OVWEC Newsletter October 2010

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OTAGO VOLKSWAGEN ENTHUSIASTS CLUB

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O TAGO V OLKSWAGEN

ENTHUSIASTS CLUB

O ctober 2010

N EWSLETTER

Dont forget the new Club Domex stickers areavailable to buy at the bargain price of $6.00 each(one free with every Club subscription). Contact Jim


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A FAREWELL FROM THE PRESIDENT

2010 another year in the life of the Otago Volkswagen Enthusiasts Club:

While for me personally its been a year of interesting times in business, our club has beenvery active and continues to gain members both old and new. With the current membershipsitting at 40 our club continues to have a strong and loyal base of members for which otherbigger city clubs would be very envious of.

My thanks go to both Jim and Chris who just get on with the day to day business of runningour club and doing all of those tasks that take up personal and family time, these thanksextend to the website, email correspondence and the juggling of club funds to extract thevery best out of our investments.

Events have been well attended (weather dependant) and in saying this a special mentionand pat on the back to Father Patrick for his every popular paddock racing, car soccer anda first ever for the club trailer backing!, special mention a lso must go the Nobels for theircar rally held on a beautiful sunny Sunday.

Good progress has also been made in the hosting of the Volkswagen Nationals in 2012; it isgreat to see good foundation work being done with venues and event planning well underway.

My chairmanship of the Dunedin Santa Parade Trust in the lead up to Christmas and my

ever changing business interests excludes me from putting my name forward to continue asPresident, but wish my successor the very best wishes and know that the club is in a strongfinancial and sound membership position.

Keep those Volkswagen wheels turning.

Dean DriverPresident OVWEC


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THE SMALL PRINT----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------Club Officials :

Patron Ken BerryPresident Elaine YoungSecretary/Editor Jim YoungTreasurer Chris Timms

Address PO Box 7101 Mornington, Dunedin The Otago Volkswagen EnthusiastsEmail [email protected] Club Inc meet on the first

Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm atWebsite www.vwotago.co.nz Robbies Bar & Bistro , South Dunedin-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As officials of the Club our first duty is to the members and that means organising things that you want to do,and being a focus for any requests, queries or suggestions you might have.

If there are any activities or events that you would like to suggest, items for the newsletter you might have, orif you cannot attend the monthly meetings, please contact Jim Young directly as follows :

Telephone 03 455 8729Post PO Box 7101, Mornington, DunedinEmail [email protected]

NEWS FROM THE AGM, OCTOBER 2010

At the glittering star studded gala evening that was this years AGM we bade farewell to ourPresident of last year, Dean Driver, and welcomed back to her throne the irrepressible ElaineYoung to guide us safely through the next twelve months of VeeDub insanity.

The prize giving was handled with aplomb by Dean, and the winners were as follows :

The Competitive Events Trophy - 1 st Dean Driver2nd Grant Patrick3rd Dave Carrick

The Ladies Cup (competitive events) - 1 st Elaine YoungJoint 2 nd Erana Plusa and Hazel van Raalte

Most Attending Member Award - 1 st Grant PatrickJoint 2 nd Hazel van Raalte and Martin van RaalteJoint 3 rd Marie Lloyd and Bruce Adams

Highest Placing at the Nationals - Joint 1 st Dave Finnie and Marty van Elst

Presidents Trophy - Jim Young
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Winners of the Kaption Kompetition, decided by Der Klappometer, were :

Photo 1- what is Harrison Plusa thinking?

I cant wait to grow up and get a Toyota Paul Andresen

Photo 2 what is Bruce Adams thinking?

Im sure the engine was in here somewhere Hazel van Raalte, and :

Oh God, I hope Jims not got his camera out Jim Young

Photo 3 what is Chris Timms up to? Wait til they see what I left on the seat Marie Lloyd

Photo 5 whats going on here?

Ken was very happy to find that his old pick-upline "Do you want to come and have a look at mypiston?" still worked after all these years

Unfortunately, Der Klappometer failed to register areading for any of the entries for Photograph No 4


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Other awards for notable achievements went to the following stand-out Members :

First Club subscription renewal of the new year - Paul & Cathy AndresenOrganiser of the year - Grant PatrickBarbecue chef of the year - Ken Berry

OVWEC FEATURED IN NEW ZEALAND CLASSIC CAR!

