MEET THE TEAM
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Ian Loxton – Chair |
Russell Mackay – Deputy Chair |
| Based in Yeppoon, Ian is the Director of Beef Support Services, a project based scientific consultancy business for the Australian beef industry.
Ian is interested in all forms of motoring activities, motorsport and classic cars over a 40 year period, with competition interests and involvement including bitumen rallying, bitumen sprints and hill climbs. |
Born and bred in Rockhampton, Russell’s passion for cars started when hewas in primary school. At that time, his dream car was a 1955 4-door Belair Chevy small block. He used to draw cartoon figures, with fire coming out of the exhaust, big fat tyres and a blower protruding out of the bonnet. Who knew this was only the beginning of 30-odd year passion for anything fast and loud.
In his early teen years to late twenties Russell chopped and altered an excessive number of vehicles, learning and teaching himself all the mechanical and panel beating skills needed. The American Muscle started to grow on him, and he bought, panel beat, painted and sold three Corvettes. After a 10 – 15 year span of making the Muscle Cars look their best, the next progression in his life was to start racing. Besides the usual – Motor X, Induros, and trial bike riding – Russell started Sprint Car racing then progressed to his current sport, Drag Racing. Russell’s 1963 Split Back Window Corvette, which covers the ¼ Mile in 6.5 seconds, with a speed 219 MPH or 352 KPH pass, has raced in the ever popular division of Supercharged OutLaws, driving to as far north as Cairns and south to Sydney competing in the Rocket All Stars Series. Russell proudly owns a collection of American Muscle Cars which consists of two 1957 BelAir 2 Door Big Block Chev, a 1966 Cadillac 4 door, a 1969 Z28 Camaro, a 1971 Stingray Corvette, a 1971 Step Side Chevy pick up Big block fully blown fitted with airbags, a 2002 C5 Corvette and a original Orange County Chopper. Over past 19 years, Russell has owned a Central Queensland glazing company and operates a glass processing plant. Russell’s passion is to bring motor sports and enthusiasts to the Central Queensland area to show off the region’s amazing vehicles and facilities. |
Noel Landry – Treasurer |
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| Noel Landry is the CEO of Beef Australia, Australia’s triennial National Beef Expo held in Rockhampton.
Also a board member of Capricorn Regional Tourism body, he is passionate about staging quality events in Central Queensland. |
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Ellie Traynor – Secretary / Event Manager |
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| Ellie Traynor is Event Manager at Capricorn Tourism and is responsible for organising a range of events in the region, including the major events such as QREX.
Ellie has a background in managing arts and community events. She admits that she has a limited knowledge of all things auto, but she’s getting her head around motor-info quickly and makes up for any holes in her auto-history with her knowledge of events. She has always harboured the dream of owning a vintage MG Roadster and a collection of Audrey Hepburn-esque headscarves. Ellie is delighted to be working on an event that stirs up so much passion in Central Queensland. |
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Stephen Bell |
John Brydon |
| Stephen Bell is a Gladstone-based Motorsport Competitor who has competed in many street sprints and hill climbs, including the Queensland and Australian Championships.
His credits include: 3rd in Class 1st in Class 3rd in Class 3rd in Class 3rd in Class 1st in Class 2nd in Class 3rd in Class 2nd in Class 2nd in Class 1st in Class Stephen is committed to having an event in our own back yard and bringing lots of competitors to Central Queensland. |
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Kev Hogan |
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| Current president and founding member of the All Classic Motor Club Motor of Central Queensland, Kev has a wealth of experience gained through his involvement in the staging of major Show and Shine events.
Kev is also a keen collector and restorer of British and Italian cars and is a keen motor sport enthusiast having competed in Motorkhana and other club events as a member the C.Q.M.S.C. in the 1970’s and early 80’s. Employed in the postal industry, Kev is a state delegate and industrial advisor to the communication workers union and is a member of the Automotive Historians of Australia. |
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Keith Honour |
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| Keith has always had an interest in cars and took up motorsport as soon as he could afford it. He has been racing competitively for about 30 years in enduro motorbikes, rally cars, off road racing, motorkhanas, khanacross and street sprints. He can hang his hat on two Queensland Class Three Champion titles in off road racing and class wins in enduro bikes, motorkhanas, rally and sprints. As a member of the Central Coast Car Club, Keith races an R30 Skyline Rally Car and an R32 Skyline Street Sprint Car. He dreams of racing a Porche GT2 in Targa Tasmania. Keith is a keen competitor and is always there to lend a hand to organisers of events. He is keen to develop juniors in their motor sport endeavours. |
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Rick Palmer
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Richard Scott
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| Rick is the Strategic Manager with the Rockhampton Regional Council and was previously the Manager City Governance with the Rockhampton City Council which he joined in October 2000.Prior to working for Council, Rick was employed by the Australian Beef Cattle Exposition Association as the Event Manager for Beef 2000 and Beef 97. In 1996 he spent a year as a project officer working for Capricorn Tourism and from 1990 to 1995 Rick was employed as the University Editor at Central Queensland University.
He has a strong interest in event management and has been directly involved in the organisation of QREX (Queensland Resources Expo) in 2009 and 2007. For five years he was the coordinator for Commonwealth Bank Fieldfest and helped stage two open days at CQ University, the second of which was the initial Multicultural Fair held at the University. He was employed as a journalist by the South Burnett Times in Kingaroy from 1986-1990 after 14 years working as a solicitor. |
Richard Scott is based in the Gladstone region and is President of the Central Queensland Drag Racing Association and the Benaraby Motorsportz Complex.
He strongly believes that Central Queensland is the ideal venue to showcase the great diversity of motor sports available to both participants and spectators. He has a long history in motorsports that ranges from speedway to go karts, motorcycle trials to endurance riding and motocross to drag racing. |
Heather Smith |
Denham Whitham |
| Heather has worked for the Champion Group of Companies for approx. 2 ½ years as the Manager of the largest collection of Peter Brock Road and Race Cars in the country. As well as managing Champions Brock Experience in Yeppoon, she also handles the marketing for iconic motor company HDT Special Vehicles in Sydney With a love of all sorts of motorsport, and her connections through the Champion Collection, she brings her enthusiasm to Camco Group MotorMania CQ and endeavours to makes this event a huge success for the region. |
Denham has worked in tourism and senior management roles within the hotel sector. Denham has tertiary qualifications in tourism and hospitality. |
EVENT STAFF
Ellie Traynor – Event Manager |
Michael Jones |
| ellie@motormaniacq.com.au 07 4922 2855 0488 795 944 |
info@motormaniacq.com.au 07 4922 2855 Michael comes to us with a background in the customer service and motor vehicle industries. Michael has previously been a service advisor in the Ian Weigh Motors award-winning service department, himself a Toyota National Skills Finalist. Michael is a keen on all things sport and is looking forward to being a part of the team which will help celebrate all thing motoring here in Central Queensland. Although Rugby Union is his first sporting love, Michael is a keen spectator when it comes to motor sport especially F1 and the World Rally Championships. |
Alex Pageadmin@motormaniacq.com.au |
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