April, 1972 - MG Car Club of Queensland

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APRIL, 1972.
THE OCf?rGON
I{AY
GOMIMffi H\ffiNTS
5th
?th
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19th
21st
26th
2Bth
11st
Free Night
Working Bee (llT.
Free Niglrt
CCTTON)
Big Tine Party at An! Thomson's hollle adverti senenl
Practiee DaY (Ni. cotton)
Ni94l EUD
SLrrfers Pdradr se Pace l4eeting
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l,lotorkhana
Entties close for Australian Hillclitib
Chanpships
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APRrt, 1972.
iEDITOFIIALi
wetl there were a few technicat ploblems in
this Octagon. Both Dave Miles and Ann Thomson
have been out of toron (but not together) " I've beelr
very busy at Uni and at home (maintaining lrro cars and
xeadying one "vintage" Centaur for its return to bal:tle) .
I tried mixingr ny Uni i^rork with Octagon preparation
ancl succeeded vety nicely thank you in fl-oodinq ny lab
irith distilled water. The people on the floor below
producing
lrere very haPpy.
But 1 enjoy my association rvith the octagon and only
wish for more time. lilany have contributed articles but
what lrd like to find are 3 or 4 enlhusiastic club mefiibers
to act as sub-editors. If they could pick a field of
interest (say hillclinlcs, rnotorkhanas. night runs/ or
club scandal) then for one hour a monlh put pen to
paper and report on their litt1e sPhere of club activity,
r would be very very grateful. And you'd all have a
better magazine.
with a regular staff. nagazine proaluction rrould be
much less of a struggle, for I woul-al then be confialent
that all club events were getting the benefit of a full
and accurate coverage - on time.
How about it?
You all have ny addtess.
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already alone so'
round will be ou! next
The Auslralian ChanPionEhiP
,triiiril- il-'"re herP i's verv vitar'
be even busier
with the next few week6 Promising to
be in for even
i"T3.tl have vou! suPPolt
'iI-iaxe- iC arr torthwhire '
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APRIL, 1972.
acfion urged
Eurekai in case you don't already kno\4, the nord
lras invented by an old Greek bloke sone tvro or three
thousand years ago. ft means - "I've got it, youse got
it, we done got iL" - or, if you're fussy and all graEE!atical just say, "I have it",
what lre have i5 $981.00 in cash in the appeal
with promises of-S920.00 covering L9?3 and 1974. But it
is the latter figure that is causin-q the CoNdttee, the
Trustees, and Mt. Cotton Hillctimb Ltd., considerable
concern.
rhe 5981.00 is very close to the 1972 targret and
pleases the Coftnittee is that al-1 but $145.00 of
has cone from present menbers - so nobody can say tttat
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the active hillclirJrers aren't forkinq out for their o\rn
fuo and games - most of them are aayway.
Now comes the bad part: $920.00 plomised over
1973 and l-974 is tess than half or what we ha\re asked
for. It is so much less that lre couldn't possibly
accept you rnoney an-d run the risk of coming a croPPer
j.n two years time. obviously if the $981.00 grovrs to
over $1000 - and lre're sure it will - the baLance vrill
be earrnarkedl for use in the future. This doesn't alter
the fact tha! we need another $1000 - cash or promised
-NOW
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If the appeal runs alov.Tn nov/. ue have Ist you
the $509.25 vre paid out last month. AIso we ra,ould still
have to repay the $537 $re borrowed to make last October's
Palrroents.
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thegretically safe no\^' -until
soi;s t? 'p:19.
next octob;;; ;!'I'"-t.ii"i"rv not
T"-1"
gradinq the access roa'l' untal we "f
Ii"-ciGi. noney ina-success,
we cannot touch the apPeal"
;;;*";G ippeal- is
Although we are
money.
von't be -hol4inq another
Quite obviously then' \'e
neetinq unili ionetr'ing is done to this !oad' Bang
does the idhole Project.
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A" Thomson
Non-Merdbers: Mr. and Mrs' Black
Cordon Bleu Restaurant (Arthur Prince)
P.,1. uotott (Pau] MclnerneY)
Mernbers:
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boy: oh boyl seventy entties for a closed
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unreal and did it give the organizers
hiltclirb they manageat, and did so quite weII, to
But
some curry.
give the leventy entiants and over f00 spectators a really
great day's hillclimbinq.
oh
Group C Touring Under 1100 turned out !,inner
Russel Black though he only $anaged one successful run'
He scored a clean 63.2 ahead of Robert Guyder oo 64'9
The MG Class Up to 1500
\./as again Petel Rayments
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60.1 this tinte. over
1501 saw David Matley (58.3)
\refI clear of Alan
Johnson (60.3) and KeiLh
Tufnell (60.7) .
Group C Touring
over 2001 showeal the usual
tyre-burning brigade with
Jeff Ferguson the king
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APRIL. 1972.
THE OqTAGON
- but only just - a deternined bid for
Carlottc rias fabulous but unsuccessfrll'
Group A sports Up to 1100 sai!? Ray Quinn on-top
aoain \rj"th 57.3 ahead of Bruce Milter (58-3). The 1101Gebert with a nighty 52'2
lioO group was toppled by ferrY
(Ian)
and Barran's Lotts Super:
Peter's
i:he
well ctear of
Glaham Sole$son beat
I'lechanic
55.3.
sevens who tied on
(57.6
in
their first' luns at the
58.7)
to
Row
o\,rner George
1200.
hill in the Centaur
strol<ey 58.9
honouls fr.Dlll Carl-o
\rith a
Group C Touring 1501"-2000 gave us Bob Randle j'n
his best drive ever clinching a 59.6 and a new Club Pecord'
Closest chal:!enger \das Keil:h Tapsall on 60.3' Ken-Peters'
excursion, showed that e1'en sophisticated
in u
"^ta
machinery of high breedincr (\riz. B'M'w') lj"ke the taste of
macaalamian
nuts.
l\ Sports over 1501 haC
a close battle hetlreen Kev
Johnston and Kees I(oPPeno1,
with Kevin scueezinq the
Datsun dcwn to a ne\^i elub
Record of 52.7 clear of Keel
at 53.3. sly fox in this
class \4as undoubtedf -v the
great little Anglia of Barr)
wraith - almost a winner on
53. t. The Mccabe MGB/
Herald suf fered directional
problems as Eholin.
Group
Group D sports gave Tony Best a vely popular:
2 BSCC tr.ophies for his efforl
viin (59.6). ftny also scored
(61.4)
and l4alcoln spiden follordei
The sprites of Kan I'lasley
(65.2).
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OCATGON
APRIL, 1972.
Gr.oup C 1101-1500 Produced C1ive walnes as Leailel
of the S trouP. gis best
of 52.8 was \,rell clear of
runne.r uD I-rank HunL (54.5).
the t:ido "ring-ins" , Gerry
Biameld (Mazda 1500 ss)
and Graha Ruckert {vlil)
pl-"-j,ec it tight with 69.1,
69.2 respeciively.
Racings Cars Up to
500 i^ras cleaneil up coD_
vincingly by snlling Chris
Tirnlis (53.?) aheaal of Garv
Dennien on 68.6.
