Guest Speaker to lift the lid on the Portman book at June HRA meeting

Cover of the Book, "For Tonight We Ride"

Author and rally fan Bruce Keys will be our very special guest speaker at the June HRA meeting.

Bruce Keys
Bruce Keys

Bruce will talk to us about the stories behind his book, “For Tonight, We Ride”, the rally biography of champion rally driver Geoff Portman. 

Bruce will reveal how it came to be and who we can blame for it!  The stories of the people who contributed, those behind the scenes who “saw the light and got with the program” and how Geoff was enthusiastic to see the project come to fruition, which sadly was not to be. 

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HRA October meeting

Zoom again for October meeting… Wednesday October 13, 8:00 pm AEDT

At our previous HRA meeting we arranged very special guest speaker Bruce Garland to drop in from lockdown in NSW.  It was a huge success and Bruce’s stories (and their delivery!) was well worth the effort.

Spurred on by this ‘Guest Speaker experience’, we have again organized something very special. 

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Ed Ordynski Guest Speaker at December HRA Meeting

Wednesday December 11, Matthew Flinders Hotel

WE ARE THRILLED to announce that we have the 1990 Australian Rally Champion Ed Ordynski as our guest speaker at the December HRA meeting.

Ed_Ordynski1Ed Ordynski’s stellar career in rallying spanned a continuous 34 years and though other competitors have been in the sport that long, few have spent most of that time at the top of their game. Continue reading Ed Ordynski Guest Speaker at December HRA Meeting

Shifting Gear at the HRA June club meeting

The June HRA meeting will once again feature an interesting and rarely heard guest speaker…  Automotive Historian, Professor Harriet Edquist, will bring us Shifting Gear: stories of priceless vehicles in country sheds, passionate collectors and a whole roomful of sports cars.

But before we get to that, we will present awards for the Victoria Cross Rally from April.  We’ll find out about HRA success at the sensational SA Rally of the Heartland and hear about the July Grampians “rally style” tour.

Tickets in the raffle are 3 for $5 with all money raised this month donated to Neuroblastoma Australia. Next Wednesday June 12, at 8:00 pm, meals available from 6:30 pm, at the East Malvern RSL. Continue reading Shifting Gear at the HRA June club meeting