VCC TAUPO TORQUE APRIL 2024

Coming Events for Taupo VCC 2024

Sunday 7th Breakfast at the Hub 8:30 am

Wednesday 10th Club Night 6:00 pm - Quiz and Fish & Chips

Monday 15th Committee Meeting 5:30 pm

Wednesday 17th Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10:00 am

Sunday 21st No club run this month due to clash with the Taupo round of the Aussie V8 Supercars

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Sunday 5th Breakfast at the Hub 8:30 am

Wednesday 8th Club Night 7:30 pm: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday 15th Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10:00 am

Sunday 19th Weekend Run to Smash Palace, Horopito with the Rotorua VCC Branch - Overnight stay at Ohakune

Monday 20th Committee Meeting 5:30 pm

Sunday 2nd Breakfast at the Hub 8:30 am

Wednesday 12th Club Night 7:30 pm: Fire Safety Talk Tony Mannington

Sunday 16th Club Run - Brass Monkey Rally

Monday 17th Committee Meeting 5:30 pm

Wednesday 19th Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10:00 am

Club Breakfast - First Sunday of each month

At The Huka Hub Café Huka Falls, next to the helicopters. Special menu for Club Members. IMPORTANT: Please let Owen know by 3pm Friday if you will be there: 07 378 8327. Please be seated by 8:30 am.

Taupo Vintage Car Club Officers

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Chairman’s Report

Eric Foley

Chairman’s Report for March 2024

Well, there is no doubt that summer is drawing to a close. Mornings are getting quite cool and daylight-saving ends shortly. As I peck this message out, I can see the maples in our front yard turning brown. Another couple of months and we will be at our shortest day ! (Winter solstice 21st June).

However, we were fortunate enough to have a good day for our Country Roads Rally. The event went like clockwork – the organisation was excellent; the support personnel did a great job (despite two of them getting lost on their way to the lunch stop at Orakei Korako), and the hard work put in by Heather and Owen over an extended period of time certainly paid off. The Duncans had attended a rally in Wellington a couple of years ago, and some of what they observed down there was put into effect for us. The idea of concluding the day’s activities midafternoon was one of those ideas. It saved those from out of town the cost of an evening meal and a night’s accommodation. The feedback that Owen, Heather, and I received was very positive. After Covid and the absence of entries in 2023, the success of this event was very pleasing. The drivers and navigators of the 27

vehicles entered had a really good day. Winners of the various categories received very good awards of car care products from Meguairs. Having been successful in our P60 category and having been the first to enter the rally, I doubt if I will need to buy car care products ever again.

The monthly events of breakfast at the Hub and Petrolheads went off as usual, with their regular group of attendees enjoying the occasion. The work put in by Barry and Owen to arrange these two events is appreciated by those who participate.

Club night this month was a quiet, but well organised affair primarily intended to prepare goodie bags for rally entrants. As a result of the earlier work done by Owen, Heather and Trish Poupard, the preparation was over in a flash and after about 30 minutes we sat down for a cuppa and a chat. It really was a very slick operation.

Before I move on to the item that is at the forefront of my mind at the moment, I would like to advise those that knew him that Laurie Tyler had passed away recently. Laurie was a teacher at Taupo-nui-a-Tia and owned a very nice British racing Green Daimler SP250. On retirement, Laurie and his wife retired to Orewa some years ago. During his time here, he was a very active member of our club. Our condolences go to his family.

It is now time to look to the future. Our AGM is on Wednesday, 8th May, about six weeks away. Please put that date in your diary. I have high hopes of a good attendance. It is your chance to have a say in how our club operates. You will shortly receive nomination forms for the various roles that need to be filled. We need to elect a Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Club Captain, and a committee of 4 people. In addition, there are ex officio roles such as Editor, Librarian, Spares Supervisor, etc. I am also hoping that there is an agreement to continue the Events Committee. My view is that this group has been well organised and fulfils a very useful function. My thanks go to Murray and his team for their work.

See you on the 8th – for the meeting and a light supper to follow. Take care out there.

Eric

Country Roads Rally 2024

by Heather Duncan

Finally - we got to run our national annual rally on Saturday, 16 March, after a couple of years of hiccups and after the pandemic. Unfortunately, there were a couple of late cancellations, but we still managed to have 25 cars participate on the day, which was amazing. It is nice to see the support given to the club and this event.

