w i nds V t.t ry i n d i n · t · l i o n at
t h ought a l l r< H " I <··d l �� ' " l ' l t · lo k1 1 1 < , 1 1 1 i 1 1 g .
d i !Tc · n · n l ;d l i t i H i t 's so by 1 1 1 ov i ng u p or
" D i fT<�'I "<' I I l t h i ngs a l l ral"l d i iTt�·n··nl pt·op l t · .
c lo w n , p i l o t s c·an l i St�• t l u ·sc· d i !Tt • re n l
F(,· rirsl l i l l ll ' l 'l y c ·rs, i t 's t l u · I " '< I C "C ' rl d nc ·ss
w i 1 1 < l s l o s t c · c · r t l ) ( ' i r i ><l l l t H I I I S t o w <1 n l s t h t •
and I he· sc · n ·n i l y - i t 's a t o t a l l y d i fT, · n · n l
l c J rg( ' l . P i l o t s gt ·l a s c l ost · l o t l u · l a rg� ·l
pat ' ( ' ror """ P " ' · W h t ' l l you\ ' ( ' ' " '( ' I I
as poss i l > l t • bc .f"orc· d rop p i 1 1g l l la rk . . rs ­
d o i n g i t t. I S l o n g a s I h a v e · i t h c •t ·on u·s
s . n a l l S<i n d l ><lgs w i t l 1 st n '<l l l l< 'rs a l l a c · l wd
t he . . l w l l e ngt · s t h at Y " " Sl"l y o 1 1 rs . . l r,
- w i t l 1 l l w c · l c .sc ·st n w rk c · r lo l h ! ' t a rgt •l
,
ga i n i n g tlw r nosl pt • i n t s _ �
As < 1 < 1 1-k i i< 'SS d t ·s . · c · n d c · d ,
l oa l l oc ii i S w c · n · i n l 'l < l l c ·d a c · ross t i l ( '
o v a l i 1 1 pn ·p< 1 ral i o 1 1 fo r t i l t '
' N igl 1t g l mv ' . l 1 1 c · o 1 1 1 p l l ' l c ·
d a rk l l < 'ss, a 1 1d c · l w n ·ogra p l wd l o
I he ev<�' l l l , Fri day, t h e n ' had l we n no
I I I I I S i l " , t h . . ba l l oo 1 1 i s l s u s e d l h l ' i r
!'l y i ng du<' l o h i gh w i nds, hut
l 1 1 1 r1 1 < 'rs lo fi n · a yel l ow lh1 1 1 1e
Sa t u rd a y ' , d a w n had l w< ' l l 1 w rre• · t
i 1 1 l o t i l t ' l >a l loons, i l l u m i n a l i nf\
a n d a l l l w l l oo i ! S had f"l o w n . N ow, on
t i l t ' ( ' ( ) , ( ) l l rl"l l l a rt work rn l l n l he
Sa t u rday arlt'I"I IO< I I I L l w w i nd was S L I" O I I g
i 1 1 s i d . . l i k e · g i a 1 1 t l i g h t gl o bes .
l ' I I O U gh l o d l ' L e r !'l y i ng h u t I H I [ t h l '
. l 1 1 < f g i n g f >y l f u · v o l u me of
gro u n d i n f"l a l ion or l w l loons on t l w
I" l a p p i ng
o v a l t o p n l O i l a ,how ror I l l < · l " rowd .
l l n dol l l >l c · d l y t h e mosl
U p ( ' los!', t l w s i z•·· or t hes<' bal l oons
was i n l l l lt'l lse - i n rl a lt · d , t h ey s l ood
rough l y ' ''V<'II lo <' i g h l 'l ori <'S h i gh ­
w h i l e l hl ' i r l > ri g l l l 1 "o l o 1 1 rs < I I H I
I he
and l " hl'ering, t h i s was
' I H T i al " l l l a r a n d <Towd p l eas i ng
of l l w 1 1 < 1 1 1 - f "l y i n g ac t i v i t ies.
M 1 1 . . h as we enjoye r l l h e
N i g h t gl ow, o u r r n i n c l s wen-· 0 1 1
!'l a mes rrom t h e bu rnns added l o t lw
o u r f"l i g h l p l a n 1 1ec f ror L h e I H - ' X I
s l wi " La l " lc l h al had •� · v r · n a< h d t :s l oo k i ng
I I IOIT i i ng. A s we e 1 1joyed d i n 1 w r
on i n l ' h i l d- l i ke w o n dt·l: A n d t h e
logl ' l h l ' r a l a fond resla 1 1 ra n t
Ex c e I e r a t e
•
Z5
BclolV: Ch f'i.�t. im• & ./ost•p/r,
I said a silc· n t pra t•r t o
t he w c · a t h e r �ods.
Thi1 1 1 k fn l ly, as w c ·
�a t l w n ·d f or t h e··
pn· - d a w n 1 11·iel'i11� 1 1 1 y
prayc·rs W t'l't' a n s w c · n ·e I ,
w i t h t 'aln1 c ·onditions.
We· w c ·n· s. .Iwdidt·d for
ill<' S t ' t ' e liHI rli�ht of t i l t '
day l 1 1 1 1 la��t·d a l on� t o w a t t ' h t l w
da w n ri i�ht t a k c · niT frnn1 a lar�t·
p c 1 ddot' k st • v c·ral h.ilonH·tn·s l' rn n1
t l � e · sh o w �rn 1 1 1 1 e l s. Tlw si� h t of
fo11rlt·c·11 halloo11s I inc·d 1 1 p i 1 1
V<Jrioll� �lagt·s ol' ini"I..Jtion was
I!IC'SIIH' risin�. Tlwn, j ns l as tlw
l' irst rays ol' li�ht t 'lt·an·d tlw
l l t 'ilrl>y \ , ills, tlw le·;�el halloons
spran� swiftly and sile·ntly frn111
tl�e· �1'C11111d, and lwadc·d i11 t l w
dir..t 'lion of M a nsfie·ld.
Wc· e·a 1 1� h t 1 1 p w i t h o1 1 r balloon as it
li�ht l y tou.. l�e·d c lown in a paclclcwh. IIC 'ill'
t lw s h ow� roll ! l c ls a 1 1 c l q n i c · k l y n·pla c ' t 'c l
t lw fi rst ri i� ht passt'll�t·rs as t l wy
St'l'ill!dd c •c l e111l. llc·l 'ore• W t ' h.11e'W it tlw
�I 'C I III l c l i'c·ll a w ay lwlmv liS illlcl W e ' wc·n·
oil i11lo tlw wilcl l•l•w ye 111clt •r! I t was i l
�t ·n t l c· St'llsat ioll w i t h littlc• l' e ·e ·lin� ol '
lllOV t 'lliC'Ill as II' <' rloal t •cl s t ' rt ' I H' I y a ho v t •
t i H· la n d s c - a pt • gazing do\\ I I a t t i lt•
spt't 'lilt'ldar v ie·w. B . .low 1 1s, peoplt· frnn1
fal'llliiCIIIS t ' S t 'iiiiiC ' e llII l o ll' i lit'h t ht •
passi11� parade· o l ' c ·olo11rl'1d l>alloons.
All ton soo 1 1 it was o v t •r as II'<' wc•n•
c lc·positc·d �<'lilly l�<l<'k 0 1 1 lt'ITil l'inna.
A11cl tlw n·spo11st··; ";\ l ,sollllt'ly fcllllasl i c · l
I wondc·n·cl wht 'llwr I 'd enj oy i t h u t i t w as
,,
so good w t · w a nl to do it a�ain, Colin
Poc·oc·h. c·ntiiiiSed, aclc li11�, "Sc·ei11� 1 4
ba l l oon s a l l t a k e oiT a 1 1 d a l l up in t he a ir
logt·lhcr was St'IISal i onal."
M arit' Hryso11 was1 1'1 lost !' o r words
eitl1<'1; "I was a p p l'l 'l w n si v t ' lwl' o rl', I JIII i t
w a s so p<'<H'l'fld and ' lllit>l j n sl dril 'ti11g
alo 1 1 g, " Hod added, "The Sllllrist' t ' e llning
11p as t lw lwlloons we re i Jl ' i n � i n rl a t ed
was j 1 1 sl rnagi('."
Still on an adre11alin hi�:;h we·· rC'IIII 'I H'cl
t o I I i �ht o n M a nor for breakl' a sl.
A p pa n·· ntly, i t 's t raditional t o hav c · a
t ' h a n 1 p a� ne brt'a k fa:;l at t h e M a nor a l'tc>r
an t >a rly l ! loming balloon ri ig h t h 1 1 1 we
clid11'1 lll 't'd tlce additional buzz.
0111' rt >llll'll a l so g a v e
u:;
a l 'haiHT to
look t h m 1 1 g h SOl lie·' of t h e prcviollsly
oc·c·upil'd rno 1 1 1s, l i ke t he
16 • E x c e I e r a 1 e
'' 1 ! 11v c ·r
rown' .
l 'erelwd a t t he l o p or t he house, i t s raised
i lt·d i s st i iTOt i i H ied by w i udow s, l et t i ng
gtte�ls t ' t tjoy t he t t tagn i l'i eet t l v i ew w h i l e
t hey re l a x . S i t n p l y decade n t !
