MG Motoring 2019 Volume 59 Issue 5 | Page 18

MG Car Club of South Australia time of 83.19sec, Faye in the TD was second in the class and 63 rd outright, with a time of 99.17sec, and Tyler in the TD was third in the class and 73 rd out- right, with a time of 105.75sec. It is be- lieved that this is the first time in the 50- year history of National Meetings that three generations of the same family have taken out 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd in one car at any Nat Meet event. Fantastic effort to all the South Australian competitors, but in particular to Tyler, in his first ever attempt. Watch out Nana and Dad – Tyler is coming to get you. Jason, Faye and Tyler receiving their gold, silver and bronze medals for the motorkhana, the first time it is believed, in the 50-year history of Na- tional Meetings, that three generations of the same family have taken out 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd in one car at any Nat Meet event ises to attend next year’s National Meeting were made. Following break- fast, the Edwards family embarked on their long, 4 day drive home, while Tim flew home to Adelaide on Tuesday af- ternoon so he could attend his daugh- ter’s graduation the following day, be- fore returning to Brisbane on Thursday afternoon and embarking on his drive home, even managing to beat the Ed- wards family back to Adelaide. Tim receiving his 2 nd place in class for the Mo- torkhana, despite multiple WD’s Easter Monday – Presentation Dinner The presentation dinner was held at the Alexandra Hills Hotel and Conference Centre again. A lovely meal was had and many trophies and awards were presented. Victoria was awarded the John Wratten Memorial Trophy as the club scoring the most number of points across the competition areas, adjusted by the fudge factor. Easter Tuesday – Farewell Breakfast A lovely buffet breakfast was on offer at the Alexandra Hills Hotel and Confer- A family cleaning effort A family cleaning effort ence Centre on the final morning. Email addresses and phone numbers were shared, farewells were bid, and prom- 16