SEPTEMBER 2003Vol 25 No 2

SUBA NEWS

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by the 13th October 200313th October 200313th October 200313th October 200313th October 2003Earlier than this would be much appreciated. Thanks!!

Rik Close SC328

Hi to you all in mighty Subaland, I hope all is well in your world.

I hope you are all ready for some good trips because the weather is gettingwarmer as the summer gets closer, and we have some good trips coming up.

We had a good weekend at the rally and for the drive for Sunday with everyonehaving a good time in spite of it being hot and dusty.If you’re are after a beach trip, Gaven has got a trip down to Ballina beachand Bundjalung N.P. so if you want to go let Gaven know.

Don’t forget about the sausage sizzle at the meeting on Monday, and the clubauction to get some room in the cupboard, and there is a lot of good stuff inthere, some has been in there for a couple of years, so come along and make abid. You might get just what you always wonted.

So I hope that there is a trip there that you like, and I hope to see you on a tripsoon.

Well that’s all from me this time.Until next time, may the six star Force be with you.

BE COOL AND GO HARD!!

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Letter to the editor

I have just purchased a UHF radio and I am a bit confused about whichchannel to use for what. Also what simplex, duplex and repeater means.

From what little information I have acquired recently, I gather thatchannel 40 is the trucking channel, 39 is the call channel, 5 and 35 arefor emergencies. Is that correct? What is the club channel?

Can anyone answer these questions for me?

Ron Penfold SC002

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THIS MONTH’S SCOOP FROM THE EDITORTHIS MONTH’S SCOOP FROM THE EDITORTHIS MONTH’S SCOOP FROM THE EDITORTHIS MONTH’S SCOOP FROM THE EDITORTHIS MONTH’S SCOOP FROM THE EDITOR

This is my first magazine that I have put together, and I hope that I haveachieved the task at hand. Don’t forget about the sausage sizzle at themeeting, and the auction of outdated stock from the Property Officerscupboard. If you have anything that you want to get rid of, bring it along andsee what you can get for it.

Also some late breaking news, see What’s on for a trip to Highway Subarufor the launch of the ‘04 Liberty and Outback’s.

Dwayne Boyton SC481

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Trip Report - Mechanical Training Day 09/03/2003Trip Report Training day 09 February 2003

When I saw the training day come up in the trip book, I knew that it was a tripthat I had to be on, as I am mechanically challenged.

I had decided that my radiator hoses, which have probably been on thevehicle since it rolled off the production line, should be changed. I also hada bearing noise that I wanted to be investigated.

The attendees for the day were Albert in an L series, Steve Hislop in an Lseries, Barry Beard in his L series. Rik Close, Matthew Abbott in MY’s,Dave and myself in Brumby’s, Cameron and Greg in Liberty’s and AutoJohn and Val in their Outback.

The day got started with Albert putting his recently purchased L Series upover the pit. It was discovered that he had a cracked rear CV boot, so outcame the tools and we watched as Barry, Dave and Cameron set aboutremoving the CV. As Albert didn’t have a replacement boot, he took it homewithout the left rear CV on the vehicle. It was also noted that he had a dentin the fuel tank, that looked like it was taking about 2litres from the capacityof the tank.

Next over the pit was my Brumby. There was a lot more headroom betweenmy Brumby and Albert’s L, as Albert is yet to have his vehicle lifted. After aquick check of the lifting blocks, making sure that they were tight it wasdown again.

Barry put his over the pit, and his lifting blocks were checked, and adjusted.

Steve put his L series up on the pit, Steve has had some trouble with thefront struts, so a bold plan was put into action, tying off the strut to the end ofthe ramp, and reversing the car to get the strut sitting in the right place,before re-tightening it. It looked like a success.Continued page 6

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As I had decided to do my radiator hoses, I had them in my Ute and hadsome coolant as well. Dave and Rik suggested that at the same time Ishould also change the heater hoses, so after a quick trip to Repco, and Ihad some heater hose. As I said before I am mechanically challenged, soI welcomed the assistance. On our return, we found that I had purchasedthe wrong diameter heater hose, so another quick trip to Repco had thatsorted.

