Posts by Karl Celeste
24 April – Hanmer Forest Rally
The club rally in the Hanmer Forest was a celebration of the club’s 30th anniversary. Congratulations to Dermot Martin on his maiden rally win. Deane Buist put up a valiant…
Read More13 March – Rakaia Zig Zag Sprint
The weather in the Canterbury foothills really turned it on again for crews competing in the first sprint of the year for the Autosport Club. With the dedicated setup crew…
Read More20 February – Loburn Autocross
It was a lovely sunny (but not too hot) day in a great paddock (with built-in shade trees) at the Abernethy’s Farm near Loburn, and there was just enough breeze…
Read More5 December – Ashley Autocross
It bucketed down the night before the event and a repeat of the Loburn mud-plug was expected. As it turned out, the paddock had handled the rain quite well and…
Read More21 November – Mt Alexander Sprint
It was a fine, sunny, and eventful day at the Mt. Alexander sprint this year. A good turnout or 42 entries got to make the most of the sunshine as…
Read More17 October – Canterbury Rally
Rangiora’s Les Summerfield extended his lead in the Mainland Series this past weekend with a close fought win in the 2004 Canary Furniture Canterbury Rally. Number 1 seed John Silcock…
Read More3 October – Okuku Autocross
It was a great day to go play on Wayne Summerfield’s new front lawn at Okuku. The sun was shining and the conditions would be very interesting as there was…
Read More20 September – Makerikeri Road
Loads of cars and competitors arrived at the Makerikeri/Mt. Grey Sprint, a really good bit of gravel that’s pretty close to town. The spectator corner was well populated all day…
Read More15 August – Loburn Autocross
The proper title for this report should be “Loburn Mud-plug”! Conditions for the event can only be described as diabolical. It was raining heavily travelling there and the paddock was…
Read More25 July – Kaiwara Road Sprint
It was an early start on a fine but pretty frosty morning for the crews making the trip north to the Hurunui and this fantastic bit of public road. With…
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