| Repco Reliability Trial Rerun
in August 2009 Written by Latest News Thursday, 04 December 2008 |
| The Historic Rally Association plans to rerun
the first few days of the 1979 Repco Reliability Trial (Melbourne to Kingoonya) in the form of a touring road event, to be held in August 2009. |
| The event will be run in similar style to the successful Redex
and Ampol Reruns run by the Peugeot Car Club of Victoria in 2003 and 2006. |
| The rerun will start at the Melbourne Showgrounds on August 8
and take approximately nine days to traverse the original route between Melbourne and Kingoonya. Competition will be in the form of special tests. |
| These tests will include autocross (dirt circuit speed events),
khanacross, road sections in the more remote areas, and a motorkhana or two. The original road book will be used as much as possible. |
| Car eligibility will be pre-1980, with no special preparation
needed except for safety equipment as per the Touring Road Event (TRE) Regulations. |
| The route will pass through Tooboorac, Bendigo, Mayborough, Ballarat,
Heywood, Mt Gambier, Renmark, Murray Bridge, Mt Compass/Adelaide or Barossa Valley, Burra, Curnamona, Broken Hill, Frome Downs, Blinma, Parachilna, Marree, William Creek, Coober Pedy and Kingoonya. |
| The motorsport side of things will terminate at Parachilna after
7 days, with the presentation dinner held at the resort there. |
| Further details on the event can be obtained from
event director, Graham Wallis, on 0429 939619 or ewal7731@bigpond.net.au. |
| Involvement from people who competed in the 1979 Repco Reliability Trial is highly encouraged. |
| A possible running schedule for the event, with some likely special tests, is as follows: |
| Day 1 - Melbourne to Ballarat. Lunch break at Tooborac, special Jim Maude memorial function. Bagshot Autocross Drive to Ballarat via Maryborough and a drive through Creswick special stage, second competitive from Repco. Overnight at Ballarat. |
| Day 2 - Ballarat to Mt. Gambier. Autocross at Ballarat Airport. Lunch at Hamilton Tour Cobboboonee special stage, near Heywood. Autocross at SEAC Park Overnight at Mt Gambier. |
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Day 3 - Mt Gambier to Renmark |
| Day 4 - Renmark to Adelaide Follow Repco route to Kuitpo area via Murray Bridge. Tailem Bend Rallycross Lanac Park Autocross |
| Day 5 - Burra via Walky Park, Autocross, near Truro. Lunch at Burra then follow Repco route through Curnamona to late finish at Broken Hill. Overnight at Broken Hill |
| Day 6 - Rest day at Broken Hill, f ollowed by night competitive sections. |
| Day 7 - Follow Repco Route to Blinman and Parachilna Lake Frome
and Flinders Ranges. Competition concludes here. Presentation function at Parachiln. |
| Day 8 - Drive via William Creek to Coober Pedy. |
| Day 9 - Drive to Kingoonya and then on to Port Augusta for farewell dinner. |