Welcome to 2008 and another year of TSOA social activities.

The mid week run on 27th December was again well attended with over 45 people enjoying a run through the hills followed by lunch at the Victory Hotel at Sellicks Hill – it is thanks to John Williams that this annual event takes place.

The Informal Meeting on 15th January was also well attended with all the ladies heading off to King William Road for gelato and/or coffee. Thanks for Margie for providing supper for the “boys” at the clubrooms.

The annual Ice Cream Run has been extended this year to incorporate a stop for Fish ‘n Chips on the way to Noonies at Semaphore Park for ice cream and/or coffee. The stop for Fish ‘n Chips will be at Barnacle Bills at Plympton. The meeting time has been brought forward to 7.00pm at Beaumont Road off Greenhill Road.
All British Day is on Sunday 10th February, come along and support TSOA in their display.  You can either bring a picnic lunch or support the CFS by purchasing lunch at the oval.

Roger is once again looking to win the display at the MSCA presentation day at Peter Lehmann Winery on 17th February, so come along and join in.   Platters for lunch are available at the winery or bring your own picnic.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sat 26th January – Fish ’n Chips & Ice Cream Run – meet 7.00pm Beaumont Road off Greenhill Road.
Sun 10th February – All British Day Uraidla Oval
Tues 12th February – Ladies Technical Session 12 noon Café Buongiorno Mitcham
Wed 13th February – Mid week run meet 1.00pm Morialta Recreation Area carpark, Stradbroke Road Rostrevor
Sun 17th February – MSCA Presentation Day Peter Lehmann Winery, Tanunda
Tues 19th February – General Meeting 8.00pm Sporting Car Club King William Road Unley

FEBRUARY  BIRTHDAYS

Happy December birthday to Marcia Stillwell, Frankie Merritt, Joan Bowman and Cameron Elsdon, and anyone else celebrating a birthday/special occassion during the month.

Sue Gibson

DATE    EVENT    WHERE    BY
10-Feb    Modern Regularity & Superkarts    Mallala    A7C
17-Feb    MSCA Presentation Day     Lehmann’s    MSCA
21-24 Feb    Clipsal 500    Adelaide     SAMSB
2-Mar    Super Sprint Round 1    Mallala    MSCA
22-23 Mar    Race – National Historics    Mallala    SCCSA
24-Mar    Hillclimb – Historics    Collingrove    SCCSA
5-Apr    Hillclimb – “Come and Try”    Collingrove    SCCSA
6-Apr    Hillclimb, Winter Cup Rd 1    Collingrove    SCCSA
6-Apr    Modern Regularity & Superkarts    Mallala    A7C
12-Apr    SA Race Championships Rd 1 (Twilight)    Mallala    SCCSA
13-Apr    Super Sprint Round 2    Mallala    MSCA
3-4 May    SA Race Championships Rd 2    Mallala    SCCSA
25-May    Hillclimb, Multi Club    Collingrove    SCCSA
1-Jun    6 Hour Regularity Relay     Mallala    MSCA
29-Jun    Modern Regularity & Superkarts    Mallala    A7C
29-Jun    Adelaide Hills Tarmac Sprint    Adel. Hills    SDCC
13-Jul    Hillclimb, Winter Cup Rd 2    Collingrove    SCCSA
20-Jul    Modern Regularity & Superkarts    Mallala    A7C
3-Aug    Hillclimb Multi Club    Collingrove    SCCSA
17-Aug    Super Sprint Round 3     Mallala    MSCA
23-24 Aug    SA Race Championships Rd 3    Mallala    SCCSA
31-Aug    Hillclimb, Winter Cup Rd 3    Collingrove    SCCSA
13 Sep (Sat)    Super Sprint – Twilight    Mallala    MSCA
13-21 Sep    TSOA NATIONAL RALLY     Queensland    TSOA (Qld)
14-Sep    Modern Regularity SA Championship (&S’karts)    Mallala    A7C
20-Sep    Hillclimb – “Come & Try Day”    Collingrove    SCCSA
21-Sep    Hillclimb – Multi Club    Collingrove    SCCSA
4-5 Oct    Hillclimb – Vintage     Collingrove    SCCSA
11-12 Oct    Historic Demonstration    Lobethal
18-19 Oct    SA Hillclimb Championship    Collingrove    SCCSA
19-Oct    Modern Regularity & Superkarts    Mallala    A7C
26-Oct    Super Sprint Round 4    Mallala    MSCA
8-9 Nov    Hillclimb – “Legend of the Lakes”    Mt Gambier    SEAC
9-Nov    Modern Regularity & Superkarts    Mallala    A7C
15-Nov    SA Race Championships Rd 4 – Twilight    Mallala    SCCSA
19-23 Nov    Classic Adelaide Rally    Adelaide     Silverstone
7-Dec    Modern Regularity & Superkarts    Mallala    A7C

