CAR Rally 

The Car Rally has been used as a joint QDG and WICEN communications exercise held each year on the Sunshine Coast

From 2008 the QDG does not have any direct involvement, please contact Brisbane Area WICEN for further information

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CAR RALLY 2012

International Rally of Queensland 2012

It is time for me to start involving more to ensure the 2012 International Rally of Queensland Communications Team
is able to provide a professional level of communications support to this years event.

Could Club contacts pass this to their members?

As in previous years, Brisbane Area WICEN Group, with the support of Amateur Radio Operators primarily from the
South East of Queensland, again has a role in providing a Safety Communications Network and a Scoring Network
from field locations back to Rally HQ. The Rally will be conducted on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Sunday
27th May 2011. Set Up is planned for the Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May.

We are in need of quite a few radio operators and assistants to ensure these networks are able to be run efficiently
and with a minimum of fuss. The opportunity to renew friendships and get to know the faces behind the voices of
many on air contacts is always available during the rally.

If you can assist with communications during this event, and it may only be one day that you may be able to assist,
or if you know of anyone who may be able to assist, and they don’t necessarily have to be licenced amateurs,
please pass a copy of this to them or contact me, Gary Bonnor, VK4ZGB, jamieb at optusnet.com.au. This is also an ideal
opportunity to check your portable equipment (both voice and data) in the field and to participate in the friendly
atmosphere and camaraderie this event generates. If you have never participated before, here is an opportunity to
try something new. If you have assisted previously and enjoyed yourself, try and convince your friends and mates
to come along as well.

If you are unable to assist and would like to be removed from the mailing list, please let me know; as well as if
you receive this on various email addresses, let me know the preferred address for this traffic..

My intention is to post regular updates with details as they come to hand from now to the time of the Rally.
If anyone would like to assist with the admin and preparation of this event, please send me an email.

The first co-ordination meeting at the BSCC was last week and the course is similar to past years, so if you have
a preferred location, let me know early so I can reserve that location for you. There may be a Super Special Stage
in the Caloundra area, as well as a possible “Shire Roads” stage to the east of Imbil. Further details as they come
to hand.

For the latest details on the event, try the following sites :

http://www.rallyqueensland.com.au/

http://www.rally.com.au/

http://bscc.asn.au/

http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/

If you are considering booking a cabin at the Deer Park, get in early as they tend to go quickly.

Contact Col or Rosa at

Borumba Deer Park
1133 Yabba Creek Rd
Imbil
Qld 4570

info at borumbadeerpark.com

Phone: (07) 5484 5196

Fax: (07) 5488 6810

As I receive updates for the Rally, I plan sending Update Bulletins to all. If you have any specific queries or concerns,
please email me promptly.

You can start your efforts now by Marking Your Calendars NOW !!! Put a BIG RED circle around the 25th, 26th and 27th May.
Also fill out and email the WICEN Registration form. This is required for Insurance purposes. If you email the completed form,
ensure you change the file name to include your call sign so I don’t receive a pile of registration emails with the same file attached.

As soon as I receive confirmation that the Rally Queensland Officials Registration is active, I will post details.

Don’t forget, if you receive this email via more than one email address, let me know which address you wish me to delete
from my address book, and if you don’t wish to assist or are unable to assist, please let me know so I can remove you from the list.

Looking forward to seeing you at Imbil,

Gary Bonnor
Rally Co-Ordinator
Brisbane Area WICEN Group Inc.
29 Jan 2012

CAR RALLY 2011

The 2011 Rally Queensland

WICEN again had a role in providing a Safety Communications Network and a Scoring Network from field locations back to Rally HQ.
It was conducted on Friday 13th, Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th May 2011. Set Up was the 12th and 13th May.

Pictures thanks to Bruce VK4EHT

Stage start      WICEN     Base antennas Checkpoint  Portable digipeater

Portable vioce and Digipeater      Rallycar

CAR RALLY 2010

International Rally of Queensland

The Rally was held over the weekend of Friday 30th, Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August 2010. It was conducted
in the area of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, and predominately in the Imbil Forestry Area.

CAMS

Rally QLD

Brisbane Sporting Car Club

Australia Rally Championship

WICEN - Queensland Rally Files Page

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CAR RALLY 2009

The 2009 Rally Queensland

ARC event was run on the Sunshine Coast / Imbil area Friday 8th May to Sunday 10th May 2009.

CAR RALLY 2009 PICTURES

Weekend of fun

Antenna and communucations at Imbil

The 2008 Coates Rally Queensland was the first round of the 2008 NEC Australian Rally Championship, running over the weekend of June 20 2008.

ARC event was run on the Sunshine Coast / Imbil area Friday
20th June 2008 to Sunday 22nd June 2008.

CAR RALLY 2008 PICTURES

More Car Rally Pictures

Stage 14 Finnish

Imbil communications

Rally Video

More Car Rally Pictures

CAR RALLY 2007

The 2007 Super Series kicked off with Coates Rally Queensland on March 30th – April 1st.
The Queensland round has moved from its traditional June date to replace WA as the opening
round of the championship.
The QDG once again helped WICEN with communications for this event.
Again there was a minimum number of personnel on Mt Kandanga, with the Logistics base again
setup at the Deer Park.
There were ample areas for camping as well as on-site van or cabin.
Kafe de Kandanga was once again the focal point on Saturday evening. All were welcome.
 

The event has come and gone but there is still information and pictures on the web sites.

Rally 2006 was on the weekend of the 17th & 18th June and WICEN  provided primary scores for this event organised by the Brisbane Sporting Car Club.
The QDG once again helped WICEN with communications for the Philcomm Rally Benarkin.
After 10 years with HQ in Caloundra, this year's event was based at the Novatel Twin Waters
Resort at Mudjimba in the Maroochy region.

The QDG contact for this event is Nev VK4TX
More information can be found at:

The event has come and gone but there is still information and pictures on the web sites.

Rally 2005 was on the weekend of the 4th & 5th June and WICEN  provided primary scores for this event organised by the Brisbane Sporting Car Club.

The QDG contact for this event is Nev VK4TX

CAR Rally 2005 Pictures

View from the Kandanga rally base

Kandanga Rally Base VK4BWI

Night activities at Kandanga rally base

Saturday June 4 with Gary VK4CUZ

Sunday June 5 with the VK4CUZ team

   Arnold       Geoff                      Action shots                 VK4EHT station

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CAR Rally 2004

Rally HQ

Cars outside Rally HQ.... Saturday night repairs

Out in the field with Bruce VK4EHT

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CAR Rally 2003

Working Bees

Working bee to prepare for the big day

Some of the RF filters

On the day

Packet station

CAR RALLY 2003 REPORT

Brisbane Area WICEN Group CAR RALLY REPORT  2003

Last weekend the Caloundra's Falken Rally Queensland organised by the Brisbane Sporting Car Club took place. 

The Brisbane Area WICEN Group Inc. with assistance of Amateur Operators from as far North as Rockhampton and as far South as Melbourne, manned the start and stop points and transmitted the start times and scored times using packet, to rally headquarters at Caloundra. 

In addition an Amateur Radio Operator was positioned at all of the Safety On Stage points situated every 5kms along the track. 

Portable voice repeaters were set up on Mt Borumba and Mt Kandanga, while packet was relayed from the field to Mt Kandanga, digipeated to Maleny then on to Rