3l GTV6 PRC project

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Sorry guys, no rally for me this weekend. Had an infected tooth drop me today, I will still have fun though, i will see how much i can get for the gold crown on it.. 

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If you go back to the start of this thread you will see me rattling on about the Alpine Rally. The 2009 Alpine was to be the first event for the Gtv6. Well, it's Alpine year again ( held every 2 years) and it is on the 25th, 26th and 27th of November 2011 in Lakes Entrance. Supp regs were released about 6pm last Sunday, I entered 10 pm ( online registration this year) Entries opened Monday. Apparently 27 entered on Sunday, 57 by midnight Monday, 100 by midnight last night. I would say by now it is over subscribed ( maximum 120). Good money earner for the HRA @ $675 per entry.
So i'm definatly going to drive this one. Glad i entered early. Apparently there were 250 expressions of interest in the months before the release of the supp regs. There will be a few tears from the crews who were a bit slow off the mark.

I did a VCAS autocross at Melton a few weeks ago. What a fantastic day out. Gearbox now repaired (with a 4.1 final drive) i was car 65 out of 76. Bit of a slow start to the day with 3 cars on their rooves in the first 15 minutes and numerous crashes. Caution was the name of the game. The GTV6 handled the track ok with the exception of the last corner. too fast for 1st and too slow for 2nd, I reckon if i still had the 4.3 drive 2nd would have been perfect. We got 5 runs in of the 1.6 km track, winding through the rocks and tyre walls. I was leading class all day until the last run ( fastest 3 count) when a Skyline pipped me by 1 second. I was happy with the results though. shiny side still shiny, 2nd in class and 8th outright. Not so shabby from an old bloke who hasn't autocrossed in a long while. Results below.

Thinking of maybe going to Kyneton this month for another fang.

Going to do 1 more rally before the Alpine as a shake down. Probably the sprint rally attached to the Akademos in October.

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Provisional entry list for the Alpine Rally as at Friday.

