Volkswagen Association of Tasmania

Volkswagen Association of Tasmania
July-September 2013
Volkswagen Association of
Tasmania
www.vwtas.org
Volkswagen Association of Tasmania
Volkswagen Association of Tasmania
www.vwtas.org
President/ Treasury
Nino Bocchino
89 Albert, Road, Moonah Tas 7008
Ph. 03 6228 5824 M. 0408 285 820
Email: [email protected]
Vice President
Peter Curran
4 Maritana Place, Berriedale Tas 7011
Ph. 03 6249 2735 M. 0419 538 759
Email: [email protected]
Secretary
Sebastian Grasso
PO Box 382, Lenah Valley Tas 7008
Ph. 0438 284 834
Email: [email protected]
Assistant Secretary
Pat Curran
4 Maritana Place, Berriedale Tas 7011
Ph. 03 6249 2735 M. 0419 538 759
Email: [email protected]
Editor
Colleen Grasso
PO Box 382, Lenah Valley Tas 7008
Ph. 0407 540 398
Email: [email protected]
Club Social Committee
George de Haan
Roly Gilbert
John Visser
Website Coordinator
Simon Stanbridge
40 Parkdale Drive, Leslie Vale Tas 7054
Ph. 03 6239 6041
[email protected]
Cover Photo:
The new Golf
Available at
Jacksons Motor Company
The feature event for me so far this
What is it?
Finally, a huge thank you to our
year was the VW Association Show & sponsors, Jacksons Motor Company,
Show/ Pizza Day in June.
Thank you to all members and
guests who made the effort despite
the rain to bring their pride and joy
for all to admire. Thank you also to
our Events Committee members who
without their efforts, these events
would not be possible.
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Shannons and Bocchino Motors who
provided trophies and other event
Do you think you know your VW?
Can you pick what this gem is?
promotions for the benefit of all
attendees.
Happy VW-ing, Nino
PS Southern members, start planning
to be part of our big trip to the
North coming up in November!
Answer in next edition, or if you can’t wait to
satisfy your curiosity, contact the Editor
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Club Meeting Update
As Association Secretary, one of my main objectives is to see
the VW Association team grow.
It has been rewarding to note that we have welcomed 6 new
members since our last newsletter. The efforts and
participation of new and existing members in our events will
ensure that the VW passion lives on in Tasmania.
It is also my responsibility to assist the Treasurer with the
financial viability of our Association. We do this with the help
of our sponsors and with member subscription contributions.
A number of members remain outstanding with their 2013
yearly membership fee ($25) and I ask those members to
arrange payment of their membership via the application
form on our website and forwarding payment to 89 Albert
Road, Moonah or give me a call on 0438 284 834 and I can
assist with the process.
The Club held the meeting on 10 July
2013. Present were Nino, Pat & Peter,
John V and myself.
We had good discussion about events
coming up in the next three months. The
Committee always welcomes from all
members on suggestions events, so feel
free to contact us.
We encourage you to pencil in dates
noted in the calendar of events towards
the back of this newsletter and to keep a
watch for further details on the November
trip to the North.
Sebastian
Keep on VW-ing, Sebastian
What Was it?.... Love or Madness?
Following from the last Edition of “What is it” How many of you
got it right?
This story is about an engineer (crazed VW enthusiast) who
went to great depths, 50ft to be exact, to result a 1957 Samba.
He found out about the VW through a colleague who explained
that in the early 70s, as was common in those time, a friend
dumped the VW into a lake. The colleague was able to say that
the only thing wrong with it at the time was a bad transaxle and
the owner thought it was too old to fix (a mere 15yrs young!). In
2008, the engineer pulled the bus from the water, a year later with no restoration to its panels, he drove into a car show
where the owner won an award for “Crazy” things that VW lovers do! It now has now been returned to VW glory.
I am sure that it is not just me that can relate to the love (or
madness) that VW brings to thousands of people!
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Joining us in 2013 are:
Alexander Buchan
Damon Thomas
James Gould
Paul Sinko
Robert Francis
Noel Peterson
2002 Beetle
1967 Beetle
1974 Kombi
1975 Kombi & 1974 Beetle
1971 Beetle
1961 Kombi
Welcome to all of our members. We hope to share
your passion for VW cars and provide a pleasant social
environment to nurture that passion with like mined
people.
Nino
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The auction of items donated
by our sponsors netted a few
members with some great
bargains. John Visser struck
it lucky and was seen struggling to carry the load beOnly a small selection of
photos are included here, but tween his raffle wins and
do visit our website to check auction purchases. Go John!
out all the pictures.
Judging the cars took place
in the afternoon with trophies
A special mention to the
awarded.
Bocchino family for
We had a great turnout of
people to show their support
for the 2013 Show and Shine
despite it being a somewhat
drizzly day.
providing the catering with
fine home made goodies. In
particular, to Luigi Bocchino
who spend the day in front of
a hot wood fired over to
provide members and visitors
with delicious wood fired
pizzas.
