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September 2020
NOTE:
NEW
DATE
27 SEPTEMBER
“Aims and Objectives:
To promote motorcyling for the good of motorcycling”
THE OPINIONS AND VIEWS OF THE CONTRIBUTORS ARE THOSE
OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND NOT NECESSARILY THAT OF THE EDITOR
OR THE HAMILTON MOTOR CYCLE CLUB INC.
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HAMILTON MOTOR CYCLE CLUB INC
COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2020/2021
Prezzo Report
PATRON Bruce Delaney Mob: 027200 3484 Ph: 839 7722 Hi all again, well it would seem the race
PRESIDENT Phillip Duthie Mob: 02102939231 Ph. ...... gods still throw us the odd curve ball again
SECRETARY Troy Hedges Mob: 027 6869925 Ph: ...... just to make sure we have our hands on the
TREASURER Catherine Carlaw Mob: 027 323 7071 handlebars. This one is the reset on Round 1
e-mail: hmcc.mship@gmail.com of the centenary series being pushed out to
ASST TREASURER the 26th/27th Sept with 26th being the track
BAR MANAGER Tim Hedges Mob: 022 1964280 Ph: 824 7088 day and 27th race day. This was due to Bruce
CLUB CAPTAIN Mark Hatton Mob: 0274 856 843 Ph: 856 7076
EVENT COMMITTEE Ray Cox Mob: 022 3400118 Ph. 853 7495
McLaren Motosport shuffling their order to
Jordan Burley Mob: 022 169 5824 Ph. ...... accommodate everyone in these changing
Tim Hedges Mob: 022 1964280 Ph. 824 7088 times. Some classes will be racing on the long
Chris Bridge Mob: 021 826 451 track while other classes will stay to the short
Steve Bridge Mob: 027 5433960 track. We will be trying something different
Steve Parker Mob: 022 0964067 will marshals for the longer track races so make
TRIALS Jim Henderson Ph: 07 823 6888 sure you are there to find out. We are also trying to make sure we get the
latest info out to you when we get it ourselves so keep an eye on the web
WEB www.hamiltonmcc.org nz page and Facebook for any changes and updates.
Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Hamilton-Motorcycle-Club-Inc-NZ
Photos on Flickr www.flickr.com/groups/hamiltonmcc The MOTOGP nights have been on for the last 3 rounds with extremly low
attendance and we will see if they continue in the future. Also keep an eye on
facebook for the club rides and in the following pages.
Newsletter Contributions The trials guys have an event on Pukeatua Rd on the 6th Sept and are looking
If you’ve ever thought: “ What Toss! I could write better than that! at hosting the 2021 Nationals next year. May seem a long way off but that
I have a better story / bike /stat than that “ - then feel free: time will go by quick enough.
email at hmccnews@gmail.com
There is also an update on centenary stuff which will either be later on in the
ATTENTION: Deadline is 6:00pm the mag or in the nearest of near futures.
FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY before clubnight please.
CLUB NIGHTS
NEXT CLUB NIGHT
First Thursday of the month, doors open 7.30pm
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Tuesday nights, one week prior to Club Night, starts 8.00pm September 3rd
CLUB EVENTS INFO LINE PHONE 022 380 5122 Display Bike
Triumph Tiger 900
LIFE MEMBERS
Hugh Anderson................................R............ 853 2711 Doug McLaren........................................... 021 575006 Courtesy Hamilton Motorcycle Centre
Mike Child ................................S,D..............Australia Steve Parker (F)........................... S,D,F............ 858 2334
Mark Hatton ..........................S,R,D,F..... 0274 856 843 Trevor Rose ................................ T,R............ 855 9523
Doc Holliday ................................... S............ 843 8368 Bruce Weeks ................................ S,R............ 839 2325
Roy Long ..........................S,R,D,F............ 825 4874 Mike Webb ................................... R................. And no,
Neil McCabe ..............................T,S,R............ 829 9383 you can’t bother him with your opinion!