Racing Cars
Over 501 lost soi1e of
the pronised spectacle
r,rhen lecord holaler
David Tait experienceal
more than his share of
troubles - this put
Dave back to second
\,iith 51. I leaving tim
Harlock (Cenlaur )
an "easy" romP in for
FrD (50.3). Problefts
kept Blyan Schuster
at bav but maybe next [=;;.i.i:j&r
and also Terry Gebert. A fine battle could
time:....
develop amongst these four.
rhe Top sj.x Elimination Roun'l was also a Harlock
benefit r.rith Tim screving the Mccarthy car up fot 50'8'
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- but not
with the usual BBQ more
don'i:
\di1l agree ' whv
quile "the usua1" as lnany
Hillclimh
the
qood
as
as
stay on is beyond me - it's all'..lrst
itseli:
The
daY ended
SEE YOU AT THE FIRST
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JUNo 1"0'1r
OF Ti{E AUSTAALIAN
. TI{E GREATEST S}iOI'I
O}.i EARTH: :
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A l":"!-Y:."1d,norna11ir cost vou
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P'i"" is onrY o'85'
cara'
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!e yotr' !:e there
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spra] rr'a::
l-'iill"ln3't"lli".ii:l :"":l:?-who
Afi,oco, ihe clean Petro_L '
t4hi
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to fritz
khaoa. Donrt forget to "^'y-i{"tlo
this service tc us'
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DrettilY colouretl curreDcy
Lag of nutshells:
the enclosed-she}ls
thanks for the ]oan of
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donation
the
use
pleage return the'n to the titlx-""ti funds'
;ili;"a;-;;;"'ds Your aPPear ror
Yours sincerelY '
G. Black"
Hra. B1ack for vou three
And thank You verv much aqain the donatian aird the verse:
cootributigns - t-he nutshells,
SPECIAT NOTICE.
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OCTAGON
APRIt, 1972.
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heralded
Massi-ve advertising and'/or proPaganda
rhe eve of. the March
H:'?i::::."T::ii:"i" i::?"';l.l::.u
build-uP that one.ot '"?,iii:i3't"-ii;l ,u'- t" u. u
at the Clubrooms to Partl'ci Frite driver's sreatest
"chinese"
::i'i;"-;;;ai'h
truimph-
incr,rae
run' which dinn't
off for a short
calliaili i""a-tr'""gn rost trled i:' f"=H::^.
AIl
seL
E:il:[:":*"ii1i"i=i;*:iiiiip:i.$tlll"tfl:iril::'*
di where cars- luere gorng r
tiose.whouw?::.i*:':: l3"i;.l3nln",
I'"r:ill-r,i'.was For
about.
stli19"il;-i;;;;- iit.i ai"..'t.nqil,tq
!,loorehead
should be - Pitv.John.was'fi;;;;;;
Ipsrdich
$,ent
via
both sets of instructaoniir;;;
i;-;;tu"n-spectacular? )
Road to watch the house arr4G car club navigation runs'
]"li..iaiii"s"
happens on
During a1l the exciteneDt, the D.rves Tait/Matl
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they had
heading back frorn the GoId Coast - for
crew were
Yerotrga
headed
;l-itiii"
rest
I]]l
oi course". The
$as
misfortune
But
out in front' Richard was-caniiIi, nl.rt"ia-n"ie wav
poor
Xlillaiili-?"- trr" nei,""rt crew rniddre-or
furr-size tree groi'ring in the
Tllilili-iiu:
rt.Eo
atound
" he just courdn't flavigate.
iiJ--i."a I and
brother Russer ln
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il;";il;;
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with
wa!. Don Blackusuat
on his-was'
7 srand in all gears
the
pur
lins
ieat'(Nor or r'ola 1300 fame)
.'Jii"i"iJ f;; F;"tk 6ardiner
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A .tuick run through Retl HiIl and around -the a
homing in on the clubroons-tor
wi r:rnarn Teirice area,
'
ovEr-workea tourists'. ',ohn
;:;i'jH;;a';;;t-i"i back*'"
on sundav rnorningl But it was.
it
lli"rlli'-i-a. iiostrowea the ciean heals to Inoet. of the
if#;;-";;;
but she couldn't topPre brother
:;#;;["-];;'""ual)
shane (female diPtonacy?) '
!'oorehead-'
Apart from Peter Raytnent'/John
the run uas-the
of
out
ma6t
got
the
-that
crew that "["i"r"fy
niriman s7g (Bi1I xavser'/colin sands) '
l?'lrrJ"!ir'."it"a
ih.i--."".t.a an astonishing 73 nile6!
AE yet no creit has woll nore than one navigation
a close an'[ hard fiqht to
exercise ."i 'ii-r""x" tireiouelng
to'n6 tto"g each third Friday
D!:oduce the 1972 chanp'
the sreatest s0 cent tour or
5i"ii!"*Jiiin-l"a iir."'in
iriJir.""-irv Night you'r1 get anluhere'
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RSSULTS:
Place Driver
Naviqiator
J. ltoorehead
s- sullivan
L, BarroD
June Canavan
D. Tait
]0
1t
P. Ratment
P, wetzig
Arln Thomson
Libby sullivan
D. Matley
D. Elack
D. l,lcKay
R. Sans
B. Kayser
J. Larnb
S. Laue
I3
T,
R. Cramb
N. Manifold
R. Thorpe
t'l. gumphrys
1
2
3
5
5
7
B
9
l2
14
15
t"5
L7
19
R. Webster
Green
lozzy Palmer
w. ormsby
J. Canpbell
D. Miles
P. Valery
B- snith
Thurlow
sands
LYn Laue
D. Web6ter
P.
Lumley
G. Leigh
t
Beaumont
L-
Horstnann
Marge Fle]niltg
G.
R- Fletcher
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J.
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Meryl Miles
Sti.11 Driving
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R. Black
R, Wetzig
PoiDts losl
Car
Mini Deluxe
Cooper
valiant
Corolla
59
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MGB
Datsun SSs
l'lini 850
Mazka
Hillnan
golden HR
forana GTR
,faguar Mk
1
SE
A/lr/ spr\te
Magnette
Corona
MG
Anglia
cooper
11r
113
142
210
229
244
264
244
341
344
359
359
429
481
505
Celica
A/E Sprite
Cror,rn
80
107
s
MGB
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j.th start i ns t'T.:iliLll"H:ii#i";iiilitl""
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8usse1 B1ack ma9"It"n?3"1"31
remotely be called "-31"11
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up behind the p1r counte! '
"r',a.a
went wlons"'
"n"t
33?il"1'Llllui"tI?'"llT."i"Eii!i'ii
hasnrt
Russel between t"t]"'- ""ut"fy the Place
chirped
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qui'ck to point
muchr. The clean-out E wasupside
chanqed that
-ii" -""s
down'
using a 1913 arnv-EraP Iiii"iilt
develoPetl ' betr''een
lreanwhlle a furious dice hail
to outbrake
trying
Grant Beau$ont, each
Don webster and
'ir,eMobileas with both
rine around
iil! lEili-it'
;cutting"insiae
the corner (RUN:)
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"iiir"s "p
R.E.Q. had taken off it! an anti-clockwise
wae
direction i""iii.irvt, determined to Prove his way
fasLest.
