2006 Classic Challenge
2006 Classic Challenge
PHOTOS FROM 2006 DAY 1 (DAY 2 BELOW)
Day 2 - more photos below
Congratulations to the 2006 Class winners:
1965-1985 Up to 2-litres - Nick Rahimtulla & Andrew Stevens - 1973 Alfa Romeo 2000GTV
1965-1985 Over 2-litres - Simon & Susannah Lingford – 1973 Datsun 240Z
1986-2006 Up to 2-litres - Paul Eftos & Leslie Yin – 1995 Peugeot 306 Maxi
1986-2006 Over 2-litres - Rod & Craig Willis – 1990 Mazda MX5 Supercharged
(by 5 pts from Geoff Watts in the Nissan350Z, who was 4 pts ahead of Jason Abbott)
4WD Turbo Class - Chris Lim & Alex Friedrich – 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX
Rear-Engined Porsche Class - John & Alison Fowler - 1979 Porsche 911 3.0
Best Lose - Nissan Sylvia – David & Andrew
Best result unhandicapped - Chris Lim – 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX
And Outright top 3 placings:
3rd Place - John & Alison Fowler – 1979 Porsche 911 3.0
2nd Place - Nick Rahimtulla & Andrew Stevens – 1973 Alfa Romeo 2000GTV
1st Place - Simon & Susannah Lingford – 1973 Datsun 240Z
A comprehensive Results Book will be sent out to all competitors, detailing the placing and time for every car on each stage.
> CLICK HERE FOR STAGE 6 CAR BY CAR RESULTS NOT DETAILED IN RESULTS BOOK
RESULTS BY CATEGORY PLACINGS
1965-1985 Up to 2-litres 33 Nick Rahimtulla Andrew Stevens 1973 Alfa Romeo 2000GTV 1962 49 Bill Thomson Gordon Henderson 1975 Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 92 Rami Brass Colin Bonney 1965 MGB Roadster 1800 22 Damien Rykers Jacinta Rykers 1980 BMW 318 1800 16 Paul Reid Mark Pugsley 1976 Ford Escort 2000 3 Robert Buys Matt Dodd 1969 Isuzu Bellett 1500 1965-1985 Over 2-litres 10 Simon Lingford Susannah Lingford 1973 Datsun 240Z 2800 44 John Fleay Maurie Fleay 1974 Mazda RX4 Coupe 1300RT 13 Chris Caruso Susan Caruso 1976 Jaguar XJC 5700 78 Trevor Allen Simon Northey 1978 Triumph TR7 V8 4600 77 Grant Stevenson David Brittain 1982 Mazda RX7 Turbo 1300RT 177 David Brittain Grant Stevenson 1982 Mazda RX7 Turbo 1300RT 25 Colin Clarke Paddy Langley-Clarke 1972 BMW 2002 Turbo 1990T 4 John Dunkley Kerry Dunkley 1980 Ford Falcon XD 351 5800 71 Brett Roberts Ray Roberts 1978 Valiant Charger 4300 110 Susannah Lingford Simon Lingford 1973 Datsun 240Z 2800 171 Ray Roberts Brett Roberts 1978 Valiant Charger 4300 12 Dean Bramley Mike Burgess 1975 Holden Torana SLR 5000 1986-2006 Up to 2-litres 5 Leslie Yin Paul Eftos 1995 Peugeot 306 Maxi 1998 17 Laurie Porter Flavia Porter 2000 Honda Integra Type R 1800 69 Brad Bennett Christine Howe 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer Coupe 1800 100 Glenn Sarti David Thomas 1993 Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 96 Piotr Zmigrodzki Perry Foulds 2000 Proton Satria Gti 1600 1100 David Thomas Glenn Sarti 1993 Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 117 Flavia Porter Laurie Porter 2000 Honda Integra Type R 1800 1986-2006 Over 2-litres 59 Rod Willis Craig Willis 1990 Mazda MX5 Supercharged 1600S 156 Geoff Watts Jason Abbott 2003 Nissan 350Z Track 3500 56 Jason Abbott Geoff Watts 2003 Nissan 350Z Track 3500 23 Vito Forte Kye Bidzinski 1988 BMW M3 2300 34 William White Rodney Goodlad 1989 Nissan Skyline GTS Silhouette 3000 159 Craig Willis Rod Willis 1990 Mazda MX5 Supercharged 1600S 20 David McAuliffe Andrew McAuliffe 1992 Nissan Silvia S13 2000T 66 Rubin Sadique Debbie Sadique 1988 BMW M5 3600 30 Terry Fielding David Fielding 2005 TRF Lemans 2000T 72 Gary Turner Greg Leach 2003 Holden VY Maloo 5700 120 Andrew McAuliffe David McAuliffe 1992 Nissan Silvia S13 2000T 129 Svetlana Verboon Nick Verboon 2002 Porsche Boxster S 3400 79 Stephen Brown Michelle Brown 2003 Ford Falcon BA GT 5400 42 Brett Williams Bruce Williams 1995 Nissan Pulsar SSS Turbo 1998T 29 Nick Verboon Svetlana Verboon 2002 Porsche Boxster S 3400 4WD Turbo Class 108 Chris Lim Alex Friedrich 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 53 