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Horsts wife has also been back in touch with me thanking us for the email oin behalf of the club and our show of support, the card is still here should you wish to write something. Funny the other day I was watching the 2019 Macau street race and as the camera was going down the grid and riders were waving and smiling it came along to Horst in 4th place on the grid and as the camera moves up to him it has the front of the bike in full frame and there on the point of the nose cone was a big ole HMCC logo right in full view and visible for sometime, was really cool to see that so thanks Horst and again we wish you a speedy recovery. Come down on thursday and see some display bikes and catch up with the latest gossip. See you there Cheers Frilly HMCC CLUB ROAD RACE SERIES As you have probably already heard, the first Round at Taupo circuit, scheduled for September 6th, has been bumped to the 27th. More Covid disruption! The second round is a shared round with AMCC at Hampton Downs, Oct 18th, which is the Auckland round of our inter-club challenge. The points you score here will also count towards our Club Series overall points. AMCC are only going to run their rounds under Level 1, so this 27 SEPTEMBER is by no means certain at this stage. The final will be on the full International Taupo circuit on November 8th, which is the Hamilton round of the inter-club challenge with Auckland. Upcoming road race events to look forward to: Sept 20th AMCC Hampton Downs (Level 1 only) Sept 27th HMCC Taupo (Saturday - Track Day/Sunday Race Day) Oct 3/4 Classics/Posties Taupo 18 Oct AMCC Hampton Downs (Level 1 only) Points for HMCC Rd2 25 Oct Circuit Club - Taupo Endurance race (Also our Centenary do) 8 Nov HMCC Taupo Int Circuit 29 Nov AMCC Hampton Downs 5 Dec Suzuki Series Taupo (Saturday) ‑4- ‑5-
AMCC
Interclub Challenge: AMCC-HMCC
Something a bit different for the coming 2020-21 season is the Battle Of The Clubs.
An Interclub Challenge involving AMCC and HMCC – whereby a Round from each Club’s respective Club Series will
count towards the Battle Of The Clubs points.
Round 2 of the AMCC Series (at HD on 18 October) will be the first Round
And Round 2 of the HMCC Series (at Taupo on 8 November) will be the second and Final Round.
Points for the Battle Of The Clubs are independent of individual Club Series points.
R1: SEP 20
However it is a great opportunity for a bit of interclub fun and engagement, and some more track time.
For more details, see the Entry Forms (on the AMCC Website), or email roadrace@amcc.org.nz and they will address
any queries or questions.
MNZ PERMIT 18928
R2: OCT 18
BATTLE OF THE CLUBS (AMCC, HMCC)
There is no restriction of the grade of rider or capacity of machine unless for reasons of safety as deemed by the Race Secretary or CoC or
failure to comply with Machine Specifications and event.
MNZ PERMIT 18930
R3: NOV 29
Supplementary Regulations. Riders within the Sidecar and Supermoto classes are excluded from the points.
Each club member that competes will still retain their club points. However, each club's member's points will also be added to the club's Battle of
the Clubs tally. The tally will then determine the overall winner for the series.
For each rider that attends an “away meeting”, their points will be doubled in the tally. At the end of each round, the tallies will be totalled and
averaged based on the number of riders who have competed from each club. MNZ PERMIT 18929
ADULTS $15
This is only eligible for Auckland Motorcycle Club and Hamilton Motorcycle Club members, any competitors from other clubs may enter the
Battle of the Clubs but purchasing a club membership from either club they wish to represent.
Failure to comply with the MoMs or supplementary regulations will result in the rider losing their points for that race.
U12 FREE!
This decision will be at the discretion of the race officials with at least one member from each club.
AMCC hosted Round will be held at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park during AMCC Club round 2 on 18 October 2020.
HMCC hosted Round will be held at Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park during HMCC Club final round on 8 November 2020 followed by
prizegiving for the trophy will be done at the completion of the day.
Racing starts at 10am!
HAMPTON DOWNS
MOTORSPORT PARK
P R E S E N T E D B Y:
AUCKLAND MOTORCYCLE CLUB
W W W. A MCC .ORG .NZ
Road
The
www.roadguide.co.nz Guide CUP
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Coromandel Overnighter
The morning of the annual Coromandel overnighter and its cold and raining.
