The Magazine for Mokees - Moke Owners Association of Victoria

The Magazine for Mokees
July 2013
www.moke.org.au
Print Post Approved
No. PP337439/0w PP100003125
Number 547
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PricMoke
Owners Association of Victoria Inc.
P.O. Box 88 Elsternwick. Victoria 3185
Monthly Meetings: are held on the first Wednesday of the month at
The Horrie Watson Pavilion, Deepdene Park, Whitehorse Road, Deepdene.
[Mel Ref.46 A7) Meetings commence at 8.00pm.
Membership Fees:
Full:
Associate
Junior Members:
$50.00
$45.00
$30.00
All Membership Fees are due for renewal in July of each year.
Direct Deposit available for fees etc. BENDIGO BANK: BSB 633-000 A/C
111081154 MOKE OWNERS ASSOCIATION (include your name and club
number)
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purpose of the Association shall be to provide an opportunity for the owners and drivers of
Mokes to meet and to learn more about their vehicles and driving and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing:
(a) Promote friendship and courtesy on the road.
(b) Conduct social activities.
(c) Conduct meetings whereby members may obtain knowledge enabling them to become
better drivers and to keep their vehicles at a high degree of efficiency.
(d) Be of some good to the community.
Find us online at: www.moke.org.au
Facebook - moke owners association
DEADLINES FOR “TRACKS’.
So if you need to get in touch, here’s how…..
1. You can give us the information at any General Meeting.
2. Post to M.O.A. at PO Box 88 Elsternwick Vic. 3185
3. Post to Editor.– 26 Chapel Street, Glen Waverley, 3150
4. Phone the Editor – A/H (03)9803 7202 or
5. Email to Clive at: [email protected] – always include “MOKE” in the subject
line for easy identification
Opinions expressed in “Tracks” are not necessarily those of the The Moke Owner’s
Association of Victoria Inc. The Editor and Committee accept no responsibility for: the
accuracy of statements made by advertisers and contributors; the condition of goods and
vehicles advertised in “Tracks, and any consequences arising from the use of technical
information published in “Tracks”
The editor reserves the right to accept or reject items submitted or make editorial adjustments
to text.
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COMMITTEE
President
Rhonda Flynn
[03] 9725 8479
Mobile:0419 580 924
[email protected]
Secretary
Scott Williams
[03] 03 9842 9569
[email protected]
Club Products
Minute Secretary
Brian Carter
Mobile: 0423 683 273
[email protected]
Doug Williams
[email protected]
Treasurer
Peter Shackleton
[email protected]
Membership
Brad Wooding
Mobile: 0427-278245
[email protected]
CLUB SUPPORT ROLES
Editor
Clive Allan
0417 913 314
[email protected]
Club Permits
Andrew Gottschalk
0418 577 147
Archives
Dave Pullen
(03 9793 3263
AOMC Representative
Kevin O’Dwyer
(03) 9580 8250
Web Master
Terry Pollard
[email protected]
Accounts
Peter Shackleton
[email protected]
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MOA EVENTS CALENDAR
- includes non MOA run events that may be of interest)
MOA run (XXX under
cons i dera ti on)
Event
Date
Day
03-Jul-13 WED MOA AGM
YES
14-Jul-13 SUN SERVICE DAY (Ron's place Mitcham)
YES
27-Jul-13 SAT MOA Annual Presentation Dinner
YES
07-Aug-13 WED MOA General Meeting
YES
24-Aug-13 SAT Seymour & Puckapunyal
YES
01-Sep-13 SUN Aussie Classic Car Club
YES
M.O.A web site – Visit the Moke Association of Vic web pages at
www.moke.org . If you have anything you’d like to have added or any suggestion contact
[email protected] .
***Must be winter – still a bit light on for trips! Please let committee
know if you want to run a trip and defy the cold weather wimps!
Front Cover: 'Action shot' of the Dinky Moke trial races at the last meeting.
The giraffe Moke is Scott W.'s (photo by Doug Williams)
Back Cover: Tenterfield Beef Week parade Moke owned by local – Brenda (photo
Jill Whatmore)
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Committee Meetings are held each month at a time and location as advised by the President.
