CentreSpoke

Motor Enthusiasts Club of Central Australia Incorporating The Alice Springs Vintage & Veteran Car Club

PO Box 1506, Alice Springs. NT. 0871 Email: mecca@mecca.asn.au Web site: www.mecca.asn.au

September 2015

Dave Simpson and his 1912 T model Ford

MECCA Committee 2015/2016

PRESIDENT: Col Jarrett VICE PRESIDENT: Derek Poolier and John Hubner TREASURER: Ron Kern SECRETARY: Michele Thompson PUBLIC OFFICER: Brian Eather COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Russ Driver Heather Trimper

VEHICLE REGISTRAR: Derek Poolier EDITOR: Stuart Gear with help from Marie WEB MASTER: Allan Campbell HISTORIAN: Stuart Gear CRANKHANDLE: Alvina Spears/ Heather Trimper CLUB HOSTESS: Marie Gear

LIFE MEMBERs: Dave Simpson, Tony Bullock

Presidents Report

September 2015. Welcome to the September Centre Spoke. The AGM in August had a very good roll up of members and most of those that were not able to attend sent their apologies. I would like to welcome some new members to the committee and thank those that were on the committee last year for their effort. Alice Springs has had some very good motoring events during August and September. The Transport Hall of Fame Reunion was a huge success, with a large number of visitors and trucks coming to Alice Springs. The Reunion Dinner was the largest ever. The bar was very busy for the first hour or two and slowed down later in the evening. Wally and Alvina’s Austin truck was among the large contingent of over six hundred vehicles in the parade on Sunday. The organisers have asked me to pass on their appreciation to MECCA for their help.

The Red Centre Nat’s has been a huge success with a large contingent of entrants and spectators attending the event. MECCA had a good roll up of vehicles, those that did not enter this year have twelve months to get a vehicle ready for next year. All types of vehicles entered the event, from the top show cars down to the every day drivers, giving all of us the opportunity to enter and enjoy the weekend. It was good to see a number of MECCA members receive trophies for their vehicles. We have been told that 13,000 people visited the event, there were 450 vehicles entered and 300 vehicles participated in the vehicle parade.

In October we are expecting a contingent of vehicles from Port Augusta. They are expected to be here on the weekend of the October meeting and have asked to meet up with us. When we get more details a flyer will be sent out.

Next meeting and run:

13th. Sept, 9:00 am. meeting. 13th Sep, 1 0:00 am: Run to Standley Chasm for lunch, food can be purchased at the Kiosk.

October meeting TBA. As always we would like to see your vehicle, however if your vehicle is off the road, we would still like to see you at the event so drive your everyday car. If you need more information please contact a committee member or myself. Safe Motoring. Colin Jarrett. Mob: 0457297271. Home: 89526261.

The Sec’s Desk

MOTOR ENTHUSIAST CLUB CENTRAL AUSTRALIA inc

MINUTES OF THE MEETING SUNDAY 9th AUGUST, 2015

Meeting Opened: 9:15 am Present: Alvena Spears, Wally Spears, Heather Trimper, Allan Campbell, Aileen Kennedy, Lisa Heness, Vicki Jarrett, Neville Heness, Mike Thompson, Michele Thompson, Trever Hyman, Russ Driver, Liz Driver, Peter Hilliard, John Hubner, Philippe Freitel, Raelene Beale, Frank Allan, Derek Poolier, Ron Kern, Colin Jarrett, Fred Twohig, Squelly Napolitano, Matt Phillips, Stuart Gear, Mal Trull, John Cooper, Mark Dunn, Brian Ether, Marie Gear & Laurie Trimper.

Apologies: Richard Cope, Jill Cope, Tim Schubert, Tony Smith, Mick Waite, Tony O’Brien, Chris Boyd, Coralie Boyd, Dieter Hentschel, Jennifer Hentschel, Mark Hangan and Jasmina Muhic. Visitors: Nil Previous Minutes: Moved: Derek Poolier Seconded: Peter Hilliard All: Carried Treasurer’s Report: Moved: Ron Kern Seconded: Heather Trimper All: Carried

Secretary’s Report: Correspondence In: Red Centre Nationals meeting agenda and minutes via email. Public Liability Insurance receipt. Receipt for 2015/2016 meeting room rent from Freemasons. News letters from other clubs.

