NOT JUST A HOBBY, IT S A LIFESTYLE!

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1 NOT JUST A HOBBY, IT S A LIFESTYLE! Geoff Watts 41 Nerang River Drive, Nerang QLD 4211 Ph/Fax (07) Mobile asrf-qld-secretary@asrf.org.au AUSTRALIAN STREET ROD FEDERATION INC. ABN: The National Control Body of Australian Street Rodding. PO Box 556, Southport BC, Qld Telephone: (07) Fax: (07) asrfsec@bigpond.com. ASRF QUEENSLAND STATE COUNCIL Minutes of Meeting 6 th September Opened By Colin Chapman Location McDonalds Redcliffe Time 8.10 p. m. CLUBS PRESENT G.C.S.R Geoff Watts, Roger Campbell Conrodders Andrew Scrim Fine Iron Greg Baird Southside Chris Dansie Eliminators Neil Cunningham S.B. Gas Guzzlers Terry Mackrell Rods Inc Gary Wilson Under 70 s Terry Mackrell Rod Squad Colin Chapman Brian Gladman Visitors Individuals Apologies Ray Crouch Nil Steve Clayton, Paradise Cruisers, Phil Jones, Cool Cruisers, Trevor Mc Craw MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Moved Second Vote Brian Gladman Geoff Watts Passed BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES Col has visited the Lake Dyer site, proposed Power Fest location for the S.E.Qld. Rod Run / Campout, Labour Day weekend The organising committee is to prepare and submit a detailed plan for the event for submission to the Lockyer Valley Council, & S.E.Q. Water. This event will be held in conjunction with the Australian Power Boat Assoc., and will be a weekend of boat racing, cruising,& Sunday Show & Shine, etc. We need folks to come on board to help organise this event and make this into a great annual camp-out week-end in the South-east. The location has some good potential, - will need to bring in extra facilities, and prepare additional camp areas. INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE: Minutes Letters Requests for Sanctions / Travel Concessions Head Office reports, Bright Rod Run, QHRP flyer/invitation Tweed Area request for SA Rods Inc SA The Lost Arts TC Wide Bay Rodders Accounts Phone/Internet account. Stamps, clock, printer cartridge 1

2 OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE Minutes to all clubs and bodies concerned Sanctions & Travel Concessions. Registration Letters BUSINESS ARISING FROM CORRESPONDENCE: - Bright Rod Run. The following letter is reproduced verbatim as circulated... special Bright meeting for All members. There is probably a lot more to this, than what you read here, but no matter how you look at it, things are changing; especially if you consider that the Bright Rod Run does not have a reputation for being out of control or a trouble spot. Hi to all Northern Suburbs S.R. members, for those who were unable to attend this week s meeting, we had a visit from 3 members of the new Victorian Police "Road Safety Task Force" Highway Section, the senior member was Inspector Dave Griffin with 2 more members Dale Woodland and Geoff Wookey. They proceeded to tell us that they had been instructed to attend Bright this year with an extra 30 to 35 members to carry out policing and inspections of entrants and enthusiasts vehicles, it got a bit loud to say the least and although the inspector tried to tone it down so it might not look so bad, most of our members walked away with a lot of doubt as to whether any of us were going to be able to drive our cars home, Ray received several calls from concerned NSSR members with a view to holding a meeting next Tuesday to possibly CANCEL this year s Bright event...well this afternoon Ray received a phone call from Inspector Griffin which lasted over 40 minutes and he explained that he would like to attend our special meeting Next Tuesday at 7.30pm at Brock St club rooms to explain exactly what their intentions are and from that meeting we can decide what we should do. I hope that all members will be able to attend this meeting on Tuesday 17th August at 7.30 thankyou Mike G ps please let any NSSR members that may not get this that the meeting is on thanks Col spoke on the need for all DC representatives to convey to members the importance of strength in numbers and, A.S.R.F. members need to know the advantages of membership and the need for ongoing representations to relevant authorities. Also, to consider the sponsorship value each club receives from OUR association, when granted a Sanction, or Travel Concession. In some circles, out there, there is a notion, that nothing should be on the road except new cars with no changes from OE. The fact that Governments push for leaner, greener and non fossil fuelled vehicles, combined with ETS and carbon footprints and associated taxes, should alert each of us, to constantly remind ourselves of what we have, and what the A.S.R.F. have achieved for us and how vulnerable we actually are. The future hopefully stays in our hands and not a beauracrat in Canberra deciding our life-style s direction. National T.A.C Annual Report National Registration/National Guidelines Status as of September 1, 2010 WA: Guidelines have been in use since inception. TAC conducts the build inspections; Transport does the final roadworthiness inspection for registration. No problems with either reproduction or modified original cars. Full registration is the only option. ACT: Guidelines have been in use almost since inception. Engineering signatories do the inspections, and TAC acts in an advisory capacity only. The NSRG is being followed. The system is working well and cars are being registered without any major problems, either reproduction or modified original cars. Full registration is the only option. SA: Guidelines in use, but there are still some difficulties with interpretation by some individuals within SA DTEI, though things are improving. Both reproduction and modified original cars are being registered. 2

