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27th September 2020 SPRITE ON

The Sprite Car Club of Queensland is open to and welcomes drivers and owners of all vehicles. Our marque is Austin Healey Sprites, MG Midgets and all of their derivatives.

Regalia – Caps $25 each Mikes Mid Week Run For Sale

SPRITE ON SEPTEMBER 2020

Starting Point for Rods Mountain Goat Run 13th September 2020


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Committee

2019/2020

President: Troy Mansfield Vice President & Club Captain: Mark Gillman Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0411 053 861 Mobile 0426 504 234

Treasurer: Matthew Creagh Secretary: Graham Harris

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Home: 3899 9804 Mobile: 0409 248 056 Membership: Keith Gordon Regalia & Assets: Rod Constable Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0432 483 228 Mobile: 0418 953 294

Facebook & Email: Alex Robertson Webmaster: Tammy Montebello Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0420 858 386 Mobile: 0411 275 722 Gold Coast Rep & Catering: Leigh Wood Newsletter Editor: Karen Gordon Sunshine Coast Rep: Chris Thwaites Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0478 845 075 Mobile: 0412 658 415 Mobile: 0403 426 233

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Sprite On

The Newsletter for In this Months Edition

The Sprite Car Club of Qld

All correspondence should be address to

The Sprite Car Club of Qld Inc PO Box 252, Salisbury Qld 4107

Meetings

Club Meetings are held 2nd Friday of each month at

The Mustang Rooms, Jean Howie Drive, Morningside.

We are there from 7pm for a BBQ and a chat.

Sausage sizzle and refreshments are available.

Meeting starts 8pm

Contact Troy Mansfield on 0426 504 234,

SCCQ President for more details.

Membership

Joining Fees to our Club are $100.00 (Pro Rata). This

includes 2 Name Badges. Annual renewal

membership fees are $72.00 per year per family

(residing at the same address). Fees are due

annually in May. Pro-rata fees charged until that

date.

Advertising

Members may place “For Sale” or “Wanted” ads in

the Classifieds section at no charge. Classified ads

will be removed automatically after a 3 month period,

unless the editor is otherwise notified to delete or

extend the item (s). Ads should be emailed to Karen

at [email protected]

Newsletter Contributions

Cut off date for contributions for the next newsletter

is the 20th of each Month but check with the Editor

for late inclusion possibilities.

Club Banking Details for direct deposits for Membership

Payments, Regalia etc

BSB 034 002, A/C 613033.

Account name Sprite Car Club of Qld Inc

Please use as reference your surname and reason for

deposit

Committee Members 2

Calendar of Events for 2020 4

Cars & Coffee Events 4

Club President Report 5

We Need You 6

Responsibilities of Committee 7

Coming Events 8

Christmas Lunch 9

Past Events 10

FYI 11

1968 London – Sydney 15-19

Nev’s Memory Lane 20

Committee Reports 21-23

SCCQ Regalia for sale 24

For Sale 25-26

Minutes of June Meeting 27-29

Nomination Forms for

Committee Positions 30


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2020 Calendar for the Year.

OCTOBER 2020 Friday 9th Club meeting / AGM: Morningside. 7pm. Sunday 11th Club Run: Organiser: David Chapman CANCELLED/POSTPOSED Due to the combined central dinner, there will be no Sunshine Coast or Gold Coast dinner this month. Sunday 18th Sprite Expo, CANCELLED DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS Saturday 24th Combined central dinner: Organiser: Troy Mansfield, THE GLEN HOTEL Thursday 29th Mid Week Club run: Organiser: Mike Millard, see coming events for details 29th, 30th & Sunday 1st Morgan Park round 4. (Not point score event.)

