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Adelaide Festival of Motor Sport

Just a reminder to book your tickets.  See previous web site listing for full details. Do it now as time is running out.DSCF9628

We need to put up a good display of Sprites, Clubmans and Classics. This is a very good way of promoting our Club. It is also a great entertaining day out.  We had 4 cars last year, this year surely we can do a lot better.

Gippsland Tour 2016

In April 2016, John Fowler, from the Sprite Drivers Club of Victoria, held another Gippsland Tour similar to the 2015 Tour.  This year the Victorian Club is celebrating their Golden Jubilee. So John DSCF9625brought forward this years run from 2017.

Last year the run , was highly successful and enjoyed by all the those who entered. A suggestion put forward by a few, was that the run finish earlier each day, around 4:00 -4:15pm.  This John addressed this year and added another great idea. It was that we stay our 4 nights in the one Motel. No packing and re-packing the Sprite boot. A difficult task in a Bugeye.

John likes to start each day with a Drivers briefing. Here he goes through the days activities, covering any likely problems and other details. Then we have an early start usually getting away by 8:30AM. This allows a lot to be done and still finish by about 4:15pm.

26 cars entered, most were Spridgets, but a couple of exceptions. From SA we had David and Di Low in their Bugeye, Dean King in his Mark 3 and Don and Elaine Cardone in their Toyota Kluga. Don took the Kluga along instead of his Bugeye, because a very close had died just before the run, and Don was concerned the Funeral would be on during the run and need to be able to respond quickly and return to Adelaide. As it turned the funeral was well after the run.

Don and ourselves travelled over to Melbourne together, with us towing the Sprite. Dean King drove his Sprite alone to Melbourne.  We stopped overnight at Beaufort at the Motel. From there it was an easy run into Melbourne and on to Narre Warren to unload the Sprite and park the car and trailer at a Victorian Sprite Club members home. From there we went back to our Motel at Glen Waverly. Here we met Graham Hately from Sydney. He Margaret had driven down to Melbourne  in their MG Midget. We had lunch  and I asked Graham to check out my car, it was not running quite right. Graham adjusted the carbies and all seemed fine. The next morning we needed to be at the start quite early. On the way my car spluttered, back fired, farted down the freeway. We had go almost 40k’s to the start and I was quite worried, as were  surrounded by B Double trucks and heavy fast moving traffic. We missed our turn off, and took the next turn off and was trying to find the start, when the Sprite just stopped. So Graham now was checking the electrics, and after a process of elimination he changed the points, the condenser and finally success. We caught and joined the rest who had now started the run. At morning tea we met some of the new faces. Then Graham Hepburn from Cairns turned up, but his Bugeye sounded as bad as mine did earlier. So again Graham Hately to the rescue. This time the problem was dirty fuel. After some time Graham sorted it out. Then later that day Don Cardone’s  Kluga broke it’s power steering belt, so once again Graham Hately came to the rescue. Three recues in one day.

. TheDay 2 greeted us with a very heavy fog. So you wipe  windscreen and it just re fogs. We did a quick tour to Mirboo North, great scenery once clear of the fog.

Wahalla
Wahalla

Then we had to drive to Walhalla and catch the train by 10.45. The Mirboo drive took a bit longer than planned, so really needed to push to catch the train. Well we really did push, but it is a great road, just repaired from last year. This road goes in, but you must come back out the same way. The town is very small, but very interesting and the train ride was short, but fun.

We had lunch at Walhalla , then on to Moe to the Old Gippsland Town. Then a scenic run back to the Motel at Morwell for nibbles  and drinks.

DAY 3  Another foggy morning, and a brisk walk to the Anzac Dawn Service. A very moving and well presented service, then back to the Motel for breakfast, drivers briefing and off to Bulga National Park. Here we took some good photos of the cars lined up. Most had scones at the Lyrebird Café. Then on to the Gippsland Maritime Museum at Port Albert.  A very interesting well run Museum. He we all Fish and Chips pre ordered and paid for earlier. From here a twisty drive to the Agnes Falls. Here was a large waterfall, we also saw a fair sized black snake. Some of our group left us during that day to head home and back to work.

Don enjoying scones
Don enjoying scones

Day 4  No fog, but now a few less in our group, as this day was an option. After our briefing, we drove straight to the Bryant Park Hill-climb. Here most did a few parade laps of this very technical track. Great fun!  The facilities for a Hill-climb are possibly the best in Australia. DSCF9653Since last year several improvements to the pit area have been finished. The next stop was the Trestle Bridge.

 

 

 

DSCF9666This year we climbed the path up on to the bridge, and took advantage of the view with all the cars parked below. Then on to the Noojee Heritage Centre. Here we saw a short movie of how a steam engine was transported by a truck, then lunch. Next stop was the Jindivick Cricket Ground. A large ground, only used for Cricket, no Football, with a full outdoor gymnasium and Club House. A couple more stops including an Historic Bakery and then we said our good byes and headed back to our motel at Glen Waverly. Next morning we loaded up the Sprite and drove with Don and Elaine Cardone to Beaufort and stayed there and returned to Adelaide the next day.

This was a trip exceptionally well organised and was so enjoyable, and we were able to pack a lot in to each day, we still finished in time for drinks and nibbles, minor car repairs, time to re-fuel. Each day we drove close to 300k’s.

Of course if John does another trip we will most certainly be going, the opportunity is just too good too miss.

 

 

Bay to Birdwood

This year the Bay to Birdwood is on the 25th September 2016.  Cars made before 31st December 1959 are eligible to enter.

So Bugeye Sprites can enter, but not any other model Sprite. The Bugeye first coming out in 1958 , and as a run on model will be accepted.

Mid Week Run Report.

We decided to try the idea of a Mid Week Run.

It seemed to work we had a great turn out of cars.

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Attending were:

Chris and Tina Brine.  Bugeye.

David and Di Low            Bugeye

Garry Beaton                      Mark 3

Russell Schmarr                 MG  Midget

Gary and Fay Brock          MGB GT

Clive Spreadbury                  Mark 2

Peter Dineen                         MG Midget

David Dineen                      MG Midget

Paul Mitchell                         Mini Gem

Jim and Shirley Schubert    Bugeye

Don and Elaine                     Toyota  Kluga

The Pub's most regular customer.
The Pub’s most regular customer.

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This has to be the best roll up of Sprites and Midgets  for several years. The run began at Hazelwood Park and wound up through the Adelaide Hills. Some great ‘Sprite” roads were found and tested.  We stopped at the Lenswood Oval for morning tea. From there we proceeded to the Stanley Bridge Hotel at Verdun.

Inside Chris and Tina's Bugeye
Inside Chris and Tina’s Bugeye

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Here we had some great meals, especially the Spare Ribs.

So with such as great day a question is then posed. Who is going to organise the next Mid Week Run?  This opportunity must not be let slip.

As an organiser I would like to thank all that attended, as a day such as this is most rewarding for the organisers.

 

 

DISPLAY DAY SUNDAY 30TH OCTOBER 2016

October will come around very fast!

Date:  Sunday 30th October 2016

Where: Wigley Reserve , Glenelg.

Time: 9:30am till 3:30Pm

Last year we had 23 Sprites , we need the rest of you to bring along your Sprite or MG Midget.

Also welcome are other Classics, Clubmans, Racing Cars,

This is our big chance to show case our Club to the general public.

Please contact Don Cardone on email: doncardone@adam.com.au or phone him on 0411 876 067  to advise that you bringing along your car. Planning for the event has begun.

photo’s from the Sprite Nationals 2016 at Goulburn NSW

A Sprinzel Sprite replica. You need one of these.
A Sprinzel  Sprite replica. You need one of these.
This car competed at Le Mans car.
This car competed at Le Mans.
Don Cardone's Concourse winning Bugeye.
Don Cardone’s concourse winning Bugeye.
A Austin Healey Frite.
Austin Healey Frite
How a Jaguar twin cam motor fits in a Sprite.
How a Jaguar motor fits in a Sprite.
The Venue.
. Concourse venue
Helen Stephenson in full concentration.
Helen Stephenson in full concentration at Marulan Motor Sport Park.
David Low
David Low in action.
Helen Stephenson the Quckest from SA. Being held up by David Low.
David Low holding up Helen Stephenson.
.Miles Jackson in action.
Miles Jackson in action.
Clive Spreadbury in action.
Clive Spreadbury in action.
Helen Stephenson.
Helen Stephenson.

2016 Sprite Nationals

On our way.
On our way.

This year the Sprite Nationals were held at Goulburn in NSW and hosted by the Sprite Club of Australia. From our Club the following attended  : Helen King, Sue, Grant and Helen Stephenson, Clive Spreadbury and his son Jason , Miles and Bev Jackson, Peter Dineen, Don & Elaine Cardone and David & Di Low. The Spreadbuy’s, the Low’s, and the Jacksons all took their Sprites and competed on the track. Peter Dineen and Don Cardone took their cars , but did not compete on the track. Peter however drove his Sprite to Goulburn and back. Goulburn is over 1200k’s from Adelaide, so no mean feat.

Driving over took two full days plus about 2 hours. So we arrived about 10:30am on the 21st and were expecting to be the first to arrive, only to be beaten by a couple of Queenslanders that had been there for two days already. That night was given over to a ‘Meet and Greet’ in the grounds of our motel, after the cars had been unloaded and the trailers parked. Our Motel was booked right out and every vehicle had a parking spot , but not one extra. An arrival that created great interest was the ‘Austin Healey Frite‘ that Colin Dodds from NSW brought along. Would believe a Sprite fitted a Jaguar 3.5 litre engine of about 350 HP, a Jaguar gearbox and rear end held up by a Lotus rear suspension, all built way back in 1963 and now full restored by Colin. The rest of the group were at another motel with extra parking provided by a business next door. The food that night was a sausage sizzle with plenty of drinks provided. (Beer, Red wine, white wine and soft drinks)

DAY  1   Good Friday 25th March 2016.

