AUSTIN 7 CLUB OF S.A. INC 2007 COMMITTEE PRESIDENT: TREVOR CLERKE, 39 Baker Street, Birkenhead 5015 Ph: 8449 1375 (H) email: [email protected] SECRETARY: RALPH DRAGE, 37 DeCastella Avenue, Wynn Vale 5127 Ph: 8251 2637 (H) Mob: 0418 846 082 email: [email protected] TREASURER: LYN CLERKE, 39 Baker Street, Birkenhead 5015 Ph: 8449 1375 (H) email: [email protected] ASST SECRETARY DAVID GARNETT, Fairlie Road, Kangaroo Flat 5118 Ph: Mob: 0438 700 854 email: [email protected] COMPETITION SEC CHRIS WATTERS, 224 Dawkins Road, Lewiston 5501 Ph:8524 3178 (H) email: [email protected] REGISTRAR & GEOFF STEPHENS, 198 St Bernards Road, Hectorville 5073 LOG BOOKS: Ph: 8365 1343 (H) Mob: 0437 061 569 email: [email protected] SPARES MANAGER DAVID GREAR, 19 Woodfield Avenue, Warradale 5046 & Vice President: Ph: 8296 1689 (H) email: [email protected] TOURING: BRENTON SPANGLER, 42 Hamilton Ave Warradale 5046 Ph: 8376 1924 (H) Mob: 0410 471 078 email: [email protected] PROPERTY: GERRY LANG, 3/3 Mills Street, Mitchell Park 5043 Ph: 8277 2345 (H) Mob: 0428 377 351 EDITOR, A7 Journals: DAVID SEARLES, 33 Hughes Street North, Woodville 5011 & Federation Delegate Ph: 8445 1444 (H) Mob: 0408 700 047 email: [email protected] Delegate to the Committee & SANJAY KUMAR, 16 Salisbury Street Unley 5061 Convenor of SA Rotors Group: Ph: Mob: 0411 772 768 email: [email protected] **************************************************************************************** CAMS Delegate: TONY MORGAN, Ph: 8264 7179 email: [email protected] LIBRARIAN: RON BURCHETT, 40 Johnson Parade, Blackwood 5051 PH 8278 3197 (H) email: [email protected] **************************************************************************************** All correspondence to: The Secretary AUSTIN 7 CLUBROOMS: 262 TAPLEYS HILL ROAD, SEATON 5023 Or email to [email protected] The Austin 7 Club SA Internet address is: www.austin7clubsa.com.au Internet address for SA Rotors Group: www.sarotors.org Austin 7 Journals Page 2 July 2007 Austin 7 Journals Volume 181 July 2007 PRESIDENT’S PRATTLE Hooray. At last we have had some good rains and farmers are planting away hoping to get follow up rains to give them and Australia good returns. It is with a sad heart I must report that we have lost two stalwarts of the club. Brian Jericho was connected with motor sport and spent many a weekend in the towers of race meetings timing and getting results. Also Ron O‟Connell who was a restorer and character, helping so many people with knowledge and hands on skills. They will be sadly missed from the worlds of motor sport and touring assemblies. Since I last wrote, the Border Run has come and gone for another year. Next year it will be held over the Easter Weekend in Mildura, due to the Melbourne Club being fully committed to the Echuca National Steam and machinery Rally over the June long Weekend. If you are interested in going next year see your committee members for further information. Lyn and I have been away to New Zealand to catch up with some Rotary Exchange students that stayed with us a few years ago. Two days after arriving home I went into hospital and had my left shoulder rebuilt and so I understand what our injured and sick members go through. So I now wish you all Get Well Soon and hope to see you all around the traps renewing friendships and enjoying “Austineering”. Till then. Yours in Motoring & Friendship Trevor Clerke President. Vale Brian Jericho It is with much sadness that we have to record the death of Brian Jericho on 3 May 2007. Brian served the Austin Seven Club during the period 1975 to 1986, as follows: 1975 – social committee 1975 –1977 general committee (Competition Secretary in 1977) 1980 - general committee 1986 - general committee (Competition Secretary) Brian worked as Clerk of Course for many A7C sprints at Mallala and AIR and at the Tailem Bend rallycross track Brian was also a valuable member of the Austin 7 Timing Team, working at the Calder Thunderdome, Phillip Island, Eastern Creek, AIR, Mallala, the AGP and Clipsal, before failing health stopped him from attending race meetings. Brian was a friendly, outgoing person and his many friends in the timing team and older Club members will miss him. Austin 7 Journals Page 3 July 2007 Vale Ron O’Connell Members are saddened to hear that Ron O’Connell passed away on Sunday 27 May 2007. Ron was an active member of many clubs including the Austin 7 Club where on the Tuesday before he died was with us on a Leisure Run to the Tanunda Clubhouse for lunch. At the table it was noted that he hadn’t eaten his salads, he was overheard saying that the stuff was for rabbits. The picture shows Ron at the Loxton Historical Village taken during the Federation’s