If I were doing the job myself, I wouldn’t have given a thought to the heaterhoses. As the day wore on, and people started to go home it was a jointeffort by Greg, Dave, Rik and Matthew to get my car going again for thedrive home.

I would like to thank Cameron for arranging the day, and for all the assistanceon my vehicle.

Dwayne BoytonSC481

Trip Report - Cooloola Rally 22/03/2003Trip Report – Cooloola Classic Rally

Gaven, Kathy and I arrived late Friday afternoon to find an almost emptyGlastonbury Oval – only a few early arrivals suggesting that the mayhem of arally was about to destroy the peace and quiet of this normally sleepybackwater.

Auto John and Val were already well set up and just starting on their first dustsettlers for the evening. Rik was also set up, and had been for a while.

Over the following hours, the rest of the crew arrived. There was Big Johnwith the Tray-on on the back, Dave and Dwayne in the Brumbys, Scott withpassenger Mark in the red RX, Bryan in the “Beige Hornet” (newly returned tothe Neilsen clan), Shannon and Travis in Shannon’s big Troopy, and Lioneland his brother Glen in Lionel’s newly acquired (the previous day) SWB TroopCarrier.Continued on page 7

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Whilst a few of us were setting up the tents, others appeared to have relaxedand were enjoying a quiet chat. One of the competitor crews and their servicecrew arrived from Gladstone and set up next to our group. Their rally carlooked very much like a Datsun 240K to everyone except Auto John, whowanted to know why the rally team had stuck Datsun badges on a Mazda.He then inquired about the rego sticker on the rear quarter window, wantingto know why a rally car had street registration. Hopefully, John discovered afew things that night about rallying.

Next morning after a leisurely breakfast, the club team set out into the forestto set up the stage. It was one that we were fairly familiar with, and withShane (who had arrived that morning) reading the set-up notes for Daveand Gaven reading the set-up notes for me, the bunting was done and theroad blocks were in place before we knew it.Continued on page 8

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Gaven and I then had a few hours to spare waiting for the action to happen.I needed to set up my radio and, as is usually the case, I had problemssending messages back to base. I assumed (in this instance wrongly, dueto what was later discovered to be a badly set up repeater tower) that thefault lay with poor positioning of the vehicle in a radio flat spot. So I decidedto move the Navara to the other side of the track to see if that helped. Therewas a slight dip and rise to negotiate, but I got one hell of a shock to seewhat had been done to the bull bar by a tree root hiding just below the surfaceof the rise – the alloy had been pushed back a good 6 inches. I’ll rememberthis moment next time I purchase a bull bar and opt for one made from steel.

Our paperwork finally arrived with the 00 car due to an oversight earlier inthe day back at rally HQ, and then we went to work. Travis and Glen weredoing the paperwork – first time for each of them – whilst Gaven collectedthe road books from the navigators and then returned them. I tried to lookbusy doing as little as possible (it goes with the territory as assistant stagecommander). The first stage was run without too many dramas, but asdarkness descended on us, the sky became covered in some pretty meanlooking storm clouds. So we ensured that the tarp was in place to keep thepaperwork and radio dry. We were then treated to an exhibition of lightningthat I have rarely been so privileged to see – the storm was moving in fromthree different directions, and we were soon at its epicentre, with lightningflashes all around us. Through the whole the storm, we only managed to get15 minutes or so of full-on rain. Others, I heard later, were not so lucky andwere almost drowned out there.

For the second run through the stage, Travis and Glen swapped places withShannon and Lionel, who like their younger siblings had also not assisted ata stop control. Shannon and Lionel also did the paperwork, but I got thefeeling that it wasn’t their cup of tea, so I don’t think they’ll be volunteering forstop control duty again in the near future. During the running of the stage,Shannon was visited by a particularly friendly large moth that wouldn’t leavehim alone. We were also visited earlier in the day by an inquisitive youngbrown snake that slithered towards us from underneath the Navara beforebeing removed to a quieter place. With termite and “angry” ant nests also

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nearby to explore, who said that a day at a rally control is boring. It was allvery educational, and made us feel at one with our surroundings.

