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PacemakerTHE The Newsletter of the Lambretta Club of Australia (Editor Steve Bardsley) Go betta’ ride Lambretta ! Edition – March 2014 LCoA’s 7th Year of Incorporation In this issue we pay tribute to INSIDE: SEVEN YEARS OF INCORPORATION all the Committee Members From the President past and present via an Your Committee & Reps The LCoA was first honours board and we also established as a legally look to the future, as in less News from the States Incorporated Association in than three months it will be Ride safe with “The Prof” June 2008. Much has time for members to decide Victorian Anzac Weekender occurred since then & thanks who will manage the club in Oils ain’t Oils to our dedicated members its 7th year of Incorporation Thank You Vespa and the volunteers who have during the forthcoming 2014 - From Vietnam with Love served on the Committee & as 2015 financial year. State Reps, the Club has The Mille prospered. Many members Inside this issue the various VSRA Report have been with the Club since Committee roles are Committee Member Duties it was first incorporated & the explained, so that any Office Bearers 2008 - 2014 membership has grown each potential new Committee Club Plates and every year to reach 160 in Member can gain a better appreciation of each role and Scooter Tyres 2014, with Members in every State & Territory of Australia. which may be best suited to Bits and Pieces their skills & or aspirations. The Pacemaker - March 2014 2 As most members will know, outside of the Club I take a great FROM THE deal of interest in the issues PRESIDENT relating to riders of motorcycles and scooters, this in my roles as COMMITTEE & By the time Members receive this a Member of the VicRoads VicRoads MAG STATE REPS Motorcycle Advisory Group edition of the Pacemaker there will Motorcycle Advisory Group be only three months before it is (MAG) and as the Spokesperson President The VicRoads Motorcycle time to elect a new Committee. for the Victorian Scooter Riders Stephen Bardsley (VIC) Advisory Group (MAG) was Association (VSRA). It was established to provide In the Club tradition of LCoA Vice President therefore with great pleasure I VicRoads with strategic Presidents serving no more than Siobhan Ellis (NSW) two terms, I will not stand for re recently received the good news advice on issues relating to that after a successful trial in the Treasurer the management and election as President. It’s Pat Couch (NSW) therefore time for Members to Sydney CBD, Lane Filtering for development of motorcycles & scooters is to be Secretary motorcycling in Victoria, it consider who might be an Elizabeth Bardsley(VIC) appropriate candidate for allowed in NSW. The VSRA replaced the Victorian President and also the other five continues to work towards Committee Members Motorcycle Advisory Committee positions. securing a Filtering Trial in Jerry Gresham (SA) Council (VMAC). Victoria. Max Box (WA) With members from Perhaps some Members may be The VSRA has also been STATE REPS VicRoads, TAC, RACV, interested in joining the campaigning hard to see that Phil Robertson (VIC) VACC and Victoria Police, Committee in 2014 and so this European Certified Crash Phil Synnott (WA) the broad membership of issue of the Pacemaker contains Helmets become legal to wear in Nick Townsend (SA) MAG endeavours to ensure an explanation of each Committee Australia. I hope to shortly have Trish Daniels (QLD) advice given to VicRoads is position, hopefully assisting any some good news in this regard balanced & representative CLUB PERMIT OFFICERS potential new Committee Member ready for announcement in, or of Victorian motorcycling Steve Bardsley (VIC) to have a better appreciation of prior to the next issue of the and scootering Chris Johnson (ACT) each role and how it may suit their Pacemaker. communities. LCoA level of commitment, skills & Mark Carter (SA) President & VSRA aspirations to assist the Club. Signing off for this issue, I wish Nick Townsend (SA) Spokesperson, Stephen all our Members safe riding and Jerry Gresham (SA) Bardsley is a member of As usual the elections will be held good news relating to all things Trish Daniels (QLD) MAG, so if any Victorian at the AGM, which this year will be Lambretta. Siobhan Ellis (NSW) members have relevant held for the first time in WA. Regards See the following pages for issues to be raised within Steve Bardsley Committee Member profiles and MAG please advise. email addresses. 