Local Events

Triumph events and functions are held regularly in each centre throughout the year. Refer to the relevant centre regarding more information about past events and any future events to be held in the centre closest to you.
Each centre usually has a monthly 'noggin' 'n natter' as well as at least one run per month. An annual concours d'Elegance is also held by each centre to promote the preservation of the marque and to find the top car in the centre. Joint events are sometimes organized by some centres because of their close proximity to each other.

National Events

National Gathering:
Every two years, the Triumph Sports Car Club of South Africa holds a National Gathering for the participation of all Triumph Club members in South Africa and their guests and friends. As the word gathering implies, this event is primarily seen as a social event, but it is balanced off with a few competitive events such as the Triumph National Concours, and inter -centre competitions of a light-hearted nature. The aim is to provide enjoyment for all and an opportunity for all in the Triumph fraternity to meet once more.

Sabrina - National Gathering 2010 Report 02 – March 2009

The details of the National Gathering 2010 are coming together very nicely. The accommodation at Drakensville Resort in the Northern Drakensburg has been secured and your quick response in sending us the registration and bookings forms will make the bookings irrevocable. We must send the deposits to Drakensville as soon as possible, and the balance of the full price by the end of November. Although we think we have more than enough accommodation available, it is best to book early so we can get you into the accommodation of your choice. Please do not delay in this. It makes our planning easier.

As stated, you’ll find Drakensville resort in the northern Drakensburg nearby Bergville and Winterton. It is the housing village built for the workers when they built the Sterkfontein dam and power station. Since then they have up-graded all accommodation significantly and it is now extremely comfortable and well-appointed. All the ususal facilities are available, and for the energetic, an indoor heated swimming pool can keep you fit and healthy in the cold months. The dates will be Friday 23rd April to Tuesday 27th April, so it may be a bit chilly – especially high up in the ‘berg.

This preliminary calendar of events is as follows:-

Friday 23rd April     – Travel to Drakensville, arrival in the afternoon & registration.
                              Evening – Welcoming braai
Saturday 24th April - Registration, selling of regalia, preparing of cars for show day.
                               Afternoon – visit to Sterkfontein Power Station (a must – this will blow your mind!!)
Sunday 25th April    - TSCC SA Show day and Concours
                               Afternoon – Triumph Driving Test
Monday 26th April   - Triumph Tour de Drakensburg
                               Evening – Triumph Dinner/dance and Prize-giving
Tuesday 27th April   - Departure for home.

Members will have the free time on Saturday and Sunday evenings to mingle and braai at their chalets and spin a few yarns with friends. We are toiling with the idea of having a social evening either on Saturday or Sunday evening after supper. This may take the form of an inter-centre quiz and a concert staged by your very-abled Triumph members. More of that later.

Accommodation –

As indicated on the enclosed bookings form, there are basically three types of accommodation –

Bachelor units, either with a double bed in it or with two single beds. They all have a self-catering kitchenette and a bathroom with shower only and toilet/whb.
6-Bed units, with a double bed in one room, two single beds each in two separate bedrooms. Only one bathroom though. It has a full kitchen, dining and lounge so is very spacious and the bedrooms are big too.
8-bed units, with one double bed in a room and two single beds in each of three other bedrooms. It also has a full kitchen, dining room and lounge.

So there you have it – the bones of what will be ANOTHER great National Gathering. We hope to see you ALL – please book early!

The attached booking forms A and B, can be downloaded, filled in and sent to Chris Gibbons electronically. Your payment can then be made electronically but please remember to put in your name clearly as a reference to the payment.

See you ALL there.

Click here to download form A
Click here to download form B

Past Event: MASELSPOORT NATIONAL GATHERING - April 2008

The Pretoria centre hosted and organized the 16th national gathering from 26 April to 1 May 2008. Initially 86 entries were received we ended up with about 160 people and in the process filled the whole of Maselspoort resort and nearly all the rooms in the nearby Kopano Hotel.

