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NEWSLETTER
March 2011
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Dont forget the new Club Domex stickers are available to buy at the bargain price of $6.00 each (one free with every Club subscription). Contact Jim

THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH

Well, it's been a long time since the Annual General Meeting back in October last year and this is the first newsletter proper since!! It's a little late but I'd like to thank Dean Driver for his efforts as club President and I look forward to carrying the baton he handed on over the remainder of the club year. I'd also like to thank Jim Young and Chris Timms for their continued excellent work as club Secretary and Treasurer respectively. It's been a tricky few months gathering information with regard to what members would like to get from their club and has seen a lean toward more relaxed, localised Sunday cruises to places like Lawrence and Middlemarch. With fuel prices spiralling rapidly ever upward it would seem the perfect way forward If you can think of any places you'd like to cruise to or an event you think the club might enjoy please let Jim know. We have a few events pencilled in at this time including the Navigational challenge in May and the Autospectacular in October as well as the second club fund raiser in the form of a quiz in June. Keep up the good work everybody and I look forward to reporting the progress we've made on the 2012 Nationals in the next Newsletter, we've made huge headway on accommodation, show 'n' shine, Saturday cruise and Sunday evening meal thanks to several hardworking club members. Finally, I'd like to wish you all a very happy Easter. Happy dubbin' Elaine

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THE SMALL PRINT
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------Club Officials : Patron President Secretary/Editor Treasurer Address Email Ken Berry Elaine Young Jim Young Chris Timms

The Otago Volkswagen Enthusiasts Club Inc meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm at Website www.vwotago.co.nz Robbies Bar & Bistro, South Dunedin ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------As officials of the Club our first duty is to the members and that means organising things that you want to do, and being a focus for any requests, queries or suggestions you might have. If there are any activities or events that you would like to suggest, items for the newsletter you might have, or if you cannot attend the monthly meetings, please contact Jim Young directly as follows : Telephone Post Email 03 455 8729 PO Box 7101, Mornington, Dunedin j.young@rawlinsons.co.nz

PO Box 7101 Mornington, Dunedin contact@vwotago.co.nz

CHRISTMAS BARBEQUE 2010

A rather select gathering took place at Brighton Domain, and despite small numbers a good time was had in sunny conditions. A few games of petanque and some beach races provided plenty of entertainment, and everyone had a good time (especially the dogs.)

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DUNEDIN 1/8 DRAG SPRINTS DECEMBER 2010

Four Otago VW club members joined thirty four other drivers and fourteen motorcycle pilots for the second running of the Southern Festival of Speed Dunedin 1/8 Drag Sprints, held on a closed section of Princes Street starting from near the BP station. Despite only two entries of Volkswagens it was close-fought racing between the air cooled Beetles of Chris Timms and Jim Young, each not only wanting to beat the other, but also not wanting to show themselves up against some pretty serious machinery, and in front of a capacity crowd. Stalling on the start line was not an option for these two! At the end of round three (round four was cancelled due to rain and both Chris and Jim posted their fastest times of the day in round 4!) the standings looked like this : Round 1 10.591 10.447
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Chris Timms - 1971 Beetle 1302S Jim Young - 1964 Beetle

Round 2 10.771 10.606

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Wayne Hilary Manatee Mk8 Grant Patrick Dolomite Sprint Fastest car Mitsubishi Evo 6.5 Fastest bike Kawasaki ZX12R Round 1 9.368 13.141 Round 2 9.881 12.575 Round 3 9.698 12.168 7.148 6.781

Chris in the fire-up lane

Grant Father Patrick, hoping to beat the bicycle in front of him

Jim had spent all morning polishing Lil Lil, and that slight reduction in drag coefficient certainly paid off for him!

Wayne Hillarys Manatee

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Dunedin 2012 VW Nationals News
We are pleased to confirm that we have a definite booking for the Sunday Show n Shine to be held within the new Forsyth Barr Stadium. A logistics meeting took place last month with the Operations Manager of the stadium, and all is looking good. We hope to be given a tour of the facility soon and start planning the event in earnest.

The stadium grass being cut for the first time What the stadium will look like when we get our hands on it

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BAY WINDOW CREW CAB SPOTTED IN DUNEDIN!
Spotted by club member Clare Eagle-Eye Fitzpatrick, this rare-as-hens-teeth early bay double cab is wearing a particularly eye-watering 80s paint job, chrome Porsche Fuchs alloys and chromed bumpers. Does anyone know anything about this mystery machine??

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WINTON CAR SHOW MARCH 2011
The Southern VW Club put on a decent display at the Winton show on 20th March. Well done guys!

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GABRIELS GULLEY GOLDRUSH 150TH
A good turnout of Club cars met at the Commercial Tavern at 9.30 am and made the surprisingly quick run to Lawrence to join in the 150th anniversary celebrations. Picking up two more cars en route the convoy arrived just one hour later to enjoy a relaxing day under a hot sunny sky. The three Beetles in our group were invited to join the line up of classic cars which had assembled in the grounds of the vintage machinery museum, where we found a very original and low mileage 1300 hiding in a corner of one of the sheds. A stop off at the Waihola Tavern for some liquid refreshment rounded off an excellent trip.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

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VWs NEW 464bhp GOLF RACE CAR
Volkswagen will enter this years Nurburgring 24 Hours race with AN all-new racing version of the Golf. Dubbed Golf24, the all-wheel drive racer is equipped with a turbocharged 2.5-litre fivecylinder engine that develops 434bhp and 398lb ft mated to a sequential six-speed paddleshift gearbox. Initial testing of the Golf24 has already taken place at Portimo in Portugal and Vallelunga in Italy ahead of its appearance in the famous race at the Nurburgring in late June. Volkswagen has entered its Scirocco GT24 in the past three Nurburgring 24 Hour races, achieving class victories on each occasion. The competitiveness of the event has increased enormously meaning a new technical concept was required, said VW in a statement. As well as competing in the 24 Hour race at the Nurburgring, VW will also enter three other endurance events at the circuit.

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Scirocco GT24 from 2009

Heres another Golf taking on the might of a Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth in 1988 at Lydden, UK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The following image taken from the John Muir book How to keep your Volkswagen Alive A Manual of Step by Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot Avalon Travel Publishing

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