2007 Superkhanas - Reports, Results & Photos

December 2 - Last Blast Superkhana

We had a great turnout for our Last Blast Superkhana, with as usual, many competitors and spectators commenting favourably on the variety amongst the cars entered. It's not often you can see a 1967 Camaro pitted against a new Porsche Turbo or by similarity, an MGB taking on a TR4 and an E-Type.  Early wet weather had been predicted, but didn't eventuate.

We had an unusually high number of breakdowns, nothing serious luckily...

First time at the venue, Franz Esterbaur understandably loved the course, and put in some stormingly good drives, achieving fastest time of the day and overall victory in his Evo8. Well done. And with so many well driven cars, it is interesting to look at the mix of 4 and 2 wheel drive cars, powerful and not so powerful cars among the top results.

It was also good to see some of the first timers improving so well throughout the day. And John Donohoe, normally driving a big HSV was behind the wheel of a Mitsubishi Evo for the first time - his times improved rapidly as he came to grips with a new type of car.

Jason Cohen showed that you don't need a turbo to be able to master the art of drifting - his BMWs tyres being given a beating on Jason's accurately driven runs. The times weren't quick, but he kept it on the bitumen and only spun on is last run. Meantime, his father Ivor cruised around in his newly acquired, impressive Camaro 454 convertible.

Scott Allen brought his third vehicle in three Superkhanas, proving his rally Charade had the goods to give him quicker times than the Alfa GTV or Audi S3 he'd used previously...

Special thanks to all our officials and helpers on the day and throughout the year. Without the help and dedication of the team, the Superkhanas could not run as smoothly as they do.

Our Presentation Night for the Trevor Young Biante Championship will take place in February - details will be advised. Awards for winners of 2007 Superkhanas will be presented on the same evening.

Afternoon Session entrants shown with car number in bold italics.

Dec 07			1	Penalties	2	Penalties	3	Penalties	4	Penalties	TOTAL
20	Franz Esterbauer	2004 Mitsubishi Evo8 MR	51.87		51.60		52.31		51.62		207.40
40	Graeme Martin	1998 Lotus Elise	52.79		52.53		52.03		53.03		210.38
2	Vito Forte	1988 BMW M3 E30	54.06		53.31		52.72		52.94		213.03
43	Simon Gunson	2002 Nissan 200SX	53.38		53.69		52.91		53.19		213.17
7	Brad Petricevich	1993 Nissan Skyline GTR	54.00		53.66		53.35		53.50		214.51
11	Wayne Flanagan	1998 Subaru WRX STi	54.35		53.81		53.62		53.72		215.50
15	David Moir	2005 Mitsubisho Evo9	55.16		54.50		54.50		54.37		218.53
55	Murray Armenti	1989 Toyota MR2 S/C	55.53		55.03		54.56		54.32		219.44
54	Jeremy Pavlevich	2001 Mitsubishi Evo7	55.46		55.36		54.12		55.31		220.25
18	Andrew Brown	2000 Mitsubishi Evo 6.5	55.84		54.81		55.69		54.91		221.25
50	Rod Willis	1990 Mazda MX5 S/C	55.78		55.72		54.75		55.07		221.32
44	Vince Troth	1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Rep	56.35		55.78		56.19		56.19		224.51
