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TOMCC NZ National Poker Run
The national newsletter of the Triumph Owners Motor Cycle Club New Zealand Inc.
                             Published Quarterly              DECEMBER 2020               www.tomcc.co.nz                             TOMCC is a member
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                                    TOMCC NZ National Poker Run
                                                  Just a thank you to executive members and all      this has the potential to be big and drawing in
                                                  members who supported the inaugural TOMCC          more members and most importantly brings the
                                                  NZ national poker run. The weather was good        whole country together on a one day event.
                                                  throughout the country, and by all reports                      Glenn Mills, TOMCC NZ, Auckland
                                                  everyone had a good day. We had 26 entries, 16
                                                  from Auckland area, 5 from Wanganui Area, 5
                                                  from Otago Southland Area and 1 from Waikato            TOMCC NZ Regular
                                                  BoP Area. At the end of the day we raised $500
                                                  to go towards next year’s national rally, and
                                                                                                             Area/Chapter
                                                  three new members. At first a lot of people             Rides and Meetings
                                                  were unsure on how it would work, but I think       Northland No Details
                                                                                                      contact Glenn Maconaghie,
                                                                                                      glennmaconaghie@gmail.com
                                 Ken’s Poker Run
                                                                                                      Auckland
As many of you know Glenn Mills, our Auckland Area Co-ordinator has for many years                    Monthly Meeting. Last Tuesday of the
successfully organised the annual Auckland Area Poker Run. This year he came up with the              month, 7pm at Swashbucklers, 23B
proposal to make it a national event for TOMCC NZ members.                                            Westhaven Drive, Auckland
    As he commented, our only national event is our national rally. So what better idea than to be
able to hold a one day event at any time of the year – an event we can all participate in. Glenn      Franklin No Details
also wants the profits from the event to go to whichever Area is hosting the national rally in        contact Chris Smith, trippletrickz@
the following year.                                                                                   gmail.com
    On a personal level I feel that this is an example of someone genuinely wanting to help our       Waikato Bay of Plenty Details vary,
whole club rather than being concerned with just benefitting their own little area. We have tried     contact Neville Wilson,
so hard over the last few years to show members that we are not a collection of small individual      nevilleandjoanne@farmside.co.nz
clubs scattered around the country. We are a national organisation where each of us should be         Taranaki
concerned about our other members, our friends, regardless of where they live and ride.               Monthly Ride and Meeting. Last
    So, enough of the soapbox stuff and onto the ride. A couple of weeks earlier I had contacted      Sunday of the month, 10am at the
Glenn saying that I wanted to take part in the ride. He sent me details of the bank account           Caltex service station on Eliot St,
into which I deposited the $20 entry fee and received due confirmation. He also emailed me            New Plymouth.
approximate times when poker hands would be drawn and suggested mileages for riding
                                                                                                      Whanganui
between these times. Each time a poker hand is drawn I would receive the details of my hand
                                                                                                      Monthly ride. Last sunday of the
by text message on my phone.
                                                                                                      month. 10am, clubrooms Anzac Pde
    Come the morning of Saturday 17 October, in anticipation of other local members taking part,
                                                                                                      at 10am. Monthly meetings, last
I headed off to our usual monthly ride meeting place, wristwatch strapped to my handlebars and
                                                                                                      Monday of the month also at the
to wait for the text message of my first poker hand. Sure enough, 4 minutes early at 10.26am, I
                                                                                                      clubrooms at 7pm.
received a 3 of Hearts – but nobody else has turned up! Never mind, I’ll do this one on my own
and hope that next year there is a better response.                                                   Manawatu No Details
    So, where to go? As my wife Lisette was on the same day coming back from visiting a school        Canterbury
friend in Cromwell, I headed that way at a leisurely pace to meet up with her, and at the same        Monthly Meeting. Second Tuesday of
time keep an eye on the times for the next few poker hands coming through by text.                    the month, 7.30pm at First European
    Good weather and a good ride through                                                              Motorcycles, 127 Ferry Road,
to central, and sure enough, stopped at the                                                           Waltham, Christchurch.
nominated times as the poker hands came                                                               Otago Southland
through. Eventually met up with Lisette,                                                              Monthly Ride. First Sunday of each
turned and followed her back, had a bite to                                                           month, 11am at the
eat at Milton, and all the while checking the                                                         Z service station, Andersons Bay
time and stopping for more poker hands. As                                                            Road, Dunedin.
it was, we arrived home in Mosgiel before
the last poker hand, so when the time for it
came round I simply sat on the bike in the                                                            Hawkes Bay, Wellington,
garage and waited for the final hand. Sounds
a bit nerdy I know but that’s what being an          A lonesome Bonnie                                 Marlborough members
                                                     waiting for it’s first
enthusiastic TOMCC NZ member is all about.           poker hand.                                     We are in need of Area Co-ordinators in the
    I didn’t win, didn’t even come close but                                                         above Areas. The task is very simple, at its most
                                                                                                     basic all you need to do is pass on information
that’s not the point. The point is getting out
                                                                                                     to members in your area by email or phone
there and doing it, riding your bike and being involved along with other members up and down         and contact each of them once or twice a year.
the country. The real prize from the poker run was a $500 donation to our 2020 rally in Te Anau.     You are not obliged to organise events or runs,
Many thanks to Glenn for organising our National Poker Run. Now all of you, get out there next       any of your area members can do that. Having
year, show some passion for your club and support next year’s National Poker Run.                    volunteers for Area Co-ordinators means we can
                                                                                                     formally establish these Areas as part of our club.
                                                       Ken Spall, TOMCC NZ, Otago Souhtland          Please come forward and volunteer for this.

