MG Car Club of South Australia
MGF & MODERN REGISTER
From Neil Williams
Motorsport Night Friday October 18 th
W
e had another great night at our
clubrooms with over 60 people
attending to watch our patron Ed Ordyn-
ski in an interview session with Kevin &
Val Weeks.
Many of our members were aware of
Kevin`s success in motor racing .But
didn`t know was how Kevin started the
very successful business that he now
runs today “Weeks Building Group “(A
major sponsor of the 2017 National
Meeting)
Kevin`s experience in real estate
prompted the idea of developing new
products to use in housing construction
and Superloc is now used by many
builders in the Industry. The first installa-
tion was a mezzanine floor in a shed on
Ed`s property
Kevin had one of his many cars from
Superloc Racing on display ( Porsche
1974 911 Carrera RS ) a discussion was
about that car and his many experiences
in rallying , we saw some excellent in
car rallying footage and now understand
why rally drivers need an excellent navi-
gator .
Kevin related meeting Ed for the first
time to get some ideas on
what you needed to be a suc-
cessful rally driver , after that
meeting Kevin realised it took
two people in the car to make
it happen , not just a good
driver .
Val spoke to us of their life
together, how they meet and
about Kevin being a “Findon
Skid Kid” (his first taste of
speed) .Val also talked about
being at the race meetings
30
and her experiences as being the sup-
port crew, some funny stories.
Later in the evening Kevin talked about
his ongoing battle with “Parkinson`s”.
The interesting story about the ride to
Rockhampton. Yes I meant push Bike
ride approx. 2700 kls with Kevin riding
and Val driving a motorhome as the
support vehicle , many thousands were
raised on this ride to continue the sup-
port to the many who suffer .
It was really interesting to listen to Kevin
& Val discuss their life and how they
started with very little and have been
successful with not only business but
many other interests, particularly their
efforts to raise funds for medical re-
search and rehabilitation assistance
We thank Kevin & Val for making the
time and effort and also our patron Ed
for working with them to present a most
enjoyable evening.
A big thank you to all our members
working in the background to organise
the night and of course to Dick Manning
for the idea in the first place.
Next year we intend to work on more
similar evenings.
Cheers Neil Williams