CALLING ALL STAGS!

TSOA has won the “Best Club Display” trophy at the MSCA picnic presentation day for the last three years running. Our display themes have included a “TR6 Pack”, and a “Squadron of Spitfires”.

This year, our theme will be a “Stag Party” whereby we intend to display as many Stags as we can find, arranged in a circle, possibly around a keg, with helium balloons and maybe some Triumph underwear (in the nicest possible way, of course).

So, if you own a Stag (condition is irrelevant) and want to enjoy a fun day at the Peter Lehmann Winery, Tanunda, then come along and join in. Assembly of our display will be at 11.00am so please arrive prior to that time. If you intend to bring your Stag, could you please let Roger Lange (8132 1841) know ahead of the day. And if you have something that you can bring to enhance the Stag Party theme, let Roger know and bring it along.

BYO everything for lunch – most people pack a picnic, but a very good luncheon platter can be purchased at the winery cellar door (plus a bit of vino if you want). Full details of this event can be found in the Club Calendar section of the TSOA site.

TSOA has a shady spot “reserved” just left of the entrance to the lawned area towards the top of the hill and near the hall – even hot days can be accommodated quite well.

So make it a date – Sunday, February 17th, and of course, all members and their Triumphs are welcome to join in and gatecrash the party!

REPORT ON 2007 TSOA NATIONAL RALLY: Vic 3- 10 November at Phillip Island

Another TRIUMPHantly successful National Rally has just ended! Leigh Hardy, The Victorian TSOA President, wrote in his Welcome to all Participants:- “I trust you will enjoy the week’s activities, make some new friends, re-acquaint with existing ones and justify the amount of work the committee has put into theplanning and execution of the 2007 TSOA National Rally. “ Well, Leigh, thanks to you and your hard-working team, we greatly enjoyed the Rally and look back on it with warm, fuzzy feelings.

Our Triumphs behaved very well (as almost always) and gave us real pleasure as we drove around the beautiful green countryside and screeched around the race tracks.

Day 1 Saturday – We arrived in all manner of post-1954 Triumphs from all over almost all of Australia, and registered at the Arthur Phillip Motel, where we were welcomed by a very unique “penguin”, met our fellow attendees and were presented with a rally bag of information, hat and goodies, plus a neat carry bag, emblazoned TSOA National Rally Vic and containing picnic equipment including ever-useful wine glasses.

Our accommodation for the week was at the Waves Resort on the Esplanade (for the early bookers) and at the Motel. My room at the Waves turned out to be a beautiful near-new 2 bedroom apartment with a spa bath and kitchen, looking out over a park to the sea. Luxury!

The Rally booklet listed 106 full participants and 43 part-timers. By States, full-timers wereNSW  38, Vic 30, Qld. 14, WA  11, SA 9, UK   2, ACT 1, “Stateless”1. There were 57 Triumphs, comprising TR3 2, TR4 1 TR5 2, TR6 7,  TR7/V8 11, TR8 4, Stag 13, GT6   4, Spitfire            2, Dolomite   5, 2500 Saloon   5, Vitesse 1.

