1 GAWLER VETERAN VINTAGE & CLASSIC VEHICLE CLUB PO box 640 Gawler SA 5118 CLUB AIMS To encourage the restoration, preservation and use of veteran, classic and other special interest vehicles. To extend to owners, drivers, friends and all persons interested in such vehicles, the hospitality, privileges and conveniences enjoyed in connection with the club MEETINGS On the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Gawler Sport and Community Centre, Nixon Terrace, Gawler at 7.00pm. JOURNAL Available to all members bimonthly, on the web site or by post if preferred, in February, April, June, August, October, and December or at meetings. FEES Annual membership fee $70.00 due on 30 June (pro rata for new members). A “once only” joining fee of $80 also applies to all new mem- bers (applies from 1 July 2016) OFFICE BEARERS 2016/2017 PRESIDENT Fred Chapman PO Box 31 Mallala 5502 (164 H 8527 4049 M 0434 493 167 [email protected] Nolene Boundary Road, Fischer 5502) VICE PRESIDENT Trevor Unsworth 50 Joycelyne Ave. Surrey H 8289 5010 M 0402 891 891 [email protected] Lyn Downs SA 5126 SECRETARY Gavin Launer 91 Lyndoch Road Gawler 5118 H:8522 4953 M 0422 998 980 [email protected] TREASURER David Kernich 5 Matz Court Gawler 5118 H 8522 3302 M 0400 946 496 [email protected] Fran MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Ron Stephens PO Box 287 (19 Glenlivet Ct) M 0417 848 541 [email protected] Barbara Greenwith 5125 EVENTS DIRECTOR Bruce Williams 56 Christine Ave Hillbank 5112 H 8252 5971 M 0402 900 397 [email protected] Anne COMMITTEE MEMBERS Corrie Wake 4 Jarvis St Willaston 5118 H 8522 2373 M 0407 717 666 Bob Carr 12 Allwood Dr, Gawler East 5118 H 8522 4017 M 0432 619 232 David Moule 23 Seaview Road, Yatala Vale 5126 H 8289 0436 M 0418 404 140 Lorraine East 9 Lord Lyndoch St Lyndoch H 85244598 M CLUB APPOINTMENTS 2016/2017 PUBLIC: OFFICER Peter Bailey 4 Melaleuca Drv H 8522 5248 M:0424 070 812 [email protected] Kaye Gawler East 5118 JOURNAL EDITOR Paul Barnet PO Box 102 Gawler 5118 M 0407 473 177 [email protected] Allendale Rd Kalbeeba PUBLICITY OFFICER Trevor Bellchambers 28 Cheek Ave H 8522 1864 M 0414 397 737 [email protected] Lyn Gawler East 5118 AUDITOR Shane Bailey 19 Rosella Circuit H 8523 2131 M 0418 825 497 [email protected] Hewett 5118 HISTORICAL VEHICLE Brett Unsworth PO Box 506 Freeling 5372 M 0419 842 062 Jenelle 16 Heinrich Rd Freeling REGISTRARS [email protected] Martin Stephens 5 Gadd Ave H 8636 2494 M 0422 830 365 Glenys Crystal Brook 5523 Peter Tooth 7 Stithians Drv H 8522 1550 M 0407 316 423 Helen Gawler East 5118 RESTORATION COORDINATOR Trevor Evans 114 Bassnet Rd H 8280 7598 [email protected] Rosemarie Humbug Scrub 5114 FEDERATION REPRESENTATIVE Gerry Petrus 2 Michelle Court H 8284 7808 M 0412 396 130 Karen Angle Vale 5117 SWAP MEET CO-ORDINATOR Brian Sambell 7 Melaleuca Dve Gawler H 8522 2871 M 0407 975 003 [email protected] Glenys East ,Po box 730 SEAL HOLDERS Tony Traeger, Tony Hayton Merchandising Volunteer positions 2016/2017 ...Supper person Barbara McLellan....Drinks Person Gerry Petrus Kingsley Branson Functions Committee Tim Harvey m 0439546745, Steven Harvey m 0414900277, Lorraine East 85244598 (08) 85223457 WEBMASTER: [email protected] …….Peter Bailey : h 85225248, m 0424070812 2 All runs commence at the North end of Princes Park , Nixon Terrace ,Gawler. All Club Meetings will be held in the Gawler Sport and Community Centre Nixon Tce Gawler on 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7.pm. Members please note --Events may be altered at times due to unforeseen circumstances and any changes will be advised at the Club Meeting and on E-Torque E- Torque Event details will be sent out prior to events with Saturday 19th Aug…………………..ANNUAL DINNER in depth details. at the LYNDOCH HOTEL organiser L. East JUNE Red Room reserved. Club trophies presented Wednesday 21st …………….. Visit to MAWSON LAKES PLANETARIUM org. G&G Stewart ..