Back in February we had our Darling Harbour Charity Display Day. A big thanks to all the members who helped out on the day and entered vehicles for the display. Big congratulations for a job well done should also go to Ray Snr and Graham who did the bulk of the work in organising and running this year’s event. It was another good day, just a slight sprinkle of rain early on which cleared up quickly. The new trophy system of only entrant’s choice worked well and saw the car of the show go to a very well presented Chrysler Prowler. Our major sponsor Chrysler-Jeep Australia also provided a new Chrysler 300C Hemi V8 for display which proved to be very popular and generated a lot of interest.

 
Like I said earlier it was another busy period for us and the following week after Darling Harbour had a good number of our members back out to the Western Sydney International Dragstrip for our 2nd drag day once again held in conjunction with the Falcon GT Owners Club of NSW. The GT club did a great job of taking on the organisation of this year’s event and the new ticketing system worked well for entrants and spectators. The day took its toll on a number of vehicles with the ambient temperature rising above 30C and track temperatures of over 60C. Despite these extreme conditions our fellow club member John kept circulating all afternoon in his 265 Hemi E48 VJ Charger and recording some impressive times long after everyone else had given up and gone home. The hard luck award would have to go to Joe who broke the Centura’s tail shaft on his first run of the day. We’ve already talked with the GT club with regards to next year’s event with a view of running it a little later in the year, most likely to be around April or June.

 
The biggest event in the Australian Chrysler calendar had come around again. With this years spotlight on the 35th anniversary of the Charger, Chryslers on The Murray was bigger than ever. A record breaking effort with over 430 vehicles entered for display on Sunday. For us it all started in the early hours of Friday morning with a very wet departure for Pheasants Nest at 5am. We had a convoy of 5 vehicles, Marianne driving the Charger, Peters 440 Charger, Tony’s VH Pacer, Kev’s newly registered VC V8 wagon and my VG Pacer. It was a pleasant but slightly damp drive to Yass where we stopped for breakfast. By the time we left Yass the skies had cleared and the next stop was Holbrook for a quick visit to Scott and Rhonda’s place and then the short trip from Holbrook to Albury. A few hours were spent tidying up the vehicles after all the rain and roadworks and then we were able to sit down and put our feet up and watch everyone else arrive.

 
Saturday morning was an early start for those eager for bargains at the swap meet and for those of us silly enough to enter the Top 10 judging. At this point I must thank the guys and Maz for helping me get the Pacer looking it’s best for the judging on Saturday – I couldn’t have done it with out your help – Thankyou!!! Saturday afternoon and it was time for the run out to the Ettamogah pub for the Charger photo shoot. It was quite a sight to see about 80 Chargers all parked together on the field. The evening saw a few of our members head out to look for some unsanctioned events on the streets; word has it the Mexicans went home with the trophy this year. Oh well, there’s always next year…

 
Sunday Morning was upon us and after only a couple of hours sleep several of our members were looking a bit worse for wear. Our club display on the other hand was one of the best we have had - with 18 cars in attendance. A big effort was put in by Joe who bought both the Centura and the Dodge convertible.  The number of vehicles on display and the overall quality was outstanding. The only problem is that there just isn’t enough time to look at them all in detail.

The Albury-Wodonga Chrysler Club deserve huge congratulations on holding such a fantastic event – well done, it’s a credit to all your club members.

 
If you haven’t been to the clubs website lately, drop by and check out all the pictures from COTM (over 500 photos), Darling Harbour and the Drag Day.

 
Don’t forget about this years Dyno Day, Sunday 7th May, once again at Mick’s Motorsport in Milperra. Mick has supported us for a couple of years now and offers excellent advice for getting our cars running at their best. Thanks to Mick’s generosity the price remains the same at $35 for pre-entrants which also includes a BBQ lunch and drinks for entrants. If you don’t have one already entry forms are available from the web site.

 
I have received entry details to this year’s Motorex. The organisers are doing things a little differently this year. Rather than take a single entry from the club we must enter all the vehicles for the club display individually. It would be nice if we had a couple of new/different cars for this year so if you are interested in displaying your vehicle over the weekend please get in contact with me ASAP.

Regards,