February 2012 Newsletter - KDA132

Well, it’s that time of year again when we gather for our
Annual General Meeting. This time the Central Region has the
responsibility of organising it, and Feilding has been chosen as a
congenial meeting point in a part of New Zealand accessible by
some fine roads. This magazine’s deadline means that there will
be a bit of a scurry to get it into readers’ hands before Easter, but
here’s hoping….
It has been established during the last few years for the National
Chairmanship to last for two years, to give some continuity and
also to not stagnate, while moving the Chairman’s base among the
regions. For this concept your editor would like, once again, to
thank Richard Hadfield for his wisdom in proposing his successor
as a denizen of the Southern Region. The then Southern Region
committee felt, before Richard’s Chairmanship starting in 2008,
that its views were not being considered. He negotiated with them,
to not very much avail, and was instrumental in rejuvenating the
Southern Region, also attending events down here. As a master
stroke Richard then nominated Michael Midgley, a well known
and respected Southern Region member, to ensure that whatever
issues concerned Southern Region members would be dealt with.
Michael’s two years at the helm have now passed, and he is ready
to hand over to his successor. An editor should work closely with
the Chairman and the National Committee, while staying outside
the decision-making process, and the harmonious relationship
we have all had has made this editor’s task particularly easy.
Long may it continue. Thank you, Michael, for your dynamism,
tempered with wisdom and acumen.
At this time your editor would like to thank our advertisers,
contributors, supporters, readers, and our printers for the help
Hi Tom
An exchange I found amusing might be worth mentioning in the
newsletter:
After picking up my ‘new’ Arnage T (see my photograph taken in
Auckland) my friend Peter Harris and I spent the next fortnight
chasing various motoring events round the North Island. We
visited the VCC Rally at Wanganui, took in a classic race meeting
at Hampton Downs and finished up at the Riley Rally at Hawera,
where we encountered surely the best value cabin anywhere in the
country, a snip at $30 for the night. Cabins? Well yes. Why not?
This was a BOYS’ trip. No mamby pamby motels for us. We don’t
mind spending money on petrol but Accommodation? Our $30
cabin looked exactly the same as a $130 motel room when our
eyes were shut.
One chap at the camp was showing some interest in the car and
started running through a list of popular boy racer modifications
that he’d make to my Arnage if it were his. As mine’s the ‘T’
(twin turbo) version it had most of them anyway but I did find it
Clive and Julie Wood
2 Mayfair Crescent
Mairangi Bay
Auckland 0630
(09) 478 2046 (021) 478 661
woodclan@ihug.co.nz
1992 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit SCA2502A8NCH44551
Mainland Comment
Letter to the Editor
New Members
given freely. For such a small club to be able to produce a
magazine such as ours is almost an indulgence, and here again our
thanks are due to Richard Hadfield, who proposed the 24-page, A4
all colour format. This size means that a great deal more content
can be included, and in turn makes the editor’s role much easier as
we try to avoid the “two minutes’ silence,” club magazine, for the
digestion of, syndrome.
Ian and Anne Scoggins have been members of our Southern Region
for several years, as they enjoyed their life of endless summers
between Britain and New Zealand. We are sorry to report that
health concerns have constrained their activities this summer, and
thought that Ian’s letter to Rob Carthew should be published here.
We have enjoyed their presence here every summer, and hope that
we will see them later this year. They will continue to receive our
magazine in pdf form.
Dear Rob,
Many thanks for your e-mail. I’m sorry I have not replied earlier
but I have been in and out of hospital.
We have sold our house in Christchurch and now live permanently
in U.K.
We will probably visit NZ every other year, and I still have our
Corniche stored with Bruce McIlroy. I will probably sell it after
our next visit.
I have therefore decided that I will resign from the New Zealand
Rolls-Royce and Bentley Club, as I will not be able to take part in
any of the club activities.
I have very much enjoyed being a member and I wish you all the
best for the future.
With best wishes,
Ian
necessary to pass comment when he mentioned the 3” twin exhaust
he’d fit the car with. He stopped in his tracks when I asked him
why he’d make the exhaust system smaller.
Cheers,
Malcolm Graham
Geoff, Bridget, Bella and Minnie Edwards
12 Oxford St
Lyttelton 8082
(0274) 338 452
tubehead@xtra.co.nz
1951 Bentley Mark VI Standard Steel Saloon B361LH
In June 2013 the Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts’ Club is organising a Centenary Celebration of the Rolls-Royce success in the 1913 Alpine Trials.
Their Past Chairman, Tony James, writes: “If you or any of your colleagues would like further information, please contact the prime organiser of the
rally, who is Len Meades - e-mail lenmeades@btinternet.com or Tel: +44 (0)1346 730 373.”
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