The 2010 W.A. G.M. Owner’s Day is proudly brought to you by the Holden
Car Club of W.A.2010 NATIONALS UPDATE
updated 11
August 2010
It’s been a long time in the making, but
the Club is very excited to announce that the 2010 Nationals will be finally
heading to
Preliminary planning is well and truly
advanced and the W.A. Event Co-ordinator has provided the following information
on the arrangements made to date:
Accommodation…
Accommodation has been group booked for the
Club and an attractive package has been negotiated for the Members as follows:
Double (Queen Bed) is $126 per night, a Triple (1 Queen/1 Single) is $137.70 per
night for 3 occupants, and for the newly married or more adventurous, Spa Rooms
are available at $148.50 per night.
The motel will provide a perfect base for
our Nationals Event and there is a courtesy coach to and from the Airport for
your inbound and outbound flights, and a 24 hour Reception so it doesn’t
matter how late or early you arrive.
The Club has made an arrangement with the
motel to ensure there is a hassle-free booking process for everyone involved,
and there will be one person only at
the motel who will be responsible for taking our bookings.
Further details will be made available in the next Club Newsletter - due
out soon - or alternatively you can contact Paul for further details by emailing
him at: pkalhunis@optusnet.com.au
Friday 19
November…
The first official day of the Nationals
will involve a drive up to the
After visiting the museum it will only be a
short skip and a jump along the main street of
After lunch we’ll head off for a drive
along the back road to Northam (the major town of the
At the conclusion of the AGM we only have
to head outside the door where everything is laid out for us to have a barbecue
and a few beers - there’ll be no worries about having 1 or 2 too many to drink
and then having to avoid the gendarmes on the way back home!
Saturday
20 November…
We are very pleased to announce that the
Motorcycle Racing Club of W.A. have invited our Club to participate in what is
their biggest event of the year at Barbagello Raceway.
This event will be the third time the “Kings of Wanneroo
International” event has been held and it features international Superbike
riders competing against the best riders from
The event will showcase the Kings
International Superbike class and the Kings International Sidecar title events,
with support from the Supersport, Superstock & Clubman classes.
Barbagello Raceway is the most isolated
motor racing circuit in the world and is located in Wanneroo which is
approximately 50km north of
The Club is extremely fortunate to receive
the support of the M.C.R.C. of W.A. in granting us permission to display our
cars in the Pit/Paddock area and also for allowing us to take to the track for
some parade laps. It will be a very
unique opportunity for both car owners and race fans to see these legends of
motor racing in the environment they were built for.
Throw in the officials, flag
The day will commence with a pleasant drive
through the beautiful
Dinner on Saturday night will no longer be
a buffet and will now be held in one of the restaurants at the Burswood Casino
(which is approximately 5km from the Motel).
This will provide a much better setting and will be more suitable for our
group - and it’s not too pricey!
Our guest speakers on the night have been
confirmed as being none other than former HDT Driver - Mr Wayne Negus, and
Privateer owner/driver - Mr Tim Slako. We
can assure you all that these two gentlemen will give an insight of two vastly
different perspectives of racing in that era. They are both extremely
approachable men who are both humbled by the fact that we still hold dear their
memories and achievements after all these years.
We are also pleased to announce that Joe
Felice has been confirmed as a special guest for the evening. Back in the day
Joe was the Administrator of Motor Sport and Public Relations for Holden, and
some of you may have already had the pleasure of meeting him if you made it
along to last year’s Nationals in
Sunday 21
November…
We will be attending the GM Owner’s Day
at Steel Blue Oval in Bassendean, which has been the venue of choice for a
number of years. The GM Day is held
every second year and is the main event for the Holden Car Club of Western
Australia. It surpasses all other such events in W.A. significance and keeps
getting bigger and bigger each time it is held.
Here we will be able to display our cars for all to appreciate in a
family (GM) type environment!
When the GM Owner’s Day winds up in the
afternoon, it will mark the end of official proceedings for the 2010 Nationals
event.
So there it is - the 2010 Nationals are
shaping up to become an event not to be missed.
We would like to encourage everyone from the
Hope to see you all there!
The Event
Committee
The 2010 W.A. G.M. Owner’s Day is proudly brought to you by the Holden
Car Club of W.A.