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Coming Events for Taupo VCC 2023-24 NOVEMBER Sunday 5th

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Coming Events for Taupo VCC 2023-24

Taupo Vintage Car Club Officers

Printing Tips

Chairman’s Report

11 An Interview with Chris Amon 29 Bruce Jefferies - Eulogy 33 British Car Museum 39 Art Corner 54 Taupo VCC 2023-24 Event Calendar

Cover Photo by Terry Marshall: Chris Amon, Tasman Series Period.

CLUB NIGHT The second Wednesday of the month at the clubrooms - Hickling Park, AC Baths Ave, Taupo. CLUB DAY Third Sunday of the Month. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the articles and materials presented in this magazine are those of the authors and/or reference sources, and do not necessarily reflect the views held by the Taupo Vintage Car Club or The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand. Our intention is to stimulate discussion and enthusiasm among the VCC membership and the wider community. All photos, product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners.

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Chairman’s Report

Eric Foley Chairman’s Report for October 2023 Without a doubt the most significant matter this month has been the unexpected death of Bruce Jefferies. Bruce and Trish, along with the Duncans, had been to Whanganui to take part in the Commercial Rally being run there over Labour Weekend. Apparently, the rally included a lengthy section of rough unsealed road, which was very tough going and tiring for the participants. Owen has told me that he and Heather arrived home completely shattered. Bruce, being a little older, must have been completely worn out, poor man. For some years now, Bruce has been our Spares man and has also attended to a number of VIC assessments. His cheerful, easy-going presence will be missed. I have no doubt his funeral will be well attended by VCC members and also members of the other clubs Bruce and Trish were associated with. I also learned on Wednesday that our Patron had had a fall at home and had been admitted to Taupo Hospital. June has advised that x-rays have revealed spinal damage, and the poor fellow has been transferred to Rotorua for surgery. Graeme has suffered from low blood pressure for some time, and this affliction has led to a number of falls in the past. We all hope the surgery goes to plan and that Graham recovers well. To move on to other events, the breakfast at The Hub was again well attended. There is a similar list of attendees at this event each month and there are always a lot of happy faces slurping coffee and munching breakfast. This month’s club night was a very interesting occasion with a good attendance from members who were keen to hear from our guest speaker, Ray Stone. Ray is a very highly regarded mechanic with great success in racing and rally cars. He spoke NOVEMBER 2023

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to us “off the cuff ” about his life, listing his personal motor vehicles, the cars he had prepared, and the countries he had visited while advancing his career. All sorts of exotic machines, such as Maserati’s 250F, Alfa Romeo’s, and Ford rally cars were listed. After his lengthy dissertation, he spent some time answering questions from a very interested membership. Altogether, it was a good night. The Chairman’s Run in the main was through back roads in the Oruanui and Waikite Valley areas, and we finished up at the Wai-o-tapu Tavern for lunch and a chat. About 30 of our members took part. The feedback I got was all positive. The 6 km of gravel did not seem to bother anybody. It was in this section that one of our members stopped for a call of nature. The poor fellow was then pestered by several concerned members who thought he may have broken down. The poor fellow couldn’t even have quiet pee! The Petrolheads coffee morning was a trip to Licorice at Motu-o-apa. Unfortunately, some of us were a little pre-occupied with matters flowing from Bruces passing and were unable to attend. I have been unable to solicit any comment as to how this event transpired. Let’s hope things go to plan next month. Eric

Volunteer Please The Petrolheads coffee mornings are proving popular. So much so that there has been a call for two of the events each month rather than the monthly event we have now. Barry Hoffman is doing an excellent job in organising the present event but we need a volunteer to organise Event No2 I would be grateful if willing volunteers would give me a call on 378 7006 or email me on tfoley@jabiru.co.nz Eric

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An Interview with Chris Amon

by Tony Haycock

Photo by Terry Marshall

On the first of July, 2010, Tony Haycock, Jack Quinn and Eoin Young travelled to Kinloch, for a chat with Chris Amon, works Ford, Ferrari and Matra driver.

With a career running from 1963 to 1976, and boasting a win at the Le Mans 24 hours, 96 World Championship Grand Prix with five pole positions, 3 fastest laps, and the outright lap record at two of the most demanding circuits in Grand Prix history, Spa (before it was shortened to the version we know today), and Clermont Ferrand it can be seen as a cruel twist of fate that Chris never won a World Championship Grand Prix. His results in Tasman Series races, where his equipment was equal to that of his rivals and the cream of the world’s Formula One talent were competing, prove that it was ill fortune which stopped, arguably the most naturally gifted driver to leave New Zealand’s shore, from the success his talent richly promised and deserved. NOVEMBER 2023

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We had gone with the idea of talking about Chris’s time as a driver for Scuderia Ferrari, but as you will discover as you read on, as well as this we got an insight into his relationship with McLaren, his thoughts on his time at Indianapolis, and most revealing, his insights into the relevance of modern Formula One, and what the future may hold for it. I have not tidied up any of the dialogue, but taken it straight from the recording of the conversation, so imagine us leaning on the counter in the Amon kitchen, hearing the words being spoken rather then written and I think you will enjoy this as much as we did. Anything in Italics I have added just to fill in the odd gap. Our interview begins with Chris at Watkins Glen as a spectator for the 1966 USA Grand Prix. We pick up the story as Chris is standing in the lobby of the legendary Glen Motor Inn

TH So how did the initial approach come from Ferrari? CA This guy Keith Ballisat (the Shell representative at the GP) came up to me and said “Mr Ferrari would like to talk to you.” Apparently that’s how the approaches were made in those days. Really the only sponsors as such were the fuel/oil companies. Tyres were just becoming part of the scene. I said Oh? He said “Are you free to come to Italy on Monday ?” I then had the job of explaining to Bruce (McLaren) and to Teddy (Mayer) that I was going on to Italy on Monday, which I did and on Tuesday morning I was in Ferrari’s office and so that was how that happened. Really principally prompted from the Le Mans come sports cars thing because at that point I had for the previous year only driven one Grand Prix when I drove for Cooper at the French Grand Prix. So I really think it came about from the sports cars.

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ing the negotiations in the office, which were, really only lasted about 10 or 15 minutes .