Correspondence Out: Acceptance to Red Centre Nationals meetings. Email to auditor requesting financial report for AGM. Moved: Frank Allan Seconded: Raelene Beale All: Carried

General Business: The July run to Aileron for lunch was a good opportunity for members to give their vehicles a good run. Six vehicles and twelve people made the 140 kilometre journey. Colin provided an update on the Red Centre Nationals: Over 300 entries and 30 special invite vehicles attending. There is a lot of interstate interest in the event, with people already pre-dicting the event may become a regular event. Training for the volunteers will be held at Blath-erskite Park on the 9th of August at 3:00 pm. Action : If you would like to volunteer for the event, please attend the training today at 3.00pm. Continued next page

Continued from previous page Some members had reported problems with the web site when entering and paying, unfortu-nately there were some issues with the program and hopefully they will be fixed for future events. Action : If you have registered online, make sure the payment has gone through and you have received the paperwork to print off and take with you to sign in with your vehicle. Club books have been audited ready for the AGM. Col and Ron. Club News letters and emails: Is everyone receiving the information? Action : Please print off a copy of the member information sheet if your details have changed and forward on. Club shirts: They are available from the uniform suppliers in Parson St. Discussion as to whether we do a bulk order or if members will do individual orders. Action : Members to order their own shirts Transport Hall of Fame 20th Reunion dinner on the 29th of August. This is the Club’s main fund-raiser for the year and it would be great to have volunteers for the bar. Action : Please let Colin know if you are available to help. AGM is today. Followed by a BBQ lunch. Fees are due; please fill out a membership renewal form for our records. Action : Please ensure you are a financial member.

Name tags have been ordered for new members. The engraver was out of blank tags, so there has been a short delay. Action : Name tags will be arranged and distributed at the next meeting. Fred Twohig congratulated members who had come in their club vehicles today and encour-aged everyone to try to bring their vehicles to all club events. Mal Trull suggested that the Minutes and Financial Report be included in the Centre Spoke. Af-ter some discussion, it was decided the minutes would be included. Action : The Secretary will forward the Minutes to be included in the Centre Spoke. Alvina and Wally Spears requested a copy of the Centre Spoke be posted to them. Action : The Secretary will forward a copy by mail. Today’s Run: AGM followed by a BBQ lunch. September Run: Meeting followed by run to Standley Chasm for lunch. Discussion was held as to whether we take lunch or purchase it. Action : Members will purchase lunch at the Chasm Meeting Closed: 9:50 am

RAID ARNHEM 2016

At our last meeting Philippe Freitel, gave a run down on the coming RAID ARNHEM 2016. This is a rally pertaining to Citroen 2CV’s, starting in Alice Springs on the1st of August 2016

The Citroen 2cv is revealed to the public for the first time at the 1948 Paris Car Show. The 2cv was designed to carry two peasant farmers and 100kgs of farm produce to market at 60km/h along roads ripped apart by artillery shells and steel tank tracks.

MECCA at the Red Centre

NATS

Things to Ponder

1. Mercedes Benz W196R Silver Arrow Fomula One car $29,600,000 2. 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO $28,500,000 3. 1967 Ferrari 275GTB4 Spyder $27,500,000 4. 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa $16,400,000 5. 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa prototype $16,390,000 6. Jaguar XJ13 $15,000,000 7. 1953 Ferrari 340375MM Competitzione Berlinetta $12,810,000 8. 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa $12,400,000 9. 1936 Mercedes Benz 540K Spezial Roadster $11,770,000 10. 1960 Ferrari 250 GT California LWB Spyder $10,900,000 11. 1968 Ford GT Gulf Mirage Coupe $11,000,000 12. 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder $10,900,000 13. 1931 Duesenberg Model J LWB Coupe $10,340,000 14. 2011 Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren 999 $10,000,000 15. 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe $9,800,000 16. 1937 Mercedes Benz 540K Spezial Roadster $9,680,000 17. 1962 Ferrari 330 P4 $9,281,000 18. 1955 Ferrari 410S $8,250,000

$$$ GOING....GOING....GONE! $$$ It seems that somebody has done a survey to determine the most expensive cars sold at auction. Here are the top 18. This is a lot of pay or pension cheques. I think the amounts are Canadian $s

Humour

To all you sceptics –here’s the proof

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wo junior police officers responding to a domestic disturbance with shots fired, arrive on the scene. After discovering the wife has shot her husband for walking across her freshly mopped floor, they called their sergeant back at the station. “Darwin Police”

“Hello Sarge”

“Yes”

“It looks like we have a homicide here”

“What happened?”

“ A woman has shot her husband for walking on the floor she had just mopped”

“Have you placed her under arrest”

“No Sir”

“Why not?”

“The floor is still wet”

Marie’s Recipes

MOCK CHICKEN 1 Medium tomato—peeled 2 tabsp. grated cheese 1 tabsp. grated onion 1 level teasp. mixed herbs 1 beaten egg METHOD: Boil all together for 5 mins. Add one beaten egg, and cook slowly until it thickens. Yummy spread for toast, sandwiches or savouries.

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KIDDIES DELIGHT 1 cup SR flour 1 heaped tabsp. Cocoa Pinch salt 1 cup crushed cornflakes 1 desp. Golden syrup 5 oz. Melted butter or margarine 1/2 cup sugar Vanilla essence METHOD: Put all dry ingredients in a bowl and add the melted butter, golden syrup and vanilla. Mix well until all combined. Press firmly into a greased 9” x 9” baking tin Cook at 180 deg. Or 160 deg. fan forced for 30 minutes. When still warm, ice with chocolate icing and sprinkle with coconut and cut into fingers. Leave in tin till cold.

NB: It will break up, if cut when cold, as it is quite crunchy.

Enjoy

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