2011 Superkhanas

Including MG Car Club Motorplex day and Dowerin Dirt Superkhana

December 18 - The Last Blast Superkhana

A great day at the Speed Dome saw full fields for both morning and afternoon sessions. As always, there was a wonderful mix of cars competing. There can't be many events where a Triumph Herald goes head to head with a V8 Commodore Ute! Great to see eighteen different marques participating.

Hard luck award has to go to George Stanley, driving his lovely restored 1968 Mini. On his second run he got a flat tyre - went home to fix it and arrived back just as the last car finished. He went to have his last two runs, and first lap out got another flat tyre! And they were brand new tyres. Not to be discouraged, the Superkhana first-timer says  he's hooked and will be back again.

There was some spectacular driving during the day - not all of it accurate, but some certainly was. A record 7 cone penalty was achieved by a certain white Commodore ute... Congratulations to our winners - extremely well driven runs against tough competition.

Entries are open for our January 29th Superkhana. Again, we'll be using a long-course layout, with morning and afternoon sessions. Note the start time is 30-minutes later. An innovation is that results will be calculated on the best 3 out of 4 runs. Be sure to get your entry in early so you don't miss out - these events are strictly limited to 25 cars per session and do sell out.

Last Blast Superkhana                                   December 18  2011 - Outright for the Day

 Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties Total Outright
8 David Glover 2007 Lotus Turbo 7 Clubman 74.38   73.03   73.79   73.90   295.10 1
110 Robert Badivuk 2009 Mitsubishi EvoX 76.26   74.22   73.70   73.92   298.10 2
114 Craig Stott 2000 Subaru WRX 75.58   75.59   75.91   75.10   302.18 3
106 Jamie Taylor 2000 Subaru WRX 74.95   75.97   76.53   75.28   302.73 4
105 Joe Douglas 1994 Mazda MX5 Clubman 76.02   75.95   76.71   76.69   305.37 5
13 Paul Dodds 1970 Triumph 2.5PI V8 78.55   76.96   75.88   76.46   307.85 6
103 Mitchel Clarke 1996 Subaru WRX STI Type RA 80.41 Cone 75.68   76.40   76.31   308.80 7
10 Les Eather 1989 Westfield SEi 78.89   77.54   76.60   77.00   310.03 8
14 Scott Allen 1993 Subaru Liberty RS Turbo 78.11   77.34   77.72   77.92   311.09 9
9 Trevor Allen 1978 Triumph TR7 V8 78.85   77.43   78.45   78.73   313.46 10
111 Bruce Hawley 1989 Nissan Skyline GTR 88.08 2  cones 76.24   76.61   74.61   315.54 11
116 Glen Renshaw 2008 Holden SSV Ute 77.76   77.46   82.63   78.45   316.30 12
1 Bob Schrader 1964 MGB Roadster 77.87   76.61   76.65   86.30 Garage 317.43 13
101 Kevin Fitzmaurice 1997 Lotus Elise 80.94   79.27   79.00   78.49   317.70 14
19 Geoff Weir 1994 Subaru Impreza WRX 84.44 Garage 74.30   75.00   83.97 Garage 317.71 15
2 Andy Hamilton 1981 Triumph TR8 80.31   79.67   79.62   80.13   319.73 16
15 Rami Brass 1966 MGB Roadster 81.49   80.33   79.84   79.33   320.99 17
24 Darryl Bourne 2009 Mazda RX8 80.20   81.07   81.38   81.09   323.74 18
121 John Webb 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera 88.39   78.48   79.01   79.53   325.41 19
4 Bill Irvine 1978 Triumph TR7 V8 86.38   80.55   80.76   79.08   326.77 20
20 Chris Kirkhouse 1989 Westfield SEi 84.57   81.46   80.67   80.88   327.58 21
7 James Saint 1971 MG Midget 82.38   82.14   81.28   82.35   328.15 22
18 Greg Willimott 1973 Triumph TR6 79.13   92.28 2 cones 79.17   79.21   329.79 23
119 Richard Cox 1988 Toyota MR2 88.55   80.40   81.31   80.92   331.18 24
123 Ross De Boer 2006 Suzuki Swift 82.73   82.60   82.91   83.08   331.32 25
124 Rod Orb 2005 Mazda MX5 Turbo 87.88   85.16   82.20   81.41   336.65 26
113 Joseph Coombe 1995 Nissan Skyline R33 86.88   84.54   83.87   84.55   339.84 27
112 Keith Woollard 1988 Toyota MR2 79.88   79.71   100.52 4 cones 80.27   340.38 28
23 Baden Kirk-Burnnand 2003 Mercedes-Benz SLK32 AMG 82.87   83.59   93.06 Garage 82.83   342.35 29
12 Peter Sargeant 1970 Ford Cortina GT 86.51   90.12   83.39   83.43   343.45 30
102 Justin Clayton 1989 Peugeot 205 GTI 85.91   85.45   86.19   86.00   343.55 31
5 Ron Carterton 2001 Mazda RX7 Series 8 Bathurst 87.77   85.70   84.20   86.00   343.67 32
115 Steve Pfeiffer 2008 Ford Focus XR5 81.46   91.00 2 cones 91.68 Garage 80.63   344.77 33
118 Jay Richardson 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo7 102.15 WW 84.84   79.39   79.40   345.78 34
3 Richard Zuiderduyn 1974 Toyota Corolla RE35 86.84   86.24   86.63   86.24   345.95 35
122 Michael Stinson 2006 Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart 102.15 WW 82.52   81.74   81.04   347.45 36
107 Wayne Steffe 1994 Nissan NXR Coupe 84.66   84.74   94.38 Garage 84.98   348.76 37
104 Joshua Rao 1995 Toyota MR2 85.49   87.26   88.21   96.14 Cone 357.10 38
117 Colin Glastonbury 2004 Holden Monaro CV8 93.23   89.76   89.04   87.67   359.70 39
17 Jeanette 2010 Mitsubishi EvoX 85.92   98.38 WW 84.86   93.13 Garage 362.29 40
125 Simon Rough 2003 Subaru WRX STI 88.38 2 cones 87.96 Garage 112.06 WW 77.96   366.36 41
11 Paras Hatsiyiannakis 1984 BMW 318 E30 98.01 Cone 89.62   89.73   89.15   366.51 42
16 Rodney Vance 1978 Triumph TR8 Hornet 75.28   98.38 DNF 97.06 DNS 98.54 DNS 369.26 43
22 Ben Nash 1973 Mazda RX2 84.06 Cone 91.54   97.06 DNS 98.54 DNS 371.20 44
21 Andrew Sargeant 1970 Ford Cortina GT 96.94   97.50 Cone 89.71   87.96   372.11 45
6 Stan Stokell 1962 Triumph Herald 97.67   93.38   92.06   93.54   376.65 46
109 Russell Nobbs 2000 Holden Commodore Ute 90.92 Cone 92.34 Garage 120.34 7 cones 88.67 Cone 392.27 47
108 George Stanley 1968 Morris Mini 97.15   94.76 DNF 107.06   96.14 DNS 395.11 48

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November 6 - Long-Course Superkhana

In spite of dire weather predictions we struck lucky and had a dry day for our November long-course Superkhana.

Even with our limit of 25 cars for a Long-Course event, we got our usual fantastic variety of cars entered, with 14 different marques represented, spanning 1964 to 2010. Unusually we had very few all-wheel-drive cars entered.

