NEWS
GLENMAGGIE CUP @ Lake Glenmaggie - In Review
First Race meeting for 2012! What a day…. With a top Temperature of 35°C, it was hot!
Only a turn out of 3 boats – RKM, The Mortician and Pace Sett’r it was a day of fun and putting on a show!
Race 1 - Pole 1 – Pace Sett’r, Pole 2 – RKM & Pole 3 – The Mortician …. The flag dropped, RKM leapt into the lead – 1st, followed by The Mortician 2nd & Pace Sett’r 3rd.
Race 2 – Pole 1 – Pace Sett’r, Pole 2 – The Mortician & Pole 3 – RKM …. The flag dropped, the starts were fast (by the time the flagged was dropped the boys were going full noise! – Which was great to see) Pace Sett’r got a great start – first to the turn bouy, The Mortician stopped on the first lap, RKM passed Pace Sett’r to finish 1st, followed by Pace Sett’r & the Mortician – DNF! This was due to having no power – which was a result of the accelerator plugs in the Carby’s were missing, however were fixed for the last race!
Race 3 – Pole 1 – The Mortician, Pole 2 – Pace Sett’r & Pole 3 – RKM…Again a cracker of a start. Pace Sett’r leapt away again, the first corner all 3 boats around at the same time. The battle was then on between The Mortician & RKM, with The Mortician placed 1st, RKM closely 2nd and Pace Sett’r closed the gap to close 3rd.
The other show down of the weekend was between - Loose in the Dark – KT Boat from NSW and Nova in the Darryl Hamilton Memorial and Loose in the Dark and Bud Light in the Glenmaggie Cup!
Winners from these were – 1st in the Darryl Hamilton Memorial – Loose in the Dark, driven by Wayne Smith
- 1st in the Glenmaggie Cup – Bud Light, driven by Paul Eade
Thank you to all for a great days racing. We were lucky that the wind held off and when it did come up, it was blowing in the right direction. Thank you to Glenmaggie & District Boat Club for a good days racing.
1.6’s have made a decision not to go to Melton, as a few drivers have other commitments. The next race meeting will be held at Lake Charm – March 18 for the 3rd Round of the Australian Championship Series – See you all there.
VSBC GOLD CUP @ Lake Eppalock - Sunday November 27, 2011 - Post Race Report
What a weekend... The Weather was up to its old tricks again! Saturday was a miserable day, rain, rain and more rain! We saw more rain in one day than in one year! Saturday night the wind came up and was very blowly - Gusts up to 80-90 km.
Sunday morning at 05:30 - the wind was still very blustery which stop at 0700 (which was good as they heavens new that we were going to put on a good show!) Was it ever... Clear skies, sun shining and another turn out of a field of 5 - HB Racing, Twin Cam, Little Tiger, Pace Set'r & RKM for round 2 of the Australian Championship Series.
Race 1 - Drop of the flag, Twin Cam & RKM closely followed by Little Tiger and HBR and Pace Setter Battling for 4th & 5th. This was proving to be a cracker of a race, however on the second lap at the top turn little tiger went in too hard and dug into a whole which caused one of the sponsons to dig resulted in going over. "RED FLAG" all boats stopped, Brad Nankervis was all OK. After the divers got the boat uprigt again and towed it in it was put onto the trailer. Unfortunately Little Tiger was out for the rest of the day!
2nd Restart -Race 1( Aust Champ)- RKM had ingition issues which unfortunately did not make it to the start line, however was slowly approaching into the course of the first turn as the flag was about to drop.... Drop of the flag, It was a drag race to the first turn when a 2nd "RED FLAG" was issued as it was unsafe at the first turn.
3rd Restart - Race 1 (Aust Champ) - It was down to a three boat field - Twin Cam, HBR & Pace Set'r - Drop of the flag and it was all racing. Twin Cam still had all the pace, finished first, followed by Pace Set'r and HBR Racing 3rd. RKM declared out for race 2 as they were experiencing igition problems.
Race 2 (Aust Champ) - Pace Set'r also experience igition problems, however managed to get it going - but missed the start( 1/2 Lap Behind!), Twin Cam out in front, - Finished 1st, then Pace Set'r managed to run down HBR and made the maneuver stick to fininsh 2nd, with HBR in 3rd place.
Overall a really good day - the weather was kind to us! Most of us went home with sun blemished faces!
See you all at Glenmaggie for - Glenmaggie & District Boat Club Gold Cup, Monday January 2nd, 2012.
Be There.....
