Tour

The “Tour de Fleurieu”, taking place over the weekend of 1st and 2nd September 2018 will be an old-fashioned Road Rally, some might even use the word trial, with a chance for the Drivers to have a go and Navigators to prove their worth.

The Driving Tests will take place on Private Property. The Touring sections have been surveyed in a normal car so we expect that those interested will be able to join in the Event in road cars. Driving Tests will require helmets for Driver / Navigators. Other than that, car preparation and equipment required is minimal.

Saturday night will feature a chance to socialise over a meal (included in entry fee) at the Wirrina Woolshed before restarting the Event on Sunday (breakfast available at Wirrina café) with some more touring and a final driving test before finishing back at Wirrina.

The idea for this Event, and possibly Events in the future, will work if competing Crews stick to touring speeds while obeying traffic regulations and do not treat the traversing of the roads as the usual race against the clock. The experienced Navigators will tell you that if you go too quickly you will miss many turns and information. Times for the overall touring sections will be generous and will only be provided to ensure the officials don’t have to stay out until the next week. Road conditions are challenging and fun with the majority well-formed gravel surfaces.

We look forward to receiving your entry no matter which club you are a member of or what sort of car you drive!

Good times!
Geoff Ninnes

Event Summary

Scrutiny in Normanville from 9.30am Saturday morning.

Saturday 1st September-­‐ Leave Normanville early afternoon on a transport section for the first khanacross driving test followed by a long navigational touring section plus a khanacross driving test to finish.

Wirrina Woolshed (located in the caravan park) for the evening meal and general socialising.

There are accommodation options at the caravan park as well as the adjacent motel. See list at end of the Regs.

Sunday 2nd September -­‐ Morning starts with a short average speed test followed by one touring section to return to Wirrina for the finish early afternoon. Comprises some of the best roads of the Event with spectacular views over the ocean.

If there are any questions re the Event, please contact the Clerk of the Course.

Fancy a weekend of Grand Touring on great roads through interesting parts of Victoria, with 5 competitive stages (of up to 5km) mainly at Victorian Autocross venues each day?

We’ll throw in a social night on Saturday to review the day’s proceedings and check who won the AFL Grand Final while you were all out having a ball. Then get up and do it all again on Sunday.

Details are:

• Total distance is 700km.
• First stage at Kyneton at 0800 Saturday the 29th of September.
• 5 closed road sections per day on private property, in most cases different to the autocross courses normally run at these venues.
• 1 or 2 autocross runs per day.
• Saturday Night in Swan Hill with social dinner at the Murray Downs Country Club, across the river in NSW.
• Finish at Mooroopna on Sunday, with a get together at the Royal Mail Hotel, from 5 pm

The touring sections will be very straightforward i.e.: No manned controls, with questions to be answered along the way.  The route is excellent, great roads and plenty of interesting areas to visit. All non 4wd and non Turbo cars will be eligible to enter and, after a bit of discussion with a couple of venues, rally tyres are allowed.

Entry fee will be $275, a little higher than some other touring events, but there are significant costs with venue hire.