The Friday morning the 38 track competitors had to be at the Marulan track by 7:00am for 7:30am scrutineering. So we left the Motel at 6:30am. As we were doing the paperwork and the Scrutineering it started to rain, yes rain. We were then called up for a drivers meeting, and it decided all drivers should walk the track. Not sure whether that helped . Miles Jackson and I were together, you could call us the’ Pensioners Racing Team’. We were placed in to small groups or 4 or 5 cars according to your class. Miles went out first and seemed to manage OK, nobody was going very hard.

Ready now!
Ready now!

 

 

Miles, also ready.
Miles, also ready.

 

 

 

 

Then it was my turn and rain was now quite heavy. So I had a few problems, my visor fogged up, so did my mirrors. I did not realise I was holding up a car behind me, he tried passing me on the straight but I kept him at bay. Next time I let him go in front of me along with all the others. The second run of 4 laps was still wet, but from the third run on it had dried out. From here I tried to work out how to improve. I certainly went faster, but so did every body else, but I had enormous fun. Miles was unfortunate as his car was ok some of the time, then playing at other times. He thought he had blown a head gasket, but the usual symptoms were not showing up on the Friday, but did later in the weekend and his suspicions were confirmed. I got in 5 runs and car was running perfectly all day.

The SA Rocker cover team
The SA Rocker cover team
the winning Rocker cover Racer from NSW.
the winning Rocker cover Racer from NSW.

 

 

 

 

 

That night was Rocker Cover Racing night at the Soldiers Club. Here we had a large room to ourselves, with a bar and a stage. The food was served here and was really good. The various teams from each state lined up. We had 4 entrants and was later given one extra from Qld. The Racers were called up 2 at a time, with one from each State. This continued to all were eliminated. So we were left with Fay Brock’s ‘Quilted Lady’ piloted by Don Cardone against a very high tech Racer from NSW. The NSW Racer just pipped ours. The Rocker Racer technology has moved forward in 2 years. The Quilted finished 3rd.

Day 2  Saturday 26th March 2016

This was the morning of the Concourse. It was a sunny day and we arrived the Goulburn Historic Waterworks, which was next to a lake, a really beautiful venue. We arrived at 8:30am and judging started at 9:30am. 8 judges from each state worked to come up with scores for each car entered. Not all cars entered. A great morning tea and lunch was provided by the local Rotary Club. A Sprite that competed at Le Mans was there along with a ‘ Sprinzel’ Replica.

 

 

The winning Concourse car.
The winning Concourse car.

Then the judges started their work, checking all aspects of each car. Results were held over to the last night when all prizes were given out.  Finally a SA entrant had success. Don Cardon’s beautiful Bugeye was awarded the best Bugeye prize and then also the best overall Sprite. Well done Don. Now we cannot wipe the smile off Don’s face.

After lunch we assembled at a service station for an economy run to Bungendore about 68k’s, and then return to refill and hand in your fuel docket with the litres used. Some tried really hard to win,others just went for a drive.

That night off to the Goulburn Soldiers Club for dinner and a quiz night. Also we were asked to provide an early photo of ourselves. Our task was to identify the person in the photo. Later several photos were put up on the big screen and the owners were asked to stand up. So you saw what a 65 year old looked like at 20. Also there were covered boxes with a sprite part in a cotton bag. The idea was you had to by feel the object and work out what the part was and write it down. Great fun!

DAY 3

Sunday 27th March  2016

This was the final day and we found ourselves ready for an observation run of about 280k’s. It was divided in to 3 sections. The first section ran us around the Goulburn City. We had to find our way using the provided instructions and answer questions and observe the special signs nailed to trees. To confuse us different instructions were issued for different cars, so following somebody, may or may not be wise. Finally we wound up back at the start for morning tea.

Next was section 2 which was to finish at Gunning for lunch. So normally it is a straight drive down the Hume Highway to Gunning. Well we took a very alternative route which tested of navigation and observing skills. At Gunning we checked in our score papers and then had a BBQ lunch, put on by the local Lyons Club. After lunch we received our route instructions for the run home. There were a lot of confused Sprite drivers and navigators parked in the street working out what to do next. The return route was quite different, but finally we all got back to the Motel by about 4:30.

Our team. Don and Elaine with the concourse trophies
Our team. Don and Elaine with the concourse trophies

On this night,  the final night the presentations of trophies would take place and all were encouraged to dress up in fancy dress , the theme being ‘Hollywood Movies’. So plenty of scope, and some took full advantage. There were some really clever outfits. So now it was time to farewell new and old friends.

It is very necessary to thank the organising Committee for a really great Sprite National. These events take a lot of hard work and thought to produce a good result. The attention to detail was fantastic, most of the time this goes unnoticed, but if it is missing it is noticed. It was obvious that Greg and Leah Holden put many hours in to this event, and it great to see they had good support from their team of helpers.

So if did not go, please make the effort to go the next Sprite National to be held by the Sprite Drivers Club of Victoria. Put in on your ‘Bucket List’. Make a holiday out of it, but please don’t dismiss it as too hard, it’s not too hard, just takes a bit of organisation like any other holiday. You owe it to yourselves. Remember your Sprite was designed to be Driven.

Please remember  our Club objective is to PROMOTE, FOSTER AND PRESERVE AUSTIN HEALY SPRITES AND MG MIDGETS.

 

McLaren Vale Vintage & Classic

 

 

A Reminder That entries are closing at the end of March !

14The sprite Club has been invited to participate in the Annual McLaren Vale Vintage & Classic Parade on Sunday 17th April 2016.

To officially enter this event, all entry forms can be down loaded from the web  www.vintageandclassic.com.au  and need to be submitted with a $25.00 entry fee no later than Wednesday, 1st April 2016.  If  you areally quick you can get a late entry in, but you must do now!

Make your own way to Serafino Wines (Mclaren’s on the Lake) no later than 10:00am. Breakfast, tea and coffee are available on site. All entrants receive a goodie bag and plaque. Then the day proceeds  with a parade down the main street of Mclaren Vale where thousands of people line the street to see our cars and other interesting cars.

After the Parade you proceed to Fox Creek Wines where food and drinks will be available.

 

 

 

Bug Eye Guy

If you go to bugeyeguy.com you will find 3 very interesting articles .

  1. They have developed a removal steering wheel for Sprites. Great for getting in and our of Sprites, as well as an added security feature.
  2. For Sale is a DVD on how to build a concourse Bugeye. They have just one a Gold medal at the USA Austin Healey National Concourse.  Having one of these judges explain to me how they take many hours to judge a car and to get a gold medal is a great effort.
  3. A bikini top for your Bugeye. Check this out !
So bugeyeguy.com

MALLALA SUPER SPRINT REPORT

Pat miller in action.
Pat Miller
Patrick Kukla
Patrick Kukla

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick Kukla.
Patrick Kukla.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday 21st February was the first Super Sprint for 2016. We awaoke to a very hot day with a hot northern wind, and a forecast of 38 degrees. Not ideal !

However it was the Sprite’s Club turn to help out on the flag points. So given the bad weather forecast we still had 6 brave souls turn up for the flaggies task. They were :  Paul Doube, Chris Brine, Dean King, Gordon Boyce, David Dineen and David Low.  The Club wishes to thank those people for turning up and drivers also appreciated our efforts.  I had drivers from another Club thank me, so the effort was well appreciated.

Kym Ninnes
Kym Ninnes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those who did turn up were  able to see 6 of our members competing . Those being :Barry Edson, Kym Ninnes, Pat Miller, Clive Spreadbury, Patrick Kukla and Helen Stephenson.

Helen Stephenson
Helen Stephenson
Clive Spreadbury. Note the smoke from the front wheel.
Clive Spreadbury. Note the smoke from the front wheel.
Barry Edson
Barry Edson

Patrick Kukla was their for his maiden track appearance in his newly acquired Suzuki Swift GTI.  His was understandably nervous. At the end of the day he achieved a best time of 1.34.7 which was very good for a first effort. Patrick can see mistakes he made and can now work on improving his times. At the days end you could not get the smile off his face.

Helen Stephenson continues to improve and show real skills driving the Hyundai Excel. Barry Edson seemed to be the fastest from our group, although Kym Ninnes was close. Pat Miller had a fuel pump problem near the end of the day. Clive Spreadbury was not in his Sprite, but in a Renault Clio.

The day was over by mid afternoon and some called in to the Mallala pub, on the way home, for a cooling down drink. Despite the conditions it was a very enjoyable day, so if you missed the fun make sure you grab the opportunity next time. We need to support these guys that are having a real go at enjoying their cars.

VISIT TO THE SPRITE MUSEUM

DSCF9566Have just visited the Sprite Museum in Bairnsdale Victoria. Ray English created the Museum over many years. The Museum has over 20000 files consisting of Magazine cuttings, press releases and all manner of information on Sprites, but mostly Bugeye’s. In addition to that their are objects such as, model cars, badges, photos, unusual Sprite bits.

Ray also publishes a quarterly magazine known as ‘Marque One’, this is always great reading.

In the Museum each item that you look at comes with a story, which is usually more interesting than the object itself. Ray is only tooDSCF9569 pleased to relay these stories. In our case we were there 3 hours and could of stayed double that easily.

His shed along with Sprite room, (the Museum) are spotlessly clean and very tidy so it is a pleasure to see it all in it’s new address. In his shed, is his very early build Bugeye and more unusual parts and more great stories. We saw it many years ago, but now he has more room and the area has been purpose built for the Museum and the shed.

So if you are planning a trip to Victoria, I do strongly suggest you vist the Sprite Room. You should contact Ray and let know you are coming and arrange a time.