3 TAC carries out build inspections, with DTEI doing the final roadworthiness and Guidelines compliance inspection for registration. Full registration is the only option. TAS: Guidelines have been in use for a few years now. TAC conducts the build inspections; the DIER does the final inspection for registration. No problems with either reproduction or modified original cars. QLD: Guidelines have not yet been implemented. LH9 and LH10 are still in operation. Both reproduction and modified original cars are still being registered without problems. TAC does all the inspections. QLD Transport seems to be stalling on VSB14, and appears to be waiting on the NSW outcome. NSW: Still operating under Modified Production for original chassis cars and Street Rod Scheme for repros. Modified is full registration, Street Rod Scheme is concessional only. Still negotiating with the RTA on our proposal for full registration for reproduction chassis cars, though this is dragging on. RTA is making suggestions of repros being classified as ICV with some (limited) ADR exemption. More information may be available at the AGM. Vic: The SR plate scheme is still the only option for reproduction cars, though some reproduction cars are passed for full registration by engineering signatories. TAC does all inspections and issues plates for SR Scheme. Engineering signatories inspect modified original cars, and the TAC is not involved. Full registration is available for modified originals, and they can also be issued with SR plates if desired. VicRoads and VicTAC are pursuing a 90-day permit option for Street Rods as an alternative to SR plates that will provide more flexibility for reproduction cars. Progress on the NSRG is still unclear, although it would appear that some engineering signatories are using the Guidelines, but there is no official VicRoads position that we are aware of. It appears that the TAC is negotiating the 90-day permit scheme rather than the National Guidelines for full registration. Following a DC Meeting agreement, the VACC will be conducting VicRoads NSRG negotiation on our behalf, and I will be attending a VACC meeting on Sept 9. Will advise the outcome at the AGM. General NTAC Activities 2010 As agreed by NCC, for financial reasons, there has been no NTAC Conference, and I have yet to initiate regular phone conferences. Communication with the State TACs has been on an as needs basis. Over the last 6 months or so, I have had discussions with various parties in NSW and Vic on the status of the National Guidelines in those states, and provided input where I can. There is concern in both states that progress is too slow, and realistically the longer the negotiation takes the less likely is a favourable outcome. For this reason, I have been asked by the VACC s Specialty Vehicle Manufacturers Group of Australia committee to address their meeting on September 9 in Melbourne. (Meeting convened to coincide with my AGM visit.) It is proposed that the VACC s clout with VicRoads be used to assist with the NSRG push. Over the last two months, I have had numerous discussions with VACC and other SVMGA Street Rod based committee members on the NSRG. I am hopeful of also having a meeting with VicRoads prior to the AGM. QTAC has involved me in discussions about, and forming a strategy to deal with, problems that have arisen in Qld with fabricated chassis rails. More will be discussed on this topic at the AGM. I have fielded numerous phone-based questions from Victorian Rodders and SR plate holders who have experienced problems and have obtained my contact details from Street Rodder News. The middle of the year was taken up with discussions and meetings with John Dombrose and Rex Middleton of WA Transport re an updated version of the National Guidelines. As the Guidelines were published before VSB14, terminology and formatting differ from VSB14, and John Dombrose was given the task of revising the Guidelines to be more in line with VSB14. At the same time a number of clarifications to existing requirements were made, primarily to assist SA, and after consultation with all 3

