MG Car Club of South Australia
Motorsport Mutterings
February 2019
From..Murray Stephenson
Happy New Year MG motorsport
fanatics.
he 2019 club motorsport year will
again be filled with great events
and a lot of fun. I trust your cars are
ready for a hard work out over the com-
ing year.
As usual the club championship will in-
clude the SA Motorkhana Champion-
ships (a series of five motorkhanas), five
super sprints with one at The Bend and
four multi club hillclimbs. In addition we
will have the National Meeting in Queen-
sland and the MG Club Challenge in
Victoria.
Keep watching the calendar on the web-
site but following are the first events of
interest.
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Sunday 24 February – MSCA Picnic
and Presentations
The MSCA presentation picnic will be
held at:
Virgara Winery,
Heaslip Rd, Angle Vale.
The display area has plenty of shade
and space for an enjoyable social event
and we gather to recognize the class
winners from the 2018 Super Sprint sea-
son. It’s a pleasant drive in the MG to
Angle Vale where we can enjoy a BYO
picnic lunch (BYO food and drinks). The
winery will be open and there is food
available nearby, including the winery
restaurant, if you wish.
As usual, start set up around 11am and
have our display ready for judging
approx 1pm. MGCC has done well in
the display competition in the past but
the competition has become quite fierce
in recent years.
Sunday 17 March – Super Sprint
Round 1
Round 1 of the MSCA Super Sprint se-
ries will be run on 17 March at Mallala.
Entries are submitted via the CAMS
Event Entry system which is accessed
through the member portal. Supp Regs
will be on the MSCA website.
There will be a Come and Try compo-
nent to this event where super sprint
novices can participate in the sprint
sessions as well as receive some tuition
from experienced sprinters. This is well
worthwhile for those who haven’t been
on the track before, including juniors
aged 14 or more, to gain the experience
with training and supervision. Promote
this to your friends and family as partici-
pants do not need to belong to a car
club and do not need a CAMS licence.
MGCC SA is on duty to provide flaggies
for this event and we need approx six
volunteers. Please let Murray know if
you are available to assist. It’s a great
way to see the action. M: 0419 565 970
Sunday 24 February – SA Motork-
hana Championship Series Round 1
The first motorkhana of the SA Champi-
onship Series will be run by the MG Car
Club of SA on the skidpan at Mallala.
This event is an opportunity for those
going to the Nat Meet at Easter to have
a practice on the Nat Meet courses.
MGCC runs the first round so, in addi-
tion to competitors, we will be looking
for members to help with timing, mar-
shalling, set up and pack up. Officials
will be fed and watered on the day and
it is a lot of fun.
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