….Meet 0900 P.P. Leave 0930. Travel to One Tree Hill for Morning tea at the Store Saturday 26th ….. Coffee lounge. Travel to Mawson Lakes Planetarium. Take $1 Sunday 27th …... Gawler Show …..No club run or $2 coins for parking ticket machine at this location. Entry cost Adults $9 Seniors $7 Please have the Correct Entry Mon- ey.Then visit Natural Builds Environments close by. COVERED IN SHOES REQUIRED. Drive to the CROSS KEYS HOTEL for SEPTEMBER lunch . Sunday 25th …..No Run Friday 1st………….. DRIVE IT OLD CAR DAY BETHANY 1230 Run org. A Jenkin Meet Fremont Park Elizabeth or Princes Park Gawler 0900 JULY leave 0930. BYO Morning tea and Lunch. Sunday 2nd …………..Sparrow Run to the MARANELLO RESTAURANT org. A Williams located at 4 John St Salisbury. Cost $9.90 P.H. Meet P.P. 0800 Sunday 10th…………..GVV&CVC SWAP MEET. leave 0830 Travel direct to Salisbury. Princes Park org. B Sambell Help required Contact organiser Wednesday 12th …………….Run to S.A WATER PLANT BOLIVAR org. G Bergamin Tuesday 19th……………………………………..Club Meeting 1900 AUCTION night org.G Launer Maximum of 30 allowed. !.5 hour tour with a lot of stairs Covered in clothes Required. Lunch at St Kilda Hotel $10 meals inc drink Please bring items to be auctioned to benefit our Club plus others . Meet P.P. 0900 Leave 0930 drive direct to Plant no morning tea. Sunday 24th………Bay to Birdwood ……....No Club Run Tuesday 18th………..Club Meeting AGM start 1900 . CONTACTS G&G Stewart……...82849925 Mob 417 833 219 Sunday 30th………………..………..…Run to Swan Reach B Sambell…………8522 2871 Mob 0407 975 003 org. B. Williams Drive to Sedan and BYO or buy morning tea by store. Visit G Bergamin……….8380 9310 Mob 0447 364 814 Museum and Caves Lunch at the SWAN REACH Hotel . Meet 0900 P.P. Leave 0930. B Williams……………………….Mob 0402 900 397 A Williams………………………. Mob 0499 420 078 AUGUST L East ……………………………Mob 0407 977 306 P. Bailey……………8522 5248 Mob 0419 218 458 Sunday 6th …………….Sparrow run to the MONKEY NUT A Jenkins…………………………………..8529 2504 RESTAURANT Lyndoch . org. L East Meet P.P. 0800 Leave 0830 Drive as directed. G Launer…………..8522 4953 Mob 0422 998 980 Tuesday 15th……………………………..Club Meet 1900 Pick up Journal after meeting Wednesday 16th………………...Run to CLARE & POLICE MUSEUM org P Bailey BYO morning tea Auburn Lunch at Clare Hotel. 3 RACING FROM ROWLEY PARK TO MALLALA ………….. an historic memoir from Colin Cornelius Colin in his Datsun 260z cockpit , rollcage and all which consisted of normally the top ten drivers, and in this particular 6 years of my racing career I met a fan- tastic group of racing gearheads that I have always remembered with pas- sion to this day. And here I am today , 38 years on , competing with my Datsun 260Z , on the bitumen at Mallala (obviously) and This image shows one of the highlights of racing for me at Rowley Park , coming home first in if you were at the April meeting , you the main 20 lap feature race of the night in front of Australia’s #1 Driver would have heard me extol the fun I had rebuilding and restoring the car and getting it ready to take to the Rowley Park memories…..by ColinCornelius track. The experience never leaves I raced Speed Cars for 6 way cars at the time, and proceeded you I reckon and I am having great to build it. The car was powered by a fun doing it still. years in the 1970’s with some 16TS Renault four cylinder super- Cheers Colin Cornelius fair results to boot (if I remember cor- charged motor with an all alloy block rectly) at the Rowley Park Speedway, and cylinder head and a roll hardened famous for its dirt track racing until its crankshaft topped off with with an al- closure in 1979. Racing was on Friday loy Norman supercharger , this engine ROWLEY PARK was originally night and occasionally we would also I also built. The total package was conceived in 1948 by a group race at various country tracks on Sat- extremely light and with an output of of Kilburn Speedway Speedcar drivers urday nights travelling as far as Why- 300 HP the power to weight ratio who were disgruntled with alla , Warnambool and Broken Hill, to worked well for the 1600cc motor! the Melbourne based promoters. name a few of the tracks towns The Soccer Association of South Aus- It took me one season of Racing to tralia owned the site of a former I started racing with a Holden pow- master the different handling charac- "pughole" (South Australian term for a ered grey motor mounted in a side teristics of the car and finally won my clay pit or brick pit) on Torrens Rd. at tortion suspension chassis, and for first feature 20 lap race on the second Brompton named Rowley Park which about three years I enjoyed racing in to last meeting of that year. was located only 5 km from the city . this class with moderate success. I The original plan was for the land to The next two years I qualified to run then obtained a set of plans for a be the home of Soccer in SA. It was in what was known as “THE ALL cross Rr tubular framed car that was purchased by, and named for, Mr the leading edge in design for speed- STARS RACE”, 4 Enoch Procter (Ted) Rowley, an English -born dentist who moved to Adelaide from Kalgoorlie in 1908 where he had forged a reputation as being Western Australia's best soccer goalkeeper.