4 State TACs, and there were a couple of additional requirements inserted that were known to be of concern to NSW RTA, and it is hoped that their inclusion will assist the NSW cause. I will have an updated copy, which is yet to be published on the Infrastructure site, available at the AGM for discussion. The Buick Car Club are proposing to run their event, the Cleveland Auto Spectacular, at Willowbank in the future, as the available space at Cleveland Show Grounds has been annually reduced, making it increasingly harder to hold an event that size at this venue. Ipswich Council are keen to build a show facility, and provide land for a club rooms and supporting amenities. REQUESTS FOR SANCTIONS AND/OR TRAVEL CONCESSSIONS Club Dates Details Tweed Area Street Rodders 10 th -12 th September 2010 Rods Inc The Lost Arts 2 nd -3 rd October 2010 Speed on Tweed Murwillumbah, NSW Vintage Speedcar Spectacular, Brisbane Exhibition Grounds. The Lost Arts, 81 Osborne Crt, Wallu to raise funds for Angel Flight contact Darryl Lee TC/SA No. SA10 6m SA 122o TC 281A Moved/ Sec Brian Gladman & Roger Campbell Brian Gladman & Roger Campbell Brian Gladman & Neil Cunningham Wide Bay Rodders 29 th April 2 nd May 11 May in the Wide Bay annual run / camp-out SA 134C Col Chapman & Geoff Watts REGO LETTERS SENT TO Owner Vehicle Code AO/TAC 1948 Ford Pilot LH10 D.Weller & N.Croswell Pat Williams 1937 Wild Rod Coupe- LH9 Melvyn Gordon W.Burggraff & Batey ute transfer Gregory Cottrell 1932 Ford Coupe LH9 D.Kuhnemann & J.Wilkinson Jim Rose 1932 Ford Roadster LH9 J.Kean & P.Laub Steven Cook 1938 Ford Tu-Dor LH9 J.Wilkinson & G.Cossor Grant Mulseed 1933 Ford Coupe LH10 I/S transfer S.Piper & T.Bartrop Glen Harwood 1928 Ford Roadster pickup LH10 D.Weller & N.Croswell Warren McTaggart 1937 Wild Rod Roadster LH9 J.Wilkinson & G.Cossor Eric Ehlers 1932 Ford Coupe LH9 J.Wilkinson & G.Cossor Peter Bellett 1934 Ford Sedan LH9 D.Kuhnemann & J.Wilkinson Chad & Nicole Lackey 1932 Ford Tu-Dor LH9 J.Kean & P.Laub Matt Cutler 1928 Ford Sedan LH9 P.Rimland & P.Neale William Webb 1967 VW Beetle Dating letter Mark Preston 1970 Ford Falcon ute Dating Letter 4