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TOMCC NZ financial obligation as an Incorporated Society                                              TOMCC NZ Inc
The Club President has been approached by club members who were concerned about
pecuniary gain, with club area funds being used to subsidise club members in attending various         club officers
events, and our obligations regarding disclosure of club funds belonging to financial members of   Committee Members
an incorparated society in our annual financial report.
   After consultation with national body, which includes all area coordinators, approval was       President
                                                                                                   John Witherington
granted to obtain legal opinion (see letter below) with regard to pecuniary gain and funds /       Ph: 027 247 2853
property belonging to financial members of an incorporated society.                                Email: john.witherington@xtra.co.nz
   Subsequent to this, Area Co-ordinators have been advised that they are obliged to notify our    Vice President
Treasurer what the balance is of area bank accounts, as well as the value of material resources,   Chris Martin
as at 31st December for inclusion in our annual financial reports.                                 Ph: 06 753 2771 or 027 697 9720
   This issue will be discussed at our forthcoming AGM.                                            Email: tomcctaranaki@gmail.com
                                                                                                   Membership Secretary
                                                                                                   Melissa Shipp
                                                                                                   Ph: 021 843 564 or 06 327 7077
                                                                                                   Email: tomccnatsec@gmail.com
                                                                                                   Treasurer
                                                                                                   Sandy Snell
                                                                                                   Email: treasurer@tomcc.co.nz
                                                                                                   Regalia Officer
                                                                                                   John Milligan
                                                                                                   Ph: 03 339 6430 or 027 637 6844
                                                                                                   Email: regalia@tomcc.co.nz
                                                                                                   Webmaster
                                                                                                   Tim Fraser
                                                                                                   Ph: 021 963 280
                                                                                                   Email: webmaster@tomcc.co.nz