Chris Reynolds Tony Porter 1989 Nissan Skyline GTR R32 2600T 38 Danny Cerro Karen Sutton 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 41 Steve Pummer Gemma Healy 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti 2480T 55 Daryl Dellow Barbara Dellow 1997 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 151 Malcolm Kleinman Adrian Loughton 1990 Nissan Pulsar GTiR 1998T 39 Doug Tostevin Robert Webber 1990 Subaru Legacy RS-RA Turbo 2000T 24 Michael Doyle Clare Doyle 1990 Subaru Liberty Turbo 2000T 8 Alex Friedrich Chris Lim 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 101 Stuart Waters Brad Petricevic 1993 Nissan Skyline R32 GTR 2600T 60 Tim Abbott Craig Williams 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 21 Dave Kendall Jennifer Kendall 1997 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2000T 155 Barbara Dellow Daryl Dellow 1997 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 52 Scott Lockhart Ashley Morris 1990 Nissan Skyline GTR R32 2600T 91 Karl Pearce Darren Kwok 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 93 Wayne Flanagan Troy Coulthard 1998 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 191 Darren Kwok Karl Pearce 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 88 David James Peter Kessell 1998 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 160 Craig Williams Tim Abbott 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 63 Tolley Challis/Anthony Caminiti Frank Benpasciuto 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo8 1998T 163 Frank Benpasciuto Tolley Challis/Anthony Caminiti 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo8 1998T 1 Brad Petricevic Stuart Waters 1993 Nissan Skyline R32 GTR 2600T 51 Adrian Loughton Malcolm Kleinman 1990 Nissan Pulsar GTiR 1998T 121 Jennifer Kendall Dave Kendall 1997 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2000T 193 Troy Coulthard Wayne Flanagan 1998 Subaru Impreza WRX 2000T 70 Rob Hoare Matthew Jones 1992 Subaru Liberty RS Turbo 2000T 148 Jonathon Mortimer Darren Windus 2005 Subaru WRX STi Spec C 2000T 37 Neil Dowling Kim Dowling 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX 2500T 170 Matthew Jones Rob Hoare 1992 Subaru Liberty RS Turbo 2000T 11 Valerie Rowe Mike Rowe 1999 Audi TT Quattro 1800T 48 Darren Windus Jonathon Mortimer 2005 Subaru WRX STi Spec C 2000T Rear-Engined Porsche Class 36 John Fowler Alison Fowler 1979 Porsche 911 Targa 3.0 3000 40 Craig Lampard Peter Stanley 1975 Porsche 911S 3.2 3200 27 Behnam Bordbar Alastair Baird-Murray 1992 Porsche 964 RS 3600 90 Hans de Corti Jo Mitsopoulos 1999 Porsche 911 GT3 3600 7 George Bradbury David Clarke 1970 Porsche 911 RS Replica 3367 99 Paul Summers Michael Arnold 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 CS 3600 A comprehensive Results Book will be sent out to all competitors, detailing the placing and time for every car on each stage.
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IMMEDIATE PRE-EVENT INFORMATION
The 2006 Classic Challenge is fast approaching and a very full field of entries has signed on for a great weekend of motor sport. There is an excellent mix of cars entered spanning 1965 to 2006. A full list of entries appears below.
Among the older cars are Kim Stewart's well-known 1965 Mustang GT350, Robert Buys has entered his father's 1969 Isuzu Bellett and Rami Brass will be driving his 1965 MGB Roadster.
There's a good variety of 1970s cars, including some good old Aussie muscle cars a Charger and an SLR Torana, while other cars from that era include a Datsun 240Z, Porsche 911, BMW 2002 Turbo, Alfa Romeo 2000GTV, Mazda RX4 Turbo and a Triumph TR7 V8 if nothing else, illustrating the very broad range of cars entered. Bill Thompson didn't get his Falcon GTHO ready in time, so he's entered a 1975 Lancer rally car.
Also a 1970s model is Chris Caruso's much admired V8 Jaguar XJC. John Fowler's Porsche is bound to perform well too.