LOST

Ken Dutch left his blue wooden steamer chair at the All British Day.  If you found it could you please bring it to the next meeting and we will make sure Ken gets it, as he will be away and miss the next meeting.

McLaren Vale Vintage & Classic

 

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Vintage and Classic

Now is the time to enter this really good event. Go to the above link  and down load your entry form.

Entries close 1st April 2016, but ENTER NOW. Late entries are excepted but, you may not be parked with our Club, and no goodie bag, or plaque.

The day starts with all Clubs gathering at the Serafino (McLarens on the Lake) around 9:00am  . At about 11:00am cars start to move in their Club groups, proceeding down the main Street of McLaren Vale. Large crowds gather to see the Classic cars.  Then on to the Clubs allotted winery. Our winery is the ‘Fox Creek ‘ winery. Cars are parked and then it is time for lunch and wine in a great setting.

Report on Australia Day

Many yea20160126_141355 20160126_143328 rs ago the Late John And Judy Bowering decided to organise a celebration of Australia Day for the Sprite Club of SA. Originally we had a run through the Hills finishing at their home in Mitcham.

On arrival we would start eating, drinking and checking out John’s cars. Then we would have BBQ , in some cases turning protein into carbon.  After that the Thong Throwing contest would begin. A 20160126_143428pitch roughly similar to a cricket pitch would be measured out, so about 22 yards. Now this has been reduced to about half the length, which is in line with our advancing years.

The club recently decided that in respect to the Late John and Judy Bowering , that the trophy needed upgrading. So a new trophy has been made complete with a new thong, and on the back are brass plates listing the past winners, better than a texta colour marker that was rapidly fading.

Soon the day with perfect weather arrived and about 25 people arrived at Fay and Garry Brock’s home, armed with food and drinks. Normal chatter took place for an hour or so, then it was time to BBQ. Once again I could see protein turning into carbon, but nobody complained. Most ate to excess, but with such a choice of salads and sweets, what else could you do. Sprite Club members are good eaters and drinkers.

Then came time for the Thong throwing. A bucket was placed in position, and Barb stood as wicket keeper. This involved finding a lot of lost thongs thrown into the bushes. Many styles of throwing were used, and most were totally useless. The thong has unusual aerodynamics which none of us can explain.

Nobody actually got in to the bucket, both Fay Brock and Ken Dutch had it bounce out of the bucket. So we decided a ‘Throw Off’ would take place.  This seemed to take for ever, and we were prepared to  wait all afternoon if required, then Ken finally threw in to the bucket. Fay was given her chance to equalise, but Ken had it in the bucket.

Looking around our gathering  I noticed about one third of the  people would have known the Bowering’s really well, another third would have met them and rest would not of met them.

So many thanks to fay and Gary for throwing open their home to continue the tradition,for us to enjoy.

AUSTRALIA DAY JOHN AND JUDY BOWERING MEMORIAL THONG THROWING.

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Please come along to the Annual Thong Throwing contest. This is to celebrate Australia Day and to remember the Late John And Judy Bowering that started this event many years ago.

FULL DETAILS ARE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE UNDER THE EVENTS SECTION.

Now is the time to practice your thong throwing skills. We accept back hand, fore hand, under arm, over arm, flat side up, flat side down, overarm, under arm, but no cheating.  The throwing distance is not far, and seems to have reduced over time.

The prize is a thong mounted on a plinth suitable for hanging with pride in your home.

2016 Sprite Calendar

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The Austin Healey Sprite Drivers Club of Victoria have had made a Calendar for 2016 to commemorate the 50th year of their Club. See attachment.

It is a double  A4 size  calendar for each month. Has pictures of Sprites, mainly from Vic , but some interstate photos. A bottom page allows for your notes.

The back page had a collage of photos, and the calendar runs into 2017, so 2 calendars in one.

Cost $20.00 plus postage, so a bulk order is best. Let me know if you want one, and when we have final numbers I can find out the postage cost and then you can pay me before I order.

Email your interest to dslow@tpg.com.au

Extra events

Please note I made a mistake with one event. All are now correct on the website.  To summarise :

April 2016  Tour Through the Gippsland area of Victoria. Again organised by John Fowler from the Victorian Sprite Drivers Club.

23rd to 25th  Eastern tour of Gippsland area at a slower pace than last year. This time the run will be in the reverse direction. Accommodation will be at the Morwell.  These runs are fantastic, commercially run events of this standard usually cost between $3000-$5000  just to enter, and we being offered this for free, just pay for your accommodation , food, drinks and fuel.

September 2016

My Bryant Hill Climb.  Just go to it !

October 2016

Friday 28th  Western  tour around Ballarat.  Unfortunately does clash with our display day.

These events our club has been invited to by the Austin Healey Sprite Drivers Club of Victoria, so lets get behind these events, after all they will be great fun.

DON’T  FORGET TO REPLY IF YOU ARE ENTERED FOR THE ALL BRITISH DAY.

Mt Bryant Hillclimb

Title: Mt Bryant Hillclimb
Location: Victoria
Description: A great Hillclimb at Mt Bryant, a purpose built Hill Climb any Sprite could drive and have great fun. This event is being put on by the Austin Healey Sprite Drivers Club of Victoria to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their Club.
We should support this event or there other two touring events(see our Calendar) they always support us at our milestone events.
Start Date: 2016-09-10
End Date: 2016-09-11

Members Notice

The Treasurer and Secretary wish to remind Members that if you are corresponding with the Club officers and you need a reply by post.

Could you please send a stamped addressed envelope or payment to cover. This also applies if you correspond by email.

Also a reminder stamps are rising to $1.00 in January.

2016 Calendar

Hi Members,

The 2016 calendar is now published on the website.

All known events are listed for the whole of 2016.

So go to EVENTS and click on the dates for the details.

Extra details will be added as they come through.

AUSTRALIA DAY THONG THROWING CONTEST/ BBQ

Title: AUSTRALIA DAY THONG THROWING CONTEST/ BBQ
Location: 10 Ebenezer Place, Gumeracha.
Description: Date; Tuesday 26th January 2016
Time: 11:00am
Where: 10 Ebenezer Place, Gumeracha.
BYO: BBQ meat, drinks, chairs, salad or sweets to share.
Your thong throwing skills, as you will be throwing for the very special prize of an Aussie thong mounted on a map of Australia. This is a perpetual trophy, which originated many years ago by the late John and Judy Bowering.
Really this is great day, please come along!
Start Time: 11:00am
Date: 2016-01-26

Xmas Meeting / Fee Collection/ Historic Rego re-newal

Title: Xmas Meeting / Fee Collection/ Historic Rego re-newal
Location: Fullarton Community centre
Description: Come along share a free BBQ supplied by the Club from 6:00pm. Bring a chair and a drink.
Then inside for the meeting after which membership and Historic Rego paper work can be processed.
SO PLEASE BRING .
1. Money for Membership. RENEWAL FORM completed. Download from the Club website. Club Member Info/Membership.
2. Receipt for Club Membership.
3. Log Book -$5.00 for a new one if required.
4. Rego papers.
5. Statutory Declaration (down load from the website. Go member/club info then down to Historic Rego and then copy the link)
Paul Doub’e will have copies if needed. A JP will be ready to notarise this document. Try to fill out your documents before the meeting to save time as this can be a busy night.
Start Time: 6:00pm
Date: 2015-12-07

DISPLAY DAY -reply required.

The organisers need to know how many are coming to the Display Day.  This is needed for catering purposes.  Some 9 couples have already replied , but we need 31 more.

So if you coming could please reply NOW to this message.

Full details of the display Day are on the website.

ANNUAL DISPLAY DAY AND BBQ

Annual Display Day.

Where:  Birdwood  Motor Museum, Birdwood.

Date: Sunday October 12th

Time: 10:00  till 3:00pm

CLUB SUPPLIED BBQ AND SALADS.

FOR CATERING REASONS PLEASE REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE IF YOU ARE COMING.

BYO:  CHAIRS,DRINKS , PLATES, KNIVES AND FORKS.

This is our Annual Display Day where we get to show case our cars and our Club to the public.  All our Sprites/Midgets  are now over 40 years old. One of the main aims of our Club is to Foster, Preserve and Promote Austin Healey Sprites and MG Midgets. We need to promote our cars to younger generations, otherwise our cars gradually lose their value.

It is important we present our cars and our club in a positive manner. Last year a few people turned purely for their annual inspection then promptly left.   As it is a display first and foremost it essential the cars remain on display TILL 3:00PM. The Club is paying for your admission on to the venue.

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Cars can be inspected on the day for Historic registration,  and if your cars needs inspection this is a great time to do it.

So come along with your Sprite, Midget, Classic or Clubman and makes this a really  great day.

lets get at least 40 cars!

 

 

Run to Mannum

Sprite Run to Mannum on Sunday 21st September

What happens when owners of a Spridget, an MGBGT-Sprite, an Alfa-Sprite, an MG Magnet- Sprite and a Clubman-Sprite get together for a Sprite Run, on a perfectly beautiful Sunday in September ….. a lot of fun, that’s what!

After meeting at the Mt Barker Homemaker Centre- a navigational challenge for the Magnet; a pit stop in Nairne for an over committed Clubman (three functions in one day) we toured through great springtime scenery to Mannum- a route including challenging corners, sweeping bends and long straights- well planned by Peter and Ros.

We were greeted at the lunch destination by another couple who announced themselves as “someone’s nephew.” After some tactful investigation Mary discovered the “someone” belonged to a different club, which was also booked in for lunch. We invited them to join, in fact sign up immediately, but although they liked our friendly approach declined the offer. In the confusion of two clubs in one pub the other club had their booking cancelled!

Anyway we all had an abundant lunch (great salad and vegetable bar) looking out over the Mighty Murray. A stroll up the main street and excellent coffee al fresco at an old stone bank building completed the day.

