Outing on Sunday 18th September 2011.
Comboyne Village Spring Fair & Car Club Capers
This was a combined outing with the Kempsey Macleay Auto Restorers Club and it is the second year in which the Morris Minor Club has been involved.
The organisers are trying to bring fun back into an event with participation from entrants, a Street parade, car on a string & blind man's obstacle course, you would have also been judged if you wore period clothing to match your car, they also had various trophies for shiny chrome, youngest at heart there, enthusiasm, best presented, club display, etc.
The day was forecast to be warm and dry and indeed it was. Our day started reasonable early from Kempsey as it did for people travelling up from Wingham, with both groups meeting on the Oxley Highway at Wauchope at 8.30, we then proceeded on up to Comboyne.
People who came from Wingham were Wilf & Margaret Slater, Garry & Helen Fowler, Phil Bray & Barbara, Jumbo & Eileen and Jumbo’s Son Robert drove Jumbo’s second car bringing his 2 children Daniel and Brianne who were accompanied by “Auntie Rita”.
Those from the Kempsey area were, George & Noel Perdrisat, Steve & Doreen Vandersee, Glen & Elaine Brown, Glen & Lesley Baker and Rhonda & Myself, 10 Morris Minors a great effort. For which we took out 2 trophies on the day. The family affair award and 3rd Place in the Club award.
Members who were unable to attend and extended their apologies were, Roger & Prim Brailey, Stuart Maytom, Greg Howard, Vic Davis, Kevin & Shirley Rogerson and Max & Molly Spurway.
Hard luck tales for the day were Phil Bray’s car, fuel pump failed in the parade on his Datsun powered car, Wilf borrowed a facet pump from me and jury rigged the car to get it home, Glen & Elaine ended up stuck in top gear in their Series 2 after a toilet stop in Wauchope on their way home, we succeeded in stopping the traffic so that they could get moving, they then made it back home travelling all the way in top gear, well done.
By all accounts it was a great day and a pleasure to catch up with some members who are not always able to come along.
Our next outing is the Tamworth weekend on the 28th 29th & 30th, we are planning a BBQ on the Friday evening at the Austin caravan Park, Saturday will be a tour around the area including lunch at Dungowan tavern, followed by dinner in the Oasis Hotel and hopefully some entertainment, Sunday we will drive to Walcha to join in their food & wine festival, prior to driving home. Why not come and make a weekend of it and meet Morris Minor enthusiast from west of the range, they will make us very welcome. Accommodation can be booked at the caravan park on 6766 2380.
Please let me know if you are coming along to this event as we need to organise a few things and I can provide you with more details.
Colin Trusler, 02 6562 4031 or 0408 240 078