After a Happy Hour in the Marquee (an opportunity to “break in” our new wine Glasses), the Reception Dinner was held nearby at the Cowes Golf Club. Greg Bird (QLD) was our genial entertainer- singer and DJ) for the whole week. Well done, Greg!

Day 2 Sunday – Today was supposed to be Concours and Display Day, but the weather hit with such a vengeance- heavy rain, dark skies and strong winds, that, reluctantly, all outside activities were cancelled, and we retreated indoors to again try out our new wine glasses, talk about Triumphs, watch TV and read the newspapers. We even had to eat our delicious BBQ lunch indoors! As we are in severe drought, no-one resented the rain, but we were hoping that it would stop for the Hillclimb scheduled for the next day.

Day 3 Monday – The Hillclimb was held at Morwell, 89 miles away, in green, rolling countryside near coal mines. Apparently, the site of the Hillclimb is about to be closed, then mined for the precious coal beneath; a new Hillclimb site is to be built nearby by the mining company.

After a thrilling day’s action, the Outright Winner was Brian Falloon (Qld.) in his white Triumph TR5.  On our return to Cowes, we ( and several others ) were geographically embarrassed and had to resort to stopping, reading maps and back-tracking in order to find the right road ( the scenic route not the Freeway ). Back on Phillip Island, Happy Hour awaited us – we had lots to talk about! A great day.

Day 4 Tuesday – Today was Melbourne Cup Day- probably the most important day in the Vic. calendar!We were fortunate to be invited to The Shaw’s property on the waterfront at Crib Point. No driving Triumphs were involved for us Full Participants, as we took the Ferry from Cowes to Crib Point and were bussed to the property. There we found a mini-Flemington with a short grass track ( which we later learned was to be the site of the Iron Person Competition ), a well-stocked bar and lunch area, parking for dozens of Triumphs owned by local TSOA members, horsey-signs and a great view of the sea at the end of the garden.

The Melbourne Cup was run and won in marvellous sunshine.  After much merriment and a chicken and champagne lunch, the Iron Person Competition was held – long-time winners SA were edged out by Victoria (I think- the combination of a great day and a glass or three of bubbles makes it hard to recall!). See the image in TRak for more details of the “horse” involved in this Competition.There was another Happy Hour back at Cowes; just in case we were de-hydrated…..

Day 5 Wednesday – The long-anticipated track day at the famous Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit took place on a cool, sunny, clear day, with quite strong winds noticeable on the higher portions of the track. The outright winner in the Sprint event was, again, Brian Falloon (Qld.) in his TR5, with Greg Morsillo (NSW) winning the Regularity in his TR7.

A great thrill for Triumph owners was the Parade Laps around the track during lunchtime- what a track- picturesque and billiard-table smooth, but with some vicious corners noticeable even at our low speeds. Our admiration for the competitors grew after our laps. That night, at the Happy Hour and Dinner at the Cowes Golf Club, many stories were told about the fun we had at the track, and cameras worked overtime displaying the day’s images.

Day 6 Thursday – Our Triumphs cruised through 135 miles of green, hilly countryside with little other traffic, around South Gippsland. This was a long, leisurely day in brilliant sunshine on smooth, windy roads. On the way, we filled in our “Alert” questionnaires, and I was lucky enough to win the booby-prize: a very tasty bottle of red wine! We were well fed – delicious pies and coffee for morning tea at Paul the Pie man in Inverloch, lunch and gourmet beer tasting at the Grand Ridge Hotel in Mirboo North and, you guessed it !- Happy Hour back at Cowes and dinner at the Golf Club.

Day 7 Friday – Rather than have a day off, most of us opted to join the half-day Three Islands Tour. We took a ferry to French Island where we were bussed around to visit a historic chicory kiln / museum and enjoyed morning tea with locally-grown and made jams, and heard about the history and continuing eco-friendly, low-pollution, recycling lifestyle of the island dwellers. Then we ferried back to Cowes and drove via a bridge to Churchill Island which was a National Park with an Information Centre and café, where we enjoyed lunch. The third island was Phillip Island, and we chose to visit the Chocolate Factory and two wineries (Purple Hen and Phillip Island Wineries); both offered tastings and I thought the red wines, especially at the Phillip Island Winery, were very good and reasonably priced.

