Classic Challenge 2007

 

2007 Classic Challenge Report  -  May 5-6

Updated 7 May

For all types of performance cars - standard or modified. Suits first-timers and experts

"...it was the best tarmac event we've competed in by far."  

"It was especially good that all the stages ran to schedule." 

"An excellent mix of stages, which suited my car well."

"The rally had a much friendlier atmosphere than other events I've done recently."

Event Report

As they say, The event has been run and won. What a brilliant event the 2007 Classic Challenge was!  Compliments have been pouring in to the organizers for what many are claiming was the best touring road rally they've been involved in. Even the hard working officials enjoyed themselves.

There was a fabulous array of cars entered this year. A full field of forty participated.

The weather was kind to us, and only the very first stage had some moisture on the road surface from earlier rain. Day 1 saw the cars line up at the AHG centre for an exciting circuit sprint, before heading for the hills for the first autokhana course. After a motorkhana then the first run at the excellent Speed Dome venue, cars headed south.

Perth Motorplex was all set for runs on their famous drag strip - presenting a new experience for many of the competitors. Cars had three runs, each followed by an exciting road course also within the complex. Fastest was the fantastic sounding Lamborghini Gallardo Spider entered by Widodo Teguh and Richard Spence, achieving a time on the drag strip of 12.33 seconds.

After Kwinana, cars headed to the seaside town of Mandurah, which would be the overnight stop for the Classic Challenge. The cars were put on display and an enthusiastic crowd came along to enjoy the show.

That night, a motorkhana was held under lights at Centro Mandurah shopping centre. It was a challenge for the officials to get set up in time between shoppers leaving and having barriers put in place and filled with water in time, but it was achieved and a huge spectator crowd arrived to see the cars in action.

Once again, some brilliant driving was displayed - the sounds of the cars echoing off the tin roof - as were the cheers and applause from the crowds. This is a stage which will be long remembered by many.

Every stage during the day had started and finished exactly on time. By the end of Day 1, Dave and Jennifer Kendall led the event in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo8.

The dinner at The Atrium Hotel was enjoyed by all and an auction for Variety, the charity being supported by the event this year, was very successful.

The second day began with an event in Mandurah, before heading back towards Perth. Although the carpark for the second stage had been closed off, someone had moved the barriers and let themselves in, followed by a couple of dozen other cars which blocked some areas of the carpark we were aiming to use. A new course was laid out, a map drawn up and photocopied to be handed to competitors on their arrival.

Having studied the original course layout for an hour on the way there, some felt a little worried by the change, however not one car went the wrong way or got a garage infringement on that stage...

Cars then headed to the eastern side of Perth where the remainder of the day's stages would be held.  Alternating between sprint, motorkhana and autokhana stages, the crews battled it out for the next several stages. There was an attrition rate, with some cars succumbing to the pressure - though luckily, most which broke were repaired and able to continue to the finish.

There had been some spectacularly good driving at every stage throughout the event and many of the results were close-run for results.

A big crowd attended the Awards Presentation Night and the mood was very up-beat with a jovial and animated crowd present. Rally Director Paul Blank thanked everyone involved and went on to present the trophies - for which some of the recipients were somewhat surprised. Results appear below. Congratulations to all the winners!

Comprehensive Results Books with stage by stage results will be sent out to participants.

 

            Class winners:

            All up to 1965 – Kim & Rebecca Stewart – Mustang 350GT

            All 1966-1985 – Chris Caruso & Ross Bonsel – Jaguar XJC

 1986-2007 up to 2-litres – Frank Wright & Kerry Mason – Birkin S3

             1986-2007 0ver 2-litres – Paul Kluck & David Juet – Nissan 200SX

             4WD Turbo Class – Dave & Jennifer Kendall – Evo8

             Outright:

            1st Place – Paul Kluck & David Juet - Nissan 200SX

            2nd Place – Dave & Jennifer Kendall - Mistubishi Lancer Evo8

            3rd Place – Chris Caruso & Ross Bonsell - Jaguar XJC

Provisional overall results:        