NOVEMBER 2020 Friday 13th Club meeting: Morningside. 7pm. Tuesday 17th Sunshine Coast dinner: Landsborough Pub. 6 pm. Organiser: Chris Thwaites Wednesday 18th Gold Coast dinner: Kokonut Willies. 6 pm. Organiser: Leigh Wood Saturday 21st Club Run: Organiser: Mike Wade

DECEMBER 2020 Saturday 5th Club Christmas party, Venue The Grand View Hotel, Cleveland Friday 11th Club meeting: Morningside. 7pm. Sunday 13th Club Run: (Who will organise this?) Tuesday 15th Sunshine Coast dinner: TBA. 6 pm. Organiser: Chris Thwaites Wednesday 16th Gold Coast dinner: Kokanut Willies. 6 pm. Organiser: Leigh Wood

JANUARY 2021

Friday 8th General Meeting Morningside 7pm Tuesday 26th Australia Day Run – TBA

CARS AND COFFEE EVENTS

Coorparoo – 1st Saturday of each month, 5.30am Turbo Drive Coorparoo Currumbin – 1st Sunday of each month, 69 Currumbin Creek Rd Currumbin Coolum – 1st Saturday of each month – 7am at German Bakehouse, Coolum Jindalee – 3rd Saturday of each month, 6am Home Base Centre, Goggs Road, Jindalee North Lakes – 3rd Saturday of each month – 7-9am 21 Torres Cres North Lakes Byron Bay – 2nd Sunday of each Month - The Farm at Byron Bay, 11 Ewingsdale Rd Samford 2nd Sunday of each month, Shop 14, 19 Main Street, Samford Village


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Well Hello All, Things seem to be getting easier as restrictions are lifting in the great state of Qld. I would like to remind all members that the AGM is on next month on the 9th of October. So people now it’s your time to shine and stand and take a roll on and steer the club in the right direction in 2021. After all it’s our club and it’s so we can enjoy our cars in the manner we want to use them. You’ll see in the calendar on the 24th October we are having a combined chapter meeting, which will be held at the Glen Hotel at Springwood. I was hoping to have it a bit more central, but getting something was really hard due to the AFL Grand Final at the Gabba. We will need some kind of numbers etc on face book etc.. Last thing I need to talk about is the Christmas party, will be at the Grand view at Cleveland. We will need you to pay the club a week before the event. The day will be awesome and fun to so see you there. More details on page 9 of this newsletter. Take care and happy Sprigeting Troy Mansfield.


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Our AGM is coming up on 9th October and all of our

Committee will be stepping down.

Please consider putting your hand up for a Committee

Position to ensure our Club continues to run smoothly.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

- President

- Vice President

- Secretary

- Treasurer

- Facebook

- Website

- Membership

- Newsletter

- Club Captain

- Regalia

- Catering

NOMINATION FORMS ARE ON THE BACK OF THE

NEWSLETTER

Some of our Committee are willing to

stand again for their positions, but there

will be some vacancies we need to fill.

• Secretary

• Website

• Membership

• Newsletter


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Responsibilities of Committee Members

President

• Conduct meetings • Co-ordinate club calendar

• Promote Club • Make sure all committee members fulfill their Position

Vice President • Assist the President & Committee members

• Fill in if necessary • Liaise with other Clubs re events

Treasurer • Responsible for all financial aspects of the club

Secretary -

• Minute taking

• Correspondence • Paperwork associated with incorporation

• Organisation of AGM

Membership - • Process new memberships

• Send notifications at membership renewal time • Order name badges

Newsletter • Compiles and distributes newsletter

Club Captain

• Point Score

• Promote Club Events

Regalia & Assets • Regalia orders and Stock,

• Club Library • Assets in Cupboard and trailer

Website • Design and Maintain Website

• Update Calendar on Website Publicity

• Maintain Facebook and update Calendar on Facebook • Publicise Events via email.

Catering

• Responsible for BBQ & Raffles

• Organise Catering at Expo


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Mikes Midweek run

October Mid-Week Run

This run is set to start at 10.00 am Thursday 29 October with the carpark at Fitzy’s Tavern on Bryant Road, Loganholme as the meeting point (a little later for north-siders who have to endure the M1).

From there we travel to Beaudesert for a morning tea stop then south to Rathdowney before taking the back roads around to Mt Alford and Boonah (lunch at a café along the way).

This is the last of the mid-week runs for 2020…hope you can come along. Please let me know via a message or the SCCQ Facebook page.