There was plenty of great driving witnessed - a couple of harmless spins and some excellent car control. Very entertaining - and the usual friendly atmosphere among all the competitors and spectators.

David Glover continued his success after the MG Car Club Motorplex Day we ran, taking out first place again - well done. Jurgen Lunsmann has clearly got the hang of his hot new Suzuki, coming second on the day. Bob Schrader proved the age of yiour car isn't  necessarily a handicap, bringing the oldest car in the event home in third place. Congratulations to all.

A big thank you to our team of officials on the day - Helen, Rubin, Ian, Martin and Tim.

More photos and results below.

Entries are now open for our Last Blast Superkhana (on December 18th). It will also be a Long-Course, with separate morning and afternoon sessions and a limit of 25 cars per session. A great opportunity to blow out the cobwebs before Perth shuts down for the holidays...

Long Course Superkhana                  November 6 2011 Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties TOTAL Outright
15 David Glover 2007 Lotus 7 Turbo 74.77   73.47   72.84   73.01   294.09 1
19 Jurgen Lunsmann 1993 Suzuki Swift Gti 73.46   74.40   76.54   78.34 Cone 302.74 2
17 Bradley Dullard 2010 Mitsubishi EvoX 78.28   77.08   75.77   75.87   307.00 3
2 Bob Schrader 1964 MGB Roadster 78.54   77.21   75.90   75.73   307.38 4
7 Neil Richardson 2006 Suzuki Swift 85.37 JS 76.52   75.02   74.65   311.56 5
9 Joe Douglas 1994 Mazda MX5 Clubman 79.14   77.07   77.85   77.58   311.64 6
21 Ian Fahl 1973 Ford Escort 81.05   80.73   80.09   80.57   322.44 7
1 Paul Helm 1970 Ford Escort Mk1 81.22   91.46 Cone 76.81   76.38   325.87 8
24 Mike Stinson 2006 Mistubishi Colt Ralliart 81.42   81.84   81.78   81.90   326.94 9
6 Andrew Reid 1981 Porsche 924 85.04   83.25   82.83   82.72   333.84 10
13 James Saint 1971 MG Midget 85.01   83.31   82.55   83.04   333.91 11
22 Darryl Bourne 2009 Mazda RX8 83.33   83.77   84.22   84.02   335.34 12
23 Baden Kirk-Burnnand 2003 Mercedes-Benz AMG SLK32 84.14   84.18   83.71   84.84   336.87 13
16 Justin Clayton 1989 Peugeot 205 GTI 83.92   84.71   84.57   85.26   338.46 14
14 Ross Mathewson 2007 Lotus Elise Turbo 81.42   82.13   78.19   97.47 WW 339.21 15
10 John Giolitto 2002 Nissan 200SX 85.17   82.84   89.57   82.00   339.58 16
18 Ross de Boer 2006 Suzuki Swift 84.74   93.04 Garage 83.00   83.28   344.06 17
25 David Thompson 1987 Honda CRX 92.20 2 cones 92.62 Garage 81.59   80.55   346.96 18
20 Dylan Thompson 1987 Honda CRX 90.04   87.54   86.18   85.21   348.97 19
4 Keith Smith 1976 Renault 12 Gordini 90.99   86.97   86.98   85.69   350.63 20
5 Josh Brown 2001 Nissan S15 79.52   79.13   99.43 DNS 97.47 DNS 355.55 21
3 Jeanette 2010 Mitsubishi EvoX 96.54   90.80   86.31   85.91   359.56 22
12 Joshua Rao 1997 Toyota Soarer 89.01   96.11 Cone 96.75 Garage 87.16   369.03 23
8 Brad Martin 1980 Datsun 1200 Turbo 94.98   98.29 WW 94.43   92.47   380.17 24
11 David Pitcher 1977 MG B Roadster 97.49   93.29   93.15   102.22 Garage 386.15 25

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October 30 - MG Car Club Motorplex Day

A great day was enjoyed by a full field of entrants at this year's event. An excellent mix of cars was among the entrants. A few cars succumbed to mechanical woes, including Tony Lucente's turbocharged Fiat 124 racing car, which we were all looking forward to seeing perform on the drag strip... Thanks to all the officials who assisted on the day. Results are shown below. In the meantime, here are some photos from the day.

MGCC MOTORPLEX 2011  

30th October 2011

 Motorkhana Times Drag Times Sprint Times Total Times Outright
6 David Glover Lotus 7 Replica 2007 1998 119.81 51.39 174.95 346.15 1
44 Rodney Vance Triumph TR8 1978 4600 130.97 53.89 180.17 365.03 2
22 Andrew Murray Lotus Elise 1998 1998 125.82 58.37 181.12 365.31 3
19 Vito Forte BMW M3 1988 2500 133.47 67.52 169.50 370.49 4
48 Andrew Graham Lotus Elise 2002 1800 130.61 57.98 184.00 372.59 5
41 Bob Schrader MGB Roadster 1965 1800 124.93 65.48 184.18 374.59 6
20 Trevor Allen Triumph TR8 1978 4600 129.05 57.49 189.16 375.70 7
43 Paul Dodds Triumph 2.5PI V8 1971 3900 144.47 53.50 182.44 380.41 8
24 Tony Ford MGB Roadster 1961 1870 131.60 64.24 189.91 385.75 9
32 Andy Hamilton Triumph TR8 1981 3900 137.64 59.02 193.49 390.15 10
8 Jeremy Wearn Mazda RX7 2002 1300RT 135.41 54.43 201.07 390.91 11
42 Greg Willimott Triumph TR6 1973 2498 133.51 66.94 195.46 395.91 12
28 Rami Brass MGB Roadster 1966 1800 136.35 68.50 191.58 396.43 13
46 Bill Irvine Triumph TR7 1978 3900 136.97 57.73 204.13 398.83 14
40 John McIntosh Austin-Healey Sprite 1960 1600 150.74 60.46 191.37 402.57 15
34 Troy Hunter Mini Cooper S 1965 1275 137.27 67.20 198.49 402.96 16
3 Willem Passchier Holden Thunder 2007 6000 144.22 56.32 203.83 404.37 17
12 Ross Mathewson Lotus Elise 2007 1998T 137.31 52.63 216.01 405.95 18
23 Dave Williams Ford Escort 1970 1558 143.25 66.64 196.46 406.35 19
21 Geoff Jagoe Clubman 2004 1600 151.22 59.13 199.11 409.46 20
58 Rod Quinn Nissan GTR R35 2009 3800T 154.68 51.18 203.94 409.80 21
16 Shawn Moore MG Midget 1967 1380 145.06 63.32 207.83 416.21 22
26 Peter Degabriele Lotus Exige 2005 1800T 156.63 55.89 208.10 420.62 23
33 Ray Miles Mini 1275  GT 1971 1293 136.49 65.85 219.93 422.27 24
37 Dennis Fair MGB Roadster 1976 1798 139.16 73.42 212.67 425.25 25
31 David Hansen MGB GT 1980 3500 149.64 63.83 213.19 426.66 26
52 David Ashby MGB Roadster 1967 1798 161.93 56.71 216.06 434.70 27
25 Todd Quinn Formula Ford 1978 1600 133.31 75.90 225.72 434.93 28
30 Michael Lang Standard 10 1954 1296 154.31 66.57 217.20 438.08 29
14 Paul Durrant MG Midget 1971 1275 149.28 78.00 214.92 442.20 30
17 Jenny Cameron Ford Escort 1980 2000 151.07 73.74 217.60 442.41 31
13 Syd Sunter-Smith MGB Roadster 1963 1798 142.89 73.61 227.69 444.19 32
51 Kerren Stokes MGF 1998 1800 154.56 70.91 220.64 446.11 33
18 Ron Fabry MGB Roadster 1974 1978 155.64 71.80 219.69 447.13 34
27 Mike Gallagher MGA 1960 1800 152.24 71.16 224.51 447.91 35
56 Robert Briggs MGB Roadster 1966 1800 152.69 74.07 225.71 452.47 36
50 Peter Pelham MGB Roadster 1969 1860 162.51 76.39 215.55 454.45 37
10 Ivan Olsen Alfa Giulia Super 1966 1600 165.19 71.11 218.59 454.89 38
29 Allan Newton MG TF 1955 1466 153.36 78.96 225.76 458.08 39
4 Jonathan Durrant HSV GTO Coupe 2005 6000 142.76 79.75 236.31 458.82 40
36 Rick Barnett MG Midget 1967 1380 166.88 66.33 226.41 459.62 41
15 Nick Hunt-Davies MG TF 2002 1800 154.12 67.36 238.43 459.91 42
5 Laszlo Wachtel Arrow Clubman 2010 1600 168.24 72.41 222.30 462.95 43
54 David Pitcher MGB Roadster 1977 1798 157.93 78.81 236.83 473.57 44
2 Richard Gusterson MGB Roadster 1972 1798 162.97 76.80 234.78 474.55 45
53 Robin McIver MGB GT 1971 1800 172.09 78.37 229.39 479.85 46
1 Kevin Ball MGB Roadster 1973 1798 171.79 76.56 232.68 481.03 47
39 Tony Brett Austin-Healey Sprite 1962 1600 169.48 69.90 246.19 485.57 48
45 David Ward Porsche 911 1977 3168 177.18 79.59 253.69 510.46 49
49 Ben Turner MGB GT 1969 1978 175.84 86.64 255.06 517.54 50
57 Tony Lucente Fiat 124 Sport 1970 1995T 181.04 92.12 277.95 551.11 51
55 Arthur Wallis Austin-Healey 100/4 1956 2700 195.10 92.63 271.02 558.75 52

