Rallying

The fourth round of the EXEDY Victorian Rally Championship will be starting at 9:00 am in Perkins St. ALEXANDRA on OCTOBER 16th 2011 when the AKADEMOS rally comes to the area.

Organised by the Melbourne University Car Club Inc, the Akademos Rally first ran in 1960, and was a continuous fixture on the Victorian Rally Calendar until 1993. This year sees the tenth local appearance of this famous rally. The actual competition will take place in the Rubicon Forest area South of THORNTON, with forest roads in the area specially closed for the day. Cars will assemble in Perkins Street from 8:00 am prior to the start.

The cream of rally competitors from around Victoria will be taking part over about 140 km of forest stages, with several Australian Championship cars having a run as well. Warren Lee and Steve Kenway are engaged in a close battle for the title, with Steve having the slight upper hand at the moment, so both crews will be looking for a strong performance. Also returning will be local Ski Hire proprietor Derek Reynolds in his Mitsubishi Lancer, fresh from a Run in the Premier League section of the Australian Championship.

Competitors will begin to return to the Alexandra Racecourse from about 3:30 pm on the Sunday afternoon. Servicing of the vehicles will be held at the Thornton Sports oval on the Sunday about midday, and cars can also be seen in competition in the forest. On Sunday from 11:10 am, cars can on Blue Range Road, at the junction with Gravel Pit Road. In the afternoon, they will be back at 2:45 pm. Spectator guides will be available on the morning of Sunday October 16th, in Perkins St Alexandra, adjacent to the Shire Offices, and also from the Oval at Thornton.

During the day, a number of forest roads will be closed to traffic to allow the rally to take place. These include, Blue Range Road, Quartz Creek Road, Royston River Road –south from Rubicon Road, Snobs Creek Road, South of Snobs Creek Falls, Browns Road/No 5 Track, Snobs Link Road and the Eildon/Warburton Road North from Dudley Saddle, and Federation rd, East of Coy Road.

2011_AKADEMOS_Entry_Forms.pdf
2011_AKADEMOS_SUPPLEMENTARY_REGULATIONS.pdf

Peter Otzen
Melbourne University Car Club

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For news on Round 1 of the Exedy Victorian Rally Championship - the East Gippsland Stages, go to vicrally.com.au

The spectator guide is now available!

2011_EGS_SpectatorGuide_Final.pdf - now with entry list!!!

Round 1 of the 2011 Exedy Victorian Rally Championship is coming to the East Gippsland Region on 14th May 2011.

Exedy Victorian Rally Chamionship crews start in Bairnsdale with cars on display from mid-day, before heading a spectator special stage south east of Lindenow.
It's then off to the area North of Bairnsdale for an afternoon and evening of forest stages.

The VCRS clubman crews will start from Lindenow a little later in the day, and then follow the same course, with the exception of the last stage at night.

This year, the Victorian Rally Championship is very pleased to be supported by Exedy - Number 1 for clutch. Read more about the 2011 Exedy Victorian Rally Championship.

Competitors in the 2011 Exedy Victorian Rally Championship should familiarise themselves with the rule changes for 2011. Read the latest rule changes and more on the latest Exedy VRC Speed Read.

For this event, crews can choose to score points in the VRCS (subject to eligibility) whilst competing in the Exedy-VRC event, provided they complete the entire Exedy-VRC course. Details will be published in a bulletin prior to the event.

During the day of the event, spectators are well catered for, with multiple opportunities to see the cars in action. Guides will be published here and on vicrally.com closer to the event.

The service park and finish are both at the Lindenow Football Oval, with it's now famous evening meal catering.

If you would like a personal spectating point - better known as a road closure point - send an email to officials@mucc.net.au

For Exedy Victorian Rally Championship competitors:

• Exedy Victorian Rally Championship Supplementary Regulations
• Exedy Victorian Rally Championship Entry Form

For Victorian Club Rally Series Competitors:

• VCRS Bog-A-Duck Supplementary Regulations
• VRCS Bog-A-Duck Entry form

After Rally Victoria, the final standings for the 2010 Victorian Rally Championship are now final.

Any questions? Ask Peter Otzen!