MARK BURFORD WINS DASH FOR CASH

Saturday night Mark Burford completed this hat trick of wins at the annual Woodsy’s Dash For Cash. With drivers travelling from as far as Alice Springs and Lucindale, Darren Woods again coordinated the highly impressive field of fifteen 200cc karts with 5 of the top 6 drivers from the recently ran SA State titles and with over $3,000 in prize money and trophies up for grabs.

A large crowd was on hand to witness some fast, eventful heat action with many of the top drivers working their way forward from their starting position. Heat wins went to Barry Heinrich (Morgan Kart Club) Mark Burford (Adelaide Kart Club), Rory Stevenson (Morgan Kart Club) and Lachlan Cates (Port Pirie Kart Club). On completion of all heats the top six point scores entered into a pole shuffle with Heinrich improving on his position with a great inside move on Cates and the “pocket rocket” Alana Brooks current Aust No1 taking the pole position from Mark Burford after Mark suffered mechanical failure.

With the track surrounded by spectators finding any advantage point they can, the drivers were on edge with several attempts to start the 15 lap final only built to the suspense. Once started Burford was certainly on a mission with taking the lead into the 1st corner followed by Brooks and some outstanding passing back in the field. Several laps later Brooks untimely exit came with a blown motor leaving Heinrich to chase down the leader. Burford held on to greet the chequered followed by Heinrich and Tyson August (Angus Kart Club). With the results finalised Mark acknowledged the crowds support with a lap of honour with the chequered flag held proudly followed by the on track podium presentation of trophies and large cheque in front of the supportive crowd.

With many junior drivers from the age of 7 up to 14 years competing in Rookies, Junior Lights and Junior Heavy’s classes the meeting was also supported with a visit by David Angus from the Elizabeth Traffic Enforcement Unit to promote learning essential driving skills in a controlled environment with the view this will prevent the need for speed on the roads at the driving age. David accompanied by the speed detection unit checked the junior kart speeds with the rookies racing at speed up to 70km/hr and the Lights and Heavy classes achieving speeds of 78km/hr. The senior classes’ speeds were also checked with speeds upwards of 108km/hr detected on a slick track that got even faster as the night went on.

Adelaide Dirt Kart Club would like to thank Darren Woods for this support in organising the high quality field, the spectators that braved the cool night air and the 200cc drivers that travelled from all corners of the state and interstate to set the track alight in the ultimate high powered event for dirt kart racing the Woodsy’s Dash For Cash.

Next meeting has now been rescheduled to the 5th Sept.

See ya trackside!  

Know your surrounds at ADKC

The pit area means the area where karts must be within, from scrutineering thru to the end of racing. No kart can be worked on outside this area. Personnel must have signed the insurance waver, for insurance reasons, when in the pit area.
 

For some clubs this means a fenced off area, some use signs, barriers, some have defined landscape points. For Adelaide, AIDKA have defined a line from a fixed point. In Adelaide's case it is from a corner of the tracks FIXED fence line. This corner is the one just in front of the food van. This corner is clearly sign posted to say you are entering the pit area. Insurance wavers can be signed at either the main gate entry or at the Food van. The line runs out indefinitely, at right angles to the tracks main straight [Parallel to Supple Road] Where does the line end. This is clear, it ends after the furthest kart is pitted. There is no point in it being 200 meters longer than needed if the last kart is not all the way down the back of the land. The club & AIDKA have agreed the end of the pits is a Minimum 15 Meters past the last kart inside the pit area. The track was inspected & approved with this in mind. For those not wishing to be licensed they can remain as public spectators & still enjoy the Food van, Grandstand seating, toilets & car parking on the Speedway side of the line.

Can I smoke in the pits? Definitely not. No smoking is allowed in “"Pit areas "" So you must be either outside the pit line or up the back of the pits AT LEAST 15 Meters away from the nearest KART/Trailer/Pitted Vehicle if wishing to smoke. Common sense has been applied here to ensure safety for everyone. Adelaide approached AIDKA at the time of seeking track approval & it was granted the raised mound area was not an area for Go karts to pit in, so it was granted this could be a smoking area. This area is clearly marked with signs also. Can I get to this mound without passing thru the pit area? NO, therefore any one on the mound must have signed the insurance waver notice. 

 
All tracks have their own pit, scales, scrutineering & approved areas, take time to know them if you travel  from track to track, ask if unsure as signs are not always picked up by all, no matter how many you use or how big they are. Adelaide is not the norm as it utilizes land serving dual purposes, Speedway & also karting. AIDKA have worked close with the club & found workable solutions to the challenges. We thank members & visitors whom understand & follow this well at our race meetings. Do the right thing by any club that you are a visitor to & you'll be doing the best thing for the sport, AIDKA & the insurance companies that allow the sport to take place.

Please guide others around you to become familiar to the surroundings.