Thanks to Peter and Ros, Ken and Mary, Gary and Faye, and Paul for a lovely day.
Don and Elaine

Club Birthday Lunch

To-day 35 people gathered at the Feathers Hotel at Burnside for a great lunch.

This was to celebrate the 42nd birthday of the Sprite Club of SA Inc.  Barb Ridge did a great job making sure the whole occasion ran without a hitch.

The food was great and plentiful, no need for dinner.  Garry Brock entertained us with a quiz, which at first seemed easy, but clearly tested all of us. Using your mobile phone to cheat was frowned upon. You could ask a friend because the whole of your table was consulted to find an answer. The smartest table took the prizes of fine wines donated by Michael McClaren.

It was good to see some faces not seen for a while.

So all in all it was a great lunch and a great way to spend your Sunday.

 

 

 

2014 Sprite National Challenge

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2014 SPRITE NATIONAL CHALLENGE AT WARWICK QLD.
For those who are unfamiliar with what a Sprite Challenge is, briefly it is a National gathering of Sprite owners from the various Sprite Clubs from around Australia, held usually over 3 days at Easter.

The activities are social runs around the district, Regularity and Sprints on a race track, Concourse judging and a Motorkhana. All these events are optional. Points are awarded for each discipline.
So on return from the 2012 National Challenge in Wangaratta I thought every effort should made to encourage more of our members to attend the 2014 Challenge. For the past 10 years our club has largely ignored this event. If you join any other one make car club the National event is always a high point in the Club’s list of events. So we were missing out on the fun, and really it is great fun, and you meet some really nice like minded people.

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The morning of departure arrived and we met at Tailem Bend on Monday 14th April with our cars on trailers. We had Don and Elaine Cardone, Garry and Molly Beaton, Chris Miller and Barb Ridge, Gary and Fay Brock, Clive Spreadbury and Cheryl Pitt and David and Di Low. Chris and Tina Brine left the next day and took the Broken Hill route. Also attending were Sue, Helen and Grant Stephenson and Helen King, but they were flying up. First problem Garry Beaton failed to listen to Molly’s navigation instructions and was seen heading down the Expressway towards Adelaide, however he caught up the time and found us.

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First stop for morning tea was Lameroo. The baker shop had just bought an espresso machine and we were it’s first customers, so that took a long time. Lunch was at Ouyen and then on to Balranald Caravan Park through Tooleybuc arriving mid afternoon. We broke out the nibbles and wine then walked to the RSL for dinner. The meal was tasteless and we vowed to find a better place when returned to Balranald on our way home.

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Day 2 we headed for West Wyalong stopping at Hay for fuel and coffee. Just out of Hay we saw and large group of cattle grazing on the side of the highway, a great Aussie sight. We bought our lunch in Hay at the baker shop and stopped at Goolgowi. Here Clive Spreadbury caught up to us, he had motor home towing his Sprite, so his cruising speed was lower than ours. However did not stop as much as we did, so we named him the ”tortoise” as per the story about the tortoise and the hare. As were eating our lunch a Police car stopped and asked had we seen a small boy using the public phone. We said yes, and pointed to house he came from, apparently he playing with the phone and had dialled 000. By mid afternoon we arrived at West Wyalong caravan park. Shortly after arriving two vintage Morris cars arrived on trailers. We introduced ourselves only to find one of them was once a Sprite Club SA member and was about to sell his Mark 2. They were off to a Morris Club National Rally in Forbes.
Day 3 our destination was Narrabri. This took us to Forbes, Parkes, and at Peak Hill we stopped for morning tea. This is a small run down little town. Saw some old cars in a disused Holden dealership and found nice coffee shop/ antique shop. Then on through Dubbo, Gilgandra and lunch at Coonabarabran. Chris Miller an ex-truckie suggested the BP truck stop, but when got there it had been demolished so we head back to Shell and had a petrol station lunch. Soon we had arrived at Narrabri and found we had booked a really nice caravan park with close parking for our trailers. We ordered Pizzas and Chris and Tina Brine called in and had a couple of drinks, they had travelled from Broken Hill that day about 900k’s. Chris Miller had noticed the trailer Gary Brock had borrowed was swaying so we checked the tyre pressures only to find the tyre valves were shot. So around to the Tyre shop for new valves.
Day 4 was Warwick. So up to Bellata for fuel and coffee then on to Moree and lunch at Goondiwindi at the BP. Finally we arrived at Warwick about mid afternoon, and found our respective Motels all adjacent to each other. Cars we unloaded and the trailers parked behind one of the motels. Rooms were of a good standard. A welcome BBQ was held and we were given a bag of goodies which contained a book with all the info we needed, plus a smart jacket and a clutch alignment tool.
Friday we awoke to an early breakfast of good quality. About half the group went out to track and the rest went on a social run of about 200k,s. Garry Beaton came out to track with, but sadly his car had low oil pressure and he could not get 2nd gear in his new gearbox. Not wanting to risk further damage he chose not run in the Regularity. So that left Chris Brine, Clive Spreadbury and David Low to run in the Regularity.

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Once the paperwork, scrutineering and the drivers meeting was over we were almost ready. All had to find a fit some padding to our roll bars. Garry Beaton and Chris Miller helped with this, then we we split into 6 groups of 6 cars. Before any competition took place we drove around the track for several laps behind a guiding car, and this enabled us to learn the racing lines.
Then we were called up in our groups. I approached this with some fear I would very slow, but gradually confidence and pace grew during the day. A coupe of corners I found the exact racing line, and on one occasion I went off the track. My times were slow, then as tried harder they became even slower, then gradually they began to improve. My final result was 15th, Chris Brine was 24th and Clive Spreadbury was 25th,. I was however, the slowest car. A lady from NSW, Wendy Gibbs was the winner.

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Dinner was at the track and later that night the Rocker Cover racing took place. Much to everybody’s amazement, except the South Australians, Fay Brock won with complete and growing crowd support. The interstaters could not believe she kept beating all comers. Shortly afterwards it was the Scalectrix Model Car racing here Clive Spreadbury, who is right in to this, showed them all how it’s done.

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On the Saturday my car had been in my ownership 30 years, but I was to find a couple of the cars had been owned for over 50 years. Chris Brine went out again to the track and competed in the Sprints and came back with a big grin on his face having had a great day. Clive wanted to go out but had car trouble. The rest of us went on 200k question and answer run having lunch at Stanthorpe. That night Dinner was at the close by Australian Rodeo Heritage Centre. Here we all dressed in Western Clothing and had a nice meal then were entertained with camp drafting and a stock whip demonstration. Yee Haa!
Sunday morning was concourse day. So we drove a short distance up to Leslie Park in the town centre and lined our cars up in model groups. Our great hope here was Don Cardone’s beautiful Bug eye. Don had very carefully trailored his car up having wrapped it in cling wrap and covered it with fitted car cover. Other cars there were a Sprinzel replica, Peter Clarke’s supercharged Bug eye, a street legal turbo charged Bug eye with 260 Hp from an A series motor. Don came 3rd, we were sorry to see him disappointed, technicalities in originality beat him. That night we went to the RSL club dressed in sixties clothing. Here the trophies were presented. SA came 4th, NSW 3rd, Victoria second and the winner was Qld. .

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I was asked on many occasions by Qld, Vic and NSW members would our club host the next challenge, but I explained this was not all possible, and went on to fully explain the reasons.
Many times I found myself sitting at the motel having a beer with the friendly interstaters. One drove his bug eye with his wife down from Cairns, almost as far as we had come. On the way he had a flat tyre and as he was using outback roads, and he had to wait ages for help. He sent his wife off with the flat tyre about 200ks to the nearest town to have it repaired.
Monday came and we had breakfast loaded then up our cars, said our good byes and headed off to Moree. Don and Elaine stayed with friends at Goondiwindi and we went on to the Caravan park at Moree. Here we took to the Artesian spring waters at the caravan park, a very pleasant experience for our aging bones. . Ate at the local pub, which was in walking distance.
Next morning Don and Elaine re-joined us at 9:00 am and see set off for Gilgandra. Had morning tea at Narrabri in a good baker shop. Every Aussie town now has a good baker shop. Lunch was at Coonabarabran again at the baker shop. Graham and Margaret Hately from Sydney were travelling with us , they suggested we go and look at the Warrumbungle ranges , so did that and went on to the giant telescope. Leaving there I found that my Roo Shoo’s’ I fitted to my Forrester worked, as we saw a Kangaroo hopping away from our cars. The sceptics were still not convinced, but I can now point out we did not hit any Kangaroos on the trip despite seeing a few. Accommodation that night was at a motel with a room for each couple . Up till now on the trip up and back we had been sharing. Graham and Margaret took us to a great little pub run by a mother and daughter.  Here the two Garrys tried to out hustle each other on the pool table.
More good weather, every day so far had been perfect, we drove to Peak Hill for morning tea, then on to the Parkes Telescope. Here we said good bye to Graham and Margaret Hately and drove to the Forbes Motor Museum. Here we had lunch and then did tour of the Museum. The owner enjoyed telling us car stories, as he quickly realised we were car people. Quite a lot of money was spent in the excellent gift shop, then on to the West Wyalong Caravan Park. Ate that night in the same pub as going up. Beds we a bit hard and sharing with only a curtain to separate the beds is not ideal, but you can’t always have everything.
Left West Wyalong heading for Balranald Caravan Park. Stopped at Goolgowi for morning tea at a little shop in a back street. Then lunch at the Hay baker shop. Spent some time wandering around the town. Noticed the Menswear shop sold huge knives. The we hit the Hay planes and stopped mid way for a stretch as we were all feeling the need to stretch. Finally arrived at Balranald Caravan Park. Our cars always attract people, and soon a guy appeared with photos of his classic cars. Then a MGTD drove in followed by a massive car trailer that parked close to use. Quickly we asked to se what was inside the trailer, and we shown an MGTF that had just won a national MG club concourse. The TD had come second. However we soon became engrossed in this fully enclosed car trailer, it was an amazing trailer built from aluminium and soft opening doors and roof and to aircraft engineering standard. Don was seen taking multiple photos of hinges and fittings. This time we ate at a great little Italian restaurant Café Cassaro in the main street of Balranald.
Finally the last day we stopped Ouyen for morning tea, at the recently up graded baker shop. Then to Lameroo for lunch. At Tailem Bend we said our good byes and headed home to unpack the usual mess.
Was the trip worth it ? Yes it was and I am sure at least most would go to the next one.
So should you!
The NSW club, the Sprite Club of Australia will be hosting the next one, so distances will be easier for us. But really if you have not been to a challenge and you rate yourself as a Sprite enthusiast then you owe it to yourself to make the effort. You won’t be disappointed. So put aside Easter 2016. You can do what we did, make it a holiday combined with the challenge.
David Low.

