MOUNT Gambier’s fast and furious raced rings around the showgrounds recently with one rally team showcasing their skills.
Mount Gambier’s South Eastern Automobile Club hosted its 2018 Motorkhana event at the spring show and provided a quality spectacle.
“Motorkhana is a low cost form of motor sport providing someone with their first taste in a standard road car,” SEAC president Kevin Raedel said.
“You basically complete an assigned course in your quickest time without touching any obstacles or there are time penalties.
“We have children as young as 12 involved in the event and sometimes they even beat me.”
The history of the club began during the late 80’s and early 90’s when it decided to purchase land for holding club events.
Racing on the land became much harder to maintain so the club went on a hunt for another location interesting in topography and listed at the right price.
A former quarry site was selected on Megaw Road, west of Mount Gambier now the current home of SEAC park.
From two-wheel-drive to four-wheel-drive, all motorists are welcomed to discover the different series available for entry.
“We do not just have Motorkhana, but also Khanacross, Autocross, Touring Road Event and Hillclimb divisions,” Raedel said.
“Each vary, but all contain the same motor sport component with a twist.
“We encourage those that are just learning to drive to give it a go until they can no longer drive anymore.”
Each competition is divided into classes varying on the type of car the competitor is competing in, making it fair for all involved.
At the ripe age of 15 the 2017 outright junior class B winner Bradley Harry first entered the competition with motivation to beat his brother.
“I started competing because my brother was involved previously,” Harry said.
“I wanted to show him up, although he left before I could go up against him.
“I went to Sydney a month ago for another motor related event and the main thing I love about motor sports is the car control you gain and the events I have been able to experience.”
Involving everyone from young to old SEAC invites interested community members to participate in adrenaline-filled motor sports with entries now open for Khanacross held 28 October, Saleyards Road, Millicent.