Australian Championships - Overall Points - 2011-2012 |
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| Boat | Owner | Driver | Lake Glenmaggie | Lake Eppalock | Overall | |
| 30 Oct 2011 | 27 Nov 2011 | |||||
1 |
Twin Cam | Tony Penington | Darren Penington | 800 | 800 | 1,600 |
2 |
Pace Set'r | Glen Eddington | Glen & Aven Eddington | 469 | 600 | 1,069 |
3 |
HB Racing | Greg Holland | Brad Holland-Smith | 352 | 450 | 802 |
4 |
RKM Quality Systems | Rick Macansh | Rick & Kelvin Macansh | 300 | 0 | 300 |
5 |
Little Tiger | Leo Nankervis | Brad Nankervis | 225 | 0 | 225 |
| Total Points | 2,146 | 1,850 | 3,996 | |||
GDBC Club Day @ Lake Glenmaggie - Sunday October 30, 2011 - Post Race Report
Well... It was a cracker of a weekend for the first round of Ozlite Austtralian Championships. It was a strong field of 5 - RKM, Little Tiger, Pace Set'r, HBR Racing & Twin Cam.
Race 1( Aust Champ)- RKM had accelerator issues which unfortunately did not make it to the start line, Little Tiger could not get the engine to fire and also did not make it to the start. Drop of the flag, Twin Cam had all the pace, finished first, followed by Pace Set'r and HBR Racing 3rd.
Race 2(Aust Champ)- All 5 boats back the the start. Drop of the flag... Drag race between RKM & Twin Cam to the first corner, however the pace of Twin Cam was too strong for RKM. Little Tiger & Pace Set'r also has a half a lap battle before Little Tiger breaking away. Twin Cam - 1st, RKM - 2nd & Little Tiger 3rd.
Race 3 - Twin Cam suffered damage in the 2nd race which put them out for the day... Damaged hatch on captule (hinged craked on the lid), Little Tiger had engine issues and also resulted in not participating in the last race of the day! Drop of Flag - RKM whizzed to the first turn, followed by HBR and Pace Set'r close by, which fininshed in that order.
Water Conditions were perfect for most of the day, which was awesome! In the last race the conditions started to become worse. Next round is at Eppalock for Round 2 - 1.6 Ozlite Australian Championship Series. See you all there... P.S - Outboards racing on the Saturday Nov 26 from 12pm, Inboards on Sunday Nov 27
Click link below to download the PDF Version...
VSBC Sun Nov 27.pdf
VSBC Club Day @ Lake Eppalock - Sunday October 2, 2011 - Post Race Report
Well...It was an Anti-Climax weekend - Unfortunately the weather played havoc with us again! Saturday was a bitterly cold day HBR Racing and Pace Set'r braved the cold water to test & tune. Making changes along the way.
Sunday - After losing 1 hours sleep from the start of Day-Light Savings! It was a cloudless day... Sun shining however Wind Blowing. It was ideal conditions for surfers - pitty we were inland! The call was made at 11am to cancel the event as the weather outlook for the remainder of the day was not going to let up! Disappointing, however a good weekend away to see the Cats get up! -
Trophies for 2011 – 2012 & Race Dates
**Australian Championships - All dates CONFRIRMED**
Round 1 – Lake Glenmaggie- GDBC- October 30, 2011Round 2 – Lake Eppalock -VSBC- November 27, 2011
Round 3 – Lake Charm -VOC- March 18, 2012
Round 4 – Paynesville (Lake King) -EGPBC- April 15/16, 2012
All other dates - download APBA Race Calendar from the Calendar Page...
Season 2011-2012 Ozlites Committee
President - Tom Hefffernan
Vice President - Rob Fraser
Secretary - Natasha Heffernan
Treasurer - Grant Rollason
Committee Members - Rick Macansh & Holly (Greg) Holland
APBA delegate - Grant Rollason
Non Committee Member "Webmaster" - Aven Eddington
Thank you to all those that came to the AGM... I would also like to congradulate the people of the new committee and wish them the best for season '11-'12.
I would also say a huge thank you to Jeff Heggaton who was been keeping this awesome site up-to-date over the years.
Good Luck to all and wish everyone a safe racing season!
Ozlite Rule Changes
Season 2011-2012 Rule Change
* Appendix C – Rules & Regulations
* Section 3 – Rule Changes
Additional sub-section:
c) As at the AGM 2011 – 13th August 2011 there will be a 2 year freeze on all engine and hull rules.
Reason for change:
To bring stability to our class rules and let owners come to grips with what they can change under the current rules to make their boats more competitive.
