April 2018
Motorkhana Round 1 – 18 February MSCA Super Sprint Round 1 2018
n Sunday 18 February a small
band of motorkhana enthusiasts
gathered at the Mallala skidpan for
round 1 of the SA Motorkhana Series.
Due to some changes to rules and cost-
ings for motorkhanas the CAMS Auto
Test Panel had decided to make the
2018 series a state championship so
there were a few regulation subtleties
which had to be dealt with to get the day
under way. MGCCSA was running the
event so we had a lot to learn very
quickly. On Sunday 11 March, Round 1 of the
2018 MSCA Super Sprint series was run
at Mallala.
A field of eighty nine sprinters lined up
for the day with nine MGCC members
among them. MGCC members entered
six MGs, an MGB V8, a ZR, a TC, an
MGB GTV8 and two MGFs. The other
cars were a Lancer EVO8, Lotus Exige
and Hyundai Excel.
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A further eight MGCC members were
involved in running the event with Berry
as the starter, Bev in timing, Tim scruti-
neering and five in the flaggy bunker
helping to make the event flow.
A small team was on hand to get set up
including members of the Panel and
other clubs but thanks to Dave, Tim,
Alan Cardnell, Bev Waters, Peter Coul-
son, Jason and Faye Edwards and
Murray for the setup. Pack was further
aided by the rest of the Edwards clan,
Michelle, Tyler and Aiden. Great work.
It was great to see new member John
Parmiter bring out his MGF for a run and
despite the odd spin he had a good
time. It is understood he has done a lap
or two at Mallala before, have raced
Alan Cardnell back in the day.
The field of twenty three drivers included
four MGCCSA members and most nota-
bly Faye Edwards having her debut run
in the TD prior to Easter. Faye did a
great job all day taking out only one flag
and having a great time.
Nick Micklem set out with a new set of
tyres for the weekend and was quickly
onto his previous best but slowed down
once he started to push.
Garry Bolt’s V8 didn’t want to rev but
despite pulling nothing over 4,500RPM
he did get under 1 minute 30 seconds.
After the first two runs the clouds deliv-
ered a gentle shower which persisted for
the remainder of the day making for slip-
pery conditions.
There was a general complaint of the
track being slippery, particularly after a
Torana applied dust settling oil to the
surface.
The series may be called a State Cham-
pionship but is no different to what we
have run before. It’s the same people
doing the same tests and having fun at
the same price. Come and have a go.
A great time was had by all and we look
forward to the next round at Mallala on
29 April.
The day was mild and very pleasant to
be sitting around watching or flagging
but apparently quite warm in the cars.
The Manning - Stephenson rivalry con-
tinued with Dick and Scott battling for
times. Unfortunately the Excel was off
the pace on the day but needs to be
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