As we look forward to a fresh round of Canterbury Interclub events in 2025, the results of the 2024 series and winners of the local clubs’ own competitions are as follows:
The 2024 Canterbury Interclub Series:
Round 7, the RATEC Motorsport run Little River Hillclimb, was held in glorious conditions on Sunday 20 October 2024. Nineteen competitors in a wide range of cars raced to the finish line high above Lake Forsythe. The winner, Stefan Moser-Rust, (main photo) was just two seconds off breaking the two-minute barrier whereas Tony Coakley in a classic Fiat X1/9 took a respectful 2 mins 46.59 on his fastest run. RATEC grabbed a healthy 81-points but were unable to make inroads on the Ashburton Car Club lead in the series or reach Canterbury Car Club in second place. The fourth run was curtailed when a competitor rolled on the road halfway up the hill.
Full results are on the RATEC Motorsport web page.
The finale was Round 8. A Canterbury Car Club run Autocross on a tight freshly mown paddock south of Rangiora on Sunday 3 November 2024 which attracted 28 entries. Adrian Harris (Canty) Moke outdrove the rest of the field by more than 12-seconds. But after that it was tight. Scott Clark (Ash) WRX headed off Neil Gardner (Canty) Starlet, Murray Rushton (Ash) Starlet and Steve Pritchard (RATEC) Legacy all within a four-second cluster.
Full results are on the Canterbury Car Club Facebook page. Canterbury made the most of the points opportunity grabbing 77 but Ashburton also nabbed 70 and held out to take a 57-point win in the Interclub Trophy again in 2024.
Scott Clark in his Impreza earned the Ashburton Car Club a massive 81-points over the season ahead of John Rathgen (GR Yaris) who contributed 71-points to Canterbury Car Club’s campaign.
A big thanks to all helpers on these events. We all know they won’t happen without the brilliant volunteers.
The 2024 Dave McCahon Trophy – Canterbury Inter-Club Series:
Final 2024 Points after 8 Rounds:
1/ Ashburton Car Club 520
2/ Canterbury Car Club 463
3/ RATEC Motorsport Club 361
4/ Autosport Club 170
The new eight-round 2025 calendar is as follows:
The DAVE McCAHON TROPHY (1982), 2025 INTERCLUB SPEED calendar:
1/ Sat 29th March 2025 Grass Autocross – TBA, RATEC
2/ Sat 7th June 2025 Dual Car Sprints – Levels, Ashburton
3/ Sat 28th June 2025 Sealed Autocross – EM Ruapuna, Canterbury
4/ Sat 5th July 2025 Shingle Sprint – TBA, Autosport
5/ Sun 31st Aug 2025 Dual Car Circuit Sprints – EM Ruapuna, Canterbury – TBC
6/ Sat 13th Sept 2025 Le Bretons Rd Shingle Sprint – Wakanui, Ashburton – TBC
7/ Sun 19th Oct 2025 Banks Peninsula Hillclimb – Little River, RATEC –
8/ TBA 2025 Grass Autocross – Sefton, Autosport – TBA
The Clubs of Canterbury – 2024 Club Champions:
Each club has its own ‘Club Championship’ for their own club members. There are also winners of the various competition segments such as Hillclimb’s, Sprints, Motorkhana’s and Autocrosses but the highest points earners battle it out for the Overall Club Champion.
Scott Clark – Ashburton Car Club
John Rathgen – Canterbury Car Club
Sean Haggarty -Autosport) –
Allan Coker – RATEC Motorsport
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