We are still looking for people to assist with one of the stages at the upcoming Working Dog Rally at Bonalbo on October the 5th & 6th.
All the hard work is done and we are simply hoping for a few more people to help cover the gaps. No experienced necessary. Most of the job entails standing and watching the rally from the best positions ever! If you have questions please contact me via the club Facebook, Email: smith.ingenuity@gmail.com or call 0448 775 106 (Martin). Otherwise simply sign up today here:
A few club members are heading up Friday, and some Saturday. It will be an early start Sunday for the Rally, therefore its best to plan for overnight Saturday night. Yes there will be places to watch the footy 🙂
If you need assistance with transport, let us know as we may be able to help.
Great event yesterday for the fourth round of the Coffs Coast Khanacross series. The paddock at Raleigh international raceway was in great shape and we had a smallish field of 10 starters. Hopefully this is due to the number of events around at the moment. A bit of a rough start with someone not assembling the timing equipment properly (sorry 😆).
Flowing courses soon had the dust flying and extremely close times with numerous cars competing for the outright win. The all wheel drives set the pace but some spirited driving in nimble front wheel drives continually threatened. The long power pulls up the hill made it challenging for all. As always the rear wheel drive cars were spectacular to watch and right there on the pace.
A short break for lunch ensured the grit was kept out of the sandwiches.
With no WD’s and only a few flags hit, the competition was tight all the way to the final run.
Although close, a definite winner emerged after setting the fastest time on all but one run, where a penalty was gained. It wasn’t enough to topple him from the podium though.
We noticed the lack of junior entries this round. However, Kai has improved rapidly, gained much experienced through many recent events and had the opportunity to be mentored by some fantastic drivers. He is now gauging himself against outright contenders and continues to impress.
Similarly in the ladies class we noticed the down turn in numbers. Tanya though, would be hard to beat, continually finding the limits of our club car. Two of her runs were completed on three tyres! I think there will be some further impressive times once she finds her own competition car or at least something consistently with four wheels. 😁
As always thanks to Mick, Scott, Riana, Bob, Peter and Felix, for there tireless efforts.
Thanks go to: The competitors for supporting the event and for helping setup, run and pack down.
Gianni for setting all the great courses and everyone who helped him.
Members of the Kemspey, New England and other clubs who travelled and supported our event.
Remember that wonderful rally we had back in May? Well that wouldn’t have happened without a heap of helpful clubs and people. Now its our turn to give something back (but still have a great time).
Contact us if you are available to help out with the running of a special stage of the Working Dog Rally by GCTSCC. There will be heaps of people on hand to assist and answer any questions. We may even assist with transport to get there.
Its a great way to learn about rallying, be around similar minded folk, get amongst the crews/cars and spend time in the ozzie bush.
Our next event is this coming Sunday, 8th September at the paddock at Raleigh Raceway. Get there early if you need to complete paperwork. Let us know you are coming and entries on the day are always welcome.
See our events page on the website or follow the links on social media.
As you may have seen on Social Media, there is a face to face training course for Scrutineering – Bronze Level, on this Saturday 31st August (same day as the Bago 150) in Kempsey.
There are only twenty places available, so apply as soon as possible if you are interested.
It is not necessary to have completed the online Bronze Scrutineering course on the Motorsport Australia portal as it is much the same material. I understand that there will be additional information regarding how to organise the practical assessment (necessary to progress).
If anyone is interested in assisting the club and/or gaining accreditation for official positions, feel free to contact us. We will assist anyway we are able.
Spreading the load on officials across events is vital to the health and future of our car club and entry level motorsport!
Come join us at the Coffs Hotel for this months club management meeting.
Normally in the “Vegas” room out the back (where the pokies used to be). Ask bar staff if unsure.
Current Members, New members and/or Member enquiries all welcomed.
Starts at 7:30 pm
Also we are currently asking for feedback regarding the running of the club with very few responders at this stage. Feel free to complete a 5 minute survey here Link To Survey On Google
Sorry if you got your hopes up, but put it this way. Maybe from your answers, it may lead to a new event.
All jokes aside please take this opportunity to let the committee members know how you feel about the direction of the club and what you might like to see in the future.
Feel free to send or share the link to other members you may think interested who may not be on the subscription list.
Thanks in advance. The survey closes the end of September.
