Waikato Double 50 2021

Seventeen Auckland members motored south to enter the Waikato Double 50 on Queens Birthday weekend. The men were quick to disappear into the Spares Department while the ladies chatted over a welcome cuppa on our arrival on Saturday afternoon. At 3:00 pm we drove into Hamilton Gardens and followed a planned route around their themed garden area. These gardens are a ‘must see’ if you haven’t been there before. A bumper crowd filled the Clubrooms on Saturday evening where a very tasty pea, pie and pud followed by apple crumble and custard meal was supplied. It was a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet new members. It is always a trip down memory lane for Alan and I, as we were Waikato members and present at the opening of the Waikato Clubrooms in the late ‘60’s. Sunday morning saw fifty-seven entrants leave the Clubrooms to enjoy a very pleasant drive around the wonderful vehicle free countryside that Waikato has to offer. Thanks must go to the plotters and helpers of this event. St Pauls Collegiate was the venue for the prizegiving dinner.

Congratulations to the Auckland place getters: Slow Vintage 2nd Wayne & Carrie Roberts Fast Vintage 1st Glenn & Marion Morris 3rd Rodger & Val Ball Slow Post Vintage 1st Gavin Welch & Sophie Zhao P60 V 2nd Alan & Eileen Roberts with Shirley and Charlotte Bovis 3rd Bob & Debbie Ballantyne The Teams Trophy was won by the Auckland Team of Glenn & Marion Morris, Gavin Welch & Sophie Zhao and John & Janice Gardner. The Waikato/Auckland Cup was, this year, won by Waikato. Thank you Waikato for a lovely weekend.

Shaaran Price.