ESY So did he sign you on the spot? CA Yeah. I said “Is this for Formula One?” And he wouldn’t actually commit anything on paper. It was to drive for Ferrari full stop. TH No mention of the type of vehicle involved? CA Exactly that! And I questioned that a bit and he basically (and I can’t remember who was the interpreter - maybe Franco Gozzi, I really can’t remember) but I asked the question three times and he basically kept saying that he wouldn’t commit anything to paper, but don’t worry. That’s what the interpreter was saying. Whether that’s what he was saying I don’t know. Any good interpreter gives a good PR message!

TH Making sure the message you want to hear is conveyed as opposed to what is actually being said?

CA Exactly - yes. So I signed the contract there and then and went across the road to the Cavallino and had lunch.

ESY And how long was the contract for? CA It was just a year - I can’t remember. Probably a year. TH And then you had to go back to the States and tell Bruce you had a change of career path?

CA Yes. Which didn’t go down terribly well. Bruce was I think quite disappointed that I had made that decision but well, it was hard not to . TH Yes - How often do you get “The Call?” CA Yes. And at that stage the whole McLaren thing as you know (indicating to ESY) could have gone any way. It was still a bit of a can of worms during 1967 in Formula One for a whole year.

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Just jumping ahead a bit I was always pleased that I spent that few weeks in Indianapolis with Bruce in 1970 just before he died because we sort of reconnected a bit. During my years at Ferrari it was always a bit strained - not strained but just not quite the same as those three or four weeks at Indianapolis, literally a week or two before he died - it was nice to have had that and we connected and moved ahead.

TH Discussed how things had gone? CA Yes. The relationship had come back to almost where it was. TH How you would have liked it to have been? CA Yes ESY Did you race at Indy? CA No. About a week before I said - those cars were BLOODY awful - the only one that had any real race experience there was Denny. Of course he got burned NOVEMBER 2023

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and we were, nobody in the team knew what they were doing really and unless you get things set up right the things won’t work.

TH The margin between a good car and a bad car was very little? CA Yes. I mean at one point they persuaded Bobby Unser to do a few laps in my car and he straight away went 2 or 3 mph quicker than me. But I always remember when he got out he was like that (at this point CA starts shaking), and he said “Ah well, yes, it’s not TOO bad.”

TH I bet that reaction made you feel a bit better, watching him getting out shaking?

CA Well yes. Bobby had by then won the race a couple of times and had done millions of miles around Indianapolis so I said to Teddy and Bruce “You really need to put somebody in who knows this place and knows what to do.” I can’t remember who they put in eventually but they didn’t go that well! The car was quite spooky and wasn’t good.

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It was probably one of the most difficult eras you could chose to go there as a constructor because it was the advent of those turbo engines. They had huge bloody horsepower, those 4 cyl Offy’s and I remember doing some pre-qualifying testing where they put a bit of nitro in it and turned the boost up and they were well over 1000 hp and the tyres were still comparatively narrow. And the turbo lag was literally 2 or 3 seconds. You would go into a corner (and those things were good for 210-215 mph down the straight at that point) but you had to brake (no downforce like the modern stuff ) and really as soon as you finished braking you almost had to get hard back on the throttle and keep a bit of an eye out on the boost gauge to have any response by the time we got out of the corner. That’s how long the turbo lag was.

TH So it would take a fair bit of practice to be confident enough to put your foot down at the right time to be pointing straight ahead when the boost gauge starts moving? CA Exactly - or you had to get out of it bloody quick if it was too early. They were VERY difficult to drive. But I remember in this qualifying form at 150mph you could chirp the tyres there was that much horsepower.

TH Compared to the Formula One car of the era it was pretty frightening? CA Yes - it was huge. ESY Did Bruce ever race there? CA No. He did a bit of testing in that month, but no, he never intended to. It would have gone a lot better if Denny (Hulme) hadn’t hurt himself. I guess Denny had done the race a couple of times I think, so he knew a few of the ins and outs.

TH How to set cars up? CA Yes. I don’t know what it is like now, but it was all about jacking the weight from one corner to the other and a lot of stuff that would make a huge difference.

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TH So not having an experienced teammate on hand to compare your car against conspired against you completely?

CA Yes. Bruce always had a theory I would have gone better there if we had painted some trees and power poles on the walls because I went to Spa just after that and I was lapping Indy at 160 something and I lapped Spa at 153 and that had a 30mph hairpin!

TH I believe you still hold the outright lap record for the old Spa circuit? CA Yes - for Formula One TH Back in the days of trees and power poles? CA Yes - a great circuit. I mean, when you think back it was obviously bloody dangerous, but so they all were really in hindsight. Absolutely marvellous corners. I think in terms of circuits, Spa, and Clermont -Ferrand was a great circuit. It had a lot of what the Nurburgring had, but without the all bumps and humps.

ESY Did you get the record there as well? CA Yes - I think so - I am sure I have. TH So both of those in the Matra? CA Spa was the March. TH No mean feat in what was not the greatest Formula One car built? CA Having said that, on a quick circuit it wasn’t bad, the March. It was quite stiffly sprung and aerodynamic -wise, given the aerodynamics of the day it wasn’t too bad. It was terrible on the bumpy circuits - places like Brands Hatch it was hopeless. The Tyrell (March) run on Armstrong dampers and we ran on Konis. They seemed to get it working better on some of those circuits than we did, but on a quick and smoothish circuit it wasn’t actually too bad. I went quite well at Clermont with it too. I finished second at Clermont behind Rindt. At Monaco I was running second when it broke, so it was a strange car, the March. On some circuits it wasn’t too bad. At Hockenheim I was right up there until it blew as well. NOVEMBER 2023

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TH As an overall package, how did the March compare with your Ferrari from the previous year? CA The problem with the March was that when I signed up it was going to be they had all the money in the world, and it was going to be a concentrated one car effort. Within a matter of months it was obvious they had no money and they had to build a whole bunch of cars to try and make the thing work. They sold three cars to Tyrrell and another couple - Ronnie Peterson drove one. I can’t remember who actually bought the car for him, but suddenly they had to make six or eight cars and the only way they could do that was to design something that was dead basic and dead simple. Basically the thing was as quick almost out of the box as it ever was, there was no development potential in it and in all honesty, they were pretty bloody lucky they had Stewart in one and myself in another one because for the first part of the year we were actually fairly competitive, but it was more of a reflection of where the other people were than where we were! I never knew the full story - I think at one point they were fairly sure that they had some sponsorship which fell over, but they probably were never as sure that they

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had it as they let on. I can’t really say that for sure, but I know they were negotiating heavily with Granatelli at STP at the time, who did end up as a sponsor but it could well have been that Granatelli was going to spend a lot more money with them than he ended up doing. That’s another one - STP ended up buying one and running Andretti so maybe some of the budget that March thought they were getting from STP ended up running the Andretti car. So I can’t really say they were misleading me totally.