Club members are welcome to attend and observe, please contact the President for details if
you wish to attend. Committee meetings are official club events but do not attract attendance
points
Please keep your email and postal address current with the
membership secretary. If there is any change please promptly
email [email protected]
CLUB PERMIT SCHEME
Greetings from the Club Permit Officer!
With the new log book system there are special rules and regulations that need to be followed
as per the Vicroads/AOMC guidelines as well as our club requirements.
ALL applications need to be approved by the Club Permit Officer to make sure the
appropriate criteria is met, so if or when VicRoads come to audit, we can provide all the
relevant information. A lot of clubs, and people, have worked long and hard to get this new
system inforce and we don't want to be the club putting it in jeopardy.
If you plan to attend a general meeting to present an application, please make sure you call
me and I will make sure I am there.
It's not a difficult to get club plates, but the process is in place to make sure we do the right
thing by the scheme and our club.,
Andrew Gottschalk 0418 577 147
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Presidents Report
And so – by the time you read
this the end of the financial year
will be upon us. We will be just
about at our AGM and winter
will
have
truly
set
in
(think it has already - 13* top in
Melbourne today??? Try 5* at my place!!
Brrrr!)
The EOFY doesn’t bother me too much
(except for all those stupid ads – I mean –
what are advertising people ON ????) and
the weather is what it is – I can’t change it!
But the MOA AGM??? Now THAT’S a biggie
in my calendar! I am hoping as many of you
as possible can come along to join us and have your say! I’m also hoping that
some of you might have been giving serious thought to joining us on the committee
to continue making the MOA one of the best clubs around???
On a positive note – earlier in the year we received an invitation from the Mini Moke
Club which encompasses England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Europe, to their
th
30 birthday celebrations back in April. On behalf of the club I sent a birthday card.
They were rapt! We even got a write up in their April edition.
So – I am looking forward to seeing you all at the AGM and the Annual Presentation
Dinner – should be a hoot! See later in “Tracks” for more info.
Have a happy and safe moking month and I’ll see YOU out there sometime !!
Rhonda
Rhonda
The location of this filler directly below our esteemed President’s report is purely coincidental –
Editor)
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Lindsay Siebler’s
0434 393 558
P.O. Box 143, Coldstream Vic 3770
Mail order and online specialist
Large range of new and used Moke and mini parts
Engine parts specialists and machining
Web store: www.minis.com.au
Email: [email protected]
Treasurer’s Report
It has been an enjoyable experience working as Treasurer for the MOA. It has not
been all that much different from Treasurer roles that I have held at other clubs,
however that was a long time ago. In those days it was weekly visits to the bank
and endless cheques. Nowadays it is all electronic with direct debit and online
payments. I have only written 3 cheques for the year and made about 4 deposits.
Brad has been great as he has deposited the membership receipts directly which
has really helped. So easy. What has also surprised me is how few transactions this
club has; only 60 payments and 100 receipts for the entire year. With the simple
recording system base entirely on the principles of cash accounting you just cannot
go wrong.
What I have really enjoyed is working the funds we get each year (and the ones we
have earned over the years) to ensure they work hard for us. In particular I am
happy that the Electro Moke funds, which have sat around for years doing nothing,
are now in a term deposit. They have only earned about $50 for the year but that is
at least something.
I will report on the exact details of how we have performed over the year and the
breakdown of funds at the upcoming Annual General Meeting but as at half way
through the month we have an operating balance of $2,733.68.
Remember, if you cannot make the AGM, make sure to get your Proxy Form in to
vote for the Constitution changes.
See you there
Peter
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Editors Report
As reported in April TRACKS this is my last edition of TRACKS (at
least for now) and I wish the new editor (hopefully one comes
forward at the AGM) all the best and I’m sure they will bring their
own personality to future editions of TRACKS. I haven’t been in
the editor’s chair long enough to do a retrospective other than to
say that I have learnt a few lessons along the way. Firstly, be
careful what you write – it could be wrong (remember the
magnet on the sump – embarrassing; make sure you get your
sub editor to check the proof. Notably a couple of editions ago I
accidently left in a previous article! – Oops.)
You may recall I included a quick survey in the recent membership renewal forms.
Thank you for those that took the trouble to fill them in. Results are below.
1.