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August 28 - WRX Club Superkhana

Perfect sunny weather greeted participants for the WRX Club's Long-Course Superkhana. Their cars, and those of invited guests performed very well throughout the event, though there was a high number of garage penalites. There were no wrong ways and only one car spun in an event widely enjoyed by all drivers. Congratulations to Steve Metlitzky whose newly supercharged Lotus performed extremely well, to take first place outright. Steve Pummer in his well-sorted WRX STi came in second. Well done to all, and thanks to the officials who helped out on the day. Results are posted below.

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Speed Dome Long Course Superkhana August 28 2011 Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties TOTAL Outright
21   Steve Metlitzky   2004 Lotus Elise 75.17   73.80   73.88   73.68   296.53 1
11   Steve Plummer   2006 Subaru WRX STi 75.48   74.16   74.79   74.71   299.14 2
13   Craig Bartle   1999 Lotus Elise 80.16   77.02   75.36   75.85   308.39 3
7   Simon Bate   2006 Subaru WRX STi 79.46   77.12   76.91   76.79   310.28 4
4   Mick Goodman   2006 Subaru WRX STi 80.70   76.77   79.09   78.87   315.43 5
22   Chris Parker   1999 Subaru WRX 75.93   86.36 Garage 77.12   76.67   316.08 6
14   Christopher Lim   2008 Mitsubishi Evo 10 79.74   80.03   79.80   79.38   318.95 7
6   Gary Jeavons   2006 Subaru WRX STi 79.64   86.80 Garage 77.90   75.76   320.10 8
1   Linc Sporne   2000 Subaru WRX 80.35   81.50   79.97   79.32   321.14 9
2   Andrew Graham   2002 Lotus Elise 82.76   80.64   79.95   79.87   323.22 10
16   Adrian Jurcevic   2010 Subaru WRX 83.37   81.19   79.80   79.01   323.37 11
12   Tony Wilks   2002 Subaru WRX STi 80.56   78.08   87.96 Garage 76.98   323.58 12
9   Ian Clarke   2006 Subaru WRX STi 83.32   80.65   79.36   80.80   324.13 13
20   Matt Davis   2001 Subaru Liberty B4 80.54   89.30 Garage 78.79   78.46   327.09 14
23   Ken Strain     2010 Mitsubishi EvoX 84.76   82.76   82.13   80.20   329.85 15
3   Alex Butler   2000 Subaru WRX 79.27   92.61 Cone & Gge 77.05   83.56 1 Cone 332.49 16
8   James Willton   1991 Subaru Liberty 82.04   80.45   81.30   89.68 Garage 333.47 17
15   Justin Hyde   2011 Misubishi Evo 10 87.07   83.56   82.35   83.02   336.00 18
18   Ben Mitchell   2000 Subaru WRX 93.19 2 Cones 81.97   80.93   80.29   336.38 19
17   Craig Woodman   1995 Porsche 968 89.74   108.52 Garage 79.64   78.80   356.70 20
10   Chris Richmond   2010 Subaru WRX 97.26   92.62   91.30   90.47   371.65 21
5   Tony Morton   2005 Renault Clio 82.73   124.29 1 Cone 83.18   82.09   372.29 22

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July 31 - New Long-Course Superkhana

A new format was trialed at our first Long-Course Superkhana which saw a large number of entries, sufficient to have morning and afternoon sessions, given that we limited the number of entries to smaller groups.

The middle of winter always runs the risk of a wet event, and whilst we're often very lucky, the clouds opened up a couple of times. Nonetheless most runs were done in the dry in both sessions, and we saw some impressive drives and car control. We only had a few spins and one car go far enough off the track to need towing out - but it drove back to the pits - a little mud spattered. Thanks to the Jeep driver Tony Henry who kindly towed the car out.

We had 21 different brands of car represented in the field. As you can see below, we had everything from a 1954 Standard 10 to a brand new Alfa Romeo Giulietta entered in our inaugural Long-Course Superkhana.

Interesting to see that two front wheel drive cars headed the results - well done! Congratulations to Tsung Lee for his second outright win at the Speed Dome. Glen Renshaw did well in the big Holden Ute to come top of the rear wheel drives too. Scott Allen seems to have got things together in his Subaru Liberty, posting a best yet result. And well done Sharon Payne, from the GTI Girls team - 7th place.

Thanks to our crew of officials - Ian, Martin, Brock, Natalie, Dana, Priscilla, Terry, Tim and Paul who braved the weather.

