Oliver Sellars

The 2018 AMH Automotive Group Rally of the Bay will be run on the best roads we can find in the Batemans Bay area on Saturday 11 August 2018.

This year we are proud to be a round of the MTA NSW Rally Championship, the Focus on Furniture & Bedding Victorian Rally Championship, the East Coast Classic Rally Series and the ACT Regional Rally Series.

In addition we will be running an Introductory Rally on 4 of the event stages – an opportunity for people to “test out” the idea of rallying without requiring a significant investment in equipment.

We have a new Rally Headquarters, After Party Venue and Accommodation Partner for this year – the Coachhouse Marina Resort in Beach Rd … they have plenty of accommodation options and a lot of parking areas suitable for trailers and so on – the Saturday night presentation will be held in a large Marquee here so those staying on-site won’t have far to walk home!

The Service Park will be at Corrigans Beach Reserve (the same place as 2017) and there is plenty of space for everyone to service – some food will be for sale and there are shops nearby, as well as water views and a beach for your service crew to pass the time while you are out having fun on those roads.

A Ceremonial Start will be held in the main street of Batemans Bay on Saturday morning as in previous years.

The “Bay Stages” part of the event is the NSW & Victorian Championship competition with 9 stages and the first car starting at 10am from the Ceremonial Start – no heading back to the service park this year for these crews.

The rest of the field starts from Stage 2 so their actual start will be from the service park a bit later. Everyone is required to attend the Ceremonial Start and then competitors in the “Bay Classic” (ECCRS), “Bay Ramble” (ACT Series & Allcomers)  and the “Bay Meander” (Introductory Rally) competitions will head back to the service park to await their due start time – which of course will depend on how many starters there are in the “Bay Stages”.  Of course we’re hoping there will be plenty of entries and a long wait while the VIC & NSW Championship field runs through Stage 1 …

The stages this year are a mixture of tried and true favourites – naturally there are some variations – and the final stage is one that it hasn’t been possible to run for a few years but is now in great condition and is sure to provide a memorable finish to the event – even though it is run at night (yes you will need to provide the light, lots of light!)

There are quite a few options for entering the event, which are outlined below, and will be more fully explained in the Supplementary Regulations.  Rest assured there is an option for everyone to be involved and plenty of chances to get an award or two for your efforts (the awards & trophy list has around 45 awards listed (90 if you count the Drivers & Co-Drivers separately)

The Bay Stages is run as a State Championship level event so Frontal Head Restraints and all the appropriate apparel will be required .. and is HIGHLY recommended for everyone (you will all need this level in 2019 so why not beat the rush and start wearing it as soon as possible).

Rallysafe is compulsory for EVERYONE (including the Introductory Rally) so if you don’t already have the installation kit it’s time to head to the Rallysafe website store and get what is required (if you are doing the Introductory Rally please contact us at nsscc.rallyofthebay@gmail.com BEFORE you buy anything as there are some different options for you).

The VRC may ONLY be contested on the event roadbook.

Crews contesting the MTA NSW Rally Championship have the option to run either using pacenotes or the roadbook. Championship points will be evenly divided between the two groups.

Reconnaissance for those entering to run any part of the event on pacenotes will be allowed from the weekend of the Narooma Rally (July 21^st 2018) onwards – you need to have entered the event and follow the instructions in the Supplementary Regulations in order to get maps, roadbook and so on!  Smoothline notes will be available for purchase for this event.

The roads in the area are in excellent condition and promise to make it a challenging and rewarding event. We look forward to seeing you there as part of a full field – or as an official (we need lots of those so if you can spare us a day please send us an email or give Ian a call on 0425 378 048.)

Click here to enter: http://nsscc.com.au/portal/index.php/events/volksmuller-gravel-rallysprint/nsscc-s-nsw-state-khanacross-14th-may/group-registration

• Entries close 14th may 8:30am
• Capacity 65
• Event date Sunday May 14th @ 10:00am (drivers briefing at 9:45am)ENTRY FEE
  $80 for adults
  $50 for juniors (ages 12-17)MORE INFORMATION
  Please check https://www.facebook.com/events/1881564672102742/

Four of NSSCC’s faster Tarmac Rallysprint drivers teamed up yesterday for the NSW Round of the CAMS new ‘Car Club Challenge’, held at the Ringwood Hillclimb Circuit north of Newcastle representing NSSCC.

All teams were awarded points by how their members best times compared to the existing track record in each cars class, with our guys all in their Mitsubishi Evos.  All four went under the old mark through the day a number of times and thus, NSSCC won the day.

Well done to Phil Heafey, David Finnimore, David Isaacs and Pete Howard on a great day. The winning club also won $2500, so a great day for NSSCC!!!

CAMS has published the first section of the CAMS Manual of Motor Sport for 2017, online, which includes the following:

• CAMS National Competition Rules; and
• General Requirements for Cars and Drivers, or otherwise referred to as the ‘Schedules’ which cover the Safety requirements across the sport.

A Bulletin has been published which provides a brief on the changes to the General Requirements.

CAMS is now working through the final updates to the online CAMS Manual of Motor Sport for 2017 for each Motor Sport discipline, which include Race, Rally, Off Road, Historic, Speed and Autotest sections. Further communication when these sections are available for download will be communicated shortly.

