Welcome to the April sprinting report.
We had a good turnout for the first sprint for 2014 along with the inaugural unveiling of Peter Axford’s new 105 (18 years in the build) and Dale Ashby’s Group S Montreal along with the debut of Adam Savis in his Sud.
I had some minor overheating issues on my shakedown event in February but have made some slight changes and with the cooler weather at the sprint, thankfully there were no issues. It will be a little different for Marlene and I because we won’t have our Camper with us,
darn-no kitchen sink!. Back to basics Hmmmm,I hope Marlene still enjoys her Birthday.
Some drivers achieved their best lap times ever and some had issues but I think everybody was reasonably pleased with their day at the track.
Listed below are the fastest lap times for the competitors on the day.
| NAME | VEHICLE | FASTEST LAP TIME |
| Andrew Scadding | Alfetta GTV 3L | 01:22.56 |
| Joe Grilli | Giulia Sprint | 01:26.51 |
| Dale Ashby | Montreal | 01:26.62 |
| Joe Cardone | GT Junioer | 01:26.82 |
| Peter Axford | Giulia GT | 01:28.67 |
| Malcolm Ebel | Alfetta GT | 01:29.48 |
| Chris Crouch | Alfetta GTV | 01:30.53 |
| Adam Savis | Alfa Sud | 01:33.01 |
| Laurie Ardill | Alfa Spyder | 01:36.20 |
| Paul Connelly | Ford Falcon | 01:24.90 |
| Andrew Poulson | Mazda RX7 | 01:25.19 |
| Ian Crouch | Toyota MR2 | 01:26.57 |
Please fill out your entrant declarations if you haven’t already and return them to asap so the competition committee can have a meeting and review them to ensure we get it right for the season ahead.
Don’t forget to view the website www.adelaidemotorsportfestival.com.au for all the details on speedweek in Adelaide from the 12th to the 20th April which includes Windy Point Hillclimb on the 12th, Victoria Park sprint on the 13th, Collingrove Hillclimb on the 16th and finishing with Mallala Historic Race Meet on the 19th and 20th April.
That’s all for now. Hope to see your backside trackside.
ANDREW SCADDING