I toy with the idea of pyking out. But by the time my ride arrives (Kevin
Hooper on his 1200 Bandit) I am hot in all my gear in the sun. An early
arrival at Rototuna BP gives us time to gas up, grab a coffee and peruse fellow
riders as they arrive. Ray, Steve P., Steve S, Terry. Mark Hatton’s Bimota stirs a
lot of interest and a small cluster assume hunched positions around it making
appropriate noises.
We rendezvous with Steve Walter at Mangateparu and a decision is made to travel via
Bruce and Michelle arrive, great to see them both, along with Liam, Tahuna and Netherton and ascend the peninsula via the east coast with a gas top up
Michelle’s son sporting a waterproof duffle bag which makes me nervous at Tairua. The field edges either side of the road around Turua are thick with daffodils
– does he know something I don’t? They announce their intention to yes I know you are bikers and don’t give a shit but I am writing this so haha suck it
accompany the party only part of the way. up. The only wet roads we find are in the perpetual shade on the windies. Not much
traffic either, not that traffic ever seemed to make a difference to the few who vanish
over the horizon in short order.
We almost zip past the lunch stop at Hot Water Brewing Co and make a U-turn. The
host there, eloquent enough to be an Aucklander, plies us with shot glasses of various
flammable liquids and Kevin’s eyes open wide and Ray coughs like a diesel train on
start up. Brown paper wrapped bottles accompany us back to the table for a short
wait for our food in the sunshine where we all fit around one table. A tray of only half
consumed shot glasses of firewater are quickly commandeered after the neighbouring
diners depart. Waste not want not.
A short verbal scuffle ensues in the carpark as we try and bully Bruce into continuing
to Coromandel but no dice. Steve W says he is going to visit a new friend in the area
but instead makes a new one, while we carry on to Kuaotunu to rest our bikes and
backs.
Steve S and Ray embark on a spirited discussion on politics and the economy while
Terry, Steve P, Kevin and Mark adopt horizontal positions on the grass in the sun and
successfully fight off a nap. I was very tempted to do the same but the anticipated
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struggle to get a wave from the footpath and a round of suggestions to “show them your tits” ensues.
upright again A subsequent trawl through the available bottle stores sees a collection of Macs Ale six
was too awful to packs in various colours plus a bottle of Fat Bird, awful but effective.
contemplate. We Dinner at the “Top Pub” was stopped in its tracks by a bar packed out with giants, all
wait in vain for celebrating some famous local boy done good, international basketball star. Ducking
Steve W. into the neighbouring restaurant we are told they are catering for 250 guests and we
The descent into are welcome to wait. Of course we leave and return to the Star and Garter. The Chiefs
Coromandel vs Hurricane game on the big screen with supporters getting more and more drunk
always a highlight and loud makes conversation difficult and a splinter group braves the cold outside but
of a bike ride on we stay in touch with rude gestures through the glass.
the peninsula A rat scuttles frantically across the beams above Pat’s porch, banging his head twice,
and Kevin didn’t a morning rainbow and a pair of quarrelling birds who thrash around our space
disappoint, passing oblivious to us humans in an arc make for a magical morning after a bitterly cold
cars I could run night. The boys look a little worse for wear, while I had a warm night in the house.
faster than (and Sleep was the usual scarce commodity for most.
that is really saying something) and then cruising on neutral with minimal braking to
the flat. He kept referring to my grabbing his waist as fear and I kept trying to explain Steve W’s Joanne was introduced to the eels at the bottom of Pat’s garden. The eels
that is my polite “giddy up” signal. I mean, it IS his ride and he is in charge but. . . . turned their noses up at our offer of twisties and weet- bix but allowed themselves to
be gingerly petted. We heard a story where a recent Chinese guest delightedly caught
When we arrive at Pat’s Place there are a few vehicles already in the drive and a bit and killed one intending to eat it and narrowly escaped becoming a victim themselves
more activity than we usually encounter. Transpires our dear Pat has come out of a and rightly so.
four year remission from cancer, her voice reduced to a whisper but still her old spark
intact. The return trip was uneventful, with a stop at the mussel farm separating us from the
group until Kopu where we had another chat to Bob and Brett. Kevin took the scenic
The group saunters down the main drag bee lining for the “bottom pub”, looking route home, dog-legging across the Hauraki plains with a stop at Ngatea and the
pretty spic after a recent refurb, for the first drink of the evening. The second drink fashionable Glory Co café, bursting at the seams with a quilting expo on across the
plus a plate of wedges in the window of the cosy Star and Garter where I spy our road, but our arrival at 11.55 timed to perfection.
