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1 October 2017 Falcon GT Club of SA Inc October 2017 Newsletter Web: Email: Club Mobile: 0421207000 Post: PO Box 289, Kent Town South Australia, 5071 President John Walters 0411510029 Vice President Ray (Ben) Hall Peter Polson 0421207000 0418835580 Secretary Hugh Westphalen 0419847199 Treasurer Gabby Hayes 0435040913 Events Martin Sojenka John Walters Di Walters Mick Denham 0411770216 0411510029 0411510211 0419714412 Historic Rego Karl Brown (North) Kevin May (South) Roger Haysman Russell Sikorski (Riverland) Tim Meyers (South East) 0408351391 0419804439 0412855645 0408870351 0429691190 Merchandise Editor Hugh Westphalen 0419847199 Website Ray (Ben) Hall 0421207000 Property John Walters 0411510029 Historian John Walters 0411510029 Public Officer Bill Clarke 0407005844 Life Members Roger Haysman Alan Tenraa Sean Johnson Karl Brown Hugh Westphalen Kevin May Ray (Ben) Hall Gary Watson (dec.) The Falcon GT Club of SA Inc, the Committee and Members accept no responsibility for the authenticity or validity of any items or articles appearing in this newsletter.

2 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2017 See newsletter for all details March 2017 Monday 20th Sunday 26th Club Meeting - German Shepherd Dog Club 7:30PM Cruise to Whispering Wall April 2017 Monday 10th Sunday 30th Club Meeting - German Shepherd Dog Club 7:30PM Copper Coast 500 Sprint Cruise & Display May 2017 Monday 8th Sunday 21st Club Meeting - German Shepherd Dog Club 7:30PM Port River Dolphin Cruise - See Newsletter for details June 2017 Monday 12th Club Meeting+Hist Rego - German Shepherd Dog Club 12:00PM July 2017 Monday 10th Sunday 23rd Club Meeting+ AGM - German Shepherd Dog Club 7:30PM Uraidla Cruise & Pub Lunch August 2017 Monday 14th Sunday 20th Club Meeting - German Shepherd Dog Club 7:30PM West Terrace Cemetery Tour September 2017 Monday 11th Club Meeting - German Shepherd Dog Club 7:30PM October 2017 Monday 9th Saturday 14th Club Meeting - German Shepherd Dog Club 7:30PM Berri Show-N-Shine November 2017 Monday 13th Sunday 19th Club Meeting - German Shepherd Dog Club 7:30PM GT Display Day - Wigley Reserve December 2017 Sunday 10th Monday 11th Club Christmas Lunch - Winery - One Tree Hill Club Meeting - Maugham Thiem Ford, Port Road 6:30PM (TBA) = To Be Advised Club Events in Bold Club meetings are held on the SECOND Monday of each month (except on Public Holidays & Historic Registration Day in June) at the German Shepherd Dog Club West Beach Road West Beach PRESIDENT S REPORT Welcome to the October newsletter 2017 Back on the bench after a wonderful 5 weeks holiday in Europe.

3 Thanks to Ben our Vice President for filling in as President for me at the September meeting, great job Ben. Nationals 2019 is going on track smoothly, our next meeting is coming up. More discussion about another home for our club trailer has not got us any further, so if anyone is willing to give the trailer a home under cover please contact the committee. With this nice weather upon us it's time to get those beasts out of the winter sheds and come on some club events. Last weekend we had our run to Berri to catch up with the Riverland members. We had a street show-n-shine on the Saturday, with a great turn out of Riverland cars and 8 cars from Adelaide. Couldn't have asked for better weather for the weekend either. We stayed at The Big River Motel as we have done on previous occasions. A few drinks later in the afternoon, dinner, and plenty of laughs, a thoroughly enjoyable weekend. Thanks to all those who put it altogether at their end.

