Corner Speed – April 2016

Hello and welcome to the April competition report. There has been no sprint activity since February’s round, however the MSCA trophy day was held on the 28th February at Mt Barker oval. In contrast to the previous years the weather was perfect, and dare I say it, I was a little cold when I first…

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Corner Speed – March 2016

Has there been another sprint round so widely discussed than the one held on Sunday the 21st February?  It all started when the CAMS calendar was finalised late last year and it was confirmed that the first round would be held in February. I started checking the weather forecast, daily, 2 weeks out from the…

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Corner Speed – February 2016

Corner Speed Hello and Happy New Year fellow competitors and readers. The first sprint round is fast approaching and I for one am excited about the year ahead. The GTV is nearly ready, I just need to change the oil and filter. I never did rebuild the transaxle, fingers crossed it holds out for another…

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Corner Speed – November 2015

Corner Speed Hello and welcome to the November competition report. Super Sprint round 5 was held on the 27th of September. Compared to the previous 3 sprints it was barmy morning, the sun was shining, the sky was clear and spirits were high for the last round of the year. Firstly a big thank you…

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Corner Speed – October 2015

Corner Speed Hello and welcome to the October competition report. Super Sprint round 5 was held on the 27th September, too late for inclusion in the October magazine, so a full write-up will be included in the November issue. A big thank you to those who volunteered for flag marshalling. The results for Sprint Round…

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Lex Davison drove Alfa Romeos too

By Jim Stratmann Now I know that many Alfisti know a lot about recent events featuring those cars that we all love but old codgers, like me, have memories going back more years than is comfortable to remember. However, I think that it’s time for you young whippersnappers to learn a bit about a truly…

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Corner Speed – September 2015

Hello and welcome to the September competition report. Firstly I’d like to thank Andrew for his years of service as Competition Secretary and thank you to those who nominated for this role. By way of introduction my name is Mark Thomas and I’ve been an Alfa Car Club member since 2007. I’m relatively new to…

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Trackside August 2015

Hello and welcome to Trackside for the month of August. Results for Round 2 on 21st June were as follows: ANDREW SCADDING 01:21.90 JUSTIN WANZEK 01:22.36 DALE ASHBY 01:26.21 MICHAEL KATSIKITIS 01:26.58 JOE GRILLI 01:28.04 CHRIS CROUCH 01:29.44 PETER AXFORD 01:30.80 MALCOLM EBEL 01:33.42 DAVID PARKEN 01:26.61 NEIL HAYWOOD 01:35.96 BOB DAVENPORT 01:44.23 MARK THOMAS…

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Trackside July 2015

Hello and welcome to Trackside for the month of July. As magazine articles are due on the 15th of the month, Round 2 will have been run a week after the deadline. I will present plaques at the General Meeting for this month so you will know the placings for the event. We ran a…

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