Golden times

Vintage Motorcycle Club of Victoria 5Oth Maryborough Rally

9th – 12th March 2018

Being the Golden 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.

Photos Cooper Brownlee, Chris Seufert and Ron Weste Grahame Hunter’s 1915 Excelsior. Edith Irving in the chair of Mark Gascoigne’s Vincent Rapide outfit.

Edith Irving presents the Phil Irving Trophy to Alan Greenway.