We are thinking of including a regular member profile page (in colour). If we do, would you be
prepared to fill out a profile questionnaire and supply a photo of you and your Moke.
Yes (86%) / No (14%)
2.
Technical articles. Are there… Too Many (0%) / About Right (73%) / Not enough (27%)
3.
Overall, are there… Too Many Photos (0%) / About Right (67%) / Too few (33%)
4.
Would you like to see the centre pages set up around upcoming trips so that you can pull it
out. Yes (60%) / No (40%)
(sample =30)
Great feedback on the member profile page. We are currently negotiating with a potential
advertiser for a colour ad which will give us an additional colour page for your profile. Those
that said yes and also left their name will be contacted first for their write up if this comes off
(and the new editor agrees!). I am pleased that technical articles appear to be hitting the mark.
Without going overboard, photos are always a good inclusion but as you would appreciate I
am very reliant on members sending them in. Using the middle pages for trips is a bit closer.
When we get a few more trips up (i.e. when the weather gets warmer) we might try the
experiment. Finally, there were also some nice comments made regarding the magazine -,
thank you. Makes me a bit sad to take a break – but I need it! – pity I can’t do the same at
work!!
Latest
Shannon’s sale.
A bit more
realistic than
the previous
sale. Keep your
Moke it may
eventually
make more for
you than putting
money in the
bank!
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SATURDAY THE 27TH OF JULY 2013
7-11pm
THE PLACE TO BE!!! A FAMILY FRIENDLY FUN
NIGHT WITH THE MOA!
Dinner of garlic bread, pizzas, pastas, salads, ice
cream, tea and coffee.
(if you require a special diet please let me know
ASAP!!!)
$25 per adult, $15 kids 6-12, $0 kids up to 5!
BYO IS WINE ONLY – (corkage fee applies)
BYO DINKY MOKE FOR THE BESTEST RACE IN
TOWN!
SEE YOU THERE FROM 7PM (parking at the rear)
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Trip Reports
Dandenong Ranges drive & BBQ 19TH May
Seven Mokes and a Mini (Susan & Clive Allan) left the Stamford Hotel in Rowville on a
cold sunny morning for a drive to Emerald market, Sivan Dam and the Dandenongs
Drizzling rain began on our way to Emerald via Wellington Rd to Boundary Rd Harkaway
where Bob & Allison Higgins met the convoy in their OV. We stopped at the elephant rock
(painted white this time) at Upper Beaconsfield on our way to Emerald. Thankfully the
weather changed at Emerald allowing
the market and Puffing Billy to be
explored in comfort. The convoy took
over the car park behind the coffee
shop at the far end of town where
members where offered 10% group
discount. Parking is difficult on market
day. New members Matt & Fiona
Reynolds & family joined us at the
coffee shop. The wood worker at the
market saw our convoy and has
decided to craft a moke replica. We
headed off to Silvan Dam via Monbulk
for a sausage sizzle lunch and drizzling
rain again. The rain stopped at the dam
and for the rest of the day fortunately, Sunny at last. The covered rotunda was taken over
by us mokees and the birdlife kept us company. Everyone enjoyed feeding kookas,
crimson parrots and magpies. After a hot lunch, coffee, sweets and Moorish delicacies
provided by Susan Allan and much chat many decided to head home rather than continue
on to William Ricketts sanctuary. The aboriginal sculptures are placed along very steep
paths which may have been slippery. Mount Dandenong Observatory was offered as an
alternative but at a cost per vehicle. The weather being so changeable this was a “no go”
also. Three Mokes and one OV continued along the dirt road from the picnic ground on
Olinda-Creek Road to Mount Dandenong Arboretum and National Park. Ken Daff in
“Kermit” followed me in “Bluey” back to Narre Warren North Road as this was the first long
run with a new engine.
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Thanks to the 21 members who made the
effort to phone and attend, Bob & Ken who
cooked lunch and Susan for her generosity
in providing homemade chocolate balls &
lemon slice (both very yummy) and tray of
sweets for our coffee.