Many thanks to all the helpers who made this day a success, not only those who assisted on the day, but those who assisted behind the scenes leading up to the run and the knowledge imparted to us from the experts. It could not have eventuated without you all, so a big thank you from Owen and myself.

The run itself started on a very dreary drizzly day, and ran from the clubrooms around town, the marina, through

Wairakei and it’s steam fields and Aratiatia out to Broadlands to our morning tea stop at the Broadlands Hall. Gosh it’s amazing how small the silent checks looked from a vehicle. And without organising it we even had a bit of metal the same colour as the checks in the long grass which made it look like a check had fallen over! Tricky!

Our next stage took everyone out to Orakei Korako to the thermal valley on the Waikato River over back roads and one lane bridges. The venue offers discounted trips over to the valley by boat for $40.00 for Gold Card holders if anyone wants to go back there. They also have scrummy pizzas which we found while setting the route. The weather was most kind to us and fined up so everyone could enjoy a picnic lunch and chat.

These two stages saw the completion of the competitive sections. The third stage was a scenic drive which returned everyone to town via a private road which we obtained a permit for. It is very scenic and consists of forestry to open farmland. Some of the later cars had to give way to a herd of over 500 cows off to milking.

Our main sponsors for the event were Craig and Lynise Morrison of Taupo Brake and Clutch. Craig and his daughter also participated on the day and by all accounts had a great time and committed to continue their association with the club. We also had a number of other sponsors, including Meguiars who sent us first and second prizes for each section.

The final results were:

VV and VET:

First Tony and Pam Mannington – 1930 Ford Model A

Second Bruce and Jenefer Waterworth – 1926 Ford Model T

Post War:

First Greg Nattrass and Elaine Taylor – 1953 Morris Minor

Second Jim and Mary-Ann Bilby – 1955 MK1 Zephyr

Third Peter and Christine Dowsett – 1951 MGTD

Post 1960:

First Eric and Terry Foley -1968 Daimler Sovereign

Second Maureen Ransley and Trish Jefferies - 1974 Ford Escort

Third John and Mags Lamont - 1974 Daimler

First Trish Poupard and Norm Pol – 1992 Mercedes Benz

Second Steve and Joy Growden – 1982 Ford Cortina

We also ran a touring section for those who opted out of competition and for the unfinancial members. We hope you enjoyed a stress free run.

Third Patt Burr and Shona Wickham – 1981 Mercedes Benz

To all entrants, thank you once again for supporting the club. Owen and I take this opportunity to apologise now for a couple of tricky questions, but it makes it easier to find placings when the course questions were relatively easy. We hope you all had a fun day and enjoyed the countryside.

The committee is currently in the process of booking next year’s event and getting it listed on the national calendar. Set aside Saturday 15 March 2025 and get your cars ready.

Heather, Rally Secretary

Cheers, Chris

Parts Shed

After a clean up of the Club’s Parts Shed we are now looking for anything suitable for a work bench that we can mount a small vice and bench grinder with a wire wheel on one end for cleaning. We are also interested in anything that we can make some more shelving for parts.

Remember when you are having a clean out of that back shed to keep the Club in mind, we just might be able to help you out.

Also always on the lookout for good used car parts thay are identifiable that we can on sell to other Club members and visitors.

Just give us a call and our team at the parts shed can arrange pickup.

Cheers, Tony Mannington.

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Taupo Marina. Photo by Trish Jefferies.

Club merchandise available on Club Nights.

Baseball Cap - $16.50

Polo Shirt - $38.50

Bucket Hat - $17.80

Fleece Jacket - $59.00

Club Lapel Badges and Car Stickers

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Come and join our annual Double Fifty Rally.

Starting at our clubrooms for breakfast, followed by a lovely run through the Waikato Countryside. Lunch will be at an interesting museum (entry included).

Dinner and prizegiving in the evening back at the clubrooms - it’s a beach theme - decorate your sun hat, dig up your bucket and spade and let’s have a party!!

REGULATIONS

1 The event is open only to financial members of the VCC of NZ.

2 At least one member of the crew of each vehicle must be a financial member of the VCC of NZ. Members may be asked for their membership card.

3 The event will be run in accordance with VCC of NZ rally rules. No computerised or electronic aids are to be used.

CLASSES

The event will be open to all categories of the vehicles catered for by the VCCNZ. A minimum of three entries are required to constitute a class. If insufficient entries are received for any one class, those entries which are received will be allocated to the next suitable class

TEAMS TROPHY

The Waikato Double Fifty Teams Trophy shall be competed for annually at the 50/50 Rally. Any Branch of the VCC of NZ may enter one team and a team shall consist of three vehicles from any competitive class - i.e. Veteran, Vintage, PV, PWV, P60, P80 Motorcycle or Commercial. The aggregate points of all three vehicles shall determine the winning team. The team members ’ names must be with the Rally Organiser before the start of the Rally and cannot be substituted after commencement of the event.

PROGRAMME

SATURDAY 8th June

8.00am Parts shed open. Branch Clubrooms, Maclean Street, Cambridge Rally Packs available to collect.

9.00am Breakfast and cuppa served to all entrants

10.00am First car away

12-1pm Lunch stop at museum (entry included)

3-4pm Cars return to Clubrooms for afternoon tea

5.30pm Clubrooms open - bring along your drinks and snacks for a pre-dinner get-together

6.30pm Buffet dinner followed by prizegiving and surprise entertainment. The most innovative sun hat may win a prize.

Art Corner

Dinner

“Heather”

1960 Cadillac Eldorado. Original oil on canvas by NZ Artist, Don Packwood www.donpackwood.co.nz

Come and join our annual Double Fifty Rally. Starting at our clubrooms for breakfast, followed by a lovely run through the Waikato Countryside. Lunch will be at an interesting museum (entry included). Dinner and prizegiving in the evening back at the clubrooms - it’s a beach theme - decorate your sun hat, dig up your bucket and spade and let’s have a party!!

The Cadillac Eldorado is a luxury car manufactured and marketed by Cadillac from 1952 until 2002 over twelve generations.

The Eldorado was at or near the top of the Cadillac line. The original 1953 Eldorado convertible and the Eldorado Brougham models of 1957–1960 had distinct bodyshells and were the most expensive models that Cadillac offered those years. The Eldorado was never less than second in price after the Cadillac Series 75 limousine until 1966. Starting in 1967 the Eldorado retained its premium position in the Cadillac price structure, but was manufactured in high volumes on a unique, two-door personal luxury car platform.

Vintage Car Club of NZ - Waikato Branch

Taupo VCC 2024 Event Calendar

(subject to change)

April 2024

Sunday 7th April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakfast at the Hub 8:30 am

Wednesday 10th of April . . . . . . . Club Night 6:00 pm: Quiz and Fish & Chips

Monday 15th April . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Meeting 5:30 pm

Wednesday 17th April . . . . . . . . . . Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10:00 am

Sunday 21st April. . . . . . . . . . . . . . No club run this month due to clash with the Taupo round of the Aussie V8 Supercars

May 2024

Sunday 5th May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakfast at the Hub 8:30 am

Wednesday 8th of May . . . . . . . . . Club Night 7:30 pm: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday 15th May . . . . . . . . . . Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10:00 am

Sunday 19th May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weekend Run to Smash Palace, Horopito with the Rotorua VCC Branch - Overnight stay at Ohakune

Monday 20th May . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee Meeting 5:30 pm

June 2024

Sunday 2nd June. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wednesday 12th of June

Sunday 16th June . . . . . . . . . . .

Monday 17th June . . . . . . . . .

Wednesday 19th June . . . . . .

July 2024

Sunday 7th July. . . . .

Wednesday 10th of July . .

Monday 15th July . .

Wednesday 17th July . . . . .

Sat 20th & Sun 21st July. . .

Breakfast at the Hub 8:30 am

Club Night 7:30 pm: Fire Safety Talk Tony Mannington

. Club Run - Brass Monkey Rally

Committee Meeting 5:30 pm

Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10:00 am

Breakfast at the Hub 8:30 am

Club Night 7:30 pm: Mid-Winter Pot Luck Dinner

Committee Meeting 5:30 pm

Petrolheads Coffee and Cars, 10:00 am

Hobby Expo Display

The following week is Quiz Night with Fish and Chips!! Wednesday 10th April, starting at 6pm.

Cost is $15.00 for 2 fish and half scoop of chips. Single order is 1 x fish and half scoop of chips $8.50.

There is also a raffle on the night – 3 tickets for $5.00 (Please try to bring correct $$ - thanks)

A committee member will call you over the next few days to see if you will be attending and will take your Fish and Chip Order.