Rd2 Victorian Club Rally Series This Sat May 26th

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"we're going to bonnie doon!"

This event is on this weekend & FINALLY im entered.
2 years since ive competed so will be interesting to see how long it takes to get my groove back. Being a sprint rally with only 80kms competitive there wont be much of a chance to warm up though!

There's an evo 2 & 3 running as well as my GSR, a few subarus, a laser & familia rounding out the 4wd's, then a bunch of 2wds.

Its free to come and spectate so come up to Bonnie Doon and enjoy the serenity of 60 rally cars tearin through the forest.

Capacity field for Strathbogie Sprint
Written by Jeff Whitten
Monday, 21 May 2007
A 60-car field bursting with talent has been drawn to this weekends Strathbogie Sprint which will be run in the Bonnie Doon area of North Eastern Victoria.

Under the direction of Scott Spedding, the compact event offers 80 kilometres of competitive stages within 20 kilometres of the tourist town.

The tight and twisting route through the Strathbogie Ranges uses roads not used competitively for many years and which will appeal to the long list of entrants who have embraced the event, a round of the Victorian Club Rally Series.

Not only will the forest roads suit competitors, but a four and a half kilometre shire road reminiscent of New Zealands fast-flowing rally roads, will kick-start the all-daylight rally, providing a real treat for both competitors and spectators alike.

Recent rain in the area will have dampened the dust and removed all bushfire danger, so conditions should be ideal for the 10-stage event. The influx of rally crews and spectators to the town will help to boost the flagging local economy which has been severely affected by the ongoing drought.

The entry list 60 crews plus a number of reserves reads like a whos who of VCRS competitors, and a host of 2WD and 4WD vehicles will ensure some frenetic action.

Leading the field away will be Wayne and Kim Stewart in a Subaru WRX, seeded just ahead of another potential front runner, Andrew Taylor and co-driver Robin Smalley, in a Mazda RX7. The Snooks brothers, Darryn and Steuart, have entered a pair of Datsun Stanzas which competed in the recent Dunlop Otago Rally in New Zealand, and could be the pace-setters amongst the 2WD ranks.

Richard Gill has drawn position number three in the star-studded field, while the all-female crew of Kylie Evans and Jenny Cole (Subaru WRX) will be out to show their male counterparts a clean pair of wheels.

Based at the Bonnie Doon hotel, on the Midland Highway between Mansfield and Yea, the Strathbogie Sprint will kick off at 9.30am next Saturday, May 26. A mid-event service in the Bonnie Doon township will separate the morning and afternoon stages, while the finish of the event is scheduled for around 6pm when the post-event celebrations will commence at the Bonnie Doon Hotel.

Spectator instructions for the North Eastern Car Club-promoted event will be available at the start. Spectators are urged to support the local food and fuel outlets during the days activities as the area has been devoid of rally activity for many years.
 
