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A summary of the HRA Committee meeting from March 22nd 2024
After some lengthy discussion this proposal has grown to be a full day safety training session starting with ‘First on Scene First Aid’ followed by various sessions on using RallySafe correctly for both competitors and officials. We will seek funding from the 2024 Club Development Fund and make this open to members of all car clubs in Victoria.
Continue reading HRA Committee News – 22 March 2024This is a new initiative from the HRA Committee to ensure that members are kept up to date on issues that affect the club and how the Committee is dealing with them. We will publish a summary of the proceedings of each meeting as soon as possible so members can see what their Committee is working on and where our club is heading.
If members want further information or wish to table items for the Committee to consider in the future please send an email to president@hra.org.au
Continue reading HRA Committee News – 15 February 2024
In conjunction with our series Sponsor ProRally Motorsport Fabrications we are pleased to announce a vehicle class will be added to the Standard Car Class for the 2024 Championship.
The new class, Class E, will be for all makes, non-turbo, all wheel drive vehicles, up to and including 2010.
We believe this Class will be a welcome addition to our current Championship.
Continue reading New Vehicle Class for ProRally Standard Car Class
The most significant contingent of iconic European rally cars yet will make its way from NSW for Shannons Rally Retro Festival – including no less than 3 World Rally Lancias, a Renault R5 Turbo. a Fiat 131 Abarth and a Ferarri 308 GTB.
The HRA’s latest championship kicks off at the 2024 Boisdale Rallysprint on Saturday January 20th.
This new championship for 2024 will involve a combination of autocross or khanacross events with some rallysprints.
We hope this will encourage members who might not want to run their cars in a full rally, with the risks and expense of those events, to get their cars out and for some fun in a more relaxed environment.
Autocross and rallysprint events typically are a more relaxed and social affair as you wait for your next run and chat with other members. They also tend to be less taxing on the cars and your wallets.
So, if you have any sort of car that should be seen out competing, now is the time to get it ready and get out there again.
Autocross and Rallysprint Championship Rules are now available on the website under HRA Members > Rules and Regulations.
You need to register for the new championship series – you can do that using the 2024 HRA Series Registration form.
The first round of the new championship is the Bosidale Rallsprint on Saturday 20 January. Entries for Boisdale are open – regs and entry form on the 2024 Boisdale Rallysprint page.
See you at Boisdale!
Peter Canals
HRA Competition Secretary
competition@hra.org.au
There are a couple of changes to the rules for the various 2024 HRA club championship series, specifically the:
From the start of the 2024 season, registration will be required.
A 2024 HRA Series Registration form is now available to let you register for the 2024 Club Championship, the 2024 Touring Championship and the newly introduced 2024 Autocross and Rallysprint Championship.
You can register for one or more series on the one form. Please provide the details to make the job of our scorer easier, including the car or cars you’ll use. And, if you’re a master or a novice, please provide these details as well.
Only registered members will score points in a Club Championship series.
As with increasing retirement ages and advancing years, it’s now time to increase the age for qualification for our “Masters” Championship.
The committee have raised the age for masters from 55 to 60 years as at 1 January. You will be requested to confirm if you qualify for masters on the registration form.
You’ll find links to the 2024 HRA Series Registration form on the website.
There is an updated version of the Club Championship Rules on the website. And, there are rules for the new Autocross and Rallysprint Championship. Both are in HRA Members > Rules and Regulations
The start of the season is only a few weeks away… the 2024 Boisdale Rallysprint is on Saturday 20 January. This is the first round of both the Pro Rally Standard Car Class and the new Autocross and Rallysprint Championship.
Peter Canals
HRA Competition Secretary
competition@hra.org.au
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Steve and Ben Marron at Boisdale. Pic by Paul “Golly” Mollison, B Team Rally Media
The first version of the 2024 HRA Calendar is now available and it looks like there will be plenty of events to interest most members.
There are HRA Club Championship, Pro Rally Standard Car Class and Touring Championship events aplenty.
And, new NEW for 2024 is the combined HRA Autocross Rallysprint Championship – for those who want to compete, but don’t want to punish their cars too much.
Of course the Calendar is, as always, subject to change either by addition, cancellation or postponement. We’ll try to let you know as soon as possible of any such changes.
Head on over to the 2024 HRA Calendar now to start planning your schedule for a busy year ahead!
Yes, Shannons have decided to share in OUR passion, coming on board to support our event on Saturday February 17 next year.
To be known as the Shannons Rally Retro Festival, the support of Shannons, especially their presence in the motoring media landscape, will take our event and the expected number of enthusiasts who visit, to a whole new level.
Shannons is Australia’s leading insurance provider for motoring enthusiasts and it’s a great vote of confidence stemming from success of the last 4 events and the organization of the HRA generally.
Shannons Business Development Manager Belinda Douglas said: “Shannons have been a long term supporter of Historic Motor Racing since Robert Shannon started what we now know as Shannons Insurance today.
We are proud to be able to continue that legacy and support the growing and exciting sport of Historic Rally in what will be “The Shannons Rally Retro Festival in 2024”.
Our team on the ground will be all fired up to support the competitors and interact with the punters on the day.”
See more at rallyretrofestival.org.au
