November 2016
On the weekend of September 18 &
19 the SAHC was run at Collingrove
with 105 entries from SA, Vic and
NSW.
The weather was not kind! There had
been quite a bit of rain during the
week prior to the event and there
were occasional showers over the two
days. Even when there had been
longish dry spells there were still two
or three spots where water was draining across the track making it interesting. Once you left the track, or the
access road, you needed help to return.
The fastest time for the weekend was
a 31.09 sec run by Greg Ackland in a
car that would normally be under the
thirty second mark.
Saturday was clearly the better day
with most drivers achieving their best
time that day.
Despite the weather it was a fun and
challenging weekend trying to get the
best out of the cars.
MG Car Club SA was well represented with five members competing,
all in different classes, and two of
them in MGs.
1,301 to 1,600cc class in his beautiful
Elfin Clubman C3. Stan skipped two
runs on Sunday when it was raining
and was pointless trying to do competitive times.
John Davies had some stiff competition in the 4WD Rally Cars class and
finished fourth in his Mitsubishi Lancer
EVO8. The gap to third was 0.29sec.
Clearly the 4WD helped those guys
with the class winner finishing eleventh outright and the fastest road registered car on the weekend.
Murray Stephenson finished second
in the Improved Production under
1,600cc class in the Honda Civic. The
gap to first was 0.02sec. A graceful 90
degree lose on the bowl required
some car cleaning on return.
It was a great weekend of motorsport
and socialising with a BBQ at the
track on the Saturday night and the
presentations after the event on Sunday. A number of club members
braved the weather to cheer on the
competitors each day.
Thanks to the members who came
out and to the Sporting Car Club for a
well run event against some stiff climatic opposition.
RESULTS ( photos by Alexander Hick )
Laurie Houghton won the Marque
Sports 3,001 to 6,000cc class with his
best run in the MGB V8 on Saturday afternoon but had a serious Driver
misfire on Sunday which resulted
in him packing up early.
John Davies
Lindsay Hick won the Group Lb
class in the TC Special with a
steady performance all weekend.
The two MGs looked great on the
hill but it must have been unpleasant in an open car in the rain.
Stan Ward won the Marque Sports
Car
Time
Class
Pos’n
Lancer Evo 8
35.39
4
20
Elfin C/man C3
37.50
1
39
Laurie Houghton MGB V8 spec
39.48
1
63
Murray
Stephenson
Honda Civic
39.87
2
70
Lindsay Hick
MGTC Special
44.39
1
101
Stan Ward
17
Outright