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Club Run & Winter Art Deco
AUTORAMBLE// By Helen & Peter Ball
After a wet start to the Winter Deco celebrations the sun came out enough for people to enjoy a warm but still windy Sunday. 26 vehicles, a mix of mainly vintage, a few classics and a couple of modern, were on display in the Sound Shell from 12:30pm and a steady stream of visitors took advantage of getting photo shots before the cars headed out on the run. The first part was a short walking tour with questions to answer before the drivers took to the road. A short stop at the National Tobacco Company building for a memory test before travelling on through Napier's suburban areas. The route then took everyone to Clive weaving through rural areas to the outskirts of Havelock Nth and on through the country at the back of Hastings. Then heading back into Hastings briefly before making their way to our club rooms for a delicious High Tea. There are always going to be hiccups and one question asked for the full name on a sign outside a church building, except between our checking a couple of days ago, the sign had been removed, Grrrr, so we gave everyone on the run that point. The questions were in two parts, walking Tour and Car run plus memory test, (10 items on a tray to remember and write down). The memory test was the area that decided who the winners were. Three people only got all the walking tour questions correct so the winner was done on a draw from the hat.
Winner of the Autoramble was CRAIG PRICE. Winner of the walking tour was KEVIN MARSH.
A special wee prize for 13 answers (8 correct) and giving the organisers a good laugh,in the memory test by including the tray everything was on, the blutac holding items in place and the black napkin that covered the 10 items, went to, Paul Coe's team. Many thanks to all who participated.