Present:
Clive & Susan (OV)
Bob & Alison (OV)
Matt & Fiona (OV)
John Brooksmith
Ken Daff
Richard (Purple Moke)
Dave Pullen & Family
Kevin Dwyer & Family
Andrew G. Family
Bruce Johnson
UPCOMING TRIPS
Service Day - Sunday 14th July
Ron’s place in Mitcham
9am – 2pm
Ron has opened his garage and driveway for a service day again – we hope that
many of you make the effort to get to this service day and do some
work on your Moke!
And if you don’t have it on the road – come anyway and learn!
And for those of you whose mokes are perfect – we need your
expertise and experience to help others to learn the “how to of Moke
fixin!!”
BYO tools and bbq meat and stick around for lunch!
The address is 1 Beaufort Rd Mitcham – look
out for all the Mokes!!
ADVANCE NOTICE – Mark them in your dairies
1. TRAINS & TANKS......Saturday 24th August 2013
Seymour & Puckapunyal. Big, Loud & powerful Machinery.
Full details next tracks.
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2. SHEPPARTON MOTOR MUSEUM.....Sunday 6th October 2013
70 + vehicles & lunch
Full details next Tracks.
3. LIGHT HORSE & FIELD ARTILLERY MUSEUM ...NAR NAR
GOON.......Sunday 10th November (for remembrance day)
Details...September Tracks.
(organised by Glenn Gold )
Aussie Classic Car Show- Sunday 1st of September
I am hoping you can
all join in on this day
(even though it is
Fathers’ day). This is
a great show of
Australian cars and
what could be more
Australian than our
Mokes???
We will be alongside
the P76 club (and they
have a BIG presence!)
and the Mini club.
There will be a trophy
for the best Moke in
show as there is for
most other “breeds”.
So clean it up and
pack it up and head
on up to the Aussie
Classic Car Show.
(Rhonda)
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Out and about with Pictures by Clare Pocock &
Taryn Ruig
It has been quite a busy few weeks with some travel and motorsport thrown in for
good measure! A few weeks ago Zac and I
travelled to Avalon to the Geelong Motorsport
Complex for a “come and try” motorkhana day with
the Mini club. Oh what fun!! Licences could be
purchased for the day and a very reasonable price
for those who did not have one and instructions
were issued and poles were put up (actually – they
were put up the day before – some people are
very very helpful!) We even had a couple of young guys from CAMS there for the
day (yes- they had to BUY their cams licenses!) who had never competed in
motorsport before and they were put into a rather quick topless Moke (obviously not
mine ) for the day. Needless to say – their goggles kept their eyes clear of dust –
but not the rest of their faces!!! Oh! And the hair!!!! What a sight!
Zac has done a few motorkhanas before – but this was a brush up on skills before
the big Queens Birthday weekend trip to the HAY MINI NATIONALS!
We left home straight after his exam around lunchtime on the Friday. The Moke was
packed, oil, water and tyres checked, fuel topped up and off we went. With stops at
Kilmore, Moama and Deniliquin we finally got into Hay at about 8.30 in time for the
Friday night get together! A mad hat party at the pub!!! It was a long trip for Cabsav,
Zac and I. Google maps has it at about 438k from home and just over 5 hours! Ha!!!
It took us 7½ hours from home – though I suppose lunch at Kilmore, petrol and loo
at Moama and dinner at Deniliquin can eat into the time!!! Those last 120k from
Denny to Hay across the Hay plains,
an area commonly known as “The
Long Paddock”, in the dark, in the
cold, can be quite demoralising! I
just wanted to get there! And though
Zac has his learners – at this stage
he only had about 12 hours in his
book and I think it was just a tad too
soon to put the “L”s on the Moke!
Brian and Ben arrived about 2 hours
later (long story – but HE’S the one
who had car issues in the
Landrover!)
Saturday was the big street parade where we were joined by the Vanguard/Triumph
club and also the B&S Ball Utes! This was followed by the Show’n’Shine, rocker
cover races, scrutineering for the khana, car boot sales, welcome by the mayor of
Hay, presentations, local groups market stalls and more til about 4pm. A heap of
fun, chatter, banter and loads of sunshine!
Yep – the weather ALL weekend was fantastic – chilly of course – especially in the
morning and evening, but clear blue skies and sunshine during the days! What a
treat!
