.2010 SUPERKHANA SERIES UPDATED February 8 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) - ENTRIES OPEN Entry form Event Regulations
NEW February 28 - Dowerin Dirt Superkhana - see details below - ENTRIES OPEN Entry Form Entry form Event Regulations
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.
OPEN SUPERKHANA - Afternoon session only - Sunday, February 14
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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NEW EVENT - Dowerin Dirt Superkhana - February 28
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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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
___________________________________________________________________________________________Reports from 2009 Superkhana days
Last Blast Superkhana - December 6th - Results & Photos shown
With another full field of entries we had a great mixture of cars entered - as usual - our final event of the year was another successful day at the Speed Dome. We had quite a number of first timers among the field, many of whom said they'd be back...
Two different courses were run, with two runs on each. We had a visit from the Ferrari Club, and their President did a demonstration lap in his yellow TR512 just before the course change. Participants and spectators were treated to a variety of Ferraris in the carpark, spanning a pair of 246GT Dinos to a 599 Maranello.
There was plenty of driving skill being exhibited. Jason Hallam impressed with his car control, drifting his Skyline around the course at the absolute limit much of the time. Darren Weise's V8 Torana was as spectacular as ever and all the modern 4WD turbo cars showed why they're so hard to beat.
It's interesting to see some new names high on the results rankings. Well done to Adrian Tizzano for his first time on top of the list. Second place-getter Bruce Hawley, a regular competitor , has never finished this high. And newcomer Jonathan Durrant placed very well in his PRB, being the fastest of the 2WD cars, just ahead of David Brittain's BMW M3. Congratulations to our winner and all the placegetters.
Thanks our officials - Ian Mann, Natalie Holburn, Martin McCoy, Rod Willis and Brock Mann for their help on the day.
Check back soon for 2010 Superkhana dates.
Superkhana December 6 Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties Total Times Outright Placing 46 Adrian Tizzano 2003 Mitsubishi Evo 42.65 41.78 46.37 46.14 176.94 1 33 Bruce Hawley 2000 Nissan Skyline GTR 42.50 41.75 46.24 46.70 177.19 2 50 Joe Douglas 2004 Mitsubishi Evo 41.71 43.01 46.37 46.51 177.60 3 35 Jonathan Durrant 2001 PRB Clubman 42.79 41.95 47.34 46.00 178.08 4 43 David Brittain 1987 BMW M3 Turbo 42.63 42.35 48.81 47.28 181.07 5 48 Craig Arnold 2002 Subaru WRX SGI 44.34 43.66 47.51 47.69 183.20 6 19 Vince Troth 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth Replica 43.62 43.84 47.63 48.35 183.44 7 29 Trevor Allen 1978 Triumph TR7 V8 43.92 43.47 48.61 49.08 185.08 8 30 Darren Weise 1976 Holden Torana 44.51 43.36 48.34 49.06 185.27 9 36 Jurgen Lunsmann 1990 Suzuki Swift GTI Turbo 43.90 44.29 48.42 48.92 185.53 10 40 Inno Tizzano 2008 Nissan GTR R35 44.26 43.00 48.19 50.11 185.56 11 31 Piotr Zmigrodzki 1995 Subaru WRX 43.56 44.20 47.98 50.99 186.73 12 17 Glen Renshaw 2009 Holden VE SSV Ute 44.45 44.39 48.71 49.22 186.77 13 18 Matthew O'Neill 2005 Subaru WRX STI 45.19 45.65 49.49 49.39 189.72 14 44 Paul Durrant 2001 PRB Clubman 52.87 Garage 42.81 48.30 46.57 190.55 15 26 Tsung Lee 1992 Honda Civic EG 47.16 43.47 52.81 Cone 47.67 191.11 16 34 George Cameron 1981 Triumph TR7 V8 44.04 49.63 Cone 49.53 48.99 192.19 17 1 John McIntosh 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite 45.83 47.38 49.60 49.78 192.59 18 5 Wayne Flanagan 1998 Subaru WRX Type R 42.76 44.28 47.70 58.20 Garage 192.94 19 21 Kent Bloom 1983 Nissan Gazelle 46.38 45.49 50.28 51.23 193.38 20 2 Bill Davis 1990 Nissan 180SX 45.88 45.56 51.22 51.67 194.33 21 16 Jim Grundy 1988 Subaru Brumby 47.06 45.85 50.42 51.83 195.16 22 28 Robert Badivuk 2008 Peugeot 207 Gti 50.94 Cone 44.96 49.92 50.45 196.27 23 32 David Glover 