TH The situation as it was explained to you was different to the reality when it happened?

CA Oh, absolutely, yes. The other thing was there was going to be a one car set-up and they ended up with six, which wasn’t a problem except it diluted the effort and when you are a new team... and we had a lot of reliability issues which had it been small, concentrated effort I think wouldn’t have happened. So not a great package, no.

TH Going back to the Ferrari days, how long was it between signing the deal, and actually driving?

CA I drove the first time probably early December. I went to Monza in a current Formula One car on the junior circuit. You turned right just after the pits and cut across and joined up just past Ascari Curves and go down around the Parabolica. I went out of the pits and turned right (laughter) onto the straight and the back suspension collapsed! Of course I am standing there - I had time to get out before they arrived, of course they immediately thought I’d hit something! (more laughter) There really wasn’t anything to hit! It turned out it was the car that I think Scarfiotti - or was it Parkes? One of them had used in the Italian Grand Prix and they had finished first and second but during the race had hit the guardrail coming out of the second Lesmo and it had obviously cracked the upright; because the cars were destined for the gas-axe they had never bothered to check it, they wheeled this thing out for a few laps without thinking about it. So that’s the only suspension failure I ever had in three years in a Formula One Ferrari which, when we go NOVEMBER 2023

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back to the March, I think I had about six suspension type failures in the first three months. That puts it in perspective. So that was my first drive, then we went to Daytona, and I flew from Daytona back here (New Zealand) for Christmas, so it would have been the second or third week of December ‘66. We spent a week (at Dayona) basically with one P4 which was new, there was Bandini, Parkes, Scarfiotti and myself. That was my first real drive of Ferraris. It was probably a good place to start too, because I had done a lot of testing with Ford at Daytona and knew the place well. It was fairly obvious it was important early on to make a bit of an impression because you could see that there were four of us going for two Formula One seats! Bandini was obviously always going to be the number one, but the others - Mike Parkes and Scarfiotti and myself really were vying for the second car. We did end up a couple of races running three cars. I know we ran three at Zandvoort and three at Spa I think. But basically I felt that I needed to make an impression early on!

ESY But over the season the others all had accidents, Scarfiotti and Parkes, and poor Lorenzo ?

CA Obviously Bandini at Monaco. Parkes had a huge accident at Spa. I mean, on the Mark Webber scale the other day (the interview took place the week after Webber’s accident at Valencia when he hit the Lotus of Kovalainen and was launched into the air), it was very similar actually. He lost it at 150 mph and it went up the bank. He was a big tall guy and came half out of the car and broke his legs and was a hell of a mess. That finished his Formula One career. After that, following on from Bandini’s accident, Ludovico Scarfiotti said he had had enough. He didn’t go out because of an accident, he just didn’t really want to continue. He subsequently continued racing, but I have got to say it was very hard times for him. Probably I was less effected because I was new and he was a lot older.

ESY Was that the race when New Zealand were running first, second and third? CA I was certainly running second and I got a puncture from Bandini’s debris. ESY Was Bruce (McLaren) third at that point?

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CA Bruce finished fourth, and I made a pit stop with the tyre and I ended up third. TH What time would a tyre stop involve in those days? CA Oh god! Half a day! No, one (wheel) they could do reasonably quickly but I can always remember coming into the pits and they were all white as a sheet. The smoke, the fire was still going and they knew it was Bandini. The smoke was all over the place and it was horrific. But they went through the motions and changed the tyre very quickly but I will always remember the look on their faces. It was horrific. TH When you were at Ferrari, were you living in Italy, or commuting? CA Initially I wasn’t, but very early on I could see that if I was going to get anywhere there I needed to spend a lot more time down there and so I got a small flat and started to live there more and more, and enjoyed living there actually. Of course I was driving three or four days a week. We were forever testing something around the Modena Autodrome just down the road and the great thing was they were trying to do so much. They were trying to do Formula 2 as well, and the sports cars, and the formula one so some weeks I would literally drive Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in a Formula Two or Formula One car or a sports car or something. They had 2 litre sports cars as well as the bigger ones.

TH So even though there was not the number of Grands Prix as we have today, because of the other formulae the team were involved in, you were as busy then as a current driver is now?

CA Yes. Probably busier really. I can’t remember how many Grands Prix there were then, but of course there were a few non-championship races too. I remember one of those years I did nearly 40 races in the year which is 40 weekends. I think that was probably ‘69. That would have been Tasman, Can-Am, Formula One, long distance. It was an awful lot of travelling, I remember that!

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was that amongst themselves they speak a Modenese dialect which is totally different to Italian, much more like French really. An example such as numbers, 5000 in Italian is Cinque Mille, in Modenese it is cinque bilt. The mechanics spoke Modense 90% of the time between themselves, which made it a actually a bit more difficult. You were listening to two languages. Certainly as time went by I probably understood a lot more than I could talk really, and grammatically always incorrect it was fair to say.

TH How was the lifestyle as a Ferrari driver living in Italy, compared with being a Grand Prix driver living in the UK?

CA There was no question you got treated like Royalty. You could go to restaurants or hotels - less so than today, there was a lot less television but you were VERY well looked after. Italians are wonderful people I think. If they have got a fault, they can be over-helpful! They were great, I really enjoyed living there actually, and as time went on I spent more and more and more time there. In fact in ’67 I still had a place in London, but I gave that up and in ‘68, ‘69 I was purely in Italy.

TH Of all the teams and manufacturers you drove for, in terms of organisation and management and people running it, which was the best run team, taking budget out of it - purely as a team to be part of? CA Ferrari were very good in a lot of regards, although some of it was organised chaos. They still show a bit of that today, in fact there has been a little bit more of that appear over the last couple of years.

