BRANCH AWARDS DINNER

from The Hub August 2023

MOTORCYCLE REPORT

SATURDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2023 CLUBROOMS, CUTLER PARK.

Bar opens 6.00 pm

Please be seated for dinner by 6.30 pm. The dinner is held annually to present branch members 25, 35, 50 and 60-year membership awards. This year, the dinner will be catered by Country Feasts.

Tickets ($40 single) are available from branch committee members and at the bar at noggins.

If there are any special dietary requirements, contact Leigh – 342 9110 or craythornes@actrix.co.nz as soon as possible please.

Come along and support your fellow members on their special night.

During the evening, you will hear citations highlighting the 50-year awardees involvement in the club; always interesting.

25-year presentations

Bob Hayes, Arthur Poll

35-year presentations

Charmaine Garth, Michael Hedgman, Pamela Yeatman, Peter Yeatman

50-year presentations

Bernard Crossen, Barry Elcock, Brian Hayman, Phillip Kiesanowski, Lindsay Painter

60-year presentations

Gay Goodman, Bob Humm, Alan Wills

(Please note – the management committee has not approved these applications at the closing date of the Hub.)

Winter Run, Sunday 23rd July

Well, the weather certainly didn’t disappoint, with ample rainfall to test the water tightness of all of our cars, plus of course the heaters and demisters for those lucky enough to have them fitted and working. In fact it was so wet, a few of the registered entries decided to stay at home, and we certainly couldn’t blame them for doing so. However, for those who did brave the conditions, there were rewards!

Free tea and coffee and fresh scones with jam and cream at the start.

Lakes and streams across the landscape that none of us had ever seen before.

Water hazards to negotiate whilst being considerate to oncoming traffic.

Surface flooding in new subdivisions and parks that obviously hadn’t been allowed for in Selwyn District Council design calculations.

A set of clear and concise instructions written accurately so nobody could get lost.

Warm clubrooms in which to enjoy our lunch once we got back to Cutler Park (and we did all successfully complete the run).

Great comradeship across all those who took part.

A free wash for the car, easily cleaned and dried off in the garage when returning home. I did consider taking the modern, but where was the challenge in that?

The route plotted by organisers Dave and Pam Dacombe took us out past West Melton and across to Rolleston, then through Springston, Lincoln and Prebbleton before returning through Hornby to Cutler Part. Lots of good rural running, and lots of new subdivisions we’d never been through before.

And of course, lots of flooded paddocks and huge roadside puddles to drive around. All very interesting, but nothing that would cause any concern to anyone who took part.

As it was, our Wolseley 1500 happily negotiated all the water obstacles and we were warm and dry inside – every bit as good as being at home watching F1 on television. I can honestly say everyone enjoyed the outing, and there were lots of remarks about why subdivisions are happening on some parts of the district that are so low-lying. Thanks Dave and Pam and your helpers – we enjoyed the run very much, and our car didn’t mind either.

Colin and Jenny Hey.

To Whom it may Concern,

On behalf of the Holden Enthusiasts Club Christchurch, I wish to thank the Vintage Car Club Canterbury for allowing us to participate in your Grasskana event on 28th May.

All our members who entered the event thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of driving their cars a little harder and differently than normal, and even those that only came to watch had a great day.

This was a good opportunity for our members to enjoy the company of another car club and participate in an event that many have never done before. We also would like to acknowledge the help of Heather Harris in liaising with both car clubs to make this event possible for our members. Once again, thank you for a well run event, and enjoyable day.

Allan White Vice President H.E.C.C.

Women And Young Drivers Rally

Sunday 10th September 2023

8.45am for a 9.00am start at Cutler Park Pub Lunch (at entrants cost)

Grasskhana optional in the afternoon (weather permitting)

Inquires to Fraser Kear on 0278664118 Cost $5 per car

To register and enter on line click HERE

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WOMEN AND YOUNG DRIVERS RALLY Manual Entry Form

$5.00 entry

Entrant’s Name: ……………………………………………..

Vehicle: ……………………………………………………….

Number attending:…………………………………………..

Phone: ………………………………………………………

Email: ………………………………………………………….

Don’t forget to make payment of your entry fee. You can do this by direct credit to our account 03 1594 0096832 00. Please put the name of the rally entrant in the particulars field and the name of the Rally in the reference field. Entry may be paid on the day but online account preferred. Send written entry form to:

Fraser Kear

40 Rossendale Road RD5 Christchurch

Only three Noggins to go (counting the August one), and planning is progressing well. As I mentioned last month, there will be two special displays this year. On the old tennis court Tony Gooding will be arranging a display of club-eligible Japanese cars, and Tony would be pleased to hear from anyone who can offer their car for this area. Please contact him on 021 359 208 or by email at tonygooding999@gmail.com if you can display such a vehicle - it doesn’t matter how old it is, as long as it’s Japanese and Pre-1994 he’d love to hear from you. Promoting these vehicles in front of the public at Swap Meet is very important for the future of our club, so help him out if you can.

In the Barn, the Motorcycle Section will be organising a very special display of four-cylinder motorcycles – Paul Ainsworth is coordinating that one, and you can contact him on 027 432 1391 if you have such a machine and haven’t heard from him already.

A reminder too that the rosters to volunteer your time for one of the many jobs that needs to be done during the event will be at the August and September noggins. The more people who offer to help, the easier it is on everyone. If you cannot get to the noggins and would like to offer a couple of hours to help out during the weekend then please give me a call. None of the jobs is onerous, but we need someone to do them.

If you’re willing to display a coreflute Swap Meet adverting sign on your front fence or know of a prominent location where you can put one, these are now available at Noggins or the Spares Shed.

Thanks and regards

Colin Hey

Last month’s Old Cars Bikes and Coffee was on Sunday 16th July, coinciding with Matariki weekend, and we were fortunate indeed that the weather turned for the better and even provided a slightly warm NW breeze to encourage people out. Once again a very good turnout of probably 60 or so vehicles of all ages, including two motorcycles. Well done everyone! Do check out the photos. The next one is of course on 20th August which is our Daffodil Run day, which is finishing in our club grounds. This will be a huge day, and if the interest so far is anything to go by and we get reasonable weather, I’m confident we’ll get around 500 vehicles taking part. I would encourage everyone to go to one of the designated start points (see the poster on Page 27) and do the run to the club grounds from there, but if for some reason you cannot do that, then please feel free to come straight to the grounds from 9.00am onwards. We will be taking donations as you enter the grounds, so please come prepared with cash for that as well as your coffee.

Colin Hey