Corner Speed
Hello and welcome to the December competition report. The sprinting calendar is now complete for the year. It was my first full year and I had a brilliant time, my only regret is that I didn’t start sprinting years ago. For those that haven’t I recommend you give it a go. If you love driving your Alfa, which we all do, why not unlock its full potential in relative safety on the track.
The results for the last round of the year, round 5 held on the 27th September, were as follows
| Racing Under 3L | ||
| First: | Andrew Scadding | |
| Second: | Dale Ashby | |
| Racing Under 2L | ||
| First: | Michael Katsikitis | |
| Second: | Joe Grilli | |
| Third: | Malcolm Ebel | |
| Modified Under 3L | ||
| First: | David Parken | |
| Modified Under 2L | ||
| First: | Adam Savis | |
| Slightly Modified Under 2L | ||
| First: | Neil Heywood | |
| Standard Under 2L | ||
| First: | Mark Thomas | |
| Non Alfa over 2L | ||
| First: | Keith Wong | |
| Second: | Paul Connelly | |
| Third: | Andrew Poulson | |
A summary of the entrants for the year and their best times can be seen below:
| Entrant | Best time | Entrant | Best time |
| Ardill, Laurie | 01:48.3 | Heywood, Neil | 01:34.7 |
| Ashby, Dale | 01:26.2 | Katsikitis, Michael | 01:25.5 |
| Axford, Peter | 01:23.8 | Kloppers, Paul | 01:34.5 |
| Axford, Peter (In Montreal) | 01:27.2 | Miklic, Rick | 01:41.8 |
| Barrie, Ian | 01:40.6 | Parken, David | 01:26.2 |
| Barwick, David | 01:40.9 | Phelps, John | 01:32.6 |
| Connelly, Paul | 01:23.7 | Poulson, Andrew | 01:26.1 |
| Crouch, Chris | 01:28.6 | Savis, Adam | 01:30.5 |
| Crouch, Ian | 01:25.8 | Scadding, Andrew | 01:21.6 |
| Davenport, Bob | 01:44.2 | Thomas, Mark | 01:35.6 |
| Ebel, Malcolm | 01:31.6 | Wanzek, Justin | 01:22.4 |
| Field, David | 01:33.8 | Wiltshire, Justin | 01:26.7 |
| Grilli, Joe | 01:26.2 | Wong, Keith (Ferrari) | 01:15.5 |
| Heaven, Geoff | 01:29.1 | Wong, Keith (Honda) | 01:20.0 |
The sprinting calendar for 2016 has been finalised and the dates are largely as expected except for the first round, its one month earlier than usual
| Event | Date |
| Round 1 | 21st February |
| Peter Hall Memorial 6 Hour Regularity Relay | 1st May |
| Round 2 | 19th June |
| Round 3 | 17th July |
| Round 4 | 28th August |
| Round 5 | 23rd October |
With Christmas around the corner the first sprint round will be upon us before we know it. My maintenance schedule has commenced and I’m starting to tick off my “must go faster” wish list, better brakes – done, stiffer front end – in progress, reconditioned transaxle – need to find the time. Have you started yours?
Until next month remember corner speed is everything.
Mark Thomas