Two Special Resolutions were passed by members at a Tuesday April 2nd 204 General Meeting which have added two more categories of vehicles to the Club Constitution that are eligible for Full Club membership.
The first are Chevrolet branded performance vehicles (including the Corvette) supplied in right hand drive into the Australian market by either HSV or General Motors Australia & New Zealand Pty Ltd. Chevrolets manufactured in the U.S. in right hand drive don’t contain “build plates” as they haven’t been “remanufactured”, they only have Compliance Plates as required under Australian law.
The definition of eligible HDT vehicles was also changed to “a HDT vehicle bearing an HDT build Plate, excluding HDT Improved vehicles.” This change allows modern HDT’s manufactured by Peter Champion owned HDT to be eligible for Club membership.
HSVFest Nationals:
The 10th Anniversary of HSVFest events was marked by the HSVFest Nationals which was held over the June Kings Birthday long weekend, Friday 7th to Monday 10th June 2024. This was the ultimate HSVFest event with 137 entrants from most states including 35 from NSW. Friday night was a meet and greet dinner in Wodonga, and there was an indoor Shannons Show n Shine that included a Dyno shoot out on the Saturday. Sunday was Motorsport Day at the Wodonga TAFE Driver Training Centre which was full with 47 competitors and included track sprints, Go to Whoa eliminations and 1/8th mile drag racing. The Presentation dinner was on Sunday night at the Thurgoona Country Club Resort, and Monday featured a tour through the Victorian high country led by David Sultana.
Social Events: Runs to Australian Reptile Park at Sommersby, Annual Peter Brock Memorial Run to Mount Panorama Bathurst, Run to Appin followed by lunch at the Appin Hotel, Weekend away at Bobs Shed Quirindi, a run to the Symbio Wildlife Park, a wine tasting at the Botanica Distillery
, Coffs Harbour Weekend Away (November).
Special Events: Beat the Blue at SMSP, All Holden Day, Blacktown City Show 100 years Anniversary Car Show, Shannons Sydney Classic at SMSP and the Gala Dinner Presentation Night at Doltone House, Club Marconi (November). The December Meeting “Christmas Party” was discontinued due to significant increase in catering costs and was replaced by a $60 per person member subsidy for the Gala Dinner presentation night which is now the Club’s annual “Christmas Party”.
2024 Club Motorsport Championship Winners:
Malcolm Michel won the Club’s Motorsport Championship Trophy with Jack Hills placed 2nd and Louise Taylor 3rd.
Jason Lill won the Road Holden Class, followed by Brett Thompson and Bill Vouden.
Malcolm Michel won the Race Holden Class followed by Jackson Sweeney and Phillip Sweeny.
Jack Hills won the Outlaw Class followed by Louise Taylor and Antony Savva.
2024 Motorsport Australia NSW Supersprint Championship Results:
2024 is the twelth year that our Club has been competing in the CAMS/Motorsport Australia NSW Supersprint Championship and the tenth year in a row that our Club has been on the Podium in the Club Championship, with yet another second place behind the ARDC.
Motorsport: Motorsport NSW Supersprint Championships – 6 Rounds including a round held at the Pheasant Wood Circuit that our Club hosted.The Bathurst Speed Series was also incorporated into our Club’s motorsport calendar. HSVOC Teams also competed with six teams in the NSW 6 Hour Regularity at the end of April, the NSWRRC’s Test and Tune track night on the SMSP Amaroo circuit, an HSV Come and Try Day at Sandown and a team in the 2024 Bathurst Challenge.
Driver Development: Defensive Driving Program and Advanced Driving Program by Stewart Nicholls, Steer Safely.
2024 Muscle Car Show Championship:
2 Rounds of the 2024 Muscle Car Show Championship were held, the first was at the Club Paceway in Penrith with most of the vehicles displayed under cover, and the second at the Macarthur Square shopping center in Campbelltown. Both shows has local media promotion and great support from the hosting businesses as well as the largest attendance of spectators that we’ve had for a very long time. Both venues are looking to continue this relationship and it works well for the Club as both are situated in the heartland of Holden supporters.
2024 HSVOC Muscle Car Show Championship Winners were:
Best HDT Series: Best VH Brenton Schuback, Best VK David Sultana, Best VL Jason Kouzakis
Best HSV Series: Best VL David Sultana, Best VN David Sultana, Best VP Roger Whalebone, Best VR Carlo Disaro, Best VS Grant Betts, Best VT/VU Heinz Reinhart, Best VX Vi Tuckwell, Best VY Joe Garzaniti, Best VZ Steve Palmer, Best E1 Ian Williams, Best E2 Peter Murphy, Best E3 Frank Vivoda, Best Gen F1 Sean Cobb, Best Gen F2 Peter Collins & Best Camaro Sean Cobb.
Class Champions: Elite Joe Garzaniti, Show n Shine Brett Davey, Daily Driven Ian Williams, Classic Roger Whalebone, Modified Frank Vivoda.
Model Champions: GTS/GTSR Frank Vivoda, Senator Robert Agganis, ClubSport Joe Garzaniti, Coupe Andi Willelson, Grange Ian Williams, Maloo Steve Palmer & SV Vic Tuckwell.
Grand Champion: Joe Garzaniti, Runner Up Frank Vivoda.
Website: The Club website’s bandwidth was significantly increased to a Business Hosting Plan following 509 bandwidth problem errors resulting in black screens on 24th July.
Banking: The Club closed it’s ANZ Business Banking account and opened a Westpac Community Account so that the Club could integrate the Westpac PayWay e-commerce gateway into its online payments system. This was to provide a more stable payment environment as members have had issues making payments through both Square and PayPal on our website. The Community account also gives the Club a much lower fee structure for its not-for-profit status.
Historic & Classic Plates: The Club has 27 vehicles participating in both schemes which are for vehicles 30 years of age and older.
2024 Committee: President Joe Garzaniti, VP David Sultana, Secretary Belinda McArdle, Treasurer Carlo Disaro, Public Officer Ian Williams, Membership Secretary Andi Willelson, Social Secretary Louise Davey, Special Events Frank Vivoda, Brenton Schuback & Joe Garzaniti, Motorsport Director Paul McIntyre, Motorsport Assistant Bill Vouden, Motorsport Australia Delegate Ian Williams, Magazine Editor Karin Ross, Webmaster Ian Williams, Media Director Brett Davey, Historic & Classic Plate Registrar Michael Benton, Social Media Administrator Alex Martin and Merchandise Officer Collin Ellis.
Patrons: Peter Brock, Ryan Walkinshaw; Foundation Life Members: Warren Jenkins (Pres.), Jeff Kelly (VP), Brian Cassell (Sec.), Mark Hitchinson (Treas.), Tricia Campbell (Social Sec.), Les McClelland (Member); Life Members: Gary Benson, Robert Heard, Brett Gilles, Brian Crawford, Barry Wright, Mike Chapman, Joe Garzaniti, Karin Ross; Honorary Members: Ian Luff, Warren Luff, Betty Klimenko, Petar Sabados & Paul Dillon.
Membership Numbers: 327 Total, 251 Base and 307 Voting members.
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