.unre1lability" reared its-ugly h?uq. :-!h:-!'"
and
forted in roi fuel stops
r".ainq "oi[-.Ii;;;-;;;" webster/Thomson
fjrst
was
rnachine
----':1 .]aanind. the
all
chaneine
not
ruel and
i'"ii'"-"r
3i'li'il*iit-lii"3i'"
ot 3 minutes 34 seconds
tirne
f;ntasti;
?"Ii i"l"-J'i" the
i":'3i,::':3"1ffi'.
ii:i
lm;,::itli:J:utu.ll.:;:lu-H:
:l=.iX; ;;;i;;- (ir;;ickv racins ensine. ) ' A swarm or
r
clutch-startins
tn" ulast uui even
;::;;;:t-;;oona"a
ca11ed
Expert'!'as
'J;Ii;i;-r;;a;ied- a,i.n'"r tlii"t" ' Ehe earlier.and
he
*"tni"t had expired
ii"itlEo"li- i".J- I r,i.dav
as
avairable
r^'ashe
ana a bottre- the
i"t
ila'ilii.la
-.na,
hat!
his-risht
'j-I"iliiii"tt
Pulr.with
wlti """ 'ightv
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"M-ir;"
iiiains rhroush
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?LH:-:BiT$*r::ii:;ii#'il
rhe race
siehtl
llii"i'.t sosch-- i"itlt Don in
""i}
;#'Huiil
vas on:
some cross-country running
RuEEel Black had done
off the
ia an atternpt to heatlnear
(tt.t' ,roi*iiiidi-i"t-t'itl
lIG
was to exPire
"
but to no .tuif - ttt
front runners
thel
over
ar1
;i;ii"';;';ii-p;.="ot." ' arra r't n'a laitt oi1
track:
of the. danger-beforein
Our t!,,o heroes, obliviousout
again' rotating
them. charged into uG, ana-liitl"a
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all direqtions into forced retirement'
entrant
whilst all this action was occuringi' late
(frotn
N's'w)
fully-imported
rorru vo"uoaiil-"".pi.tu with nevJ,
tnassi-ve
w].th
vrct'a
u1t;a- 1i qh L!',e ight ' o.H-c. v4 suPercharge'l
oversteered whilat
ii-i".it iiai""-hii-punMG at full-bore,
tour timeE, then finatlv got pcinted
"ia.i"L"ii"s,
to blow cne of his s''i'k1' conpo!'rt{ tvres
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"niY
tla... cl-r: a ilt:ii). Ilrlnever.
ifr",a i"" th:-.-ou: i-c].,:-j:.; orr:i.r
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i.-"i"- di"ii": ii;"d h.. ".t,, -. t,--,iei'' uc oulside assist'ance to
push his Super V to the finish line'
By the enil of the day, puzzled,Eechanics '
were rea'ly
drivers, and sorri-looking deirces
rlisaopointe'd
--A";;mriea
looked
MG,,thev
reaav for- loadins at
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race of
- the
u".f o"-rft"t rras the nost incredible
fraught with
i"r""J u"r". cland Pri"x - for nany, a race
ior alr, inspiralion for the future'
il;;;;"i;G;"4-qreat
year
for rnowers !
will'Le a
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CHAMPIONSHIP gVENT..:-IE!.-99 -T9?
Hil1c1inb
The fate of Rountl l of the Australian
cha$pionshiPs hangs in teh balance '
the ltloment
As is usual ith this Club au
state'
'
t:he
bv out financial
standards'
i{e have no majo! sponsors and' by our'
situation ;; ;;";;;d
or"Inui' i."" to-u?o*ii-il;;;;",:t:;Ii?'
it,
that minitnum Prize noneY tr
i,.,
ol"; r3;:tu"u
for the top.three"place
of this arnount, $4oo rs o'iia&i:"p
the-reat ot-tneoffer
iI;; ;bvioustv we can't
;:.;;;...
troPhles. ts
th3 birl for atuards ani
?ilii-i"".- iioo' sororrnla"ur"
rhe event has to be run
'
il";.'#iti::i#
costs'
.i."--- +-. tlavs - which oo*it" " nunrber of ou'.usual
which
ili',!'!nlil""".i'il3a-iiliJlioo- a,.d advertisine is exPensive.
- and !lI:Y^d like
Whatever the Corunittee decides
to Eee it ll'!I":-v"iiili be tord as soon as Possar're '
probably
reasonable sponsolshiP we could
llith
'ii-''l-rery
nay
on ou-r own resoulces ' we
qo ahead.
fast
we'!e
and
!'ate!
wetl find oulselves "' '"if-au"p
running out of life beltE'
t9
TIIE
OCTAGON
ArRrl.
1972.
If we cance}. \re Iose prestige, get raPPed
over the knuckles bY CAMS antl fined. If tJe do hold it !re11, the alrowned are aPt to Etay drowned.
IIIE
APRII,, 1972.
OCTAGON
a
The totrood Driving School Repoxt'
of the driving school caf! oDly be
oauoeil bv the driving habits and records of its pupils
in the
ii-ii" i'"t"i". But if the imProvements
then
'lriving
continue'
schoo]
sunday's
i'i."i"tat-i""" duriltg last
and
confldent
conpetent
quite
r,."" a group-of
,"liii
drivers within our gteat club'
!'ith -lectures on the
The days Proceedinqs begansone quite '
followed
basis of o"d.t.tl.t- ""a oveiiteer by (erryby
and
llorgan
of
some,
I"""taa"ri. demonstrations
an ex
in
corness
rain
as
cab driver disguised
;-;ia;;iy
The success
New
York llack
.
peoPl(
spinning was ably demonstrated by, of allthls
quietty
denonstratlng
kept
he
feather-fool' Just
went out with thei! instruc'
lii-a"", As the first pupifsinstructors
that generally
ouvi.ous t6 ihe
;;; i;';..;"
average but
above
flas
pupits
Ii. Eir"f"" "uiiiii"" of the
learn from
to
a
lot
had
,iit""i ""i"ption we all found we
and
Kerrv
ra-inten
of
tutors. Every so
;;;;.;-i;;;a
quick
ATY!"I
for
a
pits
,ur. "-".r, to duck into the the rumour that JRF had
9t a
iwo but there is !o truth in
up
ai"p.n."t which hd conpletelv used
il}Ii-"ii"-o"ot
coolthe
beeD
have
must
irr-tfr" ii."t 1ap. vlrn HardLton
he
had tl
because
how
6t at1 lrt dor't know
3.tl""i.o.i"i
Epiaingest PuPils of af1Thj,6 was the gxeat thing about having the schoo
off track excur-siots q
at f,orrood that de6pite ihe numerous
boy did those t1re.markers
;;a;;; panel .as iented but
(aah: Those
ii"ir.-'-riicrv circuit in placea th*ofLoa'ood
the directio
tution
iot tlt" i^tt hour
-Ii"'ait"-a""'"t .reveraeal
in the
spanner
a
and that threw
;;-Li;i";-;;:
$'ork
diiln't
they
lines cause
i.ril-ii--irr irrose leaut arrd
Eome people went looking for
ihen it rained
;;";.;.
school' rdas well
ih;a is) but in atr;the
iiil"i!.J'a- i"ii;;
and- the netnbers attending conducted themselveE
"l"a"ai"n
?t
fHE
OCIAGON
APRIL, 1972.
getting more than there monies
well \,rith each and everyone
woitn. wrr"tt'" the next onel
even ttj'thout a bike'
P.S. . RoLIy wetzig scranble6 well
\"alrwaril
"B" '
pirsued bv a
ifJ;li;''oh;n
(MRc Pord?)
.
Kerry }rorqan had his nei''t bodied
box) '
out for an airing (beauL "ooIta 'itf' very close ratio
Russ Black! Cooper stiLl revs its beadoff'
.
a Datsuns have Soft \"in'lscreens '
.
Dicy moments utrder brakes earLy in the day
due to cow Pats?
.
Bob Randle! top sPeed tlown straight \r'as un-
believable.
. Mal spiden l-earninq bad habits t:"^..:?':1L'o
(neviatinq li1 tver trre pric6) aut seriously i4ar seemed
i;-;;;iit'."^"
to srip with the sPrite'
r
T]
/1
APRIL, 1972
THE OCTAGON
tiler
rEY fu,ffiS.r..lrt
B!,nGr
HA]ID
N6Al}.,
come hotne, Eee Ml,m's big grin.
lrnd note the state oi minal Ehe's in.
The grj-n is \'ride, her eyes - they shine:
What ha6 pleased this Mun of roj-ne?
