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Historic Rally Association Inc, A0026011A.
Wednesday 9th February 2022
Matthew Flinders Hotel, 667 Warrigal Road, Chadstone, Victoria
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Historic Rally Association Inc, (HRA) will be held at the Matthew Flinders Hotel Longitude room on Wednesday 9th February 2022 starting at 8pm sharp.
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The last round of the VRC, VCRS and VSRS was very well organised and very well received by all the people I spoke to during and after the event. Competitors all seemed to enjoy the roads which were in great condition and by the end of the event had black rubber tell-tale signs of some seriously quick cars flying down them. The Club supplied all the officials for stages 3 & 7 as well as officials on other stages and also the preceding days.
Continue reading December Competition Report
Here we are at the end of a messy year of competition but we did manage to get two events in recently.
The HRA Committee has agreed to declare a Championship so I am pleased to announce the 2021 Resto Country Spares Standard Car Class winners:
Class A
1st: John Moore and Edward Nicholas
Class B
1st: Michael O’Brien and Scott Liggins
2nd: Keith Winter and Peter Maurer
Class C
1st: Alan Upton and Mark Laidlay
2nd: Rob Dyer and Jenny Pollock.
Congratulations to all.
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Update, 6 January 2022:
Supplementary Regulations, entry form and MA Declaration are now available for the Boisdale Rallysprint:
Plans for the the Boisdale Rallysprint on Saturday 22 January are well advanced.
Conducted at the Boisdale Hillclimb track to the north of Maffra, the course will consist of the hillclimb track plus some forest tracks at the back of the property.
The venue has been granted an S1 licence by Motorsport Australia which means that full prepared rally cars won’t be needed, but of course are welcome.
The event is open to non turbo 2wd drive cars. There will be at least 6 runs, all of which will count towards outright placings.
Supp Regs are with Motorsport Australia and we hope to be able to start accepting entries at the beginning of January.
Graham Wallis is the Clerk of Course and Liz Partington is the event secretary, she can be contacted on lizlisa@tpg.com.au if you have any queries.
Supp regs will be posted on the HRA website as soon as they are available. In the meantime, block out Saturday 22 January, 2022 in your Calendars!
Banner: Cody Richards and Matthew Dillon on the Boisdale Hillclimb in 2018. Pic by John Doutch.
All those present at the December HRA meeting are advised to have a PCR test for COVID19. Isolate from now, until you gain a negative test result.
Many attendees have already received an SMS from the Victorian Department of Health requiring them to “get tested within 24 hours and isolate until you receive a negative result.”
But we know of some that were at the meeting that have not received such an SMS. Hence this notice.
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78 entries with 54 of our members, 38 nominated HRA and 16 nominated for other clubs.
50 crews entered in the VRC with only 45 starting and unfortunately 15 failed to finish and another 3 missed major controls but were classed as finishers. 2 crews were disqualified for rule infringements (Warren Lee/ James Rooke after James became too ill to continue and Tony Robinson slid into the co-driver’s seat after Steve Porter’s RX7 ran into brake problems and also a novice crew for a control issue).
29 crews entered the VCRS with all but 1 starting. There were 6 DNF and 5 crews missed controls to still be finishers.
Top VRC performances were from Justin Walker in 3rd place (behind Darren Windus and Brendan Reeves) and Joel Wald in 7th position.
In VCRS it was Keith and Judd Lewis in 1st place with Dave McKenzie co-driving Colin Sichlau to 3rd and Richard Carter bringing his Stanza home in 4th place.
Among the VRC DNFs were Doug Fernie co-driving for Tim Clark in Tim’s WRX with diff problems, Luke Sytema and Tracy Dewhurst had motor issues in the S2000 Fiesta, Braeden Kendrick rolled his Commodore and former Victorian Champion David Bond had a disappointing return parking his Escort in a large off-road hole.
In the VCRS Ray Garrad and Nick Wright lost the spark in Ray’s Peugeot and Graham Wallis missed the second half when Brian Ward became too ill to continue but was classified as a finisher.
The Autocross on Saturday had 10 HRA members out of 34 entries doing up to 8 runs with their best 3 counting for results.
Steve Marron was the highest placed at 6th outright and 1st in class. Ben Marron was 12th O/R and 2nd in class. Rob and Chris Sanderson were 14th and 15th with Geoff Holloway 19th. Next was Rob Cranston in 23rd just ahead of Daniel Letty in 24th. Mark Sanderson, Max Engellener and Jordan Kline were our other runners.