That evening was the Presentation Dinner at the Foreshore Hotel at Rhyll. We ate and drank well and prizes were given for the competition and Concours and social events. The lottery prize ($500 worth of tyres) was won by Neil Martin (SA). Our club was publicised on that night by a large TSOA banner draped over 3 Triumph GT6s parked on the foreshore- see image in TRak.

2008 Triumph National Rally Qld.  13- 21 Sept 2008 – For next year, the Queenslanders have invited us to join them for 4 days in the Qld. bush, another 4 days at the Gold Coast, touring and competition events. For details, go to www.tsoaq.org.au

John Wood

Well girls the festive season is upon us again – it only seems like yesterday that we celebrated Christmas, and here it is again!  I hope you have completed all that shopping, and that the turkey is ordered…..or if you are like me, still trying to purchase those last minute gifts…as to wrapping them…..well there must be an easier way that spending night after night on the lounge room floor, cutting, wrapping and writing on cards…because in effect the presents get opened so quickly, would any one really notice if they were wrapped at all?

Enough of that – I hope you all have a safe and Happy Christmas and New Year, and look forward to seeing you all in January for our gelato evening (when we leave the fella’s behind to discuss cars…..)

Season’s greeting to all.

Margie Berlemon.
NB : a Reminder to all the ladies – January general meeting is when the ladies go to King William Road for gelato and coffee – come along and enjoy the fun, and leave the fella’s at the clubrooms for their informal meeting!  See you all at the clubrooms at 8.00pm and we will car pool to King William Road.

There are just a couple of final events for the year to report on, and then it is a whole new 2008 season to look forward to. A new event for our calendar each year will be the Adelaide Hills Tarmac Sprint – a one day tarmac rally that takes in some of the closed sections used for the Classic Adelaide. It provides a practice opportunity for those entered in the Classic, but also allows other enthusiasts a taste of tarmac rally conditions for just one day at a fraction of the cost of the big event. Ian Wilson did the former in his TR7 V8 tarmac car, finishing 4th overall, and with a class win.

The 2007 TSOA National Rally hosted by Victoria was held from 3rd to 11th November and centred activities on Phillip Island and the south eastern Gippsland area of that State. Competition events comprised a Hillclimb at Morwell and track day at the fabulous Phillip Island circuit. The track day included a Super Sprint, Regularity competition, passenger laps (at about 80% speed) and parade laps – a little bit of something for everyone.

Neil Martin’s TR7 didn’t make it past the Tollgate on the day of departure due to fuel / carburetor problems. Unable to find a quick and permanent fix, Neil parked the TR7 and hitched a ride with John Wood in his GT6. The first day of the Rally is traditionally reserved for the Concours event but judging of the best cars had to be postponed due to heavy rain that fell all day. No complaints though, as everyone needs the rain much more than looking at shiny cars. It did make us a little nervous about the Hillclimb the following day though, as Morwell is not very nice when wet.

Not to worry – Monday turned out to be sunny and dry. There were just three competitors in the Hillclimb event from SA, being Bryan Young in his Vitesse, Rod Carey in the AMI Spitfire, and Roger Lange (that’s me) in the Dolomite Sprint. Morwell is a great little track – not a true Hillclimb in the climbing sense, but a short circuit that goes up and down and around, returning to the starting pad. What this means is that competitors get two runs in succession, which is just great! After an excellent day’s competition, Roger finished equal 4th outright, and winner of the modified saloon class with a time of 39.60, Rod posted a best of 40.98 and Bryan 45.04. Excellent fun! The quickest time of the day went to Brian Falloon (Qld) in his potent TR5 with 37.73

The track day at Phillip Island was also blessed with sunshine but a wind down the main straight would take a bit from potential maximum speeds during the day. This day was also the opportunity that the Concours judges were looking for the complete their job. Many of the cars being judged were also competing in track events, so it was a little unusual to go out for a flog on the track, and then come back to a reception of judges wanting to pore over your car. It all seemed to work though, and the favoured entries took home the silverware. Roger’s Dolly shone again (literally) with a Competition Class win.

