April 2018
Dads Army – were active during the year attending to all the requirements that
need attention to ensure that all members can safely enjoy the facilities provided.
MG Motoring – the eleven issues of the club magazine , that members received
during the year, again proved to be an invaluable source of information, with details
of forthcoming events as detailed in the calendar, together with all the various re-
ports on the years events interspersed with items of interest and technical tips.
Life Membership – was granted to Tim Edmonds during 2017 bringing our Life
Member list to a total of nine during the 61 years of the club’s formation.
Vale – during the year it was with sadness that we lost a founding member, Peter
Ivey, and another long standing member Alan Griffin.
Awards for 2017 – congratulations to the award winners for 2017
Club Member of The Year – Arthur Ruediger
Club Competition Champion of The Year – Rob Hall
Womans Competition Champion of The Year – Karen Stephenson
Competition Novice of The Year – Nick Micklem
Competition Encouragement Award – Tony Freckelton
Presidents Award, for outstanding contribution to the club – Arthur Ruedger
The Knox Trophy – Rob Hall
The Irving Cup – Bob Schapel
The MG A / Magnette Trophy – Nick Micklem
The MGF / Z / ZT Hick Trophy – no award for 2017
Other Events – there were several other events, some of which were not necessar-
ily “official MG Car Club of SA events” that were attended by our club members.
Notable among these were, All British Day, with a display of 53 MGs,
the annual Climb to The Eagle Run. the Goodwood Revival, the McLaren Vale Vin-
tage & Classic day, the Bay to Birdwood Rally ,the British Classics Tour at Victor
Harbor and the Adelaide Motorsport Festival in April .
In October 5 of our members took part in the Vintage Collingrove Weekend, which
consists of social activities, a tour through the Barossa Valley on Saturday, and a hill
climb on Sunday, topped off with a farewell dinner Sunday night. This popular event
attracts entrants from interstate..
In conclusion I remind you that clubs like the MG Car club, rely almost solely on un-
paid volunteers, who give their time for the benefit of all members. Without volun-
teers we could not operate or provide the level of service and compliance with the
statutory requirements that are necessary for the execution of the day to day duties
involved in successfully running our club. We should be thankful that in the past 12
months we have been fortunate in having a team of volunteers to do just this. On
behalf of all club members I sincerely thank all of these people, regardless of the
level of their contribution during the year.
Arthur Ruediger
Secretary
13th March 2018
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