TH Since Schumacher left, the team has become “re-Italianised”? CA Not just Schumacher, others as well. Having said that, they had amazing ability to come up with new things all the time. Like no other team could do it. A new gearbox could be designed and built in 6 weeks or 2 months. Same with the engine really. They kept coming up with new bits for the engine in a matter of weeks which would take other teams or manufacturers a year, two years to do. On the technical side they were not necessarily always going in the right direction, but the ability to create was there. Always doing something to try and make it

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better. If you compare it to other teams, Matra were actually pretty good too. The difficulty with all those teams at the time was that they were competing against all these English “kit car” teams basically, who were bolting in a Cosworth engine and a Hewland gearbox and all they had to worry about was a chassis. Whereas Matra and Ferrari were using Hewland gearboxes but they were doing their own engines and their own chassis. It was a lot easier for the English teams than it was - not only easier for them, like there could be 16 or 18 Cosworth engines start a Grand Prix, and if 3 or 4 blew up or broke it didn’t really matter, there were still another dozen going whereas if you had 2 Ferrari engines started the Grand Prix and one broke you lost 50%, and the same with Matra. So the development that Cosworth did was spread over 15-20 cars, whereas the development that Ferrari or Matra did was spread over two cars each so it was a lot more difficult for them, but by their very nature they were more complex too. In both cases they were twelve cylinders vs eights, and there is no question Cosworth changed the game when they came in. They upped the game enormously. They did have their problems but because they were spreading it over some many more it was a lot less (of an issue). I did spend a lot of my career - there was Tecno as well - driving sort of nonstandard cars as it were, which I think accounts for some of the non-finishing. What’s amazing today is the reliability of this stuff. I mean it’s very unusual amongst the better teams for somebody to drop out with a mechanical problem. You get the odd one, but really they start a race, barring accidents, expecting to finish. I can’t say that we really ever would have started a season - you probably hoped to finish maybe half the races you did. I think Schumacher went about 3 years without a mechaical retirement, which is incredible! I mean, you are seeing a lack of reliability this year from these new teams, the Lotus, and the Virgins and whatever they are called now - the Spanish things, but the mainstream stuff is still extremely reliable. Of course the other thing today is there is far less development going on. They are saying the racing is getting closer and closer, but if you freeze everything it’s going to get closer because you can’t develop and I think - I am getting ahead of myself here, if you take teams like BMW and Toyota, once the engine freeze came in, there was far less reason for them to stay involved because that was one of their fortes. I mean, Toyota during their time in Formula One probably had one of the NOVEMBER 2023

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best engines on the grid and in terms of performance, the BMWs the same. But once you froze everything what’s the incentive for the manufacturer to be there? Renault right now have been frozen almost into a non-competitve situation. They keep saying they are 30-40hp shy of the Mercedes which they could produce like that (CA clicks his fingers) if they were allowed to. So the more you freeze these things, the more you standardise them - they all run the same ECUs now, the more you commonise and freeze the closer the stuff ’s going to get. I mean, (Max) Mosely, giv- Photo by Eoin Young en his way would have standardised a lot more stuff I think. I mean, why not just have A1 (GP) or something. They were talking about a common engine, with different names on it. I am sure that is one of the reasons why Toyota got out, and BMW. 90% of Formula One development now is aerodynamics, and things associated with aerodynamics. At the moment they are all re-routing the exhausts and they aren’t doing that for engine performance, they are doing that for the downforce.

TH So it is getting further away from being an engineering based spectacle, to purely entertainment, which is taking part of the reason for being involved in Formula One away?

CA Yes, well I guess I am old-fashioned, but for me Formula One was always a development thing and if you took the aerodynamic thing away now I guess you have taken most of the development away. I am not qualified to say, but when you see some of the bits that keep appearing on the cars these days, the add-on’s and things, then you watch the cars going over bumps. Some of these new cars, they are complaining about the lack of downforce,

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but to me they don’t look like they have even got their basic suspension right. The things are going like that (demonstrating a car bouncing over bumps on the track). There have been certain races this year and I have been watching the new teams, and the things basically look like they are not even vaguely sorted in the suspension department. Having said that, it’s so much different to my day and they have got no suspension travel anymore, well, next to nothing because if they do, they’ve got no downforce. I think it is becoming less and less relevant to road cars, I mean the aerodynamic stuff is never going to be relevant to road cars, well maybe to supercars or something but totally irrelevant (to normal road cars). I see overnight FOTA (Formula One Teams Association) have come out with a proposal to have much greener engines starting in 2013 so there may be a bit of relevancy come back into it in that regard. There are real anomalies at the moment. One is the engine thing, in that the big move at the moment, and this is the way they will go I am sure is to - I mean diesels are very big in Europe now. Something like 50% of cars are diesel. That will reduce because it’s getting more and more expensive to make diesels meet the Euro 5 compliance so there is going to be a big switch, and it is already happening to a degree, to small capacity twin turbo petrol. Volkswagen are doing it now. You will have 1.2 litre things with turbos on that will produce good horsepower but driven around town will still be ultra economical. I think those will gradually cause the diesels to phase out because it will be a lot cheaper to produce that type of engine than to make diesels emissions compliant.

At this point, it was time to adjourn to lunch at a local restaurant, where the

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conversation continued. We spoke about the Ferrari road car, a 365, which was a V12 when first started from cold, but after half an hour in traffic would drop to a V8 and finally a V4 as the spark plugs oiled up. Ferrari did not give the cars to their drivers, but hey were offered at a discounted rate. In this case the car cost Chris US$4,000, and he was later able to sell it for US$10,000. The car has recently changed hands for GBP £185,000, and the new owner has been it touch with Chris to talk about it’s early history. We listened to stories about the Le Mans win in the Ford GT40, and at the other extreme, winning in a Formula Vee at Nassau (and Teddy Mayer then taking half prize money!). This could have gone on for hours, and filled the entire magazine, but like all good things it had to end, and after thanking Chris and his wife Tish for taking up half of their day, we reluctantly had to bid them farewell.