A Jt t · r sottJ<· plwtography and a very l a t t ·
brea k fast we t t tadt• our l e i s u re l y w a y bal ' k
t o t h e rea l i t ies of s u b u rban M t · l bo t t rn t · ­
a l be i t w i t h sottte s pee i a l t t tentoril's .
Cert a i n l y we t ·attte away w i t h a pos i t i vi'
i n tpn>ssiott of tlw ba l l oon i n g t ·on t n t u n i ly.
They w e re sudt a friend l y group w l to wer!'
g! ' t t u i nely happy t o ::;how ot hers what
k t l loon i ng is all ahout ot; i n our l'ase, t o
put t h e t nselves out t o parl i t · i pa l t • i t t our
photogra p h i e ::;hoots.
Fc t r our group i t ! tad beeu au ideal
g n t t t t t d new h o l d t he mnu t h open, w h i l e
s t ress hrea k . The t ra nq u i l l i t y of o u r rl ight
i l w p i lot d i rel ' l s h o i a i r from t h e propane
in t he erisp t t to nt i ng air a n d I he sp!'! ' l <wle
of' t he ha l loott l 't·st i v a l would nol soon be
b u n te r i n t o t he env e l ope. S i nce hot a i r
li trgot l e t t . In l'a l ' l , from w h a t Hod a n d
t t p righl pos i t i o n .
rises, i h l ' < ' I I V l ' l op!' ::;oon fu l l y i n rlates t o a n
Col i n t e l l me, i h ey'n> a l ready p l a n n i ng
T l w go ndola i s st't'trr!'ly t e t hen·d u n t i l
t he i r t t l ' X I h a l l oot t i t t g a d ve n t u re - t h i s
i l w p i lot i s trady l o aseend , w h i e h h e does
l i me w i t h a l 'ew t t t o re fri ends l'ro n t t ht ·
l ,y l , l asl i n g t t t o n · l t t >l a i r i n t o t he envel ope.
I I S V O w t wrs C h t l , a l o n g fo r t h e r i d t · !
A l'tn l i ft -oil, I H >I a i r i s addt·d in o rder lo
ris•·, w h i l 1 · l o d < ·st · • • t lf l , t h ! ' pi lot s i t t t p l y
The l o w down on going up
i i ' I S i h ! ' a i r i t t I I J < • t ' t l ll('l op!' eool
l le · p i l e t l w i r t • a r l y l wg i n n i ngs, l w l lootts
l t • t n pora ri l y o j w t ts a V l ' n l to a l l ow sotttt'
as we k now i h e t t t t oday were o n l y
of' ilw hot air l o < 'St'11 1 ll'. Ba l l oons
or
d l 'vel oped i n A n wriea d u ri ng i l w 1 9(>0s.
l y p i l ' a l l y rly l wi Wf'( ' l t 1 000 a n d :woo r, .,.,
The l'a h r i l ' st>t ' l ion, e a l l t>d t he e n ve l ope,
a hov t • ground l c · v c · l , h111 «·an go as l t i�h
i,.; t t ta d e l'ro t t t t · i t l wr polyester or n y l on
as 20,000 l't • t • l .
l'a brie l 'oaied w i t h pol y u rd ha t w , w h i l t ·
'll·l ' i t n i l ' a l ly, y o u • ·a n'l st c�·c�·r a ha l l oon ­
I h e t rad i t ional gondola, o r baskt ·l , i s
e a t t l ' a rry i h n · t • pt·opl<·, w l t i l t • l a rgt·r
il c h· i ft s w i t h i l w w i n d . l l f llvevt•t; as you
f 'OI I I t ttot t l y t t tade of W i eker I l l ' l ' < l l l < ', w h i ch
l ' Ot t t t t H ' t T i a l t t tod t · l s hav!' v o h t t t tt·s of' 240
ast 't ' t l f l , d i iTt · n • t t l w i n d layt•rs l'an t t tOVl' i t t
i s very sl rot t g a n d ea t t l as t for 20 y < ·a rs.
l o :100 I housand l ' l l h i l ' l'l 't ' l and ca rry 1 2
l ol a l l y d i lln• ·nl d i ret · l iotts l'ro t t t eal ' i t ot hl't:
The v o h nnt· of i t s t > n v e l o p t · d l ' i < ' rt t t i t tt •s
t h e n u m l w r of l woplt�· a k t l loott l ' a t t
l o I (, pt·oplt�•.
'II • i t t rl a t e , t l w t • t t v e l opt• i s s p n�·ad a l o n g
As a n •s t t l l , an t •x pl'rit•t tt'l'd p i lot e a t t
t l ta t tot • t t v w i l w l w l loott i >y l ' i l hc·r ast·t•ttd i ng
nuTy. Sports k t l l oons h a v e a vol t u t tt ' o f
t h e ground a n d • ·ool a i r is h l o w t t i t t t t s i ng
or d t •st·c • J u l i ng lo l'i nd w i n d s t hat a n · goi n g
7 0 t o 80 t h ousand e u b i e feel of a i r a n d
a l a rge l'a t t . As t l w t • t t velopt· i n lb l t 's, t l w
i t t t he d i n ·c · l iott t l wy want l o I ra v e l .
Own-ymu·-own hot air
H • • y i ng a bal loon i s 1 1' 1 I ' I H�·ap.
l l a v i 1 1g �a i d l l 1a l , i t 's proha l d y
• ·o1 1 1 pa ra h l < · i n l'osl l o h 1 1 y i n g a
sp•·•·d i H •a l . A 1 1 1·a 1 1 1 1 1 1 <'W sporls
bal loon l ' a l l I 'OS( a i H I I I I $! 1.!),000
a n d a SI'I'OI I I I hand rig, a i H II I ( l i. d f
w a y l l 1 rongl• i l s l i fo·, < ' < I l l 1 .. .
hw 1gh1 for a l 1o 1 1 l . · 1 2 ,000, w l 1 i l o ·
a l l t '\V t ' t l l l l l l lt Tf ' i a l V t TS i t H I w i l l :-it'(
yo11 ln w k a m 1 1 1 1 1 l $1 )0,000 . An
o·nv . . lop•· w i l l lasl a n> 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 . 00 lo
(,()() l 1 1 11 1 rs , d ' ' l " ' 1 1 d i 1 1g 1111 l 1 ow i t 's
l n ·a l t • t l . l 'ropa r u · l'or H I I < I V t ' I '< Jgt ·
1 11 11 ' - h o l l r rl ighi I 'OS(S a i H I I I I $!)( ),
l h l loons a n · a i rl ' ra l'l w 1 1 l a n ·
n ·gisl l · n · d as S l l l ' h . A s a n ·s 1 1 1 i
i l wy o · o n 1 1 · 1 1 nd•·r 1 l 1 1 · n d < · s a 1 1 1 l
n ·g n l a l ions ul' 1 l 1 1 · C i v i l A v i a t i o n
Sai'< · i y A n l ho r i l y ( C A S!\ ) and
pi lois I l l ' I 'd l o I H' l i o T I I I T d , j 1 1 sl '" fu r
I H ' I i l 'upi < Ts and fi xed w i ng a i rnaiL A l'l l · r
l ra i 1 1 i ng, a p r i v a i < · l i l ' o ' I I I T i s 1 l 1 1 · l'irsl
s l t • p , progrt'�s i 1 1g
In
cl nrl i 1 1 g sysl t • r n l'or
f 'C H I I I I IC ' I"f ' i t l l i H ' I ' rt 't l i l a l i t l l l .
G i v i l1g it
a
tt·y
I I' i l l < ' i d o ·a ol' a l w l l ou n rl i g h l l a k < ·s y o 1 1 r
l 'a n . . y , C l o l n d l ki l l oo n i n g i s a n ·s p< T i < ·d
• · o n 1 p a n y oiTc r i 1 1 g • · o n l l l l t ' n · i a l rl i g l l l s l o
< · l l s i o i i i i 'I'S. " V\1, . h a v l ' s i x l l ' l ' l l ba l l oo n s
s p n ·ad a ro 1 1 1 11 l i l m ·l' d i iTI ' r< ' l l i
l o . . a l i o n s - M a ns fi , · l d , Yarra V, d l ,·y
( l ll'ar M o · I I H H I I ' I H ' ) a nd C w n d e n ( 1 H 'a r
i l l < ' l're•·d 1 1 1 n of j u s l rlua l i ng t h rough I he
Syd i i i ' Y L" says o W I I I ' r K i lT Sa 1 1 1 1 1 l < ·rs,
c u r. l i 's a V t ' ry ge n l l t• a nd l o v e l y t h i ng I n
B al l ooning on
the rise !
w l 1 1 1 l 1 a s 1 1 1 1 d < 1 1 d 1 i w l 1 y i t 's so pop n l a r.
