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2021 Vintage Muster
This year saw seventeen entries for our Annual Vintage Muster, ten competitive and seven touring. The field was heavily weighted in favour of Model A’s. Unfortunately, engine troubles meant two non starters. The run was over 80 miles of sealed roads, starting in Papakura and meandering through Drury, Ramarama, Bombay, Hunua, Ardmore and through the village of Clevedon to lunch at Duder Regional Park. The afternoon saw a shorter section over Twilight and Sandstone Roads to head back toward Papakura via Mill Rd and the Ardmore Aerodrome. Most people visited at least one of the off course checks and misinterpretation of least line of deviation saw at least half the field miss Cowan Road in Hunua, without being any the wiser!! A moment of stress for the plotters in the morning when it was discovered a half marathon had closed part of North Rd, Clevedon, but by 11am it was open again so no contingency plan was required. Thank you to our marshals on the day: John Stokes, Merv & Judy Stowers, Glenn & Marion Morris and Ken & Annette Foot. Special thanks to Norm & Pat Dewhurst, as with Stephen called back to New Plymouth and me two weeks out of hospital with a new hip, it was all hands on deck to manage the lead car. We finished back in Papakura where it was straight into the RSA for an early dinner and most people, even those who had to return to the other side of Auckland would have been home before dark. Not going home to get ready for dinner and then have to drive again seems to work well for these smaller events. This was also the first rally for the year where we are trying our new system whereby the top six go into the hat to see who will plot the next year’s event. Honours this time fall to John & Roger Morrison, who are keen to try their hand at plotting and will have plenty of support.
Results:
Fast class 1st Rodger & Val Ball 1930 Model A Phaeton 2nd Russel & Jocelyn McAlpine 1930 Model A Phaeton 3rd Alan & Shaaran Price 1930 Chevrolet Roadster Slow Class 1st Gavin Welch & Sophie Zhao 1925 Dodge 2nd John & Roger Morrison 1924 Buick Tourer 3rd Wayne & Carrie Roberts 1924 Velie
Tracey & Ryan Winterbottom
Right—John & Roger Morrison 1924 Buick Tourer Plotters for 2022 Vintage Muster
Report on Executive Meeting
The National Executive meeting was held in March in Wellington. I will cover a couple of things at both the April and May Club Nights, but here is a key point summary. If you are really interested in reading reports in more detail let me know, I am happy to email you a soft copy of the various functional reports. Vero Insurance – just a reminder that the insurance scheme gives us very favourable rates, based on your vehicle being a club vehicle, not an every day runner. VICs – a reminder you need a VIC to take part in a National Event and that your VIC only lasts 10 years and then requires a renewal. The renewal process is important to capture any changes that may have been made in that time. NZTA recognise our VIC system and can request an audit at any time. Vero Festival – the programme is out, entry fees have been published and the entry form should be available on line later this month. You are encouraged to enter on line, you will not be sent a paper entry form automatically. Please give me a call if you have trouble using the form on line. I will have a paper copy if you really need one. Facebook Page – the National Facebook group continues to grow, giving us a social media profile, I also see more and more branches setting up a page –check them out, including our Auckland page. A good way to keep in touch and share stories and skills. Daffodil Day – August 22, this is our opportunity to raise the profile of the Club while raising money for a charity. North Island Club Captain Kaaren Smylie will be doing the hard yards at a National level to get us exposure and provide support. Watch The Bulletin for details on Auckland’s activities. Government Policy – the Management team continue to work with Government agencies on policy that affects us, although getting time with relevant ministers is proving challenging at present. Roger White has attended one meeting where the Clean Air Standard 2023 was discussed. This will have no effect on our vehicles, it applies to new imports only. Vehicles over 40 years will be exempt and vehicles between 30 and 40 years old are likely to have other avenues for exemptions. Systems – the National Office has had a major upgrade of it’s accounting system, streamlining work flows and generally eliminating double handling and multiple sources of data storage. Everything can be accessed with the touch of a button and further down the track it is envisaged that secretaries will be able to access their own Branch data with password protection. Rebranding – design work has continued on a change of logo for the Club to give it a clean, up to date look. We can give feedback on this as a Branch, (feedback in general at the meeting was positive) and the final logo will be presented at the National AGM in August this year. I will have the logo at Club Night and we’ll get it into next months Bulletin. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. There is a Notice of Motion going forward to the National AGM around preparation for on line membership applications and we can discuss this at Club Night.
