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Octagon
The
The Official Publication of:
THE MG CAR CLUB OF
WESTERN AUSTRALIA INC.
January 2022
MG Car Club of Western Australia
2022 Committee Members
PRESIDENT David Hardie 0421 811 450 dhardie51@gmail.com
VICE PRESIDENT Doug Bush 0452 561 398 dougmgwa@msn.com
SECRETARY Vacant
TREASURER Chris Hart 0418 499 328 chrishart@westnet.com.au
CLUB CAPTAIN Annette Gusterson 0417 952 197 richgus@bigpond.com
COMPETITION SECRETARY Pete McGrath 0427 750 105 petemcgrath76@hotmail.co.uk
SOCIAL CO-ORDINATOR Tony Ford 0400 202 474 tonyford@westnet.com.au
EDITOR Rob Hagarty 0417 944 039 octagon@westnet.com.au
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Richard Gusterson 0409 105 957 richgus@bigpond.com
SAFETY FAST CO-ORDORDINATOR Terry & Wanda Banton 0407 452 910 terwan@iinet.net.au
WEBMASTER Brian Turner 0419 937 930 bfturner@iinet.net.au
NON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Patrons John and Val Goff, Tim Harland
Librarians Sarah Fry 0430 564 057 sarah_fry03@hotmail.com
Catering Coordinator Christine Bush 0449 255 412 dougmgwa@msn.com
Regalia Chris Hart 0418 499 328 chrishart@westnet.com.au
Auditor Rami Brass 0412 081 446 rami.brass@rsmi.com.au
Cams Delegate Tony Ford 0400 202 474 tonyford@westnet.com.au
Building Maintenance Chris Hart 0418 499 328 chrishart@westnet.com.au
Concession Registrar Doug Bush 0452 561 398 dougmgwa@msn.com
Southern Chapter Coordinators Ted and Robyn Mullins 0419 925 632 robynted01@hotmail.com
Clubrooms: 110 Hardy Rd, BAYSWATER.
Postal Address: G.P.O. Box 804 Mount Lawley 6929
Website: www.mgccwa.com
ABN: 46 629 758 330
Affiliated with the MG Car Club Ltd (UK) & Motorsport Australia
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January Contents
President’s Report 4
Birthdays 6
From the Editor 7
Vintage Stampede 8
Magic Memories 12
Will Your Spare Tyre Get You Home? 14
Monthly Club Event Calendar 15
Abingdon the Final Days - Part One 16
Social Report 20
2021 Club Award Winners 22
AGM Wrap Up 24
Wacky Races 26
MG Marketplace 29
We had two lucky raffle winners at our Annual General Meeting!
Congratulations to both of the lucky members!
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President’s
Report
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system. Ian has evolved the Website
from a difficult monster to it’s
elcome to the new present much better behaved model
year of MG motoring we see today.
and socializing. I hope you all
enjoyed your festive season and Alley Mulcahy has been our
catching up with family and friends Secretary for the last three years and
where possible. It is going to be is unable to continue next year.
interesting to see how 2022 evolves Thanks for your efforts Alley.
as we, in WA, move from relative Unfortunately, there were no
freedom with closed borders into the nominations for Secretary at the
brave new world of open borders. AGM so we are urgently seeking
Inevitably there will be restrictions someone to take up the role of
that we have not had last year which essentially a minutes secretary. We
will bring challenges to our events also look forward to having a new
organisers especially, and your member, David Fleming, join the
committee generally. Developments committee without portfolio to see
will no doubt be communicated via how things work.
email, the web site and in the
Octagon. Thankyou to Doug who has moved
to Vice President. As President
Your committee had some changes Doug has guided us for the last five
at the AGM . Thankyou to Graham years in a very professional and
and Moyra for your outstanding experienced manner. Doug has
contribution to the club over the last kindly agreed to mentor me over the
ten years as Magazine Editors. next year. I will much appreciate
Welcome to Rob Hagarty our new Doug’s sage advice. We will be
Editor. Thankyou to Ian Campbell looking for a Vice President next
for your outstanding contribution to AGM with a view of the moving
the club over the last nine years as into the Presidency in the future,
Webmaster. Welcome to Brian perhaps a lady?
