Rally Retro Festival kicks off the year in style and yes, your help is essential.

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Saturday February 27 2021   Public from 10 am.  Officials as advised.

Venue: METEC  112 Colchester Road, Bayswater North.  

Yes, it’s on again! Rally enthusiasts will once again have the chance to see and hear some of Australia’s most famous and important rally cars at the end of February, at the highly successful Rally Retro Festival. Now in its third year, it attracts not only famous rally cars but the people that made them famous.

Officials urgently needed.  Of course, none of this happens without an army of HRA members helping out, both on Friday for set-up and on Saturday.  Our officials co-ordinator has been in touch with last year’s officials.  If you can help us, please let Col Hardinge know ASAP: there is a lot of work to set this all up.

Contact Col on Tel: 0419 104 955   or e-mail: chardinge@ozemail.com.au

Display cars are invited by the organisers, hoping to seek out genuine championship winning cars, ex-works cars and cars in tribute livery, depicted a famous or iconic rally car of the past.

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MITTA is a Must!

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John Haddon, Ford Escort

Mitta Mountain Rally- Saturday March 20, 2021.

Victorian Championship opener.  Mitta Masters for Classic Rally Cars

Now Announced as Round 1 of the HRA Rally Championship. More than ever, Mitta is a Must

Based in the beautiful hamlet of Mitta Mitta and beside the Mitta Mitta river, the Mitta Mountains Rally is the series opener for Victorian Rally Championship.  Not only that, but at Multi Club level it is round 1 of VCRS and VSRS (Victorian Sprint Rally Series). Now a round of the HRA Rally Championship.

It also incorporates the Mitta Masters event, for classic rally cars competing for a trophy handed over by a dead set rally legend and event patron.  Now in its 5th year, past patrons have been George Fury, Geoff…

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HRA Annual General Meeting, 10 February 2021

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The HRA Annual General Meeting will be held at 08:00 pm on Wednesday 10 February, 2021, at The Matthew Flinders Hotel.

Please find below the Notice of Annual General Meeting and the Agenda; attached are nomination forms for HRA Committee positions. All members are invited to the AGM, but note that current health regulations limit the attendees to 100 in the room. As well, HRA members should monitor their health and must not attend if they are unwell.

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HRA December meeting Sunday December 13, 2020

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12 noon to 4 pm in a park in East Malvern

After missing 4 HRA meetings but with restrictions on movement now easing, the HRA committee has decided to proceed with our December meeting, albeit on a different day, different time and different venue!

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Video: Galant VR4 at Rally Retro Festival

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Rally Retro’s James Nixon gets Australian Rally Champions Ed Ordynski and Ross Dunkerton talking about the ground breaking Mitsubishi Galant VR4.

The car’s owner, motorsport photographer extraordinaire Stuart Bowes introduces the car – the first one built by Ralliart for Rally Australia.

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June 10 HRA club night set aside.

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Our June meeting for Wednesday June 10th is cancelled due to COVID 19 health regulations.  No real surprise there!
As restrictions ease we will look at reintroducing meetings based on the usual yearly schedule of the 2nd Wednesday of every even numbered month.
Next scheduled club night is Wednesday August 12th.
This may or may not happen as we get closer and will advise the Membership.
In the meantime stay safe. Wash your hands. Stay home if you can. Remember to keep your (1.5m) distance when you are out. Wash your rally car.
HRA Committee.

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