Registration started at 15:00 on Saturday, 26 April and was followed by snacks at the ladies bar at the Maselspoort conference centre sponsored by our main financial sponsor, Accordian Investments Pty Ltd (distributors of Tata vehicles in South Africa). The first official item was the welcome breakfast on Sunday morning while the rest of the day was free to enable the concours participants to clean their cars or for members to relax and socialize. Monday morning saw a huge convoy of more than 60 Triumphs leave Maselspoort for The Windmill, venue of the national concours and show day where 73 Triumphs were on display. Local Bloemfontein members also joined us at this fine venue which provided the additional cars. Of these, 39 Triumphs participated in the national concours (20 in d'Etat and 19 in d'Elegance) while the rest of the cars appeared on show only. The fact that 38 of the 39 entries won medals gives an indication of the quality of the cars in the national concours. The show day was sponsored by Tata and The Windmill casino management with lots of gift, meal and gambling vouchers thrown in for a great many lucky draws.


On Monday evening optional but most interesting and entertaining visit was arranged to the Boyden Observatory virtually next door to Maselspoort resort. Tuesday morning started with a photo session for participants at the Maselspoort entrance prior to members departing on the Tour of Bloemfontein. This was a full day excursion to some of Bloemfontein's interesting spots in the form of a treasure hunt directed by cryptic questions. Participants could do the tour at their own leisurely pace and it appears most people enjoyed the event while they discovered that Bloemfontein is actually loaded with many historic places. On Tuesday evening we enjoyed a hamburger and chips meal sponsored by Tata again as a prelude to an inter-centre quiz and parts-in-a-bag competition. The cherry on top, however, was Wendy Hay's most entertaining if not daring cabaret show that revealed the tremendous hidden acting skills of so many of our Pretoria members! This once again proved that talented people drive Triumphs. Wednesday the BGM started where Alan Grant (president), Gerhard Vorster (chairman) and Nols Pienaar (registrar) were re-elected to the national committee. Eric Fletcher was appointed new Sabrina editor and Judy Harris was elected new secretary/treasurer in place of Ken Boss. Honorary membership was awarded to Gino Casieri in recognition of many years of outstanding service to the TSCC. Congratulations, Gino, the Pretoria Centre in particular wishes to express our pride because to date we have been the main beneficiaries of all your years of dedication. The BGM was followed by the driving skills test where members had a lot of fun thanks to Marius and Rory as well as Glaudina and Chris Smit who helped them staging two timed events. The disused go-kart track in particular proved to be a lot of fun with engines revving and tyres protesting loudly as participants tried to better their times whilst trying to keep the tennis ball from flying out of the bowl mounted on their Triumph's bonnet. The dinner-dance and prize-giving ceremony on Wednesday evening was very enjoyable. Good food, fine wine and a very convivial spirit as club members enjoyed each other's company before returning home the next day. Many people made the most of the Seventies theme with a number of not-so-young hippies putting in an appearance while the disco lady played nostalgic songs from the seventies resulting in many members gyrating along on the dance floor. Great great fun! The prize and awards ceremony started with the concours medals: Concours d'Etat Gold medal winners - Hennie van der