With the second run finished, we packed up and met up with the others ontheir way through the stage picking up the bunting, then headed back to theoval for dinner and to wash the dust from our mouths. The oval was verymuch alive, with service crews packing up for the night and teams headinghome. Many of our crew had a quieter, more relaxed evening than theprevious night – except Kathy, who comes alive when the rally hits town.

So in the morning with Kathy the only one of our crew still asleep, a few ofthe boys tried to rouse her with cold water and ice. The boys couldn’t believehow much she could withstand (those who know her well weren’t the leastbit surprised however), but persistence finally paid off and she eventuallyawoke as the rest of the crew were saying their good-byes for their foresttrip though the local Gympie forests. Meanwhile, we packed up and had aleisurely trip home.

For those who are interested, George Shepheard in a Lancer won the rallyfrom Matt Van Tuinen, competing in his WRX for the first time, with PaulAndrews coming third in another Lancer.

Greg Bryant SC480

Group photo of vehicles on the Inskip Point trip (photo by Gaven McGrath SC421)

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Club Merchandise For Sale

Polo Shirt with embroidered logo $25.00Baseball cap with embroidered logo $15.00Embroidered cloth badge $ 8.00Name tag $ 3.00Windscreen Sticker - Made to Order $10.00Window sticker $ 2.00Gear bag $ 6.00Tow hooks (assorted styles, each) $ 6.00Snatch strap $58.00Bow shackles, each $ 9.00

See the club’s Property Officer, Rick Dean if you wish to purchase any of the merchandise on offer.

Annual Membership Fees are nowAnnual Membership Fees are nowAnnual Membership Fees are nowAnnual Membership Fees are nowAnnual Membership Fees are nowoverdue.overdue.overdue.overdue.overdue.Please fill out the membership form (in the centre of the May

magazine) and return it with your fees to Cameron Neilsen ASAP.

Note that this is your final reminder notice - unfinancial memberswill NOT be sent the October issue of the magazine.

And to make matters worse, you could also be up for afurther New Membership Application Fee of $10.00

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Saturday 13th September QRC Baileys Powerlines RallyTrip Leader David Martin ph. 3262 5665 mob. 0429 121 996Meeting Place Park on LHS centre of KilcoyTime 7am – to be confirmedDetails The rally’s base and camp spot is the Benarkin State

School oval, RHS of the D’Aguilar Highway, 4 kmeast of Blackbutt. Our stage is called Binga and isrun twice, early afternoon and evening. Need stagecontrol and road block officials. BYO camping gearand food. Some food will be available at the oval.

Sunday 14th September Day Trip Nanango Stock RouteTrip Leader David Martin ph. 3262 5665 mob. 0429 121 996Meeting Place Park on RHS, centre of Moore, D’ Aguilar HighwayRating Easy with some medium spotsTime 9 amDetails Travel the first section of the stock route from Linville

to Blackbutt, then on to Nanango. BYO lunch andrecovery gear.

Saturday 21st September to Ballina Beach & Bundjalung NPSunday 22nd SeptemberTrip Leader Gaven McGrath Phone: 3843 0156 Mobile:

0417712236Meeting Place Big Prawn Ballina (southern side of Ballina on the

highway).Rating MediumTime 9 amDetails Sand driving along South Ballina Beach, interesting

drive over coffee rock on the way to Evans Headbefore lunch. Then onto Bundjalung National Parkfor overnight camping. Recovery gear, camping gear,snacks and supplies for a good night.

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Monday 23rd September General Meeting and Sausage Sizzle @ 6.30p.m. Aldo auction of out of date stock.