86 year old mam buys a Bugeye

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Rod Buller is an inspiration.

After a lifetime of great classic car memories, Rod decided it was high time he own a Bugeye, and at 86, he didn’t hesitate to contact us to send him a car in Florida. That’s Rod in his new baby, “Howard,” a 1960 Bugeye we went through and shipped to his door.

I salute Rod real viagra online without prescription living an ageless life, and for climbing in and out of his Bugeye as part of his daily ritual to stay young!

Congratulations! Here’s to many happy miles!

Pea and Pie Night

On a very cold rainy night , brave  spriters converged at Patrick’s he was flying solo,       ( Miriam is in Europe) for the annual Pea &  Pie night.
Tina Brine was in charge of the Soup and the Pies, well done Tina.
John Whitburn was the fire stoker, if you we brave enough to go outside.
Pie floaters with your favourite tomato sauce, and a glass of you favourite beverage, what a better way to spend a Saturday Night.
Lots of story telling, laughter and friendship, mingled with who’s in the lead buy online viagra where at the football, and for David the Wallabies were not doing well against the Lions, made a great evening.
Sweets provided by the ladies, and what a feast, we would have been able to feed the army.
Thanks to Patrick for welcoming us again this year.
For those who couldn’t make it, Pea & Pie is now a Sprite tradition, so lock it in for 2014
Di Low

2013 SPRITE HIGH COUNTRY RUN

SPRITES ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY & MURRAY RIVER 2013

A few months ago the Sprite Club of South Australia was invited to send members overto Victoria to participate in the upcoming High Country run. This was being planned by John Fowler from the Victorian Sprite Drivers Club. Our Club responded by David & Dianne Low, Chris & Tina Brine, Garry & Molly Beaton, Russell & Judy Schmarr and not from our club, but from South Australia Peter & Rhonda Fietz.

The event was to be over 5 days touring the high country of Northern Victoria and Southern NSW. All good sealed winding roads, perfect for our Sprites. List of accommodation were sent out and we made our own bookings. Constant emails kept us informed and excited. Eventually we had 21 starters from VIC, NSW and SA. Three groups were formed, LIVELY, SMART PACE and SCENIC OR VERY FAST, FAST AND BRISK.

Back in SA, Russell & Judy Schmarr had decided to drive to Melbourne a few days before the start; Peter and Rhonda Feitz were driving to Bright, both in their Sprites. Gary Beaton and Chris Brine and I were going to trailer our Sprites to Melbourne. We would then start the run at the official start at Coldstream.

However before each of us started out, certain things needed to happen.  Gary Beaton had decided to build a tilt car trailer from plans given to him by Neil Scott from Sydney. Neil was also entered on the run. Garry worked week in week out on this trailer, finally finishing it on midday the Monday prior to the start on Wednesday. Then he set for Melbourne arriving at mid night. He then had to find the Lilydale Caravan Park, with 35 year old street directory and without Sat Nav. Being a resourceful fellow, he and Molly found it, and were then able to relax. Chris Brine had decided to fit a new motor to his Bug-eye as the old 948ccc motor was quite tired, and not liking hills. As we would go up some very steep and long hills, fitting a fresh motor seemed a good idea. This was completed the week before and then tuned. After a quick road test the car was loaded on the trailer and he and Tina set off on the Sunday prior the start for Melbourne. Then it was my turn. I had arranged with Bug-eye Barn proprietor Tony Bennetto to supply and fit Mark 3 Sprite disc brakes to my Bug eye. Not only were going be climbing big long steep hills, we would be coming down long steep hills, so 7 inch drum brakes were seen as a liability. We set off for Melbourne on the Saturday prior to the start, planning to have car at Tony’s workshop on either Sunday afternoon or Monday Morning. As it turned out we dropped off on Sunday Afternoon. On Monday morning work commenced on removing the old drums. Progress was slow as Tony had customers calling and phoning in, but this was not a problem as we still had Tuesday. Again more interruptions, but that is how small business works, so eventually the job was finished late Tuesday PM. I was sort of helping out during the process, trying to save time where possible. So all three were now in Melbourne so we decided along with Tony and Kerry Bennetto go for a meal. Tony chose a pub a fair way out of town. By now we were all staying at the Lilydale Caravan Park. We booked a taxi and the ladies went in the taxi first, then it returned took us. When we arrived at the Hotel I asked the driver to collect us later. After the meal we rang the cab company and they explained a cab was on the way. Meanwhile Tony and Kerry dropped the ladies back at caravan Park. We had a beer and waited for a cab, but the barman said, he had never seen a cab come back at that time of night. So we rang Tony to come back and collect us

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Next morning we awoke ready for the start, I got fuel and took a look at Garry Beaton’s trailer. What a great job he had done! Then it was off to the start, Chris and Tina we not quite ready, but would catch us up as he was running a little late. Next a phone call, Chris could not start his car. So Garry and I made a dash back to help Chris. At first we thought he had flooded it. After trying a few things I rang Tony Bennetto who gave us some more suggestions and we finally got it going, but it was not running very well.

At the start we were given a bag containing all manner of goodies including a windscreen sticker of the event, but most importantly our book showing our route instructions for each day, plus the allocated times for each stop. First reaction was that it was too organized, but as time went by it became obvious John had a well thought out plan, so we could do a lot each day, but still arrive at our destination between 4:00 and 4:30pm.

Next thing we were off in our groups. Lachlan Fowler was driving John Fowler’s car, our lead car, which is a quick car, so I had trouble keeping up, but they kept track of us all. The first section took us around Lake Eildon, on a newly sealed road. What a great road, as well as a great introduction to the run as a whole. At Eildon we had morning tea lasting 20 minutes, then on to Jamieson for lunch. Here we fuelled up, and John had a list of petrol stations along the route that had 98 octane fuels in our route book. From there we travelled through Mansfield, towards Benalla on to Milawa. Here we met up with Geoff and Eileen Graham, the real characters of the whole group. Then on to Bright. At Bright Graham and Margaret Hately, Neil and Lorina Scott, Peter and Rhonda Feitz joined us, along with Karen Postill and Rod Pratt who caught us at Mansfield. We walked up to the Alpine Hotel for a great meal. Then we retired to our cabins. We were sharing with Russell and Judy Schmarr in a family sized cabin. On checking our cars I found my horn and blinkers not working. A horn wire had come a drift and I needed a new blinker can and a top up of engine oil. Russell had needed a blinker bulb and an exhaust strap. All sorted by the next morning. That day we drove 365km. A fair way in a Sprite, but what great fun.

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Day 2 was Anzac Day so several of us went to the dawn service in Bright. After that we grabbed some breakfast ready for the drivers meeting, which we had each morning prior to departing. At these meetings John explained the day’s activities, and pointed out things we should watch out for like rough patches of road. This morning he mentioned a landslide that had taken out the road, and was being re-built. So we off for Mount Hotham, but soon we were stopped at the landslide. Well it was about the size of a football ground. A bushfire followed by a storm had made the hill very unstable, so down it came. Eventually we got going and drove some very twisty Sprite roads, most cars had the tops down, and the wind factor must have been about -10-15 degrees. So you needed to be buying viagra from canada well rugged up. Snow on the roadside.

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Mt Morning tea at Hotham.

 

From there we went to Omeo, re-fuelled and looked at the old Goal. Then continued on to Anglers Rest, which is a motel for trout fisherman, but is attached to an old hotel called the Blue Duck Inn. He we all had great lunches some had trout caught that morning from the adjacent stream.

A parrot tried to steal my bread from our table, knocking over glasses and cups in the process. After lunch we headed to Falls Creek, another great road. Here it was very windy and cold, and was about to start raining or snowing. One left hand corner went around almost 360 degrees.  Then a treat awaited us at Mt Beauty, a fudge factory. A Police patrol stopped and asked about all the Sprites, and was quite interested in our run; however he was amazed that we had the tops down. From Mt Beauty we headed back to Bright. This day we travelled 245 km. Chris Brine’s car was misfiring and he was having trouble getting gears. So to the rescue came Graham Hately and Lachlan Fowler. Lockie bled the clutch, while Graham adjusted the pedal and re-tuned the weber carbie. Soon Chris was smiling and the car was near perfect. Dinner was out at Rae and Alby Turner’s property just out of town. So we went into Bright and bought meat to BBQ, wine and nibbles. I bought a long sleeve T-Shirt as I was not quite warm enough on the mountain runs. Out at the BBQ the Turners had prepared a campfire, BBQ, Pizza oven. They went to enormous trouble to make us all welcome.

Day 3 we travelled up to Mt Buffalo to see the old chalet. This has sadly been closed as it does not meet modern health and safety regulations. Great views from up here, at the top of a challenging drive up the mountain. Morning tea was at the historic Homestead Estate Winery at Happy Valley. A truly beautiful property, which is also a winery.