The hours pass, the sr-ri1e stays raride.
seems like she's aLL aglow inEide,
lle boys
"Any uail?". "YeE. my dear,
The car club Magazine is here:"
What's that noise that cotnes from
IE it a song she tries to
on. and on, - Oh Glory Be,
Mum,
hum?
like "Somebody toves Me".
The "octagonrs" here, it's on the bed,
A1I opened up like it'E been read.
tihatrs this Dark? oh: Good [reaven,
A lipstict mark is on page seven.
I ponder toore. Gleat Stars Above '
with Ten six Four - is she in love?
can't Bhor,, dad. l,lake rt rrorse.
If I do he might divorce.
Mu$!s
io 1ove, perhaps itrs hutlan,
If
But what if Ten six Four's a ltonan?
sounds sonething
23
APRIL, 1972.
TEE @TACON
"I
Present
Me.
. .,,
rvDoDsis
- brian tebble
).
cgrudttee nenber 1959
secretary 1950-51-52
oresiclent I95 3-5 4
[-"Ii-i"-iu"t "t"ry for r4'hi]e '55 or '66
life me$b"r
club trr:Stee
iii".t"t mt cotton hiuclintb 2ltd
years
cams aefeqate state council
council
i!""t"-a"i.q.t" national 1968 1 year
i"it.a'.q" f;orn 1958 until
1964
l"i-ti"i loiJooil 4 hour race
ls Eprinta^and hirlclinbs
lliii-.r'Ji*"t' i ioto"
econornv T'un lvbJ
bmc Works team
mobil
slhoor lowood antl was lnstructor
"lii
f,li"ila"laii"""d driverg'
x".tv horean, seofr anderson and some
;iili;;";;';;;iir.,
brave bastard.
iJria"a-er""t .raDd {ptor racing officials' association
r{hich G club sironsoreal
Ie53 until '5e r.revland) iD o fronsix
:;-;.; ;il- (i'allr
-circiutmonths then
for
nanager
as
5'"i.'ii Ii]ir.ii"
'
te71
until
nationar P!
;::; ;; ;;-;;;nili'or
triars- anil charp's trophv
i3il.iL-ir""r.n""il
"p".a,
meldber cams safety panel two vears
;;";;;i'- riist najor- prans - oPenins dav ' march
:'A;!i(rD)
1961
is secretary of toowong
iiii"Joi' a""t"piu Lookinqfoweed
sprint r''hich herped for 1e
:ili;;i;r-;i;'""a-"i"4
nans type starts
teale to atte$Pt searqh and destroy i{iLh tfl
;r;";it'i""
at rount cotton (almost EuccesstuD
gthef,
Dsrcc rans
t'ins into becomins
;itt"il;"-;;;$.d-"..pl"ridictator"
great
as "the
;il; .;;;";;;v'was knlwn
hotr to
po1ic6 Q car drivers -teaching
'i
a
ouiet-veek
several
reduced
"olit
i
;5iI; :.;:t;;,;JILv-"itr' i'oop"' -
to tears
hill with annts lotus f;11 left lock and one back on fu}l
broke class recgrd at o-rafton
rdith front ldheelB on
.
2+
TEE
OCTAGON
,
AtRIr,,
L972
something else lock
conspj.led !|ith canpbells to hide nelr1y aquired racing
car - d.iEguLsed as a trailer
thinks anyone \dho raceE a car
if
someone lendg
j"s mad
sprite or tnini wil} ilrive another
council setnina! - was
motorkhana one day
vrag panel menber at road safety
never asked agaiD.
HAI rr .^ro",? woax i
ER.YES
- (,c tO
A Ccr NY
-
Eul-
I
,r,rJr 6 o
?tEaEs
!
T
TEB
APRII,, ]-9?2.
OCTAGON
fu' aisctssion 01 onv d'i&
rr P's n,,, o "on k
",';;;;:;;;,,",,.
o t coch @n'!pon't tt D rt tw*h
1"L,. i"*'i ,,r*-'
ot sood t'ilh tt n6' b2
;";;,;:"";;,,,"","
",.ei.tencr c\orts?d bv ow
tha! tL' opituo's
'd'
)i,,i ,, ^*,*,
d
cnd$
Es"ditY
,,.'
;;*^r",,,' ",,
'dl,qwi'
ahde @lunns alz
J
in
** .-r. *
'a'*'*o '"'
..4, .
o!"
lor nE
cardPbeU,
St '
15 ]tarfioti
'
coo!':'anoo
,l
'
gs3i-EEilgs'
i
'1
r do thank Ten Six Four for th? ki:g
remarks in tt'.'r'tii"t'-taitit;
:t-:Tl:"::tl:":::' "::i::
lrrurEusJ _-"_',
::out;l:':e'.;''?5;e:,-ani-atiacned..i
on
erriveo
::li*e
: :1
5,00 p.m.
of I"Hl':
the hours
,t""""
of thin -ar'r^?:spilited
-.--^"
lor
ni+h
.botooles
u"'ct" L'ith aPolasies ror
:11153 ;:;.";"''i;i*r-z*tr'
the libertY gaken'
Yours etc '
G' Black'
done')
(Yes. dinner was on time and also the ilishes
jottings
Ed. See poetry page, readers' fot the tatest
frorl
uThe Black Hand- '
tittle ditly' {I::
I loved Mra' Black'sgrabbing
andl readlnq
Black will not'b;";;; "iiv '*tr'ut
;::i:#,fii':
;lili'{ii:'"'
r-goE Y=:: "":: Ii-I--i.-.^i
and the onlv letters
"5!;;qi*:3*5#:"fu
t" ub'
to menbers not to
;ir; il;" i lppeatea, eilitoriallv'
ePRrI,, 1972.
THE OCTAGON
coaxetl into racing "middle ageit bdgies" itt their iu
haDdling Ealcons/Eo}dens etc, when the latter genta hatl '
on boar6, their t iveE and kids. one daaldy even telephoned me and abuseil me for r1y audaclty - tlre caP
obviously fitted:
l'i11 love the Lordood ari'iing
schoof, - partieularly those I,Iho do admit they have something to iearn yet. r wonder how many menbers remember
of MGs
or know that the club used to run a racing team
(eight. in fact) which debuted at a Lot'ood race meeting'
a
ile-cful also sponsored a sooxts car raqe there, and
tton
must
have
to.
f
Ge:.-.1
did
coltl&ittee neribe!, Denis
the Geary race, as f 8ti11 have a txophy n3lned such.
About Mourt Cottcn - I 6ti1f betieve the
I
and
clinb is the gtteatest thinq Lhe club has achieved
Eure
it is worthy of a great e:il ,-t. It needs money,enthit
tteeds
of
all
(I've sent my bit in), but nio6t
usiastic workings. It just is not a comfortable P1ace
f,and needs
for spectators ieven competitors) to be- the
npsquitoes,
discourage
cLearing to inprove vision and
and walking. work
ina f"r5ff:rrq io assist eaEy driving
(and
shovel) - you
be done b!, hand
of this natuie canpeople.
many who
that
I am afraid
iust need }ots of
be
diseouraged
maY
;ttend Mount cotto; fo! the firEt time
tryiag
arounal,
flotn doing so again - it's agony l4'alking
and being
good
vieit
for
a
i"-p"e. ttit""gh-dense vegetaiio-n
covered in dust on a dry day'
I know the perennial Problems the coElllittee
beeE and the
facea in getting neDbers to attend working
your
lrembers r
no good apPealing to
iii". r"if...,-its
- ihey have-none : after all they elected.Igg
"onsci"rrcee
deceit and.lies to
ruh the ctub! Try bribery' flattery, what
to brang as
lf that failE, use force' AIld tell themi'ronderfuL
(and
or"ff ." wiLling friends. Irve had some
dreaauul) days at !4ount Cotton - P1ea6e heep it alive,
ltenbers
won't
you?
