============================================================================== DLRA SPEED TIMES ISSUE 21 - April 2004 ============================================================================== Contents Cover – 2004 Speed Trials 1 Newsletter Sponsors 2 Contents 3 Presidents Report 4 Rods Rambling’s 5 Chief Stewards Report 5 General Meeting Minutes 7 Annual General Meeting Minutes 8 2004 Speed Trials Results 9 Racers in Print 10 Web site and Email 10 Photos from the Salt 10 Newsletter Sponsors 16 On the cover; Top and Bottom Left – new members of the 200MPH achievers club. Bottom Right – John Dent, who got very close. Next door; James Stewart Photo of Phil Stelling Monaro. President Rob Carroll Ph/Fax 03 5472 4370 Secretary Rod Hadfield See below Treasurer Rod Hadfield Editor / Web Site Greg Wapling Chief Steward John Dawson Race Director Kevin Saville / Rob Carroll Starter Cled Davies Assistant Starters Mathew Saunders, Geoffrey Marden, Chris Hanlon Timer Peter Noy Assistant Timer Eric Smith Scrutineer Phil Arnold 1st Assistant Scrutineer Lennie Souter 2nd Assistant Scrutineer Steve Charlton DLRA PO Box 349 Castlemaine VIC 3450 Phone: 03 5472 2853 and Fax: 03 54721241 http://www.dlra.org.au info@ dlra.org.au ============================================================================== Presidents Report ============================================================================== Rob Carroll Another meeting over and what a ripper. Quite a few records broken, not only speed records, but entry numbers and drivers / riders as well. Some of the usually faster cars did not perform to their teams expectations, but quite a few others increased their speed over their previous best. We’ve also had our first 200MPH + runs by production type motorcycles. Congratulations to all who improved their previous speeds and / or broke a record in their class. By Sunday most people had arrived to set up camp and the pits. The day was taken up with track set up and tech inspections etc. Monday morning we had more cars to check and a driver’s meeting. Then a drive along the track for drivers to familiarise themselves. Timed runs started at 1:00pm with quite a few being licence passes. Then the black clouds started to appear in the West and South. Some rain fell but it didn’t really affect us. Then about 5:00pm the sky got real black and heavy rain made us stop running. This however did not effect the track for Tuesdays runs. Tuesday’s weather was fine and sunny about 25^C, but with a strong wind blowing from the south (tailwind) at about 20-25 MPH, all runs on Tuesday were declared “not for records”. Wednesday and Thursday were again about 25^C with a breeze at times but not enough to stop racing. By this time quite a few cars had problems (mostly broken engines. So the vehicles still running on the Friday did not have to wait long for a run. The fastest runs by most entries were on Friday morning. 3 motorcycles, the #66 Falcon and the #211 lakester all ran their fastest speeds (over 200MPH) on Friday. They reported the track was the best it had been all week. The new improved camp seemed to be given the seal of approval by everyone I spoke to, apart from the generator running out of fuel one night, I think everything ran well with the camp. Next year we will purchase our diesel from Mt. Ive Station, so no one will have to bring a 20lt drum with them. There will be a $10.00 per head charge for diesel over and above the camping fees to cover this. The amount of water used at the meeting in March was massive. The showers are the obvious culprits, because we certainly aren’t drinking it. I know it starts to sound like a broken record, but we have to keep the showers short, even to the point of turning off the water after getting wet and turning it back on to rinse off. The tanks don’t have much water in them at the moment as it has not rained yet since March and who knows when and if it will rain. Andy Jenkins has purchased a new pump for diesel transfer from the 205lt drums to the generator tank. This works on a 12v battery. The old one was not working properly, he said. Peter Noy would like to have a club display in the Extreme Horsepower Show again this year in Adelaide. This is a good promotional opportunity for the club, so if you can enter your car, give Peter a call on 08 8848 4261. The show dates are October 30 –31 2004. There seems to be some interest in having another working bee at the camp sometime in October. (4th to 8th Oct – Ed) Things to be done would include some building maintenance, possibly a fence around the dump, some electrical work, maybe a new track out to the lake entrance, repairs to the Dodge truck, Ablution block maintenance, etc. Most of these jobs are handy man type stuff that anyone can do, so think about lending a hand to get the work done. Unfortunately the exhaust powered dust blower I spoke about in the last newsletter does not work as well as a petrol powered leaf blower. It does blow dust off, but not as well , because the petrol powered unit simply moves more air. Andy Jenkins has ordered a new portable toilet on a trailer for use on the lake. The old trailer might be converted to carry cones and other track equipment to and from the camp to the track. Another job for the working bee. A long sleeved windcheater, black with a zip front and hood, Slazenger brand was left in our cabin at Port Augusta after the race meeting. I could not find the owner, so if it’s yours get in touch with me. The next general meeting will be at Norm Hardinge’s, Aussie Desert Cooler shop, 350 Murray Road Preston at 11:00am on June 20 2004. Norm and Vicky will provide another one of their excellent lunches after the meeting for a small donation. ============================================================================== Rod's Ramblings: Surprises ============================================================================== Rod Hadfield Well, our Annual Speed Week has come and gone for another year and I often wonder if one should take up heroin, poker machines or some other addiction that takes all your money and time but without the frustration’s. We buy the best and it still breaks, we fit a Tremec and break it, fit a Doug Nash and break it, fit a Jerico and break it! What next, a Lenco has been suggested, has anyone got one they want tested? Oh well, lets see what the manufacturers at Jerico say!! That big white Dyno sure tested the machinery this year, but you wouldn’t miss it for quids. Wasn’t it the best yet with all those 200 mph runs for the bike boys, they sure have guts and the ones that were so close. Congratulations boys and what about our one legged Harley rider Phil Cvirn and the 150mph run, that’s a bloody good effort for both rider and bike! I wonder if the smiles has left the faces of the Broughan brothers and Bob Ellis, although I’ll bet it was reduced a little when Bob’s bus blew up in Dubbo and it was a tow job back to Queensland. Congratulations to everyone who ran and improved on last year’s speeds and commiserations to the blow-ups. Ray Charlton had quite a few bumps in the sump of his Chev as did Wayne Pickles and the broken pieces I saw from the engine of Nick Bown’s VL would have bought a lot of good time at the Casino. As John Lynch said the DLRA stands for Drinking, Laughing, Racing Association and I am sure everyone had a great time. What about our hosts Joy and Len, did they do a good job or what! Great food, great prices, great hospitality and co-operation. Thanks to the teams that bought air blowers, but we still had a couple of people who didn’t really try and left tell tale signs in the pit area, lets not get too complacent, we can be refused permission at any time and then it’s back to the drags for sure. Congratulations also go to our Newsletter Editor/Webmaster Greg Wapling for being awarded the ASRF trophy at the recent Castlemaine Rod Run for his services to the sport. The DLRA has received excellent coverage in the latest edition of Bonneville Racing News with front cover exposure headlined “Aussie Salt Meet” and pictures of Dennis Boundy’s Grey powered FJ and Chris Fraser’s Leyland powered bike. Further into the magazine there is a full page feature with pictures of Steven Stamp’s and Ray Charlton’s Roadsters and the Rod Shop Commodore with a story sent in by us, another page showing John Lynch’s, Bob Ellis’s, Leigh Fielder’s and the Broughan’s cars along with the bikes of Gary Peterson, Gary Baker and Greg Walters. Another full page features all the results from Peter Noy and a picture of Mike Davidson’s Roadster and yet another full page featuring pictures of Phil Medlun’s Roadster and the story of his exploits driving the car to Lake Gairdner and his