2019 Safari Rally – Tough & Dusty
In early June we competed in the longest-running rally in Australia and indeed the southern hemisphere. The 2019 Safari Rally is a piece of Australian rally history. 54 years of Safari in WA The Light car club of WA started running the Safari Rally in 1966. Alongside the sport the event has evolved. Over the…
Subaru versus Toyota 2018
It’s been a long time since there was a Subaru versus Toyota battle in any rally championship. Back in the 90’s the two manufacturers fought it out fiercely in the WRC. At the time Prodrive WRX versus TTE Celica was a big budget, high stakes game. 21 years on Over 20 years since those cars…
What happened to the 2018 Darling 200 Rally?
2018 Darling 200 Rally Believe it or not, the 2018 Darling 200 rally was affected by fire. How can that be? The rally was due to run in November and we’re in September. In fact fire was identified as a problem in August by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA). Formerly known as…
Experts Cup Rally – the rough and tumble. And we came away with a win!
2018 Experts Cup Rally This year’s Experts Cup rally was a break from tradition. Normally a winter event, warm and dry weather greeted us for the new spring date in September. Round five of the Rally WA state rally championship took us to Collie. The roads Rain in the days leading up to the event…
Kirup Stages Rally – Zero out of four
2018 Kirup Stages Rally Rain = Mud, or does it? In the lead up to the 2018 Kirup Stages Rally everyone was a little nervous. A great deal of rain had fallen. In the past the wet roads around the forests had made the rally very tricky. Would the roads hold up or would it…
2018 Boddington Safari Rally – Tough & Technical
MRF Tyres 2018 Boddington Safari Rally This year the Light Car Club brought the Safari Rally back to its spiritual home in Boddington. Set on the June long weekend the 2018 Boddington Safari Rally was round 3 of the Rally WA championship. 140km of plantation roads defined the technical event. The Rally Action Team We…
2018 Karri Rally – The long trek for round 1
Brand new event The Karri Rally, the 2018 season opener was a far trek to begin the year. Based around the old mill town of Nyamup the event was a good 320km south of Perth. Again this year the rally and stages were brand new. Since 2015 the event has been in a state of…
2015 Rally Awards Night
The 2015 RallyWA presentation night was held in late January on what would normally have been a warm evening. Due to some unusually wet weather, the open air function was moved inside at the Royal Perth Yacht Club. 140+ WA rally people got together to celebrate what proved to be a roller coaster of a…