Given that the main reason Neil Martin wanted to attend the National Rally was to experience the track events, it seemed such a shame that he would be destined to become a spectator. Roger offered him a drive in the Regularity event in his Dolomite Sprint, and you just couldn’t wipe the smile from Neil’s face! Not only that, but Neil came a close second in the competition! (He was to become a winner later in the Rally though, by taking out the major raffle prize!)

Roger’s Dolomite showed some potential in the Sprint, posting a best lap of 2:10.30 and once again winning the Modified Saloon class. Rod Carey put in lap times not up to where he was a lifetime ago in the same car,  but nevertheless, put in a best lap of 2:14.20. Neil Martin’s times in the borrowed Dolly were consistently around 1:20 and Bryan Young’s Vitesse produced a best of 2:34.40. Of the National Rally entrants (i.e., not recognizing day entrants in the Sprint, just the Rally trophy winners) Brian Falloon was once again the class act to beat, with a best time of 2:00.10, second went to Grant Turnbull in a borrowed TR8 with 2:03.90 and third to Greg Morsillo (TR7 Sprint) with 2:06.80. NSW took home the Competition Cup as overall team winners from both events.

Everyone enjoyed a great day, even Kevin McEnroe who had trailered his TR3 to the event. He and Chris thoroughly enjoyed their parade laps around the track at Phillip Island, as did John Wood in his GT6. Next year we look forward to the Rally being hosted by Queensland, and with their programme already well developed, I am sure that they will get excellent support next September – full details on the web site soon.

The only other event to report on was Round 4 of the SA Race Championships held on Nov. 17 with Ian Wilson (TR7 V8) competing in the Sports Cars races. Ian only qualified 9th with a best of 1:19.95, but improved to finish 3rd in the first race – best lap time was 1:14.12. From then on, gremlins struck, with a no-show for Race 2, and a DNF for Race 3. Keith Williamson (Farrell Clubman) also competed at this meeting in Historic Racing / Sports category.

Then it was time for the Classic Adelaide Rally. I have reported this event elsewhere on this site.

That’s enough from me . . . see you trackside!

Roger

This year’s event came to a close on Sunday 25/11 after four fun filled days for competitors and spectators alike. Unfortunately, luck was not on the side of Ian Wilson and Jahmeil Taylor, with the TR7 V8 sliding off the road on loose gravel during the first stage after lunch on Sunday. The car protected both Ian and Jahmeil from injury, but was destroyed in the rollover that ensued. Ian remains optimistic about the future, and is thankful for a strongly built and engineered car that left them sore but not seriously injured. Ian’s Rally had not gotten off to a great start with a broken shocker mount causing some grief on Day 1. However, after repairs, the TR7 was very competitive, with several fastest section times recorded over the following days. What a pity it had to end the way it did. Comiserations Ian and Jahmeil, and better luck next time.

There was not much joy for the other Triumph entrants, with the Queensland team of Rochester (TR3A) showing as a DNF and Steve Fisher’s TR7 V8 having to retire after looking and sounding great early on. Good news for our Peter Nelson (TR8) and Peter Jaede who finished 6th in the Regularity section – well done to the two Peter’s.

Unfortunately the forecast of hot weather impacted on the number of TSOA members who attended the punt run on 18 November.  Thankfully the weather was not as hot as forecasted and those who did attend had a very enjoyable time.  We had a total of 6 cars starting from Adelaide and another joining us at Mannum.

After leaving Civic Park opposite Tea Tree Plaza Shopping Centre we headed through the Adelaide Hills to Inglewood, Gumeracha, Birdwood and to Mt Pleasant for our first stop.  What was intended to be only a quick toilet stop at Mt Pleasant ended up being coffee and cake and lots of laughs at the Steam and Whistle Rail Bakery where we rearranged the furniture to accommodate the group.

