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AAAC RUNS
Next AAA Club Runs July 22nd 2025 Weekend Run - Christmas in July Run Highbury Hotel, Highbury There will be no run instead we will meet at the Highbury Hotel at 12 noon for lunch. Highbury Hotel is at 1017 Lower North East Road Highbury. Seniors meals are $20.00, there is a $25 Seniors Meals Deal a Slice Garlic bread, Seniors Meal and Desert. John Badcock August 17th 2025 Weekend Run - to the Charles Sturt Museum at Grange Meet at Clubrooms at 10 am for BYO morning tea before run start at 11 am. Northerners can meet at the Garden Island Dolphin Sanctuary at 12 noon. Then continue on to the Charles Sturt Museum with everyone else where you can have your BYO picnic lunch or purchased lunch on the grassed area at the Museum. At 2 pm we will … |
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Rolling Year of Club Runs
AAA Club Runs 2025 Below are the dates of upcoming planned Club runs so you can add them to your Calendar. January 19th 2025 Weekend Run to Milang Yesterday’s Power Rally* Milang Vintage Machinery Club organised by John Badcock February 23rd 2025 Weekend Run - Run to Kitchen Farm Pantry Mount Barker organised by Ric & Libby Ottaway March 16th 2025 (Sunday) Weekend Run -The Historic Motor Vehicle Gathering Barratt Reserve, West Beach organiser Steve Thiselton April 13th 2025 Weekend Run - Rocker Cover Races & BBQ Lunch organised by Committee May 18th 2025 Weekend Run - Modern Car Run either to Swan Reach or Mannum for lunch organised by Arthur Doecke June 22nd 2025 Weekend Run - 3 Bs Run Brian Collins Barry Scrimshaw Basil R… |
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AAAC JULY 2025 RUN
AAA CLUB RUN SUNDAY 20th JULY 2025 Christmas in July Run to Highbury Hotel, Highbury There will be no run instead we will meet at the Highbury Hotel at 12 noon for lunch. Highbury Hotel is at 1017 Lower North East Road Highbury. Hit the button below to see the Hotel Menu MAIN MENU Seniors meals are $20.00, there is a $25 Seniors Meals Deal a Slice Garlic bread, Seniors Meal and Desert. … |
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AAAC AUG 2025 RUN
AAA SUNDAY 17th AUGUST 2025 Run to the Charles Sturt Museum at Grange Meet at Clubrooms at 10 am for byo morning tea before run start at 11 am. Northerners can meet at the Garden Island Dolphin Sanctuary at 12 noon. Then continue on to the Charles Sturt Museum with everyone else where you can have your byo picnic lunch or purchased lunch on the grassed area at the Museum. At 2 pm we will enjoy a guided tour of the house and an interesting talk by the Charles Sturt Museum Volunteers. Cost $7 Concession. Please advise Committee if you are attending. See you there Reg and Kay Sparrow … |
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AAAC SEP 2025 RUN
Sunday 21st September 2025 run to the Arthur Clisby Memorial Picnic Meet at our Glandore clubrooms at 9am for a 9:30am start. Our AAAC run is going through the Adelaide hills -destination the Annual Federation All Car Club Picnic, This year is again at Macclesfield Oval & Sporting Complex (corner of Davies & Kingrose Streets, Macclesfield) as it was so successful last year. Entry into the Oval is FREE yep No entry fee The run is the perfect opportunity to give your vehicle a shakedown run prior to Bay to Birdwood or Motorfest events. Many other car clubs attend this picnic so it is a great opportunity to meet up with other motoring enthusiasts and to check out a variety of vehicles. You can BYO your lunch, drinks, tables, chairs etc. Alternatively t… |
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AAAC OCT 2025 Watch Bay to Birdwood
SUNDAY 19th OCTOBER 2025 Watching the BAY TO BIRDWOOD from Gummeracha As per previous years we are going to setup as a club at the roadside in Gummeracha and enjoy the B2B cars go past, and cheer on the AAAC members in the event. So join us watching the Bay to Birdwood 19th Oct. Members that wish to view the Bay to Birdwood Run as a group we will gather at this bus stop (Lew's Café) in Gumeracha. There is plenty of parking in Gumeracha Oval grounds, clean toilets close. John Badcock will be there at 7.30, bring a chair, snacks and drinks enjoy the run with friends. First vehicles appear around 9.00ish, access is from either direction. See you there. Do you want info on how to enter this years Bay to Birdwood event then go t… |
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AAAC OCT 2025 Motorfest
AAAC Motorfest Run TUESDAY 14th October 2025 Run to Neutrog followed by Lunch at District Hotel in Nairne The run will be via Mt Barker through to Kanmantoo and Dawesley. It will be 75ks to Neutrog and 25ks back. At Neutrog there will be a bus tour of the facility. The bus is limited to 23 persons. Lunch will be $20 per head at the Nairne Hotel. The District Hotel in Nairne can accommodate thirty in the dining room. Brian and Cynthia Davey are organising this years AAAC Motorfest Run. So please consider entering this event to show your support for Motorfest and our Club. Further information will be provided when the Federation releases details of this year Motorfest entry.… |
