COMING EVENTS 2006






FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 16th. MODIFIED REGISTER ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING/ELECTION***
8.00pm at 2f King Street Oakleigh. Come along and cast your vote for our 2006 Committee! ...Please note that to be able to vote at this meeting you need to be a financial member of the club for the twelve months prior to the AGM. This means that you will have paid your 2006 subs (still only $35.00!) before-hand doesn't it?! Nomination forms are available from Richard or Daryl (if you didn't get one in the mail) and need to be made 7 days prior to the meeting. BYO drinks and snacks. We will have the usual video footage and informal discussion regarding past and coming events etc...  for more details contact Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035 or Richard on 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923.

SAT/SUN 10th & 12th. PHILLIP ISLAND CLASSIC (Organised by VHRR)
 

MARCH

THURSDAY 16th. NO MODIFIED REGISTER MEETING THIS MONTH
 

APRIL

SUNDAY 2nd. AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

THURSDAY 20th. MODIFIED REGISTER MEETING***
8.00pm at 2f King Street Oakleigh.
The formal meeting kick's off at approx. 8.15pm, after which we will show the latest racing videos and have a general discussion of past and coming events.
Hot Dogs and coffee will be provided, but are subject to the usual $2 Gold Coin 'club donation' for supper.
BYO cold drinks and other snacks.
Daryl and Richard are managing reasonably well with the running of the club between them, but we are still looking for some help on the Committee this year.
For more details contact Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035 or Richard on 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923.
 

MAY

SUNDAY 13th. HILLCLIMB (this is a closed MGCC event, by invitation)
Details to be confirmed... contact Richard on (03) 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923 or Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035.
 

SUNDAY 14th. DRIVER TRAINING DAY (organised by the MGCC)

SATURDAY ? .... WINTON SPRINT (date to be confirmed) (Annual event organised by the Charger Car Club)

THURSDAY 18th. NO MODIFIED REGISTER MEETING THIS MONTH

SUN/SUN 27th - 28th. WINTON HISTORICS (organised by the Austin Seven Club)
(Only Group N spec. Morries like Sir Mike and Jon's Lilac 2 Door racer can run at this one).
 

JUNE

SUNDAY 10th. SANDOWN SPRINT (organised by the MGCC)***

SUNDAY 18th. ROB ROY INTERCLUB HILLCLIMB (organised by the MGCC)***
This is always a GREAT day. Scrutineering usually starts at aprox. 8.30am and competition starts at aprox. 10.00am. Clintons Road Eltham.
Contact Richard on (03) 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923 or Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035 for details and entry forms.

THURSDAY 22nd. 10th Anniversary Meeting***
7.30pm @ Sofia's Wheelers Hill  (Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill)
Come along and celerbrate our 10th year in the warm and friendly surroundings of Sofia's Wheelers Hill.
Expect to hear some bullshit speaches about the past (and future?) of our club from Daryl and Richard.
Sofia's is well know in Melbourne for their great pizza!
Order straight off the menu... Quality food at reasonable prices. They are fully licenced too!
This social evening is expected to start at approx 7.30pm and run till about 10.30-11.00pm.
This is an open house meeting/celerbration, so non members are welcome to attend.
Please bring along your Hot Morris Minor if you can.
Past and present members are all welcome.
For more details contact Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035 or
Richard on 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923.
 

JULY

SUNDAY 6th OBSERVED SECTION TRIAL... Macedon (this is a closed MGCC event, by invitation)***
A good event for John's speedway Morris Minor!
Details to be confirmed... contact Richard on (03) 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923 or Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035.

SUNDAY 16th NAVIGATION TRIAL (this is a closed MGCC event, by invitation)
Details to be confirmed... contact Richard on (03) 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923 or Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035.

THURSDAY 20th. NO MODIFIED REGISTER MEETING THIS MONTH
 

AUGUST

THURSDAY 17th. MODIFIED REGISTER MEETING***
Our winter meeting will be held as in the past at Harrington's Bakeries... 499 Canterbury Road, Vermont.
Start time is 8.00pm... This is always an interesting meeting, with a tour of the Bakery by our host 'Uncle' Lloyd Harrington.
We are hoping that we can get our host Lloyd to give us a talk on alernative fuels and his latest experiments in this interesting area.
The original Morris 'J' 'Bread' Vans will be on display, so don't miss this one.
Pizza will be provided by the Club, but is subject to the usual $2 Gold Coin 'club donation' for supper. BYO cold drinks and other snacks.
If there is time, we will have some video footage and informal discussion regarding past and coming events, etc...
For more details contact Richard on (03) 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923 or Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035.
 

SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 10th. SANDOWN 500

THURSDAY 21st. NO MODIFIED REGISTER MEETING THIS MONTH
 

OCTOBER

SUNDAY 1st. WINTON HISTORIC MOTORFEST (Organised by the Benalla Auto Club)
NOTE: Only Morries with Historic Group N Logbooks are eligible to compete in this one.
Our Treasurer, Richard Milligan, will be racing his Historic Group Sb MGB at this event.
For more details contact Richard on (03) 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923 or
Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035.

SUNDAY 7th SANDOWN DRIVER TRAINING (organised by the MG Racing Register)
Richard and Daryl have volunteered to instruct at this event and will be allowed to have some free track time...
So why not come and watch Richard and Daryl test their racing cars in a free practice session at the end of the day?
Richard will be testing his MGB Historic Racer (you might see him blow another expensive engine?) and Daryl will be testing his 'PIG BOAT' (ie., P76 Sports Sedan).
For more details, contact Richard on (03) 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923 or Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035.

SUNDAY 8th. BOB JANE BATHURST 1000

THURSDAY 19th. MODIFIED REGISTER MEETING***
8.00pm at Morris Garages' new premises - 6/3 Scoresby Road, Bayswater.
Our Special Guest Speaker for this meeting will be CSIRO Engineer Damien Hewish... Damien will give us a talk on how he converted his
'A' Series engine to twin cam!
Linsey's Morris Minor Rotary Convertible will be on display... he will give us a talk about what he's done to it since he aquired it from Joe Aquilina.
We hope to have the latest video footage of Giles and Sonya running the Black Morrie at the Eaglehawk speedway.
Food and wine will be provided by Morris Garages, but please bring a $2 Gold coin 'club donation' for supper.
BYO drinks and other snacks.
For more details contact Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035 or
Richard on 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923.

SAT/SUNDAY 21nd & 22nd. Mt. TARRANGOWER HISTORIC HILLCLIMB
(Only Group N spec. Morries Jon's Lilac 2 Door racer can run at this one).
 

NOVEMBER

SAT/SUN 11th - 12th. TATTERSALL'S HISTORIC SANDOWN
This event is run by the MGCC & VHRR. NOTE: Only Morries with Historic Group N Logbooks are eligible to compete in this one, it's a good one to watch though!
Our Treasurer, Richard Milligan, will be racing his Historic Group Sb MGB at this event.
For more details contact Richard on (03) 97204688 (BH) or
(0418) 585923 or Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035.

FRID/SAT/SUN 10th/11th/12th. CUSTOM / HOT ROD SHOW - BRIGHT.

THURSDAY 16th. NO MODIFIED REGISTER MEETING THIS MONTH

SUNDAY 19th. Day of the Morris Minor (DOMM) (organised by MMCCV Inc.)
This is a big event run bi-yearly by the MMCCCV Inc. This time it will be held at the Caribbean Gardens Scoresby (off Ferntree Gully and Stud roads).
Last time the DOMM clashed with some racing events. We weren't able to get our act together, so at the last minute, we were forced to pull-out as a group... Only a couple of our modified members were able to make it on the day.
We have been officially invited this time and our President Daryl Lloyd (and Michelle) is on the Organising Committee... So we want to get behind this event and put in a group effort, like we did a few years ago, when we took-out all of the Modified Trophies on the day!
Check-out their website at... www.caribbeangardens.com.au
For more details contact Richard on (03) 97204688 (BH) or
(0418) 585923 or Daryl on 57861850 or (0407) 185035.

SAT/SUN - GEELONG SPEED TRIALS (date to be re-confirmed)
(Only Group N spec. Morries like Sir Mike and Jon's Lilac 2 Door racer can run at this one).

SAT/SUN 25th - 26th. ISLAND MAGIC (2005) PHILLIP ISLAND (date to be confirmed)

SUNDAY 26th. ROB ROY 14th HISTORIC HILLCLIMB
(Only Group N spec. Morries like Jon's Lilac 2 Door racer can run at this one).
 

DECEMBER

THURSDAY 21st. MODIFIED REGISTER CHRISTMAS MEETING***
8.00pm at 2f King Street Oakleigh.
This is our final meeting for 2006, so come and celebrate it with us!
We have decided to make this an 'open-house' meeting, so please feel free to bring along your friends, family, and prospective members.... All are welcome!
Membership fees for 2007 are due this month, so please try to pay yours at this meeting.
Hot Dogs and coffee will be provided by the club free of charge, but please BYO cold drinks and other snacks.
All inquiries please contact Richard on (03) 97204688 (BH) or (0418) 585923 or Daryl on 57861850
 

NOTE:
All events marked with *** are club sanctioned events and make-up the club yearly competition. Other events listed are for the interest of Modified Register members who may wish to attend these events in CH plated vehicles.

Morris Modified Register meetings are held bi-monthly at 2f King Street Oakleigh (until further notice) and the official Modified Newsletter is usually published to co-encide with these meetings. MMR events are also usually held once every second month.
 

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