Turner our new Webmaster. Graham
and Moyra have not only done a Finally, a few words of introduction
great job as Editors but have about myself. Originally from
managed the process of changing the Newcastle, Colleen and I moved to
Magazine from a paper-based Perth nine years ago after 35 years
system to an electronic based in Albury-Wodonga. We were
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members of the Riverina Sports Car later it is still a work in progress. She was
Association for 15 years, holding various driven across the Nullabor without mishap
committee positions including President. I when we moved to WA.
have previously been Club Captain and
Vice President of our club. I look forward to meeting you all on runs
throughout the year. I am sure it will be
My first ride in an MGB was when my interesting and not without its challenges.
apprentice I was assisting on an overtime
shift at BHP in Newcastle gave me a lift Dave Hardie
home. I was instantly in love with the
MGB. I finally became an owner in 1997,
when my daughter’s bridesmaid decided
she needed to divest of hers. It needed to be
to be restored by a little old man with
money and time, me!!! Twenty four years
In this edition of the Octagon we have had several contributors who have taken
photographs or supplied articles that were used throughout the magazine.
Thanks to Graham and Moyra Mitchinson and Brendon Hagarty.
If you have a story about your MG or had an adventure with it and wish to share it,
please send your article in to us. We’d all love to read it!
With thanks, Rob
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January Birthdays
Warm regards to all those with birthdays this
month, from all at the MG Car Club!
If you would like us to wish you a happy birthday, please email the editor with the
day and month of your special day and it will be included. You don’t need to let us
know the year though ! :) octagon@westnet.com.au
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From the editor...
W elcome to 2022 and a whole new year of MG social runs,
competitive events and club participation. This is the first
edition of the ‘Octagon’ under my editorship and I hope it
contains some interesting and engaging reading for club members.
There will be quite a few changes to the magazine coming during the
next few months and I welcome feedback from members regarding
these changes. I also encourage members to contribute to the ‘Octagon’
as much as possible. Remember, this is your club magazine and it will
only be enhanced by your contributions! Remember, the new ‘Octagon’
email address is octagon@westnet.com.au
Finally, a big thank you and well done to Graham and Moyra Mitchinson
for their decade long contribution as editors of the ‘Octagon’. A job very,
very well done. I have big shoes to fill!
Rob Hagarty
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Vintage Stampede Regularity
Sunday 5th December
T
his was my first attempt at a and gave me serious doubt as to whether
regularity, mainly to see how I this was such a smart idea or was I
would handle it before committing completely out of my depth. By the time I
myself to either Northam or came back to the pits I was going to call it
Albany “round the houses”. a day and give up, but after taking some
time and talking to Rami I decided to
It was going to be a fairly hot day so I persevere and was very glad that I did. The
fitted the hard top before leaving home runs got easier and faster each time I went
which turned out to be a very good idea, round the track with working the correct
especially sitting on the grid. line to take and a better feel of the car,
which performed excellently. There were
still vehicles that overtook me but I was
now at ease and more aware.
Arrived at Wanneroo Raceway to find lots
of vehicles already there so had a job to
find some shade to park under. Rami Brass
and Peter Fry were there as were several
Mini Car Club and Triumph Sports Car
members all eager to show their prowess
on the track.
After registering and working out how to
fit the Dorian (timing) to the front of the
car, there was the Driver’s briefing. Then
our group was called to the dummy starting
grid for the practice session with me lining
up at the back. We were waved out onto
the track and everyone picked up speed
once we did the first circuit. I got to see
how fast some of those cars could go as I got closer to my nominated times and
they disappeared into the distance. I found even though I couldn’t match the
thought I was doing ok on the second faster cars on the straight I could stay tight
circuit until I looked in the mirror and saw on their rear through the curves. And as
several vehicles rapidly approaching my there isn’t any sheep stations as a prize I
rear end then passing in a flash. This found I could ease off and enjoy the
happened several times during the practice pleasure of driving my wonderful car as
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fast and as safe as I wanted. looking forward to catching up with him at
the Albany Event.
