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November 2011 Sunday 27th |
Auckland: ATCC & TR Register "Show & Shine" at
St Heliers: After a convoy from central Auckland 12 TRs joined a
record number of about 40 other
Triumphs for this annual event held on Vellenoweth Green alongside the beach
at St Heliers.
A perfect day with Auckland's best
weather saw plenty of interest from the many people of all ages visiting this
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October 2011 Sunday 30th |
The 35th Isadora Duncan Rally.
This special event was held today in Auckland with perfect weather.
Drivers and navigators in TRs, Sunbeams, Stags and a few others all enjoyed
another excellent day out organised again by Jan & Marian Hendrix. Jan
usually has a few tricks up his sleeve and today's event was no exception much
to the enjoyment of everyone. The rally ended up at a good
restaurant for lunch and the prize presentation.
To look
at some of the photographs captured during the day follow this link and select
"Slideshow"
2011 Isadora Duncan - Images |
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June 2011 Saturday 25th Sunday 26th |
North Island - Mid Winter Christmas Dinner. Over the
weekend of June 25th-June 26th about 20 hardy souls gathered in Taihape, the
Gumboot Capital of New Zealand for another very enjoyable experience.
Arriving from Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wanganui and Wellington on Saturday
afternoon mostly in real TRs but also a few who shall remain nameless in a
TR-BMW and the odd TR-Honda, the team gathered in the traditional spot under the
Big Gumboot for a briefing from Barry & Lynda. Major event of the afternoon was the traditional Taihape sport of "Gumboot Throwing" with some interesting results .. some of the gumboots made quite a bit of altitude but not so much distance! Later everyone regrouped at the Gretna for some well earned refreshment before dinner. On Sunday Barry & Lynda led the convoy on a scenic tour around this very hilly region before a farewell lunch under the DC3 at the Mangaweka International Airport Cafe. Thanks Barry & Lynda for
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Lynda showing how it SHOULD be done! |
19 + the photographer for the
traditional photo shoot |
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March 2011 Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th |
National Weekend 2011
Another TRemendous weekend enjoyed by all in spite of somewhat damp weather.
For more about the weekend follow this link National Weekend 2011 News
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February 2011 Sunday 6th |
Auckland: Galaxy of Cars at MOTAT. The Auckland TR Register team together ATCC with a range of other Triumph cars braved the crowds at this annual event. The day started out a little damp but developed into a hot sunny afternoon at Auckland's Museum of Transport & Technology. | |||
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The TR Register display: TR8 TR7 TR250 TR2 TR2 TR8 with a few Spitfires etc beyond |
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November 2010 Sunday 7th |
Auckland: Classic Car Club Challenge:
This was held at the Formosa Country Club at Beachlands and attracted a range of
classis and other cars from Britain, USA and Australia. The TR
Register joined forces with the Stag Club and Auckland Triumph Car Club to mount
a display and entry into the days proceedings. Ian Harris's TR6 received
quite a lot of attention from the judges, Robert's TR5 was soaked when the
irrigation system for the adjacent golf green burst into life .. an event not
foreseen in the organisers planning.
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October 2010 Saturday 10th |
Waikato: "Brits at the Beach" A weekend
for British cars at the popular Coromandel seaside resort of Tairua. Held
as an alternative to the somewhat more attention grabbing "Beach Hop" at nearby
Whangamata this show attracted a range of British cars on display.
May be held again over the weekend October 8th -10th 2011. Two very
tidy TRs were on display, Bob Birdsall's TR3A and Ian Harris's TR6
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August 2010 Saturday 14th Sunday 15th |
Canterbury: Classic Car Show.
Over the weekend the Canterbury Group had a successful exhibit at the show with
a TR2 and TR6. Tim Palmer's black TR2 was awarded 3rd prize in class "C" of the
concours.
