1-Day Rally

After the huge success of the inaugural Fabcar 1-Day Classic, we're planning two 1-Day Classic touring road rallies for 2009.

The inaugural Fabcar 1-Day Classic has been run and won. An exciting day, packed full of motor sport challenges took place on November 2nd in perfect weather. A field of sixty cars, representing 21 makes took part completing 17 competitive stages stretching over the Perth metropolitan area, spanning Midvale to Kwinana. Stages included sprints, drags, autokhanas and superkhanas.

There were some exceptional exhibitions of driving skill, which was a pleasure to watch. Only one car sustained any panel damage on the final stage, which was pretty minor. A couple of cars broke axles - one was replaced within record time so the car didn't miss any stages. A couple of cars suffered mechanical gremlins.

The fun factor was high all day. The event had a friendly social feel to it which was appreciated by all involved. Even the volunteer officials enjoyed the event.

"I just wanted write and tell you I had a blast yesterday, the event was run very well, heaps of stages and driving made it action packed, a friendly atmosphere amongst competitors and officials made it the most enjoyable rally I have run in." according to one competitor who has participated in most rally style events in WA in an email after the event. While another emailed "Just wanted to say a big thanks for organizing and running the event. My navvie and myself had an absolute ball!" and another email said: "PLEASE try to do as many of these events every year as possible, 4 including the 2-day Classic Challenge would be great. I will happily pre-register for all of them next year. It's a really good value day compared with other events..." From another entrant: "Your events just seem to get better and better. The day had a great atmosphere about it with a lot of people I haven't seen before coming up and introducing themselves. The officials did a fantastic job and the event ran so smoothly thanks to them." and "The one day layout is a fantastic way to go. It would be great to see the Classic Challenge kept with a few one day events through the year." Plus these remarks: "Thanks for organising the Fabcar event – a really well run day, and a lot of fun. I reckon that format has a lot going for it, in that you get a lot of track time, some interesting locations, and good circuits. I especially liked the fact that there were courses to suit all the different types of cars." and "my navigator and I really enjoyed the day, and we’ll be signing up for the next, and the next, and what-ever else you can serve up."
Right: Outright winners Steve Jones & Anthony Scali - Mitsubishi Evo9 MR

Thanks to our officials - the teams of volunteers plus the key officials: Tim Fowler, Ian Mann, Andy Hamilton, Martin McCoy, Brock Mann, Terry Mann, Vito Forte and Ron Goldsmith. Around 70 positions were filled by these people over the day's different stages. Particular thanks also to event sponsor Fabcar for their support from the start.

Congratulations to the class winners and the outright winners. These are listed below.

A new-concept touring road rally, with all
the action packed into one exciting day.