Mike Millard

0417 560 255

COMBINED CHAPTER DINNER

The Combined Gold

Coast/Sunshine Coast

Chapter Dinner will be held

on Saturday 24th October at

6pm

The Glen Hotel, 24 Gaskell St,

Eight Mile Plains. at 6pm.

Please let the Committee

know if you are coming so we

can book correct numbers.

You can also respond in the

Events section of Facebook.


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This year the Christmas Lunch will be held at

“The Grand View Hotel” 49 North Street,

Cleveland

Saturday 5th December 2020. The Menu will be a 3 course Alternate Drop, Cost is usually $55, BUT your Club is subsidizing each member cost by $15, so your price will be $40 PP. Lunch will be 11am to 3pm (We need to be out by 3.30 to allow staff to set up for another function. To get this special price you MUST prepay – by 22nd November. Payment may be made via cash/eftpos at the meetings OR direct deposit into the bank using your surname as reference. Our bank details are at the front of the newsletter. If you do not prepay, and just arrive on the day, your cost will be $55 PP. AFTER THE YEAR WE HAVE ALL HAD – COME ALONG AND ENJOY A LOVELY LUNCH WITH FELLOW MEMBERS IN A RELAXING SETTING OVERLOOKING MORETON BAY. Trophies will be presented after lunch.


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Sprite Car Club Queensland: Mid-Week Run

27 August 2020

Every day is a winding road

I get a little bit closer

Every day is a faded sign

I get a little bit closer to feeling fine

Another nice day for a run with 6 cars gathering in the carpark at Sirromet Winery to enjoy coffee and a chat in the Tuscan Terrace café (but no cake this morning!).

From Sirromet we made our way along Mt Cotton Road and then through the maze of service roads just east of the Pacific Motorway

to meet up with Leigh, Bobbi and Marcus (2 more cars) at the Gem Hotel.

The next stage involved a series of back roads in cane country before stopping at Norwell to watch some action on the track. Sadly, we could not join the cars on the circuit this time; apparently we had not booked a slot.

From Norwell we headed to the coast and then down to the Jacobs Well Tavern for lunch. All in all, a very good day and great company.

Participants:

Mike Millard Sprite

Mike Ovens Sprite

Walter Williams Sprite

Mike Wade

Yvonne Wade

Sprite

Carole Cook

Peter Kerr

MX5

Matt Creagh Sprite

Marcus Wood Midget

Leigh Wood

Bobbi Irwin

Midget

Mike Millard


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FYI - Will keep you posted. Hello Graham, Last Saturday on Jacob’s invitation, Paul Blake and I visited Elizabeth Stecher’s home in Norman Park to assess the viability of clearing the huge collection of used Austin-Healey (and other) components stored on the property. As you may be aware Elizabeth is beginning to suffer from the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease and Jacob has arranged for her to move into a care facility nearby. This means that the Morehead Avenue property must be put on the market and sold. Jacob is anxious to do this later this year but before the sale of the property can take place all the automotive components stored on the property must be disposed of. Jacob wants the collection to go to enthusiasts like us, instead of being scrapped and wasted. I will be keeping in touch with Jacob and when a date is set, a day will be arranged for interested parties to attend the clearance and purchase parts. We will advise the Sprite Car Club of Queensland in good time before the day of the clearance. Once everything usable is gone, the residue will be scrapped and various structures on the property will be dismantled and cleared. Kind regards, Alwyn Keepence Editor, Healey Torque A.H.O.C.Q. Inc Ph: 0409 276 369


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Rods Mountain Goat Run, 13th September 2020 Sunday dawned a beautiful Sunny day at Rod & Cheryl’s, within ten minutes of putting our Midget out on the footpath the sky started to cloud over.

Morning tea was scheduled to start at nine o’clock, Nev was first to arrive at around 8.15, early as

usual.

Most others had arrived by 9.15 and whilst observing Covid 19 distancing, a lovely morning tea was enjoyed by all, with some special coffee decorations for a select few.

We had a total of nine Midgets and Sprites and a lovely Morris Traveller as well.