APBA License Forms ... Season 2011-2012
If any one has misplaced their license pack, or have not receive it... you can download them below
Results from the VOC/Ozlites Presentation Night
Trophy Winners....
Australian Championships |
Driver |
|
1st |
Melton Toyota Racing |
Grant Rollason |
2nd |
Pace Set'r |
Glen & Aven Eddington |
3rd |
Li'l Terra |
Natasha Heffernan |
As per Group 900 rules in the APBA Rule Book. Series Event - 2 Rounds
A.S.D.A. National Champion |
Driver |
|
1st |
Melton Toyota Racing |
Grant Rollason & Grant Harrison |
2nd |
Li'l Terra |
Natasha Heffernan |
3rd |
RKM Quality Systems |
Kelvin & Rick Macansh |
The boat accumulating the most points at all Oz Lite nominated events.
Victorian Championships |
Driver |
|
1st |
Melton Toyota Racing |
Grant Rollason |
2nd |
RKM Quality Systems |
Kelvin Macansh |
3rd |
Li'l Terra |
Natasha Heffernan |
As per Group 900 rules in the APBA Rule Book.
Ron Wilkin Memorial Trophy |
Driver |
|
1st |
Melton Toyota Racing |
Grant Harrison |
2nd |
Li'l Terra |
Natasha Heffernan |
3rd |
The Mortician |
Darren Penington |
Contested at the 1st V.S.B.C. race meeting each season.
Les Scott Memorial (Prev. E.K.W) |
Driver |
|
1st |
Melton Toyota Racing |
Grant Rollason & Grant Harrison |
2nd |
Pace Set'r |
Glen & Aven Eddington |
3rd |
Li'l Terra |
Natasha Heffernan |
Contested at 4 nominated race meetings throughout the season.
State Trophy |
Driver |
|
1st |
Melton Toyota Racing / Pace Set'r |
Grant Rollason / Glen & Aven Eddington |
2nd |
Li'l Terra / HB Racing |
Natasha Heffernan / Brad Holland |
To be run at the last Ozlite ominated meeting of the season.
Encouragement Award |
Driver |
|
RKM Quality Systems |
Kelvin & Rick Macansh |
The boat achieving as close to, but not over 50% of the points accumulated by the winner of the ASDA National Championship.
Rookie Award |
|
Driver |
Brad Holland |
Drivers Award |
Aven Eddington |
Voted on by the participating Drivers at each race meeting throughout the season.
You are reminded to come equipped with all items as listed in Rule 1004.05 of your Rule Book
The 2010-2011 season in review, the highs and lows.
The highs to start with, Melton Toyota driven by Grant Rollason wins the Australian Championship after a few years of trying. Three new boats hit the circuit, HBRacing driven by Brad Holland, Little Tiger driven by Brad Nankervis and The Mortician driven by Darren Penington.
Australian Champion Grant Rollason in Melton Toyota
Little Tiger driven by Brad Nankervis and HBRacing driven by Brad Holland
The Mortician driven by Darren Penington
Now the low points of the season with a number of boats having the odd accident and suffering damage.
First up was Natasha flipping Lil Terra at Glenmaggie
Next was Pace Setr at Nagambie
RKM suffered major damage after riding up on the rooster tail of The Mortician at Eppalock during the Victorian Championships.
Other boats damaged thru out the season include The Mortician after hitting something in the water but will be back next season along with RKM. Lil Terra and Pace Setr made come backs and continued thru out the season.
Not so much as a low point but sad news is Lil Terra has been retired off after some 35+ years of solid racing and like all great boats was starting to show it's age after being one of the most competitive boats of the Formula Ford era and now the Oz Lites.
And last bit of news that is dissapointing for the Oz Lites and mainly the Melton Toyota team was the cancellation of the three new Jones hydroplanes from the USA.
Presentation night
Clink on link above to get all the details.
More of the Oz Lite members
This update is coming to you from my little cell aka a room in wet Wagga, I hear on the grape vine all the way up here that there is going to be some serious attempts on the 1.6lt kilo record at the VSBC kilo's in August (date TBA). Looks like the 28th.
The people that make the register what it is
It has been a real pleasure bringing you these updates and photo's over the past few years and the members above have made it fun, it what makes the register the best group of racers in Oz. I wish all the members the best over the off season and for the kilo's in August.
Australian Championship photo's
Australian Championships
Newly crowned Australian Champion Grant Rollason driving Melton Toyota.
Well done to the Melton Toyota team, they have been chasing this trophy for a number of years now and have suffered from bad luck previously but this season they have had a flawless run.