week at the salt written by his mate Frank Groth. This story also features in the May Edition of “Cruzin” magazine along with the car being the centre page spread. ============================================================================== Chief Stewards Report ============================================================================== John Broughan This year was a meeting that started slowly, but ended fast. The track was closed to bikes on Monday afternoon due to a gusting crosswind of up to 35 Mph, and a strong tail wind on Tuesday allowed the track to be open, but prevented any record runs being made. My aim is to keep the track open as much as possible, if I think it is safe, which is why I ran cars only on Monday afternoon. Unfortunately several cars and bikes expired on Tuesday, or the next run after, so missed out on making recorded runs. My commiseration's to them, and I hope they are back next year. The salt was the driest that I have seen in 11 years. The club truck travelling on the virgin salt to layout and drag the track had hardly picked up enough from the surface of the lake over the week to use on fish and chips. The surface of the track was excellent, with no deterioration over the week. I would like to thank the Bowman team for a fantastic track marking effort, as well as team Saville for the track layout and alignment. 28 records were set, and 6 new members of the 200 MPH club inducted. It has taken a while, but it was inevitable that the Suzuki Hayabusa's would be running over 200. Thursday afternoon was when it all happened. No wind, but the air must have been good, or else all the minor drama's had been sorted out by then. Greg Schlein, John Broughan, Paul Broughan, Gary Petersen and Gary Baker set records over 200 on Thursday afternoon, while Bob Ellis waited until Friday morning. Congratulations to all. Setting a record over 200 is not an easy task, shown by the fact that up to this meeting at Lake Gairdner, only 8 members had made it into the DLRA 200 MPH club. Over 300 runs were made this year, and I need to thank a lot of people for this. It takes a lot of effort to organise and set up a meeting of this size, and it is the pretty much the same people each year to whom we are indebted. Rod and Carol Hadfield and Rob Carroll for organising all the things that need to happen before we leave home. Mike Davidson for the public liability insurance. Peter Noy and Eric for the timing, Cled and his merry bunch of starters. The CFS volunteers who give us peace of mind in case of an accident, that fortunately have not been needed, and hopefully never will. Rob Carroll again for the running of the meeting, and John Dawson and Gary Baker for scrutineering. This years meeting was hard on engines again, as it has been over the past few years, now that through either luck or management, we can prepare a track that has no soft or sloppy sections. My team finally got our act together this year, although we had a few minor problems, both self inflicted. On Wednesday, we were running 196 mph, but could not get the engine to rev over 7000 rpm. Because of the power, we couldn't crank it up in the lower gears due to wheel spin, so I thought we had run out of grunt. Turned out that the rev limiter in the computer was set. Turned that off, then the clutch started slipping. Turned out the master cylinder had expired. Fixed that by driving without a clutch, just meant that we had to change early. The car has always handled well, but has never had the horsepower to make much of it. This year we found enough horsepower. I am not sure exactly how much, as the car was running 4 pounds higher boost at the lake than when dynoed at home, but I estimate around 450 HP at the wheels. A magnificent effort for a $440 engine and a $700 TO4 turbo. The engine has slightly larger fuel injectors from a 3 litre, and an aftermarket computer, but is otherwise untouched from what was bought at the wreckers in January. We were running 20 pounds of boost, at 7700 RPM for the long course, and the engine is as sweet as you could ever hope for. No blowby, no misfires. Two things I noticed that I wasn't really expecting was the acceleration of the car in 3rd and top. I was being pushed back in the seat, and the car was doing 200 by about a mile and a quarter. It was a huge buzz at those speeds, but I was expecting a