“Chris Amon” Winner 1968 NZGP, Pukekohe Park Raceway Ferrari Dino V6 F2 Original oil on canvas by NZ Artist, Don Packwood www.donpackwood.co.nz

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Bruce Jefferies Eulogy by Eric Foley

I doubt very much whether there is a member of the club who did not know Bruce. He was a friendly, affable character who was always good for advice or just a chat. In fact, his willingness to chat got him into trouble on occasions. There were times in our club meetings when I would call for quiet so that I could impart some useful club-related information onto our members, but Bruce would continue to chat to whoever was alongside him. My response to that was usually something along the lines of “The request for silence also applies to you, Bruce.” At that point, he would usually give me a grin and stop talking. Bruce and Trish joined the Manawatu Branch of the Vintage Car Club in 1995 when they bought a 1946 Ford sedan. Perhaps this was the beginning of his love affair with Fords. In March 2003, they sold the farm and transferred to Taupo. Since that time, Bruce has been an active member of our club. He had organised rallies, monthly runs, and club night activities. He was a member of the committee for several years.

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In 2006 Bruce took over the management of our Spares shed. This treasure trove of old bits and pieces for a wide range of motor vehicles is located beneath our club rooms. This area was always neat and tidy, with Bruce knowing where everything was. Through his efforts and his ability to convince people to part with their money, he has provided a small but steady income for the club. We are talking of contributions of several hundred dollars a time. One of the significant items in his stock was a very large collection of spark plugs, which came from a retired, old-time auto electrician in Wairoa.

Bruce receiving 25 year award from National President, Diane Quarrie (2022).

Bruce, assisted by a couple of other club members, has recently had a major cleanup in the Spares shed and consigned a pile of rubbish to the landfill. He also acquired a quantity of carpet to cover the floor and also a surplus vacuum cleaner. I suspect we have the only spares shed in the New Zealand vintage car movement that is carpeted. In addition to his role as Spares Manager, Bruce was a designated officer for the Vintage Car Clubs Vehicle Identification Card Scheme, a role he took on in 2016. There is no remuneration or expense reimbursement for this task. The scheme, commonly known as a VIC, is a process whereby car owners can apply for a VIC to confirm the authenticity of their vehicle. I think the VCC NZ aim is to seek a more relaxed WoF regime for those vehicles who have a VIC. A VIC is necessary if the member wishes to participate in an event organised by VCC NZ. The application comes to the club, and one of our three designated officers examines the vehicle, checking out serial numbers of various parts

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to make sure the vehicle is what it purports to be. The application form is detailed, and the inspection needs to be thorough. Once the inspection is complete, the form is returned to Christchurch and is passed on to the Technical Committee for final approval. VCC NZ are sticklers for filling in forms properly. I suspect that I would not be acceptable as a Designated Officer as I am left-handed, and my ticks go off to the left rather than the requisite right.

Trish, Bruce, Kathy, Noel and Dean, Whakatane.

In addition to his roles in our club, Bruce travelled widely seeking parts for his Fords. Visits to swap meets in Christchurch, Karapiro, Matamata, Rotorua, and the United States provided bits and pieces for his cars. He and Trish also attended rallies all over New Zealand, on occasion providing a car for visitors from overseas. In return, these visitors provided a vehicle when Trish and Bruce went to Perth for a rally. Bruce loved his vehicles, and they were maintained to a very high standard. I can recall one occasion when he came to our home in a newly acquired Model A roadster. I thought it was drop-dead gorgeous. But no, within a very short time, it was in pieces, getting a respray and a mechanical overhaul. He spent many hours in his shed that was acquired to house the growing number of vintage Fords. As one of our members who now lives in Australia said, “He will be ripping it up with others of the same ilk. Brent, Peter, Dave, and Noel readily come to mind”. Bruce will be sorely missed. To Trish and the respective families, our deepest sympathies. Rest in peace, old friend. NOVEMBER 2023

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British Car Museum

The British Car Museum, which was situated at Te Awanga, Hawkes Bay, ceased operation a few years ago after the death of its founder, Ian Hope. Ian started collecting Morris Minors in the 1970s/80s for family members. When he ran out of family members to buy for, he continued to buy the little cars as they were too good to be just left there. Most of these cars were reasonably priced at the time, and there were lots of them around. This prompted Ian to set up the Morris Minor Museum on the site, which later became the British Car Museum. At its height, the museum housed over 450 cars and was world-renowned. At that time, it is thought to have been the largest collection of British cars in the world.

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After Ian’s death, the family began selling the cars and recently sold the entire property with over a hundred cars still in the sheds. The new owner wishes to sell the remaining cars and invites anyone who is interested in purchasing any of these cars to contact him before the end of November to view the cars and “do a deal.” All the cars will need attention to some degree.

Any cars still at the venue after November will be sold by Turners Car Auctions. All the cars were stored on axle stands, and these are also for sale at $30.00 a pair. The current owners’ contact details are: Dave 027 437 6073

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VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF NEW ZEALAND INC

WANGANUI BRANCH

65th Burma Rally 21st January 2024

Principal Sponsor

Entries close 5th January 2024 The Burma Rally takes place over Wellington Anniversary Weekend and Wanganui’s popular Vintage Weekend. VCC members and Burma Rally vehicles play an important part in the weekend. Entrants are invited to display their vehicles, enjoy the Vintage Weekend activities as well as taking part in the Burma Rally. It is recommended that you book your accommodation now. Though not essential, we encourage period costume to be worn at the rally and Vintage Weekend activities. Prizes will be awarded for the best dressed gentleman and lady at the prizegiving dinner.

