2016 Bully Zero Australian Foundation Begonia Rally Spectator Guide

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1 Begonia Rally Spectator Guide Victorian Rally Championship Round 6 Page 1 of 11

2 Welcome and Safety Welcome to the 2016 Bully Zero Australia Foundation Begonia Rally the sixth and final Round of the 2016 Focus on Furniture and Bedding Victorian Rally Championship (VRC). This Spectator Guide includes some requirements necessary to keep you and others safe while enjoying your time watching Victoria s best rally crews in action. Please take the time to read our safety instructions, and encourage your group and others to heed them. Spectators interested in tracking the stage times or locations of competitors are encouraged to download the RallySafe app by NextFaze and Status Awareness Systems either by searching your smartphone s app store, or by clicking or typing one of these links in your browser: iphone goo.gl/nnxxyz or Android goo.gl/0xnsv2. Make sure you get to Ballarat Airport, where competitors will gather at Rally Headquarters (HQ) and Service Park from 7:30am, before starting at 9am towards the nearby Ballarat Light Car Club (BLCC) Motorsport Complex for Special Stage 1. They return to HQ after forest stages near Caralulup or Sulky several times through the day, and take another blast around the Motorsport Complex from 2pm. Spectators are welcome in the Service Park, but please follow official requests and respect the time and space of competitors and their service crew. Catering and amenities will be available throughout the day at HQ. I would like to thank all the people and organisations that have contributed to making The Begonia Rally possible, including: the Pyrenees Shire, Hepburn Shire, Central Goldfields Shire Council, City of Ballarat, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, and the many volunteers from inside and outside the Ballarat Light Car Club who are giving up their time to help us in the forest. I would also like to thank the event sponsors, Bully Zero Australia Foundation, Western Victorian Crane Services for their generous support of The Begonia Rally and the Championship sponsor: Focus on Furniture, and OurAuto of the Excel Series for their ongoing support. Please support them when you need a product they supply. Arron Secombe Clerk of Course, and President, Ballarat Light Car Club Page 2 of 11

3 DISCLAIMER EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, RELEASE AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK MOTOR SPORT IS DANGEROUS In exchange for being able to attend or participate in the event, you agree: to release Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd ("CAMS") and Australian Motor Sport Commission Ltd, promoters, sponsor organisations, land owners and lessees, organisers of the event, their respective servants, officials, representatives and agents (collectively, the "Associated Entities") from all liability for your death, personal injury (including burns), psychological trauma, loss or damage (including property damage) ("harm") howsoever arising from your participation in or attendance at the event, except to the extent prohibited by law; that CAMS and the Associated Entities do not make any warranty, implied or express, that the event services will be provided with due care and skill or that any materials provided in connection with the services will be fit for the purpose for which they are supplied; and to attend or participate in the event at your own risk. You acknowledge that: motor sport is dangerous and that accidents causing harm can and do happen and may happen to you the risks associated with attending or participating in the event include the risk that you may suffer harm as a result of: o motor vehicles (or parts of them) colliding with other motor vehicles, persons or property; o acts of violence and other harmful acts (whether intentional or inadvertent) committed by persons attending or participating in the event; and o the failure or unsuitability of facilities (including grand-stands, fences and guard rails) to ensure the safety of persons or property at the event. You accept the conditions of, and acknowledge the risks arising from, attending or participating in the event and being provided with the event services by CAMS and the Associated Entities. Page 3 of 11