long wind out. The other thing was the wind resistance. The first time I put my foot on the clutch after running the timing section, I thought I had released the chute, the car slowed so suddenly. It was like putting your foot on the brakes. If you want speed on a budget, a Toyota 1JZ-GTE could be the answer, especially if you have a liking for a 6 cylinder, and you can cope with a computer controlled turbo engine. If you do look at this, ditch the factory turbo's straight away. The ceramic wheels will give you plenty of grief. This year gives us a few firsts, and as this is my last chance for a captive audience, this is what they are: First home built car over 200. First 6 over 200. Probably the fastest 6 in the country. First car to lose a tire over 200 and not lose control. At the moment we have no idea what to do for next year now. Should we re class the car with a smaller engine and start again, meet the safety for over 200, and crank it up as much as we can afford After 6 years involved with the technical side of the club, the last 4 as chief steward, I think it is time to move on and allow some fresh ideas. I commend John Dawson, who put his hand up at the annual meeting, and was elected the new chief steward for the 2005 meeting, and wish him all the best. John has been to the lake many times as both spectator/helper and competitor, and he will make a fantastic chief steward. The job of chief steward has many parts, but the most rewarding part for me was talking to people over the phone or in person about the construction of a new car, and then having the pleasure of seeing them compete. This has never failed to give me a smile. I hope the members have enjoyed the meetings as much as I have, and I look forward to next year. John Broughan Retiring Chief Steward 200 MPH club life member (At last) ============================================================================== GENERAL MEETING ============================================================================== Held At Lake Gairdner Campsite Wednesday 3rd March, 2004 The meeting was opened at 9.05pm with Rob Carroll in the chair, there were approximately 57 people present. APOLOGIES: Casey Hill, Kevin Ryan, Bob Bowman and crew, Stewart Lapin, Debra Dawson and Delvene Manning. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Were read by Rob Carroll and were moved by John Lynch and seconded by Greg Butler “That the Minutes be Read as Accepted”, Carried. TREASURERS REPORT: Bank Balance $6,290.72 Moved by Rod Hadfield as Treasurer Seconded by Mark Hadfield BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES: The meeting was advised that the donated Crane was to be sold as it was not suitable for club use. Rod Hadfield to follow this up. Len Newton will be asked if the club can put in a new, more direct track to the lake from the campsite. A brief discussion was held on the removal of dust from vehicles and it was deemed that exhaust blowers were less efficient than leaf blowers. Many teams indicated that they had blowers, which was good to see. The proposed raffle of campsite beds has been deferred to a later date. Rob Carroll reported that four double and one single additional bunk frames have been provided. Rod Hadfield advised the meeting that their Insurance Company have advised that to insure the Timing Equipment at Peter Noy’s property would cost $250.00 per annum against Fire and Theft, if it is kept under lock and key. To insure it whilst in use at the Lake would cost $500.00 to $600.00 per annum for Fire, Theft and Accident at all times. John Broughan reported he has no information as yet on the suitability of Engine Nappies to prevent oil spills. INWARDS CORRESPONDANCE: Letter from Mark Bryan offering a donation of 10% of sales of model cars to the club. GENERAL BUSINESS: The meeting was informed of a donation of $50.00 from Casey Hill towards the running of the meeting. It was decided to deposit this sum with the Canteen for refreshments for the safety crew. A poster advertising a forthcoming Motor Cycle event at Bonneville was displayed and addressed by Rod Hadfield. Following considerable discussion Mike Davidson undertook to further check with Insurers for quotes on insurance of the timing gear and radios. The Committee is to consult with Trevor Beck the possible Insurance on his Radios. As not all attendees to the