MAITLAND
CLASSIC MOTOR ASSOCIATION
President’s
Website Report, November 2024
Welcome to November with the
spring assault of official show ‘n shines in full swing. We still have
four (4) events before we take a brief break over Christmas and New Year. The
official events to come include:
1.
November 17th Gresford Show ‘n
Shine
2.
November 23rd Westrac Open Day
(EOIs required soon)
3.
November 30th Hallinan’s
Battery World Display (this has a theme and is by invitation only)
4.
December 14th Summer Christmas
Party
During this time, we will
have mid-week runs on Wednesdays up until Christmas and then our twilight runs
on each Wednesday evening in January. In late January it all starts again in
earnest with Australia Day.
I endeavour to take photographs
at our most popular official runs and upload albums to our website. There are
quite a few new ones available for you to peruse. Between now and the December
meeting all 2024 albums will be uploaded. Members are reminded that they can
copy any of these photos for their own respectful use.
Our concourse was
held in the grounds of the Beatty Hotel in Gresford, and we had over 60 cars
and motorcycles displayed. Concourse generates more comments than all of our
runs and events combined. These comments are usually related to two issues –
firstly distance travelled to the event and secondly, trophy categories. We
will continue to consider feedback at our November and December meetings.
Last week we farewelled one of our long-term members, Kerry
Smith. Kerry was a Holden man through and through. He is pictured below
with his Holden Premier, his pride and joy. Kerry was such a lovely fellow. He
was also thoughtful and caring, he was respectful of all and humorous, and
Kerry always had time for others. I found Kerry one of the most appreciative
people I have ever met. His ‘thank yous’ were
plentiful, genuine and from the heart. Kerry will be greatly missed in MCMA. He
was a ‘really good bloke’.
Kerry with his beloved 1975 HJ Holden Premier at the 2022 Repco Centenary Show ‘n Shine.
Please take care on our
roads and enjoy your historic/classic as often as you can on official club
runs/events, or for 60 days each year for ‘personal use’, by making a logbook
entry and going wherever you wish.
Kind regards,
Ian Scanlon
MCMA President and Events Co-ordinator.