Upcoming RALLIES, RACING
and SWAP MEETS
Note to other clubs and organisations:
If you would like your upcoming event listed here,
please send details (text only) to webmaster@vvcmcc.org
VVCMCC REGISTRAR APPROVAL TO ATTEND CLUB RUNS PROMULGATED BY CLUBS AFFILLIATED WITH THE ACT AND NSW COUNCILS OF HISTORIC MOTORING CLUBS.
Financial VVC members are advised that approval is hereby given to attend events promulgated by Clubs affiliated with the ACT and NSW Councils of Historic Motoring Clubs. The Event must be recorded in your Log Book prior to departure and approval for all promulgated events outside the ACT and NSW must be sought from the VVC Registrar. VVC Registrar approval must be sought for individual attendance at any non-promulgated events in any State/Territory. If you have any doubts...... Contact the Registrar, Peter Toet on 0408697105... prior to setting off on the interstate event. Please don't forget your Log Book.
2013
MAY
24-26 May
The Triumph Motorcycle Register of Australia invites owners of
British Triples manufactured from 1968 to 1976
to the Inaugural SOUTHERN TRIPLES RALLY
to be held at KANGAROO VALLEY
from the 24th to 26th May 2013
Click HERE for Details
JUNE
8-10 June
Berry "Kickstart" Rally
Shoalhaven Historic Vehicle Club - Queens Birthday long weekend
Rally Site: Berry Showground, Berry, NSW
Contact: Andrew Parker 0412 683 761 or John Ducat (02) 4421 2140
8 June
AUCTION
of the contents
of Ron Kessing's two sheds
Saturday, 8th June
Ron Kessing was well known in motorcycling circles both as a succesful racer...he won the first senior TT at Bathurst following WW2 in 1946, & he ran several motorcycle businesses under his own name and Bain and Kessing, and was a Velocette dealer.
He has been dead for many years now, but his sheds at his family home,
20 Boyle Street, Croydon Park, NSW
have been closed and basically uncleared for many years.
The family home is sold and so I will be auctioning the contents of his two sheds...still locked,
all unreserved on Sat 8th June.....viewing from 8.30am to 10am when the auction will start.
Payment for items bought in cash only.
There is no provision to view the contents at any other time.
The house has tenants in it and their privacy is to be respected.
I can only give you a general idea of some items...
6" lathe, 3 phase, long bed, flat bed, gapped;large screw type press; pedestal drill 3 phase ( all plug in connections). W&B valve facing tool;W&B valve seat cutter kit,boxed. Boxed set of NF taps and dies.5 Honda "postie bikesHand reamers,assorted tools.Jig for grinding Velocette pushrod type cam followers.Casting pattern with 1x unmachined and 1x machined and used casting for Velocette 500 drive side crankcase.G80 c/cases (49/11980).BSA B31/33 bottom end. Shelves with assorted parts including 2 iron Velo heds, Velo brakes, 6 "map off Africa" Velo timing covers.
Ammeters. Velo tool box.Alloy Velo barrel & piston.Velo front m/guard. 4x 4 stud JAP barrel incl.good HC piston.Yamaha DT1 petrol tank. 2x Velo oil tanks, several LE Velos cpl. Rear section of LE Velo. Shelves with bolts and nuts in drawers, likely British threads.
Some service handbooks, including for British cars 2x KSS mk.2 Velo barrels, good fins.
Etc...etc...
We have not yet fully looked at everything.
Items, such as shelves will be sold as job lots...
You may wish to circularise your friends and Club members with this information.
The end of an era....The sale of Kesso's sheds!!!
Further information via me, Dennis Quinlan..0407.250.692
vegavoxbanjo@gmail.com
Kindest regards,
Dennis.
15-16 June
13th Debenham Winter Tour
Classic And Enthusiasts Motor Cycle Club Of New South Wales Inc.
Especially for older bikes & small capacity machines
Limited to 60 entries
Start & finish at Moss Vale Village Caravan Park, Wilson Drive, Moss Vale 2577
For further information, contact Denis Tobler Ph: (02) 4885 1490
Download Entry Form HERE
JULY
12 - 14 July
Bay to Bermagui Run - Classic & Vintage Motor Club of Eurobodalla
http://cvmce.org.au/
A run for historic vehicles that showcases the pristine NSW southern coastline
from Batemans Bay to Bermagui; taking in beaches, lakes, inlets and villages of the area.
