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National Street Rod ESRA Rep: Mick Harle (Firestarter) Association Committee 020 8444 8615 2009 The official journal of the Chair: Darran Roberts Merchandise: National Street (Alcoholic Rat) Danny Slatter Rod Association 07949 601829 (DansT) Editor: Nick Brooke-Langham Secretary: Sue Ayres Trade Co-Ordinator: (SMA37) Dik Stapley (Dix) Editorial Address: [email protected] 07599 820571 23 Alexandra Drive Newport Pagnell Bucks MK16 0JX Treasurer: Di de Vos Health & Safety Officer: (Zephyr2) Dave Cox (DaveC) Email: [email protected] 07973 401239 07890 549675 Street Gasser magazine is a bi-monthly publication, printed in : January, March, May, July, September Membership Secretary Legislative Officer: & November. Susan Adams Marek Czwordon (Susanadams692) (wolselliac) The views and opinions expressed in 07900 858945 07909 523773 Street Gasser magazine are those of the contributors, and are not necessarily Public Relations Officer: Member without the views of the NSRA. Mention of a Barry Timms portfolio: Nick de Vos particular product or service does not (Blownthames) (zephyrnic) imply endorsement by the NSRA. Every 07929 640692 care is taken to ensure the accuracy of the material published in Street Gasser magazine, but the publishers and printers cannot accept liability for errors Please remember when contacting any Committee members or your Area Rep that the or omissions. NSRA has no full-time officials. The Area Reps and the Committee are all volunteers and as such have normal lives to lead. Therefore, we would respectfully request that no Submissions for Publication: Area Rep or Committee member is called after 9pm. Letters, articles and classified adverts are welcomed. Any item hand written must be legible, electronic Contact Addresses: Secretary: Sue Ayres, email [email protected] submissions are welcome and Membership Secretary: Susan Adams, PO Box preferred. 15014, Shirley, Solihull, B90 9EZ Advertising: Queries about the NSRA Insurance Scheme should be directed to Mick Harle 02084 448415 between Classified adverts appear at the 6pm & 9pm or via the NSRA website. Editor’s discretion, subject to submission being made in a timely Valuations are available from Maurice Takoor (0208 manner. 680 2613) details of this process can be found on the NSRA website at Published by: http://www.nsra.org.uk/insurance.htm National Street Rod Association Insurance quotes are available from the NSRA’s Designed by: brokers, Classic Line Insurance, 138 Castle Street, Dylan Jeavons Design Consultancy Hinckley, LE10 1DD (01455 639000) Printed by: Newnorth Print Ltd Visit the NSRA website: www.nsra.org.uk Front Cover: Salt Flat Refugee @ Squeaks Website designed and maintained by Douglas Armstrong of Dome Products Ltd. 2 OCTOBER 2009 STREET GASSER WWW.NSRA.ORG.UK In this issue… California Party 5 his issue of Street Gasser is a bit like a Geography lesson as we drop into Behind Closed Doors 8 TAustralia, California, Stratford Upon Avon and even manage to visit Lands End. Nostalgia Nationals 2009 10 So settle down now, put your books away, sit up straight as we begin with a quick bit AGM 2009 19 of Social Science or for the highly educated amongst you Psychology. Surf Coast Crusin’ 20 There are quite a few activities that we mentally battered and bruised with even all do automatically, everyday, without LOL failing to save the day. Rodding from the world’s even realizing it. Breathing and blinking I’m all for technology, but perhaps we basement 23 being just two of them, however, one can all learn a lesson from this particular activity that influences not only our situation and that is you still cannot Model Build Off 27 working but also our personal lives is body replace good manners, common sense & language. The subconscious reading of decency. I am a very open and Radical Rides 28 how others react with us as we interact opinionated person, but I wouldn’t post with them. This skill has been around something on a forum that I knew would Contributors to this issue: since life began, and like me, you can let cause, or was likely to cause offence. As Phil Mitchell people around you know exactly how you my Grandfather used to tell me ‘Good Pete Dempsey feel without uttering a single word. You manners costs you nothing’. So in the will know if I am joking, threatening, words of Hill Street Blues, ‘be careful out Neil Brown angry, happy and a whole myriad of other there’. Martin Drake emotions, with not one word passing my Now for something completely Chris Walker lips. different, It’s ‘hallo’ from him and Dominic Romney Even the experts agree how vital body goodbye from ‘her’ as there has been a Proof Reader – Chris Pattison language is as they have concluded that slight shuffle on the Committee with communication between humans consists Natalie Laugher stepping down from the of 93% body language and just 7% verbal. Merchandise role and Danny Slatter Imagine if you take away the body replacing her. So thank you to both of language element from our them for what they have already done and communication, it doesn’t leave very what they will do for the club in the much for us as humans to work with. A future. Danny has some great ideas so person who is sight impaired is therefore watch this space over the coming months. at a great disadvantage when compared to Another slight change is that Graham a person with normal vision; however their Rennie of American Auto Mags (01606 senses make adjustments to assist in 888324) has generously donated a controlling this void. So I wonder why it is voucher worth £25 which can be that the rest of us fail to make any such redeemed at his fine establishment. This ESRA CONTACTS adjustments when we work without 93% will be awarded in each issue so if you of our communication skills, when we text, know of any good deeds or worthy BSRA (Belgium) use Facebook or more importantly for this recipients please let me know. To get the editorial, post on Forums! ball rolling the voucher this issue goes to www.bsra.be Experts have also concluded that the Andy Cripps, perhaps a few books will DSRA (Denmark) 7% left over for verbal communication is help him along the path to recovery and further reduced to just 2% when the help pass the hours of treatment. www.DSRA.dk written word is used! No wonder so many I hope you all enjoy this issue and a problems seem to arise on forums, and big thank you to all of you who have sent DSRO (Holland) just how quickly these can involve more in articles & Dom of Modernpics.co.uk for www.hotrods.nl/dsro/ than one person. 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Holiday Inn, Northampton, 5 minutes from Junction 16 M1 4 OCTOBER 2009 STREET GASSER WWW.NSRA.ORG.UK CALIFORNIA PARTY Words & images by Nervous Nick Additional images by Chevy Llewellyn aving returned to the hotel after having a few drinks, Merv wanted Hto head off out into the night to the Hot Rod party we had all been invited to.