d o . " Hoo k i n g for a l l s i les • · a n he made
" I J< 'o p l < · S<'<' a k d l oon a n d i l l < ' y ' n ·
l •y < ·a l l i ng 1 800 627 66 1 o r v i s i l l he
b e ga i n i n g i n pop n l a ri l y, bol h here a n d
i ns l a n i l y a l l ra l ' i l 'd l u i l l l ' n a l l l l 'l ' i f i l -
w c b� i l e w w w.gl o l w l l w l l oo n i ng.<·o m . a n
overs<·as. K o d a k ra le t he h uge a n n ua l
Thl' �pori of hoi a i r ba l l oo n i ng St'< ' n l s l o
bal loon fes t i v a l a l A l huq u e n p 1e, i n i h e
US, as I he n1osl plwiographl:'d even! i n
i he world, a n d i l s i he b i ggesl i n l e rms
of fi l n 1 sales! A n d A u s t ra l i a has rel 't' n l l y
sl'orl'd a n w j o r r o u p b y sm1ri n g I he
2004 World l l oi A i r B a l l oon
C h a n 1 pions l 1 i p in M i l d n ra ( V i . . lori a ) ,
w h e n · I 0 I < ·o • n p<·l i l ors fro n 1 a ro n n d
i he world w i l l gather f or l e n days of
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faithful it 's the equivalent
(�/' making a pilgrimage to
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Mecca. We 're talking
about the New Zealand
1/S V Owners Club
i magi n a t ion of Ta t t po\ popu l a t iott, loo.
w i t h t h e ext'ept iona l l y h igh standard s i n
Sa t u n la y mon t i t t g s t a rted w i t h t h e l ol ' a l
e v idenee, i t w a s very d i fTi c u l t i ndeed.
emergency serv i t 'es t 'ordon i ng o i T st reets
l o a l low for t he cava lcade or owners' ca r:;.
The dt·dit·al ion and preparation shown by
t he 40 e n t ra n t s was s i t t t p l y awesottte, but i n
Nationals and Chris
Plenty or lo . . a l s catne o u t to watch, wave
t i l l ' t • t t d t l w w i nner was a u n a n i mous
a t ttl d rool over t he spark l i ng array or
det ·ision. Stew a t u l A l ice Sco t t's VT CTS
prist i n e HSV l l le t a l - a l l up t here were
was o u l sland i ng - appare n t l y t he cou ple
Payne, HS V 's General
92 H S V s at 'lll l l po.
garaged I he t 'ar t h ree weeks prior t o t he c lay
Manager, was invited to
o u t t o t he 'liwpo
Next u p we headed
" The land of the long
white cloud ' to take part .
N
and pa inst a k i ngly
prepared i l .
raceI rack fiu· t h e
O u r losl baggage
l llol orsporl pori i o n or
made a t i mely
the eve n t . A total or :�:l
rea ppearance s i nce i t
d ri vers i t t 28 I- I SVs
< :ontai ned a 1 1 1ounted
look pari itt t h e
sntashed head l ight fron t
various ( ' i J i egorit·� o r
.J ason Brigh t 's eat;
ol t�·ven a rou r-ho t t r fl i g h t , losl
spri nt ral ' i ng a t t d , l o
w h i l ' h was d a 1 1 1 aged al
baggage and a lalt> Friday night
s a y t l wy had a ha l l ,
t he Aust ra l i a n C P a n d
w a s l o l 1e a t te t ioned al
arri v a l ! 'o u l d d a t t t pe t t o u r
wou l d l w a gross
t ' t t l h u s i as t t t fo r t h i s a t t t n w l gt ' l togt ·l l tt • r a l
u t u lerst a l e t t t t · n l .
llw N a t ionals d i n t tet:
l .ake liwpo, i t t t he � t � i d d l t - or N e w
W h i l e t i l l ' t • v e t t l s are
The 11 igh I was
l.t·,t l a m l's N ort h l s l a t u l . T l w s t t t a l l h t t l
designed t o l it ' a t t ·s l or d ri v i ng s k i l l , t hey
• · t t t h usi as t i l ' I I SV N e w Zea l a t u l new o r
are a l so a gn-· a l w c.1 y for O W I H' I 'S lo
parl i l ' u larl y < ' t tjoying t h e very sut·t·es::Jul
k t · n B l u n t a m i Oe t t i s L< li't u s Wt're o t t hand
ap prel ' i a t e t he d y n a t n i . -s or t l l l ' i r HSVs,
t ' harily a t t t ' l iot t . So tnt· lu .. ky l 1 idder p il'ked
;tl
t he hotl'l l o gn:el u s for w ha t was t h e
l >< •gi n n i t t g o f at t ext 'ept ional Weekend of
a nd have a lot or ru n doi t tg i t !
La t e r w e were w h iskt·d away, v ia t l w
t i H Jroug l t l y t • t tlnla i n i ng w i t h the L 67 guests
ttp Jason's I wad l i ght f(Jr $850 ami all t t toney
ra ised W < ' t t l lo II I I ' Ttupo Fitod Bank - a local
k i w i S t y l e hosp i t a l i t y a t td a fa l u t l o t t S
spee t a n t l a r H u ka r;:t l l s and t l u · C• ·o­
. . . . l . ·brat i o t t or H S V OW i t t'rsl t i p .
The n n a l Spri ngs, to t h e 'Show & S h i t l l ' '
Tl t rot tgl �< ll t l the weekend it was lim tasl i l '
e v e n t al T h e Oot n a i n . I w a s cal led on l o
l o st·•· l i t < · passion New Zea land ow ners have
l 'or i l ll ' i r I I SV 's, l te t hey 1 0 years old or
A n d i t 's t tot j ust t he I I SV ow t t t·rs w h o
;;1 '1 i n v o l ved - i t .'et�·ttts lo n t l . - h the
l ,e o t t •·· of t he judges and I ea t t 1 ! ' 1 1 y o t t ,
t'hari l y t hai l wl ps needy fi.u n i l ies.
I wand
I H' W ,
and I feel very h u 111i l l e t o have
I tt -en pari or t h i s very spec i a l I -I S V weekend.
I 'd l i k • · l o say a big t ha n k you t o John C ross ,
1 1 1 1 ' t 'Oi t n n i l l t�·•· nwml ters and a l l t h e ow ners
w h o t l lat h· t t s leel so welr·ome. Don't i( ugel
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I l l)' i n v i te t<e x t year!
1/SV Ow11ers Clnh
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Coli/act: ./oh 11 Cross
Pho11e: 02 1 884 468, Fax: 444 4845
Address: PO Box Z OO 4 78, North Shore
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Ex c e Ie r a t e
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resu l l ralhcr l h a n I he cxccl l en l
a 1 1 d d is t · J Jssing I he sly l i ng d i rel ' l i < Jn i 1 1
c a r lot � k s I han h o w paris a l l at · h . They r 1 1ay
O J W H S V t'Xf Wl:IS.
n-·al-l i J J w across l l w pla11el."
say, �yo11\'c' only gol S n 1 1 1 1 ('lca n .t t H T l o t h is
Thai a l l c h anges w h e 1 1 C A D
"The t ' a r ! ' a l l I Je r< Jialt·d a n d fl i pped
I H n npt ·t; W'-' IH:Td n tor<'',
c u;
' r uakc· s u rf ' yo11
is J J St :d - I h e vendor s i m p l y
a round so we �'"" look al il fro 1 1 1 a n y
lt>l b I I SV w h a l 1 l·w shrinkagt·
a n g ! . . . O n s<Tt ' t ' J J l l wre's a l i l l i e J l l a n
J l lt-'alls I hal l l w t-·nd n ·" d l is I I J J H' h t · l o N- T
w i l l l u : < J J J d l he C A D J J Jodel is
repn.:st ·nl i ng w l w re l i l t ' g u y s i n England
lo prod r H ' I i 1 1 1 1 rrady.
a u l o J J Jal ica l l y and J J n i fi , n n l y
arc look i ng and I I J t •n•'s a I I J a J J I hal
I ' X ( K J J Jt ft • c l hy l hal a J J J O J J n l
repn•st··nls us. Yt 1 1 1 ! 'a n say, 'if yt�u t 'Olllt-'
lt··avt> e J J < J J Jglr . . learant·t-' fC,r a I < JW har' - il
OntT l l w sly l i ng is sigrwd t�fl, l l w dala
fro1 1 r lh<' sl y l isls' /\ l i as progra rn is l 1 1adt·d
l 1y t ·on•pu lt-•J: i\s a res u l l
I I V < ' r l wrc' a n d llw l i l l i e man walks around
i n l 1 1 l l w C A D 1 1pt·nrl1 1rs' U n ignrph ics
l l w fi l a 1 1t l fi n i s l 1 o f J J J t H ddcd
and s l a nds m·xl l o yours a 1 1d l hey ""' ' StT
progra 1 1 1 . This a l l t �ws l l 1 1 · r n l o l l rl lrongl d y
c ·o r t tpo! H ' I I I s i:-; raisc·d a
whal you'n_. seeing. We can say, 'y�ah Wl'
o·IJtTk 1 l11· dala 1 1 1 nrako· snn· l l wn· a n · ' " '
s i � n i fi<'alll I IOI < ' I t or l wo.
l i kt-' I hal' or '11o w e don' l l i ke t ha i', n n l i l
i nt 'l l l lsisl t ' l l < ' i t ·s, l ha l a l l a l l ad r i llg l • rat · kt-•ls
A n y how, kH'k l o l l w l wg i n n i ng
wt-•'n> a l l happy - i l 's a n amazing l i l l l t '
an-· i n l l u -· righl plat ·t•s and lhal i l t 'iJ J I l w
of I I S V 's d t ·sign protTss, now
sav i ng l ( '('hnology."
t ·as i l y asst · n d J i t ·d 1 1 1 1 l l w p rod n < ' ! i t J J J l i r w .
using C A D o n , say, l l w V X .