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So scones and jam with cream, wine tasting, olive tasting and tour of the homestead. A group photo was taken on the front steps of all of us. Lunch was at Tallangatta. The baker shop sold out of pies, but they made great sandwiches. Then with a couple of stops we arrived at Corryong for our night’s stay. After a tour of the local museum we retired to the motel.  We had completed 275km. out came the nibbles, wine, beer, etc. and very soon a group formed. Then a short walk up to the local for dinner. John had organized a discount special set menu. Geoff Graham entertained several of us at the bar. Sometime during the day I lost my reading glasses, but bought a pair at the hemist.

Day 4 the first destination was morning tea at Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia. Another great drive to get there. Here we bought fuel from a self-serve pump, took me a while to figure how it worked. Morning tea had been pre-arranged to save time-great idea.  From here we headed back down the mountain to Southern Cloud Memorial lookout. From the lookout you see a huge mountain. Signboard here gave details of a plane crash into mountains in the 1930’s. Lunch was at the Walwa pub, which was again pre-arranged. $18 for a roast beef lunch. They were selling caps and stickers with ‘Where the F#*? Is WALWA PUB on them. In mid afternoon we stopped at the Wymah Ferry to cross the Murray River. After last year crossing the Murray 10 times in South Australia this was an extra crossing, but at the highest level of the Murray. Another stop was made at the site of the old Hume Weir Racing circuit. Tony Young told us about the track, re-calling an early Sprite Challenge. Soon we arrived at the Boathaven Holiday Park. After some confusion we all found our cabins, and out came the nibbles and drinks. Then we all assembled at the central Hall for dinner. The previous night John had taken our orders for Pizzas, and Harry the Seik Indian complete with Turban and Aussie ascent delivered 44 boxes with our names on each box. Pretty soon we were all eating and making a huge noise. A few thank you speeches were made, and the night concluded. That day we drove 294 km.

Day 5 The final day. A few good byes were done before we left as people were starting to go in various directions. Our first stop was Yackandandah, just for a look as this a very interesting town, with some quirky shops. Then on to the famous Beechworth Bakery. Here you can have and I did a ‘Ned Kelly’pie, which is a meat pie with bacon, egg and cheese on top, a complete breakfast. Here along with Garry and Molly, Chris and Tina we decided to head back to Melbourne, as Tony Bennetto would we waiting to let us into his factory to load our cars on to the trailers. So we said our good byes and headed off. This we did arriving at Tony’s only to find the trailers were hitched to the tow cars, all we had to was load them on. We then headed off stopping a clear of Melbourne. The rest of the group had a slower trip back to the Yarra Glen for a goodbye gathering, then on to Lilydale for the official finish.

In total we drove in 5 days, 1539 km. You may think that’s not far, but the roads were very technical, but such fun. In my group were three hot 1275 Sprites, a very hot 1098 Sprite and a 998 Sprite and my 948 Sprite. However I did find keeping up hard work, and long periods at high revs in second gear. Some hills were 70% third gear, 25% second gear and only 5% fourth gear. Everybody was enjoying themselves, and the size of the groups seemed to work very well, and John Fowler’s organization worked perfectly. Car problems were minimal, Garry Boyd needed at starter motor repaired and David King needed a re-placement generator , the auto-electrician in Bright fixed both of these problems very quickly.  John is thinking about doing it all again in 2015, all things equal Di and I we will be there along with many others.

PS. Photos were from David King’s list of photos combined with some of mine.

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David Low

Sprite Club of SA Inc.

 

 

 

The Mid-Week Run

To-day we held the first mid-week run for our Club. Attending were Garry & Fay Brock (MGB GT), Garry Beaton & Molly (Sprite Mk3a), Miles & Bev Jackson ( Sprite Mk2a) and ourselves in our Bug-Eye. Two couples had to cancel, so it was a small group. Our President joined us for lunch. The weather was not buy viagra overnight delivery great, but we managed to dodge the worst of it.

The run started at Hazelwood Park winding it’s way through the hills to the Mount Torrens Hotel. On the way we stopped at Johnsons Cordial Factory at Balhannah for morning tea and cordial tasting. While there a huge down pour occurred, but we missed driving through it.The route we took was not direct, but we used some great roads which were mostly deserted. No motor bikes, no cycles.

While the attendance was small I feel we should persist with the concept of the mid-week run, as all agreed it was a good idea. The Hotel great and we had all to ourselves.  So when we do it next time please try it out.

David Low

 

 

Mid-week Run wed May 15th

The start now is 10:15am for a 10:30am start. Start is at the Hazelwood Park on the Cnr of Howard Tce and Davenport Tce.

The following have indicated by email then intention of attending.  Russell & Judy Schmar (pending repairs to their springs) Garry and Molly Beaton, Chris & Tina Brine, Miles & Bev Jackson, David & Di Low and Kevin Caire for lunch.   If natural viagra pills your name is not listed, but you wish to go could you please email to dslow@tpg.com.au your numbers.

David Low

Mid-Week Run May 15th

We are trying a new concept : The Mid-Week Run. The club now has a growing group of retired people, so here is a chance to enjoy your Spridget mid week.  There are certain advantages, such as no viagra paypal ”Sunday drivers”, less motorbikes on the hills, less crowds at the eating venues, and plenty of discounts on meals for seniors.

So if you are going please reply NOW to dslow@tpg.com.au so numbers can be passed on to the lunch venue. Also get your Club points up further.

See you at the start :  Hazelwood Park, Cnr Howard Tce & Davenport Tce.  Time 10:00am for a 10:15am start.

David Low

 

 

 

a quick assembly of a Bugeye

Go to the Bug-eye Barn website www.bugeyebarn.com. and check out  ‘Whats New’. and See the the artícle, ”The Countdown has started” about re-assembly of a Bugeye in 16days.

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HIGH COUNTRY RUN

High Country & Murray River Tour – Anzac Weekend Update

Fantastic driving & scenic roads have been chosen for all sections of this 5 day tour at an average of 300km / day.

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The drive from Lilydale / Coldstream up to Bright, and the return home from Hume Weir to Lilydale all form part of the event over selected ‘Spritely’ touring roads with scenic stops along the way.

TOUR SUMMARY:

Wednesday 24th April: Travel from Lilydale/Coldstream to Bright overnight via Thornton, Jamieson, Benalla and Milawa.

Thursday 25th : Travel from Bright to Mt Hotham, Omeo and Anglers Rest, Mt Beauty and back to Bright overnight again.

Friday 26th : Travel from Bright to Corryong overnight via Mt Buffalo, Happy Valley and Tallangatta.

Saturday 27th: Travel from Corryong to Ebden on Lake Hume via Cabramurra, Elliot Way, Walwa and Bell Bridge.

Sunday 28th: Travel from Ebden to Lilydale via Beechworth, Oxley, Whitfield, Mansfield and Yea.

ACCOMMODATION:

There has been a huge response to this event, and it is almost full, with 18 couples already booked in with their deposits paid for the accommodation. We have 5 couples from SA, 2 couples from NSW, and the rest from Vic.

In fact there is only one room left at the Corryong Mountain View Motel (we have all the rooms and phone numbers in the previous listing) so any extra folk will have to try the Corryong Country Inn (02 6076 1333) over the road back towards the centre of town a few hundred metres. (The Corryong Hotel Motel (02 6076 1004) booked for the evening meal, is about half way between, and has cheaper ‘basic’ workman type cabins out the back too.).

However at the other o/n venues there are a couple of cabins left that are still reserved for us.

MEALS: All the evening meal venues have been booked as well as a couple of lunch venues, but meal choices will be yours, and pay as you go.

NUMBERS:

I will ‘cap’ the numbers to about 21- 24 couples, as otherwise we will have too many at the venues and on the road, even though I will split everyone into 3 touring speed groups.

ROUTE:

There has been a small modification to the routes that will not affect those coming from NSW. The group has voted to modify the route up, to include the Thornton-Jamieson run, and do the Whitfield-Mansfield run on the way back. I have further details if you need them. All else is the same as listed earlier.

BOOKINGS:

If you do want to make a booking (at all 3 venues) please let me know so I can keep a track of numbers, and for catering purposes etc, and for further contact about updates.

It is all very exciting, and the Second Newsletter with more details for those attending is about to be e-mailed out.

If you have any further queries contact John Fowler on 0400 278 375 or jfowler@dcsi.net.au

 

 

 

Bugeye's at the Australian Grand Prix

This year after five years of asking by the Sprite Drivers Club of Victoria the Grand Prix board is allowing Bugeye’s to parade the drivers prior to the running of the Formulae One and the V8 races, on the Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March.There will be 27 Bugeye’s on parade. So make sure you don’t miss this TV coverage.

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Take a look at the latest issue of The BMC Experience (Issue 4 January-March 2013) at your Newsagent.  Page 23 is a full page article on the 5 Ferries Run. Also page 12 is an article on our Vic cousins Club, The Sprite Drivers Club of Vic.

 

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5 ferries run (actually 10 ferries)

THE FIVE FERRIES RUN SEPTEMBER 2012

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The Sprite Club of South Australia was looking for a iconic event to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Club. In recent times we had been on the ”2011 Lap of Tassie” and the ”2012 Festival of Sprites”. Now these events were both very well planned and run,so the pressure was on our club to come up something of a high standard.
Chris Brine came up with the idea of the 5 Ferries Run. To explain the idea was to cross the Murray River 5 times by ferry. This would be part of a week long drive. So a route was planned, expressions of interest sought. Interest was very slow at the beginning, then after a visit to the ”2012 Festival of Sprites” in Wangaratta entries from interstate stated to flow in and very soon more came in from our Club.