53	Trevor Allen	1978 Triumph TR7 V8	56.81		56.15		56.31		56.22		225.49
56	Paul Dodds	1978 Triumph 2500S	57.68		56.63		56.35		56.00		226.66
28	Damien Chandler-Long	1991 Toyota MR2 S/C	57.85		57.04		56.75		56.22		227.86
51	Chris Caruso	1976 Jaguar XJC	54.31		58.28		53.19		62.68	C	228.46
10	Scott Allen	1991 Daihatsu Charade	57.63		57.16		56.82		56.90		228.51
62	John Donohoe	Mitsubishi Evo4	68.69		54.81		53.03		53.22		229.75
26	Richard Manners	1989 BMW 325i	57.65		57.97		57.35		57.47		230.44
49	Damien Rykers	1980 BMW 318i	58.03		57.56		57.25		57.66		230.50
23	Darren Wiese	1976 Holden Torana	57.40		61.57	C	55.97		56.78		231.72
30	Rami Brass	1965 MGB Roadster	55.59		56.15		57.25		63.09		232.08
13	Jeff Beale	1986 Porsche 944 Turbo	58.93		57.40		58.22		58.25		232.80
58	Kym Illman	2007 Porsche 911	54.44		60.12	C	63.75	G	55.22		233.53
45	Jurgen Lunsmann	1990 Suzuki Swift GTi	66.31	G	56.28		56.00		56.19		234.78
5	John McIntosh	1960 Austin Healey	60.53		58.50		58.69		57.94		235.66
48	Luke Poyner	1979 Toyota Celica RA40	59.72		59.35		59.56		59.28		237.91
21	Kent Bloom	1983 Nissan Gazelle	61.19		60.13		58.75		58.21		238.28
42	David Brittain	1970 BMW 2002 Turbo	57.93		66.44	G	57.81		56.60		238.78
47	Greg Willimott	1966 Jaguar E-Type	61.00		60.47		59.00		58.44		238.91
12	Bill Irvine	1974 Triumph TR6	61.40		59.56		59.25		58.85		239.06
3	Neil Richardson	2006 Suzuki Swift	56.12		56.13		71.22	3 C	57.13		240.60
60	Andy Hamilton	1981 Triumph TR8	67.50	G	58.87		57.94		57.97		242.28
59	Nick Williams	1971 Alfa Romeo 1750GTV	60.31		61.72		60.65		60.78		243.46
17	David Titterington	1986 Toyota Corolla	60.47		59.63		69.04	G	59.06		248.20
27	Ivan Michelsen	1970 MG B Roadster	63.72		62.69		61.41		61.62		249.44
57	Russell Bryant	1965 Ford Mustang	60.19		60.29		69.69	G	60.29		250.46
4	Keith Smith	1974 Renault 12	63.35		62.25		64.06		61.15		250.81
9	Craig Woodley-Smith	1970 MG B Roadster V8	57.69		67.56	G	57.03		70.91	G C	253.19
8	Simon Lingford	2005 Mitsubisho Evo9	54.72		53.91		92.22	DNF	52.97		253.82
6	Dale Rafferty	1989 Mazda MX5	62.56		68.28	C	62.03		63.50		256.37
61	Piotr Zmigrodzki	2000 Proton Satria	92.22	WW	56.69		55.56		56.13		260.60
32	Chris Kiosses	1993 Nissan 180SX Turbo	62.28		69.19	G	60.78		69.25	G	261.50
22	Robin Wilkinson	1995 Nissan 200SX	62.35		70.15	G	71.68	C	60.34		264.52
1	Jason Brotherson	1988 Walkinshaw C'dore	59.69		57.81		57.25		92.22	DNS	266.97
25	Ivor Cohen	1967 Chevrolet Camaro	71.66		69.28		68.53		65.50		274.97
52	Martyn Young	1984 Nissan Gazelle	71.91		70.06	G	66.56		67.47		276.00
46	Ralph Thomas	1970 MG B Roadster	73.79		69.72		68.90		68.22		280.63
29	Serge Petricevich	1993 Nissan Skyline GTR	97.22	WW C	62.65		60.97		61.63		282.47
41	Grant Stephenson	1981 Mazda RX7 Turbo	53.03		58.09	C	88.43	G	92.22	DNS	291.77
19	Jason Cohen	1995 BMW 318iS	68.66		67.87		71.09		87.22		294.84
31	Doug Vanzetti	1965 Triumph TR4A	77.47	G	76.19	J	70.50		72.66	J	296.82
16	Brendan Edwards	1988 Walkinshaw C'dore	56.85		55.72		92.22	DNS	92.22	DNS	297.01
24	James Allen	1984 Porsche 911 Targa	59.53		59.75		92.22	DNS	92.22	DNS	303.72
14	Ian Titterington	1988 Honda CRX	82.85		92.22	DNS	92.22	DNS	92.22	DNS	359.51