4 SPECTATOR INSTRUCTIONS (Please Read) 1. Spectators are directed to view the cars whilst standing within the markers indicating the limits of the controlled spectator area - spectating outside those areas indicated is prohibited. 2. Spectators must not stand in prohibited areas, and must at all times stand behind the bunting or barriers which mark the spectator area. 3. The instructions of the Spectator Marshals must be obeyed. The Spectator Marshall has the power to have a stage postponed until the spectator point is controlled to his / her satisfaction. 4. It is prohibited to ignore the spectator instructions and find your own way around. Not only is there a danger of meeting up with an oncoming rally vehicle, but many roads have wash-aways, collapsed bridges, etc. which are potentially hazardous for the driver. The main spectator route has been surveyed and is safe. SPECTATING MUST DO S 1. Be prepared. Weatherwise: bring a hat, ground cover, sun screen, and protection in case of rain or cold weather. If food and drink are not available at spectator points make sure that you bring your own. 2. Park your car sensibly so that it will not obstruct emergency vehicles, competitors, service crews or other spectators. Obey parking instructions given by signs or officials. It is advisable to park your car facing the way out. 3. Do not try to emulate rally drivers. If you give cause for complaint it will reflect badly on the rally and the sport as a whole. Drive carefully to and from spectator points and be ready to give way to other traffic on narrow stretches of road. 4. If you have to take dogs or young children to spectator points, make sure they are completely under your control and that they do not get in the way of rally cars or mechanics or officials at work. 5. Do not light fires or smoke in the forests. Do not smoke near a car that is being serviced or refuelled. 6. Keep clear of rally control points at all times from the timing marker to the control. If control officials ask you to move, please help them maintain event safety by doing so. Remember that they have a difficult job to do as it is. If you want to see a control point in action, then stand well back. 7. Rally cars can lose control and leave the road at any time. Make sure that you stand behind any barriers within areas designated for viewing by this spectator guide or officials or marshals. Do not stand in No Go areas or outside the designated viewing areas. 8. The instructions of spectator marshals must be obeyed. They have the power to stop a stage until the spectator point is controlled to their satisfaction. 9. Do not ignore this spectator guide and try and find your own way around. The spectator route in this Guide has been surveyed and is safe. 10. Take your litter home. It is handy to have bag or carton with you. Please leave our countryside tidy. 11. At service or refuel points do not crowd mechanics when they are working. Besides hindering them, you may get injured. Page 4 of 11

5 SUMMARY OF SPECTATOR POINTS Location name First Competitor due Travel from Service Park GPS 1 st Heat 2 nd Heat Mins* km Co-ordinates 0 7:30 Service Park and , 11:22 16: Rally Headquarters :52 1 Motorsport Complex 9:10 14: , Caralulup** 10:30 15: , 3 Sulky (near Creswick) *** 12:30 17: Parc Fermé - 17: * travel times assume moderate traffic. It is not possible to see all cars at all points. ** please travel to Caralulup via Clunes and Talbot (GPS: , ) *** Sulky is 40mins and 47km from Caralulup ** , , Caralulup Talbot Directions to each Spectator Point appear on the following pages. 51km / 40mins Clunes 47km / 40mins An online version of this Google map may be of use to those navigators prepared to wrestle with advanced features: Sulky Airport 15km / 15mins Page 5 of 11

6 Spectator Point 0 Service Park, Ballarat Airport The Service Park is adjacent to Rally Headquarters, which are in the Ballarat Light Car Club (BLCC) clubrooms at Ballarat Airport, Airport Road, Mitchell Park. Enter via the main Terminal access road. Signs and/or marshalls will direct you to spectator parking. The event start, halfway service, finish, presentation to winners and post event social function will all be held there, with food and amenities available throughout the day. Spectators are welcome in this area, but please follow official requests and respect the time and space of competitors and their service crew. Crews will gather here from 7:30am until the first car starts the Rally at 9:00am. The first car is due to return here at 11:22, 12:52, 16:22 and 17:52. Page 6 of 11

7 Spectator Point 1 Motorsport Complex Four of the five special stages in each heat comprise sprints of up to 10km, with Special Stages 1 and 6 being the shortest at only 1.6km at BLCC s Motorsport Complex opposite Ballarat Airport. The first crew takes off at 9:10am then again at 2:10pm. The parking areas are 800m from the roundabout, and 400m from the Airport entry road and Rally HQ. Please park as shown in the diagram below and walk through the gate to the Safe Viewing Mound, for views of all the whole Stage. With the nearby development soon to head west, this may be the last time that the BLCC Motorsport Complex can be used for a rally. Spectator Point 2 Caralulup The first crews will arrive here around 10:30am and again at 3:30pm. They will approach this point along a narrow twisting track, to turn hard right over a gutter onto a fast section of Norburys Road. Crews should be at the top of their craft by this point, as it is a little over half way into the 23km Special Stages 3 and 8, which account for nearly half the competitive distance of each heat and the overall event. Please travel to Caralulup via Clunes and Talbot (GPS: , ), allowing 40 mins from the Motorsport Complex (Ballarat Airport) or 40 mins to/from Sulky (near Creswick for Spectator Point 3). Page 7 of 11