                                                                                                   Area Co-ordinators
                                                                                                   Northland
                                                                                                   Glenn Maconaghie
                                                                                                   Ph: 021 279 2807
                                                                                                   Email: glennmaconaghie@gmail.com
                                                                                                   Auckland
                                                                                                   Glenn Mills
                                                                                                   Ph: 021 032 9920
                                                                                                   Email: wokkey@hotmail.com
                                                                                                   Franklin
                                                                                                   Chris Smith
                                                                                                   Ph: 027 637 9546
                                                                                                   Email: trippletrickz@gmail.com
                                                                                                   Waikato / Bay of Plenty
                                                                                                   Neville Wilson
                                                                                                   Ph: 07 825 4585 or 027 454 3111
                                                                                                   Email: nevilleandjoanne@farmside.
                                                                                                   co.nz
                                                                                                   Manawatu
                                                                                                   c/o TOMCC NZ Nat Sec (Melissa Shipp)
                                                                                                   Ph: 021 843 564
                                                                                                   Email: tomccmanawatu@gmail.com
                                                                                                   Taranaki
                                                                                                   Chris Martin
                                                                                                   Ph: 06 753 2771 or 027 697 9720
                                                                                                   Email: tomcctaranaki@gmail.com
                                                                                                   Wanganui
                                                                                                   Tim Fraser
                                                                                                   Ph: 06 929 5825 or 021 963 280
                                                                                                   Email: tomccwanganui@gmail.com
                                                                                                   Canterbury
                                                                                                   John Milligan
                                                                                                   Ph: 03 339 6430
                                                                                                   Email: jandwkmilligan@gmail.com
                                                                                                   Otago / Southland
                                                                                                   John Witherington
                                                                                                   Ph: 027 247 2853
                                                                                                   Email: john.witherington@xtra.co.nz

                                                                                                            Triumph Times
                                                                                                           Editor: Ken Spall
                                                   WATOC On-line Triumph                                  Phone 03 489 1740
                                                                                                             021 26 99 530
                                                         Library                                                  Email:
                                               The WATOC website now has an extensive                      spall@callsouth.net.nz
                                               digital library compiled by Geoff Walton, one             7 Glasgow Street, Mosgiel,
                                               of our own TOMCC NZ members. It really is                 Otago 9024, New Zealand
                                               worth a visit with a lot of interesting Triumph       The deadline for the next issue of
                                                                                                      Triumph Times is 7 March 2021
                                               stuff. http://www.watoc.info/Library
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Canterbury Area
Annual Whitebait Run
                                                  Pete’s Triumphs Triumph again
                                              This year’s Bears Winter Series
Thirteen is unlucky for some but not          was shorter than usual, due to
the Canterbury Chapter as they enjoyed        covid restrictions, comprising 4
the thirteenth annual Whitebait run           rounds instead of 6. Add in rain
from Christchurch to Westport over the        at 3 of the meetings with the
Canterbury Anniversary weekend. 22            final round being very miserable.
members and partners from Canterbury          However, we managed to take
and Southland joined the fun.                 out the Hinckley Twins class
                                              riding the 900 Thruxton again,
   The run followed the usual route,
                                              and scored the hat trick on the
over Arthurs Pass and Moana then onto
                                              Speed Triple in Pre ‘96.
that scenic ride up the coast through         We would like to thank all the
Punakaiki and Westport. There were            Canterbury members who came
stops for lunch, refreshments and poker       out to support us and help eat
draws. On Friday night a couple of the        the pies!
ladies took on two locals at the pool table   Right: Pete and Ness in the pits
and came away with a win!                     at a rare sunny meeting.
   Saturday was another highlight with                Leaning the Speed Triple.
whitebait patties cooked by stalwart          Photos: MJSmythImages

member, Ken Forsyth. Ken has made
a great recovery after a recent health
scare and joined in the ride on Friday.
A bunch of keen bikers then rode up to
Mokihinui and further over the hill to
Little Wanganui for lunch. Others poked
around Westport and watched the 250
odd bikes that came into town as part of
the Pike River Memorial ride.
   Dinner on Saturday night was enjoyed
at a local restaurant before a welcome
dry weather ride home on Sunday.
   This is always an enjoyable weekend
and it was good to have some new and
Southland Chapter members join the fun.
    Trevor Lau, TOMCC NZ, Canterbury

 Ken Forsyth, chief whitebait
 chef and bottle washer
 with his whitebait filliting
 assistant.

