Saturday, March 11, 2023 saw the first Vintage Speedway and Junior Karts event at Illabo Motorsport Park for the 2023 season.
The weather was PERFECT and we had great turn of drivers and spectators.
We trialed a couple new ideas… including a new route to exit track and new menu items in the Café.
Ben, our photographer, loved the new tractor we recently purchased to allow us to undertake track work prior to events… but he didn’t use it for that — instead it was used a vantage point for taking photos 🙂
The Junior Karts saw four drivers under the age of 15 participate, including two young ladies! We had about 20 minutes left at the end of the day before our event license expired, so the Junior Kart drivers all jumped at the opportunity to grab another dozen or so laps… they’d still be if they were allowed!
See below for highlights of day
Thank you to our Volunteers
A HUGE Thank You to all our volunteers who helped make the day such a success!
To all our volunteers who contributed to make our March Vintage Speedway & Junior Kart meeting a GREAT SUCCESS.
Adan Alexander — First Responder
Alan Tucker — Front Gate & Pits PR
April Geromboux — Café Eftpos & General PR
Ben O’Malley — Photographer, Direction Flags & PA
Bob Nielson — Push car
Brodie Mackintosh — Track Tower
Chris Moloney — Water Truck
Chris Paton — Front Gate Admissions
Christine Britton — Registered Nurse & Barista
Dave Clark — Front Gate Security
Donna Bedingfield — Asst Manager Café
Dougie Sewell — Water Truck
Gary Blonidnau — First Responder
Graham Arkeley — Dummy Grid Official
Ian Manwaring — Front Gate Admission & Parking
Joe Belling — Clerk of Course
Lee Rowe — Barista / Nurse
Maria Green — Pit Program Marshall
Mary-Rose Vella — Pit Quad Bike Support
Mark Mauro — Water Truck
Nancy Oram — Café / BBQ
Nicholas Pyers — Administration, Direction Flags, PR & 50/50
Nicole Fullagher — Pit Quad Bike
Pierre Geromboux — PA announcer
Phill Taber — Front Gate Admissions
Rod Mackintosh — Track Control
Sandra Hayman — Café Manager
Tony Stephenson — AASA & Club Scrutineer
Peter Thomson — Push Car
Oliver Thomson — Push Car
Olga & Glen from Sydney — Café duties
Pam Phelan — 50/50 Raffle Seller
Kym Phelan (& Ivy) — 50/50 Raffle sellers
Some of the ladies that help make our events such a success — They are Drivers, Pit Crew, Mechanics, Photographers, First Responders, Pit Quad Bike Drivers, and so much more!
Gallery from March 11, 2023
Photos by Ben O’Malley Click on any image to start a slideshow…