Saturday 4th October New Outback and Liberty LaunchTrip Leader Gaven Mcgrath ph 38430156 mob0417771 2236Meeting Place Highway Subaru, 3499 Pacific Highway, SpringwoodTime 9amSunday 5th October Tamborine MountainTrip Leader David Martin ph. 3262 5665 mob. 0429 121 996Meeting Place BP Travel Centre, service road LHS of Pacific

Highway, YatalaMeeting Time 9 amRating MediumDetails Travel up to Tamborine Mountain via the back tracks.

BYO lunch, recovery gear.

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Saturday 18th October Tomato Brothers Pizza RestaurantTrip Leader Gaven McGrath, Phone 38430156 or Mobile

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Roads Coorparoo (New Shop)Time 7:00 pmDetails Gourmet pizza banquet, $19.95 per person + soft

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Sunday 26th October Condamine GorgeTrip Leader TBAMeeting Place Park on the LHS of Boonah, just after the round

aboutTime 9:00amRating Easy/MediumDetails Visit Maroon dam, Queen Mary falls, feed the

parrots. Return via Condamine gorge – 12 creekcrossings. Bring your recovery gear and BYO lunch

Monday 27th October General Meeting @ 8 pm

Saturday 8th November to Double Island PointSunday 9th November

Saturday 22nd November Gold Coast family fun night (putt putt etc)

Saturday 29th November QRC Keema Classic Rally - Gallangowan

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LLLLLAAAAATE BREAKING NEWSTE BREAKING NEWSTE BREAKING NEWSTE BREAKING NEWSTE BREAKING NEWSA man involved in the car accident that killed rally legend Possum Bournehas been charged with dangerous driving causing death.

The following news article courtesy of NZ Herald

Following a five-month investigation police arrested fellow rally driver MikeBarltrop yesterday. He was released on bail to appear in Queenstown DistrictCourt on Monday.

Barltrop was charged with driving “in a manner, [that] having regard to allthe circumstances of the case, was dangerous and thereby caused thedeath of Peter Raymond George Bourne”.

Detective Derek Shaw said police would not comment any further.

Bourne died in Dunedin Hospital 10 days after receiving serious head injuriesin the April 18 accident involving his car and that driven by Barltrop.

Barltrop was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee in a reconnaissance convoyup the Snow Farm Rd in the Cardrona Valley before the Silverstone Race tothe Sky event at Easter.

Bourne was driving a Subaru Forester down the mountain. The two carscollided near the bottom of the road.

Last night Bourne’s wife Peggy said she could not talk about the casebecause it was before the courts but she appreciated the police keepingher informed of their progress throughout the investigation.

Barltrop, who suffered a broken leg in the accident, could not be reached forcomment last night.

The maximum penalty for dangerous driving causing death is a five-yearprison term or a $20,000 fine. There is a minimum mandatory disqualificationfrom driving of 12 months.

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Trip Report - Woodgate 25/01/2003WOODGATE / INSKIP25-27 January 03The weekend started early for Julie and I, slipping out of the big smoke midafternoon for an evening bbq and catch up with the Petersen‘s in Maryborough.On arrival, John informed us that he had received a call from Greg and Cathyadvising a change of venue for the weekend due to a bushfire threatening thearea near Woodgate. Our new destination was now Inskip Point near RainbowBeach making Maryborough a little out of the way, but it was great catching upwith John and Jenny. We were also lucky enough to receive a tour of theimpressive “SubaXtreme” facility.Saturday morning saw a 7am meeting at Auto John‘s Six Star Motors withourselves and the Petersen‘s rendezvousing with Auto John and Val Schliff intheir serious looking Outback wagon and Jody and Julie Reid and family intheir MY02 SubaXtremed Forrester. The Mighty Brumby almost looked out ofplace with all these shiny new vehicles.We arrived at Inskip around 8.30am and after having a little trouble locatingRik and Co. who had arrived Friday evening to secure a campsite, it was timeto set up.Sound simple enough, however very soft sand and an Outback with a campersaw John Petersen put on a very impressive display of rooster tails whilst notactually moving. After several attempts and tyre pressure adjustment, GregBryant in his new Navara lent a hand to skull drag the Outback and camper tomore solid ground.Next victim was Auto John with his Outback and camper with similar resultsand solution. Jody took and alterative route and had no trouble but in trueJody style made several attempts to reverse his camper back to a point so hecould take the same track as the others but was unable to reverse back farenough through the soft sand without jack-knifing, so he had to settle for gettingthrough unscathed.After setting up camp it was time to catch up with the others and meet somenew members. (It had been 12 months since our last club trip so for us, therewere a number of that were new to us.)

