McNamara Park SA

One of the keener chaps was Ron “Rusty” Hellyer, who had suffered the enormous disappointment of having his beloved MSS snaffled by the military around 1942. Soon after, he joined the RAAF as an Aircraftsman, and was posted overseas, until his discharge in 1945. Ron enlisted the assistance of Laurie Fox and together with Kingsley Osborne, the secretary of the original pre-war club, took over the assets and got together with a few local light car enthusiasts and resurrected the club in name and spirit. By Christmas 1946 it was up and running, with social runs and sports days which featured gymkhana events.

The club was formally revived on 9th January, 1946, with Osborne as president, Hellyer the club captain, and Laurie Fox as secretary. To signify the transition, the club colours were changed from Royal Blue and Gold to Maroon and Gold. Before long the club had its own scrambles track at Bucks Hill, owned by a Mr Ploenges, and the first meeting was held there on May 31st, 1947, by which time club secretary Laurie Fox had opened his first