S&J Motorsport

S&J Subaru’s take all 3 Podium Positions in the First Round of the SARC:

The first round of the 2010 South Australian Rally Championship was the ASP Tarmac Rally. The event was held in the Picturesque Southern Fleurieo Peninsula with Rally headquarters and overnight service park located centrally at Penny’s Hill Winery.

New to this event were the prologue and first two stages being held on Friday evening at Mallala. This initiative proved popular with the competitors and provided a unique opportunity to try there hand at circuit sprinting in the dark.

On the Saturday the event kicked off with a new stage called “Myponga” which started off with a fast flowing section which progressively tightened up as the road wound its way down too and across the Myponga Reservoir dam wall. From there the rally moved onto another new stage called “Parawa” which was a short high speed stage that tested the crews cornering speed limits and also the top speed attainable from their cars. Also new for the 2010 event was the “Waitpinga” stage which was a very fast piece of road that kept most cars on the rev limiter for nearly 10 km. Obtaining a fast time on this stage was proportional to how willing the crews were to risk damage to their engines.

Remote servicing was carried on the foreshore at Victor Harbor. Throughout the Saturday the crews would return and service here three times. It provided an ideal location for the service crew to spend enjoyable afternoon.

The afternoon stages included the popular “Hindmarsh Tiers”, which starts off tight and twisty running down hill. Mid way through the stage is a creek crossing which has an abrupt concrete approach and exit. The more committed crews usually put on a good show for the eager media photographers who lie in wait. The stage then opens up into series of 3rd and 4th gear corners.

The event concluded back at the Penny’s Hill Winery where park ferme and the usual post event stories unfold.

As in previous years S&J were actively involved in supporting and preparing a number of Subaru’s. The attention to detail in vehicle preparation in the lead up to the event certainly paid off and the S&J team was rewarded with 1st, 2nd and 3rd outright in the SARC.

1st Simon Orme / Tasman Orme (97 WRX STi RA)
2nd Russell Marker / Karien Heimsohn (01 WRX STi)
3rd Michael Krichauff / David Krichauff (99 WRX Hatch)

Motor Sport 2007

We have spread ourselves a little further during 2007 with Motorsport, including:

Our sponsorship of the WRXSA S&J Automotive Club Championship, which is 9 rounds of Motorkhanas, Hill Climbs & Circuit Sprints. (This is excellent entry level competition, that's not too hard on the car).

We have joined forces with KPM Motorsport to offer "Driver Training Days" at Mallala Motorsport Park, with the success of the 2 events that we held in the latter part of '07 we are planning at least 4 for 2008.

Our involvement in Gravel Rallying has grown to the point that we are looking after at least 8 local STI's including Steve Glenney's Current model Possum Bourne Motorsport built STI. Steve's dedicated crew and ability to set fastest stage times during any ARC event certainly make us proud to be part of the team.

Good friends of ours Michael & David Krichauff drove their '99 hatch to Victory during the 2006 South Australian Clubman Championship!

Also good friends Simon and Tasman Orme have in 2007 won the much sought after 1st place for the SARC P5 class and finished 3rd outright in the SARC Championship

We have also recently built an engine for a series next year called "V8 Giants & V8 Giant Killers" which puts WRX's up against ex V8 Super cars. Below is the Sean Holmes Version 5 STI.

In '07 the S&J Tarmac Rally car has seen 4 Motorkhana's, 3 Local Collingrove Hill Climbs, 2 Circuit sprints, the "Legend of the Lakes" annual Hill Climb at Mount Gambier and been used as a course car in the "Classic Adelaide".