One common thread was that many were members of the Tasmanian Motor Cycle Club (TMCC) committee. Riders like Vern Sutcliffe, Jack Sheldrick, Jim Cridge, Bill Tilley, Reg Hay, George Wade, Frank Hallam, Bert Howe and Martin Coombe.
Martin Coombe took on an apprenticeship at Launceston Rootes Group car dealership, Mitchel Motors, that proved to be a hot bed of talented motor cycle riders. Fellow apprentice George Wade was to move through the trade and end up on the Jack Brabham Repco engine project before setting up his own business next door under the title Wade Cams and went on to become the main supplier to the GMH factory. Soon after