wagensvillenews Volume 54 Number 1 June 2008
The Official Newsletter of the Volkswagen Club of Victoria Inc.
www.vwclub.com.au
Cruise to Dayelsford Sunday June 22nd Cruise to Dayelsford to maybe spend some time aboard the vintage railway, enjoy a natural and relaxing spa, or perhaps visit the multitude of antique shops, galleries and cafes of the surrounding area. VWCV meet at the Deer Park BP Service Station (Western Hwy, Deer Park - Melway Ref 358 K6) at 9.00am for a 9.30am departure.
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Contact Kingsley for any further information on 03 9484 8953.
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WVCV GENERAL MEETINGTUESDAY JUNE 17TH AT 8PM
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Meals & Drinks available at ClubHouse prices prior to the meeting. So come along and enjoy the atmosphere and Volkswagen entertainment. Studley Park BoatHouse, Boathouse Rd. Kew (Mel. Ref. 2D E8) or visit www.studleyparkboathouse.com.au for full venue details.
Andrew, Dean and myself went and checked it out on Friday. Like the old RACV club you can eat during the meeting and the food is reasonably priced, $15.00 for a monster burger and chips so you won’t be hungry, also they brew their own beer for those connoisseurs among us. Don’t forget the June meeting is at the Studley Park BoatHouse. Coming up is President’s Report the cruise to Dayelsford, if you are still Michael Cronin, VWCV President to decide on whether to come I can tell you it has one of the best Sunday markets in Victoria. The market is at the Finally we have found a new home for railway station and has good parking our general meetings and this time it’s not a false alarm. From July the General with lots of treasures, trash and fresh produce, this will be the first stop for Meetings will be held on the fourth those interested and while there you Tuesday of the month, at Bells Hotel, can also take a train ride to Bullarto, the 157 Moray St, South Melbourne. The Hotel caters for a lot of car club meeting round trip takes about an hour. If the and Paul the manager was very helpful. weather is good bring a picnic lunch
or there are a lot of cafes for all those Latte lovers, although parking is scares in the main street. At the market I met the owner of a very unusual Kombi, it is done up like a Gypsy Caravan, literally even down to the wood burning stove and herbs growing on the roof, if the owner brought it to the DOTVW, Surf Bus would be given a run for its money, you have to believe it to see it. I don’t normally do For Sale Ads here but being a soft touch for a hard luck story I would like to help this fellow VW enthusiast. The owner has a 74 Kombi Camper which she needs to sell to keep her going. So have a look at her page at www.myspace.com/ok_gypsy the link to the Ad is a bit hard to find but if all is true it could be a good buy for someone.
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It would be worth going to Dayelsford just to see this unique vehicle. To finish of once again congratulations must go out to Matt and Kingsley for finding an excellent venue for the 2008 Concourse, good food, good weather and a large turnout, another success. For Sale Kombi 74 Pop Top RWC ready to be lived in, everything including the kitchen sink, cooker, solar lights, fridge, dual batt, new head lining, new canvas, leopard upholstering, mech good. 0414 444 755 $6900.00
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Calendar of Events
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JUNE June 17th VWCV General Meeting. Studley Park BoatHouse at 8pm. Meals and drinks available at ClubHouse prices prior to the meeting. See Ad for details. June 22nd Dayelsford Cruise. See Ad for details.
JULY July 22nd VWCV General Meeting. Bells Hotel at 8pm. 157 Moray St, South Melbourne. Meals and drinks available at Hotel prices. See July issue for full details.
VALLA 2008 Volkswagen Spectacular July 31-August 4 2008 All bookings via web. www.volkswagenspectacular.com
MOTORSPORT EVENTS Contact Chris Antonello VWCV Motorsports Co ordinator for full event details. 0407 309 244 See Ad for details.