Speed Dome                            Long Course Superkhana                  July 31st 2011 Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties TOTAL Out-right
37   Tsung Lee 1992 Honda Civic 78.87   74.56   74.88   75.02   303.33 1
26   Neil Richardson 2008 Suzuki Swift 78.04   76.85   75.49   75.19   305.57 2
45   Robert Badivuk 2008 Mitsubishi Evo X 75.96   74.77   83.68 Garage 74.27   308.68 3
3   Dennis Heller 2004 Mitsubishi Evo 8 MR 79.22   79.64   77.53   74.40   310.79 4
43   Scott Allen 1993 Subaru Liberty RS 82.39   78.37   77.78   78.60   317.14 5
41   Sharon Payne 2001 Mitsubishi Evo 7 86.47   80.77   77.65   77.42   322.31 6
33   Glen Renshaw 2008 Holden Comm VE SS Ute 81.26   78.59   79.67   82.91   322.43 7
18   Vince Troth 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Replica 87.08   81.96   78.72   77.17   324.93 8
42   Paul Helm 1970 Ford Escort 83.12   80.83   82.84 Cone 79.48   326.27 9
2   Paul Dodds 1971 Triumph 3.9 Sedan 85.08   82.21   81.73   78.43   327.45 10
32   Steve Pfeiffer 2008 Ford Focus XR5 85.03   81.81   81.23   81.02   329.09 11
8   Rodney Vance 1978 Triumph TR8 Hornet 93.34 Garage 81.73   79.90   75.92   330.89 12
19   Craig Stott 2000 Subaru WRX 96.53 Jumped Start 80.95   77.36   76.69   331.53 13
47   Steve Metlitzky 2009 Renault Clio Sports 86.30   83.89   81.67   81.31   333.17 14
31   Rubin Sadique 1986 BMW M325i 86.00   88.08 Cone 81.49   80.91   336.48 15
34   Hugh Kennedy 2000 Caterham Super 7 90.74   82.82   83.12   80.65   337.33 16
49   Craig McLennan 2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 84.73   83.76   83.86   85.59   337.94 17
1   Kevin Fitzmaurice 1997 Lotus Elise 89.21   86.78   83.59   79.06   338.64 18
36   Nick Strates 1996 Subaru WRX STi RA 84.35 Cone 84.84 Garage 74.76   96.45   340.40 19
20   Greg Willimott 1973 Triumph TR6 93.48   86.13   81.90   80.08   341.59 20
5   Andy Hamilton 1981 Triumph TR8 88.91   86.96   85.92   80.20   341.99 21
29   Ross de Boer 2006 Suzuki Swift 89.44   85.31   84.48   83.42   342.65 22
10   Keith Woollard 1988 Toyota MR2 90.42   86.15   84.25   82.10   342.92 23
16   David Glover 2007 Lotus 7 Clubman 89.37   87.40   84.20   82.66   343.63 24
44   Mike Stinson 2006 Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart 91.27   85.71   85.12   84.23   346.33 25
15   Bill Irvine 1978 Triumph TR7 V8 93.61   86.84   84.30   81.81   346.56 26
13   Trevor Allen 19?? Triumph TR8 93.83   88.50   84.45   80.11   346.89 27
17   Richard Cox 1988 Toyota MR2 91.41   87.90   85.13   82.77   347.21 28
14   James Saint 1971 MG Midget 93.81   87.54   86.16   84.54   352.05 29
48   Olan Hodnett 1971 Ford Escort 90.65   88.49   86.44   87.43   353.01 30
28   Matt Wisniewski 1993 Nissan Skyline 93.16   89.44   87.63   86.20   356.43 31
25   Cindy Troth 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Replica 95.03   91.14   85.78   84.59   356.54 32
46   Owen Le May 1993 BMW M5 Touring 85.91   95.73 Garage 84.09   94.01 Garage 359.74 33
23   George Cameron 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 88.65   91.77 Cone 79.78   101.31 DNF 361.51 34
50   Shaun Johnston 1976 Ford Escort Mk2 98.38   88.53   88.14   88.79   363.84 35
24   Rami Brass 2007 Nissan Skyline 94.59   91.04   86.07   96.31   368.01 36
35   Ron Carterton 2001 Mazda RX7 Bathurst 97.43   95.12 WW 88.72   86.90   368.17 37
4   Mark Trowell 2003 Alfa Romeo GTV 97.79   92.83   90.66   88.06   369.34 38
9   Michael Lang 1954 Standard 10 107.79 Garage 91.06   90.04   87.82   376.71 39
12   Justin Clayton 1989 Peugeot 205 GTI 102.20   96.81   92.07   85.69   376.77 40
11   Darren O'Neill 1977 Holden Gemini Coupe 101.90   95.55   98.83 Garage 84.86   381.14 41
6   Andrew Reid 1981 Porsche 924 106.40 Garage 95.94   94.43   90.60   387.37 42
38   Ross Bonsel 1997 Westfield Clubman 110.94   90.12   87.22   103.69 Garage 391.97 43
22   Bruce Hawley 1989 Nissan Skyline GTR 107.20 DNF 101.81 DNS 99.43 DNS 101.31 DNS 409.75 44
39   Michael Strates 1996 Holden HSV GTSR 99.32   85.21   82.90   168.00 Garage& 4 cones 435.43 45
40   Russell Speake 1986 Rover SD1 115.94 DNF 95.12 DNS 93.72 DNS 143.45 DNS 448.23 46

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July 3 Superkhana

We were very lucky to have a sunny morning for our first winter Superkhana, following several days of rain. For the first run the track was still damp from early morning rain, but a dry line developed quickly and by the second run the track was quite dry.

And we also enjoyed a brilliant variety of cars entered - 22 different makes in all. Where can you see or be in an event with cars as diverse as a Hillman Hunter, supercharged Lotus Elise, mid-engined Fiat 500 competition car, BMW M3, Porsche 911, Alfa Romeo 75, Mitsubishi EvoX, V8 Triumph sedan and a Bugeye Sprite?

There was some exceptional driving - even though there were some slight 'offs' onto the grass - most notably when Mario Monachino got the little Fiat stuck in the grass - which a small push from the officials overcame.

A big thank you to our officials - Natalie, Martin, Ian and Brock.

Results are now shown below. Congratulations to Robert Badivuk for his outright win. Among notable results are 5th place to Lance Carwardine in his mid-engined Suzuki Hatch and Paul Dodd, who brought his Triumph sedan to 6th place on its maiden voyage with a V8 engine installed. Steve Metlitzky will be pleased with 4th place given that his car was running badly due to a mystery electrical gremlin. And a herculean effort by Tsung lee in his front wheel drive Honda Civic to take out second place. Well done all.

