MG Car Club of South Australia
PRESIDENTS REPORT From .. Allan Semmler
ontrary to my March report this is
C definitely the last one . We have a new chairman in Adrian Ward who will guide the club for the next couple of years and we are losing the services of committee person Dick Manning who has taken up the position of Deputy Clerk of Course for the newly named Adelaide Rally to be held in conjunction with the Festival of Speed this year , and Wayne Hough past President and Register Secretary is also having a break this year . I am sure that all members wish them both well .
There was a great turnout of members at the Annual General Meeting ( 94 ) in March for the presentation of annual reports , club awards and the election of officers for the coming year . All committee positions and committee appointments have been filled with the exception of Social Secretary position . I wish them well for the challengers that lie ahead .
There was a slight problem with my last report in that the last couple of paragraphs along with some photo ’ s went missing ( the editor has included the missing bits in this edition ) I think we will blame a computer glitch for this slight hiccup .
I have one item of breaking news to report , club member Kevin Weeks has been accepted to compete in this years Pikes Peak Hill Climb . If you are not familiar with this event here is a bit of info .
It is the second oldest motor sports event in the U . S . A . first run in 1916 so
6 this year is the 100 th anniversary and 94 th running of the event . The course is 12.42 miles ( 19.988km ) long with 156 turns . Starts at 9,390 ft . ( 2834m ) finishes at 14,115 ft . ( 4302.24m ). The thin air at the summit robs the engines of approx . 30 % of their power and drivers suffer similar a loss of reflex and muscle power . The current record is held by Sebastien Loeb driving a Peugeot 208 T16 with a time of 8m 13.878s set in 2013 .
This event is recognised as the most challenging hill climb in the world and attracts race teams willing to spend many thousands of dollars and many months preparing to try and become the King of the Mountain . 97 entries have been accepted this year , 64 cars and 33 motorcycles . Of these there are 4 Australian entries , David Rowe - 1985 Audi Quatro , Tony Quinn - 2015 Ford Focus , Kevin Weeks - 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and Rennie Scaysbrook riding a 2017 KTM 1290 Super Duke R .
The race will be held on Sunday June the 25 th , and my understanding is that on the preceding Tuesday practice starts at 3.30 a . m . to 9.00 a . m . on the top 1 / 3 rd . section , and the same start and finish times on the Wednesday and Thursday for the middle and bottom sections . Friday is qualifying and Sunday the big day with all competitors having just one run up the full