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July 2010 Sunday 18th July |
Waikato & Auckland Groups - Combined Sunday
event: On Sunday 18th July the Waikato Group organised a drive starting at Cambridge and then heading to Waharoa for coffee & lunch. The Auckland Group was also invited and a number of members from the big city set off south to meet with the Waikato contingent at Waharoa. Altogether about 25 members and a couple of guests enjoyed a good lunch at the Kaimai Cheese Factory before heading off the the Firth Tower & Museum to learn a little (quite a lot?) about the history of the Piakao & Matamata area and the construction of the Kaimai railway tunnel. Some hardy souls also finished the day at the nearby hot pools.
Line-up of real (and
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Engine bay of the famous orange TR7 "SKID MK" that joined in for the afternoon. This car is regularly raced by Mark Parson & Mal Clark and recently added to its long list of successes by winning a Taga event at Rotorua. |
Waikato Group Leader Steve Payne (Centre) with guests Joy & Gideon DeLautour
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| 3rd July |
Deep South Group Exhibit at Dunedin
AutoSpectacular: Click on the link to view a short video clip of
this great exhibit in Dunedin TRRNZ Deep South Group at Dunedin AutoSpectacular 2010 .. Theme for the display was "Four Seasons"
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May 2010 29th - 30th May |
2010
North Island Mid-winter Christmas Dinner
In spite of the weather about 20 keen members from all around the North Island -
Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Wanganui gathered again at the Gumboot capital of New
Zealand - Taihape for an early mid-winter Christmas Dinner. Saturday
afternoon ended up at the Gretna Hotel as the rain poured down outside but the
dinner that evening was great. On Sunday morning a burst of retail therapy at a
nearby woollen outlet and then a drive to River Valley Lodge located in a valley
on the Rangitikei River about 32km east of Taihape for an excellent lunch before
setting off for home. .. This looks like becoming an annual event. A very special tanks to Barry & Lynda for arranging another enjoyable weekend.
Taihape 2010 - same gumboot,
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| 16th May | Auckland: On another pleasantly fine and sunny autumn Sunday a group of Auckland members ventured north to the Puhoi Pub for lunch is the sun. A classic in its own right the pub dates back to 1847 and is one of the oldest in the Auckland area and worth a visit at any time. Amongst quite a selection of classic cars, bikes and trikes the lunch, the afternoon and the refreshments were enjoyed by everyone. | |||
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Kiwi version of Antique Roadshow as Helen Keucke somehow manages to squeeze an antique chair into Alasdair's TR6 outside the Puhoi Pub. Alisdair noted a sudden increase in enthusiasm for top down motoring! |
Auckland members outside the tiny Puhoi Library that dates back to 1913. |
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April 2010 18th April |
Auckland: On a fine early autumn day a few Auckland members enjoyed an excellent visit to Kerr Farm Vineyard at Kumeu in West Auckland for a picnic and wine tasting accompanied by a very informative presentation by the winemaker, Jaison Kerr. | |||
Auckland Group Leader Jan Hendrix ... no, he is not looking for another TR but checking the brix level of a sample of grape juice |
50 years of Triumph history from the 1930 Triumph Super 7 to a 1981 TR8
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March 2010 21st March |
Auckland - THE Opening: Group Leader Jan Hendrix invited the Auckland Group to celebrate the opening of his new 200m2 "shed" !! Completed in what must be about a record time of about 3 months Jan's new "shed" was opened by Alisdair Keucke. An excellent lunch followed. | |||
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February-March 2010 |
TR Register NZ National Weekend 2010. The
weekend and the tour that followed were thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who
attended. With about 110 people at the Waitomo Weekend and 34
staying on for the subsequent tour around the Waikato and Coromandel area this
was another TRemendous event that will be remembered for a long time.