Walt, Spitfire 1500 (Bloemfontein) Chris Smit, TR7 (Pretoria) Eddie Steele, TR4A (Johannesburg) Gino Casieri, TR6 (Johannesburg) Les Cock, TR7 (Border) Bill James, Chicane, (Bloemfontein) Italo Moranduzzo, TR3A (Johannesburg) Bob Pretorius, Spitfire Mk4 (Port Elizabeth) Silver medal winners - Dennis Cook, TR6 (Cape Town) Mervyn Cronje, Stag (Kwazulu-Natal) Duncan Roberts, TR6 (Pretoria) Adrian Treyvellan, Chicane (Bloemfontein) Chris Buckley, TR4A (Cape Town) Bill James, Stag (Bloemfontein) Hans van Eck, Triumph 2000 Mk2 (Border) Keith Kelly, GT6 Mk3 (Johannesburg) Sue Strachan, Spitfire Mk4 (Kwazulu-Natal) Piet Smit, Vitesse (Bloemfontein) Bronze medal winners - Dave Lugg, TR3 (Kwazulu-Natal) Concours d'Elegance Gold medal winners - Geoff Kriel, TR6 (Border) Heinrich Koncki, TR4A (Port Elizabeth) John Roets, TR3 (Johannesburg) Silver medal winners - John Williams, TR7 (Border) John Fletterman, TR3 (Pretoria) Alan Grant, TR3 (Johannesburg) Harry Fairley, TR2 (Johannesburg) Phillip de Kock, Spitfire Mk3 (Kwazulu-Natal) John Leonard, TR7 (Kwazulu-Natal) Gavin Turner, TR5 (Border) Eric Fletcher, TR8 (Pretoria) Deon de Kock, TR4 (Port Elizabeth) Arthur Walker, TR7 (Kwazulu-Natal) Bronze medal winners - Eleanor Fourie, Spitfire Mk4 (Bloemfontein) Rudi Venter, TR7 (Kwazulu-Natal) Keith Kelly, TR6 (Johannesburg) Louis Greeff, TR3A (Border) Janse Uys, TR7V8 (Border) Brian Hansell, Stag (Kwazulu-Natal) Later that evening the following trophies were awarded: Ian Evans Trophy (Good club citizenship) Dennis Cook (Cape Town) Graham Cheetham Trophy Ken Boss, retiring Sabrina editor (Cape Town) TR Register (UK) Friendship Trophy Hosting Centre (Pretoria) Best car D'Etat Hennie van der Walt, Spitfire 1500 (Bloemfontein) Best car D'Elegance Geoff Kriel, TR6 (Border) Most desirable car on show (peoples' choice) Duncan Roberts, TR6 (Pretoria) Furthest distance traveled Chris Buckley, TR4A (Cape Town, from Tanzania) Tour de Bloem winner Gino Casieri, TR6 (Johannesburg) Best male driver Geoff Kriel, TR6 (Border) Best female driver Eileen Cruise, GT6 (Cape Town) Best unrestored car (D'Elegance) Rudi Venter, TR7 (Kwazulu-Natal) Best overall performance (combined concours and driving test) Sidescreen TR (TR2,3,3A): Alan Grant, TR3 (Johannesburg) Michelotti TR (TR4,4A,5,6): Geoff Kriel, TR6 (Border) Amaseven TR (TR7,8): Les Cock, TR7 (Border) Spitfire/GT6: Bob Pretorius, Spitfire Mk4 (Port Elizabeth) Stag/Saloon: Adrian Treyvellan, Chicane (Bloemfontein) Club points towards President's Cup 1. Pretoria 2. Cape Town 3. Bloemfontein 4. Port Elizabeth 5. Border 6. Johannesburg 7. Kwazulu-Natal A special word of thanks to our sponsors who assisted us in hosting a successful event: Accordian Investment (Pty) Ltd, distributors of Tata vehicles (meals, snacks, venues, trophies, paperwork and printing, files, etc); Axiom Hydraulics (bumper badges, dashboard plaques) Distell (wine at dinner-dance) The Windmill Casino (venue, gift and gambling vouchers) Bayer Health Care (donated prizes for lucky draws) A final word of thanks goes to our hard-working club committee members whose tremendous input and effort made this event a success: Chris & Dot Gibbons, Jaco & Engela van Vuuren, Rory & Glaudina Loots, as well as Marius Labuschagne. Included are Alan Dickens and Charles Mitchell from Bloemfontein who assisted with a great number of things at the Free State venue. A special word of thanks also goes to Gerhard Vorster (national chairman) and Gino Casieri (previous national chairman) whose inputs were invaluable. The very last word of appreciation is expressed to all the Triumph club members who attended and the Pretoria members in particular whose combined effort helped to bring the prestigious President's Cup to Pretoria!