Pic of me, Zac, TJ & Eilish Watson at the street parade in Hay
Saturday night was the Trivia night at the RSL where it was announced that there
were 103 entries into the motorkhana! OMG! That’s big! But with 6 “tests” that
meant 16-18 competitors in each lane – don’t forget some cars had more than one
driver – some up to 4!
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My night did not end there – at about 1am Zac decided that the pain he had in his
lower side back was getting worse – and in concern that it might be his kidneys – I
took him to the local Hay Hospital – we were in, triaged, bp’d, urine tested, seen by
doc, given pain killers, and out - all within 30 minutes! What brilliant service! It was a
pulled muscle in his back!!
The day of the Hay Mini Nationals Motorkhana dawned
bright and clear. We headed out to the front paddock
of some locals who have kindly allowed the event to be
held there for many many years! If ever you go into
Hay – go thru town, past the pool, take a right towards
Sydney and in about 10 minutes you will see this ->
on your right.
What a sight!! The whole town
supports this event and it is on their calendar and
advertised far and wide!
Drivers and officials briefing done and we were
khanaring it with the best! Zac and I were lucky to be in a group with Craig, TJ &
Eilish Watson as well as a bunch from South Australia. Oh what a fun day we had –
Craig and I were in hot competition mode (yeah! Right!)
against each other all day, but the most fun was watching
the kids have a go! It was Eilish’s first motorkhana as she
is now 12 (cams licenses are available from 12 ->) and TJ
and Zac have done a couple each before. Lordy Lordy
how we laughed!!! Brian and Ben were in another group
as they were driving other friends’ minis. They also had a
great time and were smiling every time I look over at them (through the dust!!
Haha!)
In the end we finished like this – and with a lot of dust on us!!!
nd
th
rd
st
rd
rd
Eilish 99th, Tj 92 , Ben 84 , Zac 83 , Craig 81 , Rhonda 73 and Brian 33
Just for the record – this event is full of Mokes!!! There would have been 12-15
Mokes there at least! In the top 15 places there were 12 mokes! The top 6 were
mokes and just quietly – there are more and more mokes ending up there cos
people are starting to realise just how damned good they are!!!!
So if you think this sounds like fun (and it is!!!)
and if you think you might like to get involved
(mad if you don’t!) then let me know – come
and have a look next year and join in on the
fun. Not everyone who goes to Hay competes
– alot come for the
laughs
and
camaraderie. And just
to see so many Mokes
and Minis in one spot
year after year is brilliant!
We drove home on the Monday after another great fancy
dress party Sunday night. The Victorians came as Mexicans
(as you do!!!) and awards were allocated! Zac managed to
drive from Booroorban into Deniliquin- about 80k along the
Hay Plains on his “L”s. He had to dodge cattle, birds of prey,
VERY large trucks going the other way (and we all know how
that feels!) and he was lucky that he only took over after a
flock of emus tried to play chicken with me! Not many kids
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can boast an hours’ learner driving in the middle of nowhere especially when they
still aren’t even up to 15 hours!!! Hopefully by next year he’ll be able to do the
maximum allowed to take the pressure off me!! Well done Zac!
Committee
Please have a think about joining the committee of the MOA.
YES – we need YOU to lend a hand.
NO – it doesn’t take too much time.
YES – you will actually get alot out of it
NO – the club will not survive without people to run it
YES – you can nominate yourself
NO – don‘t be shy – please call me or any of the committee if you would like
to join us!
Rhonda
MokeFest 2013, WA Adventure
MokeFest 2013, Western
Australia Adventure
September 21-29th – MokeFest 2013, WA
Adventure
This year MokeFest is going on the road to Western Australia in the last weeks of
September with an expected contingent of 20 or more Mokes travelling over from
the eastern states to visit the locals in Perth and have a look around. It is planned a
week to get over to Western Australia, a weekend of rest and socialising in a rural
town and then five or so days to explore on your own before the final weekend in
Perth. More information can be found at www.mokesinc.org.au
At the time of writing there are 7 Mokes heading over from Melbourne or Victoria, a
similar number from NSW mostly around Sydney or the south coast, Rod and Faye
from Tassie and hopefully a couple more, and four or five Mokes from South
Australia. I am estimating there will be around 30 odd Mokes to meet us in Perth
when we get there so expecting number around 50 or so at least.
