Motoring event returns to Shepparton

First stop for competition was DECA in Shepparton where the skid pan hosted a series of timed Go to Woah and Motorkhana stages that tested the drivers and navigators as they negotiated the cones.

On Sunday the event moved to Wilby Raceway for a two-lap sprint event followed by a navigation section to Wangaratta and then back to Shepparton.

On Monday it was off to Winton for more tests of skill and speed on the skid pan before three flying laps of the circuit.

Organiser Robin Knaggs said basing the event in Shepparton injected more than $50,000 into the local economy.

The event has been going since the 1990s. It was hit hard by border closures over the past two years but has bounced back with exotic and relatively inexpensive vehicles competing across six classes.

“People just want to get out and enjoy themselves,” Mr Knaggs said.

“Some people like the navigation, some are suited to the tighter timed events and some really love the tracks where they can stretch the legs of their vehicles.”

Aaron Brain from Shepparton BMW strapped himself into a high-performance BMW M240i for the weekend.

“I put plates on it on the Wednesday; the fact you can buy a car like this off the showroom floor and take it straight to a racetrack and perform against cars four times the price just blows my mind,” he said.

“You can have fun when you want and then tone it down and go pick up the milk on the way home.”