These photos by AEM (copyright 2007). Check out the links to the two professional photographers' work from the day.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodgsun/sets/72157603383762605/

and

http://home.exetel.com.au/bbphoto/Superkhana/
 

 

 

 

 

These photos above by AEM (copyright 2007). Check out the links to the two professional photographers' work from the day.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodgsun/sets/72157603383762605/

and

http://home.exetel.com.au/bbphoto/Superkhana/

November 4

Results now appear below. Many thanks to Ian Mann for tabulating the results while Paul is unwell. We apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience.

No	Name	Car	1	Penalties	2	Penalties	3	Penalties	4	Penalties	OUTRIGHT TOTAL	Outright Order
17	Steve Pummer	2006 Subaru WRX Sti	53.50		52.66		52.96		52.90		212.02	1
21	Brad Petricevich	1993 Nissan Skyline GTR	53.25		52.94		53.25		53.16		212.60	2
3	Craig Charnley	2007 Westfield Sport 2000	55.37		52.66		52.82		53.12		213.97	3
34	Behnam Bordbar	2003 Porsche 911 GT3	54.44		54.10		53.34		53.13		215.01	4
39	Murray Armenti	1989 Toyota MR2 S'charged	56.25		54.22		55.59		55.28		221.34	5
30	Laurie Trettel	2005 Mitsubishi EvoIX	53.81		57.12		57.84		53.72		222.49	6
19	Grant Stephenson	1981 Mazda RX7 Turbo	53.22	10.00	52.75		53.94		52.72		222.63	7
23	John Trettel	2005 Mitsubishi EvoIX	52.88		53.22	10.00	52.50		54.28		222.88	8
31	Simon Lingford	1973 Datsun 240Z	56.47		56.32		55.38		55.47		223.64	9
40	Jurgen Lunsmann	1990 Suzuki Swift GTi	55.88		56.00		56.65		55.72		224.25	10
22	Andrew Brown	2000 Mitsubushi Evo 6.5	56.11		56.19		56.22		55.84		224.36	11
12	Vince Troth	1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Replica	56.56		56.06		56.06		55.97		224.65	12
7	John Nastas	1997 Subaru WRX	58.60		55.41		56.84		54.13		224.98	13
41	Rami Brass	1965 MGB Roadster	57.38		56.31		56.14		56.66		226.49	14
33	Neil Richardson	2006 Suzuki Swift	57.37		56.56		56.22		56.47		226.62	15
44	Piotr Zmigrodzki	2000 Proton Satria	56.81		57.38		55.88		56.56		226.63	16
24	Mark Warner	1995 Subaru WRX	57.50		56.81		56.29		56.60		227.20	17
14	Craig Whiteley	1995 Subaru WRX	52.00	10.00	53.10		58.91		53.69		227.70	18
26	Wayne Flanagan	1998 Subaru WRX STi Type R	54.00		54.59		55.06		54.16	10.00	227.81	19
48	Chris Caruso	1976 Jaguar XJC	53.69		54.56		53.25	10.00	57.47		228.97	20
4	John Saunders	1983 Toyota Sprinter	55.85		54.25		54.66	10.00	54.81		229.57	21
36	Dean Trettel	2005 Mitsubishi EvoIX	53.56		53.19		53.19	10.00	61.28		231.22	22
42	Paul Dodds	1978 Triumph 2500 S	58.06		57.50		57.87		58.25		231.68	23
5	Craig Whiteley	1996 Suzuki Baleno	58.59		58.22		57.44		58.13		232.38	24
15	Betty Saunders	1983 Toyota Sprinter	57.75	5.00	58.06		57.56		56.97		235.34	25
25	Keith Hawley	1987 Holden Calais	60.35		59.59		60.00		59.22		239.16	26
46	Ben Johnson	2005 Toyota Corolla	59.97		60.00		59.97		60.00		239.94	27
6	John Dowson	2007 Porsche Cayman S	58.22		56.75		56.65	10.00	58.44		240.06	28
35	Bill Irvine	1974 Triumph TR6	60.87		60.53		59.85		59.60		240.85	29
32	Darren Wiese	1976 Holden Torana	61.19	10.00	56.90		56.22		56.62		240.93	30
28	Richard Manners	1989 BMW 325i	60.31		59.78		59.72		61.19		241.00	31
37	Mark Warner	1996 Suzuki Baleno	60.97		60.47		59.91		59.97		241.32	32
27	Kent Bloom	1983 Nissan Gazelle	62.41		59.41		60.25		59.43		241.50	33
11	Matthew Hall	2005 Holden Commodore SSZ	59.37		57.88		57.09	10.00	57.19		241.53	34
20	Noel Eddington	1984 Daihatsu Charade Turbo	59.69		59.31	5.00	59.10		59.60		242.70	35
13	Ron Fabry	1974 MGB	59.25		58.06		58.28		57.91	10.00	243.50	36
18	Russell Bryant	1965 Ford Mustang	62.04		60.84		60.72		61.50		245.10	37
10	Scott Allen	2003 Audi S3	58.91		60.31		58.28	10.00	58.65		246.15	38
29	Serge Petricevich	1993 Nissan Skyline GTR	63.44		62.06		61.50		61.53		248.53	39
38	Clinton Schmidt	1983 Holden C'dore Gp3 SS	63.10		62.46		61.90		61.34		248.80	40
47	Michael Benns	2002 Subaru WRX Sti	58.06		58.00	20.00	57.22		56.62		249.90	41
16	James Allen	1984 Porsche 911 Targa	61.41		59.72		60.06		59.28	10.00	250.47	42
2	Dale Rafferty	1989 Mazda MX5	62.31		60.84		60.72	10.00	62.88		256.75	43
9	Dean Flinkier	2005 Volkswagen Golf	67.69		66.09		65.37		66.03		265.18	44
45	Ross Bonsel	1982 Mazda 929	70.18		63.50	5.00	63.06		64.22		265.96	45
43	Nick Daniele	1965 Ford Cortina GT	67.03		68.53		65.22		65.40		266.18	46
1	David Pitcher	1977 MG B Roadster	68.44		67.12		66.47		67.00		269.03	47
8	John McIntosh	1960 Austin Healey Sprite	74.72	5.00	70.25	0.10	60.68		59.78		270.53	48
50	Ralph Thomas	1970 MGB Roadster	74.72		73.97		71.53		71.16		291.38	49

October 7 - Report

A full field of entries marked October's Superkhana - boosted by the Porsche Club being among the afternoon session. Lovely sunny weather combined well with the new course layout to make a most enjoyable day.  Comments about the course were very positive.

Among the wide variety of cars entered were several being driven by drivers new to the Superkhana.

Several cars had multiple drivers - notably the Trettel Evo8, with father and three sons using the car during the day - and to very good effect too. A look at the results tells that without the penalties that John and Laurie Trettel accrued, the Trettel family would have placed 2nd, 3rd, 4th an 5th place.

John Fowler drove well in an unfamiliar car and Grant Stephenson's result is more impressive considering his 'off' on his first run. Vince Troth's Fiat also performed well, his result being higher in the field that many might rate the rear wheel drive older style 2-litre car.

But hats off to Brad Kidd who drove consistently, smoothly and very quickly first time at the Speed Dome in his recently acquired Porsche GT3 to achieve the top place. Brad was also the only driver to break the 52 second mark - in his final run. Well done.

Congratulations also to all the class winners. Thanks too to our team of officials - Ian, Brock, Martin, Andy and Paul for their work throughout the day.

Results are shown below.