2007 Clubman 43.58 45.81 50.71 56.72 196.82 24 23 Dean Walsgott 1986 Mazda RX7 Turbo 48.24 45.27 52.10 52.07 197.68 25 12 Paul Dodds 1970 Triumph 2.5 PI 44.23 44.01 59.64 Garage 49.99 197.87 26 4 Brad Prior 1989 Toyota MR2 S/C 46.73 47.94 51.44 52.68 198.79 27 11 Mark Pearson 1984 Alfa Romeo 33 QV 47.86 46.94 52.63 52.21 199.64 28 49 Mark McEwen 2000 Nissan Skyline GTR 43.10 53.46 Garage 55.37 48.65 200.58 29 8 Rami Brass 1965 MG B Roadster 55.50 Garage 46.00 50.08 49.93 201.51 30 24 Willem Passchier 2007 Holden VZ Ute 48.64 47.87 53.14 54.44 204.09 31 41 Shane Arnold 2002 Subaru WRX SGI 48.57 47.75 55.15 54.06 205.53 32 38 Scott Allen 1982 Alfa Romeo GTV 47.78 47.14 52.12 58.82 205.86 33 20 Jason Hallam 1986 Nissan Skyline 49.66 43.84 57.84 Cone 54.76 206.10 34 7 Bill Irvine 1978 Triumph TR7 V8 46.50 46.15 50.45 63.82 WW 206.92 35 9 James Morgon 1992 Daihatsu Charade 51.25 47.00 61.20 Garage 51.22 210.67 36 51 Heath Shipard 1996 Suzuki Baleno 52.38 Cone 46.99 62.21 Garage 52.11 213.69 37 42 Sonya Tizzano 2003 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 52.68 52.74 55.05 55.14 215.61 38 45 Ben Johsnson 2007 Ford XR4 47.33 46.23 58.60 63.82 DNS 215.98 39 6 James Saint 1975 MG Midget 52.61 51.84 56.76 56.87 218.08 40 39 Paul Wright 2005 Holden SVZ Storm Ute 46.15 69.66 Garage 51.98 52.49 220.28 41 47 Steven Seow 1994 Honda Civic 47.92 47.63 61.85 Garage 63.82 DNS 221.22 42 13 Anthony Smith 2003 Ford GTP 50.69 58.98 Garage 55.67 55.97 221.31 43 14 Michael Whiting 1968 Morris Mini 54.43 52.56 57.93 57.22 222.14 44 22 David Pitcher 1977 MGB Roadster 53.77 57.72 58.82 58.31 228.62 45 27 Jeff Mizan 1995 Mitsubishi FTO GPX 57.66 51.66 56.00 63.82 WW 229.14 46
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September 20 Superkhana - Results, report & photos
We had a full field of entries on a day with pretty dodgy weather - patches of rain wetting the course throughout the day. The sun would shine, track dry out, then rain again... Of course whenever open cars like the Super 7s or Ron Fabry's neat MG Midget went on the track, it rained.
As always we had an excellent variety of cars entered. There's few events anywhere in which you could see a V8 Torana, Bugeye Sprite, new Nissan GTR, Mercedes SLK AMG, Caterham 7, Suzuki Swift and classic Porsche Turbo competing together. The Fiat Lancia Club used the event as a part of their championship, adding to the numbers on the day.
One of the highlights was Inno Tizzano's new Nissan GTR R35, which he collected from Fabcar on Friday, and put it to the test on Sunday... Also noteworthy was the builder of Vince Troth's Fiat 131 Abarth replica, Paul Scambler, visiting from Victoria who drove his old car several years after selling it to Vince.
The results were looking like they'd favour the all-wheel-drive cars, but Warwick Gates' naturally aspirated MX5 and Tsung Lee's Honda Civic ensured it wasn't a 4WD benefit. Unfortunately Matthew Craig's 1968 Corolla (with turbo) came to an unfortunate end - he was fine, just very annoyed with himself for damaging the car. A few others had big looses too. Piotr Zmigrodzki using his newly acquired WRX told how he thought its tyres were made from "old potatoes or something", then promptly spun the car in the finish garage... And Jason Cohen managed to spin his BMW M3 twice in the same place, and in another location... Well done to his young brother Robert on his first event.
Congratulations to those who ranked high in the results and drove so well in such changing conditions. Tsung Lee will be especially thrilled to have got a front wheel drive car so high in the rankings - well done (especially given the weather). Aside from one garage penalty, Warwick Gates did very well in his naturally aspirated MX5. And Vince Troth should be pretty pleased with his placing. Well done to the two top place-getters, both in Evo8s. Simon Gunson managed to break the 46-second barrier twice, taking him to the top spot. Provisional results are shown below. Thanks also to the officials who assisted on the day. Next Superkhana - December 6th.
SUPERKHANA September 2009 Run 1 Penalties Run 2 Penalties Run 3 Penalties Run 4 Penalties Total
