“Dripfeed” NEWSLETTER OF THE BANKS PENINSULA BRANCH OF THE VINTAGE CAR CLUB OF New Zealand (INC) VOLUME 38, No 10 November 2016 Editor: Craig Cowie 404 Bower Ave, North Beach, ChCh 8083 Ph 3833-159, e-mail: mcaracowie@gmail.com Club Officers: Chairman:
Craig Keenan
322 1006
Secretary:
Ron Hasell
942 1105
Branch Address: 27 Showgate Ave, ChCh 8042 E-mail: bankspeninsula@vcc.org.nz
AGM / Noggin & Natter: 2nd Thursday of the month.
Noggin 7-30 pm at the Papanui RSA. Upham Room - enter either from 55 Bellvue Ave or the first entrance on the left on Harewood Road (Papanui Road / Main North Road. Thursday 11th November. We look forward to seeing you there. Supper is provided. ____________________________________________________________________________
From the Editor: Greetings to you all. Subs were due to be paid by the end of October and you should receive your membership card or a further account shortly. If you have paid by internet and get a reminder account, please contact the National Office on 03 3664461. I have included the information on the Hoki Run again as apart from having to ring ahead for accommodation in Hokitika, all you have to do is turn up at the meeting point. No entry fees or paperwork is required. I hear that there is a good turn-out expected. Regards Craig If you wish to receive Dripfeed by email, please let us know. _______________________________________________________________________________
Banks Peninsula Branch Peninsula Run 2016 About ten cars and twenty people gathered at Diamond Harbour for the annual branch Peninsula Run. A good range of cars were on hand ranging from the Yates 12/4 Austin to the Williams Citroen. The weather was cooperative and we headed down to Purau and up the Western Valley Road to Little River. Recent rains had slightly churned the road up, but it was still pretty good. Into Little River via a marginally circuitous ending, most followed the instructions and headed through these days bustling Little River and up into the Okuti Valley and up the hill into Reynolds Valley, remembered by some as a Branch Hillclimb venue in the seventies. Emerging from the bush lined road as we neared the top Dripfeed November 2016