VETERAN REPORT
Things are slowing down for our section now that the cooler weather has finally arrived. We’ve had a great summer of motoring, with many varied events to attend and enjoy. Things will pretty-well wrap up for a couple of months at least after Irishmans on Queens Birthday weekend, and then the Restoration of the Year Run on 13th June which may well turn out a couple of new Veteran restorations for judging? Time to get the tin-tops out now and enjoy them during the cooler months, and schedule in a bit of maintenance on the Veterans. I know ours needs to have a clicking noise in the driveshaft investigated, the magneto removed for a service and re-set, and an oilchange, grease and good check over after a lot of use during this past season. Already next season is shaping up well. We now have a date set for the branch Annual Veteran Rally. It will be on Sunday 26th September, and it will consist of a run from the Darfield Recreation Centre (where trailers can be safely left if necessary), with a short and a medium length route finishing at the now completely restored Racecourse Hill homestead. As well as the homestead, a huge amount of work has been put into a full refurbishment of the gardens. The owners are planning on a public open day that same day so we can display our veteran cars to the public attending - a great opportunity to share our interest in historical motoring and a great fit with the homestead open day. There will also be some simple field tests there to complete the fun. Entry forms will PAGE 20
COLIN HEY Veteran Convenor Ph 359-8737 021 883 807
be in the August hub – it’s a wee way off yet, but mark the date in your diary now. After that, the National Veteran Rally has been confirmed as being in Cromwell on 29th – 31st October and entry forms are now out (see elsewhere in the Hub). We are also planning another visit to and display at the Hororata Highland Games in November and maybe a garage raid that month also, and then we get into our usual regular events once again over summer. I’m sure it won’t take long to come around. It was great to see Ian and Rosemary Close’s Curved Dash Oldsmobile and Bruce and Shirley Shadbolt’s L’Etoile in the clubrooms for the last noggin. As I’ve mentioned before, both are superb restorations and everyone enjoyed the opportunity of having a close-up look. There are other restorations on the go too from both of them, and a few others I’ve heard about too, so still some more cars and bikes to emerge yet.