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Awards for Best In Show
went to:
1. Graeme Turner for his
1970 Beetle;
2. Gerry Hopkins for his
1971 Beetle; and
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3. David Watson for his
Beetle
The Shannons Trophy was
awarded to Peter and Pat
Curren for the Beetle and
handmade teardrop caravan.
The winner of the best Kombi
Category was Noel Peterson.
Best Example was Paul
Duker with a Porsche old
911.
As mentioned, these photos
are just a small selection of
the pictures from the day, do
visit our website to see more
of the activities, guests and
of course, the VWs!
Sebastian
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Mechanical tip—Tyre Pressures
(reproduced with permission from VWDCA)
Tip #1
Check your tyres every 2 weeks - more frequently when the air temp is highly changeable (season
change). Also tyres should always be checked cold - not when you’ve just driven for a while.
Tip #2
Carry your own gauge in the car. Service station gauges sit outside in the weather all day and get used
(misused?) by all sorts…..do you really want to rely on their accuracy?
Tip #3
Set to a sensible pressure - 30 PSI is not a universal pressure for all cars!!!
 Lighter cars (sub 1000kg) need lower air pressure than heavier cars, and generally go nowhere near
30 PSI. Beetle’s for example around 20 PSI front and 24 PSI rear is a good starting point.
 Wider tyres generally need lower air pressures or they’ll “balloon”, while lower profile tyres need higher
pressures to prevent damaging rims on potholes etc
 Car manufacturers recommend lower pressures - flex in the side-wall adds to the car’s suspension,
and gives a better ride quality and less road noise.
 Tyre manufacturers recommend higher pressures - their tyres will wear more evenly and generally last
longer due to less side-wall flex (which makes heat).
 General rule - go smack bang between the “normal pressure” and “loaded pressure” according to your
tyre placard or manual, sometimes known as the “mid pressure”.
Tip #4
”Learn” what your car wants over time and set to that.
 monitor the ear on your tyres. You want the wear nice and even, or possibly slightly more wear in the
middle of the tread to account for cornering. Wear obviously shows up as a slightly lighter colour and
smother texture.
 If you’ve got extreme wear on the edge of any single tyre - especially a front - consider getting your
wheel alignment checked.
 Adjust pressures based on the wear pattern….if there’s more wear on the outside edges add 1 PSI, if
there’s more wear in the middle then reduce by 1 PSI.
FOR SALE:
1970 Fastback 1600 TL Automatic. $4,500
SI Registered, partially restored, includes new dash,
carpet, window seals, and spare parts. Needs paint work.
Has alloy wheels, original steel rims included.
Call Sebastian 0438 284 834
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The Dunalley Hotel was our choice of ensure that the weather conditions
on the day matched the experience
venue for our annual Christmas in
of our very northern friends.
July lunch.
It was also our modest effort to assist
the locals of Dunalley with some
business after those devastating fires
in January 2013.
Normally, Christmas in the northern
hemisphere brings cold, wet and
windy weather. And the organisers
of the lunch did their very best to
We enjoyed some traditional
Christmas fare that included options
of a prawn cocktail, mixed roast plate
and veges, topped off with a generous serve of plum pudding. And with
the dining experience over, a small
raffle was held. Winner of a VW
Association cap was Paul; a $25 gift
card was won by Francis; and
Karolina also collected a $25 gift
card. We thank our sponsors of
Bocchino Motors and Jacksons VW
for providing the prizes.
I also would like to thank two of our
attendees for drawing the raffle
tickets, Isabella and Joshua thanks
for your great selection, although you
forgot that my ticket number was 7.
Sebastian
Club Calendar
Date
Event
Location/ Meeting
Point
Organiser
Comments
Saturday
10 August
Robbie’s Cave
2185 South Arm Rd
Sanford
Flyer attached (* ) Non Club Event
Sunday
18 August
Surprise Breakfast
9am
Meet at Mures Car Park
Constitution Dock
More details will be provided to
members via email closer to the
date.
24th & 25th
August
Community Awareness
Weekend
86 Cimitiere Street
Launceston
Date to be
advised
Dover RSL Lunch/ Drive
Sunday
Swap Meet, Launceston
29 September
National
Automobile
Museum of Tas
Flyer attached (* ) Non Club Event
Details to follow
Willis St Car Park
Veteran Car Club
of Australia
(Tas) Inc
Sunday
20 October
Shannons Car & Bike Expo
Charles Hand Park
Rosny
Shannons
16th & 17th
November
VW Association - Northern
Drive
Drive from Hobart on
Saturday. Overnight in
Launceston. Drive to
Deloraine for lunch
before heading back
home.
VW Tasmania
Club members
Flyer attached (* ) Non Club Event
Accommodation rates at Country
Club are being sourced.
Venue for lunch will depend on
numbers travelling, so please let us
know as soon as possible if you are
wanting to join in on this trip.
We have included flyers (as well as listed above) for other events that you
may wish to participate in.
The VW Association is not making specific arrangements for these events, but
as a fellow car enthusiast, we have provided this information so that you can
consider attending, which would help support the organisers of car club events
across Tasmania. Enjoy and drive safely.
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