Over the week-end of August 15/16th, SEAC hosted the 1st Round of the SA Rally Championship in and around the forests near SEAC Park, just west of Mount Gambier. Again, SERG received a request to provide all the communications to enable safe management of the event.
Sunday was a long day, with many arriving at their points at 7am, and not leaving until nearly 5pm. It was a huge dedicated commitment by all from SERG, where a large team was deployed to man every start & finish stage control, plus an intermediate point of each stage. Our members were able to quickly report the whereabouts of all cars, plus report back to the scoring team at Race Control all of the competitors Stage start & finish times to enable rapid compilation of results. Some points were even delegated the task of reporting any car making contact with a barrier which was then applied as a penalty to the drivers score.
All messages were relayed over our 2m repeater nearby on The Bluff which provided excellent radio coverage over the entire area of the event. Radio traffic was constant & relentless, yet our repeater performed faultlessly.
I would like to thank the following SERG members for an outstanding job.
- Tom VK5EE
- Colin VK5DK
- Tim VK5AV
- Norbert VK5MQ
- Owen VK5HOS
- Greg VK5ZGY & Gabi
- Hans VK5PHS
- Phil VK5PCL
- Phil VK5BVC
- Andrew VK5VKC
- Deanna VK5FDCS
Your contribution made my sometimes difficult job in Race Control so much easier.
Peter VK5BE
Rally Coordinator
