Australia Classic Precision Rally

itempany · #1 (**permalink**) 01-18-2015, 12:00 AM

A good excuse to come to Cairns with your Cobra's, GT40's, Daytonas etc.
The Australia Classic Cairns 2015 will be run over the weekend of June 20-21 this year. General entry is for cars 30 years old or older. Open category allows Cobras, Gt40s and later model Ferrari's and supercars. Best time of the year to visit and or compete as weather is generally cooler then, 20-25c. There are generally a couple of local Cobras entered and I know of one definitely entered this year ....a nice DRB, but I am not biased. Would be nice to see a Pace Cobra up here? Any way hope to see a few of you up here.

Australia Classic
http://youtu.be/38WfpiaXDqU

Ian

tomcat racing · #2 (**permalink**) 01-18-2015, 05:00 PM

I might wander on up the track.
Tomcat

itempany · #3 (**permalink**) 01-19-2015, 01:05 AM

You shall be very welcome. Don't forget the RMC
Ian

itempany · #4 (**permalink**) 03-02-2015, 07:23 PM

Still 3 months to go and entrants are just about filled up. Time to get the cobra prepped. New tyres, service and spit and polish.Still deciding between Mickey Thompson ST's or SR's.....will wait and see.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=808879252493172

Ian

itempany · #5 (**permalink**) 06-24-2015, 02:20 AM

Australia classic rally held last weekend 20th and 21st June. Had a great 2 days with good weather Sat and wet conditions Sun. 59 vehicles competed, with some vehicles from Melbourne and Sydney. Big learning curve Sat and was in 40th place at Lunch on Sunday. Made up 9 places in the afternoon to finish at 31st. Won one of the 1/100 Challenges and am happy with that.

Ian
https://youtu.be/wX4YR4ePyqQ

tomcat racing · #6 (**permalink**) 06-24-2015, 04:27 AM

Glad you had fun Ian, at least you had a soft top on, sunday was the most trying day i have ever had driving the cobra, no wet weather tyres, almost 300 kms in pouring rain, no top, no windscreen wipers and the thickest fog up on the mountains of the tablelands i have ever seen, you couldly hardly see 5 mts in front of you, at the worst stage i was driving one handed on narrow one lane roads with steep grassy slopes both sides leaning over the outside of the windscreen wiping it with a towell to see where i was going, rainex only works above 80kmh. Man was that a drive, Zoltan the organizer called it heroic to finish it, only 2 cars out of 59 had no roofs, i was exhausted at the finish.
See what next year might bring.

itempany · #7 (**permalink**) 06-24-2015, 06:25 AM

I certainly agree about the wet weather. The fog was really thick with a car length at best visibility at one stage. I don't know if having the soft top on was better as it leaked a fair bit and the doors leaked also with nearly what felt an inch of water washing back and forward around corners on the floor. But the cobra kept going........after losing first gear and cracking the windscreen somehow. Checked clutch cable and seems to be adjustment nut loosening... so should be okay.
Tom.... How was the trip back to Airlie Beach?

tomcat racing · #8 (**permalink**) 06-24-2015, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by itempany

I certainly agree about the wet weather. The fog was really thick with a car length at best visibility at one stage. I don't know if having the soft top on was better as it leaked a fair bit and the doors leaked also with nearly what felt an inch of water washing back and forward around corners on the floor. But the cobra kept going........after losing first gear and cracking the windscreen somehow. Checked clutch cable and seems to be adjustment nut loosening... so should be okay.
Tom.... How was the trip back to Airlie Beach?

Well very eventful as well, about 70ks north of townsville i had a tyre lock up on the tamdem trailer smoking badly and flat spotted it, i though whats going on as there not electric brakes, upon inspection the top mounting bolt came out of the brake caliper and it swung down and locked up with the inside of the rim.
The bottom bolt was almost out as well so jacked it up took the whole caliper off and tied it to the side of the trailer and then limped in to townsville in the rain with no trailer brakes hoping no one would pull out in front of me.
3 hours later i tracked down a place that sold the bolts with the sleeves and mounted it all back up in front of their shop but it was too late to travel on to airlie so stayed at a mates place for the night and had a few well earned beers. Got home tuesday lunchtime.
Certainly was an eventful weekend.

itempany · #9 (**permalink**) 06-25-2015, 04:35 AM

Some photos of AC15

itempany · #10 (**permalink**) 09-17-2015, 12:49 AM

Australia Classic Rally full length video with extra clips of the Cobra
https://youtu.be/3v4akfe1p2A

boxhead · #11 (**permalink**) 09-17-2015, 01:45 AM

I think I saw an email that this event is being moved down to Townsville based for 2016 (to change the scenery and likely avoid the rain)

itempany · #12 (**permalink**) 09-17-2015, 01:51 AM

Yes its going to Townsville next year due to running out of different routes to keep it interesting and challenging..... and yes to beat the weather! The cost of entry I hear will be higher also. Not sure if I will enter again next year as I will being going to Europe about same time of year. Not sure if budget will hold up. But hope to re enter in future as not much else up this way to enter.

Ian