1•1-" ' n l l t � l d e n , I I SV rt 't T i v t ·s
Bt•t·ause i l 's in C A D fill'mat the t �peralors
H t · n u · r n l w r I I r is is a n n i q r u · I I SV pari
I H' rl ' t 'i J J J J J Jon i i < Jr lhe design by lak i ng
l w i ng fi l l ed lo WI ori ginal l l oldt • J J h11dy
a C A I J fi l t · ( t · a l l c c l a 1 1 1a l h
dow l l lo< u b from the TWR i n l ranel every
s l wl l . 'f'lw Ci\ D dala is l l wn passt·d "" 1 1 1
" '"do-· 1 ) "f V X , w h i d 1 is a
fnv c lays. U s i ng t he malh model from
l f w V t ' J 1 t f1 1rs w f r 1 1 t ' i l l l s i r n p f y plug i l i 1 1 1 1 1
• n a l l � t · n •a l ind J J H u lt- · 1 "f l l w
l l t � ldt>J J , H SV's C A D operators know when·
l ht ' i r nra . . l r i r w ry a n d prod r H'<' l l w pa ri.
. . a r's s h . . l l , 1 11 1 w h i . . h l l wy
i d l l l w a l l achments and mou n t i ngs are fill '
Acc1 1n l i ng 111 B rad D n l lsi<J J J , C i\ 1 ) has
s l a rl t lt · v t • l t � p i l l g 1 1 1 1 i t p w I I S V
' " ' ' " l wrs, t •lc, and can pt � i n l n u l poten l ia l
produ. . ed a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 w r 1 1f sig1 1 i fi t · a l l l l w• w fi l s
s l y l i 1 1 g t • l t · I I J t ' J J i s . N o lt �ngtT J l t •t • d i l lg I < J
prohlerns I < J t h e styl isl - who a re, q u i te
at I I SV, " Wt · s a w 1 l w I I J < l l l r w l 1 i 1 1 w 1 1f clay
s k t :l t • I J l l w i r ideas t i l l papt •J; s l y l isl slarl l l w
righ l l y, m< Jre concerned w i t h t h e way l h e
I I H u lt- · l l t ·rs, w t · sa v t · I I H · l i l i H ' "f n r a k i ng
"We use the Internet to connect up and we s i t there with funny glas�� · .
d t ·s i gn pnwt·ss hy .-rt •a l i ng , . f , . . - 1 .-. . n i . .
r r rasl t•r paris .:1 1 u l W < ' gel
d ra w i ngs u s i ng a S i l i t ·1 1n Graphics C ;\ 1 )
a
program l ' a l l t'd ';\ l i as'. This p r1 1grwn l t ' l s
w,. kn11w a l l l i l t '
l h < ' TW H sl y l isl l l ta k o · • · l w 1 1ges t ·a� i l y a 1 1d
a l !a( ' l l l l lt ' r l l s a r r i 1 1 t l w
i l r l lt ' a l ls l h al n · v i t ·ws l wi W t 't 'l l I- I SV a r H I
righl spul l wc;r l lst·
( Wrli-·t · l l y sh<q wd pa ri .
l l w s l y l isl i 1 1 l i l t ' U K I ' C J I I I H' dotH' i 1 1 l i l t '
I I H'y'vt· l wt ' l l dutlt' on
worl d o f • · y l w rspat·t>.
C i\ D IISi l lg l l oldt 'l l's
Tlw v i rl r w l n ·a l i l y t ' t ' l l l rt · a l H M IT
r t r a l h r 1 1ode l , su W<' k now
( Boyal M t · l hor m l t ' l nsl i l n l t ' of 'lh·hnol ogy )
il w i l l fi l ( wrl(.. -l l y. S i t H T
i� where l l w h i gh l t • t · h n H T i i ngs l a ke
W <' c a n have a J J J I I J r l w r u f
plal'e. "011 a rou l i r H-' l nrsis w.: gel logt .:I I H'r
C A D O ( W ralors w o rk i ng
l o do · 1 y l i 1 1g n·v iew�," says Brad Dunslan.
1111 l l w job al l i l t ' o J i t '
"TW R has a v i r1 1 1a l rea l i l y t · e n l rt · and
l i l l l c i l 's q u i t ·k···r: T l w
l hey ' l l l u-: s i l l i ng ove r l l wn·· and o 1 1 r
l ml l ullt l i 1 1e is l h a l w t ·
prod ucl gro 1 1 p w i l l b e here a l H M IT
do i l i n les� l i r 1 1e, I I H JI"t>
We use t he l 1 1 1 e m e t t o
t : un net ' l u p and we s i t there
w i t h fu n n y gl asses un,
lnt �k i ng al l i t e t'ar in :10
act'ura l ely a 1 1d produce
a r 1 t'X<'epl iu11a l l y h igh q 1 1 a l i 1 y prod u t · l ."
The � peed of C A IJ has hee 1 1 a b i g
faC ' I or i n H SV 's 1 1 rosl recc n l p rojel ' l , 1 1 11·'
coupe. W h en l- l u l d e 1 1 de .. ided lo p u l t h e
car i n l o prud w : l i o l l I he d . ..v e l t � p l l l t ' l t l w a s
d o n e ex t re m e l y q u i f · k l y a n d , s i nce I- I S V
m u s l w a i l u n l i l l -l 1 1 l dcn\ design i s
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i l l l a l i scd , i l l l ' l"i a V l ' ry sh orl d e l'l' l o p 1 1 1 l ' l l i
I I I II<' l( o r i h e l l ::iV e l l h< I I H'ed vers i o 1 1 .
.. I 'I H' rt >
WPrt·'
I " ' " P I •·· a ro u 1 1 d h l 'rl' w i l h
l " 1 i r ra l l i 1 1g 0 1 1 1 l ry i 1 1 g l o gl ' i i i H' ' '"" I H '
,
" " " l ' h u l Wl' V l ' d o 1 1e i l '" " ' i l 's v i rl 1 1 a l l y
,
l t ' o u l y t o go,' ::;ays B rad, '''fhal w as o u r
l 1 1·s1 r1 d l C A D progn 1 1 1 1 a 1 1d i l 's ra i r l o say
w ou l d 11'1 havl' 1:(1 1 1 il d o l l ! ' w i i i H H I I i l .
, , -� a l w a y s "l ' ( ' l l O i l ! ' or I I S V 's s l r! ' l lg l h s
Il l '
1 1 " 1 1 11 e'r1· a q11il'h., d y m1 1 1 1 i l ' I 'OI I I j l< l l l)' a 1 1d
< : \ I ) adds lo i ha i . "
l 'osse::;si I ll:( I h a l speed a l i d rasl
l . .ul w ork
has Sl't ' l l I'Usloll wrs - aparl
l m1 1 1 H o l d l ' l l and i he i 1 1-house work ­
· · I; 1 1 1 H > 1 1 ri 1 1g al I- I S V 's door lo hav . .
" · ·sigll w o r k dol l('. Rl'l 'aUSl' or i hl ' l lal u rl '
"l i h e w ork, i l 's a l l dollt' U I H ier l ighl
< T I I r i l y !;I I I ' I i1•nis I ' al l'( he I IH I I It'd.
Oiher work perl(mned i l l . . l l ldi·'S jobs l(w
I I SV/ H HT appare l , i l l us l ra l ions ror snvil'l'
" "" 1 ua ls and s 1 1 pporl i 1 1g i i H ' " " " m ral ' i l l rer::;
,r • · lt·l'l ric radio t·on l ml led sca l e 1 1 1od l ' l
, . . , ,.,_
. o1 1?
/
Thl' C A D operalors si 1 1 1 p l y shri 1 1 k ihl'
looki ng at the car i n 3 D and d i s c u s s i ng the s ty l ing . .