Another MGB driver, Lenard Kidd was Graham Mitchinson
running on a similar time as me, so we had
a friendly rivalry over the day. I am now
Results
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Richard
Sarah
10Dennis
Tony
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Will Your Spare Tyre Get You Home?
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SOCIAL EVENTS IN JANUARY Wokalup, at 9:30am for coffee and
a 10:30am start. Contacts are
All Club members are welcome to Steve and Jessie McDonald on
participate in these social events. mobile 0409 958 589 or Ted Mullins
As they are listed on the Club’s on mobile 0419 925 632 or email
events calendar, your robynted01@hotmail.com.
concessionally registered car can be
driven to, from and during each Nog’n’Natter – Tuesday 18th
event. January
The monthly Nog’n’Natter will be
Classic Midweek Brunch Run – held on Tuesday 18th January,
Thursday 13th January meeting 7:30pm for an 8:00pm
The January Midweek Run will be start, at the Clubrooms. A convivial
held as a Brunch Run due to the Nog’n’Natter over supper will
likely hot weather at this time of follow a short briefing on Club
year. The Run will commence from matters and events by Committee
the Olde Narrogin Inne in members.
Armadale, meeting at 9:00am for a
9:15am start (earlier than the usual ADVANCE NOTICE
time). Organiser is Eddie Preston,
email prest100@iinet.net.au for Southern Chapter: Augusta
any queries. Overnighter - Saturday 30th April
and Sunday 1st May 2022
Southern Chapter: Golden Valley
Tree Park Picnic - The Southern Chapter will be
Sunday 16th January hosting a run from Bunbury to
The Southern Chapter will be Augusta Hotel on Saturday 30th
hosting a picnic run to Golden April, returning on Sunday 1st May
Valley Tree Park near Balingup on and has extended an invitation to
Sunday 16th January 2022. Meet at all Club members to participate.
Harvey Cheese, Southwest Hwy The run will travel through wine
country, ending up in the beautiful
20beautiful south coast town of email terryold01@bigpond.com or
Augusta. Ted Mullins on mobile 0419 925
632 or email
Detailed advice will follow in the robynted01@hotmail.com.
February Octagon. Contact is Terry
Old on mobile 0427 561 562 or Tony Ford
The Deadline for items for the February 2022 edition of the
Octagon will be
Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Annual Award Winners
Congratulations to our club award winners for 2021,
presented at the Annual General Meeting on December
16th.
Attendance Award Octagon Award Best New Member Award
Richard Whitehead The Entire MGCC Norman & Noelle Else
Committee and partners
President’s Award VSCC Champion Ladies Champion
Patricia Shaw Sarah Fry Moyra Mitchinson
22Intermediate Club Champion Club Champion Outstanding Club Member
Graham Mitchinson Peter McGrath Peter Hagarty
Graham and Moyra Ian Campbell received an
Mitchinson received an award of recognition for
award of recognition for his service as webmaster.
their services as editors.
23A most enjoyable evening
was had by all who
attended the MG Car Club
Annual General Meeting on
Thursday night, 16th December
outgoing President presenting his
annual report prior to the
announcement of nominations for
2022 Club President. As there was
only one nomination, David Hardie
2021. was confirmed as our new
President and subsequently took
Just before we were
The evening began with drinks and over the running of the meeting.
mobbed by several
a beautiful meal which consisted of young ladies
various scrumptious salads with Each committee position had only
ham, chicken and bread rolls. one nomination which in most
Thank you to the hard working cases were the sitting members.
crew who put this together for us Doug Bush nominated as Vice
again this year, it was very well President and was appointed to
received. the role unchallenged. Rob Hagarty
was the only nomination for
After dinner, we all enjoyed a fruit Octagon editor as was Brian Turner
mince pie and an ice-cream and who takes on the role as club
then got down to business! webmaster. Sadly, no one
President Doug Bush opened the nominated for the role of Club
December General Meeting first Secretary and with Alley Mulcahy
which was a brief affair with retiring after several years in the
various committee members giving role, it is now a vacant position.
short and concise reports
regarding the previous month’s Once the committee positions had
activities. The Annual General been determined for 2022, new
Meeting then followed with the club president David Hardie
commenced the awards
24presentation for the 2021 year and club. We are currently without a
was ably assisted by our wonderful secretary and would be most
club patron Val Goff who handed welcoming to anyone who would
the lovely trophies to each volunteer to perform this role on
recipient. the 2022 committee.