On the road at approximately 10.15 after a few photos of the cars lined up on the footpath.

Travelling over Mt. Mee, Bellthorpe, Maleny,

Montville stopping at Ricks Garage at Palmwoods where we meet up with Alex & Annie for a lovely lunch and chin wag.

So far

we had been lucky dodging scattered showers and only one small hiccup with one of the cars.

At Palmwoods some members carried on

without stopping for lunch due to previous commitments, but it was great that they took time out of their day and joined in.

Following lunch it was another leisurely

drive back through Eudlo and Mooloolah to the Steve Irwin Way where we all went our separate ways.

We would like to thank all members that attended the run, thanks for making it a

thoroughly enjoyable day.

Sincerely Rod Constable


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Sprite Car Club Queensland: Mid-Week Run

22 September

You got a fast car

We go cruising, entertain ourselves

A warm and muggy day for a run so I had to stop and buy sunscreen for my delicate skin at the meeting point near the Humpybong Yacht Club. In the meantime, 9 cars and 11 drivers/passengers had gathered. A very good turnout.

Once underway we travelled north through Deception Bay and the leader became the lost; I took the wrong turn! Apparently I was supposed to turn at Maccas, but instead turned at Hungry Jacks. Simple mistake really.

However, traffic and traffic lights complicated matters and by the time we had found each other my role as leader had been taken by Rainy Day Rod. This was fortuitous because, RD Rod not only knows the area well, he has also had little practise as a leader this year with most of ‘his’ runs having to be cancelled due to inclement weather. My good deed for the day.

We then travelled the back roads east of the Bruce Hwy before heading down to Beachmere for a coffee n chat stop. From there Rod took us for a tour of the Sandstone Point area and Bribie Island before arriving at Woorim where lunch was taken at the Pacific Blue Hotel (good service, nice meals and lots of happy talking about cars, family and life).

Participants:

Nev Mansfield Sprite I

Keith Gordon Sprite I

Karen Gordon

Rod Constable Midget III

Walter Williams Sprite IIa

Yafeng Deng

Gary Hawkins Sprite I

Leigh Wood Midget III

Garth Cottam Midget I

Matt Creagh Sprite III

Mike Millard Sprite III

Mike Millard: run convener


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CONTENT COPIED FROM WEBSITE: https://www.moss-

europe.co.uk/moss-blog-london-to-sydney-mgb

Thank you to Moss Europe and to Ian Cushway

Introduction.

Yes, this is about an MGB, but one with some history. What a barn find! And what a restoration.

Having come across the article on the Moss website, I'd like to track down the Spridget used by John

Sprinzel on the same Marathon. Unfortunately, it broke down within cooee of the end. If anyone has

information about its whereabouts, could you send it on to me.

Michael

By Ian Cushway, 12th June 2020 Team effort! Moss helps return the legendary 1968 London-Sydney MGB to its former glory Every week the world over people machete their way through undergrowth and battle seized hinges to unearth derelict, long forgotten about classics. But when a junk dealer asked to clear the contents of a house in 2015 tugged open the garage doors to reveal a rusty, shoddily painted purple MGB Roadster with a peculiar-looking roll bar and what looked like a wheel spline on the boot, little did he

know he'd stumbled upon a long-lost piece of MG history...

Photo credit:

MGB

Register/And

rew Coles

Hidden gem

Intrigued by a

battered

metal plaque on the centre console that read, 'Daily Express London-Sydney Marathon 1968',

instead of being sold for scrap the dusty discovery was subsequently advertised for sale and, to cut a

long story short, was brought to the attention of MGB Car Club member Bill Price.

https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/moss-blog-london-to-sydney-mgbhttps://www.moss-europe.co.uk/moss-blog-london-to-sydney-mgb


