TSOA SA Treasurer Jack Zeunert’s lovely Fuel Injected TR7 dhc – good enough for the Concours Class this year do you think? I sure do!

July Report August is the AGM time again. Our long term members know the drill really well, a short general meeting, open bar for 1 free drink, then the AGM formalities begin. Each year it is always a little nervous wondering who will nominate for the Committee Positions. I intend on nominating myself again for President, but like all other Committee members, we welcome anyone else to nominate. Maybe then we can actually have an ?election?. I truly love being involved with the Club in any position, helping however I can. Remember my IKEA theory? For those that feel like they don?t get much value out of the club, here is your chance to change it, by putting something in yourself and making a difference. Thankfully many other committee members are also happy to re nominate, however at this stage no one has expressed an interest in Nominating for the role of Secretary. Jack has done a wonderful job of compiling all the mail in, taking minutes, braving the stage each month to sit alongside various Presidents, and been actively involved in Committee meetings inputting into the club. However, like most people putting in a good few years it is time for someone new to take over. All Committee Positions are declared vacant, so even if the Secretary Position isn?t for you, but you would like to nominate for any other position, please do, as I know many Committee Members are happy to be involved wherever they are needed or wherever there is a vacancy. So as you read this, if there is even the slightest interest in helping your Club to thrive, grow and achieve, please feel welcome to contact me or anyone on the current committee to have a casual chat. Just like IKEA, all tools for the job are provided!

Reports for this year’s weekender will be found in other areas of TRak and for next year’s run we are proposing a three day two night event…but will need to watch the area the 2016 Nationals are going to so we don’t duplicate the events.

Forty people have booked into the Pasta Night on the 27th June at the Marche Club and we are confident it will be a great success.

July’s club run is an afternoon run on Sunday 20th July 1.30pm start at the Top of Taps with Afternoon Tea at The Watershed Cafe at Mawson Lakes – having been to the Watershed Cafe before, we have been most impressed with this unique venue on the Greenfields Wetlands.

Tuesday August 5th is the next Ladies Lunch…The Place next Door, Burnside at 12.00noon.

Sunday 24th August is out Lunch run to Currency Creek – meet Top of Taps at 9.30am for a special Menu Deal, Peggy has organised for us at $25.50 per person…please pay a deposit of $10.00 per person next meeting so we can confirm numbers at the venue.

September holds our Annual Club Breakfast on the 21st with the following Sunday 28th the Bay to Birdwood Run with the return to the old run and our meeting spot of Dequetteville Terrace.

As you can see even though it is winter, there is still plenty of club events for you to enjoy.

Till we meet again

Bill Berlemon.

Well we had the first Ladies Lunch at The Place Next Door at Burnside in June….only a few of us attended, so we will try again in August and discuss future meeting places for the future.

Best wishes to Fay who has been couped up with a broken foot…hope you are on the mend soon.

The Supper Roster is empty for September……anyone who can help please let me know we appreciate your help.

Well as the weather is cold and the heaters are on, I hope you are all keeping well and not too many people are on the sick list.

See you all soon.

Margie Berlemon AM

Alex Smithson (a.k.a. Club Treasurer) showing his skill on the skidpan – Gympie, 2013 Qld Nationals.

My June “Report” or more my monthly thoughts….

Last month was pretty quiet on the social side of the club and given the current weather (windy, cold & raining as I write this), I am sure many of you prefer to stay in a warm snuggly bed, or cosy lounge room than venture out to brave the elements. This is a great time to write my monthly report, indoors rather than working on a car or the house. Maybe you also read the Trak when the weather is not so nice outside, curled up with a coffee? Once the read is over, maybe you could also jot down a few words, write a technical article on how to do something, or a humorous story about how not to do something, or just a story about you and your Triumph. The magazine is a much better read when it has a great variety of articles. Go on, do it! I’ve not heard everyone’s story as to how they came to buy their first Triumph, and why? Or some pictures of you and your Triumph from many years ago? At the last meeting we were donated a large back catalogue of Trak magazines, with some great old photos, but I know there are many great photos and stories out there that have never been told through the magazine.

The Competition side still had some activity recently with members participating in Hillclimbs, Super Sprints & regularity competions.  By the time you read this a group of cars from SA will have also competed at Wakefield Park in NSW, so I am sure they will have some great photos and stories to report. I am attending as a spectator, Junior Pit Crew, coffee guy etc. I also went with Neil Martin 2 years ago and my favourite memory was of “Jeff” in his early 20’s in his Dad’s TR7 V8 (Peter Wards) starting last place in the reverse grid,  going cross country, using every inch of track and every horsepower under the hood to get around and pass the 20 or so slower cars. David Lindsay will be competing in his Dad’s (Trevor Lindsay) GT6 so with young lads at the wheels of Dad’s car driving them like they stole them, it is sure to be just as fun to watch as it is to compete.

