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He might not have taken out the victory at January’s South Coast
660 – round six of the 18/19 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman
Series - but Super Sedan event runner-up Alex Gkroidis still had
plenty to smile about.
ALEX GKROIDIS
As well as claiming the runners-up award and valuable
championship points at the Portland event, he also clinched his
first ever ANDRA Perfect Light award with his 0.000 reaction time
set in the third round of eliminations.
“Luck was on my side when I won the first round with a double
break-out. After that we got the car dialled-in and I said to myself,
I am going all the way. I got to the finals, but unfortunately there
is where it all went wrong and I lost, but it was still a good result
to be the runner-up as I needed the points for the championship,”
Gkroidis explains.
“It was a great weekend of racing all-round and it ran like clockwork.
“For the Perfect Light run I was up against my mate Enio Morrocco
who is a very good racer and cuts good lights, so I knew I had to get
this one right – I readjusted the delay box and really took my time
getting my staging perfect.
“When I let go of the trans brake I was watching the lights and the
car started to move so I was a bit worried as the green light wasn’t
on yet. Then I saw the green light come on and I said to myself, yes
that must be a good light then!
“When my crew came to pick me up I said that was close, and they
said yes very close to a red: 0.000! I was over the moon.”
The 55 year old electrician from Newport in Victoria started racing
in the Super Street class from 1981-1985 and then again from 2003
until he progressed to Super Sedan with his current Ford BA in 2012.
“Highlights over the years have included being the runner-up of
the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series Super Sedan
Championship in 2018 and also taking the Divisional Championship
that same year,” Gkroidis explains.
“I also was the Boxing Day Challenge winner in 2014 at Heathcote
Park and runner-up in the 2006/2007 Victorian Super Series in the
Real Street bracket.
“I would like to thank my sponsors Mobile Electrical Services,
Acrylic Sheet Form and Middy’s; my crew members John, Mick,
Stan and Les; and of course my family for all of their loyal support.”
For more on the 2019 South Coast 660, click here.
Photo: Outlaw Images