Ross Allan/Scott Allan Nissan Bluebird PRC Modern
David Allwright/Sam Allwright Mazda RX2 PRC Pre 1981
Luke Anderson/Greg McPherson Datsun 180B Club Rally Car
Andrei Artamonov/Gleb Bonch-Osmolovskiy Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
Steve Ashton/Ro Nixon Mitsubishi Galant Historic Pre 1981
Kade Barrett/David Weldon Plymouth Fire Arrow replica Club Rally Car
Paul Batten/Glen Raymond Datsun P510 Classic Rally Car
Andrew Bell/Correne Seabrook Holden Commodore PRC Modern
Gerard Blum/Stephanie Richards Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
Aaron Bowering/Nathan Lowe Datsun 200B PRC Pre 1981
David Boyd/Sam McMahon Datsun Stanza PRC Pre 1981
Troy Brendel/Samantha Brendel Ford Escort Historic Pre 1981
Brendan Brown/Rachel Hale Datsun 180B SSS PRC Pre 1981
David Brown/David Burn Datsun 1600 Special Historic Pre 1968
Jonathan Byrnes/Stuart Diggins Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
Peter Canning/Chris Wallace Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Brian Canny/Paul Crosbie Porsche 944 PRC Modern
Daniel Carney/Kimberley Barson Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
Richard Carter/Warren Medwell Datsun Stanza Club Rally Car
Michael Conway/Jennifer Cole Ford Escort Mk 2 Club Rally Car
Robert Cranston/Karl Grealy Toyota Celica Historic Pre 1981
William Cromarty/David Cromarty Chrysler Lancer LB PRC Pre 1981
Ian Crook/Peter Ellis Rover SD1 Classic Rally Car
David Curl/Robert Richards Chrysler Lancer LA Club Rally Car
Ian Curry/Sarah Curry Datsun 1600 Historic Pre 1981
Thomas Davidson/James Davidson Mitsubishi Lancer LA PRC Pre 1981
Phillip Donohue/David Donohue BMW M3 E30 PRC Modern
Bill Dunn/Rhys Pinter Fiat 131 Rallye Classic Rally Car
Stephen Duthie/Damien Hanns Datsun 180B SSS PRC Pre 1981
James Elliott/Cathy Rainer Hyundai Lantra PRC Modern
John Ellis/Adrian Sietsma Fiat 1500 Historic Pre 1968
Glenn Farrant/Russel Taylor Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
Douglas Fernie/Geoffrey Floyd Datsun P510 Bluebird Historic Pre 1968
Bruce Field/Julia Field Mercedes-Benz 280 Classic Rally Car
Michael Foreshew/Rick Walton Ford Cortina Mk 2 Historic Pre 1968
Gavin Fowler/Warren Nietz Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Dave Gaines/Nikki Doyle Datsun 240K GT PRC Pre 1981
Gary Gibbons/George Davidson jnr Ford Escort PRC Pre 1981
Jeff Graham/Joy Graham Peugeot 404 Historic Pre 1968
Barry Grant/Terry Naish Datsun Stanza PRC Modern
Geoff Hale/Alan Baker Volkswagen Golf Historic Pre 1981
Kim Harper/David Gallacher Ford Escort TwinCam Historic Pre 1968
Dean Hasnat/Matthew Petersen Holden Commodore PRC Pre 1981
Jeff Hawkins/Kellie Pearce Lancia Beta coupe Classic Rally Car
Stephen Horobin/Paul Marando Datsun 180B PRC Pre 1981
Wayne Hoy/Lisa Dunkerton Datsun 1600 Club Rally Car
Sean Hudgson/Phil Nicholas Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Tony Huggins/Stephanie Huggins Datsun Sunny B110 PRC Pre 1981
Phil Hurle/Mahra Villis Ford Escort PRC Pre 1981
Cameron Jay/Eddie Corrales Ford Escort Mk 2 PRC Pre 1981
Andrew Kavanagh/Tom Ruessman Datsun 180B PRC Modern
Bernie Keast/Sue Thompson Holden Gemini Club Rally Car
Gary Kendrick/Ron Gottschalk Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Stuart Lawless/Darcy O'Connor Ford Escort Club Rally Car
David Lawrance/Darren Davison Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Jamie Lawson/Noel Lawson Holden Commodore PRC Modern
Joshua Leask/Suzanne Graham Datsun Stanza Classic Rally Car
Jeff Lee/Roger Lee Triumph 2.5 PI Mk 1 PRC Pre 1981