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The Subacrew consisted of; Rik Close – Unmistakable MY83 WagonGreg, Cathy and Alex Bryant- 02 Nissan Navara Dwayne Boyton- ‘91 BrumbyBrian Beckwith- ‘83 60 series CruiserStephen and Lisa Hislop - ‘92 L WagonPhil and Caleb Woods- ‘00 ForresterDave Martin and John Mckenna- 01 Rodeo Honeymoon SuiteJohn and Noeleen Leach and family-‘91 L Turbo Wagon ( Saturday only)John, Jenny and Francis Petersen (& friend Emily)- ‘01 OutbackJody, Julie, Jessica & Sidney Reid - ‘02 ForresterJohn and Val Schliff- ‘99 OutbackGraeme and Julie Laws- Mighty ‘86 BrumbyAnd Arnold and Pat Schoemaker and Arn‘s aunty Maryke in the Monster Dynawho arrived late Saturday after travelling back from Woodgate after headingup midweek.The rest of the day saw everyone do their own thing, some choosing to gofor a beach drive, some choosing to relax on the beach and wait for happyhour. Dave Martin saw the opportunity to lie around under a car and lentSteve a hand to fix his exhaust (cat) that was rubbing on his tail shaftcompliments of a stump on Friday night.Sunday morning was welcomed with a morning swim and leisurely breakfast.It was then decided that a drive would be appropriate so mid morning mostof us set off. Pat and Arnold had a relaxing day on the beach as they did notwant to take the camper off the Dyna and anyone who knows Pat, knowsthat the mermaid in her comes out when she is near the water all she wantsto do is swim.The rest of us headed down Rainbow Beach to where the lagoon “use to be”for a swim. There were a heap of cars in the area and the sand was very softas a consequence, which saw a couple of our guys bogged. Having saidthat, it saw a lot more “real 4wd’s” bogged to the axles.

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After an hour or so there it was time for an ice cream, so it was off to theCherry Venture. We drove passed all of the “real 4wd’s” and headed over theboards to the other side. I was in total disbelief as we drove out on the beachon the Double Island side, there would have been 40 vehicles waiting to goover to Rainbow.We all parked behind the Cherry Venture and had an ice cream and a bit of alook around the old wreck. It really is rotting away quite quickly.Time to head to Freshwater so this was an ideal opportunity for Auto Johnand myself to get bogged. John P towed out Auto John and I dug myself outand Julie enjoyed a nice hot sand shower as she helped push me out.There is always an easy way and a hard way to get somewhere. Most of uschose the easy way, straight down the beach to Freshwater however there isalways a couple of guys who insist on doing it hard. It is no surprise to methat John Petersen and Jody led the hard charge with Phil and Brian in hotpursuit along a very soft track behind the dunes.We had another swim and waited for the adrenalin crew to arrive.It was then time to attack the Freshwater track, somewhat of a mistake onsuch a busy day. The track resembled a car park for most of its length withtoo many vehicles in both directions on such a narrow track.It was at this point I realised that C.B. radio etiquette has slipped somewhatin the Subaru Club since our last trip with one member airing his apparentfrustration with the traffic, by using coarse language over the air. Now anythat knows me knows I am by no means a wowser and 20years in theconstruction industry means I can keep up with the best of them, but there isa time and a place and fellow club members with young children in the car(not to mention fellow CB users) should not be subjected to this sort ofbehaviour. Everyone gets frustrated, just most of us do it with our finger offthe button. (That’s enough from Graeme’s Soapbox.)With the Freshwater track behind us we all headed back to camp via RainbowBeach for a late lunch and a well deserved swim. The rest of the day wasspent relaxing on the beach with a few cleansing ales and the evening airwas filled with retro sounds, compliments of Jody’s cd collection.Monday morning saw a most of the Brisbane members departing around10am with the exception of the Schoemaker’s and us. (I heard they drovedown the with a cast of thousands and waited for the Tewantin ferry for thebest part of 3 hours.