                                                                                  A culinary delight of whitebait
                                                                                  cooked up by Ken Forsyth

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Canterbury Area overnighter

                          TOMCC NZ NOMINATIONS 2021
                      Nominee             Voting for club officers
President             John Witherington   The procedure for you to vote for club officers is:
Vice President        Chris Martin        1. Choose who you wish to vote for from the nominee column in the list.
Membership Sec’tary   Melissa Shipp          That is one vote for each position having one or more nominees.
Treasurer             no nomination       2. Send your votes to your Area Co-ordinator by one of three ways:
Regalia Officer       Clive Barrow           By email (the preferred option) or by post in a letter or at a meeting, called
Newsletter Editor     Ken Spall              for this purpose.
Website Admin         Lance Nixon         Your Area Co-ordinator will then combine all the votes from within their Area. These will be
                                          recorded on an Accumulated voting paper which your Area Co-ordinator will have in due
                                          course. This will then be submitted to the returning officer.
Area Co-Ordinators:                          Notification of a meeting for the purpose of voting, must be sent by the Area Co-ordinator
Northland             Glenn Maconaghie    to all members. For the purpose of emailed and postal votes the final date for receiving votes
Auckland              no nomination       will be the date of this meeting.
Franklin              no nomination          Once the Area Co-ordinator has received all votes, these will be accumulated and recorded
Waikato / BoP         no nomination       on the Accumulated Voting form which must then be submitted to the returning officer, in this
                                          case our membership secretary.
Taranaki              Ian Johnson
                                             Please note that you do not have to attend a meeting to cast a vote, this can be done by
Wanganui              Tim Fraser          email or post. It is preferred that voting be carried out by email or post as this allows members
Manawatu              no nomination       to make their own private choice without pressure or undue influence from other members.
Canterbury            John Milligan          If for any reason you do not know who your Area Co-ordinator is, please send your vote to
Otago / Southland     John Witherington   the returning officer. Your vote is important – please do it !

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We’re on a wild moose chase

The first contingent of moose hunters departed Mosgiel on a bright sunny
morning high with anticipation of running down the elusive Fiordland Moose.
Later in the day their number would be swollen by yet more moose hunters from
Blenhiem, Methven and Oamaru and as far afield as Auckland and the Waikato.
Moose hunting this year seems to have struck a chord with club members who
are passionate about getting out there and riding their Triumphs.

                                                                                 Re-grouping in Lumsden and also
                                                                                catching up with our moose hunters
                                                                                from other parts of the country. It was a
                                                                                record turnout for a Moose Safari with 20
                                                                                participants, some coming along for the
                                                                                day only. Brent’s wife Sarah and young
                                                                                Skye were also in attendance, good to have
                                                                                a family along to a TOMCC NZ event.
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Glenn had just popped                 The all-important pre-hunt briefing given by Moose hunter-in-chief John. Kelvin

                                                                            We’re on a wild moose chase                                             into the bank to open an
                                                                                                                                                    account for depositing the
                                                                                                                                                    winnings if we caught a
                                                                                                                                                                                           was nomintated as moose tracker and Clive as orange sock waver for when
                                                                                                                                                                                           Moose are spotted. Kylie, Glenn and Brent were nominated as Moose wrestlers
                                                                                                                                                                                           as they all had robust clothing. The rest of us acted as motorcycle beaters.
                                                                                                                                                    moose, and yes, it will be
                                                                                                                                                    notified to our club treasurer.

 Kelvin intimately
checking the
road surface
for signs of any
Moose that may
have crossed the
road through the
Eglington Valley in
Fiordland.

                                                                                                                           Ancient dark and brooding
                                                                                                                          mountains, shrowded in mist and
                                                         Kylie, one of                        John fighting his           awash with waterfalls – ideal country
                                                        our Auckland                         way through the              for moose and hardy motorcyclists!
                                                        moose hunters,                       bush in pursuit of the
                                                        modelling the                        elusive Moose. In
                                                        latest in Moose                      spite of much wheel
                                                        camouflage suits.                    spinning and motor
                                                                                             revving, the moose
                                                                                             still evaded us.

                                                                                           Clive making adjustments to
                                                                                          his rear view moose spotting
                                                                                          equipment. Very important to
                                                                                          get it right, as being chased
                                                                                          by a moose can be a very
                                                                                          unnerving experience.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Moose hunters
                                                                                                                           Mathew spotted a dasterdly                                                                              adopt a wide variety
                                                                                                                          ploy by the Moose – they were                                                                            of dress codes.
                                                                                                                          placing decoys throughout the
                                                                                                                          bush. We managed to run them
                                                                                                                          down by which time they were
                                                                                                                          really stuffed.