Matt Lee/Andrew Gell Holden Commodore VH PRC Modern
Richard Leitis/Robin Mules Ford Escort PRC Pre 1981
Michael Long/Vaughan Haskett Datsun 180B SSS PRC Pre 1981
Brett Middleton/Damien Long Honda Civic EK4 PRC Modern
Jack Monkhouse/Claire Ryan Datsun 180B SSS Club Rally Car
Tony Moore/Nikki Moore Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
Peter Morrison/Susan Wasson Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
Claude Murray/Matthew James Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Craig Neave/Ashleigh Staude Mitsubishi Sigma PRC Modern
Doug Norman/Robert Knight Peugeot 504 PRC Pre 1981
David Officer/Kate Officer Mitsubishi Colt Galant Historic Pre 1981
Ross O'Reilly/Tim McGill Nissan Bluebird 910 SSS PRC Pre 1981
Peter Otzen/Paul Franklin Datsun 180B SSS PRC Pre 1981
Andrew Paice/Dick Denvil Datsun Stanza PRC Pre 1981
Robert Parry/Kim Beckwith Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Graham Pate/Cale Pearce Datsun 180B PRC Pre 1981
Ted Perkins/Joel Perkins Ford Cortina GT Historic Pre 1968
Lee Peterson/Daniel Willson Nissan Sunny GTi PRC Modern
John Pinkerton/Peter Shearman Volkswagen 1500 Beetle Historic Pre 1968
Geoff Portman/Ross Runnalls Ford Escort Classic Rally Car
Tim Reynolds/Simon Reynolds Datsun 180B Classic Rally Car
Mark Richards/Cody Richards Ford Escort Mk 2 PRC Pre 1981
Stephen Richards/Larry Walker Ford Escort Mk 2 PRC Pre 1981
Jesse Robison/Eddie MacGuire Datsun 1600 Club Rally Car
Murray Rogers/Jason Selmon Toyota Sprinter PRC Modern
Brett Ross/Jason Hague Holden Commodore PRC Modern
Matt Ruggles/Guy Ruggles Triumph TR7 V8 Classic Rally Car
Neil Schey/Scott Middleton Ford Escort RS 2000 Classic Rally Car
Brian Semmens/Daniel Parry Nissan 200SX RVS12 PRC Modern
Nathan Senior/Lisi Phillips Volvo 244 GL PRC Pre 1981
Brian Shand/David Campbell Mitsubishi Starion Invited Car
Bruce Shepherd/Simon Shepherd Peugeot 505 PRC Modern
Colin Sichlau/Rick Thorpe Isuzu Gemini PF60 Club Rally Car
Damion Smith/Kylie Turner Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Harvey Smith/Heather Smith Mitsubishi Sigma PRC Pre 1981
Lachlan Smith/Karen Keene Ford Escort PRC Pre 1981
Darryn Snooks/Matt devaus Datsun Stanza Classic Rally Car
Paul Stephens/Stephen Mitchell Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Carl Stewart/Anna Ritson Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Mark Sutcliffe/Jason Milner Nissan Skyline R30 PRC Modern
Andrew Taylor/Robin Smalley Mazda RX7 PRC Modern
Phil Thomas/Ken Radnell Holden Commodore PRC Modern
Graham Thompson/Winton Brocklebank Holden Commodore PRC Modern
Matt Thompson/Aaron Tams Datsun 180B PRC Pre 1981
Richard Troup/Russell Hannah Mazda RX2 Classic Rally Car
Baden U'Ren/Colin U'Ren Ford Escort RS2000 PRC Pre 1981
Joel Wald/Tracey Dewhurst Datsun Stanza PRC Pre 1981
Michael Ward/Jenny Pollock Toyota Corolla PRC Pre 1981
Jon Waterhouse/Carolyn Wilson Mazda RX7 Club Rally Car
Bob Watson/David Johnson Datsun 1600 Historic Pre 1968
David Wellings/Scott Mitchell Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Derrick White/Dave Smith Peugeot 504 PRC Pre 1981
Neville Whittenbury/Dave Rudham Datsun 180B PRC Pre 1981
Adam Wilson/Scott Jennison Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Joe Wilson/Martin Warneke Triumph 2500 PI Classic Rally Car
Rowan Woollard/Tommy Wright Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
Russell Woollard/James Thompson Datsun Bluebird PRC Modern
Greg Wyatt/Dale Allan Alfa Romeo GTV 6 PRC Modern
Garry Yeomans/Kam Baker Datsun Stanza PRC Pre 1981

