SPRITESPRITE TT O O R R Q Q U U E E www.spriteclub.com October 2009 Catering for AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE and MG MIDGET enthusiasts Taken at the pond at Jen’s Café at Mittagong on the Club Run on Sunday 13th September Photo: Ric Forster SPRITE TORQUE President’s Message Editorial Feature Articles Social Report Events Calendar Competition Rpt Meeting Rpt Torque Trader Page 3 Page 5 Page 10 & 12 Page 13 Centre-Fold Page 16 Page 23 Page 26 CONTENTS Committee Members and Contacts 2 President’s Message 3 Editorial 4 Notices, Correspondence, New Members 5 AGM Notice 7 Why a Group S Sprite? Part 1 - Brian Weston 10 Wedding Bells — The Norris’s 12 Social Report 13 Social Events Calendar 14 Competition Calendar 15 Competition Report 16 2010 Challenge Programme and Entry Form 20 General Meeting Report — 8 September 2009 23 Photos of Club Run to Jen’s Café at Mittagong — 13 September 2009 26 Torque Trader — For Sale — Wanted 28 Front Cover: 2010 Challenge — Poster October 2009 Sprite Torque 1 THE SPRITE CAR CLUB OF AUSTRALIA INC. ABN: 62879038-526 Club Patron: John Sprinzel Committee 2009 President: Greg Holden 0418 286 831
[email protected] Vice President: Keven Sly (02) 9604 2010
[email protected] Treasurer: Les Payne 0416 020 466
[email protected] Secretary: Graham Wells (02) 9654 1344
[email protected] Membership Secretary: Annie Lawlor A beautiful nose in the sun at Jen’s Café on the September Sprite Run Photo: Ric Forster 0416 020 466
[email protected] Marque Mentors: Social Director: Mk1 Sprite Bert Langford (02) 9982 2293 Avis Fowler Colin Dodds 0414 789 263 02 47293726 Mk2 Sprite Neil Scott 0409 326 021
[email protected] Mk3 Sprite Greg Strange (02) 9909 8607 Magazine Editor: Keven Sly (02) 9604 2010 Ric Forster 0409 225 613 1500 Midget Greg Coonan (02) 4257 1307
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