This weekend again saw a visitor from the UK, Paul Tunnadine. Paul is a
Director of the UK TR Register and also the Midlands Group Co-ordinator. Thanks to Cazna, Steve and the Waikato team for all their hard work that made this work so well. . Photos from the weekend and tour can be viewed at Garrick's website as below: http://www.studio5.co.nz/tr-register-waitomo-weekend/
Friday morning - Concours in
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February 2010 Sunday 14th |
Auckland: The Sixth Classic Car Weekend: 37th Intermarque Concours d'Elegance and Classic Car Display The day was somewhat damp to begin with but improved during the afternoon. A number of very good TRs were on display at this premier northern event and attracted good interest from the crowd. | |||
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January 2010 Sunday 24th |
Auckland - TR Register & ATCC Fish 'n Chips Run:. A pleasant summer afternoon for this traditional event. Countryside looking a little brown but still a very enjoyable drive to Kaiaua, a drop of refreshment at the old pub followed by the familiar Fish 'n Chips. | |||
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November
2009 Sunday 29th
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Auckland: ATCC "Show & Shine" at
St Heliers: After a convoy from central Auckland 11 TRs joined 23 other
Triumphs for this annual event held on Vellenoweth Green alongside the beach
at St Heliers. The weather, a bit doubtful early in the morning,
improved during the day as forecast. This event is showing a steady
improvement in the overall standard of cars each year and attracts plenty of
attention from the passing public.
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Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th |
Deep South - End of Year Run: Follow link for a "Mehrtens' Movie" Deep South Group End of Year Run | |||
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2009 Isadora Duncan Rally - Auckland. Even
with not so wonderful weather almost 20 teams joined into this traditional
event the Auckland Group organise and share with other clubs each year.
A great run with Jan's impeccable tulip diagrams to follow, a simple time
trial and a few cunning tricks as well just to keep everyone on their toes.
The event started from the Brigham Restaurant in West Auckland, navigated
around quite a few roads that many of us had never seen before before
returning to the same restaurant for an excellent lunch. Jan and his
team organised another excellent event that will leave everyone looking
forward to the next one. Thank you.
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August
2009 Thursday 6th Sunday 9th |
2009 Winter Challenge.
Organised by Mainland Classics (David Mehrtens) this winter's coast to coast
classic rally ran from Timaru to Haast and then back to Cromwell. Click
on the link to read all about it. DSG Winter Challenge |
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| July 2009 | TRansmission: The Register is very please to announce a Dunedin group who have undertaken the task of producing TRansmission. The team is led by Stephen Higgs in the role of Editor together with Trevor Payton and Brian Hope. We all wish them well and thank them for undertaking this essential role. | |||
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June 2009 Saturday 21st Sunday 22nd |
2009 North Island Mid-winter Christmas Dinner
Over the weekend 28 keen members gathered at the Gumboot capital of New
Zealand - Taihape for a mid-winter Christmas Dinner. Lost of fun
with a tandem gumboot race, a great Saturday evening dinner and a Sunday visit
to Gravity Canyon for brunch and, for anyone keen enough, fantastic bungee
jumps.
The unanimous chorus from all present was for this weekend to be repeated somewhere in the Central North Island next year. Thanks to Barry & Lynda for arranging such a fun weekend. Below: (Left) Everyone (almost) gathered at "The Big Gumboot". Right: Tandem Gumboot race. |
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February/March 2009 |
2009 National Weekend Another great weekend at Cromwell, Central Otago amongst some of New Zealand's finest scenery (and wineries). Weather was almost perfect and the camaraderie unbeatable. Follow the link for the story and views. | |||
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January 2009 Sunday 24th |
Deep South Group - Mystery Run. Now that it is history - its no longer a mystery. Follow the link to a YouTube video of the day from Dave Mehrtens. Deep South Group at Cromwell . See if you can find a TR that is not painted red? | |||
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January 2009 Sunday 18th |
Auckland - TR Register Fish 'n Chips Run:.
In spite of a dreary weather forecast for Sunday the afternoon turned out just
about perfect and saw about 25 cars set off for Kaiaua and, reputedly, the
word's best Fish 'n Chips. Including guests from ATCC & Sunbeam around 50
people enjoyed the sunshine and the views over the Firth of Thames from the
northern end of the Seabird Coast.