Speed Dome Superkhana                  July 3 2011 Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties TOTAL Out- right
44   Robert Badivuk 2008 Mitsubishi Evo X 46.64   45.88   45.21   44.27   182.00 1
39   Tsung Lee 1992 Honda Civic 47.13   45.08   45.54   45.18   182.93 2
25   Craig Stott 2000 Subaru WRX 49.83   46.33   45.82   46.77   188.75 3
45   Steve Metlitzky 2004 Lotus Elise 50.13   47.34   46.42   45.74   189.63 4
42   Lance Carwardine 1981 Suzuki Hatch 50.40   47.77   47.52   46.46   192.15 5
20   Paul Dodds 1971 Triumph Mk2 51.11   48.72   46.96   46.96   193.75 6
38   Chris Ince 1997 Nissan Skyline  49.01   48.13   48.92   47.77   193.83 7
21   George Cameron 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 52.75   47.47   47.57   46.49   194.28 8
32   Andy Hamilton 1981 Triumph TR8 50.72   48.57   47.25   47.95   194.49 9
27   Angus McKay 1991 Toyota MR2 51.76   48.78   48.72   47.62   196.88 10
22   Jamie Taylor 2000 Subaru WRX 48.42   45.81   56.26 Garage 46.58   197.07 11
31   Ben Nash 1973 Mazda RX2 50.04   47.55   47.02   53.23   197.84 12
35   Marcus Stevenson 1988 BMW M3 51.98   49.30   48.48   48.59   198.35 13
4   Andrew Murray 1998 Lotus Elise Sport 53.06   49.09   48.47   47.99   198.61 14
40   Kevin Fitzmaurice 1997 Lotus Elise 53.03   49.25   48.64   47.72   198.64 15
17   Luca Giorgella 1968 Fiat 500 53.61   49.36   48.16   48.02   199.15 16
11   Rob Osbourne 2002 Subaru WRX 51.38   49.61   49.36   49.55   199.90 17
41   Bill Irvine 1978 Triumph TR7 V8 52.13   49.88   49.07   48.90   199.98 18
37   James Morgon 1992 Daihatsu Charade 50.85   50.33   50.42   49.40   201.00 19
19   David Glover 1982 Porsche 911 53.44   49.53   49.00   49.07   201.04 20
29   Wade Saunders 1990 Volkswagen Golf GTI 51.72   50.11   49.80   50.03   201.66 21
16   John McIntosh 1960 Austin Healey Sprite 53.87   51.33   47.97   48.74   201.91 22
33   Kyle Makin 1975 Ford Escort Mk1 53.13   49.74   49.56   49.51   201.94 23
28   Ross Humphrys 1971 MG B 54.79   50.22   49.65   49.96   204.62 24
36   Rami Brass 1966 MGB Roadster 54.92   50.52   49.98   49.26   204.68 25
43   Darren O'Neill 1977 Holden Gemini Turbo 52.49   53.77   49.33   49.51   205.10 26
8   Ron Carterton 2010 Volkswagen Polo GTI 53.78   51.47   50.29   50.18   205.72 27
3   Richard Cox 1988 Toyota MR2 53.24   53.88   49.80   51.08   208.00 28
10   Ross de Boer 2006 Suzuki Swift 55.67   53.25   51.89   51.10   211.91 29
12   Bob Schrader 1964 MG B Roadster 64.54 Garage 50.39   48.71   48.38   212.02 30
2   Justin Clayton 1989 Peugeot 205 GTI 56.43   51.68   53.20   50.80   212.11 31
30   Terry Reynolds 1975 Ford Escort Mk2 56.69   52.62   52.38   51.10   212.79 32
13   Rubin Sadique 1988 BMW M318 52.76   60.61 Garage 50.51   50.46   214.34 33
7   Vince Troth 1981 BMW 323i 53.00   49.57   48.38   64.95 DNS 215.90 34
34   Jason Pickering 2001 Ford Falcon Ute 51.70   52.63   52.67   61.22 Garage 218.22 325
24   Michael Kennedy 2000 Caterham Super 7 67.88   51.26   49.99   51.63   220.76 36
6   Andrew Reid 1981 Porsche 924 58.65   55.27   53.95   53.42   221.29 37
18   Dave Williams 1970 Ford Escort 54.19   55.00   51.38   62.17 Garage 222.74 38
1   Keith Woollard 1981 Alfa Romeo 75 60.99   54.81   54.10   55.79   225.69 39
15   Paras Hatsiyiannakis 1984 BMW 318i 60.39   56.82   55.07   54.34   226.62 40
26   Mario Monachino 1968 Fiat 500 52.05   48.10   62.21 Garage 64.95 DNF 227.31 41
14   Matt Wisniewski 1993 Nissan Skyline R 33 60.63   72.09 DNF 56.92   54.98   244.62 42
9   Brooke Williams 1970 Ford Escort 65.84   67.09   55.88   55.97   244.78 43
5   Howard Moses 1969 Chrysler Hunter 67.12   61.15   59.63   59.95   247.85 44
23   Rob Van Den Berg 1981 BMW 323i 64.58   59.55   67.51 Garage 64.95 DNS 256.59 45

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GaragePro Superkhana April 10 2011- Report, Results & Photos

A special invitation event, the GaragePro Superkhana attracted an interesting mix of vehicles. The bulk of the cars were various models of Lotus - Elises of all types, Esprit Turbos, Europa S, plus a trio of Lancia Delta Integrales, some French hatchbacks - Renault, Peugeot and Citroen, plus a BMW 335i and a Porsche GT3. The Citroen was probably the first ever diesel vehicle to compete at the Speed Dome "It's very different to drive to the WRX STi". said Denis Conway of his usual competition car "and probably a couple of hundred horsepower down."

It was great to see some of the classic Lancia Integrales on the track. Matt Venetis brought out his ultra rare Integrale which is from the very last batch made. The Lotus Europa S of Paul Medcraft is a very rare beast too.

The day began with a driver training period where all participants had some on-track training. Many of the competitors were first-timers, so the advice was well taken. A big thank you to the instructors. And also to the team of volunteer officials on the day.

Graeme Martin put in some blinding laps in his early Elise, with some tail-out driving as he exited some of the corners. The brutal black Porsche GT3 of Daren Deen was obviously a handful, but sounded great as the exhaust blatted on the exit of corners.

Congratulations to the class winners - each of whom receive some excellent car detailing products from GaragePro.

Position Name Vehicle Total inc Penalties Fastest Lap Car #  
1 Graeme Martin 1998 Lotus Elise 209.06 51.38 1 Top Lotus
2 Dean Clark 2009 Lotus Elise SC 217.10 52.78 17  
3 Craig Bartle 1999 Lotus Elise 222.43 55.18 16  
4 Andrew Graham 2002 Lotus Elise 222.71 54.96 23  
5 Kevin Fitzmaurice 1997 Lotus Elise 223.55 55.70 5  
6 Paul Medcraft 2008 Lotus Europa S 225.88 54.99 9  
7 Richard Cooper 2006 Lotus Elise 226.10 55.49 7  
8 Steve Metlitzky 2009 Renault Clio 228.62 56.66 4 Top French Car
9 Mathew Venetis 1995 Lancia Delta Integrale FE 230.41 56.64 22 Top Integrale
10 Ross Mathewson 2007 Lotus Elise 231.74 57.30 10  
11 Daren Deen 2005 Porsche GT3 232.45 55.13 14 Top German Car
12 Tino Lionetti 1989 Lancia Delta Integrale 234.57 56.44 20  
13 Justin Clayton 1989 Peugeot 205 GTI 234.79 57.96 6  
14 Tony Morton 2005 Renault Clio 236.45 56.45 2  
15 Lawrence Olivier 1994 Lotus Esprit S4 Turbo 237.72 57.79 15  
16 Kirsten Graham 2002 Lotus Elise 239.95 58.58 18  
17 Tony Linton 2008 BMW 335i 240.50 59.47 19  
18 Timo Karhunen 2007 Peugeot 207 GTI 240.53 58.89 13  
19 John Learmonth 2005 Lotus Elise 240.90 56.63 12  
20 Denis Conway 2008 Citroen C4 242.79 59.74 3  
21 Colin Williams 2003 Renault Clio  246.46 61.03 11  
22 Michael Bierton 1994 Lotus Esprit S4 Turbo 247.07 57.78 21  
23 Francesco Polizzi 1990 Lancia Delta Integrale 261.05 63.05 8  

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MG CAR CLUB SUPERKHANA March 6th - Report, Results & Photos

After a record-breaking hot spell entrants were greeted by a lovely sunny day for the MG Car Club's Superkhana day. With one late withdrawal, there were 29 cars entered and a good mix among them. The 1955 MG TF which Allan Newton bought 44 years ago put up a good showing - as did the electric converted version of the same model which Glen George entered. The MGs covered most models including an Rv8 and modern mid-engine models.

