Don’t take your foot of the pedal just yet, we still have a few events before we break for Christmas!
At the upcoming Coffs City Rotary Motor Show we will be offering a chance for a lucky junior to win the entry, license and club membership costs towards their first entry. Entries will be via a form at the Car Club stand.
Then its onto the next round of the Steve Arthur Electrical Coffs Coast Khanacross Series 2026 – Round 3
This was the round that got washed out in August so no excuses for not being prepared 🙂
The “Zahli Bug” (Zahli Pell) on her way to 1st position in the Ladies division
The third and final round of the Bush Khanacross series for 2026, supported by the team at Wet-Seal Coffs Coast was completed last Sunday. The dry conditions with patchy rain fall preceding, and during the day, made for some challenging conditions with a forever changing surface.
A few competitors keep the recovery team busy whilst I suspect a few others were simply lucky, with more than one report of a car “making its own way” through the scrub next to the course!
The shared Mazda 3 of the Kennedy Family. Matt & daughter Isabella both went on to multiple class and division placings!
As always we had a heap of cheerful volunteers who offer their services, time, trucks, 4WD and winches to ensure the day ran smoothly and safely. Spotlight on Adz who braved the rain, dust and reasonably constant heavy lifting to get those who had lost their way back on the track and able to continue.
The lead changed constantly throughout the day as the front runners matched each others times and strove to go one better. Fame favours the bold however, when the going got slippery, occasionally punished them aswell!
There is always a few interesting battles going on between classes or rivals within the overall. Its rewarding to see the comaraderie which spawns from such healthy competition.
Thanks to everyone who assisted, competed, ate sausages, cooked BBQ’s, did paperwork, re-did paperwork, braved online entry systems, repaired the track, setup, packed up, offered advice, offered their time/money/support and anything else I may have missed!
This series will return next year with a revised layout and an additional round. A presentation for both series will be announced shortly.
In the meantime we have two rounds of the Steve Arthur Electrical Khanacross Series 2026 yet to run:
We will be displaying some cars again and manning a stand at the Coffs City Rotary Motor Show coming up in October.
We need all types of cars to be represented, road cars, bangers, fully prepared competition cars. The idea is to show off the different levels and diversity of our club and motorsport. Please contact us if you are interested.
The club cars will be there, your entry will be paid and there will be someone looking after the stand all day. We are planning on some giveways and a competition too!
Link to Coffs Coast Festival of Motorsport Facebook Post
It seems only weeks ago (and it was) that Round 2 was underway! With a few date changes and postponements earlier in the year, the calendar has become a little squashed into the second half. But luckily, it looks like the fair weather is here to stay at least for the meantime.
So after some minor track grooming, wetting and rolling by the team we should have some great conditions again!
Hope to see you there, and as always let us know of any challenges so we may assist.
We can re-invest profits from your entry fees into improving the facilities and venue conditions?
For example with help from Phil Robinson Earth Moving, the Piggott Family and Car Club Supporters, we recently repaired wear and tear from the previous round of the Wet-Seal Coffs Coast Bush Khanacross. We even managed to fill in a few low spots and reduce some of the more slick areas.
So I hope you can enjoy some of these improvements this coming Sunday.
Thanks to our major sponsors Wet-Seal Coffs Coast. We also appreciate the assistance of Raleigh International Raceway and the Piggott Family. After the previous round, the team capitalised on ideal conditions, the availability of some machinery (and the generosity of supporters) to carry out some maintenance and make some course improvements. The surface now should be smoother, more consistent and generally flow a bit better.
The couple of hairpins have been opened up to make it easier for the larger and AWD cars to negotiate. We are also planning for the future with an additional loop being prepared and some changes to the course to keep it a challenge. Incidentally we will be completing the course in the opposite direction this round just to keep you on your toes.
I know it has been a sore point and continues to be a challenge, however I do implore you to complete whatever paperwork you can before the event to help maximise the drive time and number of runs. As always we can assist you with any issues you are facing and we can always complete or sort out any details missing at the event.
