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MG Car Club of South Australia Motorsport Mutterings December 2018 Upcoming Events for MG Motorsport T he CAMS calendar is almost com- plete and every effort has been made to spread out events better. MSCA will again run five super sprints and the Peter Hall Memorial Six Hour with one of the sprints at The Bend in June. This round will require more flaggies than a Mallala sprint so a call will be made for more officials. The following are a few early events for 2019 to mark in your diary now. Sunday 24 February – MSCA Presentation Picnic This will be held at the Virgara Winery in Angle Vale with the usual format of a BYO picnic lunch, club display and pres- entations of the 2018 championship awards. More details to come in the new year. Sunday 17 March – MSCA Super Sprint Round 1, Mallala The first round of the super sprint series will include a Come & Try component so consider giving this opportunity to some- one for Christmas. It’s a great program with classroom tuition and on track train- ing to develop skills and learn about sprinting. MGCC is on duty to provide flaggies for round one. Sunday 24 March – State Motorkhana Championship Round 1 Round one of the State Motorkhana championship will be run by MGCCSA so we will be calling for helpers. As yet the venue is to be decided but it may well be Mallala skidpan again. 36 June Long Weekend – MG Club Challenge It is Victoria’s turn to host the Challenge in 2019 and they are considering a two day event at Bryant Park in Moe, Victo- ria over the long weekend, 7 th to 9 th June. Bryant Park is a new Hillclimb facility built in 2008 with six different Hillclimb configurations. The format is yet to be decided but it should be a great weekend with little driving be- tween events and a variety of tracks over the weekend. Mark it in the diary now and consider coming to play. Thanks to all the competitors, officials and supporters during the 2018 season. It has been a busy year including the regular sprints, hillclimbs and motorkha- nas and the Challenge at Collingrove and The Bend. Enjoy the Christmas and New Year break and take the opportunity to get the cars ready for 2019. Merry Christmas. Murray Stephenson Motorsport secretary Round 5 of MSCA Super Sprint held at Mallala MotorSport Park, 28 Oct 2018 This was the last round for the year. Mallala at this time of year can be cool in the morning and warming up in the afternoon. We were greeted by the smell of freshly cooked bacon and eggs, cooked and prepared by ‘chef’ Jamie Manning. It sure makes early starts easier with some food in the belly! A good turn out of cars and members including Martin Ball, a new member competing in his Rover SD1.