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Photo credit: MGB Register/Andrew Coles Being the former Manager of the BMC's Competition department, Bill instantly recognised the two obscure accessories as being supplied by Special Tuning, BMC's in-house race preparation department. Interest suitably pricked, after a quick check of the registration (UMD 534F) by club archivist, Peter Neal, the penny finally dropped. Incredibly, the car in question was none other than the MGB Roadster famously campaigned by Jean Denton and co-driver Tom Boyce in the gruelling 10,000-mile 1968 London-Sydney Marathon. A feat that was to be completed in just 14 days, meaning they had to maintain very, very good progress just to finish. Given its historic interest, the car was quickly secured by the MGB Register and restored by Abingdon Car Restorations, something made possible by crowd funding. Oh, and Moss Europe provided many of the parts to make it all possible

Photo credit: MGB Register/Andrew Coles

Lady racer

So who was Jean Denton, exactly? Well, the Yorkshire

lass (born Jean Moss, coincidentally) was quite a

character – a thrill-seeker, and one for bucking the

trend. As well as becoming British Women Racing

Drivers' Champion in 1967 and 1968, she was also a

successful businesswoman and politician in later life,

being awarded a CBE in 1991 and gaining the title

Baroness Denton of Wakefield a year later. Sadly, she died of cancer at the age of 65 in 2001. As for

the car itself, well that had already seen plenty of action that summer on the racetracks of Europe

although, as Jean explained, there was lots of work involved getting it ready, "What stands out

without a doubt is the four solid months before we left when our whole lives were given over to

building the MGB for the epic, and raising the money to pay for the trip – so much so that we now

wonder what else we used to do in our spare

time."


Ready to rally

A friend of her husband and co-driver, Tom

Boyce, ended up doing much of the preparation.

The double fuel tank had gone in already, and

additional racks were added to carry the three

five-gallon jerry cans (two for fuel and one for

water) that would be needed while on the more

remote sections of the rally.

Incidentally, the engine had been detuned to allow it to run on inferior grade fuels they would

inevitably encounter on route. Keen on keeping the drag as low as possible, Jean was adamant that

nothing be carried on the hardtop roof, so one spare wheel went in the boot and another was

mounted on the bootlid.


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To cope with the extra weight, special rear springs, designed by Alex Moulton, were fitted at the rear,

while at the front extra long coil springs were made up to retain a generous amount of ground

clearance.

To negate the risk of damage by 'roos, a special guard was made by Rearsby Automotive. Cibié

provided extra powerful headlamps, twin spots and twin fogs and bizarrely a reversing light free of

charge to all entrants.


Pull out a chair

Inside, the most obvious modification was the absence

of a passenger seat. Instead, the space was occupied

by an alloy tubular construction, reportedly designed by

the London College of Physicians, which had been

strung with webbing with foam on top to act as a bed!

BP provided free fuel on route, co-driver Tom got a cordless shaver and Jean happily donned a new

outfit courtesy of leading fashion magazine, Nova. But funnily, the perk Jean found the most useful

on the journey was an enormous handbag which she used to store their passports and important

documentation.

She vividly remembered the start from the now defunct race circuit at Crystal Palace on November

24, 1968, saying in a report after the event that, "We set off with extra determination just because

everyone said it could not be done by two amateurs in an MGB."


Along with 97 other entrants, having crossed the

channel they weaved their way via Paris, Turin

and Belgrade to Istanbul on a ferry across the

Bosporus then on to Asia by way of Kabul, then

Delhi, with their final destination being Bombay.


From there the cars were transported by boat to Fremantle, and then via mostly unmade roads east

through the outback to the finish four days later in Sydney.


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Needless to say they encountered various hurdles on

route, including Jean suffering car sickness in the Alps

and being mobbed by crowds in India. The worst

mishap though was when one of the engine mounts

broke which resulted in the fan going through the

radiator. It could have spelled a cruel end of the rally,

but thankfully a replacement was donated by a

member of the MG Car Club Western Australia that

had driven out in his MGB to greet them – talk about club benefits!

Photo credit: MGB Register/Andrew Coles Race to the finish Because the race was scored on timed average speed on stages, Jean noted that they averaged 85mph for six hours in order to get to their next checkpoint on time. You'd be hard pushed to do that today in a fast, modern car! The intrepid duo's MGB, entrant number 47, finally came in 42nd out of 56 finishers – the only sports car to complete the epic trip. Relieved to have made it, there was though as sense of anti-climax for

Jean when she explained, "we could have done so much better as the engine of the MG was still going beautifully."


