MG Car Club of South Australia
MID WEEK LUNCH RUN NEWS
From ..Rodger Polkinghorne
Thursday 11 May 2017
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utumn is one of the best times of the
year for classic car motoring, espe-
cially in the Adelaide Hills. After morn-
ing tea at the Tea Tree Gully Hotel thir-
teen cars set out for the Barossa. The
run through Inglewood and then the
twists and turns around Chain of Ponds
reservoir was at a steady pace before
the turn off to Kersbrook where the road
straightens out to allow more consistent
top gear MG speeds.
As we proceeded through Williamstown
and into the Barossa the scenery be-
came more picturesque with the yellow
and orange autumn leaves at their stun-
ning best. The grape vines are also
changing colour and the paddocks have
now greened up for winter.
Because traffic was light we were able
to keep together. It’s a great sight to see
MGs in convoy negotiating the great
hills’ roads we are lucky enough to have
on our doorstep.
A car not seen before on a lunch run
was Jo Sheward’s racing red F. Al-
though Laurie had no idea of the rego
number he somehow managed to get
the keys and slipped into the driving
seat for a day long test drive.
The Clubhouse in Tanunda is a venue
we have visited for lunch on previous
occasions where they have a compre-
hensive menu and provide easy parking.
The next mid week lunch run will be
on 8 June 2017 to the Sailmaster Tav-
ern, North Haven meeting at The
Maid, Stepney at 10.30am departing
at 11.30 am. If you intend to come
please advise Diane & David Holmes
email [email protected] or 8336
4557 to enable venue bookings to be
confirmed.
Jo says that after driving an MG Midget daily for the last 14 years, the Red MGF is
real luxury......Editor
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