Concourse 2008 Forest Edge Restaurant Gembrook
The day dawned brightly as we left home to assemble at the Croydon Hotel where we compared vehicles, grabbed a cup of coffee from the fast food outlet nearby, caught up on all the VW news and made our selves ready for the 2008 VW Concourse. Kingsley organised the Forest Edge Restaurant at Gembrook for this year’s event and you could not ask for a better venue for this years Concourse. The weather was outstanding and the cruise to the mountains was even better. The parade of Volkswagens set off along the Maroondah Highway, through Lilydale, down the Warburton Highway to Launching Place and then turned right and had a very enjoyable drive through Hoddles Creek to the Forest Edge restaurant. We arranged the cars on a slightly inclined lawn right outside the restaurant with commanding views over the Warburton Ranges. Some had brought picnic lunches and they found a quite spot with wonderful views to enjoy their lunches whilst the remainder moved in side the restaurant and enjoyed lunch and glass of wine or beer. We had estimated that we would have 40 people for lunch, but soon our reserved spots were full so restaurant had to set up more tables on the terrace outside, no one missed out and an enjoyable afternoon was had by all. The judges again this year were Lloyd Davies and John Goodison and they had a touch job in selecting the class winners and Car of the Show. The Club would like to thank both Lloyd and John for their efforts. Incidentally Lloyd only arrived home after an overseas trip the day prior to the event. With the listing of the winners this year we are also publishing the points score out of a maximum of 62. I noticed that in my case, although I was lucky enough to win my class, I still have a lot of improvement required to get close to the perfect score. I need to get cleaning and polishing everywhere. The Club would like to thank Kingsley, once again for his tremendous effort in organizing this year event. Every event just gets better and better with this cruise and venue really showing us all what a wonderful place Victoria is. By Paul Kinsey
Car of the Concourse Colin Hyett - 61 Split Microbus Deluxe
POINT SCORE Score out of a potential 62 points
BEST Mk3 and Mk4 GOLF Norm Mauger - 49 Points 96 Mk3 Golf BEST EARLY WATER COOLED Bill Malkoutzis - 47 Points Seat BEST NEW WATER COOLED Jason Hopkinson - 48 Points MkV Golf
BEST BEETLE 1958-1967 Paul Kinsey - 41 Points 58 Beetle BEST BEETLE 1968 onwards Lyn Davies - 49 Points 72 Superbug
BEST KOMBI T2 1998 onwards Matt Gardiner - 42 Points 76 Kombi BEST T3 and T4 TRANSPORTER John Goodison - 41 Points T4 Camper BEST KARMANN GHIA Colin Hyett - 43 Points 61 Karmann Ghia BEST Mk1 and Mk2 GOLF John Hopkinson - 41 Points 77 Mk1 SPECIAL MENTION Stuart Ermel - 50 Points 67 Microbus Second highest score for the day.
Motorsport Calendar 2008 G
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BEST MODIFIED VOLKSWAGEN Andrew Hosking - 42 Points White Spyder Replica
BEST KOMBI T1 1950-1967 Colin Hyett - 52 Points 61 Split Microbus Deluxe
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BEST NEW BEETLE Kim Graham - 48 Points Green Beetle
BEST TYPE 3 and 4 Mark Krapp - 26 Points 67 Notchback
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CAR OF THE CONCOURSE Colin Hyett - 52 Points 61 Split Microbus Deluxe
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To make all our Motorsports successfully in 2008, we need club members to participate as competitors and spectators.
Wanted Competitors and Officials! The club needs people and their cars to attend the following events.
PLEASE NOTE: All additions to this section MUST be accompanied by either registration number, chassis number or VIN number. Advertisements for vehicles without these details WILL NOT be published. Advertisements will be limited to a period of two months only. If you wish to continue your advertisement beyond the initial two month period or your Ad has been SOLD in the first month of Advertising, please contact the Editor(s) so the Advertising space can be updated for NEW Ads. Send your for sales and wanted ads to the Editor: VWCV Editor GPO Box 1215 Melbourne VIC 3001 Email wagensville@hotmail.com
1 June Bendigo Car Club Motorkhana/Khanacross Bagshot
15 June Interclub Challenge Hillclimb - Rob Roy
29 June Group 5
Motorkhana - Werribee
1 July Group 5
Sprint - Phillip Island
13 July Group 5 Sprint - Sandown
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27 July Group 5 Motorkhana - Werribee You don't need to have a modified cars to complete in the Hillclimb, MotorkhanaKhanacross and Sprint events. All you need is the appropriate CAMS license. I have all the details and can assist anyone in applying for the right CAMs license. If you are interested in coming to any of the Motorsports event, please contact Chris Antonello VWCV Motorsports Co-ordinator 0407 309 244.
Don't forget, it's only safe if it's sideways. See you at the track!
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VWCV General Meetings
Membership Application
Melbourne Club meetings are held every fourth Tuesday of every month at 8pm at Bells Hotel, 157 Moray St, South Melbourne, unless advised of an alternative venue in the Club Newsletter.
Membership Application also available at the VWCV website www.vwclub.com.au
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