The September 2010 issue of New Zealand Classic Car gave us a nice surprise when itfeatured a review of the Dunedin Autospectacular which took place on the 03 rd July, andfeatured two pretty good photos of the Club display in its Four Seasons theme, plus amention in the article. It just so happens that we were at the front of the large overall viewof the show photo which was a d ouble bonus! Well done to all who helped out with thedisplay, and congratulations to Rory, Colin, Dean, Marty and Haxby for having their Vee-dubs immortalised in print!


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That particular issue also featured someletters regarding the previouslypublished NZ Classic Car articlecovering the Type 2 Tour whichfollowed the Nelson Nationals at Easter,

as well as a letter about a heavilymodified VW Type 3 Super Saloon carwhich used to race in Europe during the1970s. How bizarre!

NEW FACE OF NEW BEETLE??

Club member Paul Andresen sent in a link to an article speculating on what the newfacelift New Beetle might look like. Seems to have a hint of New Fiat Bambina about it to

me, but lets wait to see what the final reveal brings us. Heres what is being said :

While the Volkswagen Beetle has been known for staying virtually unchanged

for decades, the second-generation New Beetle will feature radical styling.

Details are limited, but the car is described as daring and fresh. It will be based

on the 2011 Jetta and, as VW Group design chief Walter de' Silva has previouslysaid, "will be a big step" forward.


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Under the hood, a variety of four-cylinder engines will be offered. On the petrol

side we can expect a 105 hp (78 kW / 106 PS) 1.2-liter, a 160 hp (119 kW / 162PS) 1.4-liter, and a 210 hp (157 kW / 213 PS) 2.0-liter. Diesel units will include a

105 hp (78 kW / 106 PS) 1.6-liter and a 140 hp (104 kW / 142 PS) 2.0-liter.

Volkswagen will also offer a 170 hp (127 kW / 172 PS) 2.5-liter five-cylinder

(exclusive to North America) and a hybridized 1.4-liter four-cylinder with a 27 hp(20 kW / 27 PS) electric motor.

As we have previously reported, the 2012 New Beetle will be positioned as an

affordable halo car. It will feature improved packaging and additional interior

room.

Look for an unveiling at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in

Detroit.

Or this????


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DUNEDIN STREET RACE CONSENT FUND SUCCESS

At the Club meeting in August it was decided to donate $100 from club funds to acampaign by the Sports Car Club to attempt to raise $10,000 for the cost of applying forresource consent in order to re-establish the Dunedin Festival of Speed street race.

The campaign was on the basis that a $100 contribution by just 100 like minded individuals,clubs, businesses etc, would raise the funds required to re-apply for this much missed event.

We recently received an email informing everyone who contributed of the good news thatthe appeal has been successful, and that preparation of a consent application wasunderway! Lets keep our fingers crossed for a successful result, and in the mean time letsalso look forward to the second running of the Princes Street 1/8 mile sprints which are alsobeing planned for December, another Southern Festival of Speed event there willhopefully be at least two VW Beetles out pounding the drag strip that day!

Hi everybody. We are excited to advise that we have now achieved our goal of raising $10,000 for the purpose ofpreparing our Resource Consent Application for the race. A big thank you to everybody who rose to the challengeand donated. Since my last update we received $200 each from Kirk Ransley and Michael Eden , $128 from AntonStevens ,$100 from Evan Hopkins and the team at Dunedin Print and $50 from John Hanam. I know that there isstill more to come from individuals and clubs who have promised to assist so again a big thank you to you all . Itwill not matter if we are oversubscribed as every dollar is useful. We have instructed our consultant, Keith Hovell ,to get underway with the application and will keep you posted on progress.

Presently Stephen Grellet is working on a track plan and we hope to be able to give you all a look at a draftsometime within the next month. In the meantime we are working on creating some revenue streams ..One ofthose is a repeat of last years1/8 mile sprint on Princes Street which is scheduled for Saturday 11 th December thisyear . The Resource Consent Application , (Yes we need one for that event as well , this one prepared by yourstruly !!), was filed today. So if you fancy a quick blast up Princes Street keep that date free. Entry forms will beavailable next month. We are also hoping to be able to benefit from an open day at the new Forsyth Barr DunedinStadium sometime in February 2011 . By then the bulk of the new clear roof will be on and the pitch constructionwell underway which we think will generate much public interest. If we are able to get this confirmed we would beable to ask visitors for a donation .. We will keep you posted.