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PROGRAMME Friday 19th January 5.00-7.00pm Meet and greet at the clubrooms, 25 Patapu Street, Wanganui East. Tea & Coffee with finger food will be served to those who have enrolled. Rally Packs will be available for all.. Saturday 20th January 8.00am-4.00pm Vehicles participating in the ‘Wheels on Victoria Ave’ please be parked by 8.30am on Victoria Ave. Follow instructions from Marshals and park in designated areas for display. Look for the VCC sign to collect your Burma Rally packs. Enjoy the Wheels on Victoria Ave Car Show, Caboodle St Carnival, period clothing stalls and more. 4.00 – 5.00pm Classic Car Cruise. Meet at Mitre10 carpark. Entry off Taupo Quay or Heads Rd. Pay $15 to the Vintage Weekend Trust, on site, to be eligible for spot prizes. The cruise ends at Barracks Sports Bar, 170 St Hill Street. The Classic Car prize draws will be announced after 6.30pm. Sunday 21st January The “Real Burma” Rally Bring your own picnic lunch and refreshments. This run will go over the Burma Hill Road. Rally Packs can be collected from the Rally Secretary at the start of the rally. 8 . 3 0 am Assemble on Taupo Quay, Moutua Gardens. Follow parking instructions from the Marshals Safety briefing, all drivers and navigators must attend 8 . 4 5 am 9 . 0 0 am First vehicle away. Starting times as indicated on your rally pack. The rally will conclude at the Clubrooms, Patapu St, Wanganui East. The Parts Shed will be open during this time. Pre dinner drinks at the Wanganui Golf Club, 14 Clarkson Avenue. 6.00pm 6.30pm Dinner and Prizegiving Monday 22nd January Wellington Anniversary Run Meet at the Cornmarket Reserve, corner of Somme Pde and Dublin 9 . 0 0 am St. The weekend will end with a late morning tea, at a special place of interest. Tea & Coffee will be provided, bring your own nibbles. Entries close: 5th January 2024. Entries received after this date will be entered as Non-competitive. No exceptions Preferred method of entry is by online registration at the site bit.ly/vccbr2024 Alternatively, by email, to wanganuirally@gmail.com or mail entry form and payment to c/- The Rally Secretary, Wanganui VCC, PO Box 726, Wanganui 4540 Bank Deposits: 03-0791-0210433-00 Cheques no longer accepted PARTICULARS: Your Name CODE: BR2024 REFERENCE Your Vehicle Reg

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ENTRY FORM (YOUR COPY - PLEASE KEEP) Drivers First Name …………………………………

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Rally Regulations 1. This rally is open to vehicles as defined in the rules of The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.) 2. Eligible entrants must be current financial members of The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.), or overseas residents who are members of a recognised Antique Motoring Club. The entrant must be either the driver, rider, navigator, or passenger of the vehicle entered. Invited guests are deemed Non-Competitive and should not interfere with the competitive section of the rally. 3. Actions that may bring The Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Inc.) into disrepute will incur disqualification. 4. Any entrant found using any electronic navigation device may be disqualified. 5. We prefer that you carry a fire extinguisher in your vehicle 6. A minimum of three entries will be required to constitute a class. If insufficient entries are received for any one class those entries may be allocated to another similar class. The exception to this is for the Veteran class. 7. Entrants restricted to the first 100 vehicles 8. Safety briefing: Entrants must attend the pre-rally briefing at 8.45am on Sunday 21st January 2024

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65th Burma Rally 21st January 2024

Lorenzo Bandini/Chris Amon: Win 1967 Daytona 24 hour Original oil on canvas by NZ Artist, Don Packwood www.donpackwood.co.nz

Lorenzo Bandini and Chris Amon drove this factory 4-liter V12 Ferrari P4 to a Principal Sponsor win at Daytona in 1967. It was only the second running of the 24 hour race and Ferrari came in 1-2-3. This victory came after a disastrous previous year for Ferrari where they lost to Ford at Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans. Despite crossing the line together, the Amon/Bandini P4 had finished three laps ahead of Scarfiotti and Parkes. So, unlike Ford the previous year at Le Mans, there h Janua would be no debateEas were. nttoriewho s cthe lostrue e 5twinners ry 2024 As theThe 1967 season theover World SportsAnniversary Car Championship Burma Rallycontinued, takes place Wellington Weekend went and to FerWanganui’s popular Vintage Weekend. VCC members and Burma Rally rari. This was down to a victory at Monza and strong finishes at Le Mans and an important in thenever weekend. Entrants are invited Brandsvehicles Hatch.play Sadly, Lorenzo part Bandini saw this success. He wastotragically display their vehicles, enjoy the Vintage Weekend activities as well as killed when crashed Ferrari 312 F1recommended car at the 1967 Monaco Grand takinghe part in the his Burma Rally. It is that you book your Prix. His death saw Chris Amon promoted to Ferrari Number One driver where accommodation now. Though not essential, we encourage period he would to be worn at the rally and Vintage Weekend activities. remain forcostume three years. Prizes will be awarded for the best dressed gentleman and lady at the prizegiving dinner.

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BRINGING INDUSTRY, CARS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER. OVER 3 DAYS Mystery Creek Events Centre Hamilton

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11 Nov 2023 9am - 6pm

12 Nov 2023 9am - 4pm

VISiON To create an annual event to showcase and unite the people, cars and suppliers of the special interest vehicle industry. Hot Rods, Classics, Japanese, American, Australian, European and more.

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2024 VCC NZ NATIONAL VETERAN RALLY Incorporating the 70th Dunedin-Brighton Veteran Rally and Prince Henry Tour to be based at the The Edgar Centre in Portsmouth Drive, Dunedin WEEKEND PROGRAMME Thursday 25th January: registration plus noggin and natter Friday 26th: National Veteran Rally Saturday 27th: 70th Dunedin - Brighton Rally followed by prize-giving dinner for both events Sunday 28th: BBQ lunch and farewell Monday 29th: Start of the Prince Henry Tour

CONTACTS National Veteran Rally and Dunedin and Brighton Veteran Rally Rally Director: Nicola Wilkinson 021 180 3225 Rally Secretary: Trevor Kempton 027 221 5208 or email : natvet2024@gmail.com Prince Henry Tour Nevin Gough – Tour Organiser Ph 0211 1503 12, Email: easttaieri@yahoo.com Contact for separate registration form

DRIVING OUR HISTORY

RALLY INFORMATION 1

RALLY REGULATIONS

The rally is open to all veteran Motor vehicles, manufactured up to and including 31 December 1918 including cars, motorcycles and commercials.

A high and courteous standard of driving is expected. Any behaviour which could bring VCC NZ into disrepute may result in disqualification.

Entrants must be current members of VCC NZ

Entries close Friday 15th December 2023.

All vehicles must display current WOF, Registration and for the National Veteran Rally - display a Vehicle Identity Certificate OR Statement of Authenticity.

RALLY PACKAGE

The 2024 National Veteran Rally is being run in conjunction with the 70th anniversary Dunedin to Brighton Veteran Rally; an iconic Dunedin Festival event started in 1953. One entry fee covers both events. Add the informal BBQ run on the last day and we offer 3 easy days of veteran motoring in picturesque surroundings.

Separately organised, the Prince Henry tour will leave Dunedin on Monday 29th January for several days motoring in South Otago. Contact details for the Prince Henry tour information is noted in section 7 below.

RALLY HQ

The Rally HQ will be the Edgar Sports Centre in Portsmouth Drive Dunedin. There is plenty of on-site car parking and a modern function centre with excellent harbour views.