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AAAC DEC 2025 RUN
SUNDAY 8TH December 2024 AAA CLUB MEMORIAL RUN AND CHRISTMAS BBQ LUNCHEON Each year to celebrate XMAS & remember our past club members the club has a short metropolitan run followed by a free BBQ lunch provided by the club. -Club run starts at 11am back for lunch at 12:30pm. Starting with a City based Memorial Run followed by club provided BBQ lunch. Why not decorate your car for the festive spirit, add some tinsel after all it is the last run of the year. For the lunch Soft drinks will be supplied. Bring your own plates and cutlery, picnic tables and chairs. Due to numbers attending, outside seating is a must. Lunch will be ready around 12:30pm PIC FROM LAST YEARS XMAS RUN … |
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Other Club Invites
August 2-3rd Price Show & Shine and Tractor Pull pricetractorpull.com.au September 1st Drive it Old Car Day September 21st Arthur Clisby Picnic Day at Macclesfield FHMCSA October 19th Bay to Birdwood 13th October to 24th October Federation Motorfest 2025 Programme – Entries close 1st October 2025 Please note: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO ALL MAKES & TYPES OF VEHICLES (including moderns) Entry into the “Bay to Birdwood” is not a prerequisite for participation in “Federation Motorfest” events. Day 1 Monday 13th October MILANG ADVENTURES Hosted by the Milang Vintage Machinery Club A leisurely drive to Milang to the Oval for Morning Tea with the Milang Historical Society, a tour of their Museum and a demonstr… |
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SWAP MEETS
August 10th Willunga Swap Meet Buyers from 7.30am September 21st Gawler Mega Swap Meet Buyers from 7am September 28th Morgan Swap Meet at Morgan Sports Complex Oval Buyers from 7am October 10th Balhannah Motorcycle only Swap Meet V&VMCC of SA October 12th Strathalbyn Swap Meet at Strathalbyn Oval Complex November 2nd Shed-Farm-Garage Swapmeet Museum block, Fiehig Road, Meningie For more swap meet information www.bevenyoung.com.au or https://swapmeets.wordpress.com/2016-2/ … |
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CHANGES TO RUN DETAILS
CHANGES TO PLANNING OUR CLUB RUNS As we migrate through the constantly changing dynamics of Covid-19 it has become clear that the Club needs to update the way we plan our runs. Both the monthly runs and the weekday runs will now need to have more details presented ahead of the run to the run’s coordinator. A simple change in the weather forecast for the June 2021 Weekday Run demonstrates the need for this. On the day on-which the run was planned to be held the weather forecast was simply abysmal. There was nothing for it but to move the date at very short notice. Easy you say? Not really when there is no record of who was planning to attend. Emails only capture 85% of our members. The end result was to email all members and then for the run co-ordinators to actually att… |
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AAAC JAN 2025 RUN
SUNDAY 19th January 2025 AAA Weekend Run - to Yesterdays Power Rally at Milang Join us as we attend the 28th Yesterdays Power Rally at Milang Oval. We are meeting at Keith Stephenson Park Mount Barker enter from Flaxley Road. Meet at 9.30am for smoko, leaving at 10.00am for Milang. Club shade will be there of course more is welcome. Organiser John Badcock … |
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AAAC FEB 2025 RUN
SUNDAY 23rd February 2025 BEAT THE HEAT Brunch run for February Club Run to Kitchen Farm Pantry Mount Barker Meet at the clubrooms at 8.30 am for an 8.45 am start. We will be heading for the Kitchen Farm Pantry, 162 Flaxley Rd, Mt Barker. There are plenty of tables and chairs, inside and out under a shady tree. Also there is plenty of parking space at the Venue. We will need numbers which we will get at the club meeting on Friday 21st February or people can let us know before then on 8431 4054. Organised by Ric & Libby Ottaway … |
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AAAC MARCH 2025 RUN
AAAC Club Brekky then run to Historic Motor Vehicles Gathering SUNDAY MARCH 16th, 2025 NOTE THIS EVENT/RUN IS THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE AAAC GENERAL MEETING Meet at (CCC) Clubrooms 8.30am for Club provided BBQ breakfast lovingly cooked by Charlie & Charlie. BYO Chairs Tables Plates and knives & forks and drinks to the brekky! After the brekky we will leave as a club for a short run to the event. Steve Thiselton will handout a run sheet for a short run to Barratt Reserve. We will park together at the Reserve to enjoy the display of Vintage Veteran & Classic vehicles. Event runs from 10.00am to about 2pm. BYO Tables chairs Food And Drink to the Gathering. DIRECTIONS TO GATHERING: 10am Leave the CCC Clubrooms car park and … |
