2022

Final 2022 Championship Scores now available

Posted on December 19, 2022 by SteveH

Final scores in the HRA Rally and Touring Championships are now available on the 2022 HRA Championship Scores page.

The Club Scorer has provided these notes in relation to the scores…

There will not be awards for the 2022 Touring Championship as there were insufficient events run. The only way to improve this situation is to run more touring events, maybe publishing scores will encourage people to run suitable events or to suggest events run by other clubs that could be included.

The Masters scores include people I guess to be over 55 (at the start of 2022) – apologies if I’ve over- or under-estimated your age. Let me know and I’ll make the necessary changes.

Similarly, the car class allocation contains a certain amount of assumption on my part. I placed cars in what I felt were appropriate classes, but I’m no expert, so please let me know if your car is too old/young or too highly/insufficiently modified for the class I’ve placed it in.

We need this all sorted in time to engrave trophies for the annual presentations.

There’s a class going begging, bring out your H81 vehicle next year and you are almost certain to win the category! Also next year, the R25 category will be split in two—2WD and 4WD—check out the definitions for all categories on the Club Championship Rules page. I’m no expert on anything non-Peugeot, so let me know which category your car fits. Email me, Nick Wright, at clubscorer@hra.org.au.

One final point, looking at the crews at and close to the top of the P81 and R25 category scores, I wonder if we should do away with the Masters category and introduce a Non-Historic (Pre-Historic?) Crew category for the under-55s! Or we could keep the Masters and set the age for Non/Pre-Historic Crew at 40 to encourage younger crews—who we need to keep the HRA going for another 30 years.

Your thoughts please…

Regards
Nick Wright
clubscorer@hra.org.au

Victoria Cross Rally needs officials, 5 November.

Posted on November 1, 2022 by admin_archivehra

The Victoria Cross Rally which is on next Saturday urgently needs some officials as some previously registered have pulled out.

Can you help? If so please contact Richard Elphick on 0414752473

For event documents, see the Victoria Cross Rally page

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Help run the Victoria Cross this Saturday. B Team Rally Media

Victoria Cross Rally on schedule to run on 5 November

Posted on October 25, 2022 by SteveH

Forest Fire Management Victoria has today advised that a permit will be issued for the Victoria Cross Rally, albeit with substantial reductions in the available roads due to damage from recent rain events. So rather than cancel, we’ll do the best we can to reorganise the event at short notice.

The Victoria Cross will now comprise three special stages, each run twice, for a total competitive distance of 52.7km. Total event distance will be 159.4km. The start, service location and finish remain at the State Motorcycle Complex, Broadford with the first car starting at 7.45pm. Spectators can view the action at No 1 Camp from 10.50pm.

Entries close next Monday, 31 October at 20:00hrs and can be made via the Motorsport Australia entry portal.

In addition to being rounds of the Victorian Club Rally Series, the HRA Rally Championship and, for the Regularity component, the HRA Standard Car Class Series, the event is open to grade A and other competitors who may wish to compete prior to the Alpine Rally, subject to the field not being fully subscribed by crews qualifying for these championships.

For event documents, see the Victoria Cross Rally page

David McKenzie
Clerk of Course

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David and Kate Officer in the 2021 Victoria Cross Rally. Pic by John Doutch

Supp Regs available for the 2022 Victoria Cross Rally

Posted on October 13, 2022 by SteveH

LDV GEELONG VCRS 7 – VICTORIA CROSS RALLY

Date: 5 November 2022
Time: 5pm- 3am
Venue: State Motorcycle Complex, Broadford and Mt Disappointment State Forest
Organiser: Historic Rally Association Inc.

The Victoria Cross Rally will comprise two events to be held on the evening of Saturday 5 November.

A Special Stage rally will be the 7th and final round of the 2022 VCRS and a Regularity Rally will be a round of the HRA Standard Car Class series.

The start, service break and finish will be at the State Motorcycle Complex, Broadford. The course will comprise a total of 117km of competition over 5 special stages, each run twice, and 154km liaison. The event will be fully route charted and all competition will be at night – the high rate of public use of the forest makes daylight running impractical. The first car will leave the start at 7:45 pm and finish at around 1:00 am.

While we have used the best available roads in the forest, not all are “rally highways”. Of the five stages, three will predominantly be excellent roads. The other two stages will use lesser roads, including unmade tracks with an uneven surface.

If the field limit isn’t filled by VCRS and Regularity competitors, the Special Stage Rally will also be open to Grade A competitors – an opportunity for a run before the Alpine. Grade A competitors won’t be eligible for any event awards or VCRS placings or points.

The Regularity is not restricted to HRA Standard Car Class competitors and is an excellent opportunity for beginners to try a rally style event, as rollover protection and a HANS style device aren’t compulsory.

Being so close to Melbourne is a bonus. So put the Victoria Cross Rally in your diary now.

Any questions should be directed to the Clerk of Course, David McKenzie, at david@jandmck.com

Supplementary Regulations and more information is available on the Victoria Cross 2022 page.

Dinner from 7:00 pm. 459 Lower Heidelberg Road, Heidelberg

A low key social get-together before the Lock and Load Transport Alpine Rally of East Gippsland. Bookings for dinner with Rob Cranston 0414 560 688

LDV GEELONG VCRS 7 – VICTORIA CROSS RALLY

30th Anniversary Fontainbleu Dam Tour, Saturday 22 October, 2022.