Quite a mixed bag really. Lots of club rally cars. Pretty much the only reason to have a car log booked as a club rally car is if you have put a go fast engine in it. going to be an interesting rally.

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This email arrived during the week.

As of Thursday 22-Sep entries in the Alpine Rally 2011 stood at
130. The chances of getting a start are now fairly slim, although in
2009 we received 128 entries and 109 started so you never
know. Below is a list of entries that have been received. All
entries are yet to be rigorously checked and being listed here is not
to be interpreted in any way that a start will be gained - end disclaimer.

Priority Crew Car Class
Invited
1 Jeff David/Grant Geelan Porsche 911 Classic Rally Car
2 Stewart Reid/ Ford Escort BDA Classic Rally Car
3 Ian Hill/Phillip Bonser Ford Escort BDA Classic Rally Car
Order of Entry
4 Ross Allan/Scott Allan Nissan Bluebird PRC Modern
48 David Allwright/Sam Allwright Mazda RX2 PRC Pre 1981
60 Luke Anderson/Greg McPherson Datsun 180B Club Rally Car
26 Andrei Artamonov/Gleb Bonch-Osmolovskiy Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
24 Steve Ashton/Ro Nixon Mitsubishi Galant Historic Pre 1981
44 Kade Barrett/David Weldon Plymouth Fire Arrow
replica Club Rally Car
116 Paul Batten/Glen Raymond Datsun P510 Classic Rally Car
59 Andrew Bell/Correne Seabrook Holden Commodore PRC Modern
12 Gerard Blum/Stephanie Richards Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
16 Aaron Bowering/Nathan Lowe Datsun 200B PRC Pre 1981
52 David Boyd/Sam McMahon Datsun Stanza PRC Pre 1981
92 Troy Brendel/Samantha Brendel Ford Escort Historic Pre 1981
23 Brendan Brown/Rachel Hale Datsun 180B SSS PRC Pre 1981
108 David Brown/David Burn Datsun 1600 Special Historic Pre 1968
71 Jonathan Byrnes/Stuart Diggins Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
75 Peter Canning/Chris Wallace Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
17 Brian Canny/Paul Crosbie Porsche 944 PRC Modern
103 Daniel Carney/Kimberley Barson Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
128 Gary Carruthers/Stuart Carruthers Ford Falcon XR
GT Historic Pre 1968
93 Richard Carter/Warren Medwell Datsun Stanza Club Rally Car
41 Michael Conway/Jennifer Cole Ford Escort Mk 2 Club Rally Car
113 Simon Crane/Mark Thomas Mitsubishi Galant Historic Pre 1981
73 Robert Cranston/Karl Grealy Toyota Celica Historic Pre 1981
76 William Cromarty/David Cromarty Chrysler Lancer LB PRC Pre 1981
7 Ian Crook/Peter Ellis Rover SD1 Classic Rally Car
94 David Curl/Robert Richards Chrysler Lancer LA Club Rally Car
110 Ian Curry/Sarah Curry Datsun 1600 Historic Pre 1981
126 Neil Cuthbert/Rod McEwan Datsun 200B Classic Rally Car
35 Thomas Davidson/James Davidson Mitsubishi Lancer LA PRC Pre 1981
95 Phillip Donohue/David Donohue BMW M3 E30 PRC Modern
83 Bill Dunn/Rhys Pinter Fiat 131 Rallye Classic Rally Car
34 Stephen Duthie/Damien Hanns Datsun 180B SSS PRC Pre 1981
43 James Elliott/Cathy Rainer Hyundai Lantra PRC Modern
119 John Ellis/Adrian Sietsma Fiat 1500 Historic Pre 1968
127 Hilary Evans/Will Orders Datsun 1600 SSS PRC Pre 1981
104 Glenn Farrant/Russel Taylor Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
80 Douglas Fernie/Geoffrey Floyd Datsun P510
Bluebird Historic Pre 1968
5 Bruce Field/Julia Field Mercedes-Benz 280 Classic Rally Car
46 Michael Foreshew/Rick Walton Ford Cortina Mk
2 Historic Pre 1968
8 Gavin Fowler/Warren Nietz Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
6 Dave Gaines/Nikki Doyle Datsun 240K GT PRC Pre 1981
13 Gary Gibbons/George Davidson jnr Ford Escort PRC Pre 1981
39 Jeff Graham/Joy Graham Peugeot 404 Historic Pre 1968
118 Barry Grant/Terry Naish Datsun Stanza PRC Modern
96 Geoff Hale/Alan Baker Volkswagen Golf Historic Pre 1981
58 Kim Harper/David Gallacher Ford Escort
TwinCam Historic Pre 1968
51 Dean Hasnat/Matthew Petersen Holden Commodore PRC Pre 1981
123 Jeff Hawkins/Kellie Pearce Lancia Beta
coupe Classic Rally Car
37 Stephen Horobin/Paul Marando Datsun 180B PRC Pre 1981
129 Gary Howard/Michael Loxton Toyota Celica TA 22 PRC Pre 1981
88 Wayne Hoy/Lisa Dunkerton Datsun 1600 Club Rally Car
84 Sean Hudgson/Phil Nicholas Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
72 Tony Huggins/Stephanie Huggins Datsun Sunny B110 PRC Pre 1981
87 Phil Hurle/Mahra Villis Ford Escort PRC Pre 1981
74 Cameron Jay/Eddie Corrales Ford Escort Mk 2 PRC Pre 1981