1	Steve Jones	Anthony Scali	2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9 MR	2000T
2	William White	Rodney Goodlad	1988 Nissan Skyline Silhouette GTS	2600T
3	Simon Gunson	Ashley Gunson	1994 Nissan Silvia S13	2200T
4	Joey Armenti	Ben Wynne	1987 Alfa Romeo Sprint	1700
5	Brad Petricevic	Serge Petricevic	1993 Nissan Skyline GTR	2600T
6	Rod Willis	Darren Weise	1990 Mazda MX5 S/C	1600S
7	Elliot Kirk-Burnnand	Baden Kirk-Burnnand	1992 Subaru Liberty RS	1974T
8	Mal Kleinman	Adrian Loughton	1971 Ford Capri	4996
9	Paul Stephen	TBA	2003 Porsche 998 Turbo	3600T
10	Chris Caruso	Susan Caruso	1976 Jaguar XJC	5700
11	Murray Armenti	Cristina Cicerello	1989 Toyota MR2 S/C	1600S
12	John Trettel	Dean Trettel	2005 Mitsubishi Evo 9	2000T
13	Tyson Rignall	Carla Fry	1989 Nissan Silvia	2000T
14	John Dunkley	Tony Riggio	1980 Ford Falcon XD 351	5800
15	Warwick Gates	Dean Clark	1997 Mazda MX5	1800
16	Michael Copley	Richard Manners	2001 Honda S2000	2000
17	Matt Bertocchi	Adam Barnett	1995 Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo	3948T
18	Jurgen Lunsmann	Emily Mullett	1990 Suzuki Swift GTi	1300
19	Sam Casella	Travis Cacciola	1973 Fiat 124 Sport CC	1800
20	Graeme Butler	Blake Fagan	1998 BMW Z3 M Roadster	3201
21	Sharon Payne	Helen Lunsmann	2001 Nissan 200SX S15	2000T
22	John Fowler	Stacey Barnes	1979 Porsche 911 Targa	3200
23	Danny Cerro	Karen Sutton	2005 Mitsubishi Evo9	1996T
24	Franz Esterbauer	Stephanie Leach	2004 Mitsubishi Evo8 MR	2000T
25	Jonathan Richards	William Richards	1990 Nissan Skyline GTR	2800T
26	Frank Wright	Michael Hood	2005 Birkin S3	1930
27	Bill Stagoll	Barry Nash	1974 Porsche 911 S	3200
28	Conrad Cockerell	Roland Moro	1996 PRB Clubman S2	1930
29	Blair Lewis	Derek Bowman	2007 Birkin S3	2000
30	Jeff Docking	Russell Docking	2008 Birkin S3	2000
31	Paul Manolas	Rodger Pickup	2006 Birkin S3 Clubman	1999
32	Damien Rykers	Mike Doyle	1995 Subaru Impreza WRX	2000T
33	Glenn Scotter	Nicholas Direnburger	1997 Mazda RX7 Turbo	1300RT
34	Neil Richardson	Tanya Myles	2006 Suzuki Swift	1600
35	Damon Parsons	Christopher Wilson	1995 Ford Falcon XR8 Turbo	4942T
36	Doug Tostevin	Sam Kendall	1990 Subaru Legacy RS-R	2000T
37	Andrew Brown	Kim Huynh	2000 Mitsubishi Evo 6.5	2000T
38	Kavan Makalanda	Stuart Gill	1984 Alfa Romeo GTV	2000
39	Carl Fanderlinden	John Bridger	1994 Ford Falcon Turbo	3998T
40	Bernardo Cecchele	Roberto Cecchele	1974 Alfa Romeo 2000GTV	1998
41	Alem Ceric	Dylan Cameron	2002 Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2000T
42	Brenden Attard	Matthew Thompson	1989 Nissan Skyline	2500T
43	Anthony List	Garry Edwards	1995 Subaru Impreza WRX STi	2000T
44	Andy van Kann	James Marquet	1974 Toyota Levin	1860
45	Andrew Murray	John Reed	1988 Caterham Super 7 BDR	1690
46	Kevin Sleep	Alexandra Sleep	2005 Ford Fiesta	1600
47	Rami Brass	Costantino Paoliello	1965 MGB Roadster	1800
48	Craig Whiteley	Mark Warner	1995 Subaru Impreza WRX	2000T
49	Brett Williams	Tom Jakovljevic	1995 Nissan Pulsar SSS	2000T
50	Alberto Pizzi	Carlo Collova	1978 Fiat X1-9	1300
51	Nick Verboon	Svetlana Verboon	2002 Mazda MX5 SP	1800
52	Keith Hawley	Robert Hawley	2001 Holden VU Ute	5700
53	Piotr Zmigrodzki	Stan Pisulak	2000 Proton Satria	1600
54	Bruce Hawley	Mark McEwen	2000 Nissan Skyline GTR	2600
55	John Poyner	Luke Poyner	1973 Mitsubishi Lancer GSR	1700
56	Dave Williams	Brad Wearne	1987 Jaguar XJS	5343
57	Lea Welch	Justin Smith	1972 Ford Escort	2000
58	Denis Conway	Nathon McLaren	2005 Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2457T
59	Craig Hawley	Cale Hawley	2006 HSV Clubsport R8	6000
60	Paul Davies	David Henderson	2008 HDT VE VC Replica	6000