	Name	Car	1	Penalties	2	Penalties	3	Penalties	4	Penalties	TOTAL
41	Brad Kidd	2004 Porsche 911 GT3	52.83		52.44		52.42		51.91		209.6
19	Dean Trettel	2005 Lancer Evo9	54.84		54.23		53.28		53.53		215.88
39	Paul Trettel	2005  Lancer Evo9	53.87		54.61		54.02		54.61		217.11
51	John Fowler	2007 Porsche Cayman S	55.07		54.36		55.05		55.66		220.14
21	Rod Willis	1990 Mazda MX5 S/C	55.2		55.71		54.81		55.02		220.74
38	Grant Stephenson	1981 Mazda RX7 Turbo	62.79		52.9		53.06		53.03		221.78
34	Vince Troth	1979 Fiat 131 Abarth	56.62		55.48		55.87		56.68		224.65
1	Pete Corboy	1994 Mazda MX5	57.93		55.52		56.18		55.77		225.4
9	Brad Petricevich	1993  Nissan Skyline GTR	53.99		63.46	G	54.14		54.08		225.67
47	Bill Wright	1978 Porsche 911 SC	56.84		56.41		56.19		57.16		226.6
33	John Saunders	1983 Toyota Sprinter	55.58		54.78		55.8		60.65		226.81
6	John Trettel	2005  Lancer Evo9	55.34		53.94		54.34		63.33	J	226.95
53	Andrew Morris	2007  Porsche Cayman S	57.37		57.62		55.98		56.77		227.74
43	Jurgen Lunsmann	1990 Suzuki Swift Gti	57.68		56.7		57.25		56.56		228.19
54	Laurie Trettel	2005 Lancer Evo9	53.68		65.1	G	54.69		55.12		228.59
5	Steve Pummer	2006 Subaru WRX STi	53.21		52.39		69.75	3xC	54.16		229.51
20	Rami Brass	1965 MG B Roadster	57.22		56.54		57.3		58.56		229.62
36	Monica Kidd	2007  Porsche Cayman S	57.96		56.96		57.55		57.37		229.84
16	Ross Humphries	1971 MG B Roadster	59.61		58.54		58.27		58.12		234.54
15	Scott Allen	1983 Alfa Romeo GTV	54.5		60.97		60.39		59.69		235.55
40	John Paluch	1992 Porsche 968	66.56	G	56.8		55.93		56.33		235.62
10	Kevin Fitzmaurice	2003 Westfield	56.96		57.43		56.06		65.44		235.89
26	Piotr Zmigrodzki	2000 Proton Satria	66.25		56.88		56.35		57		236.48
18	Darren Wiese	1976 Holden Torana LX	56.44		57.42		66.97	2xC	56.15		236.98
23	Keith Hawley	1987 Holden Calais	60.04		58.85		59.19		58.91		236.99
37	Gary Faas	1991  Porsche 911 Carrera 2	61		58.81		58.6		58.98		237.39
14	Elliot Kirk-Burnnand	1992 Subaru Liberty	61.26		59.24		59.07		59.11		238.68
44	James Chiam	2006 Subaru WRX	62.35		60.12		59.47		58.69		240.63
13	Serge Petricevich	1993 Nissan Skyline GTR	61.2		60.46		60.44		58.88		240.98
31	Andrew Brown	2000 Lancer Evo 6.5	57.35		55.84		71.46	J, 1xC	56.43		241.08
17	Tim Kilby	2005 Fraser Clubman	60.31		59.26		63.87	1xC	58.85		242.29
46	Michael Wood	2005  Mazda MX5 Turbo	56.86		56.68		74.52	2xC	58.2		246.26
52	Craig Lampard	1995 Porsche 993 Carrera 2	59.15		68.86	G	58.45		60.62		247.08
55	Ian Garbutt	2000 Porsche Boxster S	70.85	G	58.67		58.83		59.26		247.61
8	Keith Smith	1976 Renault 12	63.66		61.7		61.51		60.78		247.65
56	John McIntosh	1960 Austin-Healey Sprite	62.51		62.9		61.41		61.35		248.17
32	Ray Galbraith	1983 Porsche 911 SC	61.15		69.75	G	59.03		58.79		248.72
29	Bruce Hawley	1999 BMW 740iL	63.36		62.36		62.23		62.55		250.5
25	Mark Pearson	1984 Alfa  Romeo 33 QV	59.98		60.08		71.09	2xC	59.43		250.58
50	Betty Saunders	1983 Toyota Sprinter	65.38	1xC	59.12		57.84		68.77	J	251.11
48	Colin Strickland	1986 Porsche 911	71.23	G	61.14		59.92		59.73		252.02
2	Craig Hawley	2001 Commodore SS	60.83		70.04	G	60.35		61.8		253.02
3	Mark Warner	1996 Suzuki Baleno	62.27		60.58		59.95		70.58	G	253.38
11	Wayne Flanagan	1998 Subaru WRX STi	86.75	WW	56.47		55.8		55.21		254.23
27	Ivan Michelsen	1969 MG C GT	64.28		62.06		62.88		65.23		254.45
42	Robyn Garbutt	2000  Porsche Boxster S	66.53		63.47		64.82		61.33		256.15
49	John Dowson	2007  Porsche Cayman S	71.52	G	59.6		67.45	G	58.54		257.11
24	Kent Bloom	1983 Nissan Gazelle	59.4		69.62	G	59.75		69.29	G	258.06
12	James Allen	1984 Porsche 911 3.2	72.72	G	62.14		63.03		60.47		258.36
4	Ron Fabry	1974 MGB	72.68	J	59.84		68.49	J	58.65		259.66
7	Mark Cherriman	2007  Commodore SS	65.45		61.68		60.1		72.62	2xC	259.85
35	Behnam Bordbar	2003  Porsche 996 GT3	54.57		94.24	DNF	55.79		55.6		260.2
22	Craig Charnley	2007 Westfield  2000	53.27		52.7		79.52	DNF	77.62	DNS	263.11
57	Ivan Thompson	2006 Subaru WRX	55.94		56.01		79.52	DNS	77.62	DNS	269.09
28	Michael Copely	2001 Honda S2000	86.75	WW	63.95		62.71		62.19		275.6
30	Richard Manners	1989 BMW 325	86.75	WW	63.34		63.09		62.73		275.91
58	David Heaton	2006 Porsche Turbo	56.65		64.81	G	79.52	DNF	77.62	DNS	278.6
45	Chris Gaudet	1988 Porsche 928S4	86.75	WW	89.24	G	73.53	G	63.45		312.97
59	Dave Thompson	2000 Holden Commodore	81.75	4xC	74.66	1xC	79.52	DNS	77.62	DNS	313.55

Photos copyright AEM 2007.  Don't forget to check for Dodgsun's photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodgsun/sets/72157602320579933/

Class winners:

    All up to 1985 up to 2-litres

            Vince Troth - 1979 Fiat 131 Abarth replica

    All up to 1985 over 2-litres

            Grant Stephenson - 1981 Mazda RX7 Turbo

    1986-2007 up to 2-litres

            Peter Corboy - 1994 Mazda MX5

    1986-2007 over 2-litres

            Brad Kidd - 2004 Porsche 911 GT3

    4WD Turbo class

            Dean Trettel - 2005 Mitsubishi Evo8

September 2 - Report

A lovely Father's Day afternoon saw a big field of entries start at the Speed Dome. A new course layout was run with a different start position, allowing for a smoother operation - and the course was very widely enjoyed by the drivers.