Following the award presentations This is a wonderful club with a
the December General Meeting and current membership of over 340
Christmas raffles were drawn. David members. It would be wonderful if
Hardie then made a most pertinent one of you would consider joining
and heart felt plea for members to us on committee and rounding out
consider assisting their club by our committee numbers in the new
nominating for club committee year.
positions in future years. He rightly Rob Hagarty
stated that constant change on
committee is a sign of a healthy
25WACKY RACES
with Peter McGrath
A quiet end to the calendar year 2021 saw just garage ready for David to send me on my way.
one event scheduled in November, with just I went reasonably hard on the practice run and
two events planned for December. Over the found that the circuit was trickier than
weekend of the 4th and 5th, The Vintage previous layouts I’d experienced at Jack’s Hill.
Stampede Hillclimb and Regularity took place A left turn halfway up the hill was followed by
at Wanneroo Park, well Jack’s Hill and the a very sharp right, a fast tight loop, then back
Raceway as would be more familiar names. down the hill for a bigger loop up to the finish
We had good representation at both events, line across the familiar twisty finish into the
with Peter Fry, Graham Mitchinson, Mark stop garage.
Rookledge and I taking part in the Hill Climb on My ABS brake light kept coming on
the Saturday at Jack’s Hill. With Peter, Graham intermittently, causing me to have and then
and Rami Brass taking part on the Sunday for lose ABS assistance, which typically wasn’t
the Stampede Regularity at Wanneroo working each time I entered the finish garage,
Raceway. causing front driver’s wheel lockup on each
entry. Luckily the car still stopped well. The
Vintage Stampede Hillclimb – Jack’s Hill – first proper timed run felt good but was still
December 4 tricky. And I was glad to get back out of the car
and roll down my race suit which was getting
A reasonably early start saw 32 competitors rather warm.
arrive for the driver’s briefing just before 8am, Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves,
with us split into two groups. A good mix or with not too many wrong ways, but quite a
regular faces and new competitors, along with few garage penalties. The banter was great as
a wide variety of cars. As mentioned above, we always whilst we waited for our 2nd and 3rd
had four MGCCWA member taking part, with timed runs, as group 1 went back out again.
Peter in group 1 and Graham, Mark and I in Peter Fry setting times for us all to aim at, as
group 2 (purely alphabetical). Sarah Fry was he looked composed on the tricky circuit. I was
one of the officials for the day as timekeeper. lucky enough to get back to the pit area in
Group 1 lined up first to do a sighting run with time to watch Graham and Mark go around
the full group, followed by a practice run and each time. I was amazed to find that my 2nd
then their first timed run. It was interesting and 3rd runs had exactly the same time, even
watching them from the top of the hill, where though I’d tried different braking points and
we were lucky enough to have some shade shifting gears in different places too. Well, I
options. Once they’d completed their runs, we guess I found my limit!
followed the same format with group 2. All in all, a great event, in hot and sunny
I was lucky enough to be third car out in our conditions, on a tricky but enjoyable circuit.
group, so didn’t have to wait in the full sun for
too long, before moving into the shaded start
26Results
Coming up in January 2022: No news yet on dates for events beyond
January. I will make sure to pass these on
Sunday 22nd January – Autokahana at as they become available.
Coogee, organised by the TSOA. Event de- If you have any queries with any upcoming
tails to be sent out via email. I’m reliably events, please let me know. And as always,
informed by Bruce Pollock, the Competi- if you hear of any competition events that
tion Secretary at the TSOA, that this event we haven’t promoted, let us know, so we
will be an afternoon event, with a free can keep your fellow MG drivers informed.
barbeque following the completion of all Wishing you all a happy new year.
runs. Here’s to a rapid and fun January.
Pete McGrath
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