otago vw enthusiasts club newsletter july 2011

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OTAGO VOLKSWAGEN ENTHUSIASTS CLUB

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OTAGO VOLKSWAGEN

ENTHUSIASTS CLUB

NEWSLETTERJuly 2011


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Dont forget the new Club Domex stickers are

available to buy at the bargain price of $6.00 each

(one free with every Club subscription). Contact Jim

EDITORS INTRO

Well, we seem to be getting through winter at an alarming rate July already and past the

shortest day. Theres no doubt weve had it pretty easy so far lets hope we dont get a

back-log of winter weather from now until summer.

Club activities have been pretty subdued lately, revolving mainly around the monthly

meetings and the new casual monthly runs that now regularly take place on the Sunday

following each months First Tuesday meeting. Dont forget we meet for the Sunday runsat 1.00pm opposite the BP station on the Oval, for an impromptu run to be finalised on the

day, and invariably involving an ice-cream, coffee stop or a pub stop, so feel free to come

along, even if you cant bring a Dubby with you.

One Sunday run which was a little out of the ordinary was the Nobes Navigational Rally a

great fun afternoon involving finding clues and answering questions and, in some cases,

getting properly lost (ahem). The post-event prizegiving at the Mosgiel RSA was a nice

social affair, with Club event newbies The George Family clearing up first prize and snaffling

the silverware, all done from the relative comfort of their Toyota hatchback. Hmm, I think

there ought to be rule about that Anyway, congratulations to them, and many thanks toJohn and Diane Noble for their time and effort in organising the run, and for donating the

prizes! Photos later in this issue.

What most of you wont have noticed, under the surface of the Clubs calm waters, is the

furious paddling being done by the sub-committee members organising the VW Nationals

that we are hosting over Easter next year. More and more details are being confirmed,

booked and announced, and its shaping up to be a cracker of an event. Details later on, but

to get the latest breaking news go to the official NZ VW Nationals website at

www.vwnationals.co.nz

The sub-committee would like to express their gratitude to the Auckland club who hosted

the 2011 Nationals earlier in the year, and who have been a huge help in handing over the

reins to us, and giving some much appreciated help and advice. Thanks in particular to

Terry Sawyer for his assistance.

Jim Young

OVWEC Secretary
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THE SMALL PRINT-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Club Officials :

Patron Ken BerryPresident Elaine YoungSecretary/Editor Jim Young

Treasurer Chris Timms

Address PO Box 7101 Mornington, Dunedin The Otago Volkswagen EnthusiastsEmail [email protected] Club Inc meet on the first

Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm atWebsite www.vwotago.co.nz Robbies Bar & Bistro, South Dunedin-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As officials of the Club our first duty is to the members and that means organising things that you want to do,and being a focus for any requests, queries or suggestions you might have.

If there are any activities or events that you would like to suggest, items for the newsletter you might have, orif you cannot attend the monthly meetings, please contact Jim Young directly as follows :

Telephone 03 455 8729Post PO Box 7101, Mornington, DunedinEmail [email protected]

THE ALL NEW, NEW BEETLE

The new 2012 Beetle has been shown at both Shanghai and New York and is turning heads with a

break in its arguably familiar pedestrian disposition.

The new Beetle will come in standard and a new performance guise, the latter packing the new

261HP 2.0 litre inline four-cylinder turbo from the Sirocco R, with a rumoured 337HP inline five-

cylinder turbo called the W28 slated for 2014.

Standard engines include a 2.5-litre five-cylinder oil burner, 2.0-litre TDI diesel, and a 200-hp 2.0-

litre TFSI.

What an improvement!
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Weekend Costs

Registration (One entrant may include more than one vehicle) $30.00

Saturday BBQ Evening MealAdultsChildren

$15.00$7.50

Sunday Prize Giving DinnerAdultsChildren

$35.00$10.00

Monday Morning Farewell Breakfast No Charge

Programme :

Friday 6 April 2012Arrival and RegistrationPirates Rugby Football Club - Just around the corner (walking distance) from the Dunedin Holiday Camp it is theperfect place to come along for registration, collect your goodie bag and enjoy a drink with old and new friendsalike.Date: Fri 06 Apr 2012Time: 04:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Saturday 7 April 2012Free TimeFree time to experience the local shopping & visit some of our unique locations. Or for the more adventurous, takea trip through to Wanaka to see the internationally famous Warbirds over Wanaka, and then join the afternoon

cruise at the Waihola turnoff on State Highway 1.Date: Sat 07 Apr 2012Time: 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM

Afternoon CruiseCruise and BBQ - Cruise around the local area taking in some amazing scenery followed by a catered Spit RoastBBQ at the Forbury Park Bowling Club, just down the road from the camping ground Check out the map link belowfor directionsDate: Sat 07 Apr 2012Time: 03:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Sunday 8 April 2012Show and ShineForsyth Barr Stadium - We have the use of New Zealand's first fully covered stadium to have our show and shineevent. Trade displays, swap meet and events for children and adults alike ... it promises to be an amazing day!