THE OCTAGON
a7
APRIL, ].972.
and thereAs I'Itr such an o1d cfu! me'nber
(other''ise
known
fore able to take advantage o+ reEPect
an'l
make
l"-Ufrttl , I'11 bend your eyes a little longer'
predictions for the future'
Do not be surprised to see the sale of
cars discontinued in Australla'
!4Gs and other sports
nsafety"
requirements. in car design may
ilii"i"t:-""-i.i
a goo'l
make the open sports car a ihing of the Past' That
safetv
ePitome of Primarv
ii]riariii. "'ii ril. an MG is theso
dor't get too upset about
;;ii^;;i ir"n-u" ""nsiaered
aorninatins club ranks - vou nav have
;ti;r;;J;;-";-ciis
to get used to it.
and
Prediction Two. ff the enthusiasm
the
is an indication of
spirit. showlr in the octagon
great
future?
a
have
clubrs status - You
Eorne
signed; Brian Tebble
I
(Menber 155)
I
j
Dear
$*Pnil on
Sir,
i1;il:
"ti:"ii'n$.::i!qtxt
l*ii.'ll*...
T#:gy l*li;:*;ir#H
for
events.
,fust a few small errors
- John Fraser is still
i"lti .Uo,rt hiE age - it's 49,
girqin is 52 not 5t andl corDess
old
is ieallv eliqible for the
'ltb!^r
"P!;'rtBb Ttgt
igs?e#trn,
thouqh:
rHE
APRIL,
OCfAGON
19
72.
nany Positions can JRE think of iD an hour - 1'!o sure
":lnformed sources, he. coulal thi[k of rlore - personally
anlrway who watlts to waste time counting!
1 lose coutlt::
Lots of luck and all the best fot L972.
llotl lllqqqrllry
P.S. Uy aqe i5 irrelevant
HO BUlr!
tl
)DYou
HeeR
I
arNi
wBar ?
,ilcH(
-r
I
rEE
29
OCTAGON
A
1
1
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l
L
i
APRrt, 1972.
TAT,E OF WOE
to Beaudesert. about
turn-off, a gravel lgrry
Proceeding southwartlE
a mile beofre the Greenbank
approached'
sight on the horizon and e'as quickly.
or
no
indication
s,ith
then.
""."-i"i"
vehicre
The
;;;; ;;e fir;t.
the
across
right,
to
the
:.ts ae"isi"n, verred drunkedly
across the
aouUi" iines'in the direction of a snack bar
in
proceede'l
an't
truck
hungry
a
.""a.- erri ! r thought,
pass
him'
to
pasL
attemPt
an
in
haste
,, "o.r"ct lane
Process of "overtake"
iii iuo"i 4000 reis and in the
(and
with no Provocation)
.iia truck, it suddenly
up, rdhat turtled out
"i
left.
the
smartly side-stepped to
to be, a
clriveway.
Unfortunately one restoreal T-type !''as
between the truck arld the invisible driveway entrance'
halt somewhat beneath
aia.! r cone to a sudden crunching
rack
of the truck'
tyre
tfre caU. runniog boaral anal
bentchasaiE Preventand.
Unfortunately, fwisted bodywork
the
beloved and
rebuilding
ed rne from e;thusiastically
much painteal
l.{y
chariot.
fiarningr
Beware of great grey gravel truck
For he knoiis not what he's at:
chris Pike
P.S. The bits are at Rods, a$d I have lost the key of
rny
rollerskate.
I
THE
(B,
-4ftj}f
I
j<I
OCTAGON
fEdr--
r
APRIL,
1972.
J
I
rHouGHT FoR THE
wEEx
I
kinss
,'t. t. "..*". .t* princes andrine6'
"?ffi'":: :i,t:'l
$3 ;itri!.:::i
6ffiffi
WW I'!l.ii,Ell"il.3.ol3u"lllli";, *",..,
*-
aE
' '- +7:2'
eich musr make, ere iife has f iorrn,
A stui.trling block or a stepping stone,
I
I
l
an<j
;
W;'r:r:;il;l
t,rt,
@
1--
EI
' . ..t,t'^ ,',
"-
@ r ..
,,,
I
n,"'^tl
r' '11 r\11'l
. ."rnri.:Ar.
l
;""';
ll r'''
l\r/ I.'''rrrlll()l
lrlta'.
s''","t"j'r
,Ytt f4Yl
ij,
{U
I .,-tDr,r
i-r:r'Cf l " r'
rr-'t'N)i
U\*/*,1.::::,,'',':',1;:l4i
\\ (( Tii " -c '''{
rl
'r
r''f
l
ili- ."(, rE r '\Nri r,l",ri: '\ ,tnr.pt --- I.r,^*Y nt'"'''-'rl
.11\F
(tii. r uri: i') i,r,q:; *- i-iE WA-( rci' 'lcr'lEti"g:1 Q
t.(r
I
Ni,.irr( lJl
€4d
E
BVt{D5
directory
latest
shots
UBD
the
,They
-C;ttantell us that we
last!
map"
at
are "on the
Hillclimb.
Mtthe lea1 excitenent
aThe Hiltclinb was great - but Ann
Thomson' or
cam; aftenards. Ask Fay Quinn or
la"ive pavn", or Don websaer - donlt ask rerry Gebert:
every
I Our President is hoping for a Darts niqht
Friday night - rea6on? wife fost her voice at the last
one:
a There were Eeveral corNnents (regarding Ann Thomso!)
into this coLunn but, as rrtn not too
iusi dying to get
ieen on aylng, I've purPosel"y Left then out' HapPy,
Ann? or relieved?
aJon !,tccarthy is i,orking on Barry Foley's totus 7 x
"Autosport"' Jon
in England. nariy is a carioonist forfirm
in London'
is a ;artoonist f;r an architectural
only about
it's
though
hot
even
get
them
he
can
Jo, r"y"
350F:
after
a Bob (Rotor shatterer) Ranalle iE sti11 griDning
Cott'on'
l'tt
at
record
class
Car
aouring
ne!,
setting a
'
for siiilar reasols are Terry (flyingvanblue
,ri"o
"ii""inqa;d Nevin("He drives the fastest bread
box) c;bert
from the 8ast") Johaston.
li
B
&
It
E
THE
OCATGON
APRIL, 1972
SAATE ...
quvs through Mt. Cotton's hairpin.are
"the fastest-uiJwfio can't herP it" - Brain
tt
the good aii""ii
"se
Tebble.
way::
a- Loo!.out: Stubbs is o! hishome
about trdd-year'
be
Eorale and Gary should
G An -r'olish RAF officer (with a nose) an'l 6ome '
9a':e-crashed {lPl:-le:::te
aitiv-'ir.. i, r,"t t"itn teeth)
using the v'long '!1ne anq
niqht. of course Erase! was
track'
the
thiy put hin riqht off
theO selious note: Letrs have less contact !'ith club
of
good
hear
to
rL's
not
t--in" rur.
