| 1909 |
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| Sept 24th |
First club meeting at Buds Cafe |
| Oct 4th |
First committee meeting |
| Oct 24th |
First event, hill climb at ‘Grants Hill’ Waimataita |
| Dec 25-27th |
24 Hour Trial to Dunedin |
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| 1910 |
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| March 25-27th |
Three day Easter trial to Akaroa |
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| 1915 |
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| June 10th |
First Mile grasstrack at Washdyke Jockey Club venue |
| Sept 3rd |
Ashburton Motorcycle Club formed |
| Oct 10th |
Inter-club ride with new club to Peel Forest |
| Dec 12th |
2nd Mile grass meeting at Washdyke course |
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| 1918 |
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| June |
Committee cancels hillclimb due to petrol shortage |
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| 1919 |
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| Feb 20th |
Last Grass mile meet at Washdyke course |
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| 1927 |
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| June 25th |
Reliability Trial bans 2 strokes and has solo and sidecar classes |
| July |
Incorporation of South Canterbury motorcycle Club Incorporated |
| Aug 11th |
‘Round the World’ BSA Riders visit Timaru and entertained by the Club |
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| 1930 |
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| January |
Sir Charles Wakefield donates cup for competition within the club |
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| 1932 |
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| August |
Sunbeam Cup donated for novice rider in the 24hr trial |
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| 1935 |
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| January |
Secretary wrote to Dunedin club for the loan of crash helmets for Tycho |
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Hill Climb – pillion trial became an annual event |
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| 1938 |
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| early |
working bees at Tycho Hill to erect a permanent wire for the timing set |
| late |
new grasstrack at Kingsdownbe for Miniature TT |
| late Nov |
2 Day 24hr trial |
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| 1940 |
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| July 16th |
club goes into recess for the duration of the war |
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| 1946 |
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| August 28th |
Club AGM with 17 members, Tycho Hill Climb, 4hr trial & runs continue |
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| 1947 |
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| April 26th |
First recorded use of the Taiko Hill Climb name |
| June 7th |
First post-war club dance and trophy presentation |
| Oct 29th |
Nov 15th Taiko hill Climb cancelled due to lack of entries |
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| 1948 |
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| Early |
club pays 2 pound/week for advertising slides in the 2 Timaru cinemas |
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arranges a bus and 24 dozen cordials for the Taiko Hill Climb |
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| 1949 |
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| March 5th |
Taiko Hill climb plus Showgrounds grasstrack April 30 & May 7th |
| July 6th |
AGM introduces monthly meetings to counter lack of enthusiasm |
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| 1950 |
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| Feb 24th |
club committee of last 6 months turbulent with resignations |
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| 1951 |
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| Jan 29th |
club applies to run NZ Flying Half-Mile Record event |
| Aug 2nd |
club to look at holding a road race |
| Aug 11th |
AGM report that NZ Flying Half-Mile Les lamb of Oamaru set new record |
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of 139.46mph on Vincent 1000 |
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| 1953 |
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| Oct 13th |
club to hold 2 day grasstrack meeting over Labour weekend |
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| 1954 |
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| Feb |
Taiko on April 3rd to incl new class up to 250cc – Lightweight Handicap |
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| 1955 |
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| Jan 20th |
a night trial to be run |
| April 14th |
meeting to wind up Waimate MCC and club collects PA system |
| Aug 21st |
club petrol economy run won by R Swain with 276 miles per gallon |
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| 1956 |
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| Mar 11th |
South Island 250 miniature TT Championship Gleniti |
| July |
First mud scramble |
| Aug 1st |
club pennants stay the property of club & hired to members @ 3/6 each |
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| 1957 |
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| Mar 17th |
NZ 500 Miniature TT Champs at Kingsdown |
| Dec 26th |
South Island 350 & Open Road Hill Climb |
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| 1958 |
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| Dec 21st |
Waimate Centenial Road Race, and club holds NZ 350 Min TT |
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| 1959 |
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Ivan Boorer wins NZ Hill Climb title at Nelson |
| May 31st |
NZ Min TT at Darlings Farm, won by 20 yr old Bill Veitch of Dunedin |
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2nd Ivan Mauger and 3rd Dave Burns both of Christchurch |
| June 1st |
Dave Burns wins SI 350 title at Taiko |
| Labour Day |
Circuit racing at Saltwater Creek (dirt flattrack) |
| Nov 21st |
Jubilee Evening at West End Hall with Darlings grasstrack next da |
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69 registered with 18 current members, Mr Parmenter 1909 member |
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| 1960 |
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| Jan 16-17th |
NZ Grass Hill Climb & SI 500 Min TT |
| May 28th |
SI Open Road Hill Climb |
| Nov 20th |
SI 250 Min TT Champ |
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| 1961 |
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| Nov 2nd |
‘Waimate 50’ with three round the houses motorcycle races |
| March 5th |
NZ 350 Min TT |
| March 26th |
NZ Standing Quarter Mile – H Munroe 1st 507cc Velocette at 13.1sec |