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The remaining members had an enjoyable morning relaxing and swimmingin the beautiful surf. The large waves decided that Julie Reid’s bikini top wasan unnecessary accessory, removing it much to her horror and theamusement of every one in the water with no one able to offer assistance,including Jody, due to uncontrollable laughter.Mid afternoon saw the Maryborough crew hit the road leaving theSchoemaker’s and us, with the rest of our time at Inskip being spent at thebeach with practically no other campers around, which was great. The onlydown side was that with no one around, the horse fly population could spendquality time with us. They were particularly fond of Pat much to her dismay.We headed home mid morning Tuesday driving down the now desertedbeach, which after Sunday’s drive was absolutely wonderful.Thank you Greg and Cathy for a great weekend. It may not have beenWoodgate, but it was a good call as it is better to be safe than sorry.Hopefully it wont be another 12 months until our next trip.

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RALLRALLRALLRALLRALLY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSWRC Round 10; Rally Australia – A date new date of early September wasused this year after a reorganisation of events. The rally is famous for itsnarrow tree lined roads covered in loose ballbearing gravel called [pea gravel].The weather was cool and over cast with some rain on the last day. It wasanother great outcome for the Subaru team with Petter Solberg just winning,in the very last stages from Peugeot’s Sebastian Loeb, after a rally long battle.Teammate Tommi Makinen finished in 6th place after being set back withsuspension damage during day 1. Peugeot’s lead driver Markus Gronholmwas leading until he went off the road on a tight turn and beached himself. Helost a lot of time and later withdrew. Teammate and current championshipleader Richard Burns finished in a safe 3rd place. The next places 4th and 5th

were filled by the Citroens of Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz. Ford’s MarkoMartin who was running in the top 5 was excluded for carrying ballast afterscrutineers saw the crew remove a rock of approx 5kg that was claimed tobe holding down the spare tyre after the tie down strap broke.

The group N battle was interesting with Australian Mitsubishi driver Ed Ordynskileading for the first 2 days until he rolled out of the event on the new superspecial stage on Saturday night. It unfortunately ended his15 year finishingrecord for this rally. That promoted Team Subaru’s Dean Herridge into theclass lead. Team mate Cody Crocker driving the late Possum Bourne’s LHDMY03 to gain experience was out on the first day with engine problems. BritishSubaru driver Martin Rowe gained the lead from Dean on the last day to winthe class and claim the overall championship lead from team mate Toshi Araiwho also did not finish. Dean Herridge became the highest placed Aussie in16th.

PointsDrivers – Burns 55, Solberg 48, = Sainz 48, Loeb 45, Gronholm 38.Manufactures – Peugeot 110, = Citroen 110, Subaru 74, Ford 61.

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RALLRALLRALLRALLRALLY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSWRC Round 10; Rally Australia – A date new date of early September wasused this year after a reorganisation of events. The rally is famous for itsnarrow tree lined roads covered in loose ballbearing gravel called [peagravel]. The weather was cool and over cast with some rain on the last day.It was another great outcome for the Subaru team with Petter Solberg justwinning, in the very last stages from Peugeot’s Sebastian Loeb, after a rallylong battle. Teammate Tommi Makinen finished in 6th place after being setback with suspension damage during day 1. Peugeot’s lead driver MarkusGronholm was leading until he went off the road on a tight turn and beachedhimself. He lost a lot of time and later withdrew. Teammate and currentchampionship leader Richard Burns finished in a safe 3rd place. The nextplaces 4th and 5th were filled by the Citroens of Colin McRae and CarlosSainz. Ford’s Marko Martin who was running in the top 5 was excluded forcarrying ballast after scrutineers saw the crew remove a rock of approx 5kgthat was claimed to be holding down the spare tyre after the tie down strapbroke.

