Forty women and girls participated in the Buccini Transport Yeah The Girls Khanacross event held last month by the Gold Coast Tweed Motorsporting Club.
 
With 19 first-time Khanacross drivers as well as 10 junior participants in attendance, the event highlighted increased interest among women looking to grow their competition experience.
 
The event was one of a handful of events supported by the Supercheap Auto Club Development Fund, where Motorsport Australia affiliated car clubs can obtain funding to assist growth and participation opportunities for clubs.
 
Applications have again opened for Round Two of the Supercheap Auto Club Development Fund for 2024, with more information available at motorsport.org.au/CDF.
 
The event was held at the club’s Khanacross grounds in Tamborine on the Gold Coast, with participants hailing from across the state as well as from the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory.


  
Sasha Power finished first outright with a total time of 466.59 seconds, the clear dominant driver on the day in her Subaru Liberty.
 
Power escalated her already rapid pace through each test; from 63.12 seconds in the first test to 56.97 seconds in the last, making her the fastest driver in Class E. 
 
Testing behind Power was Holly Kilbride in her Mitsubishi Galant, who claimed second place outright with a total of 476.78 seconds, 10.19 seconds behind the event leader – that time earning Kilbride first in Class B.
 
Kim Acworth impressed in her Subaru Impreza WRX throughout the tests, shaving her time down to 54.36 seconds by the end of the event and only 1.76 seconds slower than Kilbride. 


  
The junior class saw an excellent drive from Piper Power in a Mitsubishi Lancer, who managed to run the fastest overall time of all the junior drivers with 478.78 seconds.
 
Amy Davidson was the fastest novice driver on the day, improving her time by 6.85 seconds across the event to finish in seventh outright.
 
Michelle Van Der Wilk was able to draw more speed out of her Honda Civic across the tests, finishing eighth outright and fastest car in Class A by taking 7.21 seconds off her original test time.
 
Another entrant to see significant time improvement was Taylah McDowell, recovering from her initial test time of 65.41 seconds to finish the last time of 56.85 – this resulted in fifth outright position as well as fastest in Class D with an overall time of 480.08 seconds.

View the full results from the Yeah The Girls Khanacross.
 
Congratulations to Gold Coast Tweed Motorsporting Club for the turnout of entrants, as well as the to the girls and women who participated in the event. The event raised over $7,000 for Endometriosis Australia.