4 Next month is our Display day at Wigley Reserve, hope to see you all there. Regards John Walters President Minutes of Meeting Monday 9th October 2017 At GSDC Present: John & Di Walters, Hugh & Julie Westphalen, Ben & Pat Hall, Gabby Hayes, Joe Pinneri, Kevin May, Karl Brown, Ron Tebby, Martin Sojenka, Joe Weigl, Marilyn Harvey, Bryan McMillan, Jeff Gilbert, Brendan Schulze, Chris Carroll, Kerry Xenophou, Dina Biz, Dusty Boehm, James DiSalvio, Rob Gibbons, Murray Blight, Mick Denham, Peter Polson Apologies: Adam May, Bev Norwood, Jim Giovinazzo, Leanne Brown, Karen McMillan, Robyn Hayes, Craig Woodward, Kathleen Mincham, friends of Pete Polson Meeting opened: , New Members: Ian McAvoy (Mustang) Previous Minutes Accepted: Moved: Mick Seconded: Pat Business Arising: - Correspondence: Newsletters: Falcon GT Clubs Inverell, Hunter Valley, Gold Coast, Geelong, Nthn NSW Letters / Emails: Lions Gumeracha Show n Shine 31/10 SummerNats 31, 2 free passes Hills Weekender GTDD advertising Heart Foundation fundraiser NAFGTC invoice for $200 subscription fees Wanted to buy - Ford Thames 100E/300E van, 0427 481 948 Treasurer s Report: Report for September.

5 Moved: Gabby Seconded: Martin Trailer insurance paid does cover include contents? Gabby to Merchandise: Need to do accurate audit of current stock John taking some to Berri this weekend Throw out prices at GTDD to clear stock Do we need some bigger sizes to sell at GTDD? Historian/Property: Trailer under cover storage at Leukaemia Foundation h/q a possibility Kevin to follow Website: Flyer on website for Events; September All Ford Day only 5 cars on club site, organisers put others in model categories, some issues with judging?.. October Berri club run & display 14-15 local media keen to promote this. November GT Display Day 19/11, Wigley Reserve, waiting on invoice from Council, raffle Hugh to contact Mike Perry for contribution December Poker Run & lunch at Tenafeate Winery 10/12, $35/hd see General Business: Hugh update on progress towards 2019 GT Nat s. Meeting closed: pm NEXT CLUB MEETING pm, Monday 13th November 2017 , At GUEST SPEAKER: Gavin Farmer, FALCON GT & GTHO The Total Performance Years Mr.

6 First of all, thank you to Gabby, Pete & Ben for each doing bits of my job while I was away on holidays last month, much appreciated guys. But after 5 weeks on the go every day around Europe, it s nice to be home again & back to a normal relaxed retiree s pace - well, as relaxed as this job will allow anyway. We got home on the Thursday before the Bathurst 1000, so what better way to recuperate than spending 3 days in front of the goggle box watching the Blue Boys do their stuff. It all looked good until half way through race day, then it all started to unravel the less said about the race from then on, the After a couple of months out of the GT driver s seat, the proposed Berri Weekend Run was greeted with great anticipation, & the weekend certainly lived up to expectations, apart from the fact that only 8 cars turned up for the run. Still, you can t make people enjoys themselves if they don t want to I guess.

7 There s a write-up & some pic s of the weekend in this In addition to being Editor of this blurb, & Club Secretary, I also have the honour of Chairing the 2109 GT Nationals Committee, & it s pleasing to say that we are making steady progress towards making it a very memorable event. We have the Jubilee & Goyder pavilions at the Adelaide Showgrounds booked for the Concourse, which will be a totally indoor event this time. The Morphettville Racecourse has been booked for the Presentation Dinner, which promises to be something special. And we have secured a Naming Rights Sponsor for the Nationals details to be announced soon. Meanwhile, the work on many other aspects continues - it s only 18 months to show time . Looking ahead, we have our GT Display Day on 19th November at Wigley Reserve, the best location in town for a display. And we have our Xmas Poker Run & Lunch on 10th December, followed by our final club meeting of the year at Maughan Thiem Ford on Monday 11th December, hosted by the very generous Mike Perry.