3 MEET THE CURRENT COMMITTEE The Pacemaker - March 2014 No club can exist without the volunteers who serve as Committee Members, the current LCoA Committee is as follows: SECRETARY ORDINARY MEMBER 1 Elizabeth is a Founder Member There is nothing “ordinary” about PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT of the Club and is well known as Max, who first became interested in Steve is a Founder Member of Siobhan is a Founder Member, an active member helping to Scooters in 1983 after watching the the Club and has served 4 terms was the first President of the organise LCoA rides and events movie “Too young to ride”. His first as Club Secretary and 2 as Club and bought her first in Victoria. Elizabeth has been Scooter was a 1984 Serveta Lince President. He bought his first Lambretta in 1980. More involved with Lambretta’s for 150. Max currently rides a DL150 Lambretta with his pocket recently Siobhan has become over 30 years, ever since and this is his first term as a money in 1966 and today rides a known for the “Lammie Drives” marrying our current President. Committee Member, he is keen to 1966 SX 200. which raise money for prostate [email protected] develop the LCoA membership and [email protected] and breast cancer research. activities in WA. [email protected] [email protected] There is also nothing “ordinary” Pat is a Founder Member and long about Jerry, he is a Founder term Treasurer of the Club. He Member of the Club and has been bought his first Lambretta in 1961, involved with classic Scooters since followed shortly afterwards by a the 1980’s. when in SA a Lambretta brand new Series 3, TV175 in 1962, could be bought for a few hundred the same year he started the dollars and cut-downs were so Lambretta Club of NSW. Pat is also common a member of the Spectrum the Club Registrar and his ambition scooter club made an armchair from is to catalogue every Lambretta in a pair of side panels. Jerry’s is one Australia. of the SA LCoA Club Plate Officers. TREASURER [email protected] ORDINARY MEMBER 2 [email protected] 4 NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATES - SA The Pacemaker - March 2014 THE SA REPORT Representing the LCoA, ex- Many future LCoA By Jerry Gresham President Mark Carter had the events will be planned, best hand of cards and won so keep sending any The LCoA SA update for the prizes from various sponsors. suggestions to the Pacemaker saw plenty happening LCoA member Shane Elliott website or me your in ‘Mad March’ here in South won the best scooter award friendly LCoA SA Australia, the month is packed full with his S2 Lambretta. Special Committee Member of festivals, music and events, but mention must go to LCoA Jerry Gresham. LCoA members and scooterists member Bob McLelland who have still been able to fit in rides, travelled down from the Looking forward to touring and social events. Six SA Riverland on his immaculate LD seeing you all at the scooterists ventured over to Vic to attend the event. Australian National for the Mad Max run and reports SA has also been attracting new Rally to be held here in are it was a fantastic event, word members and registering more October 2014. is that a lot larger contingent will scooters on the historic rego Regards venture over the border next year. scheme, another great Jerry advantage of being part of the The LCoA also attended the LCoA. Midwest Trader Knees in the Breeze Poker Run. The run started For future events the LCoA is with us meeting at the Midwest providing insurance to the SA Trader alongside café racer Mille and Victor Harbor Triumphs, Royal Enfield’s, National Rally in October this choppers and other custom year. Both events have a lot of vintage motorcycles. Riders picked interest, with a 118 tickets sold up a card from various bike and so far for the National, so if you scooter related cafés along the want to be there get your route until we finished at the tickets ASAP. SA State Rep for Highway Inn for the Kustom the LCA, Nick Townsend assures Kulture weekend. Scooters were me he has sent most of the displayed alongside hot rods while rally packs out already, so get in we were given the chance to early. rehydrate at the bar. Scooters at the Breeze Poker Run 5 NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATES - VIC The Pacemaker - March 2014 THE VICTORIAN REPORT The LHMR was held over the By Steve Bardsley Labour Day long weekend and In March the Melbourne so provided plenty of time for Crusaders SC held the annual riding to, from and around Lisa Heathcote memorial Rally picturesque Queenscliff. The (LHMR), the annual tribute held route taken riding to Queenscliff in remembrance of Lisa was the longer way, riding via Heathcote, a Crusader who Geelong, the option taken on the way back was to put the tragically lost her life far too early when riding as a pillion Scooters on the Ferry and then passenger three years ago. The ride home via Rosebud. accident being no fault of the rider, who was hit by a four wheel The weather was kind during drive when turning right at an the whole weekend and there intersection.