97 Andrew Kavanagh/Tom Ruessman Datsun 180B PRC Modern
124 Bernie Keast/Sue Thompson Holden Gemini Club Rally Car
67 Gary Kendrick/Ron Gottschalk Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
27 Todd Knight/Brian Ward Peugeot 306 S16 PRC Modern
98 Alex Kovacevic/Kate Cotter Fiat 131 PRC Pre 1981
28 Stuart Lawless/Darcy O'Connor Ford Escort Club Rally Car
22 David Lawrance/Darren Davison Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
45 Jamie Lawson/Noel Lawson Holden Commodore PRC Modern
85 Joshua Leask/Suzanne Graham Datsun Stanza Classic Rally Car
112 Jeff Lee/Roger Lee Triumph 2.5 PI Mk 1 PRC Pre 1981
82 Matt Lee/Andrew Gell Holden Commodore VH PRC Modern
53 Richard Leitis/Robin Mules Ford Escort PRC Pre 1981
121 Michael Long/Vaughan Haskett Datsun 180B SSS PRC Pre 1981
130 Ken MacDonald/Robert Ellis Ford Lotus
Cortina Historic Pre 1968
99 Ian Menzies/Bob McGowan Ford Falcon XR8 PRC Modern
29 Brett Middleton/Damien Long Honda Civic EK4 PRC Modern
111 Jack Monkhouse/Claire Ryan Datsun 180B SSS Club Rally Car
57 Tony Moore/Nikki Moore Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
63 Peter Morrison/Susan Wasson Hyundai Excel PRC Modern
69 Claude Murray/Matthew James Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
25 Craig Neave/Ashleigh Staude Mitsubishi Sigma PRC Modern
54 Doug Norman/Robert Knight Peugeot 504 PRC Pre 1981
14 David Officer/Kate Officer Mitsubishi Colt
Galant Historic Pre 1981
68 Ross O'Reilly/Tim McGill Nissan Bluebird 910 SSS PRC Pre 1981
10 Peter Otzen/Paul Franklin Datsun 180B SSS PRC Pre 1981
79 Andrew Paice/Dick Denvil Datsun Stanza PRC Pre 1981
66 Robert Parry/Kim Beckwith Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
9 Graham Pate/Cale Pearce Datsun 180B PRC Pre 1981
65 Ted Perkins/Joel Perkins Ford Cortina GT Historic Pre 1968
109 Lee Peterson/Daniel Willson Nissan Sunny GTi PRC Modern
86 John Pinkerton/Peter Shearman Volkswagen 1500
Beetle Historic Pre 1968
107 Geoff Portman/Ross Runnalls Ford Escort Classic Rally Car
19 Tim Reynolds/Simon Reynolds Datsun 180B Classic Rally Car
114 Mark Richards/Cody Richards Ford Escort Mk 2 PRC Pre 1981
91 Stephen Richards/Larry Walker Ford Escort Mk 2 PRC Pre 1981
122 Jesse Robison/Eddie MacGuire Datsun 1600 Club Rally Car
55 Murray Rogers/Jason Selmon Toyota Sprinter PRC Modern
70 Brett Ross/Jason Hague Holden Commodore PRC Modern
36 Matt Ruggles/Guy Ruggles Triumph TR7 V8 Classic Rally Car
15 Neil Schey/Scott Middleton Ford Escort RS
2000 Classic Rally Car
64 Brian Semmens/Daniel Parry Nissan 200SX RVS12 PRC Modern
38 Nathan Senior/Lisi Phillips Volvo 244 GL PRC Pre 1981
62 Brian Shand/David Campbell Mitsubishi Starion Invited Car
78 Bruce Shepherd/Simon Shepherd Peugeot 505 PRC Modern
125 Colin Sichlau/Rick Thorpe Isuzu Gemini PF60 Club Rally Car
33 Damion Smith/Kylie Turner Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
106 Harvey Smith/Heather Smith Mitsubishi Sigma PRC Pre 1981
100 Lachlan Smith/Karen Keene Ford Escort PRC Pre 1981
42 Darryn Snooks/Matt devaus Datsun Stanza Classic Rally Car
40 Paul Stephens/Stephen Mitchell Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
50 Carl Stewart/Anna Ritson Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
32 Mark Sutcliffe/Jason Milner Nissan Skyline R30 PRC Modern
115 Ian Swan/Val Swan Volvo 242 PRC Pre 1981
21 Andrew Taylor/Robin Smalley Mazda RX7 PRC Modern
20 Phil Thomas/Ken Radnell Holden Commodore PRC Modern
89 Graham Thompson/Winton Brocklebank Holden
Commodore PRC Modern
105 Matt Thompson/Aaron Tams Datsun 180B PRC Pre 1981
30 Richard Troup/Russell Hannah Mazda RX2 Classic Rally Car
61 Baden U'Ren/Colin U'Ren Ford Escort RS2000 PRC Pre 1981
77 Joel Wald/Tracey Dewhurst Datsun Stanza PRC Pre 1981
56 Michael Ward/Jenny Pollock Toyota Corolla PRC Pre 1981
81 Jon Waterhouse/Carolyn Wilson Mazda RX7 Club Rally Car
101 Bob Watson/David Johnson Datsun 1600 Historic Pre 1968
31 David Wellings/Scott Mitchell Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
18 Derrick White/Dave Smith Peugeot 504 PRC Pre 1981
120 Neville Whittenbury/Dave Rudham Datsun 180B PRC Pre 1981
102 Adam Wilson/Scott Jennison Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
49 Joe Wilson/Martin Warneke Triumph 2500 PI Classic Rally Car
90 Rowan Woollard/Tommy Wright Datsun 1600 PRC Pre 1981
47 Russell Woollard/James Thompson Datsun Bluebird PRC Modern
11 Greg Wyatt/Dale Allan Alfa Romeo GTV 6 PRC Modern
117 Garry Yeomans/Kam Baker Datsun Stanza PRC Pre 1981

