Guest Speaker to lift the lid on the Portman book at June HRA meeting

Cover of the Book, "For Tonight We Ride"

Author and rally fan Bruce Keys will be our very special guest speaker at the June HRA meeting. Bruce Keys Bruce will talk to us about the stories behind his book, “For Tonight, We Ride”, the rally biography of champion rally driver Geoff Portman.  Bruce will reveal how it came to be and who we … Continue reading Guest Speaker to lift the lid on the Portman book at June HRA meeting

HRA October meeting

Zoom again for October meeting... Wednesday October 13, 8:00 pm AEDT At our previous HRA meeting we arranged very special guest speaker Bruce Garland to drop in from lockdown in NSW.  It was a huge success and Bruce’s stories (and their delivery!) was well worth the effort. Spurred on by this ‘Guest Speaker experience’, we … Continue reading HRA October meeting

Ed Ordynski Guest Speaker at December HRA Meeting

Wednesday December 11, Matthew Flinders Hotel WE ARE THRILLED to announce that we have the 1990 Australian Rally Champion Ed Ordynski as our guest speaker at the December HRA meeting. Ed Ordynski’s stellar career in rallying spanned a continuous 34 years and though other competitors have been in the sport that long, few have spent … Continue reading Ed Ordynski Guest Speaker at December HRA Meeting

Shifting Gear at the HRA June club meeting

The June HRA meeting will once again feature an interesting and rarely heard guest speaker...  Automotive Historian, Professor Harriet Edquist, will bring us Shifting Gear: stories of priceless vehicles in country sheds, passionate collectors and a whole roomful of sports cars. But before we get to that, we will present awards for the Victoria Cross … Continue reading Shifting Gear at the HRA June club meeting

HRA meeting this Wednesday, April 10

Guest Speaker Jeremy Browne - on driving a 1972 world rally car in Europe and other tales. Raffle Proceeds to Rural CFA brigades in Mt Disappointment area DON’T MISS THIS MEETING. We have lined up yet another interstate guest speaker for you all. Jeremy Browne from South Australia. More on that below. Come an hear about the … Continue reading HRA meeting this Wednesday, April 10

Wes Nalder’s talk at the June HRA meeting

Wes Nalder, is well known to car rally enthusiasts in Victoria for his involvement in the second London to Sydney Rally (in a Corolla), the Repco Round Australia (RA40 Celica) as well as two Himalayan Rallies (RA40 and RA65). We were lucky to have him as guest speaker at the HRA meeting on 13 June … Continue reading Wes Nalder’s talk at the June HRA meeting