Mid-North Meander recently held and although was admitted to the Mildura Hospital twice during the tour and flown home from there by air ambulance, he managed with Joy to attend the Meander’s final luncheon hosted by the Gawler Club. We’ll miss you Ron standing outside the Clubroom’s door having a rolly, but we won’t forget you. Austin 7 Journals Page 4 July 2007 GEOFF STEPHENS K G B Car Audio Services Pty Ltd 234 Main North Road Prospect S.A. 5082 * Car Audio * Car Radio Repairs * Alarms * Immobilisers * Hands Free Kits * Central Locking * Speed Alert * Cruise Control Phone: 8344 1488 Mobile: 0437 061 569 Special Discounts to Austin 7 Club members Austin 7 Journals Page 5 July 2007 COMING EVENTS July 2007: 14 SA Rotors Meeting 15 Modern Regularity Mallala. 16 Special Austin 7 90th Birthday Rally meeting to be held at the Clubrooms to form sub- committee to plan and prepare for the event in 2012. 22 A7 Club Day Run & Hills Luncheon to Meadows for Christmas in July. Meet at Hazelwood Park at 10am for the run to Meadows. 22 SA Rotors 5th Anniversary Cruise check sarotors.org. 23 A7 Club Enthusiasts Night. 24 Leisure Run meets at Woodside Bakery at 10.30am. August 2007 11 SA Rotors meeting. 12 A7C Day Run to the Jones‟s at Mt Templeton with variation. 13 Club Meeting at the Clubrooms. 19 Modern Regularity at Mallala. 21 Leisure Run. 25 SA Championships Round 3 at Mallala. 27 A7 Club Enthusiasts Night. 31 Quarterly Luncheon to Reepham Hotel corner Churchill & Regency Roads Prospect. September 2007 8 SA Rotors meeting. 8/9 Pre-War Austin 7 run to Mannum. Staying overnight at Mannum Motel. Check with David Grear for bookings. Starts at McDonalds Darlington then via Clarendon, Meadows, Strathalbyn, Langhorne Creek, Wellington, Jervois, Murray Bridge, east of the River Murray to Mannum. Next day to Cambrai, Sedan, Keyneton, Angaston & Tanunda for lunch. 10 Club Meeting at the Clubrooms. 16 A7C Day Run will be going down to Langhorne Creek area for an interesting day out. 18 Leisure Run. 23 Modern Regularity SA Championship. 24 A7 Club Enthusiasts Night. 24/29 Cruising Classics. 30 Bay to Birdwood Classic for vehicles manufactured from 1 Jan 1956 to 31 Dec 1977. Entries close Friday 10 August 2007, the event is limited to 1750 vehicles. October 2007 1/5 Cruising Classics. 13 SA Rotors meeting. 13/14 CAMS National Series. 15 Club Meeting at the Clubrooms. 16 Leisure Run. 21 A7C Day Run. 28/10 – 3/11 Riverland Ramble to Berri Riverside Caravan Park. Ralph Drage has prepared this week for us up at the Riverland with sightseeing at Loxton, Renmark, Barmera, Cobdogla among many other places. Next year‟s Border Run will take place over Easter 2008 and will be located in Mildura. The actual site is Dareton in NSW just over the NSW/Vic border. The dates are from Friday 21 March to Monday 24 March 2008. The Queen‟s Birthday weekend in June is a Steam Rally held in Echuca and the Victorian A7 Club has been invited as a feature Club. The Vic club will advise and invite us to partake in this event in the near future. When this happens all will be advised, some members here have already expressed an interest in attending Echuca. Austin 7 Journals Page 6 July 2007 IS YOUR VEHICLE A CONDITIONALLY REGISTERED HISTORIC VEHICLE THROUGH THE AUSTIN 7 CLUB? If so, you must get your Log Book and current Registration Certificate endorsed by the Club Registrar (Geoff Stephens) as soon as possible after you have renewed your vehicle registration. Please do your part to preserve the integrity of this conditional registration system we are privileged to have through our Austin 7 Club. If any member has an email address, and is not receiving periodic messages from the club and wishes to do so, please email me on [email protected] so that I can include you on our email mailing list. The Club is sending out an SOS for old club movie films which from reports of a member appear to be missing. If any member can recall or offer assistance in identifying and locating these films please see someone from the committee. Port Vincent Holiday House. • 200Km And Just 2 Hours away from Adelaide is a four bedroom holiday house. • It accommodates 8 persons in • 2 Double beds & • 4 Single beds. • All you need to take is your linen, food & whatever you drink. • The town has a Hotel, restaurant, Hardware & 3 General stores. • 2 Petrol Stations & auto-gas is available. • For further information call Trevor or Lyn Clerke on 08 84491375 or • 0428 851 139. Austin 7 Journals Page 7 July 2007 PAST EVENTS 1939 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX LOBETHAL REVISITED April 22nd 2007 Twenty cars and crews lined up on a fine and cool Sunday morning for the club run to Lobethal.