JULY 20, 2010
JOIN THE ACTION - SEPTEMBER 18 & 19

Mixing the thrill of competition with the fun of open-road driving, the 2010 Figjam Rally guarantees a full weekend of four-wheeled thrills for any motoring enthusiast.

Brought to you by Mountain Motorsports, the national authority in navigational road events, the Figjam Rally follows the success of the recent San Remo Rally in offering car owners the chance to test their metal in circuit-based autotests and through road-based point-to-point navigation.

Based in Bendigo through the weekend of September 18 – 19, the rally covers around 500kms of roads and approximately 20 driving tests repeated over the two-day duration.

Competitors tour via navigation to the DECA driver training centre in Shepparton and stock up on lunch before an afternoon of autotests on the track and skidpan for both driver and co-driver. The field then moves to the Cellar 47 restaurant before a night navigation back to the bar in Bendigo for a few social drinks. Sunday will see competitors start with a navigation to lunch, where more autotests await before a final short liason to the official trophy presentation and celebrations.

You do not need to have navigated or driven on tracks before, and a roll-caged rally car is not required. Just $750.00 allows both driver and navigator entry into the event, and it includes meals, maps and route instructions, event insurance and trophies. An Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA) club licence is all that’s required by both driver and navigator, and they can be purchased for $50 on arrival.

This is a great opportunity for first-timers to come away for the weekend and mingle with like-minded people while ‘having a crack’ in a safe environment.

For those that want an even more relaxed weekend with the thrill of the driving tests, the Figjam Rally introduces a new Touring section, which includes all meals and the autotests, but without the need to calculate the route and navigate. Instead, Touring competitors will drive a predetermined mapped route to each of the events and functions, providing a great first-timers introduction to the world of road rally, or for those wanting a more relaxed experience.

Just bring your sense of adventure and be ready for lots of fun, as socialising is a large component of our events.

Don’t miss out on all the fun – get your entry in for the 2010 FIGJAM Rally.....

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MAY 7, 2010
2010 FIGJAM RALLY - SEPTEMBER 18 & 19

Based in Bendigo, this follow-up to the recent San Remo event is sure to go down as one not to be missed. We are introducing a Touring Section for the event, specifically for competitors that want to drive on some great roads without stress. And you get to compete in all of the driving tests

Saturday morning will see a navigation to DECA for lunch, followed by an afternoon full of action. Competitors will get numerous runs over several autotests, and both driver and navigator get a chance to compare their times (if the driver is willing to hand over the wheel). After a complimentary dinner in Shepparton at Cellar 47, the ‘Night Nav’ will get you back to the bar in Bendigo for a few social drinks should you find yourselves a little thirsty.

Sunday will see competitors start with a navigation to lunch, where lots more autotests await.... After lunch, a short nav will get you to the presentation function so you can collect your trophies.

All you need is a car (no cage required), helmets, and an AASA club licence each ($50). This is a great opportunity for first-timers to come away for the weekend and mingle with like-minded people while ‘having a crack’ in a safe environment.

The total distance of the event will be approx 500kms and will feature about 20 driving tests, which you will get to run numerous times.

Just bring your sense of adventure and be ready for lots of fun, as socialising is a large component of our events.

Don’t miss out on all the fun – get your entry in for the 2010 FIGJAM Rally.....

Download 2010 FIGJAM RALLY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

APRIL 8, 2010
2010 SAN REMO RALLY - WHERE THE ROAD REALLY OPENS UP...

   Congratulations to first place finishers Michael Arundel and Michael    Verge, second place, Jarrod Sanfilippo & Darren Ridd and third    place Tim Shepherd & Donna Stephan.
 
   For full results, please CLICK HERE.

   For anyone daring to dream of an event with open road driving and    navigation, exciting autotests, a challenging night navigation, and a    fantastic social scene, the new Mountain Motorsports run ‘San    Remo Rally’ is now a reality.
 
   The inaugural event will be based in San Remo, about an hour south    of Melbourne, and will utilise the beautiful roads and asphalt of the    Bass Coast region of Victoria.

Run across the weekend of April 24-25, the rally will combine open road driving and navigation across both days and into the evening of the Saturday night. The Sunday night will prove equally challenging to the social butterfly!

You do not need to be a professional driver or navigator to tackle the course, and best of all, you do not require a roll-caged rally car.

The event caters for the first-time rally novice wanting to try their hand at motorsport, through to the experienced motoring enthusiast, and at a fraction of the cost of a typical tarmac rally.

Just $480.00 allows both driver and navigator entry into the event. This fee includes AASA insurance, all maps and route instructions, lunch on both days and trophies. An Australian Auto Sport Alliance (AASA) club licence is all that’s required by both driver and navigator, and they can be purchased when you sign-in for the event.