"t.i"I-ui^-"
it trouble for traffic offences'
t*rnU.i"
a And remerilcer friends, ,noney alone can't make you
happy - unless iL's in Switzerland '
to a-lady friend
aA
club nenber's \'tife !,as de6cribing
-l""Jf.r-1i".
dinDer suit
hub6y's
of
colour
ina ,rlria
rfr"
6hirt'
#i i[.-"rr."a"r of his fritlv
ltply' "Never
you
first"'
at
.ira-aitfi"q, they'11 look
- high comPre6sion'
t Peter Ra\rment had a haircut
his'
cultivate
I r'aii-spiaLn continues to
night'
a Nikki Manifofd \,tas the terror of the
'lart6
Ask any girl who was theE Playing'
tl!ty-t"
a Certain Hi1lcli$b competitor r'laking guiet
against
parked
ind
i"n some eraveli
#]ii"i-;i"it ii dent
No
face'
recl
i
ProbLems
and
a smal1
""..ii!!;";;;;;t:--J;.,
'"itrt.t party'
a
bit
but
"tuff" on the bowser'
ir"
other night' Nou we all know
set of films the (ana
acood
-u"iIiuii'"iii""-rott=
it wis reatlv interestins
rro,
a"""-ii vo" L""i) on .n extla wide scleen' how Mercectes
==
TEE
OCTAGON
APRIL, 1972.
and how imnaculate
win rallies (biased filn coverage)
'
r'enans '
H'i";-;;;;"; ion drues) beat oitv rertari 5 at
and thoFe t'ith holes
a Everyone likeil the darts rrioht
*"tqi: k*';"::i*'rti";l "::'ti:'lli*iliiri?:"'
luil"t-:l:.:i:'"kfi
ii?ir"ili:iI":iii
darts' Get hLt
pret.ty. good with the "Yll,i"ii?'r:,
be
Corness,shoul'l
i*;t":i.:l'}:,t::.:::"1#i"31!li'"'
:l-il?":{:iil:::
bir'ted ca$ buckeLs'
]""1,
;iti;i:;
'i,a
Can Am. It will be broken
a The GeneraL has sold the
up for scraP. Look6 like he missed the Privi'Lege'
Se'I-'rs
lefL after Lo cod' patv
a Steve Lau6 has no rubber
car
the
had a.soFt 6Dot for
rixE ilil"i"Iirlctor
ctass' Pity steve's u'altet - but they
il:-.;;t oi ttreafLer
it arl'
Btil1 grinnetl
i'n the
a l(ees KopPenol is buyiag all the UGA'S
universe.
$3000 or $2500 or $1400 or
a For SaIe: one superbee
jars have
You?
o,r-*"ii ernptY honeY
bought Elaine a Sprite' Now it'11
avern Hamilton haalert-to
drive the Farcon'
r" I iEi'irii-?6i i-ho's
again --at least-four
a Sprites are getting popular
months'in the tast fewan'l
cri il5iiJi. Ili"'ro"sni
,i'p
Erarne
, ual Spitleir ' John camPbell
il;.;;;;;1r"r (TingalPa?)
EamiIton.
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Sl)^ttD'fHlNl; DIFBBIiDNT t
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SerucoeY
DO\$'T ilUSS
arg
tl
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be
[aere
N
63Trista,nia Street, Kenrnor..
Get Away from
It All
i5.
THE OCTAGON
"PASS
APRIL, }972.
IHE BUCK"
where are theY?
All those medbers who always 6ay they'1I
certainly lend a hanal r,then needed - "just renind me and
I'II be there".
so the President stands up on Friday night
and says we need help r^'ith this event and that project so we ;et our usual witting helpers, the "ot'l faitAfuls" thev kiow who I nean and so tloes the Committee' t{hat
about the rest of you handing in your nanes now andl then?
If every menrber did three days work a year for
the club, we'd get 510 rroxk daye - ahl dreans, elreans,
ilreams
l
That collnton disease of all clubs' "teave lt has
else", has gathered in a new sl'mptom - it
someone
to
dleveloDed Eince we launched the apPeal and shows as a
lumpish patch rdhich, lrhen Preased. squeaks,
disaorleable
;iiri
how it qoes and put mine in if it succeeds" '
"".
however, can only be produced -by the-llloqica:
This symptom,
had it, the sum to date would be $0000'00'
- ii
"ireivu"itv
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I{E NEAD LOTS OF HEI,PERS T'OR ROUND ONE O!' TIIE AUSTRALIAN
fl-lEEIT!4B cHAI'lProNsHrPs. REUE!'IBER JUNE 10/1r - AND aHE
VITAI, I/iTEKS BEFORE TTIOSE DATES !
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THE
APRIL, 1972.
OCATGON
P g
ry
'&as
l
Yo(J wr6'
Hrt4 TO BE
As
1
\2
1:
BUT,
READ
rmaclN
ON-
t1
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2l
21
3
Yes folks: there
here i-n Brisbane town'
is a real
chickenman
right
name for obvious reasons, blF
't teveal his
I can tell You all about our most unusual conpetitor '
chickenma"'l
The first tine I ever met
-y-u:.:t
h1m "n'
an'[ saw
colner
a
rounded
f
;!eli-"g-"tttn
draq
niqht
back
to arc-weld thegotteeth
'JiB'Jiriiii *"ixi"g
ttvinl
in
thern
y.. - .cis'tiot - they've
onto his qearbox: ""v
I
can
n
the draq racing world too'
qrew, chickernnanri decided
Later on, as his fame
-o"
t5 ttt Nationals intosydney;
t:hat it \,ras ti-tne for hitn to ie1d,
ensur{
r,rhat better way
and nolr ttlat he kneg how to
t(
than
tlovrn
LriP
a safe
the
to
car
r,reld the
ditll
trailer: Yes, hewere
a
there
of course,
few untoading ProbleEs,
but a cold chisel and a
large harnner soon Put
oaii to those. Nothing
ii-Xe tne o1d scientif ic
(r l€L ix! !ee6E
<c$
approach,
eh?
TI'E
OCATGON
APRIL, 1972.
the screw in
lie1l things went all right uatil
run Hot Rod Class because
ears decided that he couldn't
worry;
he had no mudquarals. No to
out vrith the faithful o1d welder
to cut and burn t'ro fiwe galIon
This
i"ro".rre alrums ingo shaPe.
hiqhly skilled oPeration being
acceplable to the Llarons of
our man decialed that
"ftiliutao.,
iir future he would run at aI1
drao meetinqs with this arrangeinen;, so th; now well-secure'l
"rnudquartls" \re!e given a coat of
rvrt{ rng
p"i"i iprlt.ry for the sake of
ippear"nce you see-)
neeting-' The
to "time trial-s" for the big
(which
had been so
first run sit it" "t""p"XinrtvuPholslerythe track on
lan'l
out and
;;;;;"iit gii'.a i" prace)
Now
these Petty annoyances:
was going well until the windscreen
second run
-r
a
tne-intiepia driver which cause'l
fe11 into ;;;-;;G
mind'
but
never
grip
steering wheei
ilii.i-"""iIltoa"x
The third run, ulforta sljght shimmY Prosaw
unatelv,
end rrhich caused
front
ti"m iir'ttre
helmet to fal}
crash
the driverts
abattdoned:
run
over his eyes rinally - finally ' the
last time trial of the day Eaw
the car catch fire. However,
some smart work bY the fire crew
iaved the daY and, believe it or ., .
A S|.I6HT SRrr.,$.tY fROBr.6/l
not, "chickenman" went on to
ElimRod"
win the National "Hot
ination tit1e.
Flushed with success, he now decided to take the
3b
TIIE
ry
i::t"E :::;li::":ik;
iiiit:ini'H:HY;utt};:.":t
line'
i*iv- rt"' the start
liE=.iiaE
Up came the
l',,
1>'.4
1I
2
2
2
3
APRrr, 1972.