, .,·igi 1 1 a l C A D d ra w i 1 1g or 1 he req u i red I I S V
, , . I I HT v . . h i l ' l l ' a 1 1d i l w , ., 1 1 1 1 pa 1 1 y l i St 'S i h! '
The dt ·parl l i l t ' I l l a l so has operalors w ho
"
l i 1 1 1 i l l • ·ss. i\ v i rl 1 1al asst ' l l l l o l y p rogra m,
< " l l l l h ' rr01 1 1 oiher i 1 1 d 1 1 s l ri t ·s, Slll'h as
llor i l lsi<I I H ' <', ' ' " " lakc· a pa ri, a l"ler i l 's
dc ·sig1 11'd, < I I H I look al i i H' mosl ciTi f ' i e l l l
1 1 1 ron 1 1 a l i o 1 1 l o III<H' h illl' i hl ' i r " " " !. · I s so
l oo l 1 1 wkt>rs a 1 1 d ri l l • ·rs a 1 1d i l l l ' l l l ' rs, w ho
I hal i hl 'y arl' l 'Xal'l l l l i n ia i U r! ' rl ' p l i l 'as or
l w v • · l ra i l wd lo l �t 'I 'O I I H ' l 1 1 1 igra p h i , . s I ISI'r:-<.
w ay llrr i l l o h e ri l l ed by prod u c l i o n l i 1 1e
1 1 1 1 ' l i l' c siz,. V l ' h i .. lt•.
l 1 1 ra, . l , a I I SV prod 1 1, . 1 io11 l i 1 1 1 ' slaiT
s l a ll. S i 1 1 1 1 d a i l'd nash lesl i n g is a l so
I I SV a l so pmvid1·s CAD daia l o
t t ll l l i H I I I -' r ga nrc t l li l l l l l fat ' l u n ·rs who t rsc
l l l l ' l l l i ll ' r approai'I H ' d Hrad l l 1 1 1 1s l a 1 1 . "( ),, .
poss i l 1 l t · 1 1 1 1 C i\ D a l i i H H igh, d 1 1e l o l h c
or , , ,. . guys, B i l l K ( ' l l l lt 'dy, said I H · had a
•··xl n·'llll'ly t '0111plex l 'a l n d a l i o l l s i 1 1 v o l v ed ,
11 lo pmd i H' l ' a v i s 1 1 a l l y a<TI I ra l • ·
h i l or a u l o C i\ l l t • x peril'l ll'l' a 1 1d w a l l i t •d l o
14 'preS< : I I I a l iol l r or i he vi rl l lal vell il'll's ill
I 1 ·< J n 1 rnon-·, s o ; � l'll·r w o r k I H ·'d ( 'OI I H ' i n � s i t
a " " l " 'r I 'OI I I j ll l i • · r i s l l! 'eded. TW H i n i h e
U K l ws O i l ! ' so, i r l 'l 'l j l l i rcd , I- I SV operators
i l ll' i r l 'l ll l l j l l l l t 'r ga 1 1 1 t 's, sul'h as N i 1 1 l 1 ' 1 1do
al a i l l l ll · a 1 1d go i l 1 ro1 1gh i i H · 1 ra i 1 1 i 1 1g
1 ' < 1 1 1 a•·•·• ·ss il i h rough a ded icaled I S D N
1 1 1 1 1 Playsl a l io 1 1 .
p rogra 1n. w, . 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 gav•· h i 1 1 1 a rl'al jol o lo
l i 1 1 k a 1 1d r1 1 1 1 progrm 1 1 s - a l l w h i l e TW H
do - i 1 1 i l i a l l y l 1 1 · was slow, I H I I I H · d i d i l
slaiT ;nr i l l l wd !
l·: v e l l I I S V 's pare 1 1 1 • ·wnpa11y, T W H ,
· · ; 1 1 1 hel'ol l l l ' a ' 'IISiollll'l; says H rad. " I I
'"'' · u ra i e l y. So w•· l ra l lsl( ·rrl'd h i 1 1 1 i 1 1 l o i l w
11 1 1rh.s W l ' l l ro r i l ll ' l l l l o se1 u l w o rh. o v e r
C A D deparl l l lt ' l l l a 1 1d 1 1ow l w',; a t ·ol l l j > l l l l ' r
I wo y t ·ars ago has added a h igh lech
l wn · w h e 1 1 i i H ' y ' rl ' u 1 1d e r p n · ss l l rt ' l o gel
a ided de� i gnt·r o 1 1 1 1 1 1 r r1 1 1 1 1 rt · l l lod, · ls."
W l 'a j iO I I (II i l l<• I'OI I I j iHny\ a rl llOLI I")'.
. 1 job d o l l t ' q u i • · k l y. i\ 1 1 d w i l h i he
A parl rro1 1 1 ilw h i gldy s k i l l , ·d sla ll, i l w
T i l l ' op< ' l l i llg or I I S V 's C A D deparl menl
i\ 1 u l , w i l h i l l ! ' C A D deparl menl c u rre n l l y
' " ' "" ra h l •> • · x • · l w 1 1ge ra l • · ror i l l l ' l l l , i l e a 1 1
,,
l w a n even h i ggl ' r a d v a r r l ag(-' .
kw k i JO I I e or I he C A D dep a rl l l ll ' l l i is I he
n n 1 1 1 i 1 1 g al 1 20%, a nd loreeasls for
U 1 1 igraph ics sol "! w a re a 1 1d S i l i t ·o l l Craphil's
• ·onl n l l ' l work over i h e nexl. 18 mon l h s
" I I works i he o i h l ' r way, loo . TW H 1 s
l > i gger I han l l o l d t • l l a11d i l l l 'y ' v l ' gol IIHII'l'
l 1 1d u s l ries ( SG I ) worktil a l io11s i l l ! ')' I ISI'.
loo k i ng t • x l relllely pos i t i vf', i l 's h ig h l y
l l l deed, H S V is OIW or ' ' "' la rg• ·sl
Slll Tl'SSi'J d , (OO.
• ·1 1g i 1 1ee rs, so w h i lsi we're re l a l i vl ' l y S l l la l l ,
r · u · 1 o 1 1 1er:; ror U 1 1 igraphin; a 1 u l SC I 1 1 1
1 1 11 1 1 '1 1 1 1 l d l'lll tsid•··r I h i s a s I I H' A 1 1 s l ra l i a n
A 1 1 s l ra l i a . So soph isl icaied i� I I S V 's C i\ 1 )
C A I J," says B rad Dunslan, i n s u m m a ry.
' " '" ' door l o a l o i ggl'r eo1 1 1 pa11y"
sci 1 1 p i ha l ·everal t · l ll n j H i it'r 1 nagaz i r ws
" C A D adds a 1 1 edge of h i gh lech lo o 1 1 r
h a ve w r i l len real u re a r l i l 'k::; a l 11 1 1 1 1 i l .
busi ness H l l d i l \ a b o good ror p u b l i c
E l t ' n w i l h ilw ravo1 1 rable e x 1'ha11gl ' rai l ',
I \\ H, a n d i 1 1 1 iced olher c l i t> l l l s, W o l l l d 1 1'1
1 .. - 1 1s i 1 1 g I I SV's CAD deparl l l lt ' l l i i r i ht ·)
The c · lose re l a l io1 1sh i p w i l h SC I has 1 1ow
t•xiel lded l o I- I HT w i l h i l w t ·o1 1 1 pa 1 1 y
"There's a hi I or 1 nysl i q ue s u rrou nd i ng
relal ions. N u l 1 11 d y i h a t , i l offers s i gn i ri C ' a l l l
advanl ages ll >r hoi h u s and o u r c l l siolll< 'rs
. l l d l l.l h a ve i h c experl ise lo gl'l i h e joh
becom i ng a sponsor - I H >i < · I he SC I 1 1 1 1 I h e
in l c n n s or eiTi .. i t •l u ·y, i m pro ve d ri l and
" ' " " ' · M a ny operalors have experit · m ·t·' i 1 1
w i 1 1 g 1 1 1 i rrors < l l l d webs i l e add ress 1 1 1 1 i l w
ri nish a n d reduced developmenl 1 i n 1e .
1 1I I H · r a u l o l l lol ive C A D deparl l l l t ' l l i s art 11 1 1 1 1 l
w i 1 1 dsneen - a nd s 1 1 pp l y i 1 1g i l w rac·t'
We're 1 1ow rt·cogn i sed as a very capable
1 i w worl d , sul'h as Opel a n d G M B raz i l ,
l em 1 1's cOI I I j H I I e r nct·ds.
design I H II IS<' a11d I hal can only I Jt' good
'
'" '" as i n i h e U S , i h e U K a n d E u rope.
The f 'apab i l i l i es or C A D are a l 1 1 1osl
1(,,. I- I S V 's ru 1 1 1 re."
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ExceIe ra te
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"When my mates at Uni heard I was
going to HSV they were fai rly jealous.
I t 's funny bul when we had a re un ion
recent ly mosl of them st i l l remembered
that I 'd gone to HSV "
It was early days for H S V and John
joi ned a team of only fottr engi neers.
"We did Holden con t ract work as wel l
as 1-ISV componen ts. My fir t job was
fi t t i n g a 2.6 l i t re Opel Omega
otlT5e
The bloke sitting
across the desk is
relaxed, smiles
frequently and
laughs easily.
And why not ?
