Octagon July, 2016

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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Name Phone Mobile Email PRESIDENT Richard Mattea (Carly) 3325 0409 0488 224 105 richard.mattea@yahoo.com VICE PRESIDENT Vacant SECRETARY Malcolm Spiden 3266 6350 spidenm@yahoo.com.au TREASURER Carly Mattea (Richard) 3325 0409 0410 310 452 moffmat@bigpond.com COMMITTEE Don Webster (Ann) 3379 2566 0439 526 060 donweb@bigpond.net.au Ken Wasley (Barbara) 3378 6202 0423 152 723 wasmg11@gmail.com Neil Lewis 3807 6273 0417 773 425 neil.lewis@clarkslogancity.com.au Dean Tighe 0419 774 441 sales@tighecams.com.au Steve Price 0448 325 247 sjp61@internode.on.net OFFICIALS Position Name Phone Position Name Phone Event Secretary Fred Sayers 3359 2623 Annette Truscott 0407 494 867 Ev. Sec. Asst. David Robinson 3255 9037 Richard Mattea 3325 0409 CAMS Delegate Gary Goulding 3351 3506 (Alternative) Ann Thompson 3378 1368 Chaplain Ken Trudgian 3886 3409 Club Captain Don Webster 3379 2566 Canteen Convener (Mt C) Vacant Special Interest Vehicle Paul Strange 3398 1993 Concession Contract pstrange@bigpond.com Webmistress Glenda Crew 3341 4397 Clubrooms Max Johnson 3201 5826 Regalia Shaun Rankin 0402 450 290 Library David Robinson 3255 9037 Point Score Ian Fettes 3803 3858 Membership Sec. Peter Rayment (Delia) 0407 693 947 National Meeting Noeline Johnson 0427 220 602 Co-ordinator nlj52@bigpond.com Chapter Liaison David Miles 3892 2699 Far Nth Qld Chapter John Fransen 0458 658 830 Wide Bay Chapter David Hall 0490 363 889 Darling Downs Chapter Gary Lawrence 4696 8314 Capricorn Chapter Gurney Clamp 4939 4760 Octagon Editor Elaine Hamilton 3893 2438 0418 870 782 vprojects@internode.on.net All enquiries to the secretary: C/o GPO Box 1847 Brisbane 4001 2 The Octagon - July 2016 Headquarters: 8/16 Collinsvale Street, Rocklea E & OE Hillclimb: Gramzow Road, Mt Cotton The opinion of the editor, correspondents and advertisers expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the management committee of the MG Car Club of Queensland Inc. and as such the club accepts no responsibility. Published six times a year members personal advertisements are free. Club constitution available in clubrooms. Copyright 2013 MGCCQ.
President’s Report It has been a rather hectic few months since my last President’s report with club activities continuing unabated. The diversity of the club and its members means that there is always someone somewhere getting up to something MG and/or Motorsport related. I’m always pleased to see and hear of our members’ enthusiasm for their preferred motoring activity. Since my last report the Eureka Landscapes 2016 Queensland Hillclimb Championship has been run despite the very high unseasonal rainfall which saw little activity on track on the two practice days. However we awoke on Sunday to a glorious winter’s day on which the competitors put on a magnificent display of Speed Hillclimbing, with Malcolm Oastler the eventual winner from Dean Tighe and Michael von Rappard. A big thank you to our sponsors for the event, Eureka Landscapes, DA & BJ Cotton, Brad Kimberley Cars, Thunderbox Toolboxes and Tighe Cams. I should also say a big thank you to Rick Miles of A Miles & Co. for his great work with the club’s trophies. I must give a special thank you to those people who worked as volunteers over the weekend, in particular on the two wet days. A special thanks also to Berenice Stratton for her running of the Canteen over the weekend, which she did with her typical smile. I was very pleased and excited to see that you can now purchase a ‘new’ MG in Queensland with the MG6 now being offered for sale by the Norris Motor Group. The early stock all look to be 2013 builds but they still come with a 3 year warranty. Hopefully this means that the MG3 and recently released (in the UK) MG GS will soon be available locally. The club will attempt to reestablish our contacts with both the Australian importer and local dealers. The last time MGs were available new in Australia we saw a significant increase in club membership, so let’s hope we see the same trend again. Mid-week runs continue to be an extremely popular activity, it’s great to have members putting their hands up to organise these social activities both here in the SE corner and the regions. My thanks to those members who have organised a run in the recent months. Preparations continue for the Regional Chapters gettogether in Mackay during August. David Miles has been working hard on putting together a great few days in a region where the club does not currently have an established group, I sure that by the end of the weekend we will be well and truly on the path to a strong local presence in the area. Members recently visited the Shannon’s Insurance offices in West End for a social evening and information night hosted by Phil Ross of Shannon’s. There were a number of prizes and gifts on offer with the major prize being a “Hot Lap” with Jim Richards in his Porsche GT3 car around Queensland Raceway. Congratulations to Graham Barringer who is the lucky winner! We have our club’s Annual General Meeting fast approaching and the Club needs the support of its members to ensure that we have a strong committee that is representative of the diverse range of interests of its members. Please give some thought and consideration to joining the committee. We meet every four weeks at the clubrooms for 2 to 3 hours. The club recently received an approach from the Morris Minor Car Club (MMCC) which is looking for a venue that is better suited to their needs than the one that they are currently using. The two committees are currently working through the detail which should then allow the MMCC to use our Rocklea clubrooms as a meeting place for their regular meeting as well as a starting point for many of their club runs etc. The two committees will also look to have a number of combined activities for the two clubs which will, I’m sure, be of great benefit to both groups. All British Day is looming large on the horizon. This event takes 12 months to organise. The vast majority of this organisation is being looked after again this year by MGCCQ, with Max Johnson heading up a small group of dedicated workers. I’m sure Max is still looking for volunteers on the day, so if you can help please ensure you make contact with Max. That brings me to our own club Concours event. With the venue that we have used for the last few years becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to access we have been on the lookout for a suitable replacement. At the time of writing we are close to coming to an arrangement with a suitable venue that should prove popular with participants. This means that the event will most likely move to an October date. As soon as a date is confirmed it will be posted on the club’s website and circulated in the weekly email updates. To end this report I would once again like to thank all of those members and club supporters who have helped out in recent months when the call has gone out. Remember this is your club and to continue to survive and grow we need input and support from all. - Richard Mattea The Octagon - July 2016 3
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