This years October long weekend club trip was once again organised by Peter & Lynda.
Meeting at the Boliver OTR to fuel up, coffee up and rev up for a great weekend. Everyone was on time so off we went with the next stop planned for lunch at the
Ardrossan Hotel. There “may” have been a couple of minor mechanical hiccups on the way but nothing we couldn’t overcome due to having a trusty Toyota Landcruiser amongst us.
Anyway, we all eventually arrived at Ardrossan for a great SA country pub lunch and a drink or two before heading further down the coast.
Peter and Lynda chose the quaint town of Stansbury on the Yorke Peninsula as our base and booked out the entire Stansbury Holiday Motel (Thankfully) which allowed us to - let’s just say “Be ourselves”. The management of the motel were the nicest and easiest going people, you could meet. This made for a really chilled and relaxing place for us to stay.
That night, Lynda and her team of happy helpers performed some magic behind the scenes and before you knew it, we were being fed dinner in the gazebo overlooking the ocean. Plenty of food and plenty of laughs. A great night.
Saturday morning, the energetic ones amongst us walked into town to check out the
local Stansbury street market. Bought nothing and eventually wandered back ready for a drive.
Peter & Lynda planned for us a tour of some of the sites this part of the Peninsula has to offer. From historic plane crash sites to pink lakes. All was going well until
Peter walked crossed the road on a blind corner and almost got taken out by the local cop who was chasing someone at high speed. (Surprisingly – not one of us).
That evening, we had 3 tables booked at the Dalrymple Hotel, Stansbury. The pub did a amazing job in getting the food out to us considering they were packed with long weekend holiday crowds. It was also great to have local club member Alan & partner Peta with friends join us adding to the good times.
Sunday came around. We fueled up in Minlaton and headed to Marion Bay via
Corny Point. Lunch was organised at the Marion Bay Tavern and once again, we all got fatter.
Some chose to visit Innes National Park and some chose to keep their cars clean. Eventually, we all made it back to our Motel.
Dinner that night was takeaway pizza from the Hotel in town. We crowded into the McBride's Penthouse to eat, drink and again, get fatter. Lyn organised a name draw with Tim and Chris winning a couple of great prizes without any effort. We were
too cold to go outside and have a competition game to find our winners. Later that night, I was once again forced to tell some far-fetched story about a dead camel just for everyone’s cheap entertainment.
Monday morning came, and we had to join the queue of Yorke Peninsula holiday traffic back to Adelaide. All I can say is “Curse those caravan drivers”.
Good ol’ Pt Wakefield was chaos as usual but we detoured to the Rising Sun Hotel in the back streets for one last meal together.
The weekend had come to an end. The weather was kind. The company was great and there were laughs a plenty. I know everyone thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
We all enjoyed every minute of it due to one big reason. That’s because of the amazing job that Peter & Lynda had put into it.
A HUGE THANKYOU FROM ALL OF US, PETER & LYNDA.
Also, a BIG THANKYOU to all the helpers over the weekend. It’s also what makes these weekends work so well.
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Club Cruise Guide
- Cruise Preparation.
- The person organising a club run should contact the Events coordinator to liaise re the run date.
- Once basic details of the run are established the run can be placed in the club calendar and advertised on the FB group and by club email.
- Anyone new at organising an event can get advice from the Events Coordinator (or any Committee member).
- Cruise organizing.
Important considerations for a cruise can be.
- Organising a starting point – easy access, easy to find, sufficient parking, access to coffee, toilets.
- Deciding on a route – map it out and be sure of timings from point to point.
- Booking the lunch stop/morning tea – is the venue used to having 20 -30 people arrive. Does it have suitable parking.
- Test drive the route to ensure timings (plus fudge factor) before preparing map or instructions.
- Running the cruise.
- Arrive at the meeting point early.
- Have possession of the Club cruise ‘grab & go bag’ and begin passing around the Run sheet to ensure that everyone on the run has their details on that sheet. This is a club/legal requirement.
- Begin the drivers briefing at the nominated time and hand out information sheets/maps.
- Make sure everyone knows the destination point – just in case.
- Hand out CB radios from the grab & go bag and ensure that the non Corvette at the rear has a radio. They will be the designated emergency stop vehicle (tail end Charlie).
If the cruise captain isn’t confident leading (or doesn’t know the area) its ok to get someone else to take the role.
Refrain from stopping the group on the side of main roads with higher speed limits, if a ‘re-jig’ is required wait for a township/ safe parking area to stop the group. If a break down/sudden stop occurs let the nominated tail end Charlie/s stop with the affected car. It is potentially hazardous to have a large group of cars stopping/ taking off on the side of a main road.
If a collision occurs involving a club member, refer to the paperwork in the folder in the grab & go bag.
When the cruise Captain is setting the pace, keep in mind constant speed and adhering to road rules.
- Cruise participants.
- Arrive on time. If running late ring/message the cruise captain.
- Have enough fuel to complete the run – don’t arrive asking where the nearest petrol station is.
- Fill out the run sheet.
The cruise captain will set the pace, just go with the flow.
Make sure you know which car is behind you, as you approach any intersection or turn, slow down to ensure the car behind has seen which way you are going (even if its straight ahead). They should put their indicator on when they see your indicator on.
If you have arranged to join the cruise at a nominated place, wait for the Corvette caravan to pass, then tag on the back. If possible (traffic pending) tail end Charlie will leave a gap for you to get in.
Remember that a Corvette club run puts the club on display to the public.
Contact the Events Coordinator for more information Events Coordinator
The Corvette Club of South Australia Inc is one of the oldest Corvette Clubs in Australia and was formed in 1977 to promote interest in all Corvette motor vehicles and to provide an opportunity for Corvette enthusiasts to share their interest in a friendly atmosphere.
We encourage members and non-members in the restoration and preservation of Corvettes and other special interest vehicles, including historic and left-hand registered vehicles. A nominal fee is charged for Conditional Registration documents and Logbooks.
Providing a variety of social activities, we encourage safe driving habits and provide information and technical & informative knowledge to members.
Club activities are coordinated to suit a wide range of members interests in the social events organised while at the same time raise awareness and money for our local community nominated charity.
Activities include:-
- The Corvette Nationals held in a different state annually.
- Corvettes Rock the Bay Show n Shine held annually on the second Sunday in February. Participation with other clubs:-
- All American Day,
- Super Chevy Sunday and others.
Club runs can include overnight stays on long weekends at various country locations.
Monthly club dinners with special events for Christmas and Mid-Year.
Check our Club Events page for the latest events.
Club Meetings
Held at 7.30pm on the 1st Thursday of every month at Riverdome - Torrensville Bowling club, 2 Dennis Mutton Drive Thebarton. Click here for location. Meals available at club prior to meeting.
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