From Pit Lane

Hello everyone and welcome to the first edition of “From Pit Lane” for the 2023 season.

After a couple of years of Covid interrupted seasons we have a cracker of a schedule lined up for 2023 with 12 competition rounds plus President’s Day. We intend to visit all of our usual haunts like Phillip Island, Winton and Sandown, but have also thrown in a second Broadford event just because we love this little track so much.

We will be returning for the first time in 7 years to the DECA training facility at Shepparton for our Motokhana event, plus for the first time ever, we will be holding an event outside of our state for competition points. On the first weekend in June we will travel to The Bend MotorSport Park in Tailem Bend, South Australia for a weekend of ultimate motor sport. On the Saturday we will be holding our Porsche Club sprints and on the Sunday, in conjunction with Marque Sports Cars Victoria, we will be holding a second day of sprints, making the travel time worthwhile.

We have already held our first two events.

Phillip Island in January was a fantastic day with mild sunny weather and a slight breeze, ideal condition for a great day. We had over 100 competitors in 6 class groups plus an Entrée group of 12. It was a great season opener with some great times had by all, with everyone looking forward to the year.

With a quick turnaround of 2 weeks after Phillip Island, we headed off to Broadford on the first Sunday of February for our second event. The weather Gods again spoilt us with a fine, mild and sunny day and a light breeze. Broadford is part of the Victorian State Motorcycle Centre and as such, the circuit is designed for motor bikes. For us this track gives us the feel of an oversized Go-Kart track with its narrow width and some tight turns. This gives us a different type of test when compared to the fast flowing style of Phillip Island and is a great contrast.

At the time of writing, below is the remaining calendar for the season, and can be found on the club website.

March 5 – Haunted Hills

March 19 – 360 Regularity Sandown

April 16 – Winton

May 21 – Broadford

June 3 – The Bend SA

July 9 – Sandown

August 19 – Winton

August 20 – DECA

September 10 – Phillip Island

October 15 – Sandown

November – 19 Presidents Day Sandown

For now that’s all From Pit Lane

Andrew Smith Competition Director