OCATGON
cry "nerers chicken man:"'ahd'
sure
iH:l:"8#Iii"'ffi;"
m:l:eidewav?;"i;ii"il.l".ie
#::iJJ:F*":l
i?-ir,""r sPin, "chickenman; lets
/- DlurEleLs into fivo
._
yl*..Ilt,
:.; .._.__
,Y t,.:!-:I
showers into the
::::'"'
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X\
r\'
=I
aX:
>=--\\ \::\,ee(1ll .ca€,
r-E. _,*3 $Uf-A^ <' ;
"ffi
**?-?*,:>-l
f,..ur.ra{Els rr'.T() FllrE
;Pen mouths.of^th{
o;en-mouthed specl
;:";:i""";;";-;";
treatnen
hospi.tal
rrsr''ear that
its
f&f 6 witEB" -*"e ui-to rrir nlq
name and build a v
fadetl IIY:'1":"S'
6Decial car. so, digging deeP into hi6
Herard coup
:i,;lti*""::'1":#"i:'ue"*,i:-Hi"iJ':sE:'
gone feathers so out to
First steP was to det
feathers thele are
the
iil
luck
no
but
abattoirs
the
wet and soggy.
th:-"
lihat to clo? Idea: Letts advertiBe -i'
::iilr,:i*=,'l#,mi?i t*;:::;"*':ur'ffi
ilil;
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APRIL, l-9'72'
"THE OCTAGON
and clear lacquer
ouL wilh the yellow Paint
- Dut the
Nov7,
a vacu'rro
?!lii l, "'""' "i t'hclear
t-acli"un"t - rqore
Ap
.,uer and - hey Presro:
Jnicken couPc is lroln '
onlv one Prob-
Chicknow. Hov; does
tne
ot
lap
-. man dispose
feat-hel s
aitm. or excess
'faP
not used in Lhe ",iLro
Anotner
^-i nt ict?ia'":
[iiiiii"
Tl: ""'tang f un Y t:t' ' v:rru"
.- i'l:
Pa rs BoRN' '
'ezol an Horse r
C}rrC(EN
A
'r"
for lh€ AmPor
""*i ""t
A FEAtIISR BURNOUT : :
1en
i:X I:?l 3iiil=;'3ie.
"'
Chickman's plan -is.
:'"i:"";"i
anrair
inglt":i::':;
;:-:l:- l:'
!'
iil:i-?l'
feathers
oi ::,il"l!"'l'?l
iio'!.I*"
.33
*nen
-rn,.the
arches'-._:f:?"::',:I:.;::i
wheel
inao tn",rass
;ffi;
sLrinqs.
iool-wrti' u::Y;:'::"7i"':;i:'i':";";i'.;;
the
on
Pulls
iiI'aii'.['
r
Now: (gPt Lhis I{artock)
Ti'
^']1":"::i :::;"";'::li
ii!^i"li-in;":-i;"i:i":'l:
I:r#::":?:3
i'ch holes and out
:::l'.l:",:1:X$"ii?l3ln'tl!"i"li*"r"'i
:X::":1"'i:"$;il"
th!ough
ti"ii"'r'".'
HOW ABOUT TI1AT
try
coupe to
'
-
:
DRAG T'ATiS?:
rnouldn't let hin
A pitY the "l'leeting Director"
.!t",Ull:i .|",i!?l' inl'3'??X':i:"?:t:::;'i".,*'
;
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Ccrc <
1,
I
2
2
2
3
inspect sane. Reason? "ahis car
has 1ice".
rinally, chicken nan j.s ready
run and as he sdid to me,
CLtc( to must
go faster, after all,
"I
the feathers must nake the car
lighter as it gatherl speed".
I looked hopefully '
into lhose deep, grey
fonqingly
(rrc<\
eyes praying that some\dhere,
somebo\d, a trace of laughter or
at least cynicisn l'ou1d sho',i
. 8n1f,k Irrrt.tArl"' I Ai', eLA: thlough - but f I.ras dooned to
disappointnent - chicl.en nan
,\ !,!(-,r qi. ,i+. fiAll H
r,Ja s fair
dinkun::
Up to the start line went the Coupe, lhen to the
christmas tree. Then it caught fire agai.nl this time
chicken nan had forgotten to take the paDtyhose cover off
his two four barrel carter carbies an.l a hackfire haC
started a blaze vlhich singed sone of those prized feathers.
Evelrtually, about 4.00 p.m. on thaL riindy sunday
afletloon, the Gods of Portune sndled' chickelr Elan cane
again to Dunlop bridge. The Chj'cken Coupe slarted, it ran,
it runbled to the christmas tree.
Nothing could stoP it oo\'r.
the O-F.f .C. nan, lrilhoul moving a
facs muscle, picked up his fire
extinguisher. There !'as no doubt
in his mind that this Lime the car
!,/ouId burn lo the cl'ouDd.
But he \,ras long I
The Nind b1e!,; a fe!" feathers
wafted trazily doLln the track,
the engine reved, the sky
laas blue. Brier Thcrnas's
,. wtTrlo!'i ,lOvlNA A
face uas a piclure of faith
FACE t4U1(!E ..'
(he to has a t-riumph Eerald
ir
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THE
APRIL, 1972.
OCATGON
.^,lha - rrithout feathers) '
A}{BER
AI.IIBER, A,qBER,
Rev: Roar:
'
AMBER, AMBER,
-
GREEN I
'
sec-' quarter 119-1ut"h"d
Chicken nan ran a 12'?8
drag rac-Lno
- and thushave
, tur*inul .r"iolitv "f fOg*'r'
seen
I
?"iii"'.ir"in"i .hampion' an'l 1 believe
BlaP
eveiYthing.
there's
for al'I his catasLrophies'
qone
a
uorJc
ln
nan that I like'
scmethinq utJut "ni"ft" (?)
unwittlngry
racino' he has
i.ii'riii.r'pi"r""siona1
of satire thdt it has
t'ntti
-;J tn'='t*"rnpf"
--nr.irlect us v,ith the
in i rono' rons time"
E::;';;"";i ": i;q.
'i
You know,
I
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rRUE, onIY the
This entire story isthe
Eaitor's Note -are
introcent (and the
faked to Protect
illusttations
artist).
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2
2
2
OCTAGON
APRIL, 1972.
I)SSS.f!
lYou've heard optinist,/pessimist definitions ' have
uP an'l says' "Good nornjng',God"'
'o" * optjmist wakes
wakes up Nith' "Good Go'l' mornrn9;"
ii'p"."i.i"t
good turn'""'
lAnd renenrber, "one
oet-s arl the bfanket
"
mind' I
sound
of
being
will
lln a man's I - """'earned rl
'
up"rr_t_".r"ty penny "ver
wonder liho nade her:-ilress?" ' "1
lllccarthy
-'ta"i"tn-.i - "r don't know - Probably the Polrce'.
French
lThe Boxer Rebellion ltas caused bl' a sexy
poodle
.
buy a ticket for the wardenrs
IPllsoner A - ,,$lanna
BA] I? "
,'N6
thanks, f can't dance.'
Ptisoner B dance, it's a raffle"'
Prisone, A - "il';';;l-;
Caesar'
I Cleopairra Cocktail - two drinks aod lTou
lockiaw'
aMj-ser'/ - seasickness l"'ithfront
of a Dav toilet'
it'
i,iiii-."l"n-:-i.oi=tu"
when
- the area that disaPPears
i;;;;i;;-6p.".
a
U-turn
'
You're naking
a\o\
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APRTL, 1972.
OCTAGON
roll bar
i:i"B:u "3ie'"'::?'fl
r.',ir,"i-iis education.
1967 Model ' white with
. MGB,
Yr j<cli
i ent cona i tio:'+il
I
l
i
ana ue r t J.
box and 140 bhP
lu:::'I^"ll3i"ii
chrome
as o ner is reLurnlns t?to-'ii"i-"ini"ljiuf-za rr s s.
t
cenuine enquiries only
.