                                                                                                Brent from
                                                                                               Methven climbing
                                                                                               into his moose
                                                                                               protection armour.
                                                                                               The plastic bag-on-
                                                                                               shoe-shuffle is also a
                                                                                               moose luring device.
                                                                                                                                                                      Ken, in the middle of the road, is making a
                                                                                                                                                                     moose call, hoping that the echo will bounce
                                                                                                                                                                     of the mountain sides and lure the moose
                                                                                                                                                                     out onto the road where the other riders and
                                                                                                                                                                     bikes will surround it and then tie it onto the
                                                                                                                                                                     bonnet of Mike’s Nissan 350z.

     John came across Bill with his Triumph America who
     had just ridden out of the Hollyford Valley bush where
     he was sure he had spotted a moose.
     Of note is also the Triumph T140, the “Slayer” of
     Klondyke Corner fame (see Triumph Times, Dec 2014).
TOMCC NZ National Poker Run
Some of our gallant moose hunters
                                         after a hard day of chasing through the
                                         rugged Fiordland bush, Although the                                              Moos
                                         decoy was run down and stuffed, the                                                   e Sa
                                         moose still remains at large.                                                      2020 fari

       Southern Moose Safari – Leicester Leg
As the weather began to change in             digital file led us to review our earlier identification                     TOM
Corvid-19 hit Britain and nearly 50,000       and amended it to a Red Deer Stag which might be                                    C
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the Leicester Branch TOMCC UK and                The Safari Six continued along some delightful
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it came from our Triumph family in New        lanes which were getting narrower, we passed close
Zealand. An exciting invitation to join       to Mallory Park racing circuit and then crossed
their Southern Moose Safari by holding        the border from Leicestershire to Warwickshire
a complimentary event here in the UK.         traversing excellent riding to the village of Meriden
Although a moose has not been seen in         which claims to be the centre of England and was the
NZ for many years there are rumours that      home of Triumph factory from the 1940’s for over 40
they may be hiding so a massive reward        years. The site is now marked by a commemorative
is offered for an evidenced sighting.         stone and two roads called ‘Bonneville’ and
    As our government has lost control        ‘Daytona’. After a brief respite and more photographs
of Corvid-19 their great plan to combat       we continued our ride to the Triumph Visitors
the virus is to restrict groups to six        Experience Centre which had recently reopened
(not 7 or 8) and despite wearing all the      after lockdown. We had some light refreshments, our
gear, masks, scarves and helmets so our       Moose Safari patches were awarded and we watched
ride would have to be restricted to six       the MotoGp on the giant TV screen in the cafe. all too
participants only. So the ‘Safari Six’ were   soon we each made our way home having had a great
recruited and we assembled at the Coach       day shared with Otago friends.
and Horses, Markfield (Just off the M1).         An additional note: As we have now discovered
Roy on his scrambler, Paddy and Kev on        that moose have been re-introduced to Scotland in
their respective Bonnies, Norman on his       2021 we have a trip North planned. However even
America while Tom and June shared their       with photographic evidence I don’t think we will be
Tiger 800 we rode off as the sun rose         able to claim the reward – can we?
above the skyline.                                               Roy Maddox, TOMCC UK, Leicester
                 THE RIDE
While we didn’t believe we had moose
locally ( but they have been re-introduced
into Scotland!) as they became extinct
many, many years ago. So our ride
will be to the extinct Triumph factory
commemorative stone at Meriden.
We will then make our way to the re-
introduced Triumph factory in Hinckley
in honour of the moose.
    Our ride began along narrow country
lanes wide enough for a car and a half
but beautiful on a bike with your mates.
We were not expecting to see anything
out of the ordinary as we were skirting
Bradgate Park when a tall antler bearing
creature caught our eye. We stopped and
spied through the bushes and trees our
incredulous eyes as wide as saucers,
against the odds we had seen a moose
within a few miles. So as not to be
doubted I quickly readied my camera and       TOMCC UK, Leicester Branch Moose Hunters: Roy Maddox, Norman Waples, Tom MacDonald, June Massey,
took THE shot. Closer examination of the      Kev Brown and Paddy Roberts is behind the camera.