We had a very interesting mix of cars, spanning 1960 to 2007 model, and a good variety of cars among them. New to the event were several cars and drivers. Husband and wife team Betty and John Saunders brought up their recently purchased Toyota Sprinter from the south-west for the event and both drove well, with Betty beating John who had two garage penalties.

Victorian visitor Dev Raj drove Leslie Yin's Peugeot 306 Maxi, and convincingly beat the car's owner.

One new car which got a lot of attention on the day was Marc Drexel's Lancia Stratos recreation. Fitted with a Lancia twin-cam 2-litre engine, the impressively finished car proved a bit of a handful on its first time out, but showed that it will certainly be a potent vehicle once it's sorted. Marc achieved Spin of the Day.

A look at the results show a very impressive performance by Grant Stephenson driving his turbocharged 1981 Mazda RX7 - a win by a quarter of a century old 2-wheel drive car. Well driven! Vince Troth should be pretty pleased with his result in his recently purchased Fiat 131 too.  Congratulations to all the class winners.  And of course, thanks to the officials who helped out on the day.

Photos shown here copyright AEM 2007.

Dodgsun has some excellent photos from the day available to participants - visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodgsun/sets/72157601874208020/ - some examples are shown at the end of this report.

Class winners:

    All up to 1985 up to 2-litres

            Vince Troth - 1979 Fiat 131 Abarth replica

    All up to 1985 over 2-litres

            Grant Stephenson - 1981 Mazda RX7 Turbo

    1986-2007 up to 2-litres

            Dev Raj - 1995 Peugeot 306 Maxi

    1986-2007 over 2-litres

            Rod Willis - 1990 Mazda MX5 Supercharged

    4WD Turbo class

            Brad Petricevich - 1993 Nissan Skyline GTR

Superkhana September 2007 Results
No	Name	Car	Run 1	Penalties	Run 2	Penalties	Run 3	Penalties	Run 4	Penalties	TOTAL	Position
33	Grant Stephenson	1981 Mazda RX7 Series 2	49.35		49.2		48.37		48.77		195.69	1
32	Brad Petricevich	1993 Nissan Skyline GTR	48.37		47.9		47.92		52.89	C	197.08	2
10	Simon Lingford	2005 Mitsubishi Evo8	49.86		50.28		49.79		49.81		199.74	3
21	Rod Willis	1990 Mazda MX5 S/C	51.34		51.33		50.59		50.79		204.05	4
12	Vince Troth	1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Repl	52.09		51.45		51.62		51.71		206.87	Equal 5th
4	Behnam Bordbar	2003 Porsche 996 GT3	52.56		52.67		51.07		50.64		206.94	Equal 5th
22	Nick Verboon	2005 Mitsubishi Evo8	52.24		51.92		51.81		51.78		207.75	6
17	Trevor Allen	1978 Triumph TR7 V8	51.74		52.47		52.13		52.22		208.56	7
7	David Brittain	1990 BMW 325i	52.54		52.95		51.8		52.45		209.74	8
30	Dev Raj	1995 Peugeot 306 Maxi	52.94		52.8		52.45		51.73		209.92	9
18	Brendan Edwards	1988 Holden Walkinshaw	53.95		53.02		52.05		51.67		210.69	10
34	Andrew Brown	2000 Mitsubishi Evo6.5	52.81		52.72		52.95		52.39		210.87	11
20	George Cameron	1981 Triumph TR7 V8	50.77		50.45		59.98	G	50.01		211.21	12
8	Andy Hamilton	1981 Triumph TR8	53.94		53.49		52.37		51.6		211.4	13
26	Jarrod Ferrari	1991 Mazda MX5	52.95		53.35		52.63		53.33		212.26	Equal 14th
27	Darren Wiese	1976 Holden Torana	54.16		52.05		53.49		52.63		212.33	Equal 14th
28	Rami Brass	1965 MGB Roadster	54.83		52.77		52.17		53.26		213.03	15
24	Peter Anderson	1979 Triumph TR8	53.77		53.27		53.77		53.43		214.24	16
25	Betty Saunders	1983 Toyota Sprinter	55.36		53.7		52.29		52.98		214.33	17
1	Eoin Douglas-Smith	2007 Ford FPV GT-P	53.17		60.96	G	51.59		51.16		216.88	18
3	Tim Kilby	2005 Fraser Clubman	54.93		54.24		54.27		54.81		218.25	19
16	John Saunders	1983 Toyota Sprinter	60.33	G	49.9		50.38		58.69	G	219.3	20
9	Kevin Fitzmaurice	2005 Westfield Clubman	52.19		62.5	G	53.12		52.12		219.93	21
13	Leslie Yin	1995 Peugeot 306 Maxi	54		54.51		52.69		58.85	C	220.05	22
14	Bill Irvine	1974 Triumph TR6	56.22		56.2		54.6		55.05		222.07	23
37	Ben Cottam	1986 Toyota Starlet Turbo	57.47		55.86		55.78		55.64		224.75	24
31	Chris Caruso	1976 Jaguar XJC	77.79	WW	49.7		49.31		49.5		226.3	25
35	Michael Copley	2001 Honda S2000	58.75		56.91		55.34		55.87		226.87	26
23	John Cottam	1988 BMW M3	53.79		53.68		66.81	J	52.97		227.25	27
5	Nick Williams	1971 Alfa Romeo 1750GTV	58.29		57.82		58.34		58.28		232.73	28
19	Marc Drexel	1996 Lancia Stratos Rcrtn	72.79		55.03		55.56		53.99		237.37	29
11	John McIntosh	1960 Austin Healey Sprite	57.82		66.33	G	57.02		56.29		237.46	30
2	Nick Barratt	1989 Mazda MX5	60.08		66.08	G	55.93		55.7		237.79	31
36	Richard Manners	1989 BMW 325i	58.31		67.66		58.12		58.56		242.65	32
15	Alex Karatamoglou	2000 Hyundai Accent	55.94		54.32		76.13	DNF	64.38	G	250.77	33
29	Svetlana Verboon	2005 Mitsubishi Evo8	77.79	WW	56.98		71.13	2xC	54.08		259.98	34