A
engine i n to a H olden
Com modore for the export
markets. After that I
moved on to HSV body
componen ts such as
front bumpers, rear
fascias and spoi lers."
s HSV's Engineering Manager,
After nine years w i t h the
responsible for developing and
company John is somet h i ng of
testing every unique feature that
a HSV veteran and his varied
makes HSV vehicles so sought after, John
HSV work experience ha given
C l ark bel ieves he has the u l t imate job.
h i m an exce l lent grou nding for the
"Is t here a better job than this? I'd have
to say no
-
1 don't know what could
poss ibl y be better. It's a job I've aspired
to si nce I s tarted at HSV."
H is start w i t h the company, i n 1992,
new role he began in December
2000. "As Engineering Manager I ' m
responsible for a l l HSV vehicles.
M y day-to-day role is to
communicate with my ten
was a res u l t of exceptional talent and
person engineering
good t i m i ng. " D uring my mechanical
team who
engineering degree a t Swinburne
working on
are
U n ivers ity ( i n Melbourne) I did s i x
different
months o f work experience at t h e Lang
oomponents of
Lang proving ground where I met B rad
the ca"
Dunstan (now Executive In Charge of
TWR Australia Engi neering Operatiens).
When I finished my studies H S V was
expanding its engineering area, Brad
offered me a job and I � i t
with both hands.,.
"We break the car i nto five main areas
to prod uction understands what we're
concepts, which then come to
cxteri01; i n terior and badging,
try i ng to do."
engineering for development i n to an
powert rai n , chassis, and electrical - and
For J ohn's engineering team one of the
actual product."
they ' re what we concentrate on w i t h the
most challenging aspects is the restricted
base vehicle we get from Holden. A lot of
lead-t i me when
sessions, w h i l e others
J H'ople t h i n k we get a standard Exec u t i ve
developing a new
are more stmctured
model. "We have to
meeti ngs w here we
or
Berl i na but we order a very specific
"Sometime
we have brainstorm i ng
I JL1 i ld of the cars, w h i c h are enhanced to
wait for Holden to
know a new model i s
produce the range of HSV products. "
freeze their design
coming. Then we look
"When we're looking at future model
we have 'Sy Lem Management Teams'
wh ich bring together production ,
purchasi ng, engineering and
marke t i ng to rev iew the fi ve mai n
before we can strut.
at what's good, what's
H we didn't, �d
bad and what we'd
Holden changed
l i ke to i m prove over
someth i ng at the last
the old model, so it's
m inute, we'd have to
very much an evol v i ng
areas of the car and understand
t hrow out our work and
process."
and i m p lement new model
start again. As a result
When developing a
programs t h roughout the
we only have about 1 8
new model, Maloo for
organisation. These teams
are
critical for get t i ng everyone
involved, focused and maki ng
sure everyone from u u ' " '·""' m"
months t o get our job
instance, the exterior
done, so we need to do
i
t h i ngs smarter and
becau e it has the
quicker to get our car to market at the
same t i me that Holden releases i ts
Another
area
cars . "
that demands John's
attention i s HSV'
constan t search
for i m provement through the
'Prod uct Group'. "John
Crennan . C hria Payne, M ark
Behr,
Brad DUI18tan,
bife and m)'llt'lf mab up
the ITOI�� �IIlql'•.�
alway
the first job
a.)
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w i l h I I H · sa ' " ' '
i l l li..l g t• i n rronl o f
us. I t 's grc · a t
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, . , p l a i n w ha l l w"s
l ry i n� l o a< ' h i t · v t ·
a n d i l w l 'n u l n l " l
C n 1 1 1 p n n d . . rsl a n d s
w l w n · l w's
( 'O I I I i l l � fn H I I .
W ht · n N . . i l ; n u l i l u ·
l 'rud • w l C n >n p ,, ., . ' " ' PPY
w i l l 1 i l u · s i y l i l % l i lt ' C t\ I J
d a i a i s rt ' l t •ast·d l o i l w
V 4 ' t l c lors s o t l u ·y t ' d l l s l ; t rl t oo l i n�."
Y on 1 1 1 i � l 1 1 l l 1 i 1 1 k I h a l a l "l t • r w ork i 1 1� 1 11 1
, . ,,-� day - i 1 1 , d a y -o11l . l o l 1 1 1 w o 1 1 l d l u •
look i l l� f"or a l • n ·a k o i l h i � l i i i i C ' oil l 1 1 1 l i l
St ' I ' I I IS t " a rs
; Jn '
i 1 1 i 1 i s b l ood . " M y p;ll 'l ' l l i �
w i l l 1 . . 1 1 y o1 1 I h a l I a l w a y s w; l l l l t ·d l o �,.,
i 1 1 1 o l v t ·d i11 . . a rs . I l l st •d l o l u · l p l loid w ork
0 1 1 I l l )' ,; i s l t · r's , . ,,.. W h, · n s l w < Ta � l wd i l w
,
( ' a r j 1 1sl < t fl t · r w t · d p 1 1 1 a I H ' W c ' 1 1g i n t ' i 1 1 i t
W < ' i l lol l�i l l n 1 1 i w r 1 1 � < 1 1 1 w a � l • · i l w • ·'d l 1 1 1 y
''
.
.
t he y won' t j ust be glitzy show cars , they'll have engi neerin ( l
a I H H i y f"or $:2!) '" " ' n · l 1 1 1 i l d i l w w l l l l l t ·
T h i s d . ·vol ioll lo d u l y ,;h i J u •s i h rongh i n
. . a r. W i J , . , I l l l n ll ' d I H i l w a s I l l )' f"i rsl • · a r
i l w p l • i losophy I h a l \ appl i,·d lo I I SV 's
- a ' l hi�l • l H l 1 w ' 1 1 J(J7 V a 1 1 x ha l l V i v a ! "
t ' a rs. " W i w n so1 1 1el h i ng l i k" i l w J H ' W U l e
" I I w as w i l h i ha l
, . , ,.
I �ol i 1 1 v o l 1 1 ·d i n
•·on u ·s frmn H o l d e 1 1 wt·' look a l lwo 1 1 1 a i 1 1
i n e1 1 h a ne i ng i l l o l wt ·o 1 1 w i l w
ra l l y i 1 1� < l l l l i i ' V I ' 1 11 ' 1 ' 1 1 d o i l l � i l f"or a l 11 11 1 (
aspl·t·l
1 ·1· y t ·a r,; now 1 > 1 1 1 , I 1 1 1 1 1 sl ; u l 1 1 1 i l , w i l h l wo
M a l oo. O b v i o u s l y exlerior s l y l i 1 1g i s a wry
·
a w t • hl'l ' a l l s t · i l w a s l i l t ' f"i rsl l i 1 1 1 1 ' i l wy 'd
St 't ' l l ! I t t · t ' d t: "
i\ 1 1 1 1 i l W < H d d l l' i l w a I I S V w i l ho l l l
S < l l l ll ' i h i l l g sp<'< ' i a l J l l H it · r i l u > 1 >< 11 1 1 1 1 '1 .
'" h t i rod t w i l l g i hl ' C t • J l I l l t ' l lg i J H ' was a hi�
,
progn1 1 1 1 c. t t H I wc n · ( 'f ll l l i t t u i t t g I n t ' t l l ta t H' t '
· · h i l d n · 1 1 i l 's a , . l , a l l < ·n�t · . My t ' I I ITt ' l l l r; d l y
i 1 1 1 porl a 1 1 l liwel bul i l\ abo V t· · ry i l l lporl a l l l
i l i >y i 1 1 1 p rov i l lg d r i v a h i l i l y, pnli m l l < I I H T
. . a r is a Da i S I I I I 1 200 I h a l I l u l i l l l'ru l l l
i l w l i he e a r h a s engi neeri 1 1g i l l l < >gri l y a 1 1 d
011 1 1 1 rut··l < ' < 'Ol l l l l l l )'. Colls idni 1 1 g i l w
s l ' ra i l ' h . H a l l y i n � l o " " ' i,; a p l t ·asn n ·,
w i l h i ha l I m e a n 1 11ore perforl l ta l tee, hel l t·r
pnli m "'" " '' ' a v a i l a l d<·' I l i l i l l k i l w
I don'l l a k t • i l loo ,;erio 1 1 ,; l y - i l ',; 11ol l'or
l l < l nd l i n g a 1 1d bel ler b ra k i 1 1g."
et·o l J o l l l )' o r o u r V H � "" g i l lt··s i s " " l s l a 1 1 d i "�
,; l � t ·• · p s i a l ions. My w i l'. . , C a i hy, k • · • · ps
"We do1 1'1 d o badge e 1 1 g i neer i n g , we
;.�sk i ng w h( ' l l l ' 1 1 1 go i ng to g( ' l <-1 l 1 ohhy
d o 1 1' 1 �el a t 'a r and j u s l pul a body k i l o 1 1
l 1 d l ' i ( V i . . lorian t'asl l 'l lasl ) and d ri v i ng
o i l w r l h a 1 1 w ork i 1 1 g 011 t ' a r,; 1 1 1 1 i l w
a 1 1 d say i h ert' you go, i l l oo k · rea l l y good
i hnl' w i l h "'Y w i ft · a nd k ids I gt ' l n n d t ' r
w t • t • k t · n d . S l w's s l i l l l ry i ng I n 1 " " ' 1 1 l i l t '
l 1 1 1 l w e've l e i"! il s l a 1 1 dard u 1 1d e n t ea l h .