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The Great Southern                                                           A Northern Rocket
     Crusade
TOMCC NZ Canterbury Chapter would like
to recruit all members to sign up and join the
crusade to the 27th TOMCC NZ National rally
in TeAnau.

   Day 1. Thursday 18 February 2021
   Christchurch to Geraldine (162 km)
Assembling in the Yaldhurst Hotel carpark
at 8.45am for a 9.00am departure. We will
traverse the inland route via Darfield and
Glentunnel to our first pit stop at Geraldine
to water our steeds.
      Geraldine to Omarama (175km)
After reassembling we will continue our
quest travelling through the interior over
Burkes Pass and through the Mackenzie
Country. Great care should be exercised here
to avoid the mobile Tax Collectors. Omarama
will be our lunch stop, allow an hour for this.
     Omarama to Cromwelll (110km)
At approximately 2pm we will depart Oma-
rama and travel over the Great Divide via the
Lindis Pass and into the Central Highlands.
Our lodgings for tonight will be in Cromwell.
(please arrange your own)

      Day 2 Friday 19 February 2021
    Cromwell to Frankton Arm (54km)
A leisurely start to the day, we will meet
under the Giant Fruit at 9.45am for a 10 am
departure. The Crusade will then progress
up the Kawarau Gorge passing Roaring Meg
and Hells Gate to Franklin Arm. We will have
approximately an hour and a half for people
to have a look around Queenstown and               I have always had Triumph Motorcycles around me of one sort or another most of my life. My
surrounding areas. A word of warning – the         Grandfather had Triumphs among other motorcycles. When I was a kid he took me for my
merchandisers here will fleece the best of you     first spin around the block on his 1938 500 speed twin pre-unit, arse on the tank, legs over the
before you know it. Any new recruits who           handlebars. I screamed my head off with fear all the way round, but when I got off, there was an
have been staying in Queenstown may like to        excited grin on my face. That sound, that smell of hot metal, I was hooked.
join us on ride through to Te Anau.                    1972 I was 15 and met a bloke who had a brand new Bonnie, who took me for a ride from
                                                   Auckland to home in Kaitaia at break neck speeds (60-70 mph average) with large open face
     Frankton Arm to TeAnau (165km)                helmet trying to turn sideways on my head, buttoned jacket that had blown open and tears
Regroup at 12.30 pm outside the Frankton           streaming down my face as the aviator sunnies didn’t fit too well either, but we were doing it.
Arm alehouse by the roundabout. (there is a        This bloke was Mike B. and we have only been friends for 48 years since.
BP station there).                                     Three months later I bought a 1969 650 Bonnie off Willy Whites in New Market. When I
   This is where the crusade gets Serious.         went to pick it up I sat on the Bonnie parked outside on Broadway in the sun, as I watched
On leaving Frankton Arm we will be entering        a brand new RD 350 wheel stand straight across the road into the fruit shop. Once I got the
Enemy territory. They will have their alien        Bonnie started I thought “I hope I f@#king don’t do that” as I had never ridden a motorcycle
scouts out in their 4 wheeled rental chariots.     solo before. Well to cut a long story short I came off 2 hours later on Orewa Hill and smashed
These muppets are to be given a wide berth.        me left wrist up pretty good. I only came off that Bonnie 15 more times in 6 months with a
Full armament is to be worn as we pursue our       plaster cast, last was off the top of the Mangamuka gorge. At this point I realised (“that’s right”)
way along the side of the beautiful yet mystical   time to trade it on a bigger bike, a 1973 750 Bonny.
Lake Wakatipu and negotiate the legendary              Since then the bikes I’ve owned have got bigger and faster right up to today, I have the
Devils Staircase. From this point any moose        Rocket III and loving it.
sighted, particularly ones riding Motorcycles                                                      Rennie (AKA Renniegade), TOMCC NZ, Northland
are to be considered as enemy spies and are
to be hunted down and contained.
   On arrival at Te Anau and in true Crusader
fashion, a call to arms will be announced by       Southern Scoundrels. Their Leaders will be            On TRIUMPHANTLY leaving the rally
our Trumpys showing their presence in full         arrested and forced to sign an agreement           site many of the Crusaders will spread far
battle formation, manoeuvring up the main          stating they will attend to all our needs for      and wide across the Great Southern Land
street. Woman, children and chickens will          the next 48 hours.                                 before returning home to their loved ones
step aside and little boys and their tartan clad      The Ale house will be secured and the           in the north with tales of pain and pleasure,
goat farming fathers will stand in awe.            skulduggery will begin. Several minor              as well as the generous and warm hospitality
   In One glorious moment in time while            skirmishes are expected to occur over the          accorded to them by their deep south cousins.
our wenches are distracting the gate keeper,       weekend but these will quickly be resolved            And Everyone will live happily ever after.
our knights will overrun the defenceless           and destined to Triumph Folklore.                  Well that is until the next AGM.