If you have any enquiries in regards to the CAMS Manual please contact the CAMS Technical department via email: technical@cams.com.au

The following people have been recognised with NSSCC’s ‘life membership’ due to their longstanding contribution and membership of our club. This organisation would not be the enjoyable and successful entity that it is today without their incredible support over the years:

Geoffrey Adams

George Aungle

Howard Croswell

Howard Grove

Malcolm Keeler

Helen Nicholls

Mitchell Keith Nicholls

Chris Peck

Kym Peck

Laurie Powell

Kay Eilynn Riley-Williams

Carol Sparkes

John Douglas Sparkes

John Stranger

Jon Thomson

Elizabeth Tyler

Roger Way

Jeffrey Woods

Following on from the success of the May Khanacross, the NSSCC Committee have planned s multi-club khana event on the grass car parks at Sydney International Dragway on Sunday the 18th of September.

This event will be focused more towards junior drivers and is sponsored by ‘Drive To Survive’, with 3 lucky junior entrants being presented with defensive driving program certificates worth over $800.

https://www.facebook.com/Drive-to-Survive-137610189585995

In addition, the club will be applying for the CAMS Driver Development Program grant to assist with entry fees – confirmed as free for under 18’s!!! The day will focus on practice, education and above all, fun for club members and Khanacross fans alike! Keep an eye out on the NSSCC website and Facebook page for further details on this grassroots-friendly event.

Held at the geographical heart of Sydney (Western Sydney International Dragway at Eastern Creek),

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
http://nsscc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/NSSCC-Khanacross-Juniors-and-Club-Members-Supp-Regs.pdf

DATE of EVENT
Sunday, May 18th, 9am

ENTRY FEE
$80 for Adults,
Free for juniors

EVENT DISTANCE
Stage Distance less than 1km
Min 4, max 12 tests (must go around in the right order)

CONTACTS
Oliver Sellars 0431 048 768
Angus Fraser 0407 209 245

CAR REGISTRATION
Road rego is not required for cars so long as they have passed scrutineering

CREW
Up to 4 drivers per car

LICENCES
CAMS L2NS licence
Day licences also available on site

MEMBERSHIP
Multiclub, must be a member of a CAMS club

SCRUTINEERING
Scrutineering will be available early at the event however it is highly recommended to have this organised prior to the day by means of regional scruitineering

DOUBLE ENTRIES
Up to 4 drivers per car

TURBO RESTRICTORS
Not required

With the Club’s recent focus on junior driver development and grassroots level events, we have created the attached ‘How to’ guide for those who are new to the sport and wish to complete the relevant admin and licencing to join an upcoming event. Please enjoy and let us know of any feedback!: How to become a NSSCC rally driver

Oliver Sellars and Brett Middleton.

The NSSCC Committee have recently developed the refreshed Club Charter / Mission and Pillars. The intention of this document is to provide members with clear understanding of where the club is headed into the future and for the Committee to use as a guide to steer Club decisions. Here is an excerpt:

Club Motto: ‘Passionate about motorsport since 1952’.

Charter / Mission:

Sydney’s North Shore Sporting Car Club is one of Australia’s largest, most passionate and active motorsport clubs, primarily (but not exclusively) involved with gravel and tarmac rally-based competition. The club organises a wide range of events, actively encouraging member participation and maintaining strong relationships with other motorsport clubs and associations.

Our mission is to encourage enthusiastic participation in the club’s activities, including contesting, organising and officiating at motorsport events of all types in an enjoyable, friendly and supportive environment.

Please find the link to download the document here: NSSCC Charter : Mission and Pillars 2016 Final

Join other rally rookies and legends in this year’s Khanacross event being held at the Sydney Dragway service area, Sunday, May 15 at 10AM – 5PM (drivers briefing at 9:45AM).

What is Khanacross?

A Khanacross is a competition conducted on unsealed surfaces, bitumen or a combination of both and involving a series of timed tests of various layouts. Each test shall be designed to test the acceleration, braking and general manoeuvrability of the vehicle and the skill and judgement of the driver. The course for each test is marked by the appropriate use of arrows and/or direction markers. Khanacross fits in between Motorkhanas and Rallysprints, introducing higher speeds, whilst not requiring high levels of vehicle modification. Junior competitors can compete from age 12. It is recommended that juniors should have built up some experience in Motorkhanas before attempting Khanacross. More information on the NSW Motorkhana series here – http://www.motorkhana.com

For more info checkout the Facebook event page!: https://www.facebook.com/events/207011892989477/

Join us on Monday the 9th of May at 7pm to hear Dale Moscatt, a professional rally co-driver with experience in over 300 rallies, give a presentation on his recent experience co-driving alongside Czech born Australian Peter Jerie in the 2016 Dakar Rally.

This night will combine our Annual General Meeting for the club.

To show our appreciation of your attendance, all current members will be entitled to a complimentary dinner and two drinks.

That’s right a FREE DINNER AND TWO DRINKS for current members!!! Remember to bring your membership cards as proof.

All club members and their guests are welcome to attend the night.

Dinner from 7pm.
Presentation and proceedings from 8pm.