Presidents Prattle April 2024
Veteran Car Club of Australia (Tasmania )Inc
Today we have just returned from the Annual State Tour which we enjoyed very much. What more can you ask for in a club event than, good company, good roads and great food? The route took in some interesting roads that have been seldom travelled by us before as well as old favourites like the Sideling and the Fingerpost to test our hill climbing ability. Many thanks to Mike and Marion for all the effort they put in so that we could all enjoy the runs with a minimum of fuss. Congratulations to Steve and Toni Bishop, Mick Peart and Frank and Margaret Brooks who won the three awards and commiserations to Greg Bannon who’s T model did not quite live up to expectations and was awarded the hard luck trophy.
Members of the northern section can pick up their copies of the up to date membership register by asking Ashley or me for a copy when you come to the clubrooms. They replace the ones that were done in 2018 and which are now badly out of date.
With our section AGMs getting closer you will find nomination forms in this issue, PLEASE give it some thought and put your name forward to take on a position and help the Club keep up the standard we have come to love. We in the North are going to need a new president and secretary as a minimum and it would be really pleasing if we had enough nominees to require a vote.
The situation with the State Executive is not satisfactory with no Exec Secretary and this must be fixed for the Club to operate properly. We have muddled through this last year but the situation cannot be allowed to continue. If you the members want the benefits that the Club brings, then you will have to make sure that positions are filled by members who share our love of the Club and our respect for all those who have gone before us in building this fantastic statewide organisation.
It usually seems to come up at Annual Tour time that we used to get much larger attendance at the rally. There is a simple answer to this. Times have changed, people’s habits have changed and they now want different things, just as we do things differently to what our parents did, the next generation of our Club will no doubt do things differently again. So if you want a different type of event or at a different time then put up your hand and offer to try it out and see if others like your idea.
I’m going to have to spend a bit of time in the shed as my list of cars that need fixing is growing and I’m far too crook in the knees to go back to a push bike, The Overland magneto failed just after the Peter Waddle run. Julie’s Wolseley exhaust pipe broke off last time we used it, and today on getting home from the rally I turned the petrol off and something went click petrol started dripping from the tap. At least all three cars waited till we got home at the end of an event before they played up.
Safe and happy motoring, Joe