Club Captain’s Report

By Paul Anderson

Well, it’s almost Christmas and another year done!! The older you get - the faster they seem to speed by. Writing these notes has given me reason to pause and think about the progress I have made on my Veteran vehicle restoration this year. For your information – not much. But it has also brought to mind one of the key benefits (of the many) of being a member. My very limited restoration skills often have me scratching my head over a particular problem. But generally, a fellow member of the club will poke their head around the door of my workshop and have the answer. Alternatively, I will go to the Tuesday morning gathering and ask the question and generally come up with a solution to the problem. Some of you will have heard me comment rather uncharitably that some of our members have been on the planet a long time and can’t help but have gathered a bit of knowledge. But seriously the point I am trying to make is that there is a wealth of knowledge within the club and they are generally only too happy to assist - you only need to ask. Also, when considering benefits of being a member, we need to consider our spares / parts department. This is a great resource within the club for parts for our older cars, many not available at auto parts stores and often at a more favourable price. The Rotorua Safari 2022 is now over and despite a “weather event” causing the cancellation of a car show we were going to attend, we were able to modify the programme and not have too much “down time” (see report later in The Mag). Kay Cains won the quiz prize (100% answers correct). Several others got all the questions correct but faltered on the “baby photo” section after having been given some deliberately misleading information by yours truly. A very successful and well attended homestead run to Whana Whana was held in November. I understand some fifty plus cars attended and the picnic and address by the owner were held on the lawn in front of the magnificent homestead in brilliant sunshine (the thunder storm came later). Esther and Graham Smith, who have organised this event for several years now are to be congratulated for their efforts in pulling this difficult to organise event together.

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Vintage Aviator Ltd; The Manawatu Branch of the VCC is visiting the Hood Aero Drome, Masterton on Sunday 29th January 2023 and we are looking at the possibility (for those who are interested) of joining them for the day. This will be a practice day for the Vintage Aviator Ltd. The arrival time at the Hood Aero Drome will be approx. 10.30am. The aircraft will be flying - weather permitting and Tiger Moth rides will be available (these need to be pre booked and paid for). The Peter Jackson Museum will be available from midday for members to visit. Further details and possible accommodation package will follow. Expressions of interest to me please p.anderson1@xtra.co.nz . The December members meeting has a CARistmas an CARoil theme and John Cocking and Lee-Anne Freeman will entertain. The whole emphasis of the evening is Fun. The December Sunday run will be to a point of interest followed by a shared meal at the club – see details later in the Mag. Have an enjoyable Christmas break and happy motoring.