Coming up soon is an afternoon run, leaving about 1:30pm in the afternoon for an Afternoon tea. Plenty of time that morning to wash off the dust, check battery, fuel, oil , lights etc and meet us there! Maybe it is a late enough start that your son can get of bed and you can let him have a drive of your Triumph? Hope to see you there.

Duane

Winter is now here, although I have to say that Autumn was much kinder weather for driving a Triumph than I’d normally expect. The weekender had great weather for a trip over to the Copper Coast region of Yorke Peninsula, and Mallala track days have not seen any rain as yet. Regardless of rain, cold or not, I still enjoy getting in my car and going on a Club run or to a Club event throughout winter. I believe it is good for my windscreen wipers which otherwise would seize up!

My TR7 will be having a short stint off the track as I undertake a gearbox removal to fix a 3rd gear synchro problem that resulted in my completing many laps of Mallala in 3rd gear only. I am certainly impressed by the way those 5 speed boxes can handle some hard labour behind not only the TR7 4 cyl, but the Rover V8. Of course, eventually something had to wear out or break, I do my best to ensure the longevity of the parts (too dear to replace them too often) but I surely take my hat off to the team at the Leyland Motor works back in the 70’s for developing and fitting a great gearbox. I still drove the TR7 home and took it on the weekender, occasionally forgetting to be at the right speed or revs to change into 3rd. Ouch….

I really love telling new people how my Spitfire gearbox has overdrive (albeit not currently working), again, another credit to someone from many years ago. Despite it’s lack of synchros, oil changes and age, it still lives on and manages to survive, as do so many parts fitted to these old triumphs. I have no fear in jumping into an old Triumph and driving it anywhere.

One thing that has not lasted as long though, is our Club’s constitution. Next year is our clubs 50th Birthday (Yay!) and the constitution was originally written in 1965, before TR7’s or Stag’s were even dreamt of. Despite an update since, it is now time again for an overhaul to accommodate the parts and pieces of our Club that we now all love and enjoy. The aims will be the same, of ensuring the Triumph marque lives on for many, many years to come, and that as a community we support anyone who loves Triumph cars and their passion for historic motoring but with some timely updates to ensure it is politically correct and reflects how we have historically seemed to operate to ensure that we look after the members and the marque, and how we believe we will need to operate over the coming years.

t is not an easy task, and thank you to Roger Lange for agreeing to take over as the Club’s Public Officer, and to Mike Temby for all the research and development he is putting into it. There is consultation with other groups and departments to be had but we expect to have a draft out to you all soon. Perhaps removing a gearbox is not that hard a task at all in comparison?

Duane Kaak

The MSCA 6-Hour event was held at Mallala on Sunday 4th May enjoying surprisingly fine weather for the whole day.

25 Teams of a minimum of 4 cars / maximum of 6 cars competed for bragging rights at the conclusion of 6 hours track competition – the biggest field of entries since the event started many years ago.

TSOA SA fielded a team of 6 car / driver combinations – Andy Ansell (TR7) Rod Carey (AMI Spitfire) Duane Kaak (TR7V8) Roger Lange (GT6) David Lindsay (GT6) and Neil Martin (TR7V8).

The on track team were well supported by an experienced pit crew, updated communications, and ever reliable catering. The prime aim of Team Triumph was to compete as best we can, but mostly to have fun. Objectives achieved!

At the end of competition, Team Triumph gained a podium finish with Third Place trophies – great effort everyone!

Thanks to all who supported the TSOA entry . . .

Roger Lange

March run to Murray Bridge was well enjoyed as we travelled along the back routes avoiding the Freeway. Lunch on the riverfront was good and the bird display was excellent. Thanks to Ian and Raelene Rigby for organising the day.

April Run we travelled from St Agnes to Gawler for morning tea via One Tree Hill enjoying magnificent scenery. We then travelled onto the Northern Expressway to St Kilda Tramway Museum for club sponsored Gourmet Sausage Sizzle.  Lunch and Museum enjoyed by all. Thanks to Bob and Lorraine Cini for a great run.

May sees two of my favorite events on the annual calendar – the 6 hour regularity at Mallala on the 6th followed by the Annual Weekender to the Copper Coast on the 17th and 18th. Please wear name tags to the Weekender – about 40 people attending, so I am sure we will have a great time.

June is our Pasta Night on the 27th – bookings essential – please pay at the next meeting.

Again a busy calendar to enjoy and get the best out of our Triumphs….

Till we meet again

Bill Berlemon.

Well I hope everyone had a great Easter Break and Anzac Long Weekend. The weather is changing so now is the time to check your heating and ensure it is safe for the winter months.

Please note our Ladies lunches we have changed the location to The Place Next Door – at Burnside. (Corner of Glynburn road and Greenhill Road) next Lunch is June 3rd at 12.00noon.

Hope to see you all at the Weekender – it promises to be a great weekend!

Margie Berlemon AM