April 2020
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Bert Cuthbertson Rally The morning dawned warm and sunny. Leaving home on my Golden Flash and arriving at the Jolly Farmer, Drury, it was a pleasing sight to see 14 motorcycles and 5 cars with a total of 26 people, including Graham Brooks who rode his BSA Goldstar from Thames, Gavin Welch and friend who rode their Triumph Bonneville and Kawasaki from North Shore, with the smallest motorcycle being Martyn Seay’s Triumph 150cc Terrier, whilst the oldest motorcycle was Brian King’s 1938 BSA and sidecar, Graeme Crawley rode his 659 BMW, Brian Gathercole had his 350 Matchless, Ian Hubbard was on his Bonnie, Lloyd Wilson and Ian Bell came on their Triumph Speed Twins and from Mangatangi, Paul & Robin Muir on their 500 Velocette. Plotter Stuart Metge and Graham Waters were on their Norton Commando’s, Ron Gill came out in his Porsche and Geoff Stoner was in his Fiat Bambina, Malcom Brown and Meret drove their Mazda Sports car and back up was Warwick & Trish Darrow. Poor Trish had her left arm in plaster, which she had broken when she fell at the recent Velocette Rally dinner. Stuart gave a briefing and told a joke. We headed up and over the great Ponga Road and then onto Hunua, Jones, Creightons, Monument, Sky High, Hunua again, then Ararimu, Dunn, Totara and while coming down Paparata Road you got a brilliant view of Pukekohe, Manukau City and Auckland City, finally into Bombay Village, where we headed to the finish at Stuart & Jan’s home. Jan had laid on a great afternoon tea of filled rolls, sausage rolls and scones, tea, coffee and iced water. Thank you Jan and thanks Stuart for a very good Bert Cuthbertson Rally. We decided that Martyn Seay was the winner on his diminutive and great looking Triumph Terrier. Well done Martyn. Martin Spicer
Martyn Seay’s Triumph Terrier