It is approximately 3 km from the Dunedin CBD and with a range of accommodation options on Otago Peninsula, in St Kilda and St Clair and around the CBD

RALLY PROGRAMME

Thursday 26th January – Registration at the Edgar Centre from 5.30pm. The evening will include our welcome, briefing, noggin and natter and complimentary light refreshments. Friday 27th January – National Veteran Rally starting at Sunnyvale Sports Centre carpark 9 km from the Edgar centre and with the route focussed on the Taieri Plains. Lunch and field tests will be at the Outram Domain. A casual afternoon run returning to Dunedin visiting some places of interest enroute is being arranged.

NATIONAL RALLY AWARDS

Overall winner - Ian McLean Trophy Concours – Conlon Trophy National Veteran Rally Achievement Award. People’s choice – William N McLean Trophy Field test prize Early bird entry prize.

Friday 27th – Dinner at the Edgar Centre Saturday 28th January – Brighton Run starting in Dunedin’s Octagon (CBD) with an 18km run over an undulating coastal route to Brighton beach. An optional extension of 17km (34km return) from Brighton to Taieri Mouth is offered for faster vehicles. Lunch and field tests will be at the Brighton Domain. Saturday 27th January - Prize Giving Dinner at the Edgar Centre. Sunday 28th January – An informal run to the home of Margaret and Travis Michelle on the Taieri Plain 20km from the Edgar Centre for a BBQ picnic lunch. Veteran vehicles encouraged but optional.

BRIGHTON RALLY AWARDS

Overall winner Field tests Concourse Class awards.

CONTACTS

National Veteran Rally and Dunedin – Brighton Veteran Rally:

Prince Henry Tour:

Nicola Wilkinson – Rally Director ph. 021 180 3225 Trevor Kempton – Rally Secretary ph. 027 221 5207 Rally email – natvet2024@gmail.com

Nevin Gough – Tour Organiser Ph 0211 1503 12 Email: easttaieri@yahoo.com Contact for separate registration form

HOW TO ENTER

Online entry is preferrable as the administration requirements are considerably reduced.

Alternatively, the entry forms can be printed, completed by hand, scanned and emailed to natvet2024@gmail.com

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HOW TO PAY

Please pay by electronic transfer Our account number is 03 0903 0390 951 000 Particulars: Entrant Name Code: Nat Vet Reference: Vehicle Reg

Cancellation after 15 December will incur a $50.00 cancellation fee. Refunds for cancellations after 13 January will be at the discretion of the Rally Director.

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National Veteran Rally and Dunedin – Brighton Veteran Rally:

REGISTRATION FORM Registrations close 15 December 2023 We prefer that you complete your registration online at www.vcc.org.nz Emailed entries are acceptable at natvet2024@gmail.com

Entrant’s Details

First Name/s

Surname

Mobile

Branch

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Town

Postcode : Lorem

Surname

Driver (if different to above)

First Name/s

Passengers

First Name/s

Surname

First Name/s

Surname

First Name/s

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VEHICLE DETAILS

Vehicle Type (tick)

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Motorycle

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Registration Number :

Vehicle Identity Card Number (VIC) :

Make :

Model :

Body Style :

Engine Capacity (cc) :

Rated Horsepower :

Cylinder No. :

If Motorcycle :

Clutched drive

Clutch less drive

BRIEF HISTORY (if known) up to 60 words. Please include a photo with your entry form.

PARTICIPATION INFORMATION

I wish to enter the National Veteran Rally :

Yes

My nominated speed for the time trial will be (mph) :

I wish to enter the Brighton Rally

Yes

My nominated speed for the time trial will be (mph) :

I will be participating in the Concours events

Yes

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RALLY FEES

Fees are as follows;

Rally Entry fee

$100.00

Boxed lunch - Friday 26th

$15.00 per person

No.

Dinner - Friday 26th

$30.00 per person

No.

Boxed lunch - Saturday 27th

$15.00 per person

No.

Prizegiving Dinner - Saturday 27th

$50.00 per person

No.

Picnic BBQ - Sunday 28th

$15.00 per person

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100.00

TOTAL DIETARY REQUIREMENTS (include name with request).

CANCELLATION Cancellation after 15 December will incur a $50.00 cancellation fee. Refunds for cancellations after 13 January will be at the discretion of the Rally Director.

PAYMENT

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Please pay by electronic transfer, our account is 03 0903 0390 951 000 Include the following details: Particulars: Entrant Name Code: Nat Vet Reference: Vehicle Reg

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Parts department hours are better than ever: 7.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday 8.00am to 1.00pm Saturday

Parts and Services offer a comprehensive parts and service solution for your car, van, ute, truck, trailer, caravan, fifth-wheeler or campervan. We’re all about smart servicing – that means getting the parts that you need, and servicing your vehicle to your satisfaction every time.

Still at; 1 Miro Street, Taupo Web; partsandservices.co.nz Phone; 07 378 2673

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Taupo’s 2024 annual national rally has a date change for a number of reasons, the main one being that three of our neighbouring clubs had events listed on the NZ Vintage Car Club calendar, which would have impacted on our entries. This was done at the recent AGM where our club was represented by Owen Duncan, and required a snap decision so the yearly calendar could be published. The new date is: Saturday 16 March 2024

Put this date in your diaries!

What is this rally? For those who don’t know, this date is our club’s chance to host entries from out of town to join our own members in a fun day of motoring. In the competitive section vehicles are classified in the year of manufacture: • Veteran Vehicles (VET) Motor Vehicles constructed prior to 31 December 1918. • Vintage Vehicles (VV) Motor Vehicles constructed between 1 January 1919 and 31 December 1931. • Post Vintage Vehicles (PVV) Motor Vehicles constructed between 1 January 1932 and 31 December 1945. NOVEMBER 2023

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• Post War Vehicles (PWV) Motor Vehicles constructed between 1 January 1946 and 31 December 1960. • Post 1960 Vehicles (P60V) Motor Vehicles constructed between 1st January 1961 and 31st December 1980, such vehicles to be known as Post 1960 Vehicles • Post 1980 Vehicles (P80V) Motor Vehicles constructed on or after the 1st January 1981 provided that no vehicle is deemed eligible for this category until the day immediately following the 30th anniversary of its original date of construction as determined in accordance with Section 2 of the Club Vehicle Technical Code, such vehicles to be known as Post 1980 Vehicles. (Refer By-laws) The above classes are eligible for prizes. To enter these one member of the vehicle must be a full member of the NZVCC. We also run a non-competitive class called touring section for those who wish to participate with no pressure and for those who are not full members of the NZVCC. This does not negate you from receiving spot prizes. All entrants are recommended to have a navigator to make it safer to travel the course. If you have a car and need a navigator let the organisers know, and you don’t have a vehicle available or running we can put you with someone who does. Last year we cancelled the rally due to poor interest. We dearly wish to run this event so we don’t let anyone down. Our out of town entrants go to a lot of trouble in arranging accommodation and transporting vehicles to Taupo plus there is a lot of work that goes into organising these types of events. We want it to be fun and successful. We encourage you to support our club hopefully by entering, or helping if needed, and encourage you to talk to those members from from other clubs to join us.

