So now we know for sure - Rally Oz is coming to Factor country

[TX3 Rally]

see http://www.rally.com.au/home/latestnews/articleid=2122

[Livewireshock]

Originally Posted by TX3 Rally

see http://www.rally.com.au/home/latestnews/articleid=2122

But where???? It still raises alot of questions of the exact venue. Even got the street diectory out and traced a 50km circle around it. That is a big area still. Will it be north, south or west of the CBD.

[erk]

If it was held too far in the wrong direction it would be a round of the Under Water Rally Championship (UWRC)!


Let's hope that something definate comes out soon.

[Darryn Snooks]

Originally Posted by Livewireshock

But where???? It still raises alot of questions of the exact venue. Even got the street diectory out and traced a 50km circle around it. That is a big area still. Will it be north, south or west of the CBD.

Surely north, theres not much to the south, east would mean getting very wet! Probably based out of Beerburrum Pine forests which from memory are very fast and sandy and then head north up to the Sunshine coast!

[raybak]

Maybe they'll get Steve Irwin to do some promos for it "Crikey!!!"

Ray

[MichaelF]

I see a trip back to Queensland next year. Hope it is northside as that is where all my free accommodation is (i.e. relatives and friends).

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by MichaelF

Hope it is northside as that is where all my free accommodation is (i.e. relatives and friends).

Ditto

[Glen]

Originally Posted by Darryn Snooks

Surely north, theres not much to the south, east would mean getting very wet! Probably based out of Beerburrum Pine forests which from memory are very fast and sandy and then head north up to the Sunshine coast!

I would think that North is more likely, however there are actually some fantastic roads in the hinterland behind the Gold Coast that have not been used for many years. Gold Coast Tweed Club used to run a round of the QRC in there in the early 90's. They would all be shire roads now. The character of these roads from memory was a lot like Rally of Melbourne.

[tortfeaser]

What happens if it doesn't get on the WRC calendar for '07? They still going to run it as a candidate event?

[rallyfiend]

Great news.
I really hope they can fit it on the calendar for 07.

[Marcus]

Originally Posted by tortfeaser

What happens if it doesn't get on the WRC calendar for '07? They still going to run it as a candidate event?

If I recall correctly, the FIA basically said that they reserved the right to add events when the calendar was released and the inference from that was that Rally Aust would be the event to be added in if it could be sorted out.

[tortfeaser]

Then the teams said ***** off, 16 is enough, and Morrie Chandler's on WRC.com thinking about event rotation. So my guess is that 07 will be a nothing event (maybe take APRC away from RoC), and rotated in in 2008.

[Col Trinder]

The media release says the rally will be based within 50km of Brisbane.
The stages could actually be anywhere within an even bigger radius couldn't they.

[Matt Sosi]

Originally Posted by Darryn Snooks

Surely north, theres not much to the south, east would mean getting very wet! Probably based out of Beerburrum Pine forests which from memory are very fast and sandy and then head north up to the Sunshine coast!

And my brother backed onto this pine plantation until a couple of days ago. I could of had a great view of the action

Matt

[Mike Cherry]

I wondered when someone would twig to that, which means they could possibly come down into northern NSW.
WOW! NSW hosts a round of the WRC! Yeehaa!!!