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Golden Muster is Go!
It’s official! MOCA Committee has decided
that this celebration of 50 years of the Morgan Owners’ Club of Australia
will be held in Bathurst over 4 days, from Thursday 30th October
through to Sunday 2nd November, 2008.
We will be calling on
Morganeers throughout Australia and even internationally to gather at
Bathurst to celebrate this Golden Anniversary and all that ownership of this
wonderful marque encompasses.
Mark these dates in
your diary. At the Muster in 2001, 130 Morgans gathered and this time we
will be expecting even more of “The First and Last of the Real Sports
Cars” present.
Why the Golden
Muster? Because in 2008 it will
be 50 years (the Golden Anniversary) since the establishment in 1958 of the
Morgan Owners’ Club of Australia, affectionately known as MOCA. As everyone
will know, MOCA was founded by the late Ken Ward and there is sadness
knowing that he will not be there to head the celebration. However, we look
forward to an esteemed group of Foundation Members and Life Members being
present at the “top table” during the celebrations.
Why Bathurst? Firstly it has proved itself as a fine venue to convene a motoring
enthusiasts gathering. We had our inaugural Muster there in 2001 and it was
a tremendous success with 130 Morgans and close to 300 Morganeers present.
We expect to attract participants from all states of Australia, also New
Zealand, and possibly Canada and North America to the event, and Bathurst is
a relatively central location in that respect. The city is well served with
plenty of good quality accommodation and function venues and of course there
is the famous Mt. Panorama circuit upon which we hope to run an event
suitable for all Morgans.
Who’s coming to the
Golden Muster? You, your
friends, and anyone who has a Morgan and wants to join in what will be the
biggest gathering of the marque in Australia. You do not have to be a
member of MOCA to join us.
Here is a very
preliminary programme for the GOLDEN MUSTER, but please keep in mind that at
this early stage it is subject to change.
Tuesday October 28
Monte Carlo style tours organised to
Wednesday October
29 get Queensland, Victorian, S.A., W.A.,
Thursday October
30 Tasmanian, NT and NSW groups to the event
Thursday October
30 Tours end at Bathurst. Headquarters established.
Registration for all
attendees.
Evening Function and Formal
Welcome
Friday October
31 Local motoring event.
Organised morning tea and
lunch
Display of Morgans
Happy Hour
Spit Roast Dinner
Saturday November
1 Motoring Event / Gymkhana/Time Trial, probably at
Mt. Panorama, organised so that every
GOLDEN MUSTER entrant participates.
A specialized motoring event
at Mt. Panorama
Organised morning tea and
lunch
Display of cars – Show &
Shine
Happy Hour
The 1958 Revival Dinner – a
themed event
Sunday November
2 Organised Breakfast
District motoring
Display of cars
Organised Lunch
Farewell to the GOLDEN
MUSTER
You are encouraged to
register your interest in attending the GOLDEN MUSTER by sending an
email to our
Registration Secretary, Geoff Hollings who will then add your details to his
data base.
As you can understand,
this preliminary information will greatly assist in formulating our budget
and of course will also provide us with valuable information when we send
out official registration forms early in 2008.
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