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Plans are in place to get this organised and entry forms will be out soon. We will call for helpers closer to the time. We plan for the rally to be easy to participate in with minimal questions, but we do need some points of difference or difficulty in the day to determine our winners. I would like to relinquish the secretarial part of the rally. Is there anyone who wishes to take it on for this year? I have a folder that I can handover to help you. That will leave me free to help plot the course, or even enter. If you have any questions give Heather a ring on 027 232 4866 or Owen, Rally Director on 0274 482 484 or either of us on 07 378 8327.

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2023 Windsor Rally Departing from Historic Precinct Area, Wansbeck Street Saturday 3rd December 2023 Entries Close 24th November 2023 windsorrally@gmail.com Windsor Rally Organiser PO Box 360, Oamaru 9444 The North Otago Branch cordially invite you and all Club Members to participate in our 2023 Annual Windsor Rally.

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The Rally will assemble by 9.30 am at the grassed area behind the foot bridge, Wansbeck Street, Historic Precinct Area Briefing 9.50am at registration tent First vehicle away at 10.00am Entrants have the opportunity of competing for certificates or of being NON—Competitive. Please Circle your choice.

You are asked to choose your average speed from a choice of five different speeds. Please Circle your Choice of Average Speed. Morning Run to lunch stop BYO Lunch. Hot Water Available. No Dogs Allowed. Routes. This year we are offering Two Routes. There's a afternoon Run Afternoon tea will be provided A.

Approximately 30 miles (sealed) to lunch stop. Planned for the slower vehicles.

Approximately 60 miles (sealed) to lunch stop. Planned for the more motorable vehicle Field Test are a part of Rally Routes.

The Rally Organisers reserve the right to change the choice of route if necessary. NOVEMBER 2023

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Classification The Rally Classification will be: 1.

Veteran

5. Post 60 Vintage

Vintage

6. Post 80 Vintage

Post Vintage

7. Commercial

Post War Vintage

8. Motorcycles

Entrants Eligibility This Event is open to all Financial members of the VCC of NZ (Inc.) and Invited Guests. Vehicles in the above classification may be accepted at the discretion of the Organisers and the Branch Committee.

The Organisers request that no electronic aids are to be used on the run. Entry fees are to be deposited into the Club’s Bank Account 03 0937 0205996 00 Reference: Name and Windsor rally. Email a copy of the entry form to the organiser: windsorrally@gmail.com

Or Mail entry form to : Windsor Rally Organiser N O VC C PO B ox 3 6 0 Oamaru 9444.

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Taupo Vintage Car Club Magazine | Taupo Torque North Otago Branch of VCC of NZ (Inc.) 2023 Windsor Rally Entrant Name…………………………………………………………………………….. Address……………………………………………………………………………………… Email…………………………………………………………………………………………. Phone Number…………………………………………...VCC Membership No……………………….. Driver’s Name (if not Entrant)…………………………………………………………………….. Number in Vehicle (including children)……………………………………………………….. Make of vehicle………………………………..Body Style………………………………………..

Year of Manufacture………………………...Rego Number………………………………….. AVERAGE SPEED (MPH)

Please Circle One) A. PREFERRED ROUTE (P Please Circle One) CLASS (P

Entry Fee

COMPETITIVE

VET P60V

Please Circle One

30 35

VINTAGE P80V

Commercial

PWV M/C

NON—COMPETITIVE

Includes Afternoon Tea

Optional Plaque

$25—00 $12—00

Total……………………..

Entry Fees are to be deposited in to the Club Bank Account 03 0937 0205996 00

Reference: Name and Windsor Rally

Please make sure that your deposit is identified with your name and Windsor Rally and a copy of the form emailed to the Organiser windsorrally@gmail.com or mailed to Windsor Rally Organiser ,NOVCC P O Box 360 Oamaru 9444 If you do not get a confirmation reply please phone 027 2090609 Entries close 24th November 2023 Late Entries maybe accepted but participants cannot be competitive.

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Taupo VCC 2023-24 Event Calendar (subject to change)

November 2023 Sunday 5th November �� Breakfast the Hub 8.30 am Wednesday 8th November �� Club Night 7.30 pm Wednesday 15th November �� Petrolheads Coffee and Cars 10.00 am Sunday 19th November �� Club Run – Boot Picnic Pow Wow Monday 20th November �� Committee Meeting 5.30 pm Tuesday 21st November �� Hospice Run

December 2023 Sunday 3rd December �� Breakfast at the Hub 8.30 am Friday 15th December �� Club Christmas Morning Tea 10.00 am Wednesday 20th December �� Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10.00 am

January 2024 Wednesday 17th January �� Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10.00 am Monday 15th January �� Committee Meeting 5.30 pm Sunday 21st of January �� Rotorua Lakefront Car Show

February 2024 Sunday 4th February �� Breakfast the Hub 8.30 am Wednesday14th of February �� VCC annual summer BBQ at clubrooms Wednesday 21st February �� Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10.00 am Sunday 18th of February �� Economy Run followed by picnic Monday 19th February. . . . . . . . . Committee Meeting 5.30 pm

March 2024 Sunday 3rd March �� Breakfast the Hub 8.30 am Wednesday 13th of March �� Graeme Seay talk about big machines Sunday 16th March �� Country Roads Rally Monday 18th March. . . . . . . . . . . Committee Meeting 5.30 pm Wednesday 20th March . . . . . . . . Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10.00 am

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