Chairman’s Report
- April 2022 by David Tomlinson
Who noticed that the last issue of Side Curtains had the wrong date on the footer of every page? I think it is correct for this issue. We are at long last slowly returning to normal, but we have had a few hiccups with our events, but nothing we haven’t managed to work through. A reminder our next club night (May) is also our AGM. We are in need of some new faces on the committee, most importantly a Treasurer. The AGM is important, but we will also have a car on display, and it will be an enjoyable evening. It is a good night to bring back any 2021 trophies you hold, and also to put your name down on our Swap Meet volunteers board. I went to the “Oil Down” coffee and cars meet again at Tauriko at the beginning of May, and even though the weather was a bit inclement there was another great turnout, including many cars I had not seen before. At the end of the meet a large number of the cars did a tour around Rotorua. This time I took my 1959 Bedford J1 truck. It is a very good morning out, and only 50km from Rotorua. It is held on the first Sunday of each month. In April I had my 1978 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II as the car in the room. I am puzzled that there was an electric winch on the back seat of my car when I went to go home. I will swear it was not there when I arrived! Does anyone know about this? Please let me know if you do. For our May club night the car in the room will be Ralph Bennett’s 1938 Buick Sedan. Our first “Twilight Run” was successful, and the dinner afterwards was well received. Many thanks to the many people who planned and ran this event, including all the clubroom help, especially from Fleur and her helpers in the kitchen. With Fleur involved in putting on the dinner, I had my 3 children navigate for me, and I think we did it 100% correctly, but I did see lots of cars going in directions we never went during the run! I think the night was successful enough that it will take over from 2
Side Curtains May 2022