The Rallysprint on Sunday had 13 members in 10 crews tackling 6 runs at the long course and Michael Osborne had a good ride with Brad Hall to take 1st outright. Graham Wallis and Callum O’Callaghan came home 3rd and Michael Ward with Graham Wallis swapping to left seat duties were 5th. Ben Marron with Tim Shepherd took 7th place. Geoff Holloway returned after Saturday’s effort to take 9th just ahead of James Pickard who also backed up again after Saturday. Max Engellener and Jordan Kline were another 2 drivers to do both days with Max in 13th place just 24 seconds ahead of Jordan after their 6 runs. Ian Ellis as ballast for Simon Ellis and Matthew and Amy Jones were unfortunately the DNFs for the event.
Next event is the Gippsland Rally as round 4 of the VRC and round 8 of the VCRS. It will be a pace noted event for the VRC with testing and promotional running on Thursday 2nd December and recce on Friday 3rd. The rally is on Saturday 4th and HRA will be controlling Stage 3/7 with officials for the stage expected to meet by 8.30 am at the Toongabbie Store. Some of our members have also offered to assist on the lead up days as well.
Peter Canals.
Removal of lock down restrictions means our traditional December meeting will be happening! Here are some preliminary details:
Wednesday 8 December, 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm.
Longitude Room, Matthew Flinders Hotel, 667 Warrigal Rd, Chadstone VIC 3148
As Victoria re-opens after lockdown, so does the HRA Calendar. Here’s a quick look at what’s coming up.
A social event, featuring a classic HRA Peter Fraser BBQ with a gold coin donation, with soft drinks and salads provided by hosts ProRally. More info on the Sunday Rally Garage page
The Saturday Autocross, which is part of the MMSC’s Melbourne Motorsport Weekend, is a round of the 2021 HRA Standard Car Class Championship. More info on the SCC’s announcement.
Suitable for all comers – no special car prep needed and navigation for all capabilities. It’s also a round of the 2021 HRA Standard Car Class Championship. More info and regs on the Down the Drains page.
It’s both a VRC and VCRS round and is based out of Heyfield. They’re seeking both entries and officials – more info at the Gippsland Rally website
The Committee is intending to hold a “proper” meeting for December, if this can by organised under COVID density limits with the venue. Regardless, we’ll have a HRA Club Meeting at 8:00 pm on this date – watch the website, HRA Update and the email group for updates later in November.
While we’re awaiting the release of the Vic Rally Calendar for confirmation of some of these, plans for the early part of 2022 include:
These are the “known knowns” at this stage… We’ll confirm some of these events once the Vic Calendar is published and add events as plans for 2022 continue.
Page banner: SCC teams lined up at an autocross – way back in 2019!
Sunday Rally Garage @ ProRally has reached its maximum allowed number of participants under COVID requirements and we are not adding to our list. There will be opportunities to attend next year at similar functions for those who have missed out.
Those who have nominated to attend are reminded that this Permitted Event has double COVID vaccination and QR Code check in requirements.
This is a sports training event, running under a Motorsports Australia permit for insurance purposes. In line with COVID19 Regulations, attendees will require full COVID vaccination. There will be QR check-in at the ProRally premises. Bring your Rally car…plenty of parking available.
The HRA presents “Sunday Rally Garage” on Sunday 14th November, sponsored by ProRally Motorsport Fabrication.
A pleasant Sunday afternoon gathering of HRA Members featuring a classic Pater Fraser BBQ with Rally Cars to view. BBQ food by donation to Peter. Soft drinks and salads supplied by ProRally.
BYO Rally chairs and tables. And bring a “Toy”… there is plenty of parking.
Sunday 14 November, 12:00 md start, at ProRally Headquarters 50 Rushdale Street, Knoxfield. (Google map here.)
Please note that this event will be subject to COVID regulations, which will be confirmed nearer the event.
For Catering purposes we would like to know how many are attending. Please reply though hra-members@groups.io or the Facebook group. Contact Rob on 0414 560 688, email SCC@hra.org.au
The Melton Motorsports Club is running the Melbourne Motorsports Challenge on the weekend of 20 & 21 November.
It comprises a Motorkhana and Autocross on Saturday and a RallySprint on Sunday and will be held at their Parwan venue.
The Saturday Autocross will be a round of the 2021 HRA Standard Car Class championship.
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