About the MG Car Club

Contact Details
Committee
Club Patron

What can the MG Car Club offer you?

Historic Registration
Model Registers
Competition
Social Events
Breakfast / Lunch Runs
Monthly General Meetings
Know Your MG Meetings
Parades & Displays
Dad's Army
Club Magazine
Library
Annual Awards
50th Anniversay of Club

The MG Car Club of South Australia has its clubrooms at 93 Chief Street Brompton. The Club was established in 1956 and has approximately 800 members.

It is not a pre-requisite to own an MG, but you will find that most of our members own an MG of some description whether it be a currently registered vehicle, an historic registered vehicle, a restoration project or a prize winning concours car that only comes out occasionally. Some own two or three (or more) cars, others are looking to purchase. Some prefer pre-war vehicles, others like the MGB and some prefer the modern day Rover MG. The Club has a variety of cars and members from all walks of life. The Club keeps a register of all vehicles owned by its members.

Address

93 Chief Street, Brompton South Australia 5007

Postal Address:
PO Box 200, Brompton South Australia 5007

Telephone and Fax: +61 08 8346 7747
Email: mgccsa@internode.on.net

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COMMITTEE

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What can the Club offer you

Historic Registration

Ian Denny and his team run the historic registration. The Registrar of Motor Vehicles recognises cars that are 30 years old or more. The vehicle must have been registered in South Australia prior to applying for historic registration. Vehicles from interstate must be inspected and approved by Transport SA. All vehicles must be in accordance with the "Code of Practice" specified by the Registration and Licensing Section of Transport SA.

To gain historic registration the member must be and remain a financial member of the club throughout the life of the vehicle registration. An historic registration officer will conduct an inspection of the vehicle and make sure that it complies with all of the "Code of Practice" requirements set out by Transport SA. Logbooks are issued and registration papers are endorsed. Logbooks must be endorsed by an historic registration officer every year between 1 January and 28 February. Registration renewal papers must be endorsed by an historic registration officer as soon as possible after renewal.

Cars can be inspected at the Clubrooms the second and fourth Saturdays of the month between 10am and midday.

Historic registration enables you to register your vehicle at approx $105.00 per year with the condition that you are only allowed to drive your car 90 days per calendar year. You must complete your log book each time you go out in your vehicle. Failure to do so should you be pulled over by the Police will ensure a hefty fine.

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Model Registers

Ian Curwin-Walker runs the pre-war and “T-type” register. Particular attention is made of pre-1955 vehicles. Members meet the first Thursday of each month (note you don’t have to own a pre-1955 vehicle to attend). These are a friendly “get together” in someone’s shed or garage, a light supper provided and a good time to share information and experiences. A gold coin donation is payable upon arrival.

Although formal separate gatherings for later model MGs are not held, a Register book is now also being compiled for MGA, MGB, MGC, MGF & MGTF, FWD, Midget and Magnette vehicles. Owners of these vehicles are invited to forward details to the Coordinators of Records for inclusion in the appropriate file. Below are the contacts for each register.

Plus send details about your car with a photo to the Webmaster; Mike Greenwood at: mikeg@adam.com.au

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Motor Sport Events

TIM EDMONDS is now in charge of Club motor sport, which falls into three main categories, Hillclimbs, Super Sprints and Motorkhanas.

Hillclimb
Held at Collingrove in the beautiful Barossa Valley, near Angaston, these are solo events run against the clock on a closed section of road or special Hillclimb track. Collingrove is the one most commonly used by our Club. Each Competitor usually has a chance to practice before the official competition begins.

Super Sprint
Held at Mallala, several cars are on the track at one time. (a maximum of 8 cars being used). Cars are lined up in pairs on the grid and flagged off at intervals. A practice period is provided before the event to establish times for grid positions - the faster cars being up front. First timers will automatically be positioned at the rear of the field & and when confident, it is your choice if you wish move up amongst the field on the grid. It is an ideal introduction to circuit racing and can be entered with road going cars as well as modified vehicles. As with all Motor sport, safety checks on vehicles are done before each event - This is called Scrutineering.

Motorkhana
Designed to test the skill and judgment of the driver and the general maneuverability of the car. The event comprises of a number of maneuvering tests set out on an open area eg, a car park. On arrival competitors are given a copy of the nominated tests, and the competitors compete one at a time and are required to negotiate the test by the correct method in the fastest possible time.

The C.A.M.S. (Confederation of Australian Motor sport) definition of a Motorkhana is "A meeting including only events designed to test the acceleration, braking and general maneuverability of the automobiles and the skill and judgment of the crew members."

Motorkhanas are a lot of fun and must rate as the most inexpensive, low risk way of enjoying your MG in Competition and another great opportunity to improve your driving skills.

This type of event is where many of the champions of motor sport began.

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Social

The Club offers many different social events both at the Clubrooms and outside of the Clubrooms. The Clubrooms are licensed (but you cannot bring your own alcohol). At the Clubrooms we hold a Noggin ‘n natter night each Friday evening from 8pm thru to 11pm. A Noggin ‘n natter is a friendly night for chats and a drink, either alcoholic or non-alcoholic. Occasionally these nights get converted into a “video night”, or a “cheese & crackers” night, or even a fancy dress night. We also have guest speakers come along and speak.

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Breakfast / Lunch Runs

Once a month on a Sunday morning, those who are insomniacs meet at the University Bridge at 8.15am and go for a run and have breakfast somewhere. These are our monthly breakfast run. It is a BYO everything breaky and believe me, some of the things being cooked are very elaborate and are not to be missed. For further details contact Peter Coulson on 8249 9760 or Mobile 0419 215 964

On the second Thursday of the month a lunch run is arranged for those lucky enough not to be working. These are to a hotel destination at the end of an enjoyable drive through the Adelaide Hills. They provide an opportunity to socialise with other members of the club. The meeting points are varied details can be obtained from Diane Holmes 8336 4557.