Gary Hodgskiss
Alpine Rally 2011 Entries Secretary


more info on the alpine website

http://www.alpinerally.org.au/

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Alpine Rally was last weekend.

Teaser of the video below. watch and see if you can find an Alfa, oh and there is a Lancia Beta and a Fiat 1500 in there too.

Results on www.alpinerally.org.au

[dehne]

good stuff, how did you go, hopefully there will be more of ur action on the dvd

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Dehne, unofficial scores below. there was carnage out there. We had torrential rain, mud (porridge) deep loose sand, but at least no dust. The carpark at the end looked like a wreckers yard. However, not a mark on the Alfa. Pretty happy about that. That was my major aim of the weekend. Finish in one piece.
It was a fantastic event, very tough and long. Some very fast stages, flat out in 5th quite a few times. There was a 39 km stage that was all 4th and 5th gear, up Mt Jack and then back down. Plenty of water on the roads, deep creek crossings and yes, Doutchy was there with his camera at a few of them. Pics to follow when everyone catches up on their sleep.

O/R Crew Car Points

1 Geoff Portman/Ross Runnalls Ford Escort RS1800 170:32
2 Paul Batten/Glen Raymond Datsun P510 173:18
3 Wayne Hoy/Lisa Dunkerton Datsun 1600 176:11
4 Jeff David/Grant Geelan Porsche 911 176:44
5 Ross Allan/Scott Allan Nissan Bluebird 180:02
6 Michael Conway/Jenny Cole Ford Escort Mk 2 180:03
7 Jack Monkhouse/Claire Ryan Datsun 180B SSS 180:15
8 Carl Stewart/Anna Ritson Datsun 1600 182:53
9 Iann Hill/Phillip Bonser Ford Escort BDA 183:09
10 Phillip Donohue/David Donahue BMW M3 E30 183:46
11 Rob Parry/Kim Beckwith Datsun 1600 184:40
12 Brett Middleton/Damien Long Honda Civic EK4 186:01
13 Kade Barratt/David Weldon Plymouth Fire Arrow replica 187:19
14 Jon Waterhouse/Carolyn Wilson Mazda RX7 188:23
15 Stephen Duthie/Damien Hanns Datsun 180B SSS 189:37
16 Brendan Brown/Kim Barson Datsun 180B SSS 190:44
17 Neville Whittenbury/Dave Rudham Datsun 180B 190:47
18 Garry Yeomans/Kam Baker Datsun Stanza 191:05
19 Rowan Woollard/Tommy Wright Datsun 1600 191:20
20 David Officer/Kate Officer Mitsubishi Colt Galant 191:36
21 Brian Shand/David Campbell Mitsubishi Starion 191:56
22 Ian Swan/Val Swan Volvo 242 192:23
23 Matt Lee/Andrew Gell Holden Commodore VH 193:32
24 Greg Wyatt/Dale Allan Alfa Romeo GTV 6 195:13
25 Richard Troup/Russell Hannah Mazda RX2 195:24
26 Russell Woollard/Leigh Garrioch Datsun Bluebird 195:31
27 Richard Leitis/Robin Mules Ford Escort 196:00
28 Cameron Jay/Luke Milburn Ford Escort Mk 2 198:43
29 Mark Richards/Cody Richards Ford Escort Mk 2 199:38
30 Derrick White/Dave Smith Peugeot 504 200:31
31 Steve Ashton/Brenton Kaitler Mitsubishi Galant 200:33
32 Stephen Richards/Larry Walker Ford Escort Mk2 201:02
33 Tony Moore/Nikki Moore Hyundai Excel 202:05
34 Glenn Farrant/Russell Taylor Hyundai Excel 202:07
35 Adam Wilson/Scott Jennison Datsun 1600 202:12
36 Joel Wald/Tracey Dewhurst Datsun Stanza 202:48
37 Matt Thompson/Aaron Tams Datsun 180B 205:40
38 Richard Carter/Warren Medwell Datsun Stanza 206:25
39 Tod Reed/Bob West Ford Falcon XT 207:12
40 Gary Kendrick/Ron Gottschalk Datsun 1600 208:34
41 Neil Schey/Scott Middleton Ford Escort Mk2 RS2000 209:35
42 David Wellings/Scott Mitchell Datsun 1600 209:37
43 Graham Thompson/Winton Brocklebank Holden Commodore 211:05
44 Alex Kovacevic/Kate Cotter Fiat 131 211:11
45 David Lawrance/Darren Davison Datsun 1600 211:19
46 Bruce Dunn/Rhys Pinter Fiat 131 Rallye 211:24
47 Andrew Kavanagh/Tom Ruessman Datsun 180B 211:29
48 Jeff Hawkins/Kellie Pearce Lancia Beta coupe 214:11
49 Nathan Senior/Lisi Phillips Volvo 244 GL 214:14
50 Jesse Robison/Eddie MacGuire Datsun 1600 217:30
51 Gary Carruthers/Stuart Carruthers Ford Falcon XR GT 219:06
52 Troy Brendel/Samantha Brendel Ford Escort 219:32
53 Michael Long/Vaughan Haskett Datsun 180B SSS 221:13
54 William Cromarty/Hugh Maslin Chrysler Lancer LB 221:28
55 Doug Norman/Robert Knight Peugeot 504 221:32
56 Graham Pate/Cale Pearce Datsun 180B 222:12
57 Todd Knight/Brian Ward Peugeot 306 S16 228:29
58 Andrew Paice/Dick Denvil Datsun Stanza 229:27
59 Robert Cranston/Karl Grealy Toyota Celica 231:06
60 Andrei Artamonov/Gleb Bonch Hyundai Excel 232:10
61 Gary Howard/Michael Loxton Toyota Celica TA22 233:24
62 David Allwright/Sam Allwright Mazda RX2 239:07
63 Bruce Shepherd/Simon Shepherd Peugeot 505 241:38
64 Jonathan Byrnes/Stuart Diggins Hyundai Excel 244:03
65 Gary Gibbons/George Davidson jnr Ford Escort 245:34
66 John Ellis/Adrian Sietsma Fiat 1500 Mk III 249:02
67 Bruce Field/Julia Field Mercedes 280 249:54
68 James Elliott/Cathy Rainer Hyundai Lantra 259:47
69 Simon Crane/Mark Thomas Mitsubishi Galant 293:28
70 Tim Reynolds/Simon Reynolds Datsun 180B 300:38
71 Thomas Davidson/James Davidson Chrysler Lancer LA 335:59
72 Brett Ross/James Rooke Holden Commodore 429:56
73 Gerard Blum/Steph Richards Hyundai Excel 530:53