campsite bring the requested donation of 20 litres of diesel it was moved by Rob Carroll and seconded by John Lynch that entrants be charged $10.00 and all diesel fuel be purchased from Mt. Ive from now on. The motion was carried. Cled Davies advised the members that an improved and extended Bulletin Board showing times of best runs would be in operation at the Starting line next year. The system works well in general but drivers are advised that they must personally be in the line to put their name on the board. He drew member’s attention to cigarette butts and wastepaper left on the sale at the start line. The Committee is to look into the overall provision of toilets and the possibility of a toilet at the start line. Members agreed that they would accept a rise from $6.00 to $7.00 per night camp fee for next year. After some discussion it was decided that the shearing shed was a better alternative than outdoors for the annual auction. Rod Hadfield is to organise a Paramedic to be in attendance at the 2005 meeting. The possible letting of four rooms in the shearers quarters was discussed, permission from Mt. Ive is to be gained before any decision can be made. The current whereabouts of the perpetual trophy for Top Speed of the Meeting is not known, information leading to its’ recovery would be welcomed. It was agreed by the meeting that Len & Joy Newton be approached to accept the sum of $1500.00 for access. Mike Davidson advised all record holders to check the rule book to see if their entry is correct, as in his case the rule book is not correct. John Broughan then explained his system of selection of data for Record Holders and invited members to consult with him later for further discussion if necessary. Meeting closed at 9.50 p.m. ============================================================================== ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ============================================================================== HELD AT LAKE GAIRDNER CAMPSITE WEDNESDAY 3RD MARCH, 2004 The meeting was opened at 10pm by the Chairman Rob Carroll and members were welcomed. Apologies: Rex Nesbit Minutes of the previous A.G.M were moved by Rob Carroll and seconded by Mark Hadfield “That the Minutes as published in the Newsletter be accepted.” This motion was carried. Treasurers Report: Bank Balance $6290.72 Moved and seconded as in General Meeting held earlier in the evening. Business Arising from the Minutes: It was agreed that the committee decides on the choice of vehicles to be printed on the 2005 T-Shirts. Election of Office Bearers: This election was presided over by a visitor, Tony Wadsworth. It was moved by Mike Davidson and seconded by Peter Noy, “That, with the exception of the position of Chief Steward, the previous office bearers and committee members be re-elected”. This motion was carried. As there were no other nominations offered the motion was declared to be effective. John Dawson, on the nomination of Rob Carroll and seconded by Trevor Beck was elected unopposed as Chief Steward. The President thanked everyone for their attendance and all office bearers, committee, members and other assistants were thanked for their efforts during the past year. The meeting closed at 11.15pm. _________________________________________ Witness the top land speed racers competing for the Ultimate World Record. The International Motorcycle Speed Trials by BUB is for all motorcycle enthusiasts. Never before have motorcycle designers, builders and riders had their own speed trials. Now is the time for every type of rider to have a run on the salt flats. From the high-speed stream liners, to the guy who just loves to ride his bike, all will have the opportunity to push their machines to the limit. _________________________________________ Join the MERLIN WORLD MOTORCYCLE LAND SPEED CHALLENGE Ph: 04 2796 4293 www.themerlin.com.au ============================================================================== 2004 Results ============================================================================== Results of Speed Trials 2004, March 8th - 12th 2004 - Peter Noy, Chief Timer 74 entrants, 47 vehicles, 316 runs. * indicates new class record PLEASE NOTE: Runs made on Tuesday 9th March are not recorded due to the weather conditions. Driver / Rider No. Vehicle Class MPH John Lynch #092 Belly Tank AA/BFL 