Again thanks for your ongoing support and remember to check us out on Facebook at SFOS Dunedin andSouthern Festival Of Speed . There are many photos and a few video clips but the more the better so if you havesome that you would like to share Facebook is a great way to do it. Regards Craig Paddon and the ManagementCommittee , Southern Festival Of Speed Inc


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TRAILER BACKING COMPETITION

Always one for trying something new, Grant Patricks trailer backing event was a novel wayof introducing another, slightly different from the norm, car trial to the Clubs expandingcompetition calendar. Like his inaugural Car Soccer match earlier in the year, this was to be

a fun, have-a-go event intended to raise as many laughs as it did points on the score sheet,and it certainly delivered that by the trailer load.

On a freezing cold afternoon in a corner of the Ice Stadium car park, Grant and Ken Berryhad laid out a deceptively tricky course upon which to show off ones trailer -backingprowess (or very much otherwise), and with Ken on timing duties it very quickly becameobvious that for some entrants the stopwatch was in very serious danger of being thrownaway and replaced with a calendar! Not quite as easy as it looks, backing a trailer, is it!!??On the other hand, that split-seconds function became an almost essential feature as someof the more experienced backer -uppers upped the ante with faster and faster times, someeven adding an element of show-boating by leaning perilously out of the open car doorwhilst reversing at high speed! The individuals event was followed by a paired blind-foldbacking competition, which caused even more hilarity, so much so that some competitorscouldnt even complete the course due to their uncontrollable laughter!

Thanks go to Grant and Ken for organising the event, Grant again for providing the car,trailer and cones, and everyone who took part for making it a thoroughly enjoyableafternoon. A number of us retired to the Robbie for a post-match de-brief where muchribbing and bench racing ensued.

Results as follows (fastest times only) :

Individuals Pairs Blindfold

Dean Driver 00-48-06 Shane Plusa & Dean Driver 02-56-22Dave Carrick 00-49-37 Dean Driver & Shane Plusa 03-48-40Shane Plusa 00-50.03 Chris Timms & Jim Young 10-21-28Grant Patrick 00-55-63Ken Berry 01-11-51Chris Timms 01-13-10Don Woodward 01-31-00Jim Young 01-49-19Erana Plusa 02-17-22Elaine Young 06-32-94Marie Lloyd 06-35-88


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NEWS FROM THE FATHERLAND!

It seems that interest in the Volkswagen marque is as keen as ever in the land of the leather

shorts and braces, and apparently those German volks are almost as enthusiastic about thehumble car of the people as we are here in Otago. The following photos were taken by aFord-owning (!) Deutschland acquaintance of our own John Noble, and include a couple of examples that we will most likely never see on these shores.

First up are four photos taken at the Techno Classica held in Essen between 8 th and 11 th

April 2010. The blue car is a Type 30 prototype and dates to 1937, the metallic blue car is acoach-built Rometsch coupe, one of only four coupes ever built (I think!), and the last photoshows a not-quite-so-rare-but-there- arent-any-in-New Zealand Hebmuller cabriolet.


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Techno Classica, Essen April 2010

Next we have three photos taken at the Classic Daysevent at Schloss Dyck castle, an event similar to theGoodwood Festival of Speed in England.


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SQUASHED BUGS!

Fancy doing the shopping in one of these??


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GUESS WHO?

This photograph, taken one or two years ago, is of a prominent and award winning Clubmember. Can you guess who might be piloting this Flying Pan? Ill give you a couple of clues : his current employers probably wouldnt look favourably on the modifications made

to this vehicle, and the hair is a dead give-away (not!)

Dunedin 2012 VW Nationals News

Plans are advancing apace for this prestigious event :

Show n Shine and prize giving gala to be held at the Forsyth Barr StadiumNaming rights secured by Qualitat , to be The Qualitat 2012 VW Nationals Website domain name registered and web design underwayOfficial accommodation to be the much-improved Dunedin Holiday Park, St KildaEntries for the first round of the logo competition are being circulated to find Clubmembers favourites 2012 Nationals page set up on Aucklands 2011 site www.vwnationals.co.nz
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It has been confirmed that for the 2012 Nationals there will be no Male FreestyleTopless Car Valeting competition, given the poor attendance at the event in Nelsonlast year, the only participating contestant being a single Otago Club entry from amember who was, nevertheless, keen to show off his technique. Judging of thecompetition was, despite the low number of entries, intense. In fact, its still going on

now!

FROM THE ARCHIVES

The following taken from the Otago Sports Car Club magazine, August 1972, and sent in byJohn Noble.

Grant Patrick competing at theFryatt Street Standing 1/4 milesprint, 26th January 1972 in his V8powered VW buggy. His best timewas 18.949 seconds.


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VINTAGE VW ADVERTISING Vee Dubs With a Difference

Anybody ever seen one of these in the flesh?


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