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Membership Renewals Due July July 2017 • In this Issue; • Covergirl—Gwen Lang- ford • Pesidents Report • Interesting Links • Ask Colin Membership • Sprites Over Victoria • Grafton Gad Abouts renewals • All British Day Entry Form • Coming Events due July 1st • Competition Corner • Point Scores • 2018 National Challenge Vis- • Torque Trader • Meeting Minutes Catering for AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE & MG MIDGET enthusiasts Sprite Torque July 2017 Page Email to the Editor On reading the June Sprite Torque, I had a blast do parades with Club cars. We provided 10 white from the past – the photo of Frank Matich sitting in a Sprites to the Miss Fisher’s Ghost Parade in Camp- Sprite was in fact my driving him in my MK1. The belltown and also provided 12 members to drive Sprite Club was asked to provide some cars to drive Holden cars, provided by Stacks Holden, to tow the drivers of the feature race around the track, prior American dragster rails around the Eastern States, to the race. (I have attached a photo of this) visiting capital cities over a period of 6 weeks. We also provided marshals for race meetings held by We decided at this particular Warwick Farm event to the ARDC. use this opportunity to promote the Club, so we did a pamphlet drop in all the Sprites that were in the At this time we had a good reputation as a reliable pits and in the general parking area. We achieved a club and I am glad to see we are still promoting the result of 4 new members. While considering the various types of motor sporting events. Club membership was only in the 40s, this was a great result. Keep up the good work. This was in the mid 1960s, when we were asked to Ian Black SCCA Sticker For existing members: Karina Groth of Kurrajong who has a 1974 Mini. Clint Moodie of Northmead who has a 1970 Mini Cooper S Membership Renewals are Ali Amani of Kellyville who has a 1960 Morris Minor. due July 1st every year Sprite Torque July 2017 Page 2 Committee Sprite Car Club of Australia Inc. VICE PRESIDENT ABN: 62879038-526 Barry Cockayne Club Patron: John Sprinzel 0427 066 878 [email protected] PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER MEMBERSHIP Greg Holden Graham Wells Les Payne Sue Cockayne 0408777936 (02)9654 1344 0415 826 650 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SOCIAL DIRECTOR [email protected] Rod Pringle 0448 009 223 [email protected] Marque Mentors CLUB CAPTAIN Mk 1 Sprite Greg Holden 0408777936, Colin Dodds 0414 789 263 David Baigent [email protected] Mk 2 Sprite Neil Scott 0409 326 021 MAGAZINE EDITOR Mk 3 Sprite Greg Strange 02 9909 8607, Kevin Sly 02 9604 2010 Wendy Gibbs Mk 3 Midget Position Vacant but Colin Dodds 0414 789 263 may be able to assist 0458 427 332 1500 Midget Greg Prunster 0428 169 931 Please call between 3pm &5pm as Greg [email protected] is a shift worker. C.S.C.A DELEGATE David Baigent REGISTRAR & S.C.C.A CLUB PLATES P.O. Box 696 Colin Dodds Kingswood. NSW 2747 0414789263 [email protected] Magazine contributions to: [email protected] REGALIA Snail Mail to : 202 Fitzroy Street, Grafton. NSW 2460 (magazine contributions close 20th of each month) Avis Fowler (02)4729 3726 Monthly Meetings [email protected] Parramatta RSL Club—2 Macquarie St, Parramatta. NSW 1250 CLUB WEBSITE 2nd Tuesday of each month starting at 7:30pm—Lachlan Room Ross Reichardt [email protected] S.C.C.A. WEBSITE: www.spriteclub.com (View Sprite Torque in colour in the MEMBERS ONLY section) (02) 9980 6843 CAMS DELEGATE S.C.C.A. Email List: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/spridgets- Barry Cockayne aus 0427 066 878 LIBRARIAN Dave Lawrence (02) 9810 8982 PLEASE NOTE: The Committee positions are all honourary and [email protected] are undertaken by private individuals in their spare time. Please GENERAL COMMITTEE contact them at sensible times and accept that they may prefer to Kerry Smith call you back at a time more convenient for themselves. The Sprite David Laing Car Club of Australia Inc. accepts no responsibility for the accuracy Ron Farlow or reliability of articles, correspondence, opinions or advertisements Colin Dodds contained herein. Sprite Torque July 2017 Page 3 President’s Report Well , Please start thinking about the 2018 Sprite and Midget Nationals in Victoria. They are putting a We have had some great runs over the last few great package together for the Anzac long week- months and we also saw a change to the mid week end. run from a pie at Harry's Cafe D wheels. Rod moved further towards the city for the Tuesday run. The If it is anything like the Sprite and