Lost in time

Having we presume been shipped back to the UK,

the MGB subsequently competed in the Scottish

Rally, but then languished in a scrapyard

throughout the latter part of the '70s. It was rescued

momentarily, then disappeared again until it

miraculously resurfaced once more in 2015.

Photo credit: MGB Register/Andrew Coles Aside from the sorry state of the bodywork, the oddball

bed on the passenger side was missing, as was the Roo

bar, the frame for the jerry cans and the spotlights –

although a set of replacements for the latter were kindly

donated by a MGCC member. Ditto the missing factory

hardtop. Wires had been fitted, but Moss Europe

supplied a set of Minilites to replicate the ones fitted in

the '60s.


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Abingdon Car Restorations was given the task of

carrying out the expert restoration and did a

fantastic job, with the original stickers

painstakingly recreated from archive photographs

of the car. Other people worthy of mention include

Pete and Sharon Smith, who had an input into the

car's build originally and helped ensure it was

authentic.


Back on the road

The historic Roadster finally made its debut at

the 2018 NEC Practical Classics Restoration

Show, but as John Watson, chairman of the

MGCC MGB Register told us, it's still very much

an ongoing project. "We're still improving it.

We'd even considered trying to replicate the bed

for the passenger side, but when we contacted

the London College of Physicians, they couldn't

find the original design, so we'd be shooting in

the dark a bit with that one."


Still, for a car that could so easily have been scrapped, or sold for parts, it's amazing it's survived at

all. And the fact that it's such an accurate match to the vehicle that left London over 50 years ago to

race halfway round the world is a tribute to the effort, dedication and sheer passion put into it by the

MGB community.

We should all be very proud of ourselves!


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Team Toad Racing at Morgan Park, Warwick

Team Headquarters with John, Keith & Alex Scott & Mark

Troy Nev

Cas

Nick Keith


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IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE NEWSLETTER CONTINUE

PAST SEPTEMBER PLEASE CONSIDER STANDING FOR

THIS POSITION AT THE AGM IN OCTOBER.

This September Edition is my last Newsletter.

Hopefully, someone is take up the challenge and stand for this position at the AGM, so

the October edition of the Sprite On Newsletter will hopefully be published by the end of

the month. The deadline for articles to be included in the next newsletter will be 20th

October 2020. The Newsletter should be published at the end of October.

Cheers, Karen


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Hello all,

Well, we had another nice month, the dinner at

KoKanut Willies was well attended.

We also had some great runs as well, thanks

Mike and Rod.

The next dinner will be a combined one at The

Glen Hotel , the details are in the Newsletter.

Short and sweet this month.

Dont forget the A G M of 9th October at the

Mustang Rooms at Morningside.

Cheers Leigh.

We had a lovely Dinner at the

Sundowner Hotel at Caboolture on

Tuesday 15th September. There were

12 members, with lively conversation in

Covid safe conditions.

We missed Christine and Stuart, as

Christine was having surgery that day.

Best wished Chris – hoping for a speedy

recovery.

Next months venue will be a Combined Dinner at The Glen Hotel, 24 Gaskell St, Eight Mile Plains. 24th October 2020 at 6pm.

We currently have 108 members.

No new Members this month For those on Concessional Registration, please note, your membership must be current

to qualify for Concessional Registration to continue, or you may find that if you have an

accident your Insurance Company may not cover you if you are an unfinancial Club

member.

PLEASE NOTE – I WILL BE STANDING DOWN FROM THIS POSITION AT THE

AGM, PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING YOUR CLUB AND CONSIDER TAKING ON

A COMMITTEE ROLE. I WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST TRANSITION OF THE

ROLE.

Regards

Keith Gordon Membership Manager


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Our Sprite Club owns a number of assets, including tools and a library of Sprite related books, magazines and manuals. These are available for loan to

members. All of this is stored in a cupboard upstairs at the clubrooms.

