Sport
1 October, 2024
Come and try day packed with action
NQ MOTORSPORTS held their annual Come & Try Day for the first half of Saturday, before the round 6 gravel Khanacross event at Herberton’s Tepon speedway circuit.
The club is all about having fun in a safe environment and promoting road safety through motorsports.
Khanacross is a great introduction to motorsport which gives competitors a chance to practise their car control and judgement skills.
The competition involves completing a program of tests in the shortest possible time without incurring penalties. The aim is to complete each test within the rules and regulations of the event. Drivers can compete in their own cars, provided they meet the minimum safety requirements set by the event organisers and Motorsport Australia. Competitions are open to both unmodified and modified production cars, and there are categories for different engine sizes.
For newcomers aged from 12 years old, $70 will provide a one-hour technical workshop with club coach Paul Delben, who runs Drive 2 Live.
With helmets on they jumped into club cars as passengers, and with an instructor, headed out onto the track. They were taken through different manoeuvres including hand brake turns, slalom bollards and chicanes over several runs. Waiting participants were treated to laps by advanced drivers. Then the competition action starts and the learners see how it’s done.
The Round 6 results for the
Khanacross:
Juniors: 1. Flynn Hyde, 2. Max De Lai
Ladies: 1. Donna Edwards, 2. Kim Sloan, 3. Kayla McLeish
A (0-1600cc): 1. Flynn Hyde, 2. Brock Connellan
B (1601-2000cc): 1. Paul Delben,
2. Daniel Levitt, 3. Cam De Lai
C (over 2001cc): 1. Arthur Nash,
2. Ben Klein
AWD and Outright: 1. Graeme Colls, 2. Rick Ranscombe, 3. Troy Edmonson.
