MG Car Club of South Australia fairies or gnomes. We certainly stood out in the crowd as we entered singing a song to the tune of English Country Garden. The meal was a buffet and the caterers had some difficulty keeping up the supply of food. Eventually everyone was well fed. Medals were handed out to the Concours winners and place getters and then the discussion started along the lines of“ Why didn’ t I win?” or“ What were the judges thinking?” For one South Australian the reason for not getting a medal was obvious, he had a large crack in his windscreen.“ Without it Neil Williams would have gained higher honours in his class.”
Easter Monday – Motorkhana
Monday was motorkhana day. The event was held at the Penguin Sports precinct, a short drive down the Bass Highway from Ulverstone. The site was not ideal, two courses were far from flat and there was limited clearance between some flags and the concrete kerbing. The Tasmanians assured us that this was the best site available in the region. Three courses were used, Multiple Loop, Modified Historic Slalom and Pine Tree. As far as Motorkhana courses go they are relatively simple but this did not prevent a large number of wrong direction penalties. There were also many flags hit, with appropriate penalties added when the flag falling was due to the cars. Mother nature came a distant last in the competition as fierce winds kept blowing the flags over. The noise of cars racing around flags attracted a large crowd of locals who enjoyed watching the antics. All entrants who started managed to complete six runs, rather unusual at a National Meeting Motorkhana.
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Arguably this was the most successful competition event for the South Australians. There were a number of first placings and a surprised look on Karen Stephenson’ s face as her name was read out as a minor place getter at the Presentation Dinner.
SA MOTORKHANA RESULTS Name Car Type Place
WES BRAY 1964 MG 1100 1 JASON EDWARDS 1952 MG TD 1 TIM EDMONDS
MURRAY STEPHENSON
KAREN STEPHENSON
1974 MGBGT V8
1960 MGA 1 600
1960 MGA 1600
Easter Monday – Kimber Run
The Kimber Run was a relaxed, noncompetitive social drive provided for people who did not wish to subject their cars to the stresses of driving in a Motorkhana. The run started in Ulverstone and concluded at Cradle Mountain for lunch. Along the way cars stopped in Sheffield where there was an opportunity to admire a large number of murals. There were a number of alternate routes suggested for the return drive, the recommended one being through Wilmot and Forth. Following a decision at the 2017 Delegates Meeting, each car which went on the run was awarded one point towards the Wratten Trophy for their club. Thank you to the South Australians on the run as you allowed us to get 9 points, equivalent to a first place in the Motorkhana.
Easter Monday – Presentation Dinner After the Motorkhana and Kimber Run it
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