President John Hunt conducted a very interesting interview with Roy Slater. Roy disclosed that he had always been mechanically minded and had been encouraged by various teachers. He was apprenticed to Jack Morse and won 3 awards from his Club. Roy worked for a number of employers, including Bamstone, International Harvesters and Goodalls. He then decided to start his own business, R. A. Slater Engineering, which deals with engineering repairs, including pumps for farmers and Wannon Water. He has also made parts for musical instruments. Roy has been heavily involved in motor sports and has a long association with Premier Speedway. He has helped build sprint cars and transporters and still rides a motor bike for leisure. Roy is a proud grandfather and announced the recent arrival of identical twin grand-daughters.