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| Thinking of running an event? Great! If you are, please contact the Club Captain, Andrew Walbran on Ph 021 648-823 or email Andrew and tell him the type, location and expected date of your event to avoid a date or location clash and to ensure that it is properly insured by the Club and, if necessary, permitted by MotorSportNZ. |
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| Team Waikato - Weekend in Coromandel - Friday to Sunday 14-16 November 2008 |
| Leave Hamilton 3:45 Friday & return Sunday. It is too late to register, they have left for the trip. Hopefully someone will send me a story.... webmaster@mgclub.org.nz. |
Waiuku Flying 50 --
Saturday 22, Sunday 23 November 2008  |
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| Update: The organisers of the Waiuku Flying 50 have decided that due to
problems with funding they have had to cancel the Flying 50 Pursuit event on Saturday.
However, for thse who have entered this year's event they have postponed it to next year,
when it will be run over the weekend of 21st and 22nd November 2009. The Sunday events are still going ahead with the revised timetable as below. All displays will be in Massey park, entry at the
end of Domain street. Or you can arrive directly to Massey park for 10am start, Motokana, and trolley Derby, with food and wine stalls, aircraft flyover and air force para's dropping in. Exhibitors should be dressed in period costume for age and nationality of car, entry free with optional gold coin donation. Entry is via Queen St, Kent St, Domain St into Massey Park. Click HERE for an 08/Waiuku Flying 50 Update from Roger Phillips, VP Waiuku Business & Development Association.
Waiuku Classic Motokana This years unique event is the Sunday drawcard for the Waiuku classic festival.The Motokana commences at 11am in the Lions parking lot in Massey Park. Contestants form two teams and in a complex layout, race from opposite sides of the course, crossing over past each other at the midway point to end together at the finish line. The complexity of the event requires a two car crew, Driver and Navigator, similar to jet boat sprints, with cars required to spin and reverse through sections of the course. Spectators will see all the action and match progress of each matched pair of cars representing the two teams, who at the conclusion of stage 1 (Halftime), compete on the opposite course for stage 2. This is a spectacle not to be missed, details of the course will be posted shortly, competitors please use the Waiuku Flying 50 entry form downloaded from this site. See the Waiuku
Flying 50 web site for more information. See the Flying MGBGT on the home page. |
| Waiuku Flying 50 --
Saturday 22, Sunday 23 November 2008 |
| Note: Due to the cancelation of the Saturday events at the Waiuku Flying
50 (above) this Pre '56 organised run may be shifted to Sunday. Please check back on a
regular basis for news as it happens. The Pre 56 Register is organizing club involvement at the Waiuku Flying 50 Classic Festival and welcomes all club members to attend. This will be for the Saturday British car display and possibly Sunday's tour and display. Have a look at the web site www.flying50.co.nz for a programme of events. Please contact John Hancock at mg.john.brenda@actrix.co.nz or 299-9764 if wishing to attend. A meeting place in Karaka will be arranged so we can arrive en masse. Those wishing to enter the Speed event and Sundays Motorkhana will need to arrange their own entries. Open event for all club membersSunday Fun for the whole family. Nearby Waiuku offers dining and entertainment |
| Club Night & Dinner - Wednesday 26 November 2008 |
| Join us at the CT Club, 27-33 Ohinerau St,
Remuera, for drinks (cash bar), followed by dinner. Bookings for dinner are essential. Or just join us after dinner at 8.30pm for the meeting. |
| Far North -- Friday 28, Saturday 29, Sunday 30 November 2008 (Note change in date) |
| FAR NORTH 2008
BOOK NOW!!! Be part of one of MGCC's premier annual events! Wonderful scenery MaGic roads Great company Trialing, Rally of just cruise - your choice Schedule: Costs: Entry Fee: (Pay this one now - refundable if you can't come) $45 per adult, discounted to $35 per adult if paid by 20th November. Get your summer off to a flying start with a tour of the best spots (and roads!) of the winterless north!!!! To book, click HERE to download the PDF registration form. Print, fill in and send to Paul Walbran, together with your entry fee, toPaul Walbran Organised by Paul & Bronwyn Walbran. |
| Team Waikato - Christmas End of Year Run - Sunday 7 December 2008 |
| Details to follow. Click HERE to register on-line. |
| Pre '56 Christmas Party - Saturday 13 December 2008 |
| MAMMA MIA!