Auckland associates Bob and Brett approaching. I volunteer to go out and give them
So two sprinkles of light rain, almost all dry roads, light traffic, no slips (though one
stretch of road one way and controlled by lights but it allowed us to filter to the front
of the queue) and no mechanical problems. One of the best Coro trips on record and
more the pity for those that missed it. It may well have been our last at Pat’s Place.
Sharon Martin
ROAD RIDES COMING UP....
Sept ??th Kerosene Creek or Waiotapu Hot Pools. Keep an eye on
Facebook or our website for actual date. Events are fluctuating so much
at present we are not sure which weekend we will go!
Oct ??th About time we did the Te Anga GP loop again!
Nov ??th Something from the suggestion box
Dec 10th Road Riders Xmas dinner at Raglan
The Club has a large group of road riders, get yourselves together and
lets make these monthly rides the good thing they deserve to be!
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Centenary T-Shirts CENTENARY UPDATE SEPTEMBER
Designs have been finalised, and will be produced in this fabulous range of fashion Centenary Dinner.
colours!
The Covid and lockdown restrictions are still a major worry when it comes to
All for the princely sum of just $25! this event. At our next Centenary committee meeting we will be discussing
We would like to get pre-orders, so you can ensure you get yourself the exact colour going ahead at Labour weekend, or postponing again(!!!) to next Easter,
and size combo you wish for, as we do not want to hold a lot of stock, but we will hoping things will be more back to normal then!
have some available on Easter weekend for the dis-organised.
Let me know your input on this if you are not on the Centenary Committee,
After that, you will have to wait until we have enough orders to run another batch, so or come along to our next meeting on September 10th. The Show at the
best you get your orders in quick for the first run. Classics Museum also hinges on this, and that would probably work better
Order through the Website. next Easter too.
So at this stage events start on October 24th, with the Opening of the
Centenary Bike Show at the Classics Museum, but these are still subject to
change.
We also have a Road Trial in the pipeline for the Saturday. The Dave Connolly
Memorial Trophy will be on the line for this one (usually for the Anzac Trial,
which was gobbled up by Covid this year).
The Centenary dinner will go ahead at the Hangar, Te Kowhai airfield on
Saturday evening.
Polo
Sunday morning 25th, there will not be the Swap Meet originally planned,
Grey you’ll have to wait for April 2021 for that.
White But the commemorative Road Ride and photo recreations will happen on
Sunday. Meet in Hood St from 9.00am (you won’t be hungover, surely??).
Bring out you vintage machinery, or your modern stuff, but come on a put on
a good show. From there, there will be a vintage-friendly ride to the top of the
Kaimai’s, where our club was first mooted, the return to the clubrooms for
BBQ, Beers and reminiscing.
Our show of artworks and bikes at the Waikato Art Museum will still happen,
but has been rescheduled to Decemeber 2020 through Feb 2021.
The Book.
Coal Light Sage
Is now available, can be picked up at the Clubrooms on clubnight. There are
Blue
plenty of copies still available, bring $50 cash (no eftpos).
T Shirts Orders - State colour choice White, Coal, Sage, Light Blue, or Grey Polo
T Shirts
Colour Size Quantity
We will have some supplies at Club Night, you can collect your pre-ordered
Colour Size Quantity ones, and maybe buy one on the night if we have your size and colour in
stock.
Name
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Ixion Motorcycle Club
presents the
North Island Moto-Trial Championships
Rounds 5&6
Wellington, September 19th & 20th
Day 1
Judds, 583 Haywards Rd, SH 58
Sign on from 9am, riders briefing 9:45am, start 10am., time penalty applies after 3:30pm
12 Sections, 3 loops.
Day 2
Judds, 583 Haywards Rd, SH 58
Sign on from 8:30am, riders briefing 9:15, start 9:30, time penalty applies after 2:30pm.
10 Sections, 4 loops.
BBQ and Prize Giving immediately after, location TBA.