From there we headed off to Walker Flat for our first punt crossing to meet up again at the lookout on top of the cliffs on the other side of the river for quite a spectacular view.  We drove on to Purnong for our second punt crossing before continuing on to Mannum and meeting up for a picnic lunch on the lawns at the park by the river.  One car left us here and headed home.

It was difficult to leave, as it was so pleasant in the shade of the gums.  However, we ventured on after lunch where we crossed the river on the punt at Mannum and headed to Murray Bridge again crossing the river but this time via the bridge.

From here, two cars headed back to Adelaide while the remaining four cars turned off to Jervois for another punt crossing to Tailem Bend.

From Tailem Bend we headed to Wellington for the final punt crossing and a stop at the Old Court House for a well-deserved ice cream under the shade of the gums overlooking the river.  This was our opportunity to say goodbye before everyone headed off along different routes back home to Adelaide.

It was a great day and we thank those who did support the run.

Geoff & Barb Cugley

Goodwood Festival of Speed by Colin White

Planning or thinking of a trip to the UK in early summer?  Interested in cars and motor sport ?  (Of course you are or you wouldn’t be reading this)!   Well, you really shouldn’t miss the Goodwood Festival of Speed at least once in your life.

Peter Bland and I had both planned to be in the UK in June this year(2007), and so decided to meet up and go to the 3 day event.  It is held on the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex, which is the family seat and home of the Earl of March who must be one of the wealthiest petrol heads in the world!

Despite the weather not being the best (it bucketed down all day on the Sunday) we had a fantastic 3 days and were both absolutely blown away by the scale of the event, the amazing variety of historic and latest cars, bikes, and well known drivers, riders and other motoring celebrities past and present from all around the world.

The Festival caters exclusively for the most significant cars in the history of international motor sport, such as famous Grand Prix cars; successful Le Mans, Indy and CanAm cars; important rally and touring cars; plus some of the world’s most famous competition motorcycles.

The main event is a 1.16 mile hillclimb track in the grounds of Goodwood House. This track is very narrow with some treacherous bends and a high rock wall towards the top.  Imagine Lewis Hamilton in his latest FI car up this track, in the wet, with wheels spinning!

There are a number of grandstands along the track which give superb close views of the action, and public viewing areas which were extremely crowded.  Our entry and grandstand seats for the 3 days cost about 150 pounds, and had to be purchased in advance – no tickets for sale at the gates.

Around the start of the hillclimb are four Paddocks where all 350 of the cars and bikes are based and worked on during the event. There is completely unrestricted access for the public throughout the Paddocks so you can get up close and personal with all the cars, bikes and their drivers and mechanics.  Wandering around these Paddocks we saw so many beautiful and famous cars and bikes – too many to list, but I took some 300 odd photos.  However, be warned it is crowded, particularly on the Sunday.

We watched the main action on the hillclimb from our grandstand seats.  So many, many exciting runs by fantastic cars and bikes along with the stunning smell and noise of the cars and bikes – too many to list them all but  …… particular highlights were :-

Chris Pfeiffer, World Stunt Champion performing amazing stunts on his BMW F800S bike.

Rowan Atkinson driving the John Cobb World Land Speed Record Napier Railton Special
Troy Bayliss World Superbike Champion riding his 999FO7 race bike.
Emerson Fittipaldi in the Gold Leaf Lotus 49B.
Lewis Hamilton wheelspinning his McLaren Mercedes F1 car up the hill in the wet.
Nick Mason (Pink Floyd drummer), in the 1930’s works Auto Union Type D.
Sammy Miller, the world’s greatest trials rider riding a Gilera Quattro.
Stirling Moss driving the Mercedes Benz 300SLR (in which he won the 1955 Mille Miglia) and the 4WD Ferguson-Climax F1 car.
John Surtees riding the Honda RA301.
The Group C Le Mans winning Silk Cut Jaguar XJR6, 9 and 12 endurance racers.
White vans (support vehicles) racing up and down the hill at the end of each event carrying drivers, celebrities and who knows what else…..!
and Mark Webber on a bicycle in the Organic Cycle Race!