There is also a borrowing record book in the cupboard, in which members are to record the date of borrowing and returning of these items. If you are hoarding/

or caretaking any of these items, please return them at the next meeting, and let me know what you have returned, or forgotten to return. I will be doing a

stock take in the next month or so.

Yours Spritely Rod Constable, Club Regalia Officer

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: 0418953294

Hi Members,

Well we have had a massive month with five items being purchased by

members.

If there are any suggestions for additional regalia that could be stocked, or even

different coloured club shirts, do not hesitate to contact me.

Some suggestions could be say, Flat Caps, Beanies, Windscreen Banners etc.

Cheers

Rod Constable.

M. 0418 953294

E. [email protected]

Yours Spritely Rod Constable, Club Regalia Officer

Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0418953294

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Men’s maroon polo shirt: Dress shirt: (Small to 5 XL) & (Special Order Only) Car flag: Ladies’ maroon polo shirt: (8 to 18) Approx $50.00 $20.00 $35.00

Cap: Sticker Cloth Badges (Two styles) Black or White $25.00 $4.00 $10.00

Old Style Grill Badge New Style Grill Badge Key Ring $35.00 $35.00 $15.00

Button Badge $4.00

Also Available

LARGE NUMBER PLATE

FRAME

$6.00 EACH


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For Sale HELLA HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENTS FOR SALE I have 7 pairs - 14 units of these headlight replacements available, complete with QI bulbs. They are about $90 each on the suppliers' websites, so are good value at $50 per pair (or $30 individually). They will fit any 7 inch headlight units. They have a parking light bulb but this can be removed easily and adhesive tape or a grommet used to cover the hole. They can be collected at Wynnum, or I can deliver them if reasonably close by. Michael Dwyer 0409 809761

Rubber seal and Hella part numbers

Light with parking light bulb in My light with parking bulb Hella Brand (Can be removed easily) and aluminum tape over the Hole. As mentioned a rubber Grommet would do as well.

Front view

Showing flat front surface


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For Sale

Austin Healey Sprite Mk 2A Race Car 1275cc Engine recently rebuilt. Has

only run 2 Sprint meetings at Warwick

since rebuild. Detailed description of

Engineering, Parts list and photos of

step by step professional rebuild. Cross

Cut gear box by Tony Bennetto.

Adjustable front shockies, 5 point

harness, aluminium cockpit cover passenger side, Tourneau cover for drivers seat.

CAMS approved roll bar with paperwork, Full history of money spent on car since

2010. I have only run this car in the Supersprints at Warwick and Leyburn Sprints, with

many 1st, 2nd and 3rd places over the 10 years. Inspection welcome.

$15,000. Contact Keith Gordon on 0432 483 228


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The Sprite Car Club of Queensland Inc.

Chairperson: Troy Mansfield Minute Taker: Graham Harris

Present: As per attendance book

Apologies: Alex Robertson.

Next Meeting Date October 9th 2020, including AGM

Minutes of Last

Meeting

The August meeting minutes were published in the

newsletter. No matters arising from those minutes.

Topic Information By Whom

President’s

Report

Advised that the Club has adopted the Covid Safe rules

prepared by the Mustang Club for meetings at their

Clubrooms, and that the meeting will be conducted as per

these Covid Safe rules, displayed.

Troy reminded everyone about next month’s AGM. He

urged members to consider and nominate for a position

on the Committee.

Christmas Party: W are looking at The Courthouse

restaurant Cleveland, on Saturday 5th December. Decision

still to be made.

If the Courthouse Restaurant is decided upon, The

negotiated price for 3 course meal is $55 per head, and

our Club will be subsiding attendees by $15 per person.

Actual cost for the Lunch will be $40 per head. Payment

needs to be made to the Club account by 22nd November,

one amount can be paid to the restaurant. More details to

follow

Post Script:-

Christmas Dinner will now be held at the Grand View

Hotel Cleveland. Same prices as above will apply.

Troy

Treasurer’s

Report

Accounts as per summary as at 31st August. Available on

request to the Treasurer.

Accounts are at the Auditors, for preparation of their

report for the October AGM.

