MG Car Club of South Australia

SERAFINO WINES (formerly McLarens on the Lake)
Kangarilla Road, McLaren Vale

Assembly from 11.00am
Would appreciate set up as soon as possible after that time.
Picnic Lunch, BYO everything - or Serafino have a Restaurant
Judging of best Club Display
Followed by MSCA 2011 Motorsport Award Presentations approx. 1pm
MGCC 2011 Motorsport Award Presentations

Re Perpetual Award for Best Club Display – Display must have a theme

Proposed that MGCC celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the MGB so it would be appreciated if those members with an MGB, to bring them along.
Front Display :- semi circle of MGBs, with 50th Anniversary Birthday Banner.
(Looking for some of the ‘post shaped bollards’ that we can use to resemble candles, to put behind each MGB. Does anyone know where where can obtain approx 10-12 of these?)
Supporting MG vehicles display behind this with decorations of balloons and streamers, preferably gold for 50th Anniversary.

Open to all MGCC Members, and we would love to see as many members there as possible.

**MOTORKHANA MARCH 11th

BIG W DISTRIBUTION CENTRE, MONARTO

This event is being organized by the MGCC and we will require several volunteers

Entry Fee to MGCC members only is Complimentary i.e. Free

Come n Try Component: This non-competitive section of the event is designed to give inexperienced and new participants the opportunity to partake in motorsport in a safe and controlled environment.

CAMS (Confederation of Motorsport) Licences are still required by the participant at their cost.
Regular competitors will no doubt already have them, but for newer competitors the fees are as follows:-

Entries close on the day. Entry forms and regulations are available at the meeting tonight.

**MARCH 25TH – SUPER SPRINT at MALLALA

Entry forms are not yet available on the MSCA Website, but when they appear, suggest members get in early to secure a place, as the first event of the year is always popular.

VOLUNTEERS: As the sprints throughout the year, participating clubs are rostered for one event to help out with Flag Marshalls, and the MG Car Club has been allocated this event – March 25th.

This is good timing as far as our club is concerned as the MGCC of SA is hosting the MG Club Challenge here in SA on the June Long weekend, with a Mallala Super Sprint on the Saturday, and Collingrove Hillclimb on the Sunday.

For this event, we will require many volunteers, and March 25th is a good opportunity to try out some Flag Marshalling and get a ‘birds eye view’ of the event. Inexperience people are partnered with people with experience.

**APRIL 22nd – MULTICLUB COLLINGROVE HILLCLIMB

MAY 6th – MSCA 6HR REGULARITY RELAY

NEW RULING ON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

for MOTORSPORT SPEED EVENTS

(Including Super Sprints & Hillclimbs)

All extinguishers must be tested/replaced every three years, and the scrutineers at events are checking the dates on the extinguishers.

ROLL FRAMES for open cars for MSCA Super Sprints

At the recent MSCA meeting held Monday night, it appears that MSCA may be enforcing Roll Bars in open top cars for 2012 Super Sprints. Please read the sup regs when they become available to see if and/or what is required. I realize that this will possibly exclude a few of our members who are not prepared to make alterations to their cars.

For the MG Club Challenge in June, it is planned that Roll Frames will be recommended, but not mandatory.

MG CLUB CHALLENGE

JUNE 9th & 10th, 2012

Organized & hosted by the MG Car Club of South Australia

Enquiries, please Contact:-

The MG-F field was very small with Rodney Gibb withdrawing his entry with two broken cars, Rod O’Malley nursing several broken fingers, James Evans busy with work, wife and baby taking front row in his life at this time and Graham Stewart running in Historic Touring Cars.

Qualifying resulted in Cody Hill on Pole, Troy Dontas 2nd, Daniel Day 3rd, Adrian Akhurst 4th and Simon Van Leuven 5th.

Hill and Dontas went into turn 1 side by side with Hill going into the lead entering turn 2 and despite some spirited driving by Dontas the lack of grip (old tyres) meant the gap widened to 1.5 seconds at the flag after 6 laps.

Daniel Day impressed in 3rd place with this being his first race meeting at Mallala. Akhurst and Van Leuven filling 4th and 5th respectively.

Race 2 – Sunday (6 laps)
Dontas had a ripper start and led into turn 1 but Hill dive bombed him into the northern hairpin and out braked Dontas for the lead which he maintained to the flag.

Day and Akhurst had a good dice over several laps with at one stage the side by side on the entry into the esses, even though Akhurst was on the inside line Day just drove around him on the outside and led into the final turn onto the start/finish straight and held on to 3rd place to the flag.

Race 3 – Sunday (8 laps)
Dontas led off the line but the change into second gear resulted in a box full of neutrals. Hill assumed the lead and wasn’t headed in the run to the flag. Dontas never gave up and closed the gap to Hill with only 1.5 seconds between them at the flag.

Day had a big spin coming out of turn 1 on the third lap but fought back from last to finish 3rd after dicing with Akhurst over several laps. Van Leuven again finished 5th.

Dontas again won the start and held the lead for two laps until Hill squeezed past with Dontas hard on his heels for several laps. Around lap six Hill and Dontas came up on a back marker (Circuit Excel) at the southern hairpin Hill went to the outside and was baulked, Dontas went to the inside and was in the lead. What followed was an exceptional piece of sportsmanship by Troy as he slowed and allowed Cody to pass him for the lead.

The pace of the leading two was such that both sustained minor damage to front and rear bumpers during braking duels into the northern hairpin and into the esses for lap after lap. The final result being Hill 1st and Dontas 2nd with a gap of only 0.5 seconds at the flag.
The others all had somewhat of a lonely time running by themselves until Day pitted with a rear-wheel bearing problem that made the handling very iffy. Akhurst and Van Leuven bring up the rear.

Note. This report was provided by Rodney Gibb. MGFs race in their own class at Mallala and hopefully members might like to attend these meetings and see these cars in action, after all they are MGs..!!!

The race days can be accessed on page 44 and the SCCSA website, www.sportingcarclubsa.org.au

2011 Motorsport Review
From..Bev Waters
Another year has passed quickly, and our Club motorsport activities have come to an end for 2011.

We have had another great group of people competing in Motorsport this year, with over forty different competitors taking part at a variety of events. With additional attendance of partners, Volunteers and other club spectators, it has swelled the club member attendance to motorsport events close to the one hundred mark for the year.

The use of Shed 47 at Mallala for our club members is much appreciated and creates an area for everyone to congregate and socialize between runs, not to mention some shelter from the elements what ever it may be.I would sincerely like to thank all the volunteers that have helped out at events during the year. Without your assistance, the events could not be run, and everyone taking part really appreciate your efforts. Thank you.

I would also like to express my gratitude to my Motor Sport Assistant Secretary, Murray Stephenson (his first year on the committee), and who has been an enormous help to me throughout the year. Laurie Houghton and Murray have also helped me out with reports for the Magazine and Monthly meetings when needed, and this too has been very much appreciated.

Thanks also to Ian Curwen-Walker & Tim Edmonds who has helped out with CAMS matters and reports. The 2012 Motorsport calendar has been drafted and is attached, there are also other events that don’t qualify for Championship points that may be of interest to members next year. There are 16 ** (2 star events) which qualify for Club Competition Championship points, the competitors best 10 results will count towards the Championship. Confirmation will also be sent out to my email list of members who wish to be kept updated with Club Motorsport activities. Anyone not on my list but would like to be, send me an email to tundarri@internode.on.net

The MG Club Challenge is back in South Australia next year on the June Long Weekend, and it has recently been confirmed that we have the use of the Mallala Circuit on Sat 9th June & Collingrove Hillclimb on Sunday 10th June. We can now start planning the event in earnest, and we will be looking for as many volunteers as possible for these events to help run them.

So get some rest, enjoy the Christmas Break, check your cars, & we will be back again for our first club event on Sunday February 26th for the Social MSCA picnic, display and presentation day, (Venue yet to be confirmed).

This will be followed by our first competition event ** Motorkhana on 11th March 2012 at Monato which our club will be organizing. It will also be a great event to practice your skills if intending to go to the MG National Meeting in Hobart at Easter.

Geraldine Hough has advised she now has a stock of the MG Motorsport “tops” 100% pure cotton pre shrunk long sleeves with MG Club logo and MG Motorsport on each sleeve at $30.00 each, contact Geraldine on Ph: 8251 4807 for purchases. Merry Christmas to all, and the best of Health & Happiness for the year ahead.

Cheers Bev