Photos above copyright AEM 2007

PHOTOS BELOW BY CIRCLEWORK 

You can order Classic Challenge 2007 photos direct from circlework.com.au

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PRE-EVENT INFORMATION - 2007

Spectator stages

Several locations used for competition driving events during the Classic Challenge are suitable for spectators. There's no cost to watch and cheer on youyr favourite cars. Here's the details:

Saturday, May 5
Marques 250 AHG Circuit Sprint - 9am to 10.30am
    AHG Driving Centre, Grogan Rd, International Airport
Paradise Garage Speed Dome Sprints - 10am to 12.30pm
    Speed Dome, Eddie Barron Drive, Midvale
Display of rally cars - Mandurah - 3pm to 4.30pm
    Peel Street, Mandurah
Centro Mandurah Night Motorkhana - 7pm to 8pm
    Centro Mandurah shopping Centre, Pinjarra Rd, Mandurah

Sunday, May 6
Paradise Garage Speed Dome Sprints - midday to 4pm (several courses)
    Speed Dome, Eddie Barron Drive, Midvale

Refreshments available at all daytime locations.

Entries

Once again we've got an excellent variety of cars entered - from the exotic (including aa Lamborghini Gallardo Spider and a new Porsche Cayman) through the high-tech (Lancer Evo's and WRX STis) to classics (Mustang GT350, Ford Falcon Sprint, Alfa 2000GTV) - plenty to interest anyone. Updated list shown.

5 Paul Eftos Leslie Yin 1995 Peugeot 306 Maxi
7 Frank Wright Kerry Mason 2005 Birkin S3
8 Steve Brown Jeffrey Brown 2003 Ford Falcon BA GT
10 Dave Kendall Jennifer Kendall 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo8
11 Brad Petricevic David Venn 1993 Nissan Skyline GTR
12 Chris Caruso Ross Bonsel 1976 Jaguar XJC 5.7
13 Ben Hardie Morgan Oliver 1996 Nissan Skyline R33
19 Monica Jakovich Megan Burley 2007 Porsche Cayman S
20 Brad Kidd John Fowler 1985 Alfa Romeo GTV6
21 Graham Morey Ben Morey 2005 Ford Falcon XR8 Ute
24 Peter May Craig Kelmar 2003 Subaru WRX STi
26 David Moir Vicki Moir 1977 Datsun 260Z
27 Behnam Bordbar Kian Bordbar 2003 Porsche 911 GT3
28 Denver May Jodie Van Der Velde 1992 Nissan Skyline GTR
29 Neil Pollard Louise Pollard 2002 Subaru WRX C-Spec STi
32 Dean Trettel Giuseppe Orifici 2003 BMW M3 Convertible
33 Nick Rahimtulla Luke Zambotti 1973 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
34 William White Rodney Goodlad 1989 Nissan Skyline Silhouette GTS
37 Nick Verboon Svetlana Verboon 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo8
40 John Trettel Paul Trettel 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo9
44 David James Pete Kessell 1998 Subaru Impreza WRX
45 Paul Kluck David Juet 1996 Nissan 200SX
48 Evan Moore Ian Lacey 2005 Subaru WRX STi
50 Widodo Teguh Richard Spence 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Spider
52 Anthony List Justine Burns 1986 Ford Sierra Cosworth
55 David Thompson John Bruinsma 1999 Holden Commodore VT/VZ
58 Craig Whiteley Mark Warner 1996 Subaru WRX
60 Denis Conway Tony Morton 2005 Subaru WRX STi
64 Frank Huber Salva Trolio 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint Coupe
65 Kim Stewart Rebecca Stewart 1965 Ford Mustang GT350
66 John Wuttrich Jason Durbidge 1988 Toyota MR2
68 Deryck Graham May Pemdratt 1995 Porsche 968 RS
70 Ilpo Nurmi Tony Jackson 2005 Ford GTP
72 Neil Richardson Brian Richardson 2006 Suzuki Swift
75 Tony Clark Brad Durtanovich 1971 Holden Torana GTR XU-1
77 Elliot Kird-Burnnand Baden Kirk-Burnnand 1992 Subaru Liberty Turbo
80 Les Eather Heather Connell 1989 Westfield SEi
82 Steven Nuttall Kate Willmott 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer ES
87 John Donohoe Brad Fletcher 2006 HSV R8
88 Vince Troth Cindy Troth 1965 Renault 8 Gordini