8 Directions to Caralulup from Motorsport Complex Distance Instruction Advice / Information / Sign Approx. 1km Head east to roundabout Zero your odometer at the roundabout 0.0 Give Way then Turn Left at the Follow highway C287 until roundabout (take the first exit) 25.8 Turn Left To Talbot, still on C287 until 43.6 Turn Left Towards Lexton, following highway C172 until 49.4 Perform a U-turn, then parallel park facing Talbot Signpost Norburys Rd. Walk 150m along Norburys Rd to a designated viewing area. Spectator Point 3 Sulky (near Creswick) The first crews will arrive here around 12:30pm and again at 5:30pm. This Spectator Point provides views over 400m of the 4.4km Special Stages 5 and 10 the last of each Heat. Crews approach on a fast left-hander, before turning right onto the Old Midland Highway then slowing(?) along 500m of rougher tracks to the Flying Finish. Please allow 15 minutes to Sulky (GPS: , ) for the 15km from the Motorsport Complex (Ballarat Airport) or 40 mins to/from Spectator Point 2 (Caralulup) Page 8 of 11

9 Directions to Sulky from the Motorsport Complex (Spectator Point 1) Distance Instruction Advice / Information / Sign Approx. Head east to roundabout Zero your odometer at the roundabout 1km 0.0 Give Way then Turn Left at the Follow highway C287 until roundabout (take the first exit) 1.2 Turn Right towards freeway Merge onto M8 and follow until 4.7 Exit freeway A300 towards Castlemaine 12.8 Turn Right with care Onto dirt road at the start of overtaking lane, opposite Jubilee Rd sign Perform a U-turn, then parallel park facing Ballarat Walk uphill to a designated viewing area Directions to Sulky from Caralulup (Spectator Point 2) Distance Instruction Advice / Information / Sign Approx. 5.8km Head northeast to Talbot Zero your odometer at the Give Way sign in Talbot 0.0 Give Way then Turn Right Follow highway C287 towards Clunes until 17.8 Give Way then Straight On Follow highway C291 towards Creswick until 35.2 Straight On at the roundabout (2 nd exit) Follow highway A300 towards Ballarat until 40.7 Turn Left with care Onto dirt road at the end of overtaking 41.0 Perform a U-turn, then parallel park facing Ballarat lane, opposite Jubilee Rd sign. Walk uphill to a designated viewing area Page 9 of 11

10 VICTORIAN RALLY CHAMPIONS Year Driver Navigator / Co-Driver Vehicle 1961 *Geoff Russell *Martin Hartigan VW Geoff Russell Richard Collingwood Ford Falcon XL 1963 Harry Firth Graham Hoinville Ford Anglia and Ford Falcon XM 1964 Frank Kilfoyle Roger Abraham Ford Falcon XP 1965 Harry Firth Graham Hoinville Ford Lotus? Cortina GT? 1966 Tony Roberts Peter Haas Holden HD X *Reg Lunn *Roger Vaughan Holden HR X Bob Watson Jim McAuliffe Holden HK V8 307ci 1969 Bob Watson Jim McAuliffe Renault R16 TS 1970 Bob Watson Jim McAuliffe Renault R8 Gordini Mal McPherson Peter Haas Renault R8 Gordini 1972# Gil Davis Roger Bonhomme Holden Torana XU1 3.3L 1973 Bob Watson Jeff Beaumont Renault R12 & HQ Kingswood V Garry Harrowfield Geoff Boyd Ford Cortina 1975 David Bond Ian Richards Mitsubishi Lancer 1.4L 1976 Bob Waterhouse Paul Paterson Datsun L 1977 Gil Davis David Long Datsun L 1978 Warwick Smith Paul Paterson Mitsubishi Lancer 1.6L 1979 Warwick Smith Paul Paterson Mitsubishi Lancer 1.6L 1980 Chris Brown Simon Brown Datsun L 1981 Geoff Portman Ross Runnalls Datsun Stanza 2.1L 1982 Chris Brown Noel Richards Datsun 180B SSS 2.0L 1983 David Officer Kate Hobson Mitsubishi Galant 2.4L 1984 *Peter A. Thompson *Anthony Satori Datsun P L 1985 Brian Smith John Birrell Mitsubishi Sigma 2.6L 1986 Geoff Portman Peter Gale Datsun L 1987 Geoff Portman Peter Gale Datsun L 1988 David Greig Paul Tirant Datsun P L 1989 Greg Hoinville Michael Cains Ford Escort Mk.2 2.0L 1990 David Greig Paul Tirant Datsun 260Z 2.8L 1991 Peter Fyfe Gerry Bashford Nissan Pulsar GTi-R 4WD T Peter Fyfe Gerry Bashford Nissan Pulsar GTi-R 4WD T Graeme Wise Helen Wylie Ford Sierra XR4 V6 4WD N/T Graeme Wise Helen Wylie Ford Sierra XR4 V6 4WD N/T *Graeme Wise *Greg Foletta Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E 4WD T Graeme Wise Rob Beekman Mitsubishi Lancer RS-E 4WD T Mike Reeves Robin Smalley Mitsubishi VR4 & Lancer Evol 3 4WD T 1998 Craig Morris Jennifer Cole Mitsubishi Galant VR Scott Pedder Paul Humm Mitsubishi Lancer Evol Scott Pedder Paul Humm Mitsubishi Lancer Evol David Stannus Peter Campbell Nissan Pulsar GtiR 2002 Brett Thomson Rob Vanderree Mitsubishi Galant VR Mike Reeves Robin Smalley Mitsubishi Lancer Evol Peter Montgomery Chris Montgomery Subaru WRX 2005 Justin Dowel Matt Lee Mitsubishi Lancer Evol 6.5 Page 10 of 11