There was a good mix of non MGs entered as well, spanning clubmans to a modified Standard 10 to a Lotus Elise. Paul Odden's lovely Ferrari Dino 246GT created a lot of interest, as well it should.

There were some car which suffered mechanical issues - unusual for such a day - one broken axle, a core plug blown out and a clutch suffering... all on MGs.

The course included a new loop at the southern-most corner which seemed to have good support from the drivers, putting a completely new complexion on a corner often used in Superkhanas at this venue.

Andrew Murray drove very cleanly in his Lotus Elise to claim his first ourtight placing in a Superkhana. Vince Troth took out second place (with his cousin sharing the car, visiting from the UK taking 7th in his first Superkhana). The turbocharged Clubman of David Glover took third while Paul Blank competing in his first ever Superkhana came fourth. First of the MGs was Bob Schrader in fifth place, narrowly ahead of Rami Brass - both in early MGB Roadsters. Congratulations to the place-getters and thanks to the officials who helped out on the day.

MG Car Club Superkhana                  March 6th 2011

 Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties Total Times Outright Placings
5 Andrew Murray 1998 Lotus Elise 55.85   53.80   55.53   53.01   218.19 1
8 Vince Troth 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth 55.16   54.58   54.70   54.65   219.09 2
16 David Glover 2007 Clubman Turbo 55.84   56.62   56.42   57.50   226.38 3
30 Paul Blank 1990 Mazda MX5 56.97   57.43   57.48   56.32   228.20 4
24 Bob Schrader 1964 MGB Roadster 59.93   57.19   57.15   57.14   231.41 5
20 Rami Brass 1966 MGB Roadster 58.12   57.44   59.17   57.47   232.20 6
23 Russell Baker 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth 66.52   57.67   58.00   56.50   238.69 7
15 Evan Jones 1981 Lotus Super 7 Replica 64.35 Cone 54.71   64.23 Garage 55.69   238.98 8
18 Jonathan Durrant 2001 PRB Clubman 53.52   53.28   62.94 Cone 71.19 DNS 240.93 9
10 Craig Scott 1995 MG RV8 62.35   59.80   60.60   59.75   242.50 10
14 Michael Lang 1954 Standard 10 61.80   61.51   61.86   61.48   246.65 11
9 Paul Durrant 1971 MG Midget 57.99   58.89   58.68   71.19 DNS 246.75 12
6 John McIntosh 1960 Austin Healey Sprite 77.86 WW 55.82   58.31   56.16   248.15 13
12 Richard Simons 1964 Morris Mini 62.36   64.16   61.44   62.30   250.26 14
27 Peter Hagarty 1992 Nissan Silvia 59.01   59.97   70.39 Garage 61.31   250.68 15
29 Paul Odden 1972 Ferrari Dino 246GT 69.33   70.34 Cone 58.80   57.95   256.42 16
25 David Pitcher 1977 MGB Roadster 65.41   64.93   63.85   62.96   257.15 17
26 Tony Brett 1965 MG Midget 59.99   81.77 WW 58.74   59.59   260.09 18
19 Glen George   1955 MG TF Electric 67.84   64.96   65.02   63.61   261.43 19
11 Kerren Stokes 2006 MGF 68.91   66.16   63.45   64.80   263.32 20
28 James Hopper 1970 MG Midget 60.23   60.75   71.85 DNS 71.19 DNS 264.02 21
4 Nick Hunt-Davies 2002 MG TF 72.86   65.34   63.32   62.91   264.43 22
13 Allan Newton 1955 MG TF 68.55   66.99   65.72   65.70   266.96 23
2 Richard Gusterson 1972 MGB Roadster 68.62   67.09   66.37   65.80   267.88 24
21 Jessica Brass 1996 Mazda 323 72.76   68.51   66.85   66.19   274.31 25
7 Ben Turner 1970 MG Midget 67.34   65.49   71.85 DNS 71.19 DNS 275.87 26
3 Ross Humphreys 1968 MGB GT 61.96   76.77   71.85 DNS 71.19 DNS 281.77 27
22 Robert Briggs 1964 MGB 66.66   81.77 DNS 71.85 DNS 71.19 DNS 291.47 28
1 Ron Fabry 1961 MG Midget 77.86 DNF 81.77 DNS 71.85 DNS 71.19 DNS 302.67 29

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DOWERIN DIRT SUPERKHANA February 20th - Report, Results & Photos

We had a fantastic day at Dowerin, with a very interesting cross-section of cars entered spanning a Hillman Imp to a Mitsubishi Evo. The Armenti family proudly debuted their latest competition car, a 'sturdy' Volvo 360GLT, which featured some spectacular decorations - see the photos below. And the O'Hara/Stean entry of a $250 Toyota Corona performed beyond expectations... The weather was kind to us, with an overcast day. The smooth dirt surfaces (they vary depending on each 'street') proved grippy in some areas and quite slippery in others. Nonetheless the two courses worked very well, with some opportunities to explore the handling of cars and limits of driving skill.

It was all tremendous fun, with lots of positive comments from competitors throughout the day and afterwards. A highlight was when Mr Whippy turned up - no not a description of someone's driving style, but an ice cream van. The townfolk of Dowerin pitched in with food and drinks and the mobile grandstand was full all day. Our thanks to the Shire and the Dowerin Car Club for their assistance with putting the event together and making the visitors all feel welcome.

Andrew Mawson drove exceptionally well - and without the aid of knobbly tyres managed to take out the top spot. Graeme Morey, sharing Andrew's car also drove really well, considering his lack of experience in the car. Several girls entered. Natalie Blank drove her first event in a manual car. and first event in the supercharged Mazda - and even managed a couple of spins. Sharon Payne drove fast until her car was sidelined. Some racetracks have a corner named "Hell Corner" - well, now Dowerin's course has "Helen's Corner". And the little Volvo also dislodged a street sign on its last lap...

Another of the 'novice' drivers, Joshua Armenti (Murray's son) drove the Volvo with gusto and displayed considerable skill. Seems like he'd previously been in the passenger seat of a car going sideways rather a lot. Well done. There can be little doubt that the ABBA tape playing in the cassette player would have helped.

Russell Speak's big Rover went surprisingly well for a big car not usually connected to dirt driving. And local boy Jason Pickering entered his Falcont ute and drove like he uses dirt roads every day.... maybe he does, but it was impressive watching him lap the courses. The Datsun rally car entered by father and son Les and Shane Eather also impressed with sideways action all day. And having won its class in the MG Car Club Concours d'Elegance the previous day, James Saint's well-driven Midget was not quite so clean by the day's end.

A big thank you to our key officials Ian Mann and Martin McCoy for their work during the day.

Results appear below. Congratulations to all the drivers - but especially the winners...

It looks likely that we'll be holding another Dirt Superkhana at Dowerin on the Theos' Run weekend on April 16th - details will be advised soon.

Dowerin -  February 20th 2011 Class Course 1 Run 1 Penalties Course 1 Run 2 Penalties Course 1 Run 3 Penalties Course 2 Run 1 Penalties Course 2 Run 2 Penalties Total Outright
10 Andrew Mawson 1999 Subaru WRX D 71.77   70.17   70.09   67.82   67.53   347.38 1
13 Shane Eather 1977 Datsun 200B E 75.53   72.92   75.48   71.01   71.26   366.20 2
12 Nick Strates 1996 Subaru Impreza STi RA D 73.98   76.59   73.94   72.34   71.45   368.30 3
2 Les Eather 1973 Datsun 200B E 77.84   75.99   75.27   73.15   71.33   373.58 4
21 Graham Morey 1999 Subaru WRX D 72.62   72.23   71.37   71.56   90.88 WW 378.66 5
9 Jason Pickering 2001 Ford Falcon Ute A 77.29   76.48   77.37   75.26   72.27   378.67 6
16 Sharon Payne 2001 Misubishi Evo D 75.27   72.63   79.40   78.67   75.45   381.42 7
25 Doug Smith 1996 Subaru WRX E 84.30   78.28   76.05   72.01   73.90   384.54 8
1 Murray Armenti 1987 Volvo 360GLT A 80.49   79.01   79.22   75.61   74.76   389.09 9
5 Russell Speak 1986 Rover SD1 A 80.04   79.09   82.01   73.93   74.75   389.82 10
3 Keith Woolard 1988 Toyota MR2 A 80.20   79.90   77.60   76.83   75.59   390.12 11
20 Dave Stean 1984 Toyota Corona A 81.29   78.93   82.14   76.05   75.61   394.02 12
8 Jurgen Lunsmann 1990 Suzuki Swift Gti Turbo A 76.44   76.43   76.53   92.57 WW 73.84   395.81 13
11 Joey Armenti 1987 Volvo 360GLT A 81.50   79.54   80.21   78.10   77.36   396.71 14
6 Andrew Reid 1998 Nissan 200 SX A 82.85   81.34   79.49   79.26   78.36   401.30 15
4 Julian O'Hara 1984 Toyota Corona A 99.71   77.91   76.21   74.70   75.12   403.65 16
19 David Pilbeam 1967 Hillman Imp A 79.84   79.34   80.31   92.57 WW 76.03   408.09 17
15 James Saint 1971 MG Midget A 80.48   82.13   97.90 WW 76.59   75.74   412.84 18
26 Paul Blank 1990 Mazda MX5 A 80.87   80.79   80.99   92.57 WW 79.36   414.58 19
22 Michael Buba 1987 Volvo 360GLT A 84.30   81.78   84.22   79.80   90.63 1 cone 420.73 20
18 Joshua Armenti 1987 Volvo 360GLT A 85.13   86.04   85.28   84.57   83.28   424.30 21
17 Richard Cox 1988 Toyota MR2 A 79.12   110.38 WW 97.90 WW 75.54   74.83   437.77 22
23 Helen Lunsmann 2001 Misubishi Evo D 84.30   110.38 DNF 82.34   92.57 DNS 90.88 DNS 460.47 23
14 Natalie Blank 1990 Mazda MX5 A 112.20   105.38   92.90   87.57   85.88   483.93 24

Andrew Mawson has sent through this Youtube footage of one of his runs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLUofhQdG20

"To Paul and his hard working band of officials and organizers,

 Thank you for an absolutely awesome day of dirt track driving, the event was run and organized excellently. After driving in today’s event in my Falcon ute I am sure that I will be able to convince many of our local guys and girls to get involved in future driving events in Dowerin.

Thank you again for a fantastic day and congratulations on an excellent event.

 Cheers

 Jason Pickering"

"Hi Paul, Natalie, Ian, et al,
 
Once again a fantastic day out, a big thank you to all who made it so. A real mug of hot tea as well, heaven for us Jocks.....
 
...The dirt track was great for a change and I would be more than happy to do more 'off road' trials and certainly looking forward to next year.
In the meantime a huge thank you to everyone involved again and roll on the Classic Challenge.
 
Cheers
Andrew

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SUPERKHANA & ALL-GIRLS EVENT February 6 - Report, Results & Photos

A windy but fine morning greeted a big field of competitors at our first Superkhana for the year. The event was combined with an All-Girls Motorsport event, which saw a driver training session take place prior. We had a great field again, with an eclectic mix of cars entered - spanning a 1954 Standard 10 (which isn't quite standard...), through a good mix of 1970s cars to several Lotuses and some pretty potent AWD turbo cars. 20 different makes of car in all.

A big thank you to the team of instructors - Steve Metlitzky, Franz Esterbauer, John Fowler, Denis Conway, Bruce Robins, Vince Troth and Jurgen Lunsmann. The feedback from the girls was enthusiastic and positive. It was clear to see a great deal of improvement from some of the drivers, and incremental improvement in the others.

Also, thanks to the team running the day, Ian Mann, Linda Bailie, Paul Cooper, Leanne Doust, Andy Hamilton and Natalie Blank.

Below are some photos and the day's results. Well done to all.

See the quote from on of the girls below.

First place getter was Franz Esterbauer, closely followed by Robert Badivuk, both in Mitsubishi Evos. Neatly splitting them and the next pair of Evo drivers was Steve Metlitzky in his supercharged Lotus Elise. Well done to all. A very impressive result was posted by the highest placed of the girls - Shannon Dittmer, who got 12th place outright. Excellent! Results are below, with the girls results shown separately.

NEXT SUPERKHANA - Dowerin Dirt Superkhana - February 20    A brilliant, fun and safe way to explore the handling of your car and test your driving skills. An excellent surface with great courses. Come along and enjoy some of the country hospitality the people of Dowerin will be turning on for us. If you've never done a dirt event, here's your chance for the most fun event you've ever done - you'll be smiling all the way home! 

All-Girls Results Class Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties Total Outright
2 Shannon Dittmer 2005 Mitsubishi Evo L 49.77   50.99   49.16   49.40   199.32 1
1 Megan Liddle 1999 Subaru Impreza L 52.06   50.46   49.84   51.10   203.46 2
5 Sharon Payne 2001 Mitsubishi Evo7 L 48.65   57.97 Garage 47.94   48.97   203.53 3
14 Helen Lunsmann 1990 Suzuki Swift GTI Turbo L 52.50   51.32   50.88   49.73   204.43 4
10 Ilka Heller 2004 Mitsubishi Evo 8 MR L 53.95   53.29   53.71   52.97   213.92 5
7 Cindy Troth 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Replica L 53.39   54.39   53.68   52.53   213.99 6
6 Carly Liddle 1999 Subaru Impreza L 52.86   55.10   54.03   52.64   214.63 7
8 Nicole Armstrong 1996 Subaru Impreza STi RA L 51.72   61.57 Garage 53.35   52.53   219.17 8
9 Susan Metlitzky 2008 Volkswagen Golf GTi L 55.38   54.81   54.66   54.84   219.69 9
11 Joselyn Van Eerden 1999 Nissan Pulsar SSS L 55.28   55.94   55.45   55.82   222.49 10
3 Jessica Forward 1999 Subaru WRX L 56.58   56.64   57.07   56.88   227.17 11
13 Steph Leach 1999 Subaru Impreza L 77.28 WW 52.68   53.64   51.78   235.38 12
15 Madelin Kirkhouse 2004 Renault Clio Sport L 59.22   55.51   65.52 Garage 56.15   236.40 13
4 Fiona Reid 1989 Mazda MX5 L 67.28   65.69   64.10   66.29   263.36 14