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October 2008 Sunday 26th |
Auckland: Topliss Mooning: A great evening to follow Alasdair's run around some of Auckland's older and more interesting suburbs including a visit to the top of Mt Victoria with its signal station and old fortifications | |||
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Saturday 4th - Tuesday 7th |
Canterbury - West Coast Run:
A spectacular run from Christchurch to Reefton via the Lewis pass, on to
Westport through the Buller Gorge then up to the Denniston Plateau.
Back to Westport then south to Greymouth and Blackball before heading back to
Christchurch across Arthur's pass. Great weather, great driving, great
company, great food ... what more could one ask for? Organised by
Morag & Trevor Cullamore. Full report in December TRansmission.
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August 2008 Sunday 17th |
Auckland:
Fish & Chips at the Beach. Braving the rain,
low cloud and a miserable 8°C a good team from TR Register and ATCC ventured on
a most enjoyable winter drive through north and north west Auckland. After
travelling over quite a few roads never visited before and stopping to look at
all the model cars in Helensville the run ended up at Shelly Beach on the
Kaipara Harbour for a great lunch. John Lee's TR6 & Richard Wooster's TR7 below
shown alongside the Shelly Beach Wharf may tell the story about the weather
although it had cleared somewhat by lunchtime!
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August 2008 Saturday 9th - Sunday 10th |
Dunedin: Deep South Group Winter Escape Weekend An
adventure into the beautiful Maniototo, Cental Otago! Snow and all.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! For story and images follow this link DSG Winter Escape 2008 |
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May 2008 Saturday 3rd - Sunday 4th |
Auckland: Waiheke Weekend An "Oversea" adventure for Auckland members to explore Waiheke Island. For story and images follow this link. Waiheke Weekend | |||
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April 2008 Sunday 27th |
Auckland: ATCC "Show & Shine" at
St Heliers The only two Triumphs to make it to the annual ATCC - TR
Register Show & Shine at St Heliers for 2008. This event
has to date been blessed with good weather for every year it has been held but,
alas, this year it was not to be so! Normally Rangitoto Island would be
conspicuously visible in the background
but on this Sunday morning
it was just drizzle and small whitecaps as the weather steadily deteriorated for
the day. Event cancelled but may be held towards the end of the
year. Watch the calendar for details........
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April 2008 Sunday 20th |
Auckland: TR Mystery Run: An
excellent run starting from Albany and touring through some very interesting
country to the north of Auckland in the autumn sunshine. Great views
and even more spectacular were the several huge mansions
scattered around the otherwise tree covered slopes. A good number of cars
participated including several members of Auckland Triumph Car Club.
The run ended at the Riverhead Tavern for a late lunch. Located about
38km from the centre of the city this tavern was established in 1857 and, along
with the adjacent area has a long and interesting
history Organised (including the diabolical questions!)
by Jan Hendricks and Alisdair Keucke and enjoyed by all..
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April 2008 Tuesday 16th - Wednesday 17th |
Auckland: TR7 Recovered. An immaculate TR7 DH belonging to member Richard Jacques was stolen from his home during a daylight burglary. After an anxious 29 hours it was located in a nearby suburb after short search by another TR Register member. The TR7 appeared to be undamaged. | |||
| April 2008 |
Auckland: Everyone knows that
Auckland has some traffic problems. The City Council has a team of intelligent
staff hard at work finding solutions.. An April example is shown below!
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March 2008 Friday 7 March to Sunday 9 March |
2008 National Weekend - TR Register
Deco Weekend 2008. Napier, Hawke's Bay.
An outstanding weekend. perfect in just about every way. With over 100 people attending and around 50 TR's, perfect weather and our first National Weekend with an international presence it was a true credit to the Hawke's Bay team.
To read about the weekend click on this link
National
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