The group N battle was interesting with Australian Mitsubishi driver EdOrdynski leading for the first 2 days until he rolled out of the event on thenew super special stage on Saturday night. It unfortunately ended his15year finishing record for this rally. That promoted Team Subaru’s DeanHerridge into the class lead. Team mate Cody Crocker driving the latePossum Bourne’s LHD MY03 to gain experience was out on the first daywith engine problems. British Subaru driver Martin Rowe gained the leadfrom Dean on the last day to win the class and claim the overallchampionship lead from team mate Toshi Arai who also did not finish. DeanHerridge became the highest placed Aussie in 16th.

PointsDrivers – Burns 55, Solberg 48, = Sainz 48, Loeb 45, Gronholm 38.Manufactures – Peugeot 110, = Citroen 110, Subaru 74, Ford 61.

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Great prize – Fourby’s the Tyre and 4WD accessory specialists at Moorookaand who were the Clubs venue for a tour of their complex in August, havekindly donated a great raffle prize a weekend to Landcruiser Mountain Park atJimna.

Driver changes – The Prodrive Subaru World Rally Team have announcedthat Tommi Makinen is retiring at the end of this year. His place will be takenover by Richard Burns Peugeot’s current World Rally Championship leaderand Subaru’s last WRC winner in 2001.

RALLRALLRALLRALLRALLY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSWRC Round 9 – Rally of Finland – The Drivers rate this event as their favourite.For spectators it is the same with an estimated 10 % of the local populationwatching the rally. It is the fastest gravel rally of the Championship, with itssmooth roads, big jumps, dips, and sweeping corners. It was another goodevent for Subaru with Petter Solberg gaining 2nd place in the very last stageafter a close battle with Peugeot’s Richard Burns, who recovered well from afront wheel-bearing problem. Also team mate Tommi Makinen had no majorproblems, but was still a little off the pace by finishing in 6th place.The winner was Fords Marko Martin the first non-Finnish driver to win the rallyin 11 years. The Citroen team finished in the top 5 with Carlos Sainz claiming4th place. Some of the leading retirements were Peugeot’s Markus Gronholmwho also had front wheel bearing problems, he made it back to service forrepairs. Citroen’s Colin McRae had a high-speed roll over while running in thetop 5.

PointsDrivers – Burns 49, Sainz 44, Gronholm 38, Solberg = 38, Martin 37.Manufactures – Peugeot101, Citroen 97, Ford 60, Subaru 60.

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HEARD THE NEWSHEARD THE NEWSHEARD THE NEWSHEARD THE NEWSHEARD THE NEWSA full circuit – During September Life Members Clint and Charleen Lovellset off on a month long tour around Australia on their big Honda Gold Wingflat 6 motorbike. Because of a lack room for carrying all their campinggear, they are travelling in style by staying in motels and visiting family.

Care taking – While Clint and Charleen are away, Camo Neilsen is housesitting and also looking after the Club’s web site.

Updating – Scot Kerrisk has just purchased a 91 series 1 Liberty wagon.His long term plan is to lift it and fit a WRX engine coupled up to an automaticgearbox.

Pick a part – On our recent visit to Sunspares many Members tookadvantage of the opportunity to buy some parts while they were there.Dwayne Boyton bought some rear window bars for his Brumby, while ShaneTaylor bought a tow bar for his Brumby, Wayne Martin; 4 new alloy Subarufactory silver anniversary rims, Gavin McGrath; had an order for a fuelgauge sender unit, and an aerial post for his Liberty, David Martin; wiperblade for his Brumby and a finer filter for the Forester.

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