 

Photos below from Dodgsun - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dodgsun/sets/72157601874208020/

August 5 -  Report

What a complete change from the miserable, wet weather of last month's Superkhana - a magnificent sunny day greeted competitors at the Midvale venue.

As usual there was a good variety of cars entered, with several new drives and a number of new cars driven by people who've been at the Speed Dome before. Vince Troth normally competes in his 1965 Renault 8 Gordini (and we've seen him out in his current model HSV once), but this Sunday we saw his newly acquired 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth replica performing. He was quite justifiably pleased with how the car went in its first event.

We hadn't seen Warwick Gates in an event for some time, but his appearance in a recently purchased  1997 Mazda MX5 race car showed us again what a skilled driver he is, achieving third fastest time overall, in a 1.8-litre normally aspirated car. Well done.

Andy Brown also put his newly purchased Evo 6.5 Tommi Makinen Edition to the test for the first time. 

It was good to see the big V8 cars being so well driven, with Chris Caruso (Jaguar), Paul Lowry (Commodore VT) and Darren Weise (Torana) each impressing.

Spin of the day would have to be the excursion by Peter Marsh in the silver RX7 which saw his car stuck in slightly too deep wet grass. No damage done, but he was soundly beaten in the day's results by Greg Weryk sharing a drive in the same car.

Looking over the results you can see that it was Dave Kendall's day. It was clear to everyone watching that he was putting in some stonking quick drives, achieving fastest time on three of the four runs. Graeme Martin's Lotus was the only other fastest run winner, Graeme's spin on his final run taking him out of contention.

The results show some pretty close competition, and most people improving their results with each run.

Congratulations to all the winners and our thanks to all the officials for their help on the day.

 

Class winners were:

All up to 1985 up to 2000cc - Vince Troth - 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth replica

All up to 1985 over 2-litres - Chris Caruso - 1976 Jaguae XJC 5.7

1986-2007 up to 2-litres - Warwick Gates - 1997 Mazda MX5

1986-2007 over 2-litres - Rod Willis - 1990 Mazda MX5 Supercharged

4WD Turbo Class - Dave Kendall - 1998 Mitsubishi Evo4

Results are shown below (revised - totals shown previously didn't include first run). 

SCORESHEET Superkhana August 2007
No.	Driver	Car	Run 1	Penalties	Run 2	Penalties	Run 3	Penalties	Run 4	Penalties	TOTAL
16	Dave Kendall	1998 Mistubishi Evo4	63.51		62.81		62.3		62.38		251
9	Brad Petricevic	1993 Nissan Skiline GTR	66.36		64.36		64.08		63.66		258.46
12	Ivan Thompson	1995 Subaru WRX	66.1		65.67		65.26		65.91		262.94
30	Warwick Gates	1997 Mazda MX5	66.43		66.36		65.56		64.75		263.1
25	Craig Whiteley	1995 Subaru WRX	66.47		70.9		64.4		63.94		265.71
31	Chris Caruso	1976 Jaguar XJC 5.7	68.18		66.19		65.91		65.63		265.91
18	Simon Lingford	1973 Datsun 240Z	67.73		66.5		66.45		66.91		267.59
8	Jennifer Kendall	2005 Mistubishi Evo8	66.37		67.76		66.77		67.63		268.53
7	Jurgen Lunsmann	1990 Suzuki Swift Gti	68.01		67.77		67.61		67.96		271.35
13	Rod Willis	1990 Mazda MX5 S/C	67.96		67.18		65.05		72.85		273.04
5	Graeme Martin	1998 Lotus Elise	64.64		62.78		63.86		85.87	DNF	277.15
3	Glyn Crimp	1996 Subaru WRX	74.75	G	67.57		67.24		69.24		278.8
6	Vince Troth	1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Rep	71.49		70.21		70.16		69.66		281.52
21	Ian Thomas	2005 Mistubishi Evo8	66.38		64.39		76.91	J	74.46	J	282.14
14	Rami Brass	1965 MG B Roadster	72.4		72.08		70.76		70.57		285.81
32	Andrew Brown	2000 Mitsubishi Evo 6.5	72.22		72.24		71.1		70.37		285.93
27	Paul Lowry	2000 Holden C'dore VT	70.61		68.1		78.87	G	68.56		286.14
2	Piotr Zmigrodzki	2000 Proton Satria	75.12		71.9		72.11		72.69		291.82
29	Michael Burman	1987 Toyota MR2	77.69		73.25		72.6		72		295.02
28	Greg Weryk	1993 Mazda RX7 Turbo	89.9	WW	70.68		67.65		67.59		295.82
23	Tim Kilby	205 Fraser Clubman	75		74.06		74.06		75.16		298.28
26	David Juett	1990 Toyota MR2	78.17		74.89		73.19		74.18		300.43
1	Ron Fabry	1974 MGB	76.35		72.96		78.67		72.78		300.76
24	Dale Rafferty	1989 Mazda MX5	76.82		76.41		74.31		75.56		303.1
19	Peter Marsh	1993 Mazda RX7 Turbo	70.36		78.23	C	86.03	DNF	75.96	G	310.56
22	Carl Steyn	1996 Toyota Supra Turbo	89.9	WW	83.87		72.03		70.19		315.99
20	Darren Wiese	1976 Holden Torana	89.9	WW	73.58		73.56		82.87		319.91
17	Kevin Dorn	1996 Subaru WRX	78.4		87.84	G	78.23		77.37		321.84
11	David Pitcher	1977 MG B Roadster	84.9		81.33		81.03		81.19		328.45

July 1 - Report

Particularly wet and miserable weather was the most memorable feature of the July Superkhana. The new course layout was universally admired and many competitors commented they'd look forward to driving the course in the dry.