237.451 Leigh Fielder #113 85 Pontiac Transam C/GALT 218.512* John Broughan #211 Bellytank F/BGL 204.127* Paul Broughan #259 Bellytank F/BFL 203.110* Bob Ellis #202 65 XP Ford Falcon Coupe C/GCC 202.520* John Dent #253 68 Ford Mustang D/GC 195.047* Phil Stelling #285 68 Ford Mustang A/PRO 194.887 Norm Bradshaw #295 68 Ford Mustang A/PRO 192.389 Wayne Belot #247 34 Ford Roadster B/GR 181.726 Mark Hadfield #044 67 Ford Mustang D/GC 178.651 Ray Charlton #096 32 Ford Roadster C/STR 178.076* Chris Hanlon #251 63 XP Ford Falcon Ute C/FM/UTE 174.961* Mark Bryan #292 69 XW Ford Falcon C/PRO 174.630 Michael Bowden #360 72 HQ Holden Statesman B/PRO 173.210* Aulis Soderblom #296 28 Ford A Roadster C/GMR 172.670* Steven Stamp #214 28 Ford A Roadster C/GMR 172.347 Jason VanDyk #325 84 Pontiac Transam C/BFALT 171.428* Dean Soderblom #395 28 Ford A Roadster C/GMR 170.092 Daryl Chalmers #390 72 TC Ford Cortina C/GC 169.141* Terry Maloney #215 27 Ford T Roadster D/GMR 166.535* Bob Bowman #194 27 Ford T Roadster D/GMR 166.450 Chris Hanlon #251 63 XP Ford Falcon Ute C/M/UTE 165.654 Nathan Lambert #326 84 Pontiac Transam C/BFALT 163.191 Darryl Hunt #093 80 VH Holden Commodore E/PRO 160.007* Trevor May #216 27 Ford T Roadster D/GMR 159.680 Darryl Bevan #239 27 Ford T Roadster D/GMR 159.348 Mike Davidson #001 27 Ford T Roadster XF/FMR 158.618* Neil Jacups #217 27 Ford T Roadster D/GMR 158.311 Adrian Reid #331 93 Ford Falcon C/PRO 156.985 Harry De Rees #199 Holden Commodore E/PRO 153.879 Mike Davidson #001 27 Ford T Roadster XF/GMR 146.281* David Partridge #323 82 Mazda RX7 E/GT 146.127* Graham Cain #249 72 LJ Holden Torana E/PRO 145.678 Norm Golgerth #250 72 LJ Holden Torana E/PRO 145.560 Colin Moore #294 72 LJ Holden Torana E/PRO 144.508 Phillip Medlen #401 27 Ford T Roadster C/GR 144.115 Bob Sherry #400 86 VL Holden Commodore C/PRO 132.139 Phil Stelling #285 68 HK Holden Monaro C/PRO 132.081 Wayne Pickles #397 68 HK Holden Monaro C/PRO 127.859 Greg Williams #398 34 Ford Roadster B/GR 119.236 John Burley #332 85 Nissan Bluebird G/PRO 116.084 Trevor Lehmann #403 54 FJ Holden XO/PRO 111.124* Dennis Boundy #283 54 FJ Holden XO/PRO 107.832 Leo Monaghan #271 72 LJ Holden Torana E/PRO 106.837 Norm Hardinge #201 34 Ford Roadster B/GR 181.772 Stan # Nissan Urvan E/PRO 75.853 Gary Peterson #394 2000 Suzuki GSX 1300R MPS-G-1350 204.603* Grant Schlein #371 Suzuki GSX 1300R MPS-G-1350 204.104 Gary Baker #282 99 Suzuki MPS-F-1350 202.065* Greg Watters #379 2001 Suzuki Hayabusa MPS-G-1350 198.019 Grant Schlein #371 Suzuki GSX 1300R P-P-1350 196.42* Greg Watters #379 2001 Suzuki Hayabusa MPS-BG-1350 173.845* Chris Matheson #380 2002 Suzuki Hayabusa MPS-G-1350 167.837 Ron Stayt #178 82 Kawasaki GPZ1R MB-F-1350 159.602 Phil Cvirn #135 63 Harley Davidson Shovel Head MP-F-1650 152.775* Phil Mumenthaler #303 78 Honda CBX M-G-1350 146.160* Roland Skate #388 78 Honda CBX M-G-1350 143.769 Steven Barnett #391 72 Suzuki GT 750 M-G-750 142.608 Phil Cvirn #135 63 Harley Davidson Shovel Head MP-G-1650 141.933 Ben James #389 78 Ducati SD 900 P-P-900 128.066* Geoff Spurway #219 52 Trimph M-VF-650 126.408* Ian Case #396 98 Suzuki TL 1000S MPS-G-1350 125.278 Paul Rogers #372 2004 XB 12R Buelle P-PP-1350 125.243* Ross Northwood #377 2004 XB 12R Buelle P-PP-1350 124.826 Laszio Molnar #347 85 Harley Softail 1350 PPG 114.576 Paul Broughan #259 Honda PP-50 36.255 Wayne Mumford #078 Bellytank V4/GL Ignition Russell Mack #161 Belly Tank V4/GL Ignition Rod Hadfield #003 96 VS Commodore AA/FALT Gearbox Lionel West #272 96 VS Commodore AA/FALT Gearbox Derrick Borgas #335 80 XD Falcon AA/GALT - Graeme Turner #346 80 XD Falcon AA/GALT - Ray Cooke #237 27 Ford T Roadster D/GMR - Brian Nicholson #131 73 XA Ford Coupe C/PRO - Nicholas Bown #274 86 Holden Commodore C/PRO - Luke Hadfield #242 67 Ford Mustang D/PRO - Wally James #128 67 Ford Mustang D/PRO - Roger Hancox #399 80 VC Holden Commodore E/PRO - Andrew McCleery #334 85 Nissan Bluebird G/PRO - Peter Vansittart #150 52 Triumph MP - Stuart Penn #304 55 Vincent A/VBF-1000 - ============================================================================== DLRA General Meeting ============================================================================== The DLRA will be conducting a general meeting on Sunday 20th June 2004 Norm Hardinge’s factory, 11:00am sharp. 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