Midget Nationals food was great, however we struggled with parking that the Vic's put together 5 years ago it will be a on the night with some of us in the street away from cracking time for all who attend. our most treasured cars. We will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rod was never to know that Aldi was so busy at Bugeye next year with plans to bring the big Healey night. So, we will do some work on where we go but club along for the celebrations. the turn up was excellent. Happy Spriting and we will catch up on a run soon Our most recent tech day which was put together by Ron and Rod was a great success with almost 50 Greg people turning up for a lesson in paint. Avis had in- vited the Mini Club along and we had a very educa- tional day. The BBQ mid way broke up the day nicely and we need to thank Elise and Avis for their work in the background. Our next tech day will be hosted a Brett's Automo- tive and he will turn a Sprite with twin SUs as well as showing us how much difference an exhaust sys- tem makes to HP. Closing date for entries to All British Day is fast approaching. Do Not Delay—Enter NOW!! Entry Form on Page 19 Don’t miss the HUGE event Sprite Torque July 2017 Page 4 Interesting Links http://spriteclub.com/ CAMS Speed Read http://docs.cams.com.au/Speed%20Read/2017/SR_July17.pdf CAMS Members Offers https://www.cams.com.au/get-involved/cams-members/cams-members-rewards Zandvoort Speedwell Sprite - Austin Healey British Festival July 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfylfuB-xVk VG Paints Tech Day https://www.facebook.com/vgautopaints/videos/1388559297846826/?fref=mentions Sprite Car Club of Australia Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1343021499057918/ Sprite Torque July 2017 Page 5 Ask Colin Just noticed that the replacement generator I pur- the new configuration. However, in practice, that's chased is stamped neg earth will this be an issue in not at all necessary. a positive earth car? The one it is replacing is also marked neg earth! In a Sprite, for example, where your car was origi- nally positive earth, if you swap the battery leads (to fit your high output multi-amp sound system that you still will not be able to hear) and do nothing else, you will find the ignition warning light will glow when you first fire up the engine. However, a cou- ple of decent revs of the engine, or a 100 meter drive, and the generator will re-polarize itself with absolutely no help from you and all will be fine. Hope that helps, and avagoodday Colin www.SpriteParts.com.au G'day, and thanks for your enquiry. Generators (aka: dynamos) were stamped +ve or - ve earth, depending on what make and model car they were going to be fitted to. However, they will work perfectly well either way. Generators really don't care whether the car is wired positive or nega- tive earth, and absolutely no change needs to be made to the generator or charging system if you reverse the polarity. Yes, in theory, you should polarize the generator to Sprite Torque July 2017 Page 6 Sprites Across Eastern Victoria Last month we left our intrepid Spriters under threatening skies... Day 4 Anzac Day – Short Tour What a contrast! After 26 degrees yesterday, Day 4 started in rain and drifts of fog. Some of our group After yesterday's major breakdown to the Allen's car had gone to the ANZAC Dawn Service in the rain there were a couple of "minor" car problems which beforehand. Drivers' briefing saw us huddled under seemed to be mitigated by helpful advice and the BBQ shelter in 11 degrees. A detour soon after spares from other members - the friendship was leaving Corowa had us in some confusion but was obvious between the groups. successfully negotiated. We wound our way, a little more slowly than the days before, towards Postscript: although the following morning is not our Wangaratta where another detour on the edge of day to report on...good karma comes from the CBD sent us (the Scenics) around the block be- bad....after the confusion and worry of Denis's inci- fore we ascertained the right road once more. It dent, the ‘Scenics’ took off before the slightly faster was not quite clean sailing getting to our first stop at travelling Groups. If we hadn't we wouldn't have Baileys of Glenrowan, as a little map confusion after seen from our elevated position in our VW a large crossing the Warby Ranges resulted in a lengthy rock in the running lane, and may not have been roadside head scratching before partly retracing our able to move it before any of our group or the more route to find the right road.
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