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Image by David BilneyMitsubishi GSR/EVO Club Champion 2009Yes MGEC Cup is over for yet another year, with the 2009 club championship seeing 21 MGEC members battle it out over 9 challenging rounds! The leader board changed hands several times throughout the year, and the championship was decided in the last round at Mallala Motor Sport Park! MGEC Cup 2009 was high on the stakes, and with a revamped competitive feel amongst the members, the outright winner would be again truly deserved.
This Members Only competition is not all about performance - but rather improvement and consistency. The late season expanded from mere Collingrove Hill Climbs and Modern Regularity, to also include Motorkhanas at Monarto. The championship focused on encouraging members to come & try motorsport, enjoying their motor vehicles in a safe environment.
Points were awarded for improvement in times (and number of runs) in the Sporting Car Club's Winter Cup Hill Climb Series and Porsche Club of SA's Motorkhanas, and also for rankings at the Austin 7 Club's Modern Regularity Events.
Image by Matthew ShortThe MGEC Cup is based on a best of format. In effect, a bad round or the inability to enter an event was always keeping the championship alive!
Popularity for the mass variety of events this year saw a spread of member entries. MGEC Cup favours inexperienced drivers; the more likely they will improve, higher the points! Conversely, others pushed to their limits just to scrape a fraction of second; another fantastic element to the MGEC Cup series. Nathan Robertson in his Evo 9 ranked high early in the series, falling 3rd outright for the Cup. Specialising in Modern Regularity at Mallala, Nathan is a member to watch in 2010 when taking on other event disciplines.
Last series Club Champion, Tristan Catford (Mr. Plow), threw a late challenge to the series in a variety of vehicle entries. Motorkhanas being the favourite event of choice for the Plow Man, reduced car park speeds best suited for the safety of himself, and the amusement of others! Consistency over Hill Climbs and Motorkhanas were only enough to find runner up to a member pushing well above His Evo's weight!
Image by Bob TayorKeeping the series on a leash, Mike Willis pushed the boundaries at Collingrove and further provided endless entertainment at the Monarto Motorkhanas. Mad Mike only being new to the Evo game, sure turned heads when the pressure was applied to secure a pointy end placing in MGEC Cup 2009. Mike's successful first time run at the final Mallala round in the Silver Bullet was the nail to hang the series - WELL DRIVEN MICHAEL WILLIS 2009 MGEC CLUB CHAMPION!!!
Mitsubishi GSR/EVO Club Championship 2009
<OFFICIAL RESULTS>MGEC Cup 2009 event information and discussion.
What a fantastic conclusion to the exhausting 2009 motorsport season! Rest up MGEC members because 2010 will be more competitive than ever before! Thank you to all the MGEC members participating in the 2009 series, as MGEC was represented outstandingly well.
Regards,
MGEC Committee.
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