Where: Howick
Homestead Café Lloyd Elsmere Park Pakuranga When: Saturday 13 December Cost: $50 per head BYO wine The movie is still on in town. If you haven’t already seen the movie we suggest you pop along to give you an idea of dress attire for the evening. Time to bring out your 70’s dresses and flares!!! Bring you best singing voice along too! A Pre ’56 event |
| Vellenoweth Green Concours -- Sunday 14 December 2008 |
| Get your MG clean and shiny and come to the
annual Concours and Show & Shine at the Vellenoweth Green, St Helliers. Details to come. |
| The Annual Vineyard
Picnic Run -- Sunday 11 January 2009 |
| Kerr Farm Vineyard (www.kerrfarmwine.co.nz)
is one of the hidden gems in the Kumeu wine region and owners Jaison and Wendy Kerr are
opening up their home and private property to the MG Car Club for the annual vineyard
picnic run. We meet at Western Springs car park in Great North Road (just west of St Lukes Road) at 10am and after the drivers' briefing at 10.15am, we travel to Kumeu via some old forgotten wine trails, as well as new, before arriving at our destination. Here we will be able to line up our cars amongst the vines to make an even more splendid setting for our picnic. As the vineyard's normal tasting room is a small room in the Kerr's re-sited villa, Jasion is hiring a marquee with seating for our hosted wine tasting. He has five wines to taste, made from the adjacent vines. They include a rare Auckland Sauvignon Blanc, an unoaked and oaked Chardonnay, a Pinotage (definitely not like they were 30 years ago) and Cabernet Sauvignon. He has a special liquor license for the day, which means that after the tasting you will be able to purchase Kerr Farm wines either by the glass or by the bottle to accompany your lunch. BYO picnic or try one of Jaison's wood-fired pizzas made in his outdoor oven. In the spirit of picnics of old, be prepared for some fun and games. As this is a Kerr Farm Vineyard day, we would respectfully ask, no BYO wine please. $10 per person (which goes to the vineyard, contributing to the costs of the hosted wine tasting, the marquee and the special liquor licence) plus $5 per car (for the MG Car Club). Bookings to Sue Courtney by clicking HERE, phone 473-5110 or email neilandsue@clear.net.nz The Pre ’56 register is supporting this event. |
| The 2009 Pre '56 Rally - Saturday 17 January to Friday 23 January 2009 |
| The 17th
Pre ’56 MG Rally is to be held in conjunction with the MGA/Z Register in Whangarei
from 17 January 2009 to 23 January 2009. Have you all got your entries in for the Rally? Be quick if you have not entered by now. Click HERE for more information
or contact Bernie Wood |
| New Zealand Classic Car Weekend -- Saturday 7, Sunday 8 February 2009 |
| CLASSIC
CAR FUN RUN, Sat.
07 February 2009 Sponsored by Meguiar’s  RUN 1: to Matua Valley Winery (approx 1.25 to 1.5 hours: all sealed)via Henderson Valley, Coatsville, Dairy Flat, Helensville RUN 2: to Tawharanui Regional Park (approx 1.5 to 1.75 hours: all sealed except last 5km of park access road)via Riverhead, Dairy Flat, Kaukapakapa, Araparera, Warkworth. RUN 3: to Glenbrook Steam & Vintage Festival (approx 1.5 to 1.75 hours: all sealed)via Clevedon, Happy Valley, Mangatawhiri, Kellyville, Mercer Bridge, Tuakau. Food stalls will be available at this site. RUN 4: to Westbrook Winery Waimauku (approx 1.25 to 1.5 hours: all sealed)via Henderson Valley, Coatsville, Dairy Flat, Helensville. RUN 5: to Waharau Regional Park (approx 1.25 to 1.5 hours: all sealed)via Manukau, Clevedon, Happy Valley, Mangatangi, Miranda, Kaiaua. RUN 6: to Cooks Landing Winery TeKauwhata (approx 1.75 hours: all sealed)via Whitford, Clevedon, Happy Valley, Kopuku. Café food (optional) is available at this site. TO ENTER Enter on-line or down-load a form for emailing at: www.concours.org.nz/events.html ENTRY TO THIS EVENT IS BY GOLD COIN DONATION ON THE DAY. There will be a maximum of 40 cars per run and places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. So get your entry in fast!! We will attempt to satisfy your second choice of run, if your first choice is full.Entries will close on Sunday 1 February so that we can mail out your detailed Information Pack. On the day there will a lot of vehicles to marshal in the start area so please plan to arrive in plenty of time. Your gold coin donation towards the costs of staging this event will be collected on arrival. Coffee can be purchased on site prior to departure from 8.00am. All entrants should be lined up in the formation area at the Ellerslie Racecourse area by 9:20am at the latest. All runs depart from Ellerslie Racecourse about 10am. It is recommended that you bring a picnic lunch. However those wishing to buy food and drinks should do so on the way, as the majority of the destinations do not have food available nearby. Colin Upchurch MGCC Reach me at: |