Fastback -trgfqtop
at 9bq/b>'
lor
Mk
rr A sprite'
Rinq
Vern llarBilton
i-n the flourish. FREE - offers of.,fEubeditorshiP
vour friends - get You name
inq nuq.Ji-;- Be the envy pul
it there) '
iii'piiil- ti.ii"rv
'cause vou
wheel antl tyre' t"tP:li:i::-extenslon'
lli ^. Mini Parts -,n"ih
gear stick
visoi'
,ina"..uJrr'l#ffi,
""'
*ll3;"1"I"3'$ri"r'f,313;o!?'Eii..n
i?":::3Y
rearl ,
(front and
"i.!ii"g-;l,L"r
badoes
XiiEiitJ"-'l-'.",,,p
L(
suard, Phon; e74884 '
t
(1962 nodel:) - 1o98cc' stage v ?P:it:-*"d'
cam' strenqthened centre marn'
ro.o:t cJrn#tision, cooPer
s
aiuprtragn clutch' cooperchain'
balanced, Iightened try'ntuillvii"i'-a6"ur"
row timinq
toor"'i
. nini
djstributor, punp,
"euleaextractJrl'i'i"'su'"'
;;;:;";-;ii
4 ne, Aquajets
on
I
APRII,,
,1,f
ruE octacoN
197 2
'
*'ji:*,liiilt#L#5'ii-"';il:ln:"'jffi
*'
j?';i::"i:""??:?':";'i::'
*=l*j"ffi #P"::ltx"-?
,
Avai labr.e
I ;";',::"':
*3I3",?"3I31'
,o.,,.
".rl
r
": "|:.!l;-oi!i;':'::l,"ii::"t?::i"t"
Sf-+?f$";s
ro!
ereat dress-up itens
'these
tit crille badges
)ii r toi ndscreen badges
_
iiii).BiJ,:,',:i*l!] "=::fi,'::l:""T",31',i,"I?,*
ra
great for
iiao";=Cotton
at
!4t
'
'
at the clubrooms
ilii:#"li:1"",il""il?il3i'"
man_
one_Piece
ril rr.rin I\" s'u' carbs on
^-i1.
'""F. i"'ii
as nev,
ifold "" l?X3;rllti"ru"rson harness - $80. (generarly.$95) Four (4) DunloPnracing etyres
4.50 x r 3
5.0 0 L r:
- u*h tubes
rfitB""rli" ri.i.g r-'v."
- ,iih,!$'3;""1/r'
i,f::';.:l: llE."3l;.u'" '"'
{EE
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OCTAGON
A"Rrr,, 1972.
goott condition - s25.
4 cylinder
wanteal - Tachoneter (sniffrs e:.ectric - suit
trr66;r
(A/H).
CoDtact: Alan Burna Phone 9?1355
MGA
-
,).
'
For sale
offers its !": :Y:IIt'
. tain CorneEE aviation
of Brrtatn'
ito-tois as used in 19{0 Battle
norre
*-" novc!
'*'-in"i,
furly rebuilt
been
derectabre iniii rr"rr"
anil cleanseal of haggis stains'
to the discerning connisat] s30oo each -;;ift
ewer.
2500
Bedroom
stains
h.p. within reach -
DynD sheets
available
l
I.D.G. Corness
theeta also available - also cleanEe'l of haggis
.
1
For sale
re-fitted I:I ::ii=
r one Bicycle - comPletelv
plus
latest DunloP Green
ri$E
new
Atlantiq cro6siDgs oitional' $5 '11 or rrade
:$il':",;;;-;;iiii"q--bi'tet
.l..pt"a. Finaaci arranged - will 6p1tt
x.F.H.
485607
!4ornings. lileal for
Yodlitlg leasons saturtlay or
other canyonE.
visits to aoowooniba's echo va11ey
o
ApPrv
P.S. Bring You own canyon
S. Rice
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I.{ISSING
r,
APRrr. 1972.
PERSONS
would anyone knolring the where-abouts-of those
Ray Quinn so that the mailing system
below please conta;t
_
may be corrected? :
Mr. D. Cooper ex 26 Brennan Street, Stafford'
Mr. G, Mazzetti ex 19 Affred Street. xingaroy'
O
nillclinrb (class) winner For Sale'
Even wins
Genini Clubman looking for Dev/ home'.
costs'
running
offset
to
neetings
prize .oney it circuit
(what costs).
action
All this enjoyable r:acing and hillclinrb
surbe
Yourdoutlay'
cafl be yours for a very rnodest
rnachine is 1009 reliable' And
ii"r-t"a""c. Th-e
iii..a
'j.s ready
for you to race. Just bring your loot along
to Ra)' Ouinn anytime, anYpLace'
(see hiF at the club or ring 9652651 '
'
'
To
llembers don't forget.to
John crarks eorgen r1?e9e.?gEvicg- gt3lion
all the southsiale
io ---;r;;-end-Eunjns.
get. aloog
B.M.c. reE
at !,tanly"for all
A
ElectroP:. Atill:::
i.t."-[-Lq"ip.""i inclucling- a crvPton
and heisht -resetins '
rlpairs
ivaroraitic
i;;;-;";;;;i;.
and- tne
grade
rrechanlcs
welding, "A" sr'de ':'1"']i:?-":9,-tl:
electric ,"idi',s,
o6-";e
o{v and ;i;;a;ic
ask for a
don't
But'
iown'
in
Enappiest driveway servace qet
get
one.
ooe'
might
c+ah]a\' or
6r vou
iust miqht
Stanley
You just
APRIL, f972.
4-'7
THE OCTAGON
Joulna1 of the MG Car CIub (Oueensland Centre)
Affitrated \rith the Confederatioo of the Mc Car Club.
The official
co!li{rlTEE
HOme
David Mi les
Joan Appleby
President:
Secretary:
l.ssist.
Sec
:
Treasurer:
qeElillc:,
llike
Bus
iness
2t27 49
9L2206
571"561
217886
Keolrn
781368
Ann Thonson
965265
Ray QuinD
John Moorehead _
Peter Rayment 683196
l"lalco1n spiden 81,89 2
Bob Randle
PeLer $letzig 59 307 2
I
320461 (653)
212777
POSTAL ADDRESS
CI,UBROOI-IS
620 wickharn street,
VALLEY.
TeleFhone
BRISBANE.
Box 1847, G"P.O..
BRISEANE. 4001.
OCTAGON STATF:
John CamPbeIL (974884)
Editot:
lypiste: Lj-bby Sullivan
Artwork: John CaiflPbell
Contributors: RaY ouinn
MaIcolm sPiden
John Flaser
Ann Thomson
David }tiles
Brian Tebble
John Campbell
Jon Mccarthy
Mrs. Black
Chris Pike
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OCTAGON
tifiryY2;?;?,
,totuctesr
&ir.
)
ApRiL, 1972.
1ft/fQ STRY/CT
41161
Ex-Grand P! i"x Auto Serfice
*Joe Caml11eri's Cooper 's'*
This car has heen coritpletely rebuilt and painted
fot t72 season.
Everv availahle modification including a1loy bodY
Pric; 92300. will trade Road car.
panels .
* * * * * * * * * r( **r. **
Ex-Grand Prix Auto Service
*L{ini Clubnan GT*
enlhusiast for
This car idealy suiled fot clubprinted
and fitted
cornpletely blue
road, race, iitt.tirr,t".
v'ith IL" s.U's , Rolf cage, etc.
Will accep+- T.ade' $2450 '
Grand Pri.x Auto Service
36 Douglas Str eet ,
MILTON.
Phone
A/H 6352L3, '1L-L924'
36-5894.
*
*
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EI:(;-rarg-E:li-4919*!ggts9
ToPs for sales service and SPare parts'
all
Offer 1:o Club nembers a SPecial deal on11'G'
f,eyfana vefricfes. fest Nor' llarina, Clubtnan'
x 6 Austins.
36 Douglas Streel,
l'11LTON .
36-5884.
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and