Motoring Events Management : : Clipsal 500 Adelaide Rally

The CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE RALLY is celebrating its 10th year in 2009. The Event will again travel from Victoria to South Australia in the four days leading up to the Premier ‘Marquee’ event of the V8 Supercar Championships – the CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE. Now regarded as the ultimate Touring Road Rally Event in the country, its popularity has the 2009 Event close to “booked out”!

The Event has regularly attracted a very strong competitor base from both South Australia and Victoria but in recent years the Rally has also seen an increase in competitors from New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory. The CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE RALLY has also raised over $140,000 for charities since 2001. The Official Charity of the 2009 Event will again be the “Peter Brock Foundation”.

The 2009 CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE RALLY will start in Victoria on Monday 16 March and during the event competitors will compete in over 25 sub-events including Circuit Sprints, Auto-Tests, Motorkhanas, Navigation and Observation sections, Hillclimbs and Team events. The Rally will travel via venues in Western Victoria and South East South Australia before making its way to the Barossa Valley and the final competitive events at Collingrove Hillclimb and Mallala Motor Sport Park on Thursday 19 March.

The Event then has a Presentation Luncheon and Charity Auction at the Royal Coach Motor Inn, right next to the CLIPSAL 500 circuit on the Friday, has a vehicle display area at the circuit and a Parade lap of the track on the Sunday.

The Event is open to all Classic, Sporting and Performance vehicles.

PETER BROCK FOUNDATION - HERE COME THE BROCK'S!

Brothers Phil and Lewis Brock have joined HDT Special Vehicles in a five car entry in the 2009 CLIPSAL 500 Adelaide Rally to raise funds and awareness for the Peter Brock Foundation, the Official Charity of the Event.

The Brock’s New Generation HDT VC/VE Retro will be one of the full field of 60 cars entered in the CLIPSAL Rally that will be raising sponsorships for the Peter Brock Foundation. HDT Supremo Peter Champion will also be part of the team.

Phil (Split-Pin) Brock has continued his motorsport activities from the seventies and eighties competing more recently in HQ’s and the National Commodore Cup Series. For Lewis on the other hand, though sharing the famous surname, the CLIPSAL Rally will be his first motorsport competitive event.

CONFIRMED ENTRIES (as of 14/12/2008)

2 Tony Watson / Barry Smith Subaru WRX

3 Peter Neumeister / Craig Sutton Nissan GTR R34 V-Spec

4DD Jay Richards / TBA MGB GT V8

5 Rob Black / Michael Gryst Porsche Carrera

6 Andrew Matlock / Scott Taylor BMW M3

7 Robert Tuckett / David Ridley 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe

8 Graham Whan / Elly Whan BMW Z4

9 Bob Lorich / Anne Lorich 1969 Mustang Fastback

10 Andy Clempson / Rohan Carrig 1969 Mustang Fastback

11 Garry Shipton / Daniel Shipton 1966 Mustang Coupe

12 Peter McCann / Lauren McCann 1970 Mustang Fastback

13 Robert Frith / Ian Baker Corvette Z06

15 Colin Morley / Peter Dullard FPV Falcon F6 Typhoon

17 Robin Knaggs / William Parsons Porsche GT3

20 Peter Mackie / Alyson Eigner Fraser Clubman

21 Ben Burrows / (TBA) Burrows Lotus Elise

22DD Steve O’Connor / TBA HSV GTO Coupe

23 Wayne Gerlach / Dianne Gerlach Audi Quattro

25DD Richard Davis / Peter Buttigieg HSV W427

26 Dominic Votano / Kim Votano Mitsubishi EVO IX

27 Artur Niedzwiecki / TBA Subaru WRX

32 Peter Gandolfi /TBA Holden VE SS LBC

34DD Brian Smibert / Dennis Muhovics Porsche 930

35DD Geoffrey Mould / Ian Scott Porsche 911

44 Tony Onley / Barry Smith Porsche 911 CS

45 Terry Hall / Julian Hall Elfin MS8

47DD Michael Hills / Paul Jeffery Mitsubishi EVO IX

48 Chicka Hills / Kerrie Hills Porsche Boxter ‘S’

49 Peter Burns / TBA Triumph Stag (Ford) V8

50 Phillip Brock / Lewis Brock HDT Commodore VC/VE Retro

51 Allan Turner / TBA HDT Commodore VC/VE Retro

52 Darren Gillis / TBA HDT Commodore Magnum LBC

53 Colin Baker / TBA HDT Commodore VC/VE Retro

60 Peter Ord / Geoff Floyd Porsche 911 Twin Turbo

61 Kevin Ryan / Graeme Vaux Porsche 996 GT3

62 Philip Latham / Philip Smith Porsche 996 Turbo 4

71 Mark Niutta / TBA Maserati Bi-Turbo

72 Joe Scanlon / Ian “Plumy” Werchon Holden Torana GTR

77 Danny Traverso / Joel Etherson Subaru WRX STi

88DD Cameron Parsons / Tony Mueller MK III Cobra Roadster

90DD Colin Ward / Andrew Suffell Nissan GTR

99 Peter Richards / Ross Augustine Nissan Pulsar GTiR

111 Alex Bohner / Ian Anderson Ford Falcon BA GT

117DD Phil Walters / Pam Walters Ford Capri Perana

173 Christopher Weddle / TBA Lotus Exige

181DD Troy Gordon / Paul Gordon Subaru WRX

182DD Peter Cowley / Dana Layt Holden HQ Monaro

202 David Reilly / TBA TBA

212 Doug Lehmann / Philip McLeay Mitsubishi EVO VI

260 Chris Burns / Kym Penley Datsun 260Z

350 Jason Brooks / Brett Edson HSV GTO Coupe

351 Garry Ward / Scott Ward Ford Falcon XY GT

425 Michael Pratt / TBA Maserati 425

505 Peter Champion / Sandy Champion HDT Commodore VH/VE Retro

551DD Kay Harlor / Vince Harlor Datsun 260Z

666 Peter Furmedge / TBA 1966 Mustang GT 350 Convertible

806DD Steve Glenney / Travis Walsh Subaru WRX STi

888 Jeff Beaumont / Ross Runnalls Mitsubishi EVO IX MR

919DD Sam Sharman / Justin Walsh Mitsubishi EVO IX