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January 2017 Number 570 Mal McKay Richard Kretschmer and David Radloff Adrian How Meeting 10th January 2017 at Payneham Community Centre next to the RSL clubrooms. The Payneham RSL clubrooms will be The party is over, such an exhausting year. closed for renovations. 01 THE VETERAN & VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED. The Club was formed in 1956, the first of its kind in Australia, with the object of Preserving, Restoring and using Veteran, Vintage and Post Vintage Motorcycles. Membership is open to all and owning a suitable machine is not a pre-requisite. Machines manufactured prior to January 1st 1966 are eligible for Club Events. The Club has a strong family orientation and features many social activities as well as Runs and technical help. The Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month in the Payneham R&SL Club, 360 Payneham Road, Payneham commencing at 8.00 p.m. Annual Fees are due by the 30th June each year. A joining fee of $15.00 is applicable to new members. The Annual Subscription is $35.00 to all members city and country. If you require magazine to be posted to you, an additional $10.00 is required (postage to Country members is free). Email option of Smoke Signal is available – contact the editor. Club Web Page - www.vvmccsa.org.au email [email protected] Life Members - This in an honour of prestige, awarded to members for meritorious service to the club of ten or more years. WALLY WOOLLATT † FRANK JARVIS † GARNET PONTIFEX †. KEITH HARRIS † CLEM EVANS † ALBY (POP) HILL 1985 † TOM BENNETT 1999 † TED WEBSTER 1975 † LESLIE JONES 1982 RAY MANN 1983 KEVIN SULLIVAN 1984 DEAN GOVAN 1986 PETER GRACE 1987 ROBERT HILL 1989 DAVID RADLOFF 1990 JEFF SCHAEFER 1992 LAURIE LEIBHARDT 1994 † GARY JOLLY 1997 COLIN PAULEY 2005 IAN BALDOCK 2009. RON TRUSCOTT 2010 † ROB SMYTH 2011; Bob GILL 2012; NEIL CAUST 2013; PAUL KNAPP 2014. 2015-2016 Committee. PRESIDENT. Brian Forth 8251 4213 0409 514213 VICE PRESIDENT. Bob Gill 8258 4982 SECRETARY. Bill Lorimer 8265 6468 0411544353 [email protected] TREASURER. Terry Rowe 8332 5907 CLUB Captain Run Coordinator Vacant contact—Brian Forth 0409 514213 LIBRARIAN. Philip Holmes 8564 0227 RECORDS OFFICE. Paul Knapp 8243 0130 0421 973733 COMMITTEE. Daryl Rosser 8326 0658 0419 817745 Wayne Lawson 0421 636338 Colin Behn 8293 7031 0407 070287 Ian Hese 0409 083436 MAGAZINE EDITOR. Brian Forth, 19 Condada Drive, Banksia Park 5091 [email protected] Paul Knapp 8243 0130 0421 973733 Printer Trevor Cooke C/ MTA; 0400 447 952. Approved Persons ………………..1. Bob Gill (North) 8258 4982 [email protected] 2. Phil Jenner (South) 0407397445 3. Paul Knapp (western) 0421973733 4. Brett Mitchell (east) 0438379788 5. Jane Clarke. (South) 0409239076 CLUB REGALIA OFFICER Vacant—contact Bill Lorimer for information SMOKE SIGNAL DISTRIBUTORS Brian Forth, Bob Gill and Bill Lorimer. CLUB PUBLICITY Brian Forth mobile 0409 514213 [email protected] Adelaide Cycle Refinishers 8281 8804 Call in and see Jess Hawley at 6 Peacock Rd Para Hills West. Repairs * Paintwork. Pin striping to all makes and models. Pickup and delivery Monday-Friday 9-12 noon; Tuesday-Thursday 9-5; Wednesday-Saturday closed 02 Presidents report. Members. Please note, due to span email attacks on some club committee members, all emails to be sent to [email protected] Emails will be answered and forwarded to the appropriate person. All British day. VVMCCSA will have a club display at this event. Please attend and support your club and the event. David Holbrook is the contact person for the Australian Ariel Register National rally, The rally will be held on 17th-20th March 1017 in Clare Valley. Rally entry forms can be obtained from the web site www.australian-ariel-register.com . Contact David Holbrook at [email protected] At the last meeting I was asked what it happening with the VVMCCSA involvement at the forthcoming Sellicks Beach event. VVMCCSA has been asked to have a display of appropriate motorcycles for display on the 2 days. So far, I believe that only 3 members will be supplying a motorcycle. The cost for 2 x days is $95 plus booking fee. Those displaying need to purchase tickets for entry to the event – then make contact with organiser re your attendance and information about what you do on the days. See information below on ticket sales. Brian Forth. President VVMCCSA. SELLICKS BEACH RACES TICKET PRICES There’s been a bit of chatter about the price of entry for the Sellicks Beach Races, with some people ex- pecting to just be able to roll up to the beach on the day and watch for free…just as it used to be. But a lot has changed