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Monthly General Meetings

Held the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 8pm at the clubrooms. All members and friends are welcome. The official part of the meeting includes reports from all areas of the club, introduction of new members and a general business segment where members can have their say and advise of items to sell or wanted to buy etc. The meeting normally concludes between 9 and 9.30pm.

At meetings we try and get a volunteer to be an Official Greeter to greet new members and introduce them around to other members, as well as show them around the clubrooms.

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Technical Nights (Know your MG)
Held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at various locations including the Clubrooms, members’ homes, or business premises, where general knowledge, maintenance and restoration advice etc can be learnt. These informal meetings are of particular interest to newer members wanting to know more about their cars, but old and new members continue to attend depending on the subject and the venue.

A different topic is calendared for each meeting eg. How to maintain wire wheels, servicing your vehicle, fibre glassing, how to tune your car, or preparing your car for a particular event - just to name a few, and regular visits to a manufacturer or supplier of parts is also of great interest. Many more interesting places are scheduled for 2007.

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Parades & Displays

The Club is often called upon to supply a group of cars for either a display or a parade. At the latter, sometimes you will be required to transport a passenger.

Some members are pleased to volunteer for such outings and usually make it a fun picnic day when a display is put on.

If you are willing to participate in this type of event, please contact the ‘Parades & Display’ organiser in the Club and give your details and MG model owned.

Some of the more prominent parades in which we have participated in are Australia Day Parade, the SANFL Grand Final and some of the Adelaide United Soccer games.

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Dad's Army

This is a new initiative by the Club. Perfect for retirees who can spare one day per month to help maintain the Clubrooms and property. It is guaranteed (yeah sure) that on the day there will be no hard work but great camaraderie and fun. So what will you be doing then - assisting with minor repairs in the clubrooms, a bit of gardening and lots of general "chit chat" about cars and things!

If you think you would like to join the Dad's Army team contact Doug Marshaldoug.marshall@bigpond.com  or Fred Neild fredneild@hotmail.com

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Club magazine - MG Motoring

This MG Motoring Magazine is now under the control of Laurie Houghton.

The magazine is automatically posted to all financial members on a regular basis, and gives details of club activities, social and competition events, technical information plus articles of interest from members.

Articles and photographs are always welcomed by the Editor, so please feel free to drop him a line with your comments on how you enjoyed a particular event etc.

Do you have an MG part you wish to sell, or are trying to procure a particular item for your MG? Use our Wanted to Buy or Sell Column.

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Club Library

We have a collection of MG books and videos which can be borrowed by members free of charge. Books are signed out and are on loan for a 4 week period only. To borrow a book, see a Committee member at the clubrooms.

Other MG clubs and car magazines can also be viewed while visiting the clubrooms.

Have you seen a book that you think the Club should have, then let a committee member know and the Club will consider whether it would be suitable for our library.

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Annual awards

Each calendar year Annual awards are presented to members based on their attendance and participation at Club events. The winners are determined from records of attendance at Club events so please ensure that you write your name in the attendance book at each of the following events Breakfast Runs, Know Your MG Meetings & Register Meetings, and an attendance book is kept at the Clubrooms for Monthly General Meetings, Social, Competition, Working Bees, and other Club events which may be held

Club Member of the year
Awarded to the most active member of the Club. One point is awarded for attendance at all Club Meetings and Events nominated on the Club calendar by * or **. The member with the highest total of points is awarded Club Member of the Year. The Clubs’ Financial year runs from 1st January to 31st December.

Club Member for 2007 - Arthur Ruediger

Club Motor Sport Champions
Awarded to the member who obtains the highest number of points in Club Motor sport at events indicated by ** in the club calendar. Points are awarded as follows: 1st. in class 4 points, 2nd in class 3 points, 3rd in class 2 points. All other entrants 1 point.
Note - points decrease if less than four in a class.

Club Motor Sport Champion for 2007 - Bob Schapel

Ladies Motor Sport Champion
Points awarded as above, and the award presented to the lady obtaining the highest number of points. Originally introduced to encourage family participation in Motor sport.

Ladies Motor Sport Champion for 2007 - Margaret Lynch

Motor Sport Novice Award
Awarded to the highest placed Novice in the motor sport.

Motor Sport Novice Award for 2007 - Fred Neild

Motor Sport Encouragement Award
Awarded to the member who regularly takes part in events and continues to improves on their performance - even if they are not a class winner.

Motor Sport Encouragement Award for 2007 - Georgie Schapel

Irving Cup
This is presented through the T Register to the member who drives his T Register vehicle to the most Register Meetings & General Meetings and other nominated events throughout the year.

Winner of the Irving Cup for 2007 - John Buckby

President's Award
Voted by the Committee to the club member for outstanding contribution throughout the year.

President's Award for 2007 - Mike Greenwood

The Knox Trophy (Tim Young Trophy)
First awarded in 1981 to the most consistent individual performance by a South Australian at a MG National Meeting in a single car/ driver combination.

How are they awarded: 6 points for 1st in class, 5 points for 2nd in class, 4 points for 3rd in class, 3 points for 4th in class, 2 points for 5th in class, 1 point for 6th in class plus one extra point for outright winner of the event.

The above is adopted provided there is a minimum of 6 drivers in the class.
Where less than 6 drivers, points will decrease accordingly eg. 4 in class 1st = 4 points. An outright winner of an event will score the maximum of 6 points +1 points regardless of the number in class.

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