MG Car Club of South Australia
tance, however as the day progressed,
so did the intensity of the rain showers.
By the end of the day, and after many
torrential downpours, the park was liter-
ally underwater, with the MG M-type,
with its boat tail, looking the part as a
boat on water.
The South Australian cars ranked quite
well at Concours. Jason, with his 1952
MG TD, was first in its class, and his
1955 MG TF second in its class. Tim, in
his 1974 MGB GT V8, was third in his
class, and Tyler and Aiden quickly put
claim to the award, having cleaned the
wheels before we left home. Jason’s
1952 MG TD, prepared by Faye, also
won the trophy for Pre-MGA outright
Concours.
Aiden dressed as Ron Weasley and
Harry Potter respectively, and Jason
travelled back in time to the 70’s, when
he was born, and came dressed in a
nappy, bib and baby bottle. Costume
awards were given to the Victorian Club,
Peter Rayment and Tyler and Aiden.
Tyler, as Ronald Weasley, and Aiden, as Harry
Potter, at the themed dinner
Jason receiving his outright Pre MGA Concours
trophy
Easter Saturday – Theme Night ‘Time
Travellers’
We were back at the Alexandra Hills
Hotel and Conference Centre for the
theme night. There were many different
interpretations of the theme, with people
dressing up in costumes from the Flint-
stones (Victorian Club) Back to the Fu-
ture, and many other tv shows, Peter
Rayment was Father-Time, Tyler and
Easter Sunday – Hillclimb
Sunday saw the start of the speed com-
petition. The Hillclimb was held at the
famous Mount Cotton Hillclimb facility. A
946m long, fully sealed bitumen track
has it all, with uphill and downhill as-
pects, and tight technical and open-
flowing corners. The track also requires
the competitors to complete a loop and
then head back up a road that you previ-
ously came down to cross the finish line
as quickly as possible. Rain overnight
and in the morning meant that the track
was damp in the morning, but by the end
of the day the track was dry.
Faye was enjoying her first run on the
Mount Cotton track so much that she
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