Mountain Motorsports specialises in road-based rally events, and boasts more than 15 years experience in running and competing in Touring Road Events including the Mt Buller Sprint, Lake Mountain Sprint, Indy Rally, Grand Prix Rally, Hawks Rally and many more.

Entries will be open until April 21, so be quick!

Download 2010 SAN REMO RALLY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

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MARCH 21, 2009
LAKE MOUNTAIN SPRINT WRAP-UP

   An epic all-wheel-drive battle for the 2010 Lake Mountain Sprint podium    has been fought and won by the White Hot Lamborghini Gallardo of    nephew-uncle combo Jason and John White, only seconds ahead of    Steve Jones and Ben Searcy in their LF performance Nissan R35 GT-R.

   The return of Mountain Motorsports’ annual Lake Mountain Sprint has been    hailed an overwhelming success from all involved, with the technical 10km    road and intermittent ambient temperatures and weather challenging both human and mechanical competitors.

The rally road has been forever changed by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, which levelled the rally base’s town of Marysville and the Lake Mountain Alpine Resort and forced the cancellation of last year’s annual event.

However, the community and its surrounding suburbs are working hard to rebuild what was lost, and the fast-paced mountain road now mixes blackened tree stumps with new green undergrowth. Though a few competitors ended up parked in the latter, the two-day event saw no major injuries.

As always, the unpredictable mountain road gave spectators at the start line a thrill, with many losing traction on the first series of corners.

The infamously slippery first turn claimed Ray Vandersee’s supercharged Skelta G-Force among many others. Though he and co-driver Cameron Reeves retired before they could impact on the results board, but the pair promise to be in sizzling form at round four of the championship with a third-fastest time up the mountain.

Classic category contender Kevin Weeks suffered gearbox failure on the seventh special stage of the rally. He missed out on stages 8 & 9 and thanks to the last-minute efforts of his team to get the car started again, he managed to start the 10th and final stage of the event, and be classified as a finisher.

This allowed competitor Bill Pye and Grant Geelan’s 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera to take the classic car win, and elevated the Showroom-spec Mitsubishi Evolution IX of Tony Warren and Natasha Denise to third outright and first in Showroom ahead of Dean Evans and Naomi Tillett in a TMR Evolution X. Ralph Merkel and Murray Slana followed in an Evo IX.

Limited mods classic cars was won by John Ireland and David Pattersen’s Porsche Carrera 3, the small-capacity Early Modern category was won by Gary Morgan and Kingsley Smith in a Subaru Legacy RSR, and the 3501 To 4500cc class was taken out by Maher Algadri and Toni Feaver in an ex-Jim Richards Porsche.

The Early Modern 2501 – 4500cc ‘Evo’ category was decisively won by new rally competitor Adam Newton and codriver Daniel Lemish in a Mitsubishi Evolution IV, who also finished the weekend in sixth place. All-girl team Samantha Stevens and Claire Ryan mastered a minor mechanical gremlin in their Evo VI to take second on the final run.

In the sub-4500cc Modern class, Stephen Bradford and Andrew Chudleigh took first place and fifth outright despite a frightening triple 360-degree spin and resulting suspension damage hobbling their final runs.

The popular Musclecar category was won by Tim Hendy and Joanne Sibley took out the win and fourth outright for the weekend in the sonorous Daytona Coupe, and Early Musclecar was claimed by TV personality Glenn Ridge and Bob Edwards.

Jason and John White clocked up a 4501cc-plus class victory, the outright win, and still lead the modern championship ahead of Jones and Searcy. Dan and Nathalie Ford in a LHD Chevrolet Corvette Z06 are third going into the final round of the four-series championship, Targa Tasmania, at the end of April.

For full results, please CLICK HERE.

Tasmanians Jason & John White were able to fight back in the latest special stage with another track record! This time, they were able to drop the fastest time ever up the Lake Mountain Resort road to 4m20.75.

The gap to second place is now 7 seconds and the Jones/Searcy combinationa re unlikely to bridge it with only one run left for the event. Steve Warren and Natasha Deniese have been super consistant all weekend have have now pulled into the final podium position.

Stay tuned for more updates.

For full results, please CLICK HERE.

WA guns Steve Jones and Ben Searcy have come out all guns blazing this morning, breaking the track record on Special Stage 7 and setting up an exciting showdown for Outright honours at the Lake Mountain Sprint.

