South Coast Rally Disaster

[Dominic Votano]

As you may know I compete in a number of Tarmac and Classic Rallies with my 2000 Sti, 65 Sunbeam Tiger and 1977 Datsun Stanza with an L20B engine and GTR Brakes and Gearbox)  This is the story of this weekends rally which is a complex navigational tarmac rally.   After three years of Classic rallying we finally met our match in competing in the Classic Rally Club's "South Coast Run" this weekend.  Kim and I were ready for the first two day classic this year in our 2.0 litre Stanza.  (the Stanza is booked in for a full dyno tune next week as I hope to see it hit 200Km/hr at the creek on my next visit, last visit pushing out 91 Kilowatts ATW, I got up to a genuine 188Km/hr)   The Stanza went like a dream as we drove to the start point of Mittagong. (though Kim was feeling a little off colour)  Instructions were received and the 33 competitors were off to Merimbula for the day Via Kangaroo Valley and other winding roads.   Unfortunately weariness set in and and the traffic on the roads and obscurity of instructions turned what should have been a fun weekend into a tedious and boring "are we there yet" drive.   Arriving two hours late for our lunch time check in (as did over half the field) we withdrew from the rally and went to dinner at our favourite South Coast restaurant " The Waterside" at Ulladulla and spent the night at a romantic getaway in Mollymook.  " (Their 5 course and 5 glasses of South Coast wine special is great and great value for $70.00 a head)   Today we raced back up through Kangaroo Valley (being held up by a silver 01 WRX) and to an early finish at home.   So we missed out on the rally, the go carting and all the other events being held this weekend, but had a great meal and a few bucketfuls of fine wine.  The Stanza and more IMPORTANTLY our marriage are still together, ready for our next battle.   WANTED:   New Navigator (for when wife feels off colour)  MUST be patient with extraordinary mathematical skills and spatial orientation, prefer C3 license and be real good. --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------