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Otago Southland Gorge Road Overnighter
After an initially wet start leaving Dunedin we were soon
able to conjure up motorcycling magic through those
seductive curvaceous bends of the Catlins highway. A
warm reception with a glass of port awaited our arrival
at Bill’s place in Gorge Road followed by a delightful
introduction to his converted general store. It’s worth a visit
just to see his unique collection of Triumph, military and
                                       Speights memorabilia.
                                       Along with some of
                                       Bill’s friends and local
                                       TOMCC NZ members
                                       the afternoon and
                                       evening (and early
                                       hours of the morning)
                                       were spent in delightful
                                       conversation and
                                       social companionship.

                                                                                              At about 1 o’clock in the
                                                                                              morning Dean and Sandy
                                                                                              enjoyed a quick blast up
                                                                                              and down the road on Bill’s
                                                                                              Tiger Cub. Wonder what the
                                                                                              neighbours were thinking!

Some of
our Dunedin
members
on the way south
through the Catlins,
stopped in at Owaka’s
unique biker book store,
Paper Road, and admired some
of the more unusual bikes that shared
space with equally unusual literary gems.

                                                                       Nothing like a bonfire to
                                                                       bring out the primitive
                                                                       need for social gathering.

                                   Bill did us proud with his
                                   catering. The very generous
                                   and endless supply of
                                   whitebait patties was
                                   followed up by enormous
                                   barbecued T-bone steaks with
                                   potato salad and coleslaw.

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TOMCC NZ National Poker Run
REGISTRATION FORM
                               TOMCC NZ 27th National Rally
                   19 – 21 February 2021 Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park
                                ONE REGISTRATION FORM PER PERSON PLEASE
 Name                                                                                                           Membership No.

 Home Address

 Email Address
                                                                                                                  Membership Number
 Phone No                                                                                                          must be supplied

ACCOMMODATION                      Book directly with:
                                          Te Anau Lakeview Kiwi Holiday Park,
                                          77 Manapouri-Te Anau Hwy, Te Anau 9640
Reservations: 0800 483 262                Phone: 03 249 7457
Email:        res@teanauholidaypark.co.nz Website: http://www.teanauholidaypark.co.nz
    When you make your accommodation booking please use the Promo Code TRIUMPH.
We have booked an area exclusively for us as a club, including a         The motor camp has additional motel type accommodation for those
kitchen, dining room and cash bar. This area has 60 private single       who want something a bit more up-market, with prices ranging from
bedrooms and 11 private double bedrooms at $35 per person/per            $89 to $189 per couple per night. Plenty of tent sites are available at
night. Also in dorm type rooms there are 50 single beds and 7 double     $20 per night for an unpowered site. Accommodation bookings can be
beds at $30 per person/per night. Cost includes bed linen.               made anytime up to and including the rally date, subject to availability.