Information for potential entrants - entries now closed

 

 

 

Be a part of Perth’s best Touring Road Rally

Classic Challenge offers an exciting mix of competition driving stages over two full days, with the addition for 2007 of an overnight stay outside the metropolitan area.

With a variety of competitive stages, including some among the state’s leading venues - plus several unique to this event, the Classic Challenge offers an exciting and challenging weekend of motor sport fun.

There’s no need to modify your car, you don’t need a race suit and the event suits anyone from first-timers to experts.

The format is upgraded for 2007, and we’ll have a night stage under lights, a Saturday night dinner and party as well as the sorts of events that have been enjoyed so much over the years Classic Challenge has been run.

You need 2 people per car (either can drive any stage, but only one run per car per stage), good quality helmets, a first aid kit and fire extinguisher on board. There’s no navigation, but detailed Transport notes in the Roadbook will give instructions on the route to take between each stage.

Results will be calculated on unhandicapped placings this year. There will be plenty of categories for awards, determined by a car’s engine size and year of manufacture.

Our new streamlined system will ensure minimal queuing (though some is inevitable - and gives a chance to watch previous competitors tackle courses).

And a new Clerk of Course will ensure smooth sailing for all!

Participants will be supplied with detailed Roadbooks each day, giving details of the route between stages, course maps and other important information.


 We’re also looking for marshals - if you’d like to volunteer and be close to the action for part or all of the weekend, please contact the office.

 Here’s what you get... 

For an event with so much packed into 2 days and 3 nights, this rally is unbeatable value. Entering the 2007 Classic Challenge costs just $1050 per car (2 people) - making it Western Australia’s best value for money Touring Road Rally by far!

We have refined and improved the event - and with the upgrades for 2007, it promises to be better than ever. The 2007 Classic Challenge incorporates two full days of competitive driving stages, daily Roadbooks, car competition number door stickers, plus lunches, Friday evening Scrutineering & Registration, Saturday evening dinner and party, plus plenty of awards given away at the rally Presentation Party on the Sunday night.

Plus there’s the fun of competing with a great bunch of fellow competitors, excellent driving roads in the southwest and more.

Numbers will be strictly limited... 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 in WA  for 2007.

Three nights and 2 days packed with action and social activities.
Here’s the timetable:
Friday May 4 (night) -
Scrutineering & Registration
Saturday May 5 -
Competition stages day & night
Overnight, party & dinner
Sunday May 6 -
Competition stages
Awards Presentation party

Accommodation
Because some participants will live close, or have their own accommodation in Mandurah, we’re not including the hotel cost in the rally entry fee. We have negotiated special discounted prices if you wish to stay in our Mandurah hotel overnight. Details will be provided with the Event Regulations.

 Venues

Competition venues include some of the premium locations in WA - such as the Speed Dome in Midvale, AHG’s Sprint circuit and the Quit Motorplex in Kwinana, as well as several other excellent locations specifically made available for the Classic Challenge. You can be sure of plenty of adrenaline-pumping action!

  Requirements

Classic Challenge is a designed to be a straightforward event to enjoy. All you need is the following:
> A current civil drivers licence
> AASA Club or CAMS 2SE or higher competition licence (which we can help with - no test involved - $50 for 1 year)
> A good quality helmet each

The car needs:
> To be sound & roadworthy
> A checked & date-tagged 2kg fire extinguisher (or 2 x 1kg)
> An approved first aid kit (which we can supply on order)
There is no need for extra bonnet catches, roll-cages, catch tanks, race suits, etc.

 Email to request an entry application form - info@classicrally.com.au

 

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