Jason and John White were not too far behind and the two leaders have pulled out a massive 1m10s lead on the next closest challenger of Kevin Weeks and John Allen who have started experiencing mechanical dramas with a suspected oil leak. Stephen Canny and Tim Shepard were not able to complete SS6 in their 1982 Porsche 944 Turbo and it is unclear at this stage if they are able to continue but they are unharmed.

All competitors are now making their way down to the start line for the start of Special Stage 9.

Stay tuned for more updates.

For full results, please CLICK HERE.

Jason and John White are leading Steve Jones and Ben Searcy by 8 seconds heading into the final day.

Six stages were completed on Day 1 at Lake Mountain. The record time up the mountain was also smashed during the day with Jason and John White producing an incredible time of 4m25.18.

There was action throughout the field as well as many spills and thrills. Dave Pitman & Kim Gaston were not able to complete the days action after mechanical dramas. They are hoping to be up and running again by the morning.

Also mechanical dramas hit the vehicle of Aubrey Dickson and Ian Crook while Simon Clark and Peter Whickham had an off on Special Stage 4, damaging their Mitsubishi EVO 10 in the process. Despite the extensive damage, they too are planning on an overnight repair so to be ready for the final stages on Day 2.

Stay tuned for more updates.

For full results, please CLICK HERE.

Racing got underway early today as light quickly spread over the Lake Mountain Resort.

It has been fast and furious at the pointy end as we head to lunch with three different leaders in three stages.

Special Stage 1 was led by Queensland entrants, Ray Vandersee & Cameron Reeves in their 2009 Skelta G-Force with a time of 4m35.63.

It was competition fom the other end of the continent as Steve Jones & Ben Searcy from Western Australia taking 1st place in Special Stage 2 in their 2008 Nissan Skyline GTR 35. Their time was a 4m30.57.

Special Stage 3 was a different story again, with veteran Tasmanian pair Jason & John White in their 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo grabbing the top spot and fastest time of the day with a 4m27.15.

As lunch is almost complete and Special Stage 4 is ready to be run, Jason & John White are leading the Outright Results over Steve Jones and Ben Searcy by a slim 1.20 seconds, and another 1 second back to third placed Ray vanderrsee/Cameron Reeves.

Stay tuned for more updates.

For full results, please CLICK HERE.

  The 2009 Lake Mountain Sprint has commenced with the   first competitors now starting Special Stage 1.

  It’s a fast blast up the 10km mountain road to the summit,   with competitors promised a minimum of 10 timed runs over   the weekend.

  Stay tuned for more updates.

  For full results, please CLICK HERE.

   Tarmac rally specialist Dean Evans will partner with    Hankook Competition Australia (HCA) in the 2010    Australian Tarmac Championship as part of the company's    motorsport development and ambassador program.

   The debut of the car in Hankook colours will happen at this    weekend’s Lake Mountain Sprint, round three of the    Championship.

   Evans and co-driver Simone Bachmann have a commanding    lead in the Showroom class of the championship going into    this weekend's third round, the Lake Mountain Sprint in    Victoria. With Bachmann absent due to work commitment,    Targa Tasmania 2009 champion co-driver Naomi Tillett will    join Evans for this weekend’s assault on the mountain. “Simone’s out for this event, but it’s great to have someone like Naomi aboard, given her regular driver Tony Quinn isn’t entered at Lake Mountain. At least she won’t have to deal with kibble rattling around the cabin this weekend.”

Evans will compete on Hankook tyres at Lake Mountain and at the final round of the championship - Targa Tasmania.

"We'll be using Hankook's new Ventus TD tyre, which has already shown it has potential by scoring fourth outright on Australian debut at the Bathurst 12 Hour race last month," said Evans.

"Our role will be to give Hankook feedback on the tyre as part of its motorsport development program."

Ventus TD is a road-legal R-spec tyre featuring compound and construction technology developed in the Japan Super GT and European Le Mans series.

"We recently tested the Hankooks and, without revealing times, they definitely boosted our confidence," Evans said.

“This weekend at Lake Mountain will be a good test, and as Targa Tasmania in particular is hugely demanding on tyres, so the performance data gathered there will be valuable to Hankook."

After finishing 12th outright in a Lotus Exige at Targa last year, Evans switched to a Team Mitsubishi Ralliart-built Evo X Club Spec SST for the inaugural ATC.

At the opening Mt Buller Sprint round last December, the new Evans/Bachmann TMR Evo dominated the Showroom class and finished tenth outright.

The pair also performed strongly at Targa Wrest Point in January, finishing second to experienced locals Tony Warren and Natasha Deniese in an Evo IX, by a margin of just 0.1 sec per kilometre.

Evans says his Hankook Evo X will undergo further development within the Showroom class rules between now and Targa Tasmania in late April.