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Bill Vietch BSA 350 14.8sec and Owen Frew Velocette 250 at 17.5sec |
| May 28th |
SI 500 Scramble Champs |
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| 1962 |
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| Feb 10th |
‘Waimate 50’ road races |
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NZ 500 Scramble Champs & SI Open Min TT |
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| 1963 |
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| Feb 2nd |
‘Waimate 50’ road races |
| Feb 24th |
NZ Grasstrack Champs won by World Speedway Champion Barry Briggs |
| April 28t |
North Island versus South Island Scramble Champs at Tates, Hadlow |
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| 1964 |
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| April 19th |
NZ 350 Min TT & SI Open Min TT |
| May 10th |
SI 350 Min TT |
| Sept 1st |
‘Waimate 50’ SC Grand Prix – Lightweight-Junior-Senior |
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NZ Open Min TT at Kerrs property |
| Oct 18th |
SI 250 Min TT at Marshalls |
| Dec 13th |
Gold Leaf International MX Thompson Farm with Max Morf (Switzerland) |
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Tim Gibbes (Australia) George Hauger (Germany) Arthur Harris (GB) |
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| 1965 |
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| Mar 20th |
Flying ¼ mile Sockburn Rd – Nert Munroe 1938 Velocette 132.35 mph |
| May 16th |
SI 250 & NZ Open Scramble Champs |
| Dec 15th |
International Motocross at Llydale with Bert Lundin (Sweden) Lito, Paul Hunt |
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(USA) Triumph Metisse, Frank Underwood (GB) Wasp, Hugh Anderson |
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| 1966 |
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| Feb 6th |
‘Waimate 50’ motorcycle races with Ginger Molloy – Bultaco |
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| 1967 |
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| Jan 28th |
International Motocross featuring Gunner Lindstrom (Sweden), John Lewis |
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(Wales), J.N Roberts (USA) |
| March |
North v South Scramble Championship |
| Oct 11th |
club agrees to build toilet block at Levels Raceway |
| Dec 3rd |
club road race at Levels with race entry 50 cents each |
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| 1968 |
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| Mar 13th |
SC Car Club wants another block of toilets built & pays for materials |
| June 12th |
committee decided not to hold another International MX |
| July 30th |
AGM club short of members |
| Oct 11th |
Waimate Festival Road Race meeting |
| Dec 27th |
combined go kart and motorcycle meeting at Levels |
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| 1970 |
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| Jan 31st |
National Road Race event at Levels with Ron Grant (USA) |
| July 29th |
AGM approves a production road race at levels to attract new members |
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Grasstrack meetings with Stock Car Club at Redruth very succesful |
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| 1971 |
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| Mar 21st |
½ hour production race at Levels |
| Mar 28th |
North v South Scramble Championship |
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| 1972 |
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| April 16th |
South Island Gold Star Series Final Lyalldale |
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| 1973 |
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| Feb 3rd |
Road Race at levels-Ron Grant (USA) wins the four races |
| July 21st |
club ¼ mile sprint Bet Munroe Indian 109.76 mph fastest time |
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| 1974 |
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| Oct 19th |
road race sidecars race at Levels for the first time with top solo rider |
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Fields in mini ‘Marlboro’ meeting with North versus South teams |
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| 1975 |
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| Jan 4th |
4th Round Marlboro International Series Levels with 20 overseas rider |
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| 1976 |
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| April |
club writes to NZ International MC GP Society couldn’t commit to such |
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a large meeting again |
| 1977 |
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| Jan 8-9th |
Round 4 of 1976-77 Marlboro Series Meet Levels 28 international riders |
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and 3 overseas sidecar teams NZ Motocross Champs |
| Dec 31st-Jan 1st |
1977-78 Marlboro Series Entry adult $3, child $1, family $6 |
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Gold Star motocross series |
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| 1978 |
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| July 26th |
letter from Otago Club regarding a future road race to replace |
| July 26th |
Marlboro |
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| 1979 |
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| July 24th |
club membership 140, 13 yrs to mid 40s. Establish clubrooms key project |
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Rider training with MOT & City Council on old airport near Saltwater Creek |
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club ran trials, motocross, road trials, Min TT, hill climbs, ¼ mile grass, |
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Road racing, hare scramble, trail rides, gymkhana and enduro events |
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| 1980 |
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South Canterbury Car Club offered club option of setting up permanent |
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Moto-X circuit at Levels |
| Oct |
no nobblies on levels ruling, Classic Road Racing at Levels |
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| 1981 |
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SI Gold Star MX |
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| 1982 |
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NZ Hare & Hound |
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NZ Points Road Racing Championship |
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SCCMC open clubrooms in Timaru |
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| 1984 |
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| Sept 22-23rd |
75th Jubilee incl dinner, Levels raceday, classic scramble, gymkhana/trials |
