Last Sunday, Kast’Assocjazzjoni Sport Muturi u Karozzi’ (ASMK) successfully organised a Special Autocross event in Sannat Gozo to raise funds for for the Arka Foundation.

It all started during last May Moto Enduro event when the Minister for Gozo, Dr Anton Refalo expressed his wish to ASMK to organise an event for Arka.

ASMK said that during a full week’s work, using special machinery from Gozo department and contractors, including machinery from ASMK brought over from Malta, a large field was converted into a Motorsport Autocross complex in Sannat.

This was made possible by kind permission of the Cassar and Curmi families as land owners, the Ministry for Gozo, the Sannat, Victoria and Xewkija Local Councils, the Gozo Police, the Works Department and the Gozo Sports Board. The Apap family from Victoria also helped ASMK to solve all arising difficulties during the week’s hard work to convert a field into a temporary Autocross track, the organisers said.

During this event ASMK collected €717 which was donated to Fr. Michael Galea of the Arka Foundation. He thanked all those present during the presentation of trophies, for their donations towards the Foundation in only a few hours

He also said how impressed he was by the large number of followers of both Maltese and Gozo Motorsport fans and enthusiasts.

Sannat Mayor Philip Vella also thanked everyone, especially the ASMK Executives for transforming a field into a temporary Motorsport complex for such a good cause. He also said that he will support ASMK in possible future events in Sannat Gozo.

ASMK President Frans Deguara thanked everyone for their help and support and said that if ASMK was able to have the same sort of support then they would be happy to hold future Autocross and Morocross events in Gozo.

Mr Deguara also said that during this week all the machinery was utilised to the full. In fact, the Motocross track in Nadur was completely refurbished after some years of neglect. All this work was carried out during the construction of the temporary Autocross track in Sannat, he said.

Though the ambient temperature was not the ideal one for Motorsport, 23 competitors made it to Sannat. They were divided between Maltese and Gozo drivers. In the Maltese Class A Christian Mark Galea on his Ritmo demonstrated his skills to all present. In the 6 Laps Final Race Galea bet all though he started from the five cars grid. Duncan Delia and Philip J. Vella finished in 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Andreas Zammit and Philip Grima also competed in this Class A Finals both on Ford cars.

The Finals Class B drivers were Carlos Mifsud and Christian Apap both on Ford Fiesta, Lucas Pace on a Honda Civic, Melo Zammit on an Opel Corsa and Jean Paul Grech on his Peugeot 106. From the start Gozo driver Christian Apap took the lead ahead of Lucas Pace on a Honda Civic. The six laps Final was battled completely between Apap and Pace who held their placing in this formation right to the Finish. Carlos Mifsud won 3rd in Class.

The Gozo Class A was very well battled between Domenic Zammit on an Alfa Sud and Marvin Grima on an Opel Corsa but Zammit demonstrated his experience in Autocross driving and won the race ahead of Grima, Chris Sultana and Derrick Vella both on Honda Civic cars.

In the meantime ASMK also informed all present about the small changes in the ASMK Calendar of events for the 2014/2015 season. On Sunday, the 12th of October the Enduro Section will launch the new events at Fawwara.

The Autocross (in Ta Qali Sport Complex) starts on Sunday, the 19th of October 2014, while the 1st Trials event will be held on the same day at Ballut quarry in limits of Naxxar.

The Motocross championship launch date will be announced soon.

More information can be found in the official site www.asmk.org.mt.

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