FOR ALFAS RUNNING TRACKSIDE

By Competition Secretary

Welcome to the October Trackside report.  The last event was held on Fathers Day, Sunday 6^th September at Mallala.  The day was programmed as a Come and Try family fun day and I think a great time was had by all.  It proved to be very busy and you had to be on your toes to keep up with what session was happening at any one time. There was something for everyone from parade laps for Mum, Dad and the family, novice tuition, novice come and try, media rides i.e. passengers at fast speed with experienced sprinters and sprinting practice where sprinters got to experiment, swap cars with each other and some advice from other drivers.  It didn’t run exactly as the supplementary regulations stated, however, there were extra sessions and a little more variety which really did provide something for everyone.  I cannot stress strongly enough my appreciation to the committee of the MSCA and the senior officials who give up time on their Fathers Day to provide this great day for us.

In particular, I would like to thank Peter and Margaret Hall, Adrian Flynn, Sue Stephenson,Barry Kitts, all the people who did various other official duties and flagging throughout the day.

There were 94 entrants with the majority being novice sprinters plus many, many more who enjoyed the parade laps several times during the day.

I hope some of the members who participated can write an article for the magazine about their experience on the day.

Next event on the calendar is the final round for 2009, being Round 4, Sunday 25^th October.  It will be a tight turnaround for Team AIM members who will have been to Winton, Victoria for the 6 hour relay the weekend before.

The following events are scheduled for the month of October.

3^rd & 4^th October         Lobethal Historic Demonstration – club run and display by AROCA members on 4^th October.

5^th October                  Vintage Hillclimb, Collingrove

17^th October                S.A. Hillclimb Championship, Collingrove

18^th October                Scuderia Italian Car Club & Fiat 500 Club holding a combined

                                    Show n Shine, Kies Winery,Lyndoch. All Italian cars welcome

25^th October                Round 4 – Circuit Sprint, Mallala

30^th Oct.-1^st Nov.        National Race Meeting – Mallala

For anybody entering anything other than the AROCA sprint series at Mallala who would like to be recognised for representing AROCA SA as an entrant, please send advice via email to the Competition Secretary for consideration by the Competition Committee.

That’s all for now.

See your backside trackside.

ANDREW SCADDING