"Our goal is nothing less than the Showroom win at Targa and the ATC - and we'd like to crack into the outright top 10 at Targa. We have the car, we have the tyres, now the onus is on me. Better get to the gym!"

Thanks to all of you who have responded to our recent email regarding the upcoming SAN REMO RALLY (24&25 April)

The Supplementary Regulations have now been approved, available for download below.

The event is designed for all competitors, from the ‘complete rookie’ to the relaxed ‘nice drive in the country’ to the serious ‘10/10th go hard or go home’ - everyone is guaranteed to have a great time. We place a high importance to the social side of our events, so first-timers will feel welcome and a part of it all. The navigation sections will use fantastic driving roads and offer some spectacular scenery. A large skidpan is available for use on both Saturday and Sunday (at least 8 driving tests).

With our 15+ years experience in running and competing in Touring Road Events (Indy Rally, GP Rally, Hawks Rally etc), we are excited to be putting this event on for you, the competitor.

A special room rate has been arranged at Silverwater Resort in San Remo (see attached form). Simply complete the form and return it to Silverwater.

Entries will be open until 21st April, and we are expecting a field of 40-50 cars.

Download 2010 SAN REMO RALLY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

Download 2010 SAN REMO RALLY SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Download 2010 SAN REMO RALLY ACCOMMODATION FORM

   2010 SAN REMO RALLY

   APRIL 24th - 25th, 2010

   Mountain Motorsports are pleased to announce the inaugural San    Remo Rally to be run in the Bass Coast region of Victoria and based in    San Remo.

This 2 day event will consist of navigation sections plus driving tests on both days and is open to all vehicles.

If your idea of a perfect weekend is a spirited drive through beautiful countryside, over some excellent sealed bitumen roads in your special motor car, socializing with like minded people, then this is just the sort of medicine you need.

For only $480.00 it’s a great way for owners to enjoy their pride and joy, however, there is a serious side to the weekend as navigators have their heads down as they map their way over some real driver’s roads.

For further information please contact Tim McNeilly on 0401 905 777 or tim@mountainmotorsports.com.au

2010 LAKE MOUNTAIN SPRINT

The Sprint returns to Marysville and the alpine resort of Lake Mountain after a two-year hiatus as Round Three of the Australian Tarmac Championship.

As you all well know, the Black Saturday bushfires almost wiped these two stunning ares clean off the map: but the town and tourist road are rebuilt, and the Lake Mountain Sprint is resurrected!

It’s a fast blast up the 10km mountain road to the summit, with competitors promised a minimum of 10 timed runs over the weekend.

The two-day event will also produce some much needed tourist dollars and support for the local community, which has slowly rebuilt its infrastructure over the past year. Around 50 houses in Marysville have been reconstructed, along with the café, service station, bakery, supermarket and post office, and there is still accommodation available in the town and neighboring suburbs.

With less than 4 weeks to go until the event kicks off on March 20 and 21, there are still a limited number of entries remaining for the Sprint and for the Tour.

Download 2010 LAKE MOUNTAIN SPRINT ENTRY FORM

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2010 Mt BAW BAW SPRINT - A NEW EVENT FOR MOUNTAIN MOTORSPORTS

We can finally release details of our newest Mountain Motorsports event: the Mt Baw Baw Sprint.

Located about 120 km east of Melbourne and 50 km north of the LaTrobe Valley, the event will run a similar format to both the Lake Mountain and Mt Buller Sprints.

It is a 10km sprint to the summit, which competitors will find exhilarating, challenging and technical.

All competitors and officials will be staying on the mountain, lending itself to the active after-rally social scene that our events are known for!

Expressions of interest and an Early Bird rate of $1,800 is available now for this brand new event, set for the weekend of October 23-24.

Entries are limited, but without your support this exciting new event could stall at the start line. Don’t miss out on a brand new mountain challenge!

Download 2010 MT BAW BAW SPRINT EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

DECEMBER 6, 2009
TASMANIAN ACES WIN 2009 PACIFIC HIRE MT BULLER SPRINT!

The final stage of the 2009 Mt Buller Sprint has been completed.

Congratulations to first place finishes Jason and John White in their 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo with a total time of 1:17L09.18.

Second place outright was Steve Jones and Ben Searcy from WA in their 2008 Nissan Skyline GTR R with a total time of 1:17:26.96. Third place goes to Dean Herridge and Chris Murphy in their 2008 Subaru WRX STi, also from WA, with a time of 1:18:54.27.

The classic competition was taken out by Rex Broadbent and Chris Randell in their 1974 Porsche 7911 RS.

For full results, please CLICK HERE.