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Pakenham Auto Club

Phone: +61 407 522 047

Address: 21 Key Lane 3810 Pakenham South, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.pakenhamautoclub.org.au

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25.01.2022 With possible changes or continuation of the public health restrictions to be announced over the weekend, its time we check in on our members. How are you all tracking? We welcome you to reach out to family and friends (including your Motorsport Family at PAC) if you are struggling, and maybe even check-in with someone who you haven't heard from in a while. If you are really struggling with the restrictions and would like a professional ear to talk too we recommend you reach ...out to Beyond Blue: 1300 22 46 36. They are well catered to assist you with your mental well-being and can help you through an immediate crisis and connect you with long term assistance. They also have an online chat available for counselling too if you would like to keep your conversation quiet, visit www.beyondblue.org.au for more information. Take care in there, together we can get through this.

25.01.2022 Presentation night starts in 10 minutes!

25.01.2022 Entries close for this weekend's Khanacross tonight. Do you have your entry in?

25.01.2022 Did you catch our presentation night on Sunday? You can now view it here in 4K and optimised audio on YouTube! If you love it, feel free to share it to your motorsport friends too- it will help raise the profile of our amazing club! :) https://youtu.be/tKmvUvN6O08

25.01.2022 We have a new website coming! If you are a full financial member and own a small business we would love to link to them both here and on our site! If this is you please email us, [email protected] And yes, we will be taking membership renewals AND event entries online via the new site!

25.01.2022 Not sure if anyone actually has that much time or cardboard, but its pretty amazing!

25.01.2022 Some great Pakenham Auto Club History for you! Thanks John Carney!

24.01.2022 Funeral Notice- Ted Perkins A family funeral will be held at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on Thursday 16th July, 11:15am. For details of the livestream please send an email to [email protected]... In lieu of flowers, donations welcome in memory of Ted to Myeloma research through the Alfred Foundation by contacting 03 9076 3222. A memorial service will be held at a later date. RIP Ted.

23.01.2022 Hey everyone! Due to tech issues tonights presentation will start at 8:30pm. At least now you have plenty of time to get all your refreshments organised! Look forward to seeing you all then!

22.01.2022 It's race day! The race that stops the motorsport nation! With this historic event let's see how you're planning to watch the 2020 SuperCheap Auto Bathurst 1000!

22.01.2022 With several member teams campaigning in this year's Rally Of The Bay, the gradual return to Motorsport has us all pumped here! This week we will be featuring each of the teams entering, today we have Mitch Garrard Motorsport! Make sure you like and follow the page to show your support!

22.01.2022 Not long now for Activ Rallysport to re-start the rally action at this year's Rally of the Bay. If you haven't gotten behind them, no better time then now! https://www.facebook.com/388338055267016/posts/714650742635744/?sfnsn=mo

22.01.2022 We're meeting again! Details in the event post, see you all there!

19.01.2022 A great Day 2 of the Out of Lockdown Khanacross! Well done to everyone who put this event together, from officials and time-keepers to those who worked to get the grounds ready. Well done, it was a great event to send-off 2020!

18.01.2022 Rally of the Bay and ARC Championship contenders Activ Rallysport are longstanding PAC Members. If you haven't already, show your support for this well equipped team and make sure you are following their page for regular updates!

18.01.2022 Just a reminder if you are wanting to help out at the clubhouse and you're at a loose end tomorrow, head on down! There's details of the tasks and the tools we need in the event notes!

16.01.2022 The overall results for the Rally of the Bay are in, with Garrad/Murphy in 36th (17th in Class), Holloway/Hood in 58th (29th in Class) but unfortunately a DNF from the Dowel/Webb entry. You can view the complete list here: https://www.chrissport.kiwi/events/?db=bayrally2020... Well done to all who competed and the North Shore Sporting Car Club for organising such a great event.

15.01.2022 Social distancing got you race crazy? Its definitely affected our page admins...

13.01.2022 With some Motorsport returning, anyone got any car related plans for the long weekend? Pics appreciated! :)

13.01.2022 We have a working bee this weekend, with a few jobs that need to be completed so we can start getting towards the next stage (see the full details in our events). In order to protect our community please see the attached Social Distancing Guide that will be in effect for the time being. Stay safe and see you all soon!