11 Year Driver Navigator / Co-Driver Vehicle 2006 Justin Dowel Matt Lee Mitsubishi Lancer Evol Justin Dowel Matt Lee Mitsubishi Lancer Evol Mark Fawcett Simon Ellis 2009 Mark Fawcett Carrie Morris 2010 Nathan Reeves Scott Spedding 2011 Warren Lee David Lethlean 2012 Stephen Raymond Glen Raymond 2013 Tristan Penhall Jolie Middleton 2014 Justin Dowel Scott Spedding 2015 Darren Windus Jamie Sargeant Subary Impreza WRX Victorian Trials Championship. # 1972 Victorian Rally Championship. * Split Title: Driver and Navigator not from the same team. Changed to Special Stage timing in 1974 (RACV 500) then to A to A in Jan 1992 VICTORIAN RALLYING HALL OF FAME 2005 John Price, Graeme Hoinville, Donald Thomson, Frank Kilfoyle, Bob Watson, Jim Maude, John Armitage, Stuart Lister, Ross Runnalls 2006 Mal McPherson, Jack Ellis, Gil Davis, Peter Haas 2007 Mike Osborne, Tom Cox, Harry Firth 2011 Roger Bonhomme, Bruce Ford, Tony Thieler, Alan Patterson 2013 Jeff Beaumont, Ken Harper 2014 Tony Roberts, Kate and Dinta David Officer BEGONIA RALLY HONOUR ROLL Year Driver Navigator / Navigator / Year Driver Co-Driver Co-Driver 1956 W. Dick A.O. Lawrence 1977 R. Bowden W. Sharrock 1957 R. Bell D. Dossiter 1978 W. Smith P. Patterson 1958 R. Spence 1979 G. Portman W. Gregory 1959 R. Spence 1980 H. Bell D. O'Reilly 1960 L. Paige W. Sharrock 1981 H. Bell S. Ellis 1961 G. Hughes R. Forsyth 1982 H. Bell S. Ellis 1962 K. Lott R. Forsyth 1984 D. Officer K. Hobson 1963 H. Firth G. Hoinville 1985 H. Bell S. Ellis 1964 J. Ellis F. Guymer 1986 D. Officer K. Officer 1965 Reg. Lunn D. Rutherford 1991 A. Johnson J. Maude 1966 A. Roberts P. Haas 1992 G. Alexander D. Stewart 1967 M. Jackman L. Johnson 1993 N. Cuthbert D. Adams 1968 D. Forster J. Beaumont 1994 G. Wise H. Wylie 1969 M. Collins A. Lawrence 1998 C. Morris J. Cole 1970 Rex Lunn = J. Hall = W. Henderson G. King 1999 S. Pedder P.Humm 1971 I. Greenbank J. Byrne 2001 B. Thomson R. Vandaree 1972 G. Harrowfield D. Hodge 2005 M. Fawcett S. Ellis 1973 W. Strownix G. Boyd 2006 M. Fawcett C. Morris 1974 G. Harrowfield G. Boyd 2012 J. Dowel S. Spedding 1975 L. McKay I. Baldock 2015 C. Brooks S. Glenny Page 11 of 11