2 Major Controls Missed
74 Harvey Smith/Rhys Llewellyn Mitsubishi Sigma 197:34

3 Major Controls Missed
75 Murray Rogers/Jason Selmon Toyota Sprinter 252:23
76 Aaron Bowering/Nathan Lowe Datsun 200B 830:51

4 Major Controls Missed
77 Joshua Leask/Suzanne Grahan Datsun Stanza 227:11

6 Major Controls Missed
78 Doug Fernie/Geoff Floyd Datsun P510 Bluebird 150:16

8 Major Controls Missed
79 Ross O'Reilly/Tim McGill Nissan Bluebird 910 SSS 146:33
80 Mark Sutcliffe/Jason Milner Nissan Skyline R30 194:06
81 Geoff Hale/Alan Baker Volkswagen Golf GLS 208:34

14 Major Controls Missed
82 Damion Smith/Kylie Turner Datsun 1600 102:29

Did not finish the event
Luke Anderson/Greg McPherson Datsun 180B Steering damage (23)
Ian Menzies/Bon McGowan Ford Falcon XR8 Off road (23)
Brian Canny/Paul Crosbie Porsche 944 No reason given (AA)
Jamie Lawson/Noel Lawson Holden
Commodore Broken diff (Z)
Dean Hasnat/Matthew Petersen Holden Commodore VC No
reason given (19)
Jeff Lee/Jo Lee Triumph 2.5 PI Mk 1 No reason given (18)
Kim Harper/David Gallacher Ford Escort RS2000 No
reaosn given (18)
Phil Thomas/Ken Radnell Holden Commodore No reason given (18)
David Boyd/Sam McMahon Datsun Stanza No reason given (18)
Brian Semmens/Dan Parry Nissan 200SX RV S12 Hit stump (18)
Paul Stephens/Stephen Mitchell Datsun 1600 No reason give3n (W)
Craig Neave/Damien Wilson Mitsubishi Sigma GJ Mechanical (V)
Ian Curry/Sarah Curry Datsun 1600 No reason given (U)
Ian Crook/Peter Ellis Rover SD1 No reason given (U)
Michael Foreshew/Rick Walton Ford Cortina Mk
2 Blowm engine (T)
Peter Morrison/Susan Wasson Hyundai Excel Hit tree (14)
Michael Ward/Jenny Pollock Toyota Corolla No reason given (14)
Lachlan Smith/Karen Keene Ford Escort Engine problems (O)
Ted Perkins/Joel Perkins Ford Cortina GT No reason given (11)
Hilary Evans/Darren Miller Datsun 1600 SSS Hit tree (11)
Peter Canning/Chris Wallace Datsun 1600 Roll damage (N)
Fro Horobin/Paul Marando Datsun 180B Gearbox (9)
Lee Peterson/Daniel Willson Nissan Sunny
GTi Engine failure (9)
Sean Hudgson/Phil Nicholas Datsun 1600 Seized motor (9)
Joe Wilson/Martin Warneke Triumph 2500 PI Overheating (SV1)
Andrew Taylor/Robin Smalley Mazda RX7 Off road (4)
Ken MacDonald/Bob Ellis Ford Lotus Cortina No reason given (DT)
Darryn Snooks/Matt de Vaus Datsun Stanza Blown engine (C)
Matt Ruggles/Guy Ruggles Triumph TR7 V8 No reason given (B)
Peter Otzen/Paul Franklin Datsun 180B SSS Rolled (1)
Lee Peterson/Daniel Willson Nissan Sunny
GTi Engine failure (9)
Sean Hudgson/Phil Nicholas Datsun 1600 Seized motor (9)
Joe Wilson/Martin Warneke Triumph 2500 PI Overheating (SV1)
Andrew Taylor/Robin Smalley Mazda RX7 Off road (4)
Ken MacDonald/Bob Ellis Ford Lotus Cortina No reason given (DT)
Harvey Smith/Rhys Llewellyn Mitsubishi Sigma Rolled (3)
Darryn Snooks/Matt de Vaus Datsun Stanza Blown engine (C)
Matt Ruggles/Guy Ruggles Triumph TR7 V8 No reason given (B)
Peter Otzen/Paul Franklin Datsun 180B SSS Rolled (1)

[redalfaracing]

Another video, and some stills for you to enjoy.
Thanks to Doutchy and Golly for the pics.

