ROUND 2 of the South Australian State Khanacross Series took place at Burrungule on Sunday, with a slippery surface to keep drivers honest.
Attracting a good field of 38 entries, the Limestone Coast Off Road Club in conjunction with the South Eastern Automobile Club, setup a busy set of courses to entertain the locals and visitors.
Clerk of course Paul Height had put everything in place for an enjoyable day and only needed some help from the weather Gods to complete preparation.
Mother Nature had made her mind up and an overnight torrential downpour changed everything.
A drive around inspection proved some sections were impassable, so a change to the layout took place and a much shorter course was assembled.
Presented with the Number 1 starting position for the day, Bradley Harry took to the course in his well-presented Toyota Starlet and set the pace for the day.
No surprises in finding the 4WD or All Wheel Drive cars were the most nimble around the sloppy surface.
First Test, first run Bradley Clements filled the fastest time slot with a 45.90 seconds run to hold out a pair of Subaru’s in Nick Doll (SEAC Junior) and Sam Humphries with identical times of 46.17 for equal second place.
Damien Wilson put in a clean lap in the Silvia and scored fourth points with his run of 49.22 seconds, closely followed by Michael Clements 4WD in fifth with his 49.96 seconds effort.
Dale Cagney did what he could in his Evo6 but could only manage a 50.11 second lap and 6th spot points.
Same test, second pass and Michael Clements found the quickest way home with a time of 47.93 seconds to head off a charge from Sam Humphries with 49.10 seconds.
Cagney was close behind in third with a run of 52.42 seconds.
Doll made it to fourth with a 52.43 second attempt, closely followed by Steven Leo at 52.52.
Having made contact with a track marker on the way home, Wilson’s effort saw seventh spot instead of third, a time of 55.25 seconds with the penalty added.
Test 2 used the previous track in reverse direction, with some areas well chewed up.
Bradley Clements put the Subaru through the gaps between the track markers and found enough grip to set a reasonably quick time of 47.04 seconds that secured the top points, with Doll doing a solid job in his Subaru in second spot with his 49.57 seconds showing good car control.
Harry also found plenty of grip in the Starlet and his opening lap in the greasy conditions gave him third spot, stopping the clock at 50.54 seconds, to hold Michael Clements out to fourth place with his time of 51.18.
Wilson held a good line around the course for a 51.21-second slide, enough to get the points for fifth.
Deteriorating areas of the track required some small changes to fresh ground and these changes were missed by some when they drove the areas of change, suffering the dreaded “WD” penalty that goes with the error on the track, with seven competitors choosing to follow the old marks instead of the reset path.
Michael Clements was one who got it correct and set the fastest time from Bradley Clements, 46.53 and 46.77 seconds, with Dillan Young finding a good line in his Pulsar for third with a quick 47.50 seconds.
Sam Humphries finished fourth with a time of 48.42 seconds, ahead of Damien Wilson with 49.33.
The last run for the day used the same layout and Bradley Clements set the pace again with his run of 46.82 seconds.
Harry made good of his start position and got home in 51.24 seconds for second spot, while Bill Fisk came home in third with a 54.90-seconds run.
Michael Clements, well down the starting order on the day did a good job in the deteriorating conditions to get fourth points with his run of 55.03 seconds enough to hold off Doll’s last run of 55.37 seconds in fifth.
Top 10 – total time: Bradley Clements 247.29 seconds; Michael Clements 250.63; Nick Doll 255.57; Sam Humphries 257.16; Damien Wilson 265.81; Bradley Harry 266.48; Dillan Young 273.02; Steven Leo 273.27; Jason Sims 278.56; Kelvin Humphries 292.10.
The points standings will change when the state competitors and the SEAC-only competitors are separated into their own points scores.
The next event for SEAC will be a Motorkhana in August.
