Old Bike Australasia - June 03, 2018

RALLY REPORTSMARYBOROUGH

96 :OLD BIKE AUSTRALASIA

Maryborough RallyJudging Results

Vintage Motorcycle Club of Victoria

5Oth Maryborough Rally

• 9th – 12th March 2018

Golden times

Report John Cox PhotosCooper Brownlee, Chris Seufert and Ron Weste

Being theGolden Anniversary of
the Rally, the VMCC of Victoria had five
bikes entered that were on the first
rally held in 1969. Among the 75
entries were Alan Greenway, Ken Hall,
Rob Bonner, Dave Dumble and
Graeme Wilson who were also on the
first Rally. Dave rode a Douglas with
Graeme on the pillion in 1969 and
they reversed their positions 50 years
later. The late Phil Irving ‘s wife Edith
was guest of honour and presented
the trophies at the Sunday night
dinner held in the historic railway
station. Fittingly Edith travelled in a
1948 Vincent outfit. The four days of
rallying in magnificent sunshine took
in the historic towns of Carisbrook,
Talbot, Avoca, Clunes and Maldon with
visits to sites that were on the 1969

program. Denis Reed-Smith and his

committee are to be congratulated on

organising a first class rally.■

CLASS RIDER BIKE

Phil Irving Memorial Trophy – Best Bike Alan Greenway 1924 Excelsior outfit

President’s Award Trish and Daryl Stayches

Best Veteran Grahame Hunter 1915 Excelsior

The Mark Byrnes Memorial Trophy – Best Sidecar Bob McGillivray 1939 Harley Davidson

Paddy Walsh Memorial Trophy – Oldest Veteran Graeme King 1910 Triumph

Best Vintage Bike Malcolm Cox 1929 Norton

Best Post Vintage Bike Matthew Gellert 1937 Ariel

Club Spirit Award Neville Babb

Longest Distance by any means Frances and Ken Hall

Longest Distance Ridden by Club Eligible Bike to Rally Adrian Robinson 1940 BSA M21

The Family Award Jeffrey/McNamara Family

Beginner’s Award Emma King 1930 BSA

Edith Irving in the chair

of Mark Gascoigne’s

Vincent Rapide outfit.

Edith Irving presents the Phil Irving

Trophy to Alan Greenway.

Grahame Hunter’s 1915 Excelsior.