5 1971 Ford falcon sedan Dating Letter Mario Pace 1957 Chevrolet Sedan Dating Letter Gary Mernin 1964 Holden Sedan Dating Letter Shannon Burke 1976 Ford Falcon Sedan Dating Letter Ross Deegan 1974 Holden Torana Dating letter TREASURERS REPORT Presented by Brian Gladman Books have gone to the Auditors. Account Debits Current Balance BoQ Opening Balance Bendigo Closing Bal - Bendigo Opening Balance North Coast Campout Closing Balance Total of all balances Treasurers Report Moved Second Vote Brian Gladman Geoff Watts Passed Outstanding Bills be Paid Moved Second Vote Brian Gladman Geoff Watts Passed QHRP REPORT Steve Clayton tabled a letter that was read to the meeting. The committee of the QLD Hot Rod Association would like to invite your members to participate in the QUEENSLAND HOT ROD & STREET MACHINE SPECTACULAR (formally the Brisbane Hot Rod & Street Machine Spectacular) to be held on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st November 2010 at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre, Broadbeach. With the move to the state of the art facilities at the GCCEC, we are determined to do things smarter than ever before. Held in Queensland for over 40 years, the hot rod show, as it is colloquially called, is a must do event for anyone into hot rods, street machines or collectable American cars. Don t be confused..this is THE motoring event of the year!! Don t miss.. l -rods. competition vehicles. (and only Qld) qualifying round for the prestigious 2011 Meguiars Superstars. -shirts and 50 s collectables 5

6 right through to hot rod components, replica bodies and professionally built chassis Attending the Hot Rod Show for visitors is now even easier with UNDERCOVER car parking at the venue and Surfside Buses running from all parts of the fabulous Gold Coast to the venue. Add this to the venue s close proximity to Surfers Paradise, Jupiter s Casino and the fabulous beaches the Gold Coast is famous for and you will soon come to the same conclusion the organising committee did when looking for a new venue for this iconic event.. this is THE perfect venue to hold QLD s longest running indoor motor show!! For more information visit Yours Sincerely, Steve Clayton, Di Baird, Graeme Saunders, CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR DIRECTOR QLD HOT ROD ASSN Ltd QLD HOT ROD ASSN Ltd QLD HOT ROD ASSN Ltd steve@qhrp.org di@qhrp.org graeme@qhrp.org TAC REPORT Nil GENERAL BUSINESS. Raffle car tickets are selling exceedingly well. (Hey Qld.ers get yours, now, or the raffle car will go to W.A. again!!) Management of the Tivoli have invited all clubs to a Car Orientated film night on Saturday 30 th October Any club wishing to be a part of this night please contact Colin Chapman ASAP. More details to follow, with film choice etc. Due to the lack of attendance by several clubs representatives at roaming DC meetings, the DC has decided to hold all meetings at Loganholme from now on. Daryl Harvey is to be invited to the Christmas meeting and will be presented with a plaque on behalf of the A.S.R.F. & the Queensland DC. ******** Special Notice ****** This is an item missed during discussion at the meeting. Pete Neale advises that with the change of timing for the Hot Rod Show, and a busy November, the annual Moonshine Run, normally held over the last week-end in November, has been postponed. Pete s intention is to hold the week-end run on the second week-end in February, in Stanthorp. More info later. CLUB ROUND-UP G.C.S.R Rods in Paradise very successful. Eliminators August Run to Heritage Cottage at Roseville. Rods Inc Garage crawl Rod Squad Goin Country was well attended. Good time had by all. Under 70 s Monthly run and Kin Kin Campout Southside Monthly run S.B. Gas Guzzlers Monthly run Meeting Closed 11.10pm 6

7 Next Meeting Loganholme 8pm 4 th October 2010 Colin Chapman QLD State Director Geoff Watts Qld. State Secretary 989 Chambers Flat Rd. 41 Nerang River Drive. Chambers Flat, Qld 4113 Nerang 4211 Phone Fax Mobile: olcolsclassics@dodo.com.au asrf-qld-secretary@asrf.org.au FOR ALL QSRTAC Technical Information (Proposals to Build - Guideline Books -complaints or enquiries etc) - please contact the following; Debbie Wilkinson Steve Coade P.O. Box 4665 Chief Inspector Loganholme D.C. Ph. O Qld Ph steve.coade@bigpond.com 7