The MSTCV Home Page took 333 hits during July and has taken 24,792 since April 1996. The login id and password have changed to the Members area. If you are not financial, then you will not have access. If you require the password, email or ring Ben. Over the past month, more photos from recent rides and lots from 2004 rides have been put up on the page, some quite amusing. Check last week’s ride. I am still bedding in the format of the photos – simple php or Jalbum. Don’t forget to look in both places, though Jalbum will probably be the application of choice for the near future. You should be able to view about 270 photos.
WANTED: Members who are willing to ride hard, have fun and
sleep in a strange place. Volunteers need to be able to ride most of Saturday
(10th Sept) and most of Sunday. You will be riding through some of
The weekend ride to
Dargo via Licola is planned for 10th and 11th September and bookings are
essential. The plan is to book two log cabins behind the local pub. The cost is $60.00 per head which includes a two
course dinner at the pub, a bed (with linen) and a cooked brekkie. Each cabin has two bedrooms and sleeps four. The cut off date is Thursday 11th, August. If there are any late comers than there is the local motel at $78.00 per
room/double.
Seen at Mark’s Place at the Social Sip: Ian Payne, Ben and Julie Warden, Peter Feistl,
Paul Southwell, Ron Johnston, Bronwyn Manifold, Stoimen
Stojanov, Jacinta Thomas, Kate Stewart, Bill Wee,
Peter Philferan, Nigel Hellyer, Jason Peters and
Heidi Johnston, Breht Emmerson
and Libby O’Neil and Danny Hasnat. 18 people.
Next month there will be a General Meeting at the Club Hall, no Social Sip. Club activities take place in
the Theatrette on
For
The Club Participant of the Year is based on aggregate points accumulated at 1 point per ride, an extra point for leading or being rear rider, and 1 point per Magazine article (maximum 2 per Magazine). Attending one or more days of a weekend event scores 3 points for leading, 3 for rear riding duties and 2 points for participating. After three months of the new year the committee is going well: Ben Warden (26), Lyn Duncan (20), Ian Payne (20), Paul Southwell (13), Joel Haley (11.5), Ron Johnston (11), Martin Hastie (10) and Breht Emmerson (10). Ian put in a blinder of a month with 10.5 points with lots of rear riding, courtesy of his chronic neck and shoulder problems.
Email from James
Melford, received 16th July: Hi Ben,
remember me? I had a VFR800, now sold, due to a move to
Front Cover: taken on Eildon
Ride, Sunday 31st July,
Email from Peter Feistl
after Sunday’s Eildon ride: “I’m impressed at the
speed which our MSTCV site is updated! The electrical tape even got a mention.
Amazingly, the tape witnessed by the group at Healesville,
lasted all the way to
“The tape was Nitto Electrical tape and applied as 5 to 7 layers of about 30cm in length, covering the canvas. The tyre
rubber was fairly sticky, so adhesion was good. The initial attempt was
tested at 2 km intervals and looked ok
for speeds of 60 km/h, but being on the open road, 100 km/h was more desirable. At this speed the tape lasted around 7 kms. Heat is not desirable! Just as well the day was cooler.
The tape applied at
Marysville before descending the Spur got quite warm through cornering even though the surface
temperature was cold. Joel and Ian caught up with me about 10 km before Healesville and saw me applying the tape for the final time. So I suppose I achieved 80 km on the last tape application, driven mainly on straight roads in traffic at about 60 - 70 km/h. I was very surprised and
relieved at the result myself!”
To ward off the threat of a fee rise next year, please encourage people to advertise their business in the magazine. Our cheap rates are:
Art work is supplied by the advertiser. Coloured pages can be appended to the magazine at $30 per
month; at least 80 pages must be supplied.
MotoGP in
Towong, Saturday 29th
October to Tuesday 1st November. The Committee has booked the
spectacular "Snowy Mountain Holidays" house and two cottages
accommodation package, right on the
The plan
would be to ride up Saturday, ride around the hills Sunday and Monday and
return to
Cost is
around $35 person, per night. Note: accommodation payment is by cash only. A
$70 deposit is required to secure a berth, payable to the Club. Note: a number
of people have indicated that they plan to attend but have not made paid the
deposit. Their position is in jeopardy.
See discussion on web page under