AROCA Winton December 2012
My friend Sheldon and I hatched a plan to take the car he’s preparing for the Shitbox Rally next year to Winton for a club sprint, and see if we could kill it. Mission unsuccessful. The stock Alfa 90 is quite soft and spongey but surprisingly predictable and fun to drive. The de-dion rear end keeps it incredibly well planted, but is not enough to stop the inside rear wheel from lighting up in the tight stuff – well...
AROCA Tony Hawker Charity Rally Nov 2012
Tony Hawker was a well-loved club member who passed away earlier this year. A couple of his friends from AROCA organised a club run and fundraiser for the GI Cancer Institute. A very nice run from Nunawading out through the fringes to Diamond Creek and up to Kinglake for a coffee break. From Kinglake we went north to Flowerdale, and then back through Healesville to Tarrawarra to visit the art gallery. Then on to the Train Trak...
Winton 6 Hour Relay 2012
It’s been a busy couple of weeks of motorsport. I didn’t plan to compete in this year’s Winton 6-Hour, but Bruno convinced me to enter in one of the Maranello Pur Sang customer teams. At the last minute I got switched into an experienced team ‘Maschi di Alfa’ to replace a driver who could not compete. These guys were taking it seriously, and were quite experienced at the relay having won it in the...
AROCA Hanging Rock EMR and picnic May 2012
Bruno and Mary from Maranello Pur Sang Motors put together a nice run today heading out of town to the North over the Great Dividing Range and circling Hanging Rock, stopping for morning tea at Newham General Store. The run then continued across past Coliban Reservoir then looping back through Tylden before arriving back at a reserved picnic ground at the Hanging Rock reserve. A great run, followed by some nice chat and a BBQ...
Shitbox Rally 2012 – Epilogue
I want to post a thank-you to everyone who donated on our behalf – they are all listed on the donation website: www.everydayhero.com.au/scuderia_shitbox_2012. Special thanks to all my colleagues at ThoughtWorks who donated, you’re all very generous people. Companies that helped out: Bruno and Giancarlo at Maranello Pur Sang Motors for … well… everything. Mike at Monza Car Spa. Branko at Documation. Stuckey...
Shitbox Rally 2012 – Day Seven
Day Seven – Undara to Cairns, 264 kms all sealed. Hello Dawn! Undara is famed for it’s ‘lava tubes’ where lava flows formed over a hundred kilometres of huge tunnels. We enjoyed a morning tour of these before hitting the road to Cairns. Rock wallaby! The last drive for the rally was on very pleasant roads over the Great Dividing Range and into Cairns. Mustering all the shitboxes on the road into Cairns....
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