| Pre '56 AGM Noggin & Natter - Tuesday 11 November 2008, 6:30pm |
| Come and share your holiday stories at Cardrona Speights Ale House, Normanby Road, Mt Eden at 6.30pm. |
| Napier Art Deco Festival -- Tuesday 17 to Monday 23 February 2009 |
We have all been invited, by the Napier Art Deco Trust, to help celebrate the rebuilding of the City of Napier after it was demolished by the 1931 Earthquake. Join us for a fun trip back in time through Mt Maunganui, Whakatane, Waioeka Gorge, Gisborne, Napier and back through Taupo. You will need a costume for the celebration. Contact Kim Walstan, via email kim@walstan.com or phone on 378-9594 if you are interested in making the trip starting from Auckland on Tuesday the 17th February, or to join us en route. Overnights will be Whakatane, Gisborne, Napier 3
or 4 nights and possibly Taupo, or just do the long haul back may be options. The
trip will leave on Tuesday the 17th and return either Monday or Tuesday depending on the
option taken. |
| Brunch Run - Sunday 8
March |
| Keep this date free for a
Brunch run. Starting from Mills Lane car park, off Oteha Valley Road, Albany (just west of Northern Motorway interchange), cars will meet from 8.30am for a 9am start. $5 per car. Names and numbers please to John Campbell, Ph. 419-4614, email cammie.mg@xtra.co.nz or click HERE to book. |
| Thames Heritage Day -
Saturday 14 March |
| The Thames Heritage Day
committee has asked for expressions of interest from the MG Car Club members of attending
the 2009 Thames Heritage Day celebrations. The Thames Heritage Day will be focusing on yesteryear with an Antiques Road Show, vintage & classic car displays, motorbikes & other forms of historic transport, working stationery engines, live music, food & market stalls, raffles, children's entertainment, museum and heritage displays including family history research. The day starts with a procession of Vintage/Classic Cars up the main street of Thames finishing at Victoria Park. The vehicles will be on static display at the park. Victoria Park is situated on the shores of the Thames Estuary and in the Historical part of Thames. The Thames Heritage Day committee hopes that visitors will join in the theme of the day and dress in period costumes (or, to the vintage of their cars). Bring your own olde worlde picnic and join us on the grass. There will be light entertainment throughout the course of the day. More details to come at a later date. Please send any expressions of interest in attending the Thames Heritage Day to the Social Run Sub-committee chair Sue Courtney, Ph. (09) 473-5110 or email neilandsue@clear.net.nz. |
| Easter 2009 New Plymouth -- Friday 10 to Monday 13 April 2009 |
| That’s right the MGCC’s annual
Auckland-Wellington Easter rally is again to be held in and around New Plymouth. We have
booked out the Coronation Court Motel for our stay, and a number of room configurations
are available: Studio -
Queen, King and Twin beds available: $98
The format for the event will be; Friday: Registration and Concours, followed
by a casual get together at the motel. Come along and enjoy one of MGCC’s premier events, lets try and out number Wellington this year! Always a fun weekend, something for every club member from Concours to trialing to speed events, and of course a huge dollop of socialising with other MG enthusiasts from all over the North Island. For further info, call Andrew Walbran 021648823 or via email mgmad@clear.net.nz |
| Pre '56 Weekend Away - Friday 20 to Sunday 22 March |
A Pre ’56 register weekend away WAITOMO CAVES HOTEL20 – 22 March 2009 Give your Pre’56 an outing exploring the delightful Waikato countryside. There is a two-step process to attend:
reservations@waitomocaveshotel.co.nz or free phone 0800 100-317
John will advise the meeting place and time during February. |
| Sundry Motor Sport Events |
| Follow this LINK to view the list of MotorSport NZ permitted events, involving car clubs in the Auckland area, planned through to the end of this calendar year. |
| Follow this LINK to view a list of TACCOC (Thoroughbred and Classic Car Owners Club) Events |