Cars from the 1980s decade include a pair of potent BMW M3s, a Skyline Silhouette, a very quick Mazda RX7 and a Falcon 351 V8. The 1990s cars include the first of the 4WD turbo brigade, with Skylines, early WRXs and a Pulsar GTiR among them.
Some of the recent high performance cars include three Porsche GT3s, Terry Fielding's unique WRX-engined TRF Lemans sports car. Some of the powerful turbo Nissans will no doubt perform at the top end of the field - look out for rally ace Tolley Challis behind the wheel of the Autowholesale.com.au entry.
Altogether there are 21 makes of cars participating.
Not all locations where competition driving stages are being held are suited to spectators, but two excellent venues are where a lot of the action will take place both days.Spectator stages are as follows:
Saturday, May 6
Speed Dome 9.15am to 11.15am
AHG Driving Centre 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Speed Dome 3.45pm to 5.00pm
Sunday, May 7
Speed Dome 9.15am to12.30pm
AHG Driving Centre 12.45pm to 2.45pm
Speed Dome 2.00pm to 4.30pmThe Speed Dome is at the eastern end of Eddie Barron Drive, Midvale. AHG Driving Centre is on Grogan Rd, in the International Airport precinct. Both offer excellent viewing and entry is free. Refreshments will be available at the Speed Dome.
The event regulations can be seen by clicking here.
Details subject to change E&OE
Read about our new 2006 Biante Trevor Young Championship, which includes the Classic Challenge. Free to enter the championship. Click here.
The event regulations can be seen by clicking here.
Volunteer officials are needed to help run this event. If you'd like to help out, for a few hours or the whole weekend, we'd be pleased to have your help. It's a great chance to get close to the action. Email to request a Volunteer Officials Form. info@classicrally.com.au
ABOUT THE 2006 CLASSIC CHALLENGE
Two great days full of competition driving stages, with a broad variety of events, including autokhanas and auto-tests on big, good quality surface areas, plus lunches, Saturday and Sunday evening functions.
Several events will run simultaneously each day. With Scrutineering now moved from Saturday morning to the Friday evening, there’s more time for the exciting competition driving stages.
Straightforward, easy to follow instructions between stages - no navigation.
The Classic Challenge is held in some areas normally not open to the public, so only certain stages are suitable for spectators. Two people per car minimum - and either person can drive any of the stages.
Ideal for first timers or old hands. While the stages will get the pulses racing of even the most experienced drivers, the Classic Challenge is an excellent chance for people new to the sport to try their hand in a safe, low-pressure environment.
In past years the event has attracted many first-timers who have later gone on to compete in all sorts of other events.
And for anyone wanting some practice time in their car for other events - the Classic Challenge is the ideal, cost-effective opportunity.
Additions for 2006 include a Saturday night function and extra driving stages.In over a decade of Classic Challenges, we have refined and improved the event - and with the upgrades for 2006, it promises to be better than ever. The Classic Challenge incorporates 2 full days of competitive driving stages, daily Roadbooks, car competition number door stickers, plus lunches, Friday evening Scrutineering & Registration, Saturday evening function and plenty of awards given away at the Presentation Party on the Sunday night.
Numbers will be strictly limited again and we expect a rush of entries... So don’t miss out - send in the application form now and ensure you are a part of one of the most exciting motor sport events for 2006!CHANGES FOR 2006
The 2006 Classic Challenge grows from the well-received format enjoyed in recent years - with some great new additions.
Scrutineering and Registration take place on the Friday evening this year, so two full days of driving can be fitted in.
Plus there's more partying this year! As well as the chance to meet fellow competitors and size-up their cars on the Friday night, we're adding a big function on the Saturday night.
Again, each day there’s no navigation - just short, direct (with clear instructions) transport sections between stages, with lots of exciting competition driving events running simultaneously - so there’s plenty going on all the time!
Cars are categorized by age and engine capacity. Lots of classes means there will be one to suit your car.
WHAT YOU NEED FOR ENTERING
Apart from a roadworthy, sporting car there are several, quite
straight-forward requirements for entrants. The basics are as follows;
The driver and co-driver each need the following:
> A current civil drivers licence
> AASA Club or CAMS 2SE or higher competition licence (we
can help you get the AASA License - no test involved, cost $45)
> A good quality helmet each
The car needs:
> To be in sound, roadworthy condition
> A checked & date-tagged 2kg fire extinguisher (or 2 x 1kg units)
> An approved first aid kit (which we can supply)
There is no need for extra bonnet catches, roll-cages, catch tanks, fire-proof suits,etc.
