Classics at the International Rally of Queensland

Jul 12, 2010 - 9:16 PM

Spectators will be treated to the very best driving display from the best Classic Rally Drivers currently competing in Australia at the upcoming International Rally of Queensland.

Entered to support the Australian Rally Championship and to commemorate 40 years of the championship (ARC), a quality field has assembled for the grand finale to what has been one of the most successful competitions in Australian rallying this year.

The Australian Rally Commission last year approved the “Front of Field” status for ACRA members and the club went about searching for quality entrants to showcase the golden age of rallying when webbers and rear wheel drive were the dominant force in Australian Rallying.

The International Rally of Queensland will be the third and final round of the Australian Classic Rally Competition.

Many may consider these to be old cars just out for a Sunday drive. No so. Some of the leading crews in past... [Read More]

ACRA NEWSLETTERS

Jun 19, 2010 - 11:17 PM

2010 ACRA Newsletters - click on relevant pdf file to down load.

Attached Files

ACRA newsletter 1-10.pdf (282.2 KB, 167 views)

AUTOSPORT RETURNS TO RALLYING AT SCOUTS RALLY SA.

Jun 17, 2010 - 10:27 AM

By Dallas Dogger

WITH the emergence of Classic Rallying in Australia, Autosport, under the new management of Peter Hall has renewed a very long-standing successful sponsorship association with Barry Lowe.

It started over thirty years ago with the then owner of Autosport, (the late Mike Armitage) offered sponsorship to an up-and-coming rally driver at the beginning of his rally career after taking 3rd outright in his first event the final round of the 1979 South Australian Rally Championship.

Over the next decade the association produced two Australian Championships as well as three South Australian Championships for Lowe.

Since Barry’s last serious full season competing in 1990 when he won the South Australian Championship driving a 1971 GT HO Falcon, he has only competed in two events.

So at the age of 58, BJ as he is commonly known along with his partner Helen (Lenny) has taken up ACRA’s Classic Rally Challenge as part... [Read More]

THE ARC - ACRA CLASSIC RALLY SERIES 2010

Mar 11, 2010 - 11:50 AM

FOR ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN COMPETING IN THIS CLASSIC RALLY SERIES, YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE ATTACHMENTS.
IN ORDER TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT, BE AWARE THAT THIS SERIES IS BY INVITE ONLY, AND UNLESS YOU FILL IN THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST DOCUMENT, YOU WONT BE CONSIDERED.
ALSO BE AWARE OF THE CAMS REGULATIONS, IF YOUR CAR DOES NOT COMPLY WITH CAMS CLASSIC REG'S, YOU WONT BE CONSIDERED.
A GROUP HAS BEEN FORMED TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS, AND ELIGABILITY, THIS GROUP IS BEING CHAIRED BY MR ROSS DUNKERTON.

IF YOU COULD FORWARD THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO:- acraevents@classicrallycars.com

Attached Files

ARC2010classics (4).pdf (217.4 KB, 402 views)

CAMS Classic Rally car regs.pdf (89.3 KB, 488 views)

ACRA AGM - Sunday 21 February

Feb 17, 2010 - 7:57 PM

Current and prospective members of the Australian Classic Rally Association are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the ACRA on 21 February 2010 at 08:30PM AEST to be held electronically via the chat facility on this site. To join the meeting follow the Flashchat link in the above menu bar or click here. Please take a moment now to check that the link works for you and you're able to join the chat session. If it fails to load and you don't want to miss the meeting, contact me by private message on this site and I'll attempt to resolve it for you.

The Notice of AGM, including the agenda for the meeting, is available as a PDF download by clicking here.

Classic Rally Cars To Be Showcased In 2010 ARC

Jan 15, 2010 - 8:30 AM

In a move to add further spectacle to the Australian Rally Championship, ARCom (Australian Rally Commission have approved the running of Classic Rally Cars in a closed to Club format prior to the first ARC car in selected ARC events for 2010.

ACRA (Australian Classic Rally Association), put forward a proposal to ARCom recently to ensure that Classic rally cars with a rich Australian Rally heritage could run at the front of the field at ARC events.
“ I am thrilled that many will now see Classic rally cars at the head of the field in the ARC.” These cars represent the very fabric of over 40 years of continuous competition in the ARC and you will see some great cars from yesteryear put on a fabulous show”. He said.
“We plan also to have static displays as well.... [Read More]

Bega Valley Rally Website Online

Mar 23, 2009 - 5:24 PM

A website has been established for this year's Bega Valley Rally and is available at www.begavalleyrally.com.au.

The site still has some work to be done but has been brought online as it already contains plenty of relevant information on the format of the event etc. and some history on the event provided by Tom Snook's, this year's Clerk of Course.

Under Tom's direction the future of the event is becoming more assured so make sure you keep this June long weekend free to compete, officiate, spectate, or just generally hang around at the 2009 Bega Valley Rally.

ACRA Back ACT Classic Category

Mar 06, 2009 - 3:00 PM

A classic category was established within the ACT Regional Rally Series in 2008 and the category is set to continue with the backing of the Australian Classic Rally Association.

2008 saw the category won by Matt Thompson who took away a $1000 cash prize for his trouble and a newly established perpetual trophy.

The ACT Regional Rally Series is arguably the strongest series in the country at the moment in terms of registered entrants and field numbers.

In a sign of the times the cash prize for 2009 is downgraded to $500 but this still represents a worthwhile win for those... [Read More]

Big Aussie Contingent For New Zealand's Otago Rally

Feb 25, 2009 - 8:35 PM

Once again a large contingent of Aussies will converge on Dunedin, in New Zealand’s South Island, to tackle the Otago Rally and Dunedin Restaurants and bars.

To date 12 entries have been lodged with the event organisers, and this means that some 100 Aussies, of all shapes and sizes will the trip across the Tasman Sea.

Drivers include Ross Dunkerton, Keith Callinan, Darryn Snooks, Jeff David, Phil Mason, Brad Goldsborough and Neville Whittenbury.

Dunkerton, with co-driver Alan Stean, will pedal a Ford Escort RS1800 over the 240 competitive kilometre two-day course, put together over 13 special stages and all conducted in daylight.

The rally runs south of Dunedin on Saturday 16 May, with a tarmac ‘Super Special’ in Dunedin late in the day; then the rally... [Read More]

Bega Valley Rally Update

Feb 07, 2009 - 2:32 PM

Bega Valley Rally - 7 June 2009

The Bega Valley Rally will once again be using the fast, flowing and highly popular shire roads during this year’s event, to be conducted over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June.

The Bega Valley Council has approved the use of four shire roads for the event on Sunday 7 June. These are the ever popular ‘Upper Cobargo’, ‘Coopers Creek’, ‘Buckajo’ and ‘The Snake Track’ special stages, which provide some of the very best of roads for rallying. These will be combined with four forestry special stages in the forests around Eden and Kiah, some 100 kilometres to the south of Bega.

The eight special stages will comprise a total of 145 kilometres, representing 35% of the total... [Read More]