Soon we passed out target of 18 cars so we had to put a limit of 23 cars. Two couples later cancelled leaving 21 cars. Deposits were paid and accommodation booked, meals arranged and so the planning was up and running.As we had a reasonable amount of peiople in the group we used those numbers to secure discounts at all of the accommodation houses and for our evening meals. The concept of the run was not to be a convoy, each entrant would be free to go wherever they wished and meet up at the accommodation venue at the end of each day
Then a book was put together containing route instructions, great maps with the routes clearly marked. John Whitburn came to rescue here and showed us his map expertise. Also mobile phone numbers of entrants, a complaints number 1300MUMBAI and diversions such as places our interstate visitors could visit, now numbering 11 people from Victoria and 4 from NSW . This proved to again be a bigger job than first envisaged. Sponsorship was sought and Shannons Insurance helped us out.
The night before the start a ‘Meet and Greet’ BBQ was held at Chris and Tina Brine’s home. Here we had Rocker Cover Racing and then handed out the Route Instruction books. It was an early night as the start was at nine next morning.The Interstate visitors received a bag of special South Austrailian goodies. Paul Doube gave us some wine to drink, and was much appreciated.

 

On the preceding week things begain to hapsent an SMS to Neil and Lorinna Scott from Sydney wishing them a safe journey. Three minutes later the phone rang and they had lost a wheel off their new trailer, just north of Goulburn. After much stress and drama the trailer was repaired in Goulburn and they continued to Melbourne. Here they joined up with 6 other Sprites and came over to Adelaide via the Great Ocean road. Tony Bennetto organized this part of the trip for the Victorians, but were joined by 2 cars from NSW. Also Tony Benntto (Bugeye Barn) and Stan Hudson (now known as Belvidere) brought along a ute filled with spares and towing Neil Scott’s trailer.A great source of comfort!
Another drama also emerged John Fowler rang from Horsham with the problem a broke telescopic shock absorber.He assured me he could get to Adelaide but wanted to pick up a replacement shocker from a Repco shop in Adelaide. I agreed to do this for him a give it to him on arrival. We arranged to meet him at Hahndorf. He arrived about mid-day and Gary Beaton was there and Garry Boyd. It was decided it would be better to weld up the old shocker, as the replacement while having the eyes at the right distance apart, was from a Nissan Pathfinder, so likely to be too big, and it was. I gave them some motor cycle fork oil and off they went to Gary Beaton’s place to weld up the shocker. It took them all afternoon, but the result was all good. Meanwhile we waited and finally the Great Ocean Road group arrived. They went off to their Motel and Neil and Lorinna Scott followed us back to our place where they were staying. Graham and Margaret Hately were also staying with us, and Graham was sent to the Airport to collect Margaret.
The start of the was at the rear of the Burnside Town Hall.

All cars assembed on time and hoping for a nice Spritely drive through the Adelaide Hills to stop at the Birdwood Mill Motor Museum, for a look and morning tea. Some non entrants members came along on this part of the run. However just before we took off Peter Dineen discovered he had a leaking front brake line on his Morris 1100S. Quickly Tony Bennetto and his trusty assistant Stan the Scotsman, now with the nick named ”Belvidere” soon had the car jacked up the line replaced , brakes bleed and Peter was on his way, only to get a flat tyre and few other problems, but after 2 days all was sorted and he continued on

After morning tea the group headed at their own pace and not in convoy to the Barossa Valley where all had lunch. Some went up to Menglers Hill to see the view over the Barossa Valley. Members of the public spotted our cars and took photos, had photos taken and asked a lot of questions. It is amazing how much interest these cars create. A new Nissan 370Z pulled up and nobody took any notice, and even it’s owner took a long look at our cars.
We then went ‘Maggie Beers’ gourmet foods centre. Jim Dewar mentioned he was feeling unwell. We went inside the shop, and when we came he was feeling worse. So after some assesment we dialled 000 and got an ambulance and off he went to the Angaston Hospital. They kept him overnight and released him next morning. His car went on the trailer for that day. The following day he travelled in the ute. That night we stayed in Angaston and all had drinks around our rooms before going to dinner at the 40’s cafe. This was a good night a lot of noise and great food. Next morning we all went into the Blond Cafe for breakfast. Here the manageress wanted some of our cars to line up out front for a photo shute.She wanted to put them on her website.

 

 

 

From Angaston we headed for Clare,again in small groups. We had morning tea at Tarlee others found other spots. Then we went to Mintaro and found a nice pub and had a couple of beers. Some had lunch, but the pub ran out of toasted sandwiches and could not make anymore. Martindale Hall was near by so we went there, a bit like going to a stately home in the UK. Well worth a visit.

Then we had lunch near Seven Hills at the bakery and went to Seven Hill

winery and Saint Alosyious Church. In the winery we saw ageing barrels of port, etc and somebody asked who might have a cordless drill? As we arrived at the Motel most had beaten us there. Here again we had a few pre-dinner drinks, then had dinner in the motel. Again a good meal.
Next morning we ckecked with Jim Dewar as to how he was feeling and he was fine so he drove from that point on. We had made arrangements to go to Clare Model Engineers Railway. This was great riding on model trains through a well made park with bridges, crossings, signals and tunnels. There was a steam engine, plus a couple trains powered by lawn mower engines. After about a hour we set off for Morgan stopping at Burra for morning tea. Some went off to explore diferent parts of the town. Finally we arrived at Morgan at about lunch time. After checking to our various accommodation. Peope were staying in three different venues, as we had virtually booked out the whole town. After checking in we walked down to the centre of town and found the pub and had a couple of drinks, then walked back to the room. We had made arrangements for the Morgan Community Development Tourism Association to put on a BBQ for us down beside the Murray River. Well they did themselves proud, it was a great chicken meal cooked on a charcoal BBQ, served with salads and home made cakes for dessert,they also had games,quizes with prizes. Then next morning they cooked us a BBQ breakfast all for $22.00 per head, that’s the dinner and breakfast. They opened the Museum especially for us, then some of them rushed off to work. Great country community spirit at work.It is a real pity these towns are struggling.
Then we started what was to be 10 Ferry crossings over the Murray plus 2 over a bridge. First was Morgan followed by Cadell,(recently saved from closing by vocal protests from the surronding area), then Morgan again. Then a drive to Blanchetown over the bridge and back again on to Swan Reach. Here we had lunch at the pub and decided to see if we could get 15 Sprites on the Ferry. Chris Brine approached the Ferry Master and he was most helpful. So we put all 15 of our Sprites on the Ferry and took many photos. Take a look at our website to view this on U-tube. Tony Bennetto wanted a photo for his Bug-Eye Barn 2013 Calendar.

Next stop was at the Walker Flat Crossing for half price coffee that we had set up weeks before. I phoned the day before just to remind them , but they forgot to tell the lady filling for the owners. We still got our cheap coffee, but she got a bit stressed with the sudden influx. From there to the Purnong crossing, some missed the turn off, easily done. From there we stopped at a great look-out on a small section of dirt road, then travelled along beside the Murray for a while coming out at the Mannum crossing.

Then we found our Motel and checked in.Graham Hately had a problem with his exhaust breaking, so he needed to find a welder. After asking around the Motel manager took him to his house where Grahan did the welding, brought it back to the Motel fitted it, and joined in the pre-dinner drinks. Here we had a great dinner around a good bar.
We awoke to a sunny day and drove up to the Mannum lookout after walking the town.Some went to the Museum of town.

Stan (Belevedere) was booked for not wearing his seat belt while reversing the ute and trailer. We all thought this was unfair and just revenue raising. That night we sent the hat around and raised about half of his fine. Before we left for Goolwa, Gary Brock was complaining his MGGT was overheating. The top radiator hose was hot, but the bottom was cold, so no circulation, so Gary and Fay went home to Gumeracha.He has since repaired the problem.
The destination that night was Goolwa, so we drove to Murray Bridge, then Jervious and crossed the river again then around to the Wellington crossing and on to Milang. Here we found a good bakery and had lunch. Just a few k’s down the road we stopped at Curt Heinrich’s home to see his model trains and steam engines. Well what a great set up, a huge model train complete with landscape, buildings all with lights and sound effects. Then in another part of his shed is the steam boat, and in the house is more steam engines and trains. All were asking their wives could they extend there collections into the kitchen and loungrooms, all were given filthy looks of rejection. From here in very strong winds we continued to Goowa. At Goolwa we had pre-dinner drinks then went in for our meal at the motel. Some of our Goolwa members joined us for dinner.
On the Friday I took a group on a run to Victor Harbor, Inman Valley and up the Mt Alma Hillclimb. Here we sent only 3 cars up at a time, then waited for their retun. It is great hill, but a bit steep (17 degrees) for a Sprite, but still good fun. We stopped at the Glacier Rock Cafe for Coffee then drove in a loop around Myponga and Hindmarsh Valley back to Victor Harbor for lunch.Some walked over to Granite Island. Then went back to Goolwa to the Motor Museum.Here there was a good display of cars, two idential Mark 5 blackJaguar dropheads, one had been owned by Bob Jane and a melbourne car dealer, the other by a convicted drug dealer. Then back to the Motel Again pre-dinner drinks and Dinner.
Next morning we had BBQ cooked breakfast kindly put on by Helen King’s at her home. Then we headed back to Adelaide stopping at the Scarpantoni Winery at McLaten Flat for supplies of the $50 per dozen clean skin shiraz. John Fowler was complaing of a broken exhaust bracket, so together wth Neil and Lorinna Scott, Margrat and Graham Hately we went back to our place. Very soon we had the pipe off, Grahame made up a bracket and welded on and John was on his way after some lunch.
That night the Club had the Big 40th anniversary Dinner at the Wellington Hotel in North Adelaide. Kerry Bennetto flew in from Melbourne specially. We saw the Crows get beaten on TV, but the night was great. All the Speeches were made, people thanked, Club history re-called. The drink budget of $2000 was soon consumed and the interstate visitors bid farewell. What a week it had all gone very quickly.
Gary Boyd returned the following week to collect the Bugeye he bought from Peter Emes the morning of the start of the 5 Ferries Run. Peter brought it round to the Motel at 7:30am, Gary and Tony Bennetto checked out and a deal was struck.While it is leaving the State it will be in good hands and seen again.
Our guests left on the Sunday morning. Neil And Lorinna Scott headed for Melbourne, but stopped at Ararat as did John Fowler. Then on to Melbourne where they stayed a couple of days with Tony Bennetto before loading the Sprite on to trailer and driving back to Sydney. Graham and Margaret Hately left our place and drove to Swan Hill, planning to take a couple of days to drive back to Sydney. However a friend of theirs phoned and asked if they could stay at their place on the Wednesday, so they drove to Sydney non stop from Swan Hill, over 900k’s in a MG Midget. I hear at times some of our members complaing about driving their Sprite for more than one hour!
Was the whole thing a success? Yes I believe it was as, by the positive comments that flowed .


