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[Dodgey]

The Aussie Racer crew go to Mt Baw Baw for their first tarmac rally - round 1 of the Australian Tarmac Rally Championship.

 

This is a great insight from first timers for anyone who might be interested in giving this form of motor sport a go.

 

Their Mt Baw Baw rally starts at 1:40 into the episode.

 

 

[Dodgey]

Steve,

 

when are you doing your next entry to a rally ?

 

that looked pretty mad 

Not sure Grant.

Would love to go down to Vic for the Great Tarmac Rally in October, but can't really take Tom away from work at the moment - it is the last year of his apprenticeship.

 

For those interested, have a look at the web site below. You don't need a competition car - you can enter the 'Tour' and drive the same stages as the competition cars. Last year we completed The Great Tarmac Rally with the Tour group. The rally starts at Marysville and travels through Camberville and Cumberland Juction and includes the Reefton Spur. With a 95% corner ratio along its 37 km length, the road follows ridge-crests which look out over the Upper Yarra Catchment Basin, and is surrounded by alpine forest. it is a lot of fun, described as a 'spirited drive' behind a pace car. 210 kilometers of rally stages plus transport sections, so plenty of driving over two days.

 

http://www.australiantarmacrally.com/

[ozyozyozy]

Tarmac rally is friggin awesome fun, bloody dangerous, far more than circuit, but great fun.
Very rewarding when you get to the end of a long event.
Very punishing on the car and they are requires to be cery versatile. Short tight twisty stages, then could be doing long high speed stuff.
Im making the trip east to do high country in november

[ozyozyozy]

Alot of organization goes into getting the cars to an event, iv run 2 cars at targa west a couple of times, things get crazy.

Im running an lx 4door, im going over with a mate who is running an xw falcon

[RallyRed]

just had a look at the vid Steve...wow...those trees are a bit scary!...would be heaps of fun...but bags the driving , and NOT trying to read a bloody pace note while being wobbled around like a rag doll!.