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Autosport Mt Thomas – Gravel Sprint
28/08/2022
Autosport Mt Thomas – Gravel Sprint
A great piece of 4km forestry road, Mt Thomas is an awesome fast blast with a bit of everything, fast, technical climb then along a ridgeline through the forest and a twisty downhill finish.
Regulations: 2022-07-28th Mt Thomas Gravel Sprint Regs
Entries out now, enter now via possum.motorsport.org.nz
Please remember your entry is not deemed valid until internet payment is received (as per the regulations).
Sadly due to forest regulations there will be no spectators or spectator viewing at this event
Matt Penrose won the event in 2017 in his mighty Ex-Trevor Crowe WRX. He won convincingly with a margin of 5 seconds from Job Quantock who’s getting to grips with the Skoda AP4. Matt Summerfield was only 1 seconds behind in a borrowed Evo 3
Class winners in 2017
Class 1 0-1300cc winner Chris Herdman (Starlet) still dominates the category, winning by 5 seconds from Ryan Blacktopp also in a Starlet.
Class 2 1301-1600cc winner David Birkett (Levin, Ex-David Holder) had a great battle with the fast improving Nick Marston (Sprinter).
Class 3 1600cc+ winner Ari Pettigrew only just beat the experienced Andrew Sim in the battle of the Fiestas as Andrew fought back only to miss out by less than 0.2 seconds.