in the years since the last race was run at Sellicks and we want to let you know why we need to charge entry. The area around Sellicks Beach has a rich cultural and environmental history and there are a lot more peo- ple living there than there were in 1992. We have been negotiating with the local community and the Onkaparinga Council for the past few years, working to find common ground that would enable us to run this unique event. After a lot of discussion and debate, the Council voted to allow us to run the Races but with a number of stringent conditions that address the environmental, cultural and risk concerns of the Community. To meet those concerns, we are limited to how many people we are allowed on the beach (that includes children on kids tickets and those under five who come in free). That means we need to install 6.5 kilome- tres of temporary fencing to enclose the area and protect sensitive cultural and environmental areas. We have to establish a no-go area in the waters around the event. We need to provide stands, toilets, security, catering, litter control, car parking, traffic control, shaded are- as, first aid, safety, insurance and everything else that goes with an event like this. All of this comes at a huge cost and that means we had to make some decisions. One of those was we opt- ed for a two-day ticket because it’s administratively simpler and makes it easier to achieve the number of sales that will enable us to have an event. Our market research tells us most people will attend the two days and those who can’t will share their tick- ets with others. All of the organisation of the event is done by a small team of volunteers from our Club who are keen to make this spectacle happen and are prepared to put in the work and take the risk to see that it does. We have managed to secure some sponsorship. But in reality it isn’t a lot and ticket revenue has to be such that it covers our costs. Even our Club Members have to pay to attend and/or enter. While we are trying to re-live those early days of motorcycling, we have to face the realities that we have moved on and in the 21st Century we just can’t put some bikes on the beach and race. The Levis MCC Members are expending a lot of effort to make sure we produce a well-run, safe and enjoya- ble weekend of racing. We hope you get in and buy your tickets and come along and join the fun. There’s a good chance you may never get the chance again. Reference—https://www.facebook.com/LevisMcc/posts/1359278240799730? Thursday—26th January 2017 Australia Day display Carisbrook Reserve—Main North Road Salisbury Park Members direct debit to VVMCCSA subscriptions Arrive before 9.00am WestPac Bank BSB 735 006 Free ‘egg & bacon sandwich's. VVMCCSA will have is annual Account number 071368 display at this event. 2016 Subs—$35.00; Just sit back and relax and en- Postage of magazine extra $10.00 joy the event, and keep the State your Name and membership Number pesky kids away from out motorcycles. ***Mention subscriptions when paying. Brian Forth. 03 VVMCCSA General Meeting 723, 13th December 2016 at Payneham RSL Brian Forth chaired the meeting. Visitors- Kate Miller (Bunnings-Windsor Gardens) and Mike Keogh. Who Are We- many member commented on the photo that included – Peter Allen, Colin Pauley, Ken Olsen and others. Minutes of the last meeting presented as printed in the Smoke Signal, no discussion Acceptance moved Daryl Rosser seconded Marie Hurley Carried. Treasurers Report prepared by Terry Rowe, presented by Bill Lorimer, no discussion Acceptance moved Dean Govan seconded Pat Vartuli Carried. New member applications read to meeting, Michael Keogh and Andrew Clark. Correspondence In and Out. Bank statement from Westpac Bank, and Club Classic hospitality offer for Phillip Island Classic. Emails In and Out. 1 From and to Dean Govan enquiring the Kersbrook Tiddlers Ride clashing with Sellicks Beach date. 2 To and from Birdwood Museum re. booking for Figure 8 Ride. 3 From Birdwood Museum, invitation to attend and mount a display during Tour Down Under bike race, Friday 20th Jan 2017 , 10-30 to midday. 4 From Brian Kuerschner re Jampot Magazine and Best Wishes to all. 5 From Roger Pfeifer promoting his services as a Motorcycle Repair and Service centre, 83829367 Unit 1 / 13A Gates Rd. Hackham. Publications Received 1 MAPS Review from Maitland Meeting 10th January 2017. 2 Triumph Riders Club SA at 3 OZ Vincent Review Payneham Community Centre 4 Exhaust Notes from Vintage MCC Vic. Next to the RSL clubrooms. 5 The Vintage Motorcycle from the UK The Payneham RSL clubrooms 6 The Bulletin of the VeteranCCSA will be closed for renovations.