MEAL ORDER                        ✔                                                                                                      $
                                        Roast lamb and roast chicken –
 Friday evening           $28
                                        mint sauce or mint jelly, gravy, mixed roast vegetables, peas and desert
                          $18           Cooked breakfast – eggs fried or scrambled, bacon, sausage, hash brown, tomato
 Saturday morning
                          $10           Continental breakfast – cereal, fruit, yogurt, toast, spreads
                                        Roast beef and hot ham –
 Saturday evening         $28
                                        mustard sauce, gravy, mixed roast vegetables, greens and desert
                          $18           Cooked breakfast – eggs fried or scrambled, bacon, sausage, hash brown, tomato
 Sunday morning
                          $10           Continental breakfast – cereal, fruit, yogurt, toast, spreads

 RALLY FEE – Prepaid                   $25     Includes rally patch and covers miscellaneous rally expenses

 RALLY FEE – Casual                    $30     Does NOT include rally patch, meals or T shirt

 Rally T shirt – Men                   $20       Black     Grey    White      Green      S M L XL 2XL 3XL 5XL
                                                                  PLEASE CIRCLE COLOUR CHOICE AND SIZE
 Rally T shirt – Women                 $20       Black     Grey    White      Green      8    10    12     14    16    18 20

 Rally Fee, Meal & T shirt orders must be paid by 16th January 2021                                                 TOTAL $

               On line payment can be made to Westpac Account No 03 1725 0412314-00
                     Please mark payment with your name and membership number
                     Please make cheques payable to TOMCC Otago and Southland
             When you have made your payment, please send this registration form to
           TOMCC NZ Rally, 7 Glasgow Street, Mosgiel, Otago 9024 by 16th January 2021
                 or email a completed scanned form to printprep@kinect.co.nz
Day only entries are welcome and on registration and                     Day only vehicles, including motorcycles, are to be parked
payment of $20 will have access to the rally and cash bar                inside the gate at the Lakeview Holiday Park entrance.
facilities.                                                              All day entries must vacate the Park before 10pm. Day
As well as registration at the rally site, all day entries must          entries are by courtesy of the Management and are the
also register at the Lakeview Holiday Park reception.                    responsibility of Lakeview Holiday Park guests.
        RIGHT OF ADMISSION RESERVED Absolutely no gang patches, dogs, glass or BYO alcohol
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If undelivered, please return to 7 Glasgow St, Mosgiel, Otago, 9024 New Zealand
      The Triumph Owners Motor Cycle Club New Zealand Inc.

                                                                                        Photos in the this issue of
        Otago Southland Chapter                                                         Triumph Times were kindly
        of the Triumph Owners                                                            supplied by Roy Maddox,
        Motor Cycle Club NZ Inc                                                         Trevor Lau, Peter Williams,
                                                                                          Jonathan Cummmings,
        invite you to the                                                               Matthew Shove, Mike Gray,
                                                                                            John Witherington

27th TOMCC NZ                                                                                 and Ken Spall

 National Rally                                                                    Facebook Page
                                                                                    of the Triumph Owners

   Triumph
                                                                                    Motorcycle Club NZ Inc
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the bike to ride!
                                                                                   The Members and Committee
                                                                                        of TOMCC NZ Inc
                                                                                      welcome the following
                                                                                     new members to our club
                                                                                        Paul Bowden          Christchurch
                                                                                        Stephen Kendall      Wairoa
                                                                                        Lloyd Whyte          Tapanui
                                                                                        Pam Whyte            Tapanui
                                                                                        Liz Garmey           Katikati
                                                                                        Jon Kinsley-Smith    Helensville
                                                                                        Neil Pedley          Wanganui
                                                                                        Alastair Tonks       Christchurch
                                                                                        Branden Gunst        Arrowtown
                                                                                        Tony Travaglia       Oamaru
                                                                                        Malcolm Smith        Collingwood
                                                                                        Chrissy Smith        Collingwood

   19-21 February 2021
Lakeview Kiwi Holiday Park                                                                        DISCLAIMER
                                                                                  Opinions expressed in this publication are purely
                                                                                  individual and not to be attributed to the Triumph

  Te Anau, Fiordland, NZ                                                          Owners Motor Cycle Club NZ Inc. as a whole. Nor
                                                                                  does publication imply any endorsement, either by
                                                                                  Triumph Owners Motor Cycle Club NZ Inc. or by its
                                                                                  committee.

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