Date: Sun 08 Apr 2012Time: 09:00 AM - 03:00 PM

Awards DinnerSavoy Restaurant - Come along to one of the oldest establishment in Dunedin to experience a night of fantasticfood, drink and entertainment.Date: Sun 08 Apr 2012Time: 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Monday 9 April 2012BBQ and FarewellFarewell breakfast BBQ at the Dunedin Holiday Park.Date: Mon 09 Apr 2012Time: 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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VW Nationals T-shirt mock ups.

The new, New Beetle again doesnt that look good!


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MEMBERS CARS AND PROJECTS

Heres the state that Chris Timms car found itself in recently, naked and shivering in a

strangers garage. Hopefully shell be wearing some decent clothes by the time you read

this. Chris has been planning a makeover of some kind for ages, but when the time came to

make a start he still hadnt decided what exactly he wanted, so I think the final outcome willbe as big a surprise to him as it will to everybody else!

Oooh, smooooooth!

Hello, wheres the petrol filler gone? Weber Windows!


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Dunedin, July 10th 2011 - Not content to sit back and relax after a full-on Beetle

restoration project, a certain local 6-Volt enthusiast has recently finished a painstakingly

thorough from-scratch build of a 1600cc single port vintage speed motor to give his

Beetle a bit more go to add to its show. Fed by single choke Webers and with a mild

street cam and vintage style stainless exhaust system, I can confirm that a successful fire-

up took place this very weekend. Wishing to remain anonymous in case of an embarrassingfirst-start-up catastrophe, I can confirm that this fledgling VeeDub engine builder is well

chuffed with the result. Details of this impressively engineered build to follow next time.


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Heres my car wearing her new jewellery home made aluminium T-bars :

I also made aerial mounts to match :

And fitted up some seat covers from a

slightly older model Beetle :


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NOBES NAVIGATIONAL RALLY MAY 2011

It had been raining, just a little bit (!), over the weekend of this event, but it stopped just

before kickoff at 1.00pm, meeting at the Oval

Here are some of the cars :


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And the competitors :

Heres Diane with her newest

best friend, a bright red polo,

and wearing a matching

jacket.

F.A.B, Diane!

RSA Mosgiel hosted the after-match prizegiving


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MEMBERS PHOTOS These taken by Donna Tumaru at Gabriels Gulley Goldrush 150th


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VWs RAID ON RALLY

Volkswagen plans to run three factory Polo R WRCs when it enters the World Rally

Championship in 2013, according to UK publication Autosport.

The German manufacturer confirmed its WRC entry at a press conference prior to Rally

d'Italia Sardegna last week.

Volkswagen Motorsport director Kris Nissen said: At the moment we do not have a

driver line-up. There is no reason to hurry because we are at a very early stage of our

rally commitment. We are taking the time to carefully look at the market.

"It would be great if we had a new Walter Rhrl in Germany. While that would no doubt

be helpful to us and to the WRC the drivers skills are more important to us than their

nationalities. In this area we will no doubt be taking a decision within the next 20

months as well - we will run three cars in the WRC.

The Polo R WRC will begin testing later this year and VW-contracted drivers

will compete in Skoda Fabia S2000s during this season's WRC. Nasser Al-Attiyah is

already confirmed to complete his S-WRC campaign in one of the Czech machines

from Rally Finland onwards.


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SNAPSHOTS

Ken Berry salutes staff at the Forsyth Barr

stadium during his recent inspection of thefacility prior to booking it for the 2012 VW

Nationals, having just been told :

No Mr Berry, even if its not finished in time for

the World Cup, well make sure its ready for

you next Easter

Proof that it does

sometimes get windyin Mosgiel!

This is the state that

Club member John

Noble found his

driveway in when

arriving home after

strong winds one day

in May. His

neighbours shed roof

was been blown clear

over the fence and

had landed up

against Nobes.

Fortunately no

damage was done


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Road Rage!

One road user in South Africa

got a little bit upset recentlywhen an impatient VW driver

tried to muscle past.

The hapless motorist later

told police I thought it was a

trunk road!

Ahem, Ill get me coat.

Dunedin Street Race 1962

Image taken from the South

Dunedin Railway overbridge. A 1947 Ford V8

wobbles his way between

a spinning Morris Minor and

Ken Berrys VW, facing

around 180 degrees. Looks

as if another VW has made it

safely through the corners


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ODD STUFF

THIS YEARS NEW HELMET DESIGNS


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Does your car look like this? Then you need..


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