Newsletter #48- November / December 2011
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On the track at Dayboro by Howard Marks
Dave Williams as usual gave the little Nissan a good work out and I believe this time was still going at the end of the day, with out having to work on the motor, what are you going to do with your time from now until the next run Dave? Don't know who the young bloke was running the McKay 76, but he sure looked as though he was enjoying himself and acquitted himself well. Great to see the young fellows taking an interest in the old cars. Then there was Bob , On the track for the first time in a midget, and I can assure you it will not be the last .In total a dozen cars on the track, and Chev11 #Vic99 of Peter Pesschiers on the trailer with a big for sale sign hanging around its neck. Why is Peter selling this little jewel, can't say but something else is in the pipe line, any body looking for a great midget at a ridiculously low price that has had a squillion dollars spent on it give peter a call, all particulars and contact can be found on historicspeedway.com .Peter also has the NSW 55 Chev 11 for sale also on HSAA web site .With some of the regulars that are involved with the running of our events and not able to attend this meet a big thank you to those that stepped in and helped make the day the success that it was , including Col Bar for picking up all the necessary bits needed and for delivery then doing shopping trips on the day to keep the tucker up to the BBQ. To Kate and Amy for their help with the sign on and then working BBQ a big thanks. A SPECIAL THANKS to Alan Fenn for the work he has been doing and organizing on our push and safety car , this has taken many hours of Alan's time , and although we had a couple of Hic Ups on the day, it will be a great asset when sorted. When the push car said enough for today , Allan grabbed a ride home (some 40 minutes away) and came back with his own push truck to finish the da . WELL DONE Alan. At the end of the day it was a shame to see Alan washing the two cars on his own (a major job) .For the continued success of the HSAA that we have had from our early days to continue, more of our members are required to stay behind and help with the clean up of the grounds, push trucks etc.
Get Involved
Grafton Speedway Mega Vintage Spectacular 19-May-2012
Promoted by Grafton Speedway and Ballina Powder coating This day will be huge, gates open 12 noon demonstrations of all vintage speedway cars and bikes will be on track from 3pm till 8pm,BBQ facilities + food vans.
$5.00 spectators
$25.00 car entry
All Vintage Speedway Clubs are invited to attend this huge day.
Trophies for best car-bike section hope to see you all here to make this a memorable one if possible let us know numbers.
Contact Wil Newton 0417720952
Leigh Drennan 0266869242 w 0266866844 a\h
BCRA Vintage Views “Jimmy Sills Classic” At Shasta October 8. 2011
By June Wheeler-Ferreira
Saturday October 8th vintage guys made the trip to Anderson, Shasta Raceway Park for a combo show with USAC. As usual Rick Faeth took real good care of the vintage guys with lots of track time. We had 2 practice sessions, trophy dash, heat race and a main event. We ran along with 410 sprint cars and Ford focus midgets. First place in the main for the sprints was Tim Barber and Ford focus Keegan Walmer. The crowd was a little small, but the racing was good.
We started the show with 6 midgets, but couple of the guys had mechanical problems couldn’t run the whole show. We all had fun the weather was great, the vintage guys really like running at Shasta, it’s a good track. Our day started off with a stop at the Rolling Hills Casino for lunch. We got to the track around noon, kick tires for couple of hours. Practice started at 2pm.
Some of the guys that made the long haul were; John Kunstal #20, Paul Farajian #14, HSAA Member Tommy Belfiore blue & yellow car #16, Harold Allen #04, Jim De Jong #4, Paul Ferreira #1 & Richard Walsh
We didn’t stay over, so we got back to the Bay Area around 2am, it was a long day, but a fun one.
Our next pit stop is Lakeport Speedway, October 15th, pits open at 8am and practice begins at 10am.
Vale – Dale Venables
It is with extreme sadness that we have to informed you that H.S.A.A club member Dale Venables passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning 11th Dec 2011.
Dale was a very active member of our club even up until a few weeks ago, battling on with his illness.
Dale was well respected and a popular member of our club, he was a great bloke and he will be sadly missed by all.
Rest in Peace Mate.
Vale - Ray Palmer
SYDNEY Solo rider of the 1980s, Ray Palmer, died after a heart attack on October 30 (writes Peter White).
He was 48.
Palmer entered speedway as a 14-year-old, racing around Nepean by himself for three years before he could obtain his speedway licence. They were the days before Junior Speedway existed in NSW.
A jockey-sized kid, he had enormous potential and was actually running successfully in A grade against Wayne Forrest and company when he sneaked into a few meetings at Nepean before his age was discovered.
When he did begin riding officially he quickly made the grade and had a stint overseas with Glasgow in Scotland.
Latterly he was a close friend of former Sidecar rider Alan Hughes who described him as “a great bloke”.
Palmer lived at Guildford and drove a tilt-tray truck.
He is survived by three sisters - Gail, Sonya and Shayne
Annual Inspections
Annual vehicle inspections to be to be conducted at Rocklea Showground's.
Goburra St Rocklea on the Saturday 14Th & Saturday 21st of January 2012 from 10am
(Please bring Log-Books with you)
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Name the Driver with one very sore head, after a fence altercation at the Brisbane Exhibition Speedway?
Brian Farley #3 has a mechanical gremlin as Robin Hilder #56 motors by at the Brisbane Exhibition Speedway.
HSAA Member Tommy Belfiore.