For further information contact Mark Sidebotham (tangomark@gmail.com or 021 220 0289)
Entries to ixion.mcc.clubcaptain@gmail.com
Mini Trial
A mini trial for younger riders will be held on both days with all of the sections close to the carpark.
4-6 sections each day
For further information contact Carl Robson (csrobson13@gmail.com or 021 272 5515)
Prize Giving
North Island Championship trophy’s will be awarded.
Weekend trophy’s for the top 3 in each grade will be awarded.
NO DOG’s WHATSOEVER, the trial is on a working farm with live stock close to the riding areas.
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BBM Trials Report
Another aircooled trial at Kimihia lakes.
With a great turnout of 24 riders and a break in the weather, Sunday’s trial was a
success by any measure.
With 4 Sections on the banks by the stairs and 4 up the northern track the event was
easy walking distance for partners and spectators.
Tight turns and a few judicially placed logs made for some tricky off camber work
amongst the trees. As the rain held off and the trees absorbed most of the weeks rain,
there was a reasonable amount of grip available.
However any enthusiastic use of the throttle did produce the inevitable wheel-spin
resulting in loss of forward motion. A requirement of aircooled trials is to “keep yer
feet up” and non stop in the section.
As always, it is the riders who challenges themselves, so anyone can get started at the
“Social” level of this
sport, then build up to
the higher grades. Name Grade Mono/ Air cooled Score
Grant Thwaites A AC 8
The next trial is on Kevin Gundry A AC 14
6th September and is Kerry Lowndes A AC 20
round 3 of the HMCC Colin Downs A AC 29
championship. Roger Mahoney A AC 30
I am looking for anyone James Snowden A AC 32
with an interest in kids Jim Finnigan A AC 100
trials. It is big in the John Nelson A AC DNF
Wellington region and Ezra Nelson A AC DNF
would be a great way _______________________________________________
to get kids to learn two Warwick Merriman A M 3
wheeled skills at an Peter Boetcher A M 5
early age. Ray Skinner A M 20
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Cheers, Tony
Christopher Power B AC 17
Karl Power B AC 47
Trevor Power B AC DNF
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Brad Stark B M 10
Ian Bull B M 17
Peter Ladyman B M 24
Mathew Farrell B M 28
Marcus Robinson B M 72
Dave Cole B M DNF
James Killalea B M nc
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Colin Caskie C M 96
Neil Abrahams C M DNF
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PHONE LIST - MEMBERS to 28/2/2021
First Name Last Name Interests Phone Number Kim Lyons
Mathew Lyons
Mike Andrews T 027 334 3371 Roger Mahoney TD 022 124 5036
Michael Andrews R S Vaughan Maine R 021 130 3404
Chris Andrews R 027 2733 504 Sharon Martin SR 027 686 9925
Andrew Ansell R 022 125 3119 Blair Mason R 021 182 3833
Stephen Armistead T 021 179 2370 Neville McBeth RS 027 747 5659
Tony Ashdown R 027 519 1959 Barry McNair S 021 031 7219
Bryan Ashdown R Bob Mead SRD 027 6999 596
Stephen Bates R 021 855 246 Scott Miller SR 022 317 9941
Simon Baxter T 021 671 066 Scott G. Miller R 022 453 8646
Grant Bennett RSTD 838 9299 Jeff Morton S 021 100 8793
Peter Boettcher T 0220 600 330 Ezra Nelson 027 497 7320
Andrew Boldero R,S 022 429 7262 John Nelson TD 027 497 7318
Edwin Bolten R S Jonathon Newman SR 021 242 6219
Hamish Boyd RS 021 1399 545 Peter Osborne T 021 886 605