Results

Strathbogie Sprint unofficial scores Message List



O/R Crew Car POINTS
1 Wayne Stewart/Kim Stewart Subaru Impreza WRX 55:39
2 Matt Swan/Paul Franklin Subaru WRX STi 55:50
3 Hilary Evans/Doug Fernie Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 56:14
4 Carl Stewart/Matt James Datsun 1600 56:21
5 Mathew Fenner/Stuart Blegg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 57:57
6 Andrew Taylor/Robin Smalley Mazda RX7 58:02
7 Darren Crozier/Michelle Crozier Toyota Corolla AE102 58:20
8 Wayne Webb/Daniel Kierce(J) Datsun 1600 58:23
9 Steuart Snooks/Michael Foreshew Datsun Stanza 58:35
10 Ross Allan(J)/Scott Allan(J) Nissan Bluebird 58:37
11 Gerrard Mabbitt/Simon Thompson Mazda RX7 58:49
12 Richard Gill/Leeham Bansagi Toyota Sprinter 59:13
13 Darren Roberts/Geoff Sheeran Toyota Sprinter AE86 59:16
14 Richard McNay/Andrew McNay Holden Commodore VY Ute 59:36
15 Simon Boyer/Ian Rice Datsun 1600 59:48
16 Trevor Douglas/Ben Philemon Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 59:50
17 Sean Hudgson/Blair Carney(J) Datsun 1600 60:01
18 Kylie Evans/Jenny Cole Subaru Impreza RS 60:09
19 Ben McKee/Damian Faulkner Ford Escort Mk2 60:53
20 Derek Holder/Amanda Cooper Holden Astra 61:09
21 Darren Wythe/David Parkinson Ford Laser TX3 61:15
22 Ross Stapleton/Daniel Hall Datsun 1600 61:16
23 Rob Davis/David James Nissan Sunny Gti 61:33
24 Simon Ellis/Ian Ellis Datsun Stanza 61:34
25 Russell Woollard/Chris Wallace Nissan Stanza 62:02
26 Brendan Brown/Colin Worthy(J) Datsun 180B SSS 62:20
27 Mark Millar/Dion Clayton Datsun 1600 62:32
27 Danny Kohan/Gavin Kohan Mitsubishi Galant 62:32
29 Alex Kovacevic/Kate Cotter Fiat 131 62:34
30 John Roberts/David Malley Ford Escort RS2000 62:45
31 Richard Gay/Kimberley Woods Datsun 1600 63:14
32 Aiden Peart/Stuart Armstrong Datsun 260Z 63:38
33 Brodie Crisp(J)/Sarah Mammi(J) Datsun Stanza 63:53
34 David Lawrance/David Webb Datsun 1600 63:54
35 Timothy Smith/Hayley Blacker Datsun 180B 64:44
36 Chas Mammi(S)/Peter Whiteley(S) Datsun Sunny 65:02
37 Michael Long(S)/Vaughan Haskett(S) Datsun 180B SSS 65:11
38 Colin Seabrook/Correne Seabrook Datsun 1600 65:28
39 Richard Feagan(S)/Chris Chester(S) Datsun P510 65:33
40 Adam O'Brien/Karen O'Brien Mazda Familia GTR 65:53
41 Stephen Wilson/Lincoln Carrigg Datsun Stanza 66:09
42 Mark Keeley/Peter Martin Holden Commodore 66:55
43 Gavin White/Michael Loxton Datsun P510 67:17
44 Michael Seidler(S)/Rob Hughes(S) Honda Civic SB1 67:29
45 Dean Hasnat/Matthew Petersen Holden Commodore VB 67:46
46 Gerard Blum(J)/Terry O'Donnell Mitsubishi Lancer LA 68:58
47 Dale Allan(S)/Joann Roper(S) Datsun 240K 69:35
48 Aaron Van Winden/Tom Halliday Datsun Stanza 70:25
49 Graham Wallis/Kathryn Wallis Peugeot 504Ti 72:48

Did not finish the event
Stuart Schoof/Michael Bansagi Datsun 1200 DNF(SS10 No reason given
Daniel Fynch/Peter Dinwoodie Nissan Stanza DNF(SS9) No reason given
Troy Donoghue/Sue McCready Holden Commodore DNF(SS8) Driver ill
Dwayne Bruni(J)/Mathew Anderson(J) Suzuki Baleno GTX DNF(SS6) Rolled
Mark Taylor/Michael Taylor Datsun 180B SSS DNF(SS4) Rear suspension
Grant Heywood(J)/Paul Kent Datsun 1600 DNF(SS4) Broken drive shaft
Steve Piggott/David Gates Mazda MX5 DNF(SS3) Broken strut
Dale Twycross(J)/Andrew Ormesher Ford Escort DNF(SS3) Suspension failure
Darryn Snooks/Matt de Vaus Datsun Stanza DNF(SS3) Ignition failure
 
16th outright for first time competing in 2.5 years was an OK result.
The event was only 80km competitive so not much time to warm up and get in the groove again. Took me a few stages to figure out the cars handling and get some confidence back which was costly on times in such a short event. The times put us at 3 seconds per km off the winning pace off crews with way bigger budget, well developed wrx's & evos. Not bad for a rusty driver in a stock GSR. If only we had the budget to convert to evo spec. 2lt, bigger turbo & i/c and decent gear ratios & lsd's would put us right up there.

Stage 1 & 5 used fast cresty shire roads that wound through rolling countryside that could've been straight out of the NZ WRC.
Stage 2 & 6 were tight, twisty, slippy with big drop offs as we climbed through the hills.
Stage 3 & 7 were rough downhill opening onto some faster roads.
Stage 4 & 8 were very fast, smooth, flowing forest roads, up there with the best i've driven on.

On the repeated stages we took 5-15 seconds off our earlier runs through showing the difference a bit of confidence makes.
 
Heres the first pic back ive seen, nothing spectacular, but should be some better ones from the official photographers out there in coming days.
And hopefully some video footage.
 

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