8 Cannot believe that yet another year is rapidly drawing to a close already. See you at Display Hugh Westphalen Editor & Secretary SUNDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 2017 WIGLEY RESERVE, GLENELG FREE ENTRY FOR FALCON GT CLUB SA MEMBERS $20 FOR NON-MEMBERS (TELL YOUR MATES all GT s welcome) NO FORMALITIES, NO PLAQUES JUST TURN UP & ENJOY THE DAY Set-up before am, leave after pm BBQ, SOFT DRINKS, COFFEE, MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU RE COMING TO ASSIST WITH CATERING CONTACT: JOHN WALTERS 0411 510 029 and Campbelltown Shopping Centre POKER RUN:LUNCH: BERRI WEEKEND RUN 14/10/17 This run came about as a result of liaison between the GT Club President John Walters & Riverland local GT Club member Michael Stivitahris, & the enthusiasm of the local Ford dealer in Berri, Chris Sinko. John had mentioned to Michael that he would like to do a Riverland Run again, as it had been some years since the last one, so Michael got on to Chris, who jumped at the chance to have a Street Show-n-Shine with a combination of local & GT Club cars who would make the trip from Adelaide for the weekend.

9 As we found out, Chris is a huge Ford fanatic, & before we knew it, he had arranged for the main street to be closed off on Saturday morning & afternoon on the 14th of October , the local media were alerted to what was going to happen, & the scene was set. 8 cars assembled at the now usual meeting point at OTR Bolivar on a beautiful Saturday morning, & off we went. After a familiar mid-morning stop at the famous Waikerie Bakerie it was on to Berri where we met Chris & joined up with the local contingent, making 34 cars in total. It was a nice tidy display with plenty of variety to interest everyone, & both Chris & John were pleased with the roll-up. The GT Club sold a bit of merchandise, & we also signed up a few new members. We were even graced with the presence of Batman, who was obviously keeping a watchful eye on his all-black new Mustang which was on display. By late afternoon, our thirst was starting to get very pressing, so as the crowd dwindled & locals made their way home, we retreated to the comfort of the Big River Motel where we quickly relaxed into party mode under the shade of the trees where the motel looks out over the very pretty Berri golf course.

10 A few hours later we staggered our way across the golf course to the Tavern where we enjoyed a nice meal, then it was back to party time outside our rooms, as it was such a lovely evening. Next morning there were a few sore heads, which were quickly cured by a big breakfast in the motel dining room overlooking the beautiful golf course. Then, all too soon, it was back into the cars again, & heading for home, completing a perfect weekend getaway. CONTACT JOHN 0411 510 029 ,withegg&spoon,sackrace,3leggedraceMrFru chocgiveawaysRacingCarsandBikesonDisplay DefenceForceMemorialServiceClubCarOwner sMemorialServiceFood&DrinkStallsCoffee&I ceCreamVendorsCarandBikeClubStands&Displ aysAgreatdayoffamilyfun& , sMemorialCruise12 November2017 BestofShowVotedbyShannon sBestCommercialVehicleVotedbyShannon sBestHotRod-BestModifiedBikeVotedbyShann on sBestVintageCar-BestVintageBikeVotedbySh annon sBestPre1978 Car-BestPre1978 BikeVotedbyShannon sBestPost1978 Car-BestPost1978 BikeVotedbyShannon sBestCarClubStand-BestBikeClubStandVoted byShannon sStrongestMan&WomanComeandwitnesswhowill bethewinnersoftheannualStrongestMan&Woma nchallenge2017attheLionsGumerachaShow& RESTORATIONSAWARD WINNING CONCOURS RESTORATION SPECIALISTFALCON GT & GTHO and HIGH END MUSTANGS Incl.