MOTO X VOLUME 2 NUMBER 5

EDITORIAL
Tbis edition of Moto X SA brings
you the 9th newsletter of our club
with only one edition being missed,
that of last month, due to a change
in the publishing date whilst I was
on holiday. People are beginning to
show more interest in the newsletter
and its contents (and hence its influence)
due to the regularity of the
release of the magazine, as weU as
its high quality. Its national distribution,
too, is causing our club to
become better known throughout
the country, a big plus as far as
membership is concemed.
The Four Wheel Drive Club of
South Africa section of this
magazine is now only just being
sponsored by the advertisers appearing
in tbis section of the
magazine. I would like to thank
them, on behalf of the club, for their
support. We need these advertisers
to keep appearing in this space so
please support them.
I would Uke to thank Gary and Viv
Whyte for having supported us for
aD the past editions. We reaDy
appreciate it and we wish you
strength and success with the future
of Moto X SA.
Having spent a pleasant month's
holiday, in February, down in the
Cape, I had the opportunity of
meeting the members and committee
of the newly formed Westem
Cape branch of our club. Jenny, our
chUdren and I were warmly received
by aUin the club and I would like to
thank Roy van Schoor, in particular
for his hospitality. Whilst
down there I attended a social outing,
an evening noggin and a special
committee meeting. The noggin as
weU as the special committee
meeting were extremely interesting
and the soclal eutlng is reported in a
seperate article in tbis edition.
Tbis month's edition also sees the
start of a new series of personality
sketches, a report from Vic Herron
on the 1978 Merkat and Wildgoose
500, a report on the Motorbike
Grand Prix at Bapsfontein (an event
on which our club assisted), some
cartoons from Martin Potgieter in
Pietermaritzburg and a report on
the social outing on Sunday, 23rd
May, organised by Ivor Karran.
With bikes definitely on for this
years Total Transkalahari Road
Race "Trans" fever is hotting up.
Tm next time, go well,
Peter Achterberg
Editor
PERSONAL SERVICE
OF
JOHN DOUBELL
Your specialised vehicle needs specialist
attention. John Doubell will
personally do your work in
our fully equipped "Vorkshops
which carry a full
range of factory spares.
The formation of the Western Cape
branch of the 4 x 4 club took 2 years to
materialise, starting at first early 1976
with outings with buggies (see photographs)
and later four wheel drive
vehicles. In August 1977 Roy, Chris,
Tony and others decided to form a club
and at this stage Tony mentioned the 4
x 4 club in Johannesburg. It was realised
that the formation of a club (constitution
etc.) was quite a task and so
they considered becoming a branch of
the Four Wheel Drive Club of South
Arica. I am pleased that they did
because, after having met them and
having gone on an outing with them
they are decidedly a credit to our club.
Their inaugural meeting was at the
Holiday Inn (Bellville) in December
1977.
SOCIAL OUTING - TRANSPORT
MUSEUM - HEIDELBURG
An extremely good turnout for this
outing with 28 four wheel drive vehicles
and 5 cars being in attendance.
After meeting on the main Durban
Road at 9,30 we set off for the museum.
Extremely interesting, with many old
vehicles but great disappointment for
Jeep owners as there were no Jeeps in
the museum.
After this to Ivor's farm for a braai and
after lunch an hilarious obstacle course
through the trees with the driver being
blindfolded and the navigator having to
place bottles over pegs planted il) the
ground (without leaving the vehicle).
Poor John Friend had his radio mike
held "on" by an elastic band, and
everyone was treated to running
commentary over Austin's P.A. of the
instructions (?) being bandied about
Curfin leyland.
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Johannesburg.
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between John and Leslie as they tried to
traverse the obstacle course. Liz Herron
was the first person through the course
whilst Oigen Nick, with his wife driving,
ended up IO'miles off course.
After this river crossings were attempted
with Peter M. Wilson's winch
working overtime as conditions were
extremely muddy.
Thanks to Ivor for a well organised
event.
PERSONALITY SKETCH
Over the next few months I will be presenting
a series of personality sketches
of people who are of interest to us as
members ofthe SCc.
Who better to start with than the chairman
of our Western Cape Branch, Roy
van Schoor. He was born in Cape Town
in June, 1950 and grew up in the apple
area, Elgin. He attended schools in
Grabouw, Rondebosch, Hottentots
Holland High School and Cape Tutorial
College. From the age of 17 he yearned
for a 4 X 4 vehicle and 1970 found him
in the Army in the Transport section
(playing with Bedfords and Land
Rovers). He also served in the Signals
section and after a spell of border duty
he was discharged from the Army and
he joined Burroughs Machines,
working on mechanical as well as electronic
machines, and is at present involved
in computer engineering.
He was a member of the Hottentots
Holland Dramatic Society and served
on that committee for 3 years. At
present he is a member of the Mountain
Club of South Africa and is in the
rescue _squad for the Hottentots
Holland Section. His hobbies include
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