l i ' s v e ry i 1 1 1 po rl a n l for H S V i h a l w e do11'1
d a y s V8's do1 1'1 l l t 'l 'd 111 l 1e f"u t · l ! wa v y . "
i n t o gardt • l l i ng I H r l i t ':-; 1 1 ol work i ng ! "
" ' I h a v t ' a pass i o 1 1 l'or t ';l l·s ' ' "" so do a l l
rl ' l l 'aSt' a t · a r 1 1 1 d ess il h a n d les he l l t 'l;
- I l l )' pa n · J l l s i 1 1-law l i vl' al M a l l at ·oola
1 0 l i l n ·s/ I OO k l l t ! I I j us l provl's i ha l i l u ·st'
" We're , -. . nsl a l l i l y look i l l� ul i l l < ' . . v na l l
pc.w ka gt-· o r I I I I I ' ( 'HrS and W I H ' I 'l ' W t ' ( 'HI I g i vc
r n y guy:-;. Snnw a r( ' i l l v o l v t ·d i n d rag rt. u · i ng
looks l w l l t • J; pt' rf"orl l t S l ll ' l l t • r a 1 1 d g i v es
' " " I o i l wr a,;pt'l 'is or rat ' i l l� '" " ' t ' a rs i l l
I h t · t ' t i S i o l l H · r "ngi n t ·eri ng i l l l t 'gri l y. "
an t • ngi t H 't -'ring c._ u l v <-t n l ag,... lo t H I I ' ( ' t lsl n l l tt •rs.
g• ·•wra l . W l w 1 1 IV <·' t 'ol l l t ' i 1 1 on M o 11d a y
1 1 1 orn i 1 1 g I g 1 1 a ra 1 1 l l ' t ' i i H Tt ' i s 1 1'1 " ' " " I I l a l k
' " \ Vt > ' n · V t 'l')' l l l l l t ' I J a < · u s l o l l l t ' r d ri l l ' l l
,
orga n i z a l i o t t s o i l s v e ry i r n porl a n l l o
li rsl i\uslra l ian • ·a r • ·oJ I I I K l l l )' lo i l l l rod l l< ' < '
a l >oul l < u >i l >a l l , W t ' gt> i i t > ra l l y i a l k a l >o l l l
l i s l t ' l l i l l w i w l l ' l l S i t l l l lt ' rS W OJ I I I . H < ' l 'l ' l l i l y
sal t · l l i l t · nav igal ion and 1 h i 1 1gs l i kt · i l l < ' ,; h i l"l
1 1 1olor r;w i l lg. Tl 1 a 1 's i l w i 1 1 1 porl a 1 1 l pari
I w a � i 1 1 v o l v • · d i 1 1 so•n•· of" I I I I ' t · l l s l o n w r
l i �hl in i l l < ' CTS :�OOk W was Wl ' l l n ·• · • · i v . .d .
bert', pt ·op l t • n · a l l y t ' l ljoy l ' a rs, i l wy don'l
• · l i n i cs ro r l l 1 1 · M a l oo a n d W < ' a l ' i 1 1 a l l y
T l ll 'y ' n·· S l l l a l l l i ·a l l l n 's h u l l i l t ')' a l l add l o
w a l k ' " ' ' i l w door a l fi v t • o'l ' l < wk o11 i l w
J nade S l l l l l t ' < · i Ja l J�t'S i wn l l l SI ' or i l l l ' i r
i l � t · I I S V d ri 1 i 1 1� t ·x p. . r i l ' l l l 'l '."
l lost•, I i ley h a 1 1 g a ru t i i H I l o gl'i i l w job do1w
li>t •d l >a l ' k . M a l oo h u y ns IV < ' n ' i l l v i l t ·d
l ll 'l"aJ JSl' I i ley lov t • d o i n g iL"
a l ong o r H · e v e n i n g c.t t u l show n t h rough a
n 11 w k-1 1 p l ' a r a n d askt··d lo ' '' " " " "' " ' ' I s
i l l oo aggn·ss i v t '"? I s i l 1 1 1 1 d t ' r aggn·ss i v t • '!
M os l of" i l w I i l l i ( ' i l � t ·y j 1 1 s l s l ood i l w n · i 1 1
38
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l� l t 'l ' l rol l i t ·s is a l 1 ig i>wl'l 1 1o1V - w t · ll t ' r t ' l i lt '
'" I l h i 1 1 k
I Ill'
l l t 'IV d ri vl ' r < ' l l h L l l l l ' t ' l l l t ' l l l s ,
s 1 w h as A HS a 1 1 d Tral'l ion Col l i ro l , add l o
1 , . . d ri1 ing ,. ·pnit'IH'l', lou. lr y ou w ; n r l lo
t·uslorners. " O u r < ·uslo nr t · rs l r ave a lo i
1 1 1 1 1 oiT i l r l ' Tnwlion Cor r lrol yon r · ; u r lotrl
or passion fo r i l w ears. In sonre l'ases i hey
feed back from t h e M a loo p res s car and
I.. now rnorc· alroul l i r e older rnodels !Iran
one jouma l isl said ' W o w , I h al 's a fun ear
l i r e guys l rere - i l r e y 'll re 1 1 re n r l ll'r exaC " I
lo d ri v e ! ' II gi v e s everyone here a greal
deia i l s of d i iTere 1 1 1 1 1 rodels. A 1 1d i l \ vny
deal ol' salisfaclion."
tl " ' n rt•one lt·�s e x p crie n <" ed d ri v es l i r e
1 1 i l r r · sysl r · n r i s l i rere l o i r elp . li's
•
• • •lc ·n·sting, wl1e11 testing the T'rat · l i c • n
" r r l ro l on l i re Cen I l l engine 'oiT ilw
I
l r rw' on a wei road, wilir a s k illed d ri v er
ir n po rla l l l lo r r s i l w l il l l'y low l i re ! 'a r"
" Personally, I lo ve lalking l o
journal isis and t · uslor n ers . We've j u s I l r ad
Wiih all ihe p rnj e! 'Ls .lol r n has been
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w hc 1 1 ) t >t t ' re i a l ki n g aho r r l I I SV. l i ' s
CTSH and il w as a real fu n p roj ec l .
inspiring lo know ilral i l r ne are people
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( 'o r r i m l t ·a r will he q u i C " kt· r every l i l l r t • . "
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( l f r · o t r i u r n l mr k e pal ' k age , wlrit·h is a l i ot r r
faslesl fou r d o o r s t · d a n s i n l i r e worl d .
of undt·rslanding before we cou l d rnou n l
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i kr l spoiler: W he n peo p l e saw i he brigh l
1 ' \ l l l r r lion or w l ra i H HT lras I'L U I in l i re
for elul, days, t ' i l ' , w l r il ' l r lo llll' is a
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p r rll r r p lo lraiTiC " l i glrls i r r a I I SV ! ' a r and
l 'iassi!'. Cuslorners slill ring up l uday and
sonre young guys noss in l'ro r r l and i l re y
ask i f I h e y can have a w i ng l i ke L ha l on
say � Bt:'aul car r n al l ' ' . "
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. l o i r l l i Je l i eves l i rere 1 1 1 a y be roo r 1 1 i 1 1 l l r l '
l t t l l l l'l' fo r an l'Xpansior r o f l i re nrodel
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" I su ppos e rnoslly I !'lljoy l i l t '
W i i l r I I SV, 1 he engine e ring in l egril y o f
l ' l r alle nge of nealing C "UI's I h al are
l i r e C "ars is pararnounl a n d J o h n Clark
diiTerenl lo w hai's in ill!' rnarkel plat·<·
w o r rldn'l lrave il any o l h e r way. " H e re in
and doing il u r u l n lire Iiiii!' t·<r r r slrainls
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l i ra! W l ' l r ave . Al' l n a C"ar h i l s i l l! ' r r ra rkt··l
1 w r fo n n ;n H T orienied segmenl - we've gol
I love gelling posiliv e r, '("d kwl.. front
i l l l ' l'o rn r r r l a worked oul and we're
p ro d t l ! ' i ng greal l'ars. And, w i l h L i re
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l i bility and performance to back it up . "
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l t. r raC" I e ri s l i ! 's a re grl'al. We' re t ' I I ITe n l ly
l ' " l l i ng our loe i r r i h l ' w a i n w ill r
\ - i ra I JOdy l.. i i s l i r r w r g h
I I I :D ( H o l d e n Hy D es ig r r )
1 1 H I w e ' re l ook i n g al
I " ,,s i ! J i e s r r sp!'nsior r
" l ';.':ntd e,; li t r li o t r r' I i nder l'ars. T i r e re
r r r ; r � he l rad il i ona i i i S V
l · r r � <·rs liral dor r'l w anl lo
dr i1 1· a \18 e V l 'ry day or
l l 1 1 · � r na y he looking for
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l r rlr rn· plans . " I 1hink il's
" "l " ll 'lanl lo lesl l i re walt·r and gel
' ' " ' ' " ' " 'r feed hw·k, i r r addilion lo
lu H\ ing ofT o u r engineering
np< 'l'l i st• . These <·or wepl !'ars rmry
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l o r r l I l l ) i lr eo ry is i l r al L l rey w on' l j usl he
lr l t.) sl ro w f 'a rs , i he y 'll lrave
' 11�ir wning ned i l .ilily and pe rl i • n n an<' l '
' " l �; w k il r r p . "
l·l •r .lol r r r and h i s learn l i re grealesl
" ''l ' i r: r l i on t ·omes fror r r H S V 's loy al
e n l l r u s i as n r w r r people pul inlo L h e rn
don'l S!'t' any reason for i h al lo change."