Other events or attractions that were going on at the same time that we managed to see  were:-

The Rally Special Stage, which is a 2.5-kilometre loose-surface rally stage, cut into the wooded area close to the hillclimb finish line.  Around 30 historic and current rally cars gave a thrilling demonstration of sideways driving throughout the stage.  We saw Paddy Hopkirk in a Monte Carlo Rally Cooper S (rolled it!), Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson in works WRC Imprezas, Colin McRae in his own design McRae R4 rally car, Stig Blomqvist in the famous Pikes Peak Audi Quattro, and many others.
The  Cartier Style et Luxe, a concours event featuring some of the most beautiful and exotic cars ever built – this year featuring 5 stunning Bugatti Royales out of only 6 ever built (the last one sold for 5.5 million pounds in 1987!), and many other fabulous original restored cars.  Others I fell in love with were a beautiful 1935 Triumph Dolomite 8C and a 1936 Jaguar SS100.
The cricket ground which had been converted into a recreation of the Bonneville Salt Flats with a stationary collection of 12 famous land speed record breakers including the rocket powered Blue Flame, the Spirit of ’76, and MG’s EX181.
The FOS-TECH pavilion which featured future design and technology in a number of concept performance cars of the future, and a robot!
A huge area of trade stands featuring most of the performance and supercar manufacturers right down to individual accessory and souvenir sellers.

Things that we didn’t get to because we didn’t want to miss the action on the hillclimb were a display of Ferraris in the courtyard of Goodwood House marking their 60th anniversary, the Bonham’s auction which was actually held on the Thursday before the event started, the Porsche SUV and LandRover driving experience where you could drive yourself off road, and the Sunday Times Supercar paddock featuring about 20 of the latest supercars in the world. Most disappointing of all, we didn’t get an invitation to the big celebrity party held by Lord March in Goodwood House on the Saturday night – apparently quite a rave-up!  We just had to console ourselves with the thought that the lack of our company was their loss!

Peter and I pre-booked our tickets on the net through the Goodwood website www.goodwood.co.uk which is well worth having a look at anyway.  We also arranged B & B accommodation in Petersfield, which was about 15 miles from Goodwood, about 20 minutes drive via back roads.  Parking at Goodwood was free, in fields on the estate, and very well organised with temporary road boards laid so that exit even on the very muddy Sunday afternoon was no real problem.

The biggest problem with the weather on the Sunday was that the public areas became a quagmire of slippery mud. Unfortunately for me when I was leaving the grandstand at the end of the day I slipped and fell flat on my face in 6 inches of mud and was covered from head to toe! I managed to clean most of it off my face, specs and jacket, but had to drive 3 hours home to Stratford in my sister’s car with my shoes and trousers covered in mud! She was not impressed with the state of her car!

To wrap up, I reckon the next event to go to is the Goodwood Revival meeting of historic racers which is held on the Goodwood Motor Racing circuit which is separate to the hillclimb (there is a horse racing circuit as well!). However I’ll need to do some sweet talking indoors for that!

Colin White

Fish & Chips and Ice Cream Run

Saturday 26 January 2008

15th Annual Event!

Meet 7.00pm Beaumont Road (Off Greenhill Road)South Parklands, Adelaide

This very popular annual event takes us from the Adelaide Parklands to Glenelg, then a “sunset road cruise” to the foreshore at Semaphore

First Stop:  Barnacle Bills, Anzac Highway, Plympton – for Fish & Chips ·

Plenty of off-street parking·
Eat-in or outside·
Special price Fish & Chips for TSOA, or choose from the menu·
Plenty of alternatives, including healthy options & salads

Final Destination: Noonie’s At The Beach, Semaphore Park ·

Off-street parking adjacent to the Kiosk·
Extensive range of ice cream treats·
Milk shakes, Soft drinks·
Hot fresh Donuts·
Great coffee too!

Bring the kids, bring your grand-kids, and even bring your grandma!

“I scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream”

Enquiries:  Tom Long – 8390 1973