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AAAC APRIL 2025 RUN
above pics of 2023 winners from last years races . AAA CLUB RUN SUNDAY 13th APRIL 2025 ROCKER COVER RACES & BBQ Lunch Get your Racer ready! BBQ LUNCH AT 12.30 PM LUNCH WILL BE HELD OUTSIDE SO PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIRS, PLATES. CUTLERY, DRINKS AND CUPS ETC MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT NEWSLETTER SO START BUILDING OR REPAIRING YOUR ROCKER COVER RACERS READY FOR THE RACES CLICK ON RockerCoverInfo FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN ROCKER COVER RACERS FOR RACING THIS OUTING IS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY YOUNG AND OLD ROB GREEN has the "good oil" on building your racer Find out more at:- RockerCoverInfo … |
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AAAC MAY 2025 run
SUNDAY 18th MAY 2025 AAA Modern Car Run Palmer to Riverland Region Due to the extended period of dry weather the Run to a Ju-Ju Tree Farm has been postponed to next March. Instead Arthur Doecke is organising an "ordinary" car run, on some gravel roads, starting at the Palmer Oval. in the general area from Palmer through Appamurra, Sanderson areas at this point, Lunch with the Murray Mallee Auto club may be an option, or other alternatives, either at Walker Flat or somewhere in this area. Hopefully, the MMAC can manage it, they have a very full months activities. More info at the next meeting. Organised by Arthur Doecke… |
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AAAC JUNE 2025 RUN
Three B’s Run Heading South of Adelaide Sunday June 22nd, 2025 Meet at clubrooms at 9.00am for 9.30 start. Southern members can meet in Happy Valley reservoir ,enter at roundabout ,corner of Chandlers Hill road and Kenihans road.....about10.00am A southern area run some parts haven't been seen before. Conceived by BARRY,BAZIL and BRIAN. … |
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AAAC NOV 2024 RUN
Progressive Lunch Run ON SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2024 For those of you that may have never experienced a AAA progressive lunch run…. then this will be a first for you as it was a very popular run in the years gone by, and was always a highlight of the club calendar For those that do remember those days, it will follow the traditional format in order to celebrate the clubs 40 years…..and with your old original club hosts For the run, we will be heading to the lush green hills area of Adelaide, and maybe still see the dregs of spring flowers? 9.30am meet for a 10.00am start Parking in Northern carpark at Hazelwood Recreation Park, corner Howard Terrace and Davenport Terrace, just off Greenhill Road at Hazelwood Park Brian and Cynthia Davey will meet you an… |
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ROCKER COVER RACE RULES
HOW TO BUILD ROCKER COVER WHEELS I was introduced to rocker cover racing by Reg Courteney who borrowed 2 from a friend from the Sporting Car Club. They had plastic wheels with ball clearing centres. At our meeting they were fast but didn't suit our track and bottomed out in the dip, axles were too far back. My grandson and I decided to build our own racers, one with 120mm wheels and the other with 150mm max size. The smaller wheels were cut from an old computer door using a large hole saw mounted in a press drill, the inner bearing hole was cut last. Skateboard bearings were used, at first they were pressed in but the wheels dished so we changed them, leaving them loose and gluing them in with Araldite - not the 5 minute version. The large wheels were cut out of Lexon with a… |
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MAR WKND AWAY
AAA MELROSE & BOOLEROO WEEKEND AWAY 25th to 28th March 2022 UPDATE ON AAAC MELROSE & BOOLEROO WEEKEND AWAY IMPORTANT NOTE Entry to the Booleroo Steam & Traction Rally is by pre-booking online only. I have just heard from Brenton, the President of the Booleroo S&T Society, and tickets to the rally are now available online. Will you please include the following link in your next email to members. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/booleroo-steam-traction-rally-2022-tickets-267262257607?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR1HIpYfhqWbh8CB5pqqVNkDCCZPNkp7NohwkCiKZDx0FxLvlxFhxA2Tabk Steve McNicol - Club Captain NEED TO BOOK FOR BOOLEROO S&T * Please check Booleroo S & T website for bookings and book online. booleroosteamandtraction.com * Cost is n… |