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d l l ' i l l ' i d i o i - I I I OI I i i J ! y Oil t h e l i 1 1 1 d
l o 1 I ou t h I I SV " " d I I DT v .. h w l cs .
M < · t n l wrs t ·njoy a w i d .. ra ngt• ol' <lt'l i v i l i t ·s
l l l u l l i hs. 0 1 1 r 1 1 1 ission i s I n t ' l l i l i i i H ' I '
i l l t ' l t u l i l l g orga l l ist•( I I I I C I ( t i i'S J H II"( i J I
t l 1 1 · I I SV o\V I H ' rs h i p I'XIwril-' 1 1 1 ' 1 ' l wy o t H I
h o · i h o · l y o1 1 a l l o • t i d o · v o · t-y o · v o · n l
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t h at . . r t i ll ' i 1 1 i 1 i a l p 1 1 rt ' ha><t · . "
i i i i O I I g l w t l l t l 1 0 · y o ·ar or j 1 1 s l go·l
o i l l l · r d ri v i ng t ' V t ' l l i s, loge l l 1 0 · r w i t h
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so w i ; d Ht ' l i v i l i < ·s ,; u , . I J a s C h d 1 rnns,
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so w i ; d w t •t•kt ' l l < i s < l l l < i l ri ps t o a I I I I I I I I H ·r
l tf. .l t d y, l >y 1 1o C l ta l l 1 · 1 1gt· a l Hoad &
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ol' l ot ' a l a J � < i i n l t ·r,;i a l <- · rat ' l ' I I IO 'I ' I i ngs.
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l i i l · n d l y rang1·s l'ro 1 1 1 ag1·s 7 l o 70 . N o · w
22 . l t d y, IVl oiok h a n a al 'l'l·a Tn ·t· Plaza
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a 1 1 0 l prospl ' l ' l i v . . l l l l ' l l d ll'rs a n · w t · I I 'O I I I O ' l o
v : � r i o t t s r11ol urspnrl t l l ' l i v i l i t ·s, S l l t ' h as
a l l . . n d n u · t · l i ngs "" t h e l ast 'II H'sday ol'
1 -I SV Own<'l's C l u l l uf' \VA
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l · l n h n > < I I I I S , Hosa l i e St Springv a l 1 · . "
y o 1 1 r I I S V w i t l w t l l i i i< ' I I ITi 1 1g t l w w ra i t h ol'
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"Ti l l ' W A 1 ' 1 1 1 1 > i s 1 1ow I I y 1 ·ars old and
L n 1 1 i l y o r i . . n l o ·d orga n i za t i o ns, w i l l 1 a l l
2R-2'J .J u l y, C l u b D i s p l a y al A u to Sa lon
i s l l ta d t · u p ol' I H >i h l't d l a n d ussol ' i u l 1 ·s
ag"" wo · l " ' " " "d - t l wy . . a n I H' i l w po ·rl'o ·o · l
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V l ' l t i t ' l l 's w i t l 1 a d i V I 'rsc s1 w i a l 1 n i x ol'
S A u g 1 1 s l , Hound 4 C l u b Mol orsporl
p1 'u p l 1 · l'ronl a l l i 1 1 d 1 1 s l ri t ·s < l l l d agt's.
v o · h i . . l o · s , I H" I 'o n · i l � < · y l 1 i l t h o · rn<�< i - a 1 1 0 l
Spri n t> ; - Sandow 1 1
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l·:d u t " a l ion Ct: n l re ( D EC A ) - Sheppart o n
add i t ion l o Slll ' i a l I ' V e n l s S U C ' h as t ' 1 ' 1 1 is1·s,
p i , ,. . , . l'or y n n n g n i O ' I I I I H' r,; I n l o ·; n·n
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•·ur shows, < l l l d l'a 1 1 1 i l y 1 1 1olorsporl I ' V I ' I I i s .
,; i zz l o ·,; lo 1 1 1 o n · l'o n n a l o wo · a ,; i o n ,; . T l w y
o · ; n J a l so l w a gn·al son n · o · o l ' I I SV
1-I S V Owne•·s C l u h o f S o u l h Ausln.J ia
l '1 ·opl, . o l ' u l l ag1 ·s a rc w e l t · o l l l l ' t o t ·o n t c
r. . l o · l i n l l i n l'orl l li l l i o n , s J H ' i l as i l w l ws l
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n � < · n d H " r ol' a ,.. , . , , ., . , grun p . w l 1 y nul l a k o ·
< � < l v a n l a go· o l ' i t 'r
l 'a t n i l y/soe i a l o ri e n i t ·d C ' l u l . t ha i
I . l 1 1 l y, Spri n t Day - Harl wg< ' l l o H w · t • w a y
t ' l lf lcavours l o c a t e r l'or t h e i n l l'rt:sls of'
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a l l H S V ow ners. E v e n t s a rt• sl'heduled
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d ri ves/ p i t · n i c days, d rag ra . . i ng, c i rc u i t
H S V Owiii'I'S C l u b o r N S \V
Arlrlrr·ss: PO H'" 42R Hay s w a l n
s p ri n t s, go-karl rae i ng, dy n o/horsepower
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t ' h a l l e n ge , sol ' i a l n i gh t s/d i n ners a n d
PluHw: I 800 o79 78 1
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5 th Anniversary
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e l eascd in a t ·n-ord i na t ed range,
t h e�c 1nodc l s were spec i a l l y
neated t o n · l <- ' l n·a t e I-ISV's
> l l 1 A n n i v ersary a 1 1 d I he b u i l d i ng of
: :000 V t-' h i 1 · les. A l l v e h i c les are pa i n ted
1 1 1 : 1 s i rn i l a r � l y le - G a l a xy B h 1 e w i t h
1 ' 1 1 1ora m a S i l v e r lower body < · o 1 n po1 1 e 1 1 1 s .
Ut•h•n.�cd: M a rl ' h 1 99:{
l 'nuluct iou : 11 > t a l b u i l d ol' A 1 1 1 1 i ve rsary
ll >dl ' l · was l nade up or t he rol l ow i l lg :
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B ridgestone E x ped i a S.O I
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art'
l '"rl Wagons. Of t l wse, 24 v e h i c les
dmugm/ as . fi,l/ows: Sport
Senator models.
, n · ex pmll'd t o Nl'w Zea l a n d , l 'onsist i ng
Wag1 1 1 1's � l c1 1 1 d a n l l a t t i l 'l '
Comm.ents: A n n i versa ry
spok , • a l l o y w h e e l s a re
1 1 1odels boast a u n i q u e
d � l l lc 1 1 1 1 1a l C l t J I .Sporl , I I a u l 01 1 1 a l i l '
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l 1 1 i >Sport a n d J J Senator 5000 i .
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rep l m ·t'd by t h e ra 1 1 1 i l y s t y l e ·
i n t e rior t ri m u pgrade or l > h w
7.0.1 x 1 6 a l loy w h 1 'l ' l s .
a 1 1d grey pa t tern N elson
1 1 1 1 ! ed Pa 1 1 o n 1 1 n a Si l ver fro n t t he w a i s t
C l u bSport n·,·c i vcs 8. 0.1 '
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w h i l e olhn 1 1 1ode l s h a v e rronl a n d
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gra p h i e e m b roidered on a l l
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''"'r body panl ' l s .
i t s f'a r n i l y s t y l e 1 6" w h l'cls w i t h 1 ·a ps .
door t ri l 1 1s . v, · l o u r i s l uc ked on a l l scats.
Fi>r 1 1 1 1 ' Se nator 5000i a n d Sta tesman
SOOO i , l 1 ·a t h n �eat fl a n k s were a no
d w rg1· opt i o n . Boot fea t u res a ea rpeled
l n 1 1 1 k l i d 1 1 1 11 11-'rside - a fi rst for a n y
l l o l d 1 · 1 1 prod 1 J I ' I . A n n i v ersa ry deca l s a re
pos i t i o 1 wd i 1 1 t h e fron t a nd rear
pas:··w n gt ' r's s i d e w i ndO\'\'S.
Cmum1•ut .� : A s t u n n i ng range or very
sp<'l ' i a l v,·h i l ' le�, i n l i m i t ed n u mbers,
t • n s l l n · w e l l cared for exam p l es w i l l
n · 1 1 1a i 1 1 a n e 1 1 t h u s i ast fa v o u r i t e .
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