Congratulations to Terry and Sue Dowden for accepting the role of Website Managers for the TSOA.

No doubt they will bring a fresh approach to this valuable communication tool and hopefully, you, the members of TSOA , will provide them with support and most importantly, news, photos, experiences, reports etc to share with the membership.

Terry and Sue can be contacted on :  Email – dowdenst@gmail.com (Terry 0411770447 or Sue 0411531708)

So, over to you Terry and Sue!

Roger Lange, signing off for the last time

The annual Day of Triumph has now been rescheduled for the 2nd  November and will be held at Civic Park, Tea Tree Gully.

Entry from 9.00 am

No matter what condition your Triumph is in, bring it along and share the day with like minded enthusiasts.

BYO everything for a picnic lunch, or drop over to Tea Tree Plaza and see what you can find.

Contact Dean Berlemon 0451 152 871 or Lisa Macleod 0411 030 528 for info

TSOA 60TH BIRTHDAY LIMITED EDITION REGALIA SHIRT

To commemorate our club’s 60^th birthday, we have organised a special shirt, with an embroidered badge designed by our own Noel Schmidt. It is a very smart, pale blue, long sleeve casual shirt with button down collar. Cost is $55.00. This is a limited-edition shirt available by order only.

Contact Sue Smithson – ph 0409 675 343 or email scsmithson@hotmail.com to place your order and advise your size.

Payments by EFT preferred – Payment should be made to TSOA of SA Inc – General Account. BSB 065-006. Account # 00902024. Please include your name and “60Shirt” as reference. 

TRIUMPH SPORTS OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC   60TH BIRTHDAY LUNCH Sunday 20th July 2025

Current and past members and friends of the Triumph Sports Owners’ Association of South Australia Inc are cordially invited to join in celebrating an amazing 60 years of our club, founded by Tony Case and Ron Fergusson way back in 1965.

Sunday 20^th July 2025 at Dimples Restaurant and Function Centre at Tea Tree Gully Golf Club

60 Hamilton Road, Fairview Park

2 course meal (3 choices of main course)

Special 60^th Birthday gift to all those attending

$50.00 per head for first 100 bookings

$60.00 per head for all subsequent bookings

12.15pm for 12.45pm

Contact Alex Smithson – alex.m.smithson@outlook.com or phone 0412 823789 for further information or to book your place.

Payments by EFT preferred – Payment should be made to TSOA of SA Inc – General Account. BSB 065-006. Account # 00902024  

AUGUST

Sunday 16th – GUNELLAN Hotel Run. Starting at Crafers Hotel at 9.45am for a 10am departure – ending at 2 Gray St Freeling. Please contact Katherine Bradley on 0411 093 246 if you wish to attend.

Tuesday 18th – TSOA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at the Sporting Car Clubrooms 51 King William Road, Unley

SEPTEMBER

Sunday 13th – Day of Triumph ( Dean Berlemon Details TBA)

Tuesday 15th – TSOA Meeting at the Sporting Car Clubrooms 51 King William Road, Unley

Sunday 20th – M.S.C.A. Super Sprint Series RD 4 at Mallala

OCTOBER

Sat-Sat 10th-17th – TSOA Queensland National Rally held in Toowoomba (Registration Date TBA)

Sunday 18th – 2026 RAA Bay to Birdwood (registration date TBA)

Tuesday 20th – TSOA Meeting at the Sporting Car Clubrooms 51 King William Road, Unley

NOVEMBER

Tuesday 17th – TSOA Meeting at the Sporting Car Clubrooms 51 King William Road, Unley

Saturday 21st – TSOA SA End of year Dinner Royal Adelaide Golf Club (details TBA) – Carol

Sunday 8th – M.S.C.A. Super Sprint Series RD 5 at Mallala

DECEMBER

Tuesday 29th – APRES Run (details TBA)

Check out Richard Sutherland’s post on his new project – see below or click on Member’s Cars tab

The midweek run to the Uraidla Hotel. Was a great success. 20 people enjoyed the meal which was rather large and
a beautiful day and drive to Uraidla. A big thank you to Kaye and Lawrie.