Our charity this year is Snowyhydro South Care Helicopter.
Registration is now open at a cost of $120 per person.
The cost will cover Friday evening pre drink and finger food, Saturday morning tea, Saturday lunch at Bermagui, Saturday 3 course dinner with wine, Sunday brunch, a commemorative run sticker and a metal grill vehicle badge.
Entry is payable by cheque or money order made out of CVMCE B2B. Closing date for entries is Wednesday 1st May 2013.
Entries should be sent to: CVMCE B2B 2013, Secretary CVMCE, PO Box 684, Moruya NSW 2537.
Click HERE to download the brochure which contains the application form.
28 July
NABIAC AUTOMOTIVE SWAPMEET
The Camp Quality swap meet held in the grounds of The National Motorcycle Museum,
33 Clarkson St, Nabiac, is located on the Pacific Highway
approximately 1 hours north of Newcastle and 3 hours south of Coffs Harbour.
This swapmeet caters for anything mechanical.
No bric-a-brac, furniture or clothing
Gates for sellers only open 12 noon Saturday 27th July
Gates for buyers open 7.00 am Sunday 28th July
Admission $2 per all persons.
Show and Shine for motorcycles, hot rods and historic cars etc.
Sites 6m x 6m at $10.
Sites 8m x 6m at $15.00
Stall holder camping permitted. BBQ 4pm - 7pm. 10pm noise curfew, no fires.
Inquiries and bookings to the museum between 9.30am and 3.00pm daily on
Phone (02) 6554 1333 fax 24 hours or email margaret.kelleher@westnet.com.au
Sites are allocated on receipt of your money. No exceptions to this rule.
Sites are only allocated when payment is received. Sellers are requested to be
on their site by 6.30 am or it will be reallocated to the next paid entry.
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
Throughout October 2013
SPIN: Canberra’s Weekends on Wheels is a multi-sited event across the ACT throughout October 2013; a celebration that will turn Canberra’s attention to everything on wheels and everything that spins.
From bicycles and mountain bikes to trail bikes and sport motorcycles. From caravans to wheelchairs, rollerblades and skateboards, spinning wheels and potters’ wheels, CDs and much more.
http://www.canberra100.com.au/programs/spin/
19 October 2013
SPIN SATURDAY:
SPIN Saturday is a day of family fun, Canberra facts and fast cars in Fyshwick.
In the morning, Fyshwick businesses will have special displays of the skills and wares that power Canberra’s motoring fraternity.
At midday, the TAMS depot at 255 Canberra Avenue comes alive with a day of wheel inspired family fun. Each decade of Canberra will be reflected in an automotive odyssey that reveals and celebrates important icons and events in our history. It will be an afternoon of art, culture and CARS as only Canberra can do.
http://www.canberra100.com.au/calendar/view/1114/spin-saturday-/
19-20 October 2013
National Trust (ACT)
Centenary of Canberra Rally
http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/act/Rally
Showcasing 100 years of motoring and the historic link between ACT and Jervis Bay, the ACT National Trust will conduct a national vehicle rally from Jervis Bay to Canberra on 19 to 20 October.
The rally commemorates the historic defence and trade links between Jervis Bay and Canberra which were envisaged when Canberra was founded in 1913. The vehicle rally will start at the Jervis Bay Territory on 19 October, 2013 and end in Canberra.
The Australian Historic Motoring Federation has endorsed the event.
Vintage, veteran and later model vehicles, as well as electric vehicles from all states and territories will make the journey, highlighting 100 years of transport development. The rally will take in historic places and buildings, with drivers and passengers wearing period costume to bring home the importance of our national estate.
For more information visit http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/act/Rally
19-20 October 2013
GIRDER FORK RALLY - COOMA 2013
This very popular Rally will, again, this year be organised and run by Cooma Monaro Historic Automobile Club Inc., utilising their very modern clubhouse and facilities.
This rally will be over scenic sealed roads of the Cooma Monaro area and foothills of the Snowy Mountains.
Download Expression of Interest form HERE (90kb PDF file)
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER