.2010 SUPERKHANA SERIES UPDATED March 2 2010
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2010 Superkhana dates:
January 31 - All Girls Motorsport Day - Click here
February 7 - Italian Car Superkhana charity event - Results, report & photos below
February 14 - Superkhana (afternoon session) - Results, report & photos below
February 28 - Dowerin Dirt Superkhana - see details below - Results, report, photos & footage below
April 11 - MG Superkhana + WRX vs Evo Superkhana
June 27 - Superkhana
July 18 - All-Girls Superkhana
August 8 - Superkhana
August 22 - Club Superkhana
October 3 - Superkhana TBC
December 19 - Last Blast SuperkhanaWe had another great year of Superkhana events in 2009, reports, photos and results can be seen below. And for 2010, we have scheduled more great Superkhana days. If you haven't competed for a while, you'll enjoy our new streamlined events and fabulous courses. And if you've never participated, these are ideal events for first-timers - we always have a few. If you're not sure, come along and have a look at one of our events - it's free.
The Speed Dome is at the Eastern end of Eddie Barron Drive, in Midvale. Spectator entry is free and there is an excellent, shady viewing area with refreshments available on site. Action starts at 9am.
Take a look through the Superkhana web pages and see the fantastic variety of cars which has competed over the years. And the cost is still the same - just $65 for the best value motor sport day you'll enjoy. There's no need to modify your car, which will be checked prior for roadworthiness. Drivers need a good quality helmet. long sleeves and a competition license - many car clubs can issue a CAMS license and we can issue AASA Licenses on the day for $50 for a year's License. It's all straightforward and the easiest way to enjoy your motor sport.
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Dowerin Dirt Superkhana - February 28 - Report, Results & Photos
Our first event at Dowerin turned out to be exceptional... Feedback from competitors was overwhelmingly positive, about the venue, the courses and the infrastructure for the event. One competitor emailed as soon as he got home: "Had a great day today!! Real good fun, loved getting the car to hang out. Felt like I was a gun driver. Well done, great event, and thanks again to you and all the volunteers." At the end of the day the girlfriend of another said "He finished each course with a hugs smile on his face, unlike at some other events." Even the officials enjoyed it "I've never been to Dowerin before, and I'm quite impressed" said one.
There was a great atmosphere on the day, and the folks of Dowerin had set up food and drinks for us in the big, shady Scrutineering building.
The first course was set on a series of dirt roads, some of it compacted sand, which was very slippery. After a practice run, all the drivers handled it well. There were a few spins, no harm done, except to lap times... Fortunately the wind blew the dust away from the viewing area.
The second course was about half gravel, half bitumen, which provided its own interesting challenges, and was enjoyed just as much by all competitors.
Well done to Jim Grundy for his very smooth driving in his Brumby (full of WRX running gear) which earned him first place. Very close behind was Chris Caruso - not in his usual V8 Jaguar, but an AWD Mazda 323 Familia. And Franz Esterbauer will be pleased to have topped the rankings of the 2WD drivers.
Some of the results were skewed a bit by time-consuming spins, but that's part of the game...
Rarely have we had such an enthusiastically good response from competitors, so we'll definitely be back later in the year.
Thanks to the people of Dowerin, the Dowerin Car Club and the officials for assisting with this super successful event.
Here are links to some footage of cars on Course 1, thanks to David Bird, Aldislamps Productions:
Datsun 200B http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQHGtdPy6xgFalcon XR6 Turbo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCzkR0ddn_oRenault Clio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5dUN1lKSsINOTE: On April 17-18 is Theo's Run to Dowerin. On the Saturday night is a Dinner with special guest speaker, racing legend Allan Moffat. www.dowerincarclub.com
Dowerin SUPERKHANA Sunday February 28th 2010 Course 1 Run 1 Course 1 Run 2 Course 1 Run 3 Course 1 Run 4 Course 2 Run 1 Course 2 Run 2 Total Time Outright Placing 2 Jim Grundy 1988 Subaru Brumby 75.51 74.02 73.65 72.22 50.26 47.91 393.57 1 4 Chris Caruso 1989 Mazda Familia 80.62 81.99 72.16 69.20 46.43 45.30 395.70 2 12 Franz Esterbauer 1983 Toyota Sprinter S/C 77.68 77.27 78.52 76.79 48.35 48.04 406.65 3 5 Les Eather 1977 Datsun 200B 80.28 79.43 77.92 77.73 50.37 47.90 413.63 4 6 Jurgen Lunsmann 1990 Suzuki Swift GTI Turbo 81.11 78.77 82.33 78.36 48.98 60.51 430.06 5 11 Steve Cooper 1990 Suzuki Swift GTI Turbo 87.17 80.99 79.85 76.65 58.38 48.91 431.95 6 15 Michael Buba 2003 Ford Falcon XR6 91.58 81.84 84.09 81.95 51.03 50.09 440.58 7 13 James Saint 1971 MG Midget 92.40 82.08 81.61 81.46 54.55 52.90 445.00 8 1 Rod Willis 1990 Mazda MX5 S/C 90.33 82.60 82.87 85.15 50.81 55.24 447.00 9 14 Shane Eather 1977 Datsun 200B 76.54 77.92 78.20 84.90 48.13 81.87 447.56 10 9 Wayne Chan 1983 Toyota Sprinter S/C 83.96 86.30 82.19 83.56 51.38 60.26 447.65 11 10 Dave Willis 1990 Mazda MX5 S/C 88.22 82.56 82.32 81.00 51.56 62.07 447.73 12 8 Chris Kirkhouse 2005 Renault Clio 94.06 80.36 81.58 79.77 55.31 58.91 449.99 13 3 Anthony Smith 2003 Ford Falcon GT-P 101.34 85.71 84.73 84.15 53.34 52.77 462.04 14 7 Randall Smith 2008 Holden VE SS 85.73 87.23 83.81 91.63 57.78 66.27 472.45 15
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Pre-event information:
Here's a great new event at a brilliant venue. Yes, it's a 2-hour drive to get there, but we've arranged with the good folks at Dowerin to make use of their Field Days site which has extremely high quality dirt roads - with clear grass paddocks in between. We've laid out two different courses which will be tremendous fun in a safe environment. The Dowerin Car Club will be doing a sausage sizzle and drinks, so there's no need to bring refreshments. We've got a big shady building for Scrutineering and the Pits area.
Cars will compete in the following categories: (a) Pre 1980, (b) 1980-2000, (c) post 2000, (d) 4-wheel drive vehicles (all).
Here's a great opportunity to see how your car handles on a loose surface - and to see how well you can handle it too. A great fun learning opportunity. It is a very safe venue with the best dirt roads you could drive on. Simply put some masking tape on the back edges of your wheelarches and come on out and have some sliding fun! Off road tyres are not encouraged!
Interestingly the location we're using was used for racing in the 1930s and '40s. If it's a success, we'll run more events like it. Click on the Regulations and Entry form below. Remember to mark the date at the top of your entry form so we know which Superkhana you're entering.
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OPEN SUPERKHANA - Sunday, February 14 - Report, Results & Photos
Warm weather greeted competitors in our first open Superkhana for the year - on Valentines Day, which kept a few people away. Nevertheless we had our usual great mix of cars entered. From a 1960 Austin Healey to a 2008 Commodore SS. It was good to see a pristine Datsun 1600 in action - in years gone by the staple car of all Australian motor sport, but almost extinct today. It was interesting to see a classic Gemini competing - the first in 18 years of AEM events - and very well driven too. In all, we had 15 brands of car competing.
As always, we witnessed some excellent driving. We had two courses, with two runs on each. Due to the smaller number of entries, we were able to run quite a long layout for the second course.
Congratulations to our winner and class winners. Exceptional smoothness, accuracy and speed is always a pleasure to watch. The result for the tope two places were very close. Well done too, to Warwick Gates for the top 2-wheel-drive placing, in his naturally aspirated MX5.
OUTRIGHT WINNER - Simon Gunson - 2003 Mitsubishi Evo8 RS
All up to 1985 up to 2000cc - John McIntosh - 1960 Austin Healey Sprite Mk1
1986-2010 up to 2000cc - Wawrick Gates - 1997 Mazda MX5
1966-1985 over 2000cc - George Cameron - 1981 Triumph TR7 V8
1986-2010 over 2000cc - Steve Metlitzky - 2004 Lotus Elise S/C
AWD Turbo - Simon Gunson - 2003 Mitsubishi Evo8 RS
Full results below.
Don't forget to get your entries in for our upcoming events, the Dowerin Superkhana (Feb 28th) and Transcore Classic Challenge (March 6-7).
Thanks to our officials, Ian, Martin, Natalie and Brock for their assistance on the day. It all ran smoothly and was finished exactly on our estimated time.
FULL RESULTS BELOW PHOTOS Photos copyright AEM 2010
Photos copyright AEM 2010
Superkhana February 14th 2010 Class Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties TOTAL Outright Placing 18 Simon Gunson 2003 Mitsubishi Evo8 RS E 45.72 46.31 53.75 53.15 198.93 1 2 Jamie Lister 2000 Subaru WRX E 45.04 46.06 54.15 54.21 199.46 2 22 Warwick Gates 1997 Mazda MX5 B 45.80 46.43 55.40 55.55 203.18 3 27 Denis Conway 2005 Subaru WRX STI E 47.37 46.99 56.05 54.90 205.31 4 4 Steve Metlitzky 2004 Lotus Elise D 47.43 46.70 56.33 55.84 206.30 5 21 George Cameron 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 C 48.58 48.49 57.40 56.37 210.84 6 24 Les Eather 1989 Westfield SEi B 50.37 48.55 58.15 56.82 213.89 7 31 Sharon Payne 2003 Mitsubishi Evo8 RS E 49.73 49.55 57.21 58.55 215.04 8 1 Chris Kirkhouse 1989 Westfield SEi B 51.18 50.09 58.25 58.28 217.80 9 30 Bruce Hawley 2000 Nissan Skyline GTR E 49.55 48.59 64.14 57.04 219.32 10 10 John McIntosh 1960 Austin Healey Sprite Mk1 A 49.79 50.87 59.65 59.29 219.60 11 3 Piotr Zmigrodzki 1995 Subaru WRX E 48.49 48.27 56.68 67.16 Garage 220.60 12 15 Matthew O'Neill 2005 Subaru WRX STI E 50.02 59.10 Garage 58.18 57.23 224.53 13 29 Bill Davis 1990 Nissan 180SX D 50.97 51.25 61.44 61.86 225.52 14 20 Jeff Beale 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo D 52.88 51.76 61.27 60.92 226.83 15 25 Emma Mackay 1991 Toyota MR2 D 52.29 52.15 61.29 61.66 227.39 16 11 Bill Irvine 1978 Triumph TR7 D 53.65 52.95 62.08 62.13 230.81 17 9 Dean Walsgott 1986 Mazda RX7 Turbo D 53.06 52.10 62.47 64.14 231.77 18 17 Angus Mackay 1991 Toyota MR2 D 65.53 49.70 59.29 58.23 232.75 19 32 Craig McLennan 2003 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA D 54.31 54.66 62.48 62.01 233.46 20 13 Darren O'Neill 1983 Holden Gemini A 53.01 54.07 65.79 62.32 235.19 21 8 Bruce England 1988 Nissan Skyline R31 D 54.55 56.66 64.04 65.39 240.64 22 19 Randall Smith 2008 Holden Commodore SS D 56.09 57.55 64.53 64.47 242.64 23 12 Simon Knitter 1984 Holden Commodore VK C 56.53 56.45 65.52 65.55 244.05 24 7 James Saint 1971 MG Midget A 57.89 56.94 68.38 67.77 250.98 25 6 Jeff Mizan 1995 Mitsubishi FTO GPX D 56.32 55.98 75.43 Garage 65.43 253.16 26 26 Anthony Smith 2003 Ford Falcon GT-P D 55.38 56.46 66.06 81.30 Slowest + 5 259.20 27 16 Paul Spencer 1971 Datsun 1600 A 56.17 69.03 Garage 75.44 Garage 66.63 267.27 28 28 Tomasz Ogledzki 1992 Nissan Skyline D 54.51 55.07 74.20 2 Cones 91.30 Garage + 1 Cone 275.08 29
Above photos copyright AEM 2010. More great photos from the day, by Stacey Lee available at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/staceylee74/sets/72157623306768827/detail/
Pre-event information:
Our first open Superkhana for the year - it's an afternoon session. Open to all cars, this is the first of our series during 2010. To spice things up a bit, we will be running two layouts, with two runs on each course. Always a lot of fun and as well suited to first timers as experts. If you haven't competed here before, see below for reports, photos and results from Superkhanas last year. And we've kept the price the same for 2010.
Refreshments available on site. Free spectator entry. Good, shady spectator area. Hopefully if it's a warm day we'll get the sea breeze early. Click on the Regulations and Entry form below. Remember to mark the date at the top of your entry form so we know which Superkhana you're entering.
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ITALIAN CAR SUPERKHANA - Sunday, February 7 2010 - Report, Results & Photos
After a bit of pressure from some of the car clubs we ended up with an excellent turnout of Italian cars for the third Italian Car Superkhana Day. Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and Maserati were represented this year, with cars spanning four decades.
A new course for this year proved a good challenge and received many positive comments. With only one wrong way and two traffic cones hit all day, the course was enjoyed by all, and many newcomers were amongst the participants.
John Trowell celebrated his 80th birthday by competing in his Alfa Romeo GTV. The most talked about cars were: the spectacular little Fiat 500 which Luca Giorgella and Mario Monachino entered. Recently arrived from Italy, this little monster featured a 1.7-litre Alfa 33 engine, mid-mounted and sporting a supercharger. The central driving position is pretty special too. Paul Odden's beautiful 246GT Dino was centre of attention. He's owned the car for 32 years.
And the dramatic looking Fiat X1-9 racing car of Gordon Mitchell was a real talking point on the day too. The lineup of other Italian cars in the carpark throughout the day gave us plenty of interest to see too.
Thanks also to the drivers of the 'other' makes who supported the day (most of whom are ex-Italian car owners), and to the officials who generously gave their time - also mostly ex or current Italian car owners, as it happens... With the successful raffle helping, we will be able to present a decent cheque to Northbridge Rotary at the Italian Car Day on February 21st at Mulberry on Swan.
Congratulations to the winning drivers.
Outright winner - Vince Troth - 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth replica
Second place - Simon Lingford - 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS
Third place - Lance Carwardine - 1990 Lancia Delta Integrale
Class winners:
Alfa Romeo - Andrew Murray - 1969 Alfa Romeo 105 GT
Fiat/Lancia - Vince Troth - 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth replica
Ferrari/Maserati - Simon Lingford - 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS
Great to see three different makes in the top three places. And Cindy Troth, sharing the Fiat 131 with husband Vince, drove exceptionally well. Her first event ever had been the weekend before at the All-Girls Superkhana. Twelfth place, beating a lot of the boys is a pretty impressive result! And how close were Luca and Mario's results in the monster Bambino they both drove? And, interestingly, Alex and Sal' sharing the Alfasud were also very close in the results.
Thanks to the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Fiat Lancia Club and Ferrari Club Australia for their participation. One club was pleased to have gained two new members on the day. Paul Blank, AEM principal said afterwards "The day had a lovely, friendly atmosphere, and it was wonderful to see such a mix of cars participating. As a keen Italian car enthusiast - I'm a committee member and ex-President of the Ferrari Club, Honorary Life member of the Fiat Lancia Club and Honorary member of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, I'm very proud to be able to put this event together with the support of the clubs. We will have a record figure to present at the All Italian Car Day of funds raised today."
FULL RESULTS BELOW PHOTOS Photos copyright AEM 2010
Provisional results: Photos copyright AEM 2010
Italian Car Superkhana Sunday, February 7, 2010
Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties Total Time Outright 12 Vince Troth 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth replica 48.21 49.05 48.34 48.35 193.95 1 28 Simon Lingford 1987 Ferrari 328 GTSi 48.69 49.09 49.03 48.85 195.66 2 27 Lance Carwardine 1990 Lancia Delta Integrale 50.78 48.98 47.93 48.75 196.44 3 6 Paul Bevis 1972 Fiat Abarth 124 Rally 50.26 50.37 50.21 50.65 201.49 4 5 Luca Giorgella 1974 Fiat 500 53.67 50.98 51.26 51.38 207.29 5 15 Mario Monachino 1974 Fiat 500 53.13 51.51 50.68 52.03 207.35 6 2 Andrew Murray 1969 Alfa Romeo GT 52.35 51.62 51.52 51.88 207.37 7 3 Graeme Wellington 1972 Fiat Abarth 124 Rally 53.94 51.93 51.80 51.03 208.70 8 7 Paul Odden 1972 Dino 246 GT 54.81 52.34 52.53 52.63 212.31 9 14 Alex Cuccovia 1982 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 51.00 51.09 60.19 Garage 51.50 213.78 10 4 Sal Pizzata 1982 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 53.48 51.43 52.16 57.21 214.28 11 23 Cindy Troth 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth replica 53.72 54.39 53.12 53.25 214.48 12 11 Keith Woollard 1991 Maserati Karif 53.85 53.61 53.42 53.72 214.60 13 26 Craig McLennan 2003 Alfa Romeo 147 GTA 54.53 54.00 52.89 53.38 214.80 14 1 Ed Hellsten 1980 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 55.17 53.73 53.81 52.57 215.28 15 20 Steve Boyle 1972 Fiat 125T 62.08 Garage 52.99 52.65 53.13 220.85 16 29 John Trowell 2001 Alfa Romeo GTV6 58.49 56.27 55.62 55.29 225.67 17 17 Andrew Van Balegooyen 1981 Fiat 131 Turbo 69.81 WW 54.03 52.21 51.09 227.14 18 16 Frank Ferrari 1992 Ferrari 512TR 58.70 56.96 56.27 55.49 227.42 19 10 Giles Wilson 1973 Fiat 124 Coupe 55.93 63.35 56.16 55.23 230.67 20 18 Troy Levings 1973 Fiat 124 Coupe 59.70 57.35 56.99 57.33 231.37 21 13 Reg Howard-Smith 1967 Fiat Abarth OTR 64.39 Cone 56.90 56.24 56.75 234.28 22 8 Leon Magistro 1998 Alfa Romeo GTV 64.81 Garage 63.43 Garage 53.95 54.00 236.19 23 21 Davic Favelle 1978 Fiat X1-9 69.81 DNF 58.39 61.61 57.73 247.54 24 24 Linda Wilson 1973 Fiat 124 Coupe 64.40 62.48 60.71 62.22 249.81 25 22 Gordon Mitchell 1975 Fiat X1-9 Turbo 59.00 70.12 66.61 DNS 67.22 DNS 262.95 26 43 Steve Metlitzky 2004 Lotus Elise S/C 45.98 46.80 46.83 47.02 186.63 1 42 Jurgen Lunsmann 1990 Suzuki Swift GTI Turbo 47.23 48.64 47.04 46.82 189.73 2 41 John Fowler 1979 Porsche 911 Targa 48.66 47.41 47.12 47.15 190.34 3 44 Rod Willis 1990 Mazda MX5 S/C 48.06 48.05 48.18 47.94 192.23 4 45 Evan Jones 1983 Lotus Super Seven 50.10 49.14 48.35 48.30 195.89 5 40 Rami Brass 1966 MGB Roadster 50.59 50.07 50.06 49.62 200.34 6 46 Richard Cooper 2006 Lotus Elise 111R 59.73 Cone 48.32 47.64 48.02 203.71 7
PRE-EVENT INFORMATION: Charity fun Superkhana
Come and join in the fun of a Superkhana day exclusively for Italian cars. Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lancia, De Tomaso, Maserati, Abarth, Lamborghini and others are welcome, new or old. Early entries include examples of Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Ferrari.
All proceeds from the day go to fund raising in conjunction with the All Italian Car, Bike & Scooter Day to be held on February 21st at Mulberry on Swan. Run with support of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Fiat Lancia Club and Ferrari Club Australia. This event is a part of the Fiat Lancia Club Championship.
All Italian cars are welcome to join in, and you don’t have to be a member of a car club.Scrutineering starts at 8.30am, with the first car underway ay 9.30am. The event will finish around lunchtime. Spectator access is free. The venue is the excellent Speed Dome on Eddie Barron Drive, Midvale. Refreshments available on site.
Automotive Events Management has successfully conducted events here for several years, and for last two years has held the Italian Car Superkhana at the Speed Dome. Superkhanas are ideal for first timers, trying out their cars in motor sport for the first time, yet provide an exciting challenge for the most experienced drivers.
What you need to participate:
1. An Entry Form needs to be completed and sent to Automotive Events Management.
2. The entry fee is $65 including GST, to be sent with the Entry Form.
3. You need a competition license from either AASA or CAMS. AEM can issue AASA Licenses on the day, which are a 12-month license, costing $50 (can be done on the day).
4. You need a good quality helmet, and to wear long-sleeved clothing when competing.
5. Your car needs to be in good, roadworthy condition (it does not have to be licensed), and will be checked over at Scrutineering prior to the event.Entry Form Event Regulations
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