After canvassing competitors, the officials decided it prudent to close the event early due to the terrible weather.

Congratulations to the class winners and overall winners - well driven under difficult conditions.

The chart below shows results by fastest overall time. Times for Run 3 are shown, however these are not counted in the results as not all cars ran the third event.

Particular thanks to all the officials who were out in the weather in such atrocious conditions.

Class winners were:

Up to 1985 up to 2-litres - Keith Smith - 1976 Renault 12

Up to 1985 over 2-litres - Simon Lingford - 1973 Datsun 240Z

1986-2007 up to 2-litres - Piotr Zmigrodzki - 2000 Proton Satria

1986-2007 over 2-litres -  Rod Willis - 1990 Mazda MX5 Supercharged

4WD Turbo Class - Brad Petricevic - 1993 Nissan Skyline GTR

No	Driver		Car		cc	Run 1	Penalties	Run 2	Penalties	Run 3	Penalties	Total	Outright
35		Brad Petricevic		1993 Nissan Skyline GTR	2600T	69.28		68.03				137.31	1
6		Jamie Lister		2000 Subaru WRX	2000T	69.31		68.22		66.18		137.53	2
23		Craig Whiteley		1995 Subaru WRX STi	2000T	71.68		67.94				139.62	3
19		Denis Conway		2005 Subaru WRX STi	2500T	70.28		70.53		75.10		140.81	4
39		Rod Willis		1990 Mazda MX5 S/C	1600S	72.50		69.14				141.64	5
18		John Fowler		2005 Mitsubishi Evo8	2000T	73.87		68.63				142.50	6
34		Simon Lingford		1973 Datsun 240Z	2800	73.53		70.68				144.21	7
30		Carl Steyn		1996 Toyota Supra Turbo	3000T	71.50		73.62				145.12	8
11		John Donohoe		2006 HSV R8	6000	73.75		71.85		70.42		145.60	9
33		David Brittain		1990 BMW 325i	2800	74.10		72.18				146.28	10
16		Eoin Douglas-Smith		2007 Ford FPV GT-P	5400	76.07		73.88		72.05		149.95	11
32		Behnam Bordbar		2003 Porsche 996 GT3	3600	78.19		73.05				151.24	12
3		Brendan Edwards		1988 Holden VL SS Group A	5700	77.75		73.78		70.00		151.53	13
21		Keith Smith		1976 Renault 12	1605	78.44		75.81		81.22		154.25	14
38		Rami Brass		1965 MG B Roadster	1800	77.34		77.56				154.90	15
37		Piotr Zmigrodzki		2000 Proton Satria	1600	77.06		77.91				154.97	16
20		Gary Faas		1991 Porsche 911 Carrera 2	3600	80.63		74.72		80.61		155.35	17
12		Monica Jakovich		2007 Porsche Cayman S	3400	80.13		77.41		72.90		157.54	18
24		Colin Strickland		1986 Porsche 911	3200	82.47		77.13		90.20		159.60	19
22		Mark Warner		1996 Suzuki Baleno	1800	81.12		78.72		79.58		159.84	20
14		Robin Garbutt		2000 Porsche Boxster S	3200	77.97		82.13		81.78		160.10	21
27		Serge Petricevic		1993 Nissan Skyline GTR	2600T	80.71		81.50				162.21	22
8		Steve Vojkovic		1994 Porsche 968CS	2990	78.19		75.35	Garage	72.43		163.54	23
1		John Paluch		1992 Porsche 968	3000	78.91	Garage	75.91		73.78		164.82	24
2		Jason Brotherson		1988 Walkinshaw Commodore	5700	85.62		79.37		80.33		164.99	25
9		Ron Fabry		1974 MG B Roadster	1950	85.53		79.56		75.44		165.09	26
28		Derek Pegg		1989 Porsche 911	3600	83.50		82.12				165.62	27
7		Ivan Michelsen		1969 MG C GT	2912	85.53		81.31		81.40		166.84	28
10		Troy Smallacombe		2004 Ford XR6 Turbo	4000T	83.00		85.85		79.92		168.85	29
17		Darren Wiese		1976 Holden Torana	5000	83.81	Garage	78.28		82.18		172.09	30
29		Kevin Dorn		1996 Subaru WRX	2000T	86.59		86.29				172.88	31
25		Michael Siddaway		1978 MGB GT	1800	87.43		86.65				174.08	32
4		Nick Williams		1971 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV	1779	89.90		85.88		83.52		175.78	33
15		Roland Prince		1993 Peugeot 405 Mi16	1905	83.97	Garage	86.25		86.45		180.22	34
40		Mitch Ladyman		1999 Alfa Romeo GTV6	3000	86.81		83.81	Garage			180.62	35
31		David Pitcher		1977 MGB Roadster	1798	98.37		88.74				187.11	36
36		Dianne Pegg		1989 Porsche 911	3600	98.65		93.58				192.23	37
26		Nathon McLaren		2007 Subaru WRX STi	2500T	69.18		D N F
5		Zac Caudo		1980 Holden VC Brock	5000	DNS
13		Deryck Graham		1995 Porsche 968 Turbo RS	3000T	DNS

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February 4 - Report, Results & Photos

The motor sport year started well for the big group of competitors in the first Superkhana of the year. While Perth had been experiencing very hot weather, the day turned out to be fine, with a good breeze. As usual, we had an interesting mix of cars, as well as several new competitors in the field.  It was BMW 325i day with five drivers behind the wheels of these E30 models.