Have a look at the attitude of the car.Left rear fully compressed and front right hovering. All whilst drifting sideways in second gear.





















My kind of car wash! Full noise in second.

[redalfaracing]

Provisional results for the Alpine are out.
Seems we slipped 2 places in the wash. Our times stayed the same, but some others had some corrections which saw them move above us. 26th outright now. Still extremely happy with the result given the conditions. Also happy nothing to fix on the GTV6.

[Mike]

Sensational photos!  Now there's an Alfa that's being enjoyed!

[wankski]

very cool, nice one

[redalfaracing]

Sensational photos!  Now there's an Alfa that's being enjoyed!

Indeed Mike, enjoy it alot, probably the single best thing i own!

Yep, great photos and some even better driving.
Greg, l don't think you are trying hard enough, I'm sure you could have got the old girl on two wheels in some of those photos, and some even bigger corner entry angles.  
The GTV6 looks to be right at home on a loose surface.  I bet the bloke in the crowd with the Datsun tee-shirt on, wishes he could put the power down like that in his Datsun... and still go straight ahead.

Ok Greg, we know you have built a GTV6 that is fast enough to win, and you don't lack any driver commitment.  You have recorded some outright fastest stage times on more than a few occasions, so the obvious question is when do you think you will win an event?  You must be thinking to your self, that it's only a matter of time before you find yourself winning a rally. 

Cheers Paul

Yep, they are good pics. I cherish the pics that people send me of events.. after all, when i get old and the car is all banged up, all i will have is a pile of worn out rally tyres, some plastic trophies and these pics.
But i must say, Paul, you have a short memory, remember back in February of last year (11 months ago) Dale and I won the Millard Memorial Trial?? I call that a rally win. We are going to enter it this year. It's on Feb 28th at Heywood. See how we go with back to back wins. This time i'll make sure the front doughnut is sound.

The Alpine was a very tough event. It rained all Friday night until about 10 am Saturday and made the roads a little treacherous. Unfortunately i only had Yokohama tyres (6 new) and the tread is not that great in boggy conditions. I would be interested to know how many other guys were on Yokeys, The only other 2 i know for sure was Andrew Taylor ( hit tree big time on stage 4) and Brian Semmens (hit stump big time on Sunday) I wonder just how their tyres played a role in that?
We didnt go out to win. We had a game plan which consisted of not hitting anything and finishing the event. Achieved! The last Alpine i drove was in 2007 when i was travelling 16th out right and with 2 stages to go i left the road, bent the de-dion, tore the watts link off the rh bracket and broke the rh drive shaft. We limped home in 51st position. ( if i had outboard discs we would have been stuck where we crashed) So Paul, happy with the result this time around. 2013 we will have a different plan. No reason why i wont have the 24 valve under the bonnet and i'm thinking top 10 is achievable. There is a lot of talent and some very fast cars now you can do engine transplants. There was a Plymouth Fire Arrow in the event, which is a lancer with a 2.6 l 4 cylinder. Apparently sold in the usa in limited numbers. That car was fast!!! fully worked engine, close ratio box, 900 kgs and the driver was a great steerer. In all the rallies i have been in, never been caught by anyone till that guy caught me in the Alpine. Admittedly i was feeling a bit stuffed by that stage so wasn't going 10/10ths but he caught up 2 minutes in about 30 km, I let him past and i could stay with him, but it was an effort. That thing just leapt out of the corners. P/w ratio much better than the GTV6. I think the 24 valve should even it up a bit.
I got JK's new book on v6 alfas for chrissy. Haven't read it in detail yet, but i'm sure i will glean something from it.
Working on a new sump at the moment. Bigger job than i first thought.

[dehne]

hi greg
A mate is looking at making an alfetta rally car and being that you have rallied one just after a few quick mods that you have done to get it suited a little better, tools and experience are not a factor in making these mods either, I remember some thing with the rear end but not what it was
thanks dehne

[redalfaracing]

hi greg
A mate is looking at making an alfetta rally car and being that you have rallied one just after a few quick mods that you have done to get it suited a little better, tools and experience are not a factor in making these mods either, I remember some thing with the rear end but not what it was
thanks dehne

Dehne, great to hear of another Alfa rally car about to be born. Will it be a sedan or a coupe?

[dehne]

it will be a sedan, He has a 200hp engine for it and lock diff so could get a little interesting