General Account $19,077.70. Challenge Account

$5,043.30. Term Deposit $32,568.21 which includes

Interest received in August $185.69.

M: Matt C.

S: Nev Mansfield

Secretary’s

Report

PO Box- Mail received.

CAMS: Affiliation Certificate for 2020.

QHMC: Receipt for affiliation Fees.

Westpac: Statements. General Account x 2 (# 477 &

478), Term Deposit Update Information, and

Confirmation of new Term Deposit terms & period.

M: Graham H

S: Karen Gordon

Meeting: Mustang Club Rooms –

Jean Howie Drive,

Morningside 4170

Date: September 11th 2020


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AHSDC Vic: Goblins Gazette magazine.

Shannon’s Auction catalogue delivered per Nev

Mansfield

Secretary SCCQ Yahoo inbox:

QHMC: Invoice for Affiliation.

Motorsport Aust (previously CAMS) Notice re

nomination of State Councillor, and Nomination form,

Notice of State Council Zoom meeting,

Notice regarding election of new State Councillor.

Mustang Owners Club: Information about repair work

happening under building, and checking on our cabinet

(open).

Copy of Covid Safe Rules, provided on our request, for

meetings at Mustang Club rooms.

Gallagher Insurance: Copy of Insurance Cover

document.

Austin Healey Owners Club of Qld: Advice of

upcoming open house at Liz Stecher’s prior to sale of

house, to sell numerous car parts collected by Carl over

the years. Date to be advised.

Mike Wade: regarding comments and suggestions to

upgrade Convoy rules and protocols for Club runs.

November Rods: reminder of Millmerran Rod Run still

on 11 -16 November.

Various company advertisements, Pitstop, Autopics, and

a Sticker Manufacturer.

Sunshine Coast

Chapter

August meeting at Beachmere Tavern. Good Meeting, 14

attendees.

September meeting at Sundowner Hotel, Caboolture.

Karen G

Gold Coast

Chapter

August meeting at the Gem Hotel. 16 people attended.

Next meeting: Coconut Willies, Labrador. 16th September

Leigh

Club Captain’s

Report

Mark advised Members of Rod Constable’s run on

Sunday 13th September.

Meeting at Rod’s place, then to Woodford. Lunch at

Woombye (Rick’s), Finish at Mooloolah. Details in FB

Group

Mid-Week Run:

Tuesday, 22nd September.

9:30 am start from Woody Point. Run to Bribie Island.

Details in FB Group or contact Mike Millard: 0417 560

255.

Mark Gillman

Membership Membership: 108.

No Activity to report for August / September.

Keith G

Website and

Facebook Group

Nothing to Report


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Newsletter:

Regalia & Assets

August Newsletter was out on time. Reports needed

ASAP for September newsletter, which is due out at the

end of the month. Please send any stories, photos etc of

interest for the Newsletter to the Editor.

Karen reminded everyone, that this will be her last

Newsletter, as Editor.

Obtaining quotes to produce new Grille badges.

Raised idea for discussion for new Flat Caps and Beanies.

Photos of samples for Flat Caps well received.

Karen G

Rod C

General Business Topic Information By Whom

Neville Mansfield, requested a minute’s silence, in

memory of the anniversary of the September 11

attacks in the USA.

No further General Business, Remember AGM

next meeting.

Raffles Drawn 1st Peter Hall, 2nd Rod C. 3rd Troy

Meeting Closed 8:25 PM

“I have sighted this document and believe it is a true and accurate of the meeting.”

Signed: _____________ Date: ____________


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Committee Nomination Form

We, as financial members of the sprite car club of Qld inc hereby nominate

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

For the position of:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Proposed by:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….

Seconded by:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I signify my willingness to act in the capacity set out above.

Sign…………………………………………………………………………………

Date:…………………………..

Committee Nomination Form

We, as financial members of the sprite car club of Qld inc hereby nominate

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

For the position of:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Proposed by:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….

Seconded by:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I signify my willingness to act in the capacity set out above.

Sign…………………………………………………………………………………

Date:…………………………..

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