Richard Boyd SRT 027 279 6212 Doug Oxenham R 027 940 7435
Steve Bridge RS 027 543 3960 Shaun Parker R 022 365 0980
Chris Bridge SRFD 021 826 451 Brett Parker RD 027 265 3210
Peter Bryant RSTD 838 9299 Michael Patchett RS 027 260 8012
Ian Bull T 021 346674 Craig Peebles SR 027 2977 687
Nick Burke R 0211 838 409 Tony Perkins T 027 274 1237
Jordan Burley R 022 169 5824 Martin Platt RSD 027 505 8820
Catherine Carlaw R 027 323 7071 Greg Power R S D
Errol Clapham S 027 783 5506 Chris Power T 022 277 7626
Graeme Cole R 07 846 5099 Karl Power T 021 833 122
Dave Cole T 021 363 921 Trevor Power T 027 495 0300
Ray Cox SR 022 3400 118 Dave Readings R
Adrian Cox Matthew Robertson R 021 117 8991
Dave Curran SRF 021 241 1845 Marcus Robinson T
Steven de Groot SRD 0274 485 784 Blake Ross R 021 906 931
Ray Diprose S 021 384 729 Dan Russell R, S 027 440 4286
Matthew Drayson R 027 300 2213 Luke Ryder R 021 140 6123
Phillip Duthie RD 021 029 39231 Horst Saiger R
Chris Dyson R 027 950 3309 Andrew Sainsbury RS 027 329 5757
Matthew Farrell TD 021 246 2226 Peter Sheridan T 027 3328 333
Scott Findlay R 021 432 775 Shaan Singh TRD 021 0244 6769
Matthew Foot RS 022 431 4962 Blair Skelton R,S 021 298 8596
Hamish Fox R 021 268 2172 Rob Smail R 022 4288112
Zak Fuller R 07 824 6747 Annika Smail S 022 4288 158
Luke Godsall R 027 291 5851 Carl Smith R S 027 584 7086
Jeff Gray T 021 234 2502 Chris Smith R S 021 023 66503
Peter Hall T 021 132 8242 Steve Smith S 07 849 2820
Michael Hamilton RS 021 661 737 James Snowden T 021 133 3418
Stuart Hamilton SD 829 8262 Barry Sproule SRD 021 475 506
Evan Hansen R 021 022 41856 Roman Stamm
Troy Hedges R 022 095 8180 John Stares S 0274 755 593
Tim Hedges SR 022 196 4280 Brad Stark T 021 413 724
Jim Henderson T 07 823 6888 Sharn Steadman RSD 021 187 9409
Jim Henderson T 07 823 6888 Terry Stevenson SRF 027 222 5656
Brett Hewitt R 021 676 071 Jesse Stroud R 855 3161
Daniel Hill T 027 687 8995 Andrew Stroud (Family) R 855 3161
Graeme Hooper S 027 227 4719 Debbie Tapper SR 021 433 227
Kevin Hooper S 027 374 0982 Eric Teers S R D T
Ryan Jacobsen T 021 103 4380 Dillon Telford R 021 179 1188
Karl Kampenhout SR 027 283 6790 Ben Tippins
Nick Kampenhout S R F D 021 545 996 Brian & Joy Utting S 0274 429 528
Robert Kean T 021 170 7098 Mark Van Wetering R 021 493 588
James Killalea TSD 021 028 72831 Martyn Vincent TF 856 0068
Mike Kyle RS 07 308 8597 Steve Walter SRDF 0274 920 095
Aaron and Nigel Lambourne R 027 577 2591 Gary West +Trish (F) S 0274 771 358
Nick Lascelles 021 754 090 Robert Whittall R 021 024 55269
Shayne Lawrey SF 021 521 944 Shane Wiki RS 027 278 7006
Thanks Sharon David
Mike
Lewis
Lind
TS
SR
07 871 9311
825 5333
for this helpful Geoff Long SR 0274 751 116
submission Kerry Lowndes T 027 544 4995
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P.O. Box 416,
Hamilton 3240
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Sept 3rd HMCC Club Night
Sept 10th HMCC Centennial Committee meeting at Clubrooms - all welcome to attend
Sept 20th First Round AMCC Club Champs - Hampton Downs
Sept 27th First Round HMCC Centenial Road Race Series- Taupo
Oct 18th Inter-Club Champs - Hampton Downs - 2nd round of both HMCC Centenial Series and
AMCC Club Champs
Oct 24-26th HMCC Centennial Weekend - see inside newsletter for details
Nov 8th Inter-Club Champs - Taupo Int. - 3rd round of HMCC Centennial Series
Nov 29th Third Round AMCC Club Champs
Club Website: www.hamiltonmcc.org.nz
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