MG Motoring 2018 May 2018 - opt | Page 27

May 2018 was time to dress up in our best clothes and gather once again at the Ulverstone Sports Centre. As everyone arrived there was one major surprise, Chris and Wes Bray, the results officials, managed to arrive before the first course was served as their job was complete. Dinner was a three-course meal with a tasty entrée, a choice of fish or beef for the main and a choice of deserts. Table service meant that you did not have to join long queues at the buffet. Medals were presented for the Hill Climb, the Observation Run and the Mo- torkhana. To conclude the evening out- right and perpetual trophy winners re- ceived their spoils. Special mention must be made of Wayne Kirwan (Queensland) who won three perpetual trophies (New Zealand Plate, Golden Gudgeon and Cecil Kimber) for the sec- ond consecutive year. Tuesday – Farewell Breakfast and Delegates Meeting Trophy Winner Outright Pre MGA Concours Jason Edwards Magazine Trophy Victoria Web site Trophy Gold Coast Nuffield Trophy Tasmania – 14 points (South Australia 7 th – 4.05 points) Wratten Trophy Victoria – 1049.34 points (South Australia 6 th – 388.8 points) Tuesday morning for most was spent packing the cars ready to continue their journeys through Tasmania or travel down the highway to Devonport to catch the evening ferry. After this there was a drive to a packed car park at Pier01 for a sumptuous breakfast. Once again there was a great deal of noisy chatter as people talked about the weekend, part of the conversation usually being “Are you go- ing to Queensland next year?” Tim Edmonds, Bev Waters and Wes Bray then returned to the Ulverstone Sports Centre for the Delegates Meeting where the weekend was reviewed, changes to rules were discussed and a timetable for future National Meetings was planned. It was decided that the MG National Meeting celebrating the centenary of the building of the first MG will be held in 2024. 25