Star Torque Issue 244 Winter 2016
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National Rally <strong>2016</strong><br />
Lothar Freischlader opens the Rally<br />
Scenic pit stop<br />
Jim Kofinas & his wife<br />
300 SL Roadster against Kiama Beach<br />
their machines. Simon welcomed Lothar Freischlader,<br />
the Consul General of Germany to the stage, who spoke<br />
very highly of the Mercedes-Benz badge and its country of<br />
origin, of course. Lothar opened the <strong>2016</strong> National Rally<br />
by cutting the official Rally ribbon.<br />
never ending selection of tasty canapes were passed<br />
A around with bartenders and waiting staff busy<br />
preparing afternoon aperitifs and the drink of choice was<br />
the Cosmopolitan!<br />
It was an interesting role trying to determine if guests<br />
would prefer King prawn with avocado stack or crab cake<br />
with a Yamba prawn for an entree? Or which café would<br />
welcome a set classic Mercedes-Benz vehicles lining<br />
their grounds? Or where the awards dinner following the<br />
Concours should be held this year? But with long standing<br />
Club Members, their partners and their cars, all these first<br />
world problems became easy to solve. The <strong>2016</strong> National<br />
Rally Cocktail Party was one of these instances, so thank<br />
you for attending and making it worth our time.<br />
Finally, I would like to thank Jonathan, Andrea and<br />
Casey from the Novotel who worked tirelessly to<br />
accommodate our Rally and guests needs.<br />
Kiama, Saturday March 12, <strong>2016</strong> - Wendy Gronau<br />
How does one plan and organise a run with special<br />
Mercedes-Benz from Sydney to Kiama?<br />
Like a recipe, you have to make decisions about what you<br />
have to do. It takes careful planning to decide the correct<br />
ingredients, such as the time allocated for the mixture,<br />
when to start and for how long. So the chef, namely<br />
John Assarapin and his jolly band of helpers, began the<br />
procedure.<br />
At 8.30am, the fleet of fabulous Mercedes-Benz departed<br />
the Novotel Hotel Brighton Le Sands, to begin John’s well<br />
planned recipe. It had taken many hours to make this<br />
run perfect over two years of test runs and he must have<br />
felt proud watching it all come to fruition, with a perfect<br />
temperature of 28 degrees. He had created a master event<br />
and everyone congratulated him and his crew for a day to<br />
remember.<br />
We drove down the Grand parade, passing Botany<br />
Bay on our left glistening in the sun, and with three<br />
pages of easy to read instructions, the route led us through<br />
to the southern suburbs and on to the Royal National park<br />
(one of the first declared in the world). It was a fantastic<br />
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