Ladies Track Day at Wakefield Park on 31st May
06 June 2015 / Words by Mike Hicks, Photos by Mel Keller and Gail Palmer
Eighty one members including thirteen ladies and two visitors competed at our Track Day at Wakefield Park on the last day of autumn. It may have been the last day of autumn but it felt like the middle of winter. Nevertheless many cars and driver combinations recorded personal best times at Wakefield Park. In fact new class records were recorded in 13 of our 19 classes, a sure indication that it was a good day for quick times.
One of the seven groups was set aside for our ladies who used two of their runs for the purpose of training and coaching. Most competitors completed six runs of six minutes with a few including one particularly keen lady completing eight runs. Fastest time recorded by a lady went to Club Torque Editor Mel Keller who lowered her best time to a very credible 1:14.02. Other Ladies to shine on the day included Lesa Bunn 1:18.45, Kim Jacobs 1:18.56, Gaynor Lawler 1:19.13, Tammie Hotz 1:19.16 and first timer Alexandra Breitsameter 1:20.59.
Fastest Time of the Day went to Todd Herring driving the car wife Kristy previously drove with a very credible 1:05.03, this time being the fastest recorded during the 2014/15 Competition Year. Second fastest was Cameron Macarthur from Blue Mountains Mazda, in his road going SE in 1:06.12. Tim Herring was third in 1:08.69. Four other drivers Russ Maxwell, Tony King, Phil Ashton and Daniel Gardiner all broke the 1:10 barrier.
New Class records were recorded in:
- Class 2 Keith Monaghan 1:15.50,
- Class 3 Luke Kovacic 1:12.99,
- Class 3 Ladies Kim Jacobs 1:18.56,
- Class 4 Ladies Alexandra Breitsameter 1:20.59,
- Class 5 Mark Palmer 1:12.58,
- Class 5 Ladies Tammie Hotz 1:19.16,
- Class 6 Ladies Lesa Bunn 1:18.45,
- Class 7 Daniel Gardiner 1:09.87,
- Class 7 Ladies Jill Feutrill 1:27.90,
- Class 8 Tony King 1:09.11,
- Class 8 Ladies Mel Keller 1:14.02,
- Class 10 Todd Herring 1:05.03 and
- Class 11 Keith Bridgement 1:10.10.
Well done to all.
Thank you to all the members who worked in an official capacity to make the day a great success. To Zan and Rod Menzel and Rod’s RTM Timing System, thank you for an incredible seventeen years service to the club. Your efforts have seen our club days grow from 20 to 30 competitors in the late-1990s to the current entry levels that average somewhere in the eighties with over ninety at some events. A truly great service and contribution to the Club that should never be forgotten.
Our next track day will be the first for the 2015/16 Competition Year, and is at the Amaroo Circuit at Sydney Motorsport Park on Saturday 29th August. This track day will also see the Victorians visiting us for the annual NSW/VIC Interstate Challenge. Following that event the Presentation Function for the 2014/15 Year will be held in the "Garage" above the pits for the main circuit.