A changed course layout was used again, and officials reported positive comments from several competitors.

Congratulations to Jamie Lister for his winning drive - it's always good to watch someone controlling their car so well. Dave Eustace's MG Midget (with a turbo Nissan engine) was a potent performer and highest placed of the two-wheel drive cars. But probably most impressive was the consistently quick Peter Harper in the 1955 MG TF Roadster. OK, the car has very little TF left in it, with a lightweight body and modified MGB running gear - but a very impressive result nonetheless.

Other points of note - Spin of the Day would be Simon Ridgewell's neat spin, driving the same TF. Piotr Zmigrodski let his boss drive his Satria rally car, and face the question of who should be allowed to beat whom... It was great top see Chris Caruso's big Jaguar on course again, doing well as the largest car in the field on the day. Behnam Bordbar was trying out his newly acquired Porsche GT3 "completely different to the 911 and 964" he has campaigned previously.

And 3 Renaults in the field - it must be decades since that's happened in Perth. There was a time that the French marque featured in many a motor sport event in Australia - even winning the Australian Rally Championship.

Results are below.

10	Jamie Lister	2000 Subaru WRX STi	68.53		68.82		68.14		68.66		274.15
22	Simon Lingford	2005 Mitsubishi  Evo8	70.31		69.51		69.05		69.31		278.18
16	Dave Eustace	1961 MG Midget Turbo	73.94		71.72		70.84		71.44		287.94
1	Danny Cerro	2004 Subaru WRX STi	71.79		77.22	C	71.15		70.12		290.28
32	Peter Harper	1955 MG TF	72.96		73.33		72.21		72.19		290.69
29	Behnam Bordbar	2003 Porsche 911 GT3	74.31		72.18		73.52		72.9		292.91
33	Andy Hamilton	1981 Triumph TR8	75.85		73.33		72.21		72.19		293.58
30	Rod Willis	1990 Mazda MX5 S/C	76.16		74.13		72.84		72.22		295.35
20	Trevor Allen	1978 Triumph TR7 V8	73.72		73.97		74.18		74.09		295.96
13	Chris Caruso	1976 Jaguar XJC V8	80.65	G	70.25		70.55		75.98	C	297.43
7	David Brittain	1990 BMW 325i	73.84		72.53		73.03		78.13	C	297.53
35	Jurgen Lunsmann	1990 Suzuki Swift Gti	74.93		74.15		74.43		74.19		297.7
15	Piotr Zmigrodski	2000 Proton Satria Rally	75.22		76.38		74.97		74.59		301.16
18	Rami Brass	1965 MGB Roadster	75.69		75.5		75		75.4		301.59
6	Noel Eddington	1984 Daihatsu Charade	76.58		75.5		75.65		75.91		303.64
24	Simon Ridgewell	1955 MG TF	74.47		82.28		73.59		73.87		304.21
11	Vince Troth	1965 Renault 8 Gordini	76.97		75.91		76.13		76.1		305.11
5	Jim Seymour	1994 BMW M3	76.35		78.19		76.5		76		307.04
21	Rod Randall	1998 Renault  Spider	79.84		77.34		76.79		77.5		311.47
14	Colin Bonney	1989 BMW 325iS	75.06		86.03	G	78.28		75.47		314.84
25	Gary Dorn	1989 BMW 325iS	80.62		79.44		77.17		77.72		314.95
26	Barry Faulds	2000 Proton Satria	81.19		78.93		77.81		80.22		318.15
8	Ron Fabry	1974 MGB Roadster	79.62		77.4		76.81		85.94	G	319.77
12	Keith Smith	1976 Renault 12	83.06		80.68		80.53		80.19		324.46
28	Andrew Brown	1988 Mazda RX-7 Turbo	84.66		82.15		79.75		78.78		325.34
34	Neil Richardson	2006 Suzuki Swift	79.94		84.1	C	88	G	78.54		330.58
2	Nick Williams	1971 Alfa Romeo 1750GTV	82.72		82.66		83.1		93.63	G	342.11
31	Craig McLennan	1983 Alfa Romeo Alfasud	82.18		82.03		97.19	C	81.97		343.37
19	Craig McLennan	1979 Alfa Romeo Sprint	87.25		84.18		90.35	C	84.01		345.79
27	Richard Manners	1989 BMW 325i	89.13		86.18		82.44		91.68	G	349.43
9	Kevin Dorn	1989 BMW 325iS	89.69		90.56		88.87		88.16		357.28
4	Adam Johnson	2004 Mitsubishi Evo8 MR	67.22		102.19	DNF	102.19	DNS	102.19	DNS	373.79
17	Ivan Michelsen	1969 MG C GT	86.56		86.07		102.19	DNS	102.19	DNS	377.01

Class winners:

All Up to 1965 - Dave Eustace - 1961 MG Midget Turbo

1966-1985 Up to 2-litres - Noel Eddingtton - 1984 Daihatsu Charade GTi Turbo

1966-1985 Over 2-litres - Andy Hamilton - 1981 Triumph TR8

1986-2007 Up to 2-litres - Jurgen Lunsmann - 1990 Suzuki Swift GTi

1986-2007 Over 2-litres - Behnam Bordbar - 2003 Porsche 911 GT3

4WD Turbo Class - Jamie Lister - 2000 Subaru WRX STi

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