Coming home there are various options on offer with some people heading back in
a convoy of Mokes to get home in the week, others are taking the more scenic route
down around the coast south of Perth and even doing the Great Ocean Road in
Victoria. I am also organising options for vehicles to be trucked back or people may
like to experience the rail option of the Indian Pacific.
MokeFest 2013 is about having an experience in your Moke that you would not
otherwise have the chance to do and to experience the friendship and sense of
achievement these kind of trips bring out. If you are interested in coming along or
would just like to find out more then check out the website or email me at
[email protected] or 0409 942 896
Terry 911L
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Jill & Allen out and about
When we got to Tenterfield we
caught up with local Moke
owners Nanette & Ron Watts.
Unfortunately it was cold, dark
and rainy so we didn't get to
see their Mokes but we did get
a picture of the letterbox next
day.
The next stop was Casino to
catch up with club members,
Peter & Lyn Glover. Peter
organised for our two Mokes to
be part of the Beef Week
parade which also included
another local Moke owned by
Brenda who uses it each
year to promote Beef Week.
Nanettes letterbox
Peter, Lyn & Allen ready for
the parade - this is NOT the
new look for the guys - they
wanted everyone dressed as
hippies.
General Meeting Report: June 5th 2013
25 present and 5 apologies.
Main aspects of the meeting included:
• Welcoming Christian who was visiting with a Mokee friend.
• Noting that since last meeting Brad Wooding, Membership Secretary, went to
hospital at short notice for a quadruple bypass and reporting that the operation
has been successful and he will soon be home for an extended rest period.
• Emphasising that all members need to consider nominating for
committee positions with President, Tracks Editor and Trip Co-ordinator
currently requiring nominations. This matter is urgent. Any number of
members may nominate. The club will only remain healthy if led by a
complete committee, rather than one overworked by members having to
take on multiple responsibilities.
• A treasurer's report noting:
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•
As expected there was a real turn around in net revenue this month with
memberships flowing in. We received just short of $1,800 all from
memberships.
• Tracks was unusually high but was expected. It costs a lot to make
changes to a constitution. There is extra printing and postage. Tracks was
$520 in May compared to the normal $300.
• Current operating account balance is $2322.14
• Reporting of a sale through the eBay account of one port decanter to Finland.
• Notification through the AOMC that many clubs have had problems with
VicRoads over annual renewal of club plate registered vehicles. Members are
advised to be very careful about checking the documentation and following
through on detail.
• Peter reporting on the Proxy vote system for the AGM, described elsewhere in
Tracks, which we must use to satisfy legal requirements. Members were given
the opportunity to raise questions and concerns about the constitution motion
that will be presented at the AGM. No discussion was requested and
committee hopes that is because everyone realises that we simply must pass
this motion and adopt the new version of the constitution as a result of changes
to the law.
• Scott telling us of his 'barn find' Moke Ute in Marlborough Queensland which he
will soon have stored in Victoria ready for a long term project to bring it back to
the road.
The meeting closed with a raffle of a huge packet of gigantic hand wipes, a bottle of
wine with plastic glasses (x2) and small gas camp cooker. The post meeting fun
was Dinky Moke practice races on the club track.
Can you help? Please reply directly to Phil if you can.
From: PHIL Gallacher [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 2:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Model Moke
Hi, I am a previous MOA Member and obviously Moke owner from the late 80's.
Due to a new house etc the Moke had to go. However I now have a three year old
grandson who has seen my pics and become Moke mad. I am trying to buy him a
small scale toy moke and wonder if you can help please?
With thanks, regards, Phil Gallacher.
It’s amazing to see what our
Mokes get turned into. This one
is currently on sale at Gumtree
Only $1800 in Tassie if you’re
interested
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Congratulations to the English Mini Moke club reaching 30. The printed card is from
us and made it into their attached editorial (written by Roy Scott.)
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Where will you be on 3rd July?
Over the last 6 months we have been talking about the necessary changes to the
MOA Constitution. It has been force on us and we must change it. You have had a
copy for 3 months. It has been completely written along the guidelines provided to
us by the Department of Justice.
But to make the changes we need people to vote. If we do not get enough eligible
votes then we cannot pass the changes. And the only way you can vote is to be
there or to vote via a Proxy.