13.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who has already responded! Here is a repost for those who may have missed it.... Request for Trade Support - EOI... Although we have not been able to do anything publicly, our committee have been active behind the scenes securing what is required to make our Club one of the leading community motorsport facilities in Australia. The processing of our Planning Permit was delayed by the Planning Minister however we are excited to announce it is now progressing through the Cardinia Council, with approval only several weeks away. Both the Pakenham Auto Club Committee and Cardinia Council are happy with the way things are moving. We have also been allocated grants totalling $43k through the Cardinia Capitol Grants Scheme. The grants are on a ‘dollar for dollar’ basis and will allow us to complete three projects: - New toilet blocks - New septic tank system - Replace several badly deteriorated windows Other projects will quickly follow as the COVID-19 Restrictions allow. Obviously these projects will require substantial work involving many different disciplines. Our projects will require all the usual permits and as expected we must use qualified and licensed trades or builders, not volunteer labour. So we are calling out to members who would be prepared to undertake projects for the Club. Some of the skills we need include: - Qualified Builders - Electrical - Plumbing - Carpenters - Concreting - Drainage - Painting - Brickwork - Earthmoving If you think you can help, even its just providing some advice, please contact: Leon Prosser, 0407 552 047 or [email protected] John Carney, 0467 067 068 or [email protected] Nick Wright, 0427 443 821 or [email protected] Greg Wyatt, 0429 382368 or [email protected] or you can message us directly through Facebook!

12.01.2022 Hope you are all staying dry and warm. Desperate times call for desperate attempts for your Motorsport fix.

12.01.2022 Its a very special weekend this weekend, with hopefully further positive changes to the COVID restrictions! Post pics of your weekend plans as we get ready to come out of lockdown!

12.01.2022 Our former grounds keeper and longstanding member John Hill turns 70 today! We hope you had a great day and are celebrating it in style. We wouldn't be the club we are without you- from everyone at PAC

12.01.2022 And here's our other contender in this year's Rally of the Bay! Good luck MGM, times are in their post...

10.01.2022 Please see this important announcement from Motorsport Australia regarding your licences for 2020.

10.01.2022 Changes to processing Club Plate Permits The Corona Virus lockdown has forced us to implement some severe restrictions on processing Club Plate vehicles. The requirements of the lock down, bans on moving more that 5km from home and the need to protect the health and safety of our officials means we will only be processing renewals by mail and not processing any new applications until the restrictions are lifted. NEW APPLICATIONS... Processing new applications of necessity involves face to face time with our Club officials and we do not believe this is allowed under the lockdown restrictions. Regardless of that, we cannot put our officials in any situation that may expose them to the virus. Effective immediately, we will not be processing ANY new applications for Club Plate Permits until the lockdown ends. RENEWALS We will continue to process Club Plate Permit renewals but this can only be carried out without any face to face contact. VicRoads will only accept original signed documents so the original must be signed by Club Officials. Effective immediately, permit renewals can only be processed by mailing the renewal form to our Club Plate Registrar for processing: Mail to: Graham Begelole High-tech Special Vehicles 18 Westernport Rd Lang Lang 3984 5997 5555 Include copy of current membership card and a stamped envelope for return of the paperwork. Graham will return the signed form to you by mail. Obviously, we are all looking forward to the restrictions being lifted and hopefully these arrangements will not cause too much inconvenience. Regards Leon Prosser President Pakenham Auto Club [email protected] 0407552047

09.01.2022 A great wrap up from Mitch, well done on the result!

07.01.2022 Some great advice from our frontline workers!

07.01.2022 Settle in to our Presentation of the 2019 Winnners with your family and enjoy celebrating with the winners and hearing some of the stories behind the awards.

07.01.2022 Well done to all the PAC Members who participated, sounds like it was a great event!

07.01.2022 This month's oil rag is now viewable on our website with some very exciting news for members! https://bit.ly/3nuuiKn

07.01.2022 WE HAVE AN EVENT!! The Out of Lockdown Khanacross on the weekend of 12th & 13th of December! Supplementary Regs and Entry Forms available here:... https://bit.ly/32MgL96

06.01.2022 We have a new look website! With new content being added every week, make sure you check in regularly as more is added! :) BEST OF ALL you can now renew your membership online securely via Credit Card or PayPal. :) Check it out: www.pakenhamautoclub.org.au

06.01.2022 As a follow-up on yesterday's video, here is a clip where motoring journalist Henry Catchpole has an opportunity to drive McRae's 1997 Subaru WRX. A great commentary on a great car! https://youtu.be/eZgClzYzMaU

05.01.2022 Due to issues within Facebook we can't even live stream to the PAC Page :( We are hoping the presentation video will be going live tomorrow night at 7:30pm, we shall keep you all posted. Have a great night and see you all soon!

05.01.2022 Here's some encouragement from Motorsport Australia to get on the COVIDSafe App if you haven't already. https://motorsport.org.au//covidsafe-app-may-help-us-get-r

04.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who has renewed or recently joined PAC via our it new website, and thanks to you all for your patience while the bugs are ironed out. Stay tuned as more resources for members and information on our events and programs are put up online over the next few weeks.

04.01.2022 Request for Trade Support - EOI Although we have not been able to do anything publicly, our committee have been active behind the scenes securing what is required to make our Club one of the leading community motorsport facilities in Australia. The processing of our Planning Permit was delayed by the Planning Minister however we are excited to announce it is now progressing through the Cardinia Council, with approval only several weeks away. Both the Pakenham Auto Club Commit...tee and Cardinia Council are happy with the way things are moving. We have also been allocated grants totalling $43k through the Cardinia Capitol Grants Scheme. The grants are on a ‘dollar for dollar’ basis and will allow us to complete three projects: - New toilet blocks - New septic tank system - Replace several badly deteriorated windows Other projects will quickly follow as the COVID-19 Restrictions allow. Obviously these projects will require substantial work involving many different disciplines. Our projects will require all the usual permits and as expected we must use qualified and licensed trades or builders, not volunteer labour. So we are calling out to members who would be prepared to undertake projects for the Club. Some of the skills we need include: - Qualified Builders - Electrical - Plumbing - Carpenters - Concreting - Drainage - Painting - Brickwork - Earthmoving If you think you can help, even its just providing some advice, please contact: Leon Prosser, 0407 552 047 or [email protected] John Carney, 0467 067 068 or [email protected] Nick Wright, 0427 443 821 or [email protected] Greg Wyatt, 0429 382368 or [email protected] or you can message us directly through Facebook!

04.01.2022 Is your membership due? We are transitioning over to online memberships, if you receive an email from WildApricot admin its not spam, its your membership! :) Stay tuned for news on our new look website shortly...

03.01.2022 Today's announcement has been another disappointment for those Victorians who were hoping for relief from the COVID restrictions. Like all people involved in Motorsport, many of us who have been looking forward to an exciting 2020 have had to defer our hope yet again as the toll on the mental health of Victorians continues to grow. As a grass-roots club motivated to connected like-minded motorsport enthusiasts we encourage you to take this time to reach out to someone and tal...k. No one needs to journey this alone, and as a club that has predominantly older male membership we know all too well about the brave-face we can wear while we struggle in private. The Committee of Pakenham Auto Club extend an open invitation to its members to simply pick-up the phone and call. Maybe its to complain about the lack of events, talk cars, discuss Bathurst or maybe even chat about feelings and how we may or may not be coping. It doesn't matter, we can get through this together, even if it is at a distance over the phone. Feel free to reach out to any of us! Leon Prosser 0407 552 047 John Carney 0467067068 Nick Wright 0427 443 821 Ben Rawson 0407 817 835 Greg Wyatt 0429 382 368 Graeme Begelhole 0408 591 884 Terry Hogan 0477 234 507 Alan Bloomfield 0417 330 174 Scot Leslie 0491 128 073 Steve Dansie 0418 550 454 If you are needing extra help or counselling you can call Beyond Blue anonymously on 1300 22 46 36

02.01.2022 We are needing your help! Do you have old photos of your exploits with Pakenham Auto Club? We are building an archive in getting ready for our 50 year anniversary, and would love as many pictures as possible. If you are able to help please let us know. If you only have printed photos we can arrange to have them professionally scanned and restored for you too! Please let us know via private message if you can help.

02.01.2022 VALE Ted Perkins 1961 - 2020 It is with a great deal of sadness that I sit and write this for Member 439 Ted Perkins, who slipped quietly away to that great raceway in the sky on Thursday evening. I would like to offer Di, Joel and Amelia our sincerest condolences at this time. If there is anything the club can do in anyway please just ask. ... Ted joined the Pakenham Auto Club in August 1994, although he had already being a competitor at our autocross' prior to this date. He had been a long time friend of Life member Mick Kelly. His quest in 1994 was to become part of the PAC Winton Six Hour relay race in his Volvo rally car. Ted competed in many PAC events over the next twenty six years and was a great friend and mentor to many in the club. He competed in more than twenty circuit races quite often winning his class in his Mk 1 Lotus Cortina, he has a replica Lotus Cortina that he used in many rallies, he would talk about his adventures in the Classic Outback Trial or Alpine rallies for hours. He was a terrific help at club events over many years acting as course checker, road closure official and Six Hour team manager being just some of many jobs he gladly took on. Last Saturday I had morning tea with Ted, son Joel, John Hadden and fellow club member Tim Craig at his factory in Moorabbin where he was helping his son Joel in rebuilding Joel's Excel Rally car, it is a lovely memory that I can reflect on forever. RIP Ted John Carney Vice President

02.01.2022 Here's some great photos from Day 1 of the Out of Lockdown Khanacross! Thanks Steve Dansie

01.01.2022 Good luck Geoff and Rick, and to all those competing today in Rally of the Bay!

01.01.2022 Well done Geoff and Rick, safe travels back.