September 22nd was the “Day of Triumph” at the Tea Tree Gully Civic Park. It was a successful day albeit the weather
wasn’t kind to us in the morning but cleared up in the afternoon. A big thank you to Dino & Lisa Vettese for their kind
offer of $10 breakfast voucher at Café Primo, which was very acceptable on this cold morning.

Don’t forget November 3rd is the Observation Run. I know you love this event, but you will have to be in your Triumph
to win. The winner will win a trophy and the honour of setting the run and obscure questions the following year. After
the run will be a Club sponsored BBQ. Just bring your dinks and chairs to the Tea Tree Hotel by 9.30am.

The end of year Dinner and Day of Triumph trophy presentation will be on the 23rd of November. Please could you
ring me to let me know if you will be attending and if you have any dietary needs. The Royal Adelaide Golf club have
available selections for Vegetarian, Vegan along with Gluten Free and Dairy free meals but you will have to let me
know a week before the event. Payment to be paid by the RSVP 12th November. Preferably on line BSB 065 006 No.
00902024. Or at the October meeting.

I was asked for the menu to be included in my report.

3 course dinner – choice of two entrees, choice of two mains, and a set dessert
ENTRÉE SELECTION
1. Grilled king prawns and jamon serrano, creamed avocado, potato rosti and petite herb salad (GF, DF)
2. Cider braised pork belly, sweetcorn puree, beetroot and radish remoulade, white wine jus (GF)
MAIN SELECTION
1. Grilled free-range chicken breast. Parmesan potato gratin, sauteed baby broccoli and blistered cherry
tomatoes, fresh dill and brown chicken jus (GF)
2. Grilled Coonawarra 180g beef tenderloin, chunky steak chips, wilted rocket, charred roots and pepper jus gras
(GF. DF)
DESSERT
Cherry and amaretto trifle, almond sponge, amaretti, vanilla mascarpone, shaved chocolate.

For people who cannot eat the trifle, there will be fruit salad available with ice-cream or cream or fruit salad alone.

More on the after Christmas Run next month.

See you there on the runs.
Natalie Farrell
Social Secretary

DOT Report 2024

Our Day of Triumph was held at Civic Park on Sunday 22 September 2024. While the weather wasn’t especially kind in the morning it turned into a lovely spring day.  Thanks to all those who bought your cars out for the day. We had 18 entrants and an extra  8 cars on display.

Winners on the day were remarkably similar to last year:

Overall:                                                              Trevor Hawkins (TR4A)

Second Overall:                                                  Roger Lange (TR8)

Third Overall:                                                     Lisa Vettese (Stag)

Michelotti Trophy (TR4,4A & 5):                   Trevor Hawkins

Harris Mann Trophy (TR7/8):                        Roger Lange

Concours

TR4/4A/5/250:                                                  Trevor Hawkins (TR4A)

TR7/8:                                                                  Roger Lange

Stag:                                                                      Lisa Vettese

Saloon:                                                                 Roger Lange

Spitfire/GT6                                                       Tim Wechtel (GT6)

Pride of Ownership

TR4/4A/5/250:                                                 Katherine Bradley (TR4)

TR6:                                                                     Ivan Powell

TR7/8:                                                                 Steve Ferguson

Spitfire/GT6:                                                     Nathan Parkes (Spitfire)

Stag:                                                                    Chris Marshall

Saloon:                                                                Rob Hanna

Big thanks to our judges and helpers on the day Alex Smithson, Duane Kaak, Lawrie Placing, Richard Sellers, Katherine Bradley, Garry Buckton, Nathan Parkes , Rob Hanna and Trevor Hawkins. Thanks again to Ian Rigby for his help and support (I might have progressed from my L plates to my P plates now) and Lisa and Margie for their help scoring. Thanks again to Dino and Lisa Vettese who provided a subsidised breakfast for members at Café Primo – all the reports indicated breakfast was delicious.

Dean Berlemon

2024 DOT Organiser

This photo shows the gate pass to the All British Day at the Uraidla Oval in February of 1997 and the jointly owned entrant being the extremely rare 1968 Triumph Herald 13/60 Estate of Tony Case and Tom Long, both former TSOASA Presidents and current Life Members.

The car was jointly restored by Tony and Tom and sadly, after being sold on, was stolen from the owner and torched. It did not survive.