Should we do it again? Yes we should, as we now have the template, but I would like somebody else to take up the challenge. Perhaps 2015.

David and Dianne Low

Lenswood Harvest Festival

Title: Lenswood Harvest Festival
Location: Memorial Park, Swamp Road, Lenswood
Description: A festival with a theme of Classic, old fashioned quality. Classic Car Clubs have been invited. The organisers need to know numbers.
There will be music, wine tasting, and gourmet food.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2013/03/23
End Time: 15:30

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HIGH COUNTRY & MURRAY RIVER TOUR

High Country & Murray River tour – Anzac Weekend 2013

John Fowler who came over for the 5 Ferries Run has organised a great run through the high country of Victoria/NSW. Those of you that enjoyed the elements of an extended run, or those who now wished they had gone on the 5 Ferries Run, here is an opportunity to participate in another very enjoyable event.

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Give it some thought !  Those concerned about Anzac Day, there will be time to attend the dawn service in Bright.

 

This 5 day tour would travel from Lilydale (N-E of Melb.) on Wednesday 24th April via Yea, Mansfield, Whitfield, Milawa, to Bright o/n; after optional Dawn Service, travel to Omeo via Mt Hotham, and back via Anglers Rest, Mt Beauty, to Bright o/n again; then via Mt Buffalo, Happy Valley, Gundowring, and Tallangatta to Corryong o/n; then via Cabramurra, the winding Elliot Way, Walwa and along the upper Murray River to Hume Weir o/n; then return home on Sunday 28th via Yackandandah, Beechworth, Stanley, Myrtleford, Euroa, Merton, Yea, Lilydale. Plenty of stops with early finishes, over great scenic driving roads.

Parking for tow cars and trailers is available at either the Turners’ in Bright, or the Harris’s in Stanley (Both AHSDC Members). The total accommodation cost for the 4 nights is $450 double, but to be booked individually. Interstaters could join/leave from any point or time. Expressions of interest would be appreciated. John Fowler 0400 278 375. jfowler@dcsi.net.au  More details later.

 

HISTORIC REGISTRATION

IMPORTANT NOTICE.
There are two changes that will affect all members who have vehicles registered under the scheme.
From 1st July onwards, each vehicle must be inspected by the club authorized person at a minimum of once every three (3) years or when requested to do so by the Registrar.
From the 2012 membership year, when renewals and logbook updates are done, you will be required to provide a statutory declaration annually , detailing any changes that have been made to the vehicle during the year, or since the last club inspection.
The Club has a few copies of the Code of Practice available or it can be down loaded from the Government of SA website.
Go to www.sa.gov.au then click ‘transport , travel and motoring’, click Motoring, click Vehicles and Registration, click Vehicle Registration- Conditional -Historic. Then scroll down for more info. Then click ‘Code of practice Historic Vehicles’. This is a PDF form and a big file so give it time to load.

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2012 Festival of Sprites

The 2012 Festival of Sprites was an outstanding event. David & Di Low, Chris & Tina Brine, Helen King, Sue & Helen Stephenson attended along with about 90 other people from all mainland states.

Wednesday 25th. We drove all day to get there. Unloaded the cars from the trailers, then down for the ‘Meet and greet ‘drinks’ and a casual  meal.

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Thursday 26th. Competition cars went to the Winton track for Sprints and Regularity. The rest went on an economy run, with lunch at the Winton track. Here we watched the track cars for an hour before setting off on a casual drive around the district. Some went in a bus.  I managed 3rd place in the economy run.. That night we had ‘Rocker Cover’ racing. Chris and I entered, but need to do more to win. This is great fun and we need to do it in our Club.

Friday 27th. All participants (about 38 Sprites, obviously could not include the unregistered Competition Sprites) went in an economy run to Yackandandah. Here we had lunch provided by the Anglican Church ladies, so it was all home cooked. Then run continued all afternoon, we got a bit lost, but who cares. That night was the Hawaiian night. So all dressed accordingly. Some people love to dress as idiots. That night a recorded interview with Stirling Moss was shown, this was really something special as it can be hard getting him to an interview.

Saturday 28th. All the cars lined up for the Concourse. The cars were arranged in a random manner , not lined up in rows. This showed the cars off in a better way and was much easier to take photos.The cars were then judged, but only the best were judged as time did not allow all cars to be judged. I was a judge and was amazed how it was all done. The winning 2 cars, were amazing, and both are driven on a regular basis. In fact the winning Bug-Eye was driven down from Sydney and last year around Tasmania. (Chris ended up in 8th place) This was followed by a Motokhana on bitumen, here we saw some very skillful driving. That night the theme was Black and White, so we had small time criminals, Darth Vader, Charlie Chaplin, Choir Boys, Yasar Arafat. Everybody had a go. Then we had a live skype video link call to John Sprinzel in Hawaii. We got him out of bed at midnight, but he happily agreed. Great Stuff. Then all the usual thank you speeches and results were dealt with.By this time we had our cars back on the trailer ready for the big drive after a good breakfast early on Sunday morning.

In summary it was a great weekend, well worth the effort and expense, in fact it was excellent value for money. I really do hope more of our members make the effort to go to one of these events, it is so enjoyable, you meet so many great people. Many made huge efforts to get there. One WA couple shipped their Bug eye to Brisbane, then drove down and afterwards were driving it Melbourne, where it would be shipped back to WA. 4 cars came down from Queensland.  Chris and myself would really like the Club to embrace this event as we know you would just love it.

Fish and Chip Run to Encounter Bay

The run was conducted yesterday March 18th in superb weather for Sprites. Everything ran smoothly, even the cars.
So I would like to thank these people for turning up and making the day enjoyable for all.
Peter Dineen and Ros, Garry and Molly Beaton, Ken and Mary Dutch, Hilton and Kim Jamieson, and Barb Ridge.

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David & Di Low (organisers).

Mark 3 FOR SALE

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An Austin Healey Sprite mark 3. 1966.
Re-built 1098 motor including:
Crankshaft Grind 20′
Re-bore 20′
New pistons and rings, main bearings and big ends, oil pump and timing chain.
Valve grind.
New ring gear, clutch plate, pressure plate, and water pump.
Radiator has been professionally cleaned.
A re-built master cylinder fitted, New slave kit and a re-built starter motor and generator.
Rego Number : RMK 543. Engine No: 10CCDAH15357.
This car is currently on Club Historic Rego.
Good tyres, Body, Paint and trim.
Has a roll bar Tonneau cover. It comes with books and some spares.
Contact Bevan Adams 0405084099 and email janne_mary@aapt.net.au
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2012 Festival of Sprites,254th-29th April

Please re-consider this event it will be all lot of fun. Lets face Sprite members in our Club do enjoy a good time, that is a fact. I really want to call on all our members who have not indicated or who are contemplating involvement , to attend this event, as I know you will enjoy it and take away some great memories from it. This event caters for those who wish race track time, those who wish to drive socially ( that is us) and those who don’t even own a Sprite. The mere fact you are a Sprite devotee you will enjoy meeting other Sprite devotees from WA,VIC,QLD, and NSW. See their cars, share their passion, and make new friends. This is what all single make car clubs aspire to.

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What better place to do it that at Wangaratta, nearby is the Winton Raceway and Wangaratta is the gateway to so many wonderul touring Sprite roads,places of historic and scenic interest, many local producers of wine, cheese,olives and chocolate.

Good accommodation has been secured at extremely good rates and the tariff for this event reflects this, plus evening meals, lunches,a farewell breakfast and of course entertainment.

For more info you can ring me on 83812093 or email me at dslow@tpg.com.au or contact the Victorian Sprite Drivers Club at tmcorbin@bigpond.com mob 0414988641 or gcorbin@bigpond.net.au

For details contact David Low at dslow@tpg.com.au

2012 Festival of Sprites

One of those places where we want to take you, and we want you in the formation for the good of all, is the Australian 2012 Festival of Sprites. I really want to call on all of our Members who have not indicated , or who might be still contemplating involvement, to be part of this event because I know you will enjoy the ride and take memories from it. The event caters for those who wish to have track time, those who to drive socially ( that’s us mainly) and those who don’t even have a Sprite in fact! The fact you are a Sprite devotee you will want to meet up with Sprite devotees from WA,VIC,QLD, & NSW. See their cars, share the passion with them, and make new friends. What better place to do it than at Wangaratta, near by is Winton Raceway and Wangaratta is the gateway to so many wonderful touring roads,places of historic and scenic interest, many local producers of wine, cheese,olives and chocolate.

Excellent accommodation has been secured at extremely good rates and the tariff for the event reflects this, plus evening meals, lunches, a farewell breakfast and of course entertainment. A couple are going from our Club which is a great improvement from recent years.

Please give this event your serious consideration, don’t dismiss it lightly as something other people, it it aimed at you and you really enjoy yourself, big time.

Here is the latest abou.t the upcoming Festival of Sprites

Bulletin No 3

25 – 29 April 2012 – Wangaratta Victoria