Octagon November, 2017

Toowoomba, we dived off right on our way to
Gatton, and the View Hotel. More food – thanks
Denis!
Well, the temperature on Thursday was now over
370C and we and some of the cars were feeling the
heat. Sadly the pub’s air conditioning couldn’t keep
up so the thought of eating more food was less
appealing. We joined the tail end of a large seniors
group and I don’t think the caterers had caught up,
or maybe they were on a lunch break themselves
because we had a long wait for the food. Thinking
positively, this allowed more time for conversation
and also more time to digest what had gone down
before lunch!
We left Gatton View Hotel around 2.15 pm to drive
home. I saw the outside temperature crest 400C
as we passed the Ipswich area but fortunately 45
minutes later it was only 32.50C, when we arrived
home at Forest Lake.
A big “Thank You” must go out to Denis and Vicki
Thomas. The two days went off with military
precision. The handouts provided were not only
useful for the run but will serve as useful guides for
future MG Car Club mid-week runs. Good thinking
Denis!
PS Unfortunately Barry Lutwyche’s MGB
succumbed to the heat and completed the second
day of the run on the back of a tow truck with Barry
Evan’s MG Automotive as its destination where
Barry identified the radiator as having the original
December 1979 core and has since replaced it.
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