Superkhana  February 6th 2011 Class Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties Total Outright
48 Franz Esterbauer 2005 Mitsubishi Evo9 M 45.39   45.74   45.93   46.02   183.08 1
25 Robert Badivuk 2008 Mitsubishi Evo 10 M 47.59   46.29   46.64   46.63   187.15 2
30 Steve Metlitzky 2004 Lotus Elise S/C M 46.73   46.96   47.24   47.51   188.44 3
41 Dennis Heller 2004 Mitsubishi Evo 8 MR M 48.30   47.76   47.97   48.23   192.26 4
34 Simon Gunson 2001 Mitsubishi Evo 7 M 46.99   47.25   48.76   49.39   192.39 5
47 Jurgen Lunsmann 1990 Suzuki Swift GTI Turbo M 48.27   48.23   48.12   48.08   192.70 6
46 Rodney Vance 1976 Triumph TR8 Hornet M 48.31   48.76   48.33   48.23   193.63 7
38 John Fowler 1979 Porsche 911 Targa M 48.30   48.91   48.52   48.22   193.95 8
44 Denis Conway 2005 Subaru WRX STi M 48.86   49.01   48.46   48.34   194.67 9
36 Vince Troth 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Replica M 49.14   49.00   48.97   49.36   196.47 10
29 Richard Cooper 2006 Lotus Elise  M 49.39   49.09   49.26   48.94   196.68 11
2 Shannon Dittmer 2005 Mitsubishi Evo L 49.77   50.99   49.16   49.40   199.32 12
49 Paul Dodds 1971 Triumph 2.5.PI M 49.96   50.58   49.97   50.20   200.71 13
18 Neil Richardson 2006 Suzuki Swift M 54.47 Cone 48.55   48.98   48.91   200.91 14
21 John McIntosh 1960 Austin Healey Sprite Mk1 M 50.59   50.69   49.82   50.02   201.12 15
54 George Cameron 1971 Triumph TR7-V8 M 51.52   49.56   50.15   49.92   201.15 16
27 Andy Hamilton 1981 Triumph TR8 M 50.39   50.21   50.30   50.66   201.56 17
19 Bruce Hawley 2000 Nissan GTR Skyline R34 M 47.67   47.44   48.78   58.48 Garage 202.37 18
1 Megan Liddle 1999 Subaru Impreza L 52.06   50.46   49.84   51.10   203.46 19
5 Sharon Payne 2001 Mitsubishi Evo7 L 48.65   57.97 Garage 47.94   48.97   203.53 20
37 Keian Guy 2000 Subaru Impreza M 56.68 Garage 49.42   48.61   49.01   203.72 21
14 Helen Lunsmann 1990 Suzuki Swift GTI Turbo L 52.50   51.32   50.88   49.73   204.43 22
23 David Glover 2007 Clubman M 51.52   51.50   51.06   51.07   205.15 23
50 Rami Brass 1966 MGB Roadster M 50.88   51.39   51.32   51.68   205.27 24
28 Bill Irvine 1978 Triumph TR7 V8 M 51.49   51.01   51.59   51.46   205.55 25
53 Keith Woollard 1988 Toyota MR2 M 52.91   52.62   51.83   51.02   208.38 26
17 Justin Clayton 1989 Peugeot 205 GTI M 51.98   52.42   52.69   52.49   209.58 27
51 Piotr Zmigrodzki 1995 Subaru Impreza WRX M 50.53   50.14   49.69   60.46 Garage 210.82 28
16 Kevin Fitzmaurice 1997 Lotus Elise M 50.89   50.19   60.02 Garage 50.09   211.19 29
22 James Saint 1971 MG Midget M 52.74   52.74   52.58   53.20   211.26 30
39 James Allen 1984 Porsche 911 Targa M 53.84   53.27   52.27   53.19   212.57 31
32 Scott Allen 1994 Subaru Liberty RS M 50.68   51.70   50.38   60.05 Garage 212.81 32
10 Ilka Heller 2004 Mitsubishi Evo 8 MR L 53.95   53.29   53.71   52.97   213.92 33
7 Cindy Troth 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Replica L 53.39   54.39   53.68   52.53   213.99 34
24 Richard Cox 1988 Toyota MR2 M 54.62   53.87   52.78   53.25   214.52 35
6 Carly Liddle 1999 Subaru Impreza L 52.86   55.10   54.03   52.64   214.63 36
35 Darren O'Neill 1977 Holden TC Gemini Coupe M 53.32   54.30   53.02   54.24   214.88 37
33 Ross Mathewson 2007 Lotus Elise M 55.45   54.44   53.18   53.07   216.14 38
20 Andrew Reid 1999 Nissan 200SX M 54.62   54.63   54.25   54.53   218.03 39
8 Nicole Armstrong 1996 Subaru Impreza STi RA L 51.72   61.57 Garage 53.35   52.53   219.17 40
9 Susan Metlitzky 2008 Volkswagen Golf GTi L 55.38   54.81   54.66   54.84   219.69 41
11 Joselyn Van Eerden 1999 Nissan Pulsar SSS L 55.28   55.94   55.45   55.82   222.49 42
43 Stuart Bunt 2003 Mazda RX8 M 55.84   56.03   56.70   54.89   223.46 43
45 Kjel Schnecker 1993 Nissan Pulsar GTiR M 58.99   55.38   55.08   55.41   224.86 44
42 Michael Lang 1954 Standard 10 M 57.87   56.61   56.14   56.09   226.71 45
3 Jessica Forward 1999 Subaru WRX L 56.58   56.64   57.07   56.88   227.17 46
40 Jason Baker 1993 Nissan Pulsar M 61.46   56.57   54.76   54.38   227.17 47
52 Kevin Guy 2000 Subaru Impreza M 55.54   55.46   54.64   63.28 Garage 228.92 48
13 Steph Leach 1999 Subaru Impreza L 77.28 WW 52.68   53.64   51.78   235.38 49
15 Madelin Kirkhouse 2004 Renault Clio Sport L 59.22   55.51   65.52 Garage 56.15   236.40 50
31 David Bruinsma 2001 Holden Commodore M 53.66   65.34 Cone 61.70 DNS 61.09 DNS 241.79 51
26 Timothy Kilby 2005 Fraser Clubman M 50.72   104.39 3 cones 50.45   50.11   255.67 52
4 Fiona Reid 1989 Mazda MX5 L 67.28   65.69   64.10   66.29   263.36 53

A quote emailed from one of the girls who participated:

"Another great day! Thanks for all your effort in putting it together.
I really enjoyed myself, especially when I remembered that my car had brakes and I stopped driving like, dare I say it, a girlie girl!
I think my times improved by about four seconds over the course of the day. That is enough to make anyone happy.
It has only taken three outings, but I now get what the instructors are saying when they talk about "driving lines".
I can actually see the lines and looking back at some video footage taken by a spectator, I can see where and when I was trying to put the car on the track to set myself up for entry into corner A so that I could exit corner B really fast."

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