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December 2018 Competitors were supported by family and friends; Sandra Cardnell, Faye Edwards, Edwards family, Jamie Man- ning, Heather Bolt, Alexander Hick. All provided interesting comments and feedback. Round 1 went with many setting good times and getting the cob webs out. Un- fortunately for Rodney Gibb, the mighty ZT V8 had a driveshaft vibration forcing an early retirement. Round 2 and the cars and drivers get- ting better times. Unfortunately for Tim Edmonds in his GT V8 had brakes fad- ing and withdrew. We had Bev Waters doing documenta- tion & timing, Berry Treffers doing Start / Finish, Bill Gilson & Sandra Cardnell taking photos. Logon to https://flic.kr/s/aHsmuTCnXk to view Round 3 after lunch and the sprinting getting more competitive. Unfortunately Nick Philips in his MGB suffered a driveline failure and withdrew. During this round Gary Bolt’s GT V8 had prob- lems with the throttle cable, but was able to do a temporary fix and continue on. Laurie Houghton also popped in to see the sprinting and give advice to some of the competitors. Thanks to the MSCA for a great Motor Sport sprint season during 2018. In 2019 the 1 st sprint is in March, with a proposed round at the ‘Bend’ in June. Round 4 had some competitors finish- ing for the day, but the others continued on. Peter Coulson MGCC Secretary RESULTS Driver Car Rd1 Rd2 Tim Edmonds GT V8 1:40.0436 Withdrew due to mechanical fault Ben Edmonds STI 1:36.4117 1:36.2899 1:36.3548 1:35.4866 Jason Edwards Lotus 1:19.5920 1:19.1834 1:19.8422 1:19.7190 Alan Cardnell MGB 1:38.5729 1:37.3446 1:37.7218 Dick Manning MGF 1:28.4553 1:28.7813 1:28.9978 Nick Philips MGB 1:36.4482 1:34.7703 Withdrew with mechanical fault John Davies Evo 1:16.3528 1:17.6700 1:17.3122 1:16.9545 Gary Bolt GT V8 1:29.6240 1:34.6532 1:30.6587 1:25.2948 Peter Coulson ZR 1:43.5451 1:37.0530 1:38.5942 Alf Smith MGF 1:45.9623 1:43.5147 1:46.2517 Linsay Hick TC 1:38.7203 1:36.5038 1:38.1306 1:37.6121 Martin Ball SD1 1:42.1566 1:40.1689 1:40.5830 1:39.6342 Rodney Gibb ZT V8 Withdrew due to mechanical fault 37 Rd3 Rd4 1:28.5343