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So where are you going to be on 3 July? We would love to see you at the Annual
General Meeting. But if you cannot make it then fill in the Proxy Form we sent you
in last month’s Tracks and send it off by post or scan it and email it to us. You can
give it to someone to hand in beforehand as well. If you don’t have the form then
email me on [email protected] and I will send you one.
In the end what we ask is that you do something. Please be there or get your Proxy
vote in.
Peter Shackleton
Changes to constitution – minor updates
(2nd run, nothing has changed fom last month.)
Note the minor changes to the proposed constitution as outlined in the Table
of Changes published in May Tracks (all changes in italics)
Rule 4. Removal of the words “or Moke Replica”
Rule 18 1(e) the date on which a member is suspended due to non payment of
fees and the date of re-instatement
Rule 31 (1) A Special General Meeting, other than a disciplinary appeal Special
General Meeting, may be called at the discretion of the Committee whenever it
thinks appropriate.
Rule 33 (3) A member intending to bring any business requiring a vote before a
meeting must notify the Secretary of that business in writing, or by electronic
transmission. The Secretary must include that business in the notice calling the next
general meeting.
Rule 36 (1) To conduct the business of a General Meeting, a Special General
Meeting or an Annual General Meeting , a quorum is calculated on the basis of the
number of eligible memberships as outlined in these Rules.
Rule 48 (1d) ensure withdrawals are authorised by at least 2 committee members.
Rule 49 (1c) The Trip Co-ordinator is responsible for the co-ordination of the
organised club trips. He or she is also responsible for the preparation of trip details
and list of attendees.
Rule 59 (1) Notice of each Committee meeting must be given in writing or via email
to each member of the Committee at least 7 business days before the date of the
meeting stating the date, time and place of the meeting.
Rule 59(2) Notice of any special meeting must be given in writing or via email to
each member of the Committee specifying the general nature of the business to be
conducted and no other business may be conducted at such a meeting.
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New Rule 61 (4) If a quorum at the proposed date of an adjourned Committee
meeting appears unlikely, the President shall determine an alternative date, time
and/or place of the adjourned meeting.
Rule 64 (3) The minutes, or a summary of the minutes, of all meetings shall be
published in the next issue of Tracks. Peter Shackleton
Tech Talk.
Dr Alex Moulton 1920-2012
Jeremy Satherley remembers the
man behind rubber suspension,
Hydrolastic
and
Hydragas
suspension as hold up our Mokes.
One of the great figures of the
British motor industry, inventor and
suspension engineer Dr Alex
Moulton, CBE, RDI, FREng, died
on 9 December, 2012.
Dr Moulton is best remembered in
automotive
circles
for
the
Hydrolastic suspension system he
designed for the Morris 1100, a
system which was then used
across the entire ADO16 range of
MG, Austin, Wolseley, Riley and
Vanden Plas. But this was only a
culmination of the thinking he had
practiced for years with ingenious
alternatives for two and fourwheeled suspensions.
After gaining an engineering
degree in Mechanical Sciences at
Cambridge, Alex Moulton spent
the war years apprenticed on
engine design to the Bristol
Aeroplane Company. Post-war he
joined the family firm of George Spencer Moulton & Co, which over the years had
gained a worldwide reputation from its
shock absorbers for railway rolling
stock, rubber flooring and hoses. But
from 1945 Alex’s self-appointed mission
was to diversify into rubber automotive
suspensions, at a time when many cars
still relied on cart springs all round.
Early promise
His first opportunity came in the early
1950s when he worked with Nuffield’s
Jack Daniels on an exploratory rubberin-torsion ‘Flexitor’ system for the Morris
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Minor.
Moulton’s
work
impressed
the
Minor’s
designer, Alec Issigonis, and
when
unfortunately
the
project was scrapped and
Issigonis left BMC to design
the Alvis TA350, he sought
Moulton’s input on that car’s
suspension system. The
seeds of a significant working
relationship had been sown.
For Alvis the TA350 was
thoroughly unconventional,
with a 3½-litre V8 engine
driving through a two-speed
gearbox
with
overdrive
mounted over the rear axle. Moulton’s suspension layout featured water-filled rubber
cones connected by pipelines fore and aft – essentially a forerunner Hydrolastic,
which despite the prototype’s other teething troubles had the car cornering on rails
with a luxury-car ride.
Hydrolastic to Hydragas
Once again the project was scrapped on cost grounds, but better times lay ahead.
With the family business sold to Avon Rubber Company in 1956, Alex set up his own
company at his imposing Jacobean Bradford-on-Avon home to concentrate on
personal projects. Meanwhile Issigonis had rejoined BMC where, in response to the
fuel-starving Suez Crisis, Leonard Lord had briefed him to design a small saloon to
counter the rash of bubble cars cashing in on the situation. Lord agreed to Moulton
handling the suspension, although the Mini’s set-up had to be confined to rubber
cones initially because of the tight development schedule. But a less compromised
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brief for the Morris 1100 of 1962 allowed Moulton carte blanche for a fullyinterconnected Hydrolastic system, which relied on displacers at each corner pushing
a sealed anti-freeze compound between front and rear wheels.
Road-testers found the new car’s handling and ride a revelation. From 1964 to 1971
Minis also went Hydrolastic, although it proved more time-consuming and costly to fit
to the smaller car. Other successful users of the system however were the Austin
1800/2200, Austin 3-litre and pre-1979 Maxi. The Allegro’s 1973 debut began BL’s
switch to Moulton’s Hydragas, a refinement of the Hydrolastic system with nitrogen
gas chambers pressurizing the pipelines’ diaphragm fluid compartments. Over the
years it was fitted to other cars in the group, most notably the Metro, and of course it
was the suspension system for all MGFs from 1995, until diminishing economies of
scale forced a switch to more conventional coil springs for the TF in 2002.
Pedal power
Car suspensions aside, Alex’s other big success was the Moulton bicycle, featuring
small wheels for reduced rolling resistance and a rubber-suspended frame. Raleigh
rejected the concept as unsalable, so Moulton launched the bike himself in 1962. Like
the Mini, it rapidly acquired a Swinging Sixties cult following, forcing Raleigh to eat
their words and acquire the manufacturing rights in 1967. Now honoured by a
Queen’s Award to Industry, Moulton later bought back the rights and continued
production through specialist manufacturers. In November 2012 he celebrated the
bike’s 50th anniversary at his home, attended by fellow inventor Sir James Dyson,
who praised Alex for ‘setting such a good example’ to his engineers.
`Moulton never married, maintaining that his passion for engineering would have
conflicted with family life. Considered eccentric by some, there was never anything
wayward in Moulton’s unswervingly studied and disciplined approach to a project.
Nothing was left to chance. ‘Test, test, test,’ he would always say. ‘Spin has no place
in engineering. The iron test is how it performs.’
(currently on
ebay)
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Happy July Birthdays
All the members of the Moke Club would like to wish the
following people a special birthday celebration
0002L
DOUG
WILLIAMS
1214
LYNETTE BEKTASH
GEOFFRE SHARMAN
0686
CRAIG
ILLING
1219
0723
ALLAN
JACKA
1234
JOHN
0963
FIONA
ADAMS
1238
THIERRY SADLER
1036
BARRY
HOCKING
1245
ROBIN
GIBSON
1046
BRYAN
POPE
1256
WENDY
FOARD
1052
LUKE
PATERSON
1257
MEREDITHBIRD
1067
SCOTT
MARKBY
1262
1100
FRANK
BARDEN
1265
JASON
REVELL
1108
DIANNE
McADAM
1271
IAN
THOMAS
1111
PETER
GLOVER
1277
ROBERT OSBORNE
1153
FAYE
OWERS
1278
PETER
REILLY
1154
JAMES
DURANCE
1287
BONDOUX
1155
LILLIAN
HATFIELD
1292
1165
DAVID
SALAU
1294
1194
JILL
WHATMORE
1295
CARRIE
STEPHEN
EDDY
JESSY
1197
LAURIE
PATERSON
1202
PATRICK
FINN
1214
ROGER
BEKTASH
1303
1305
1308
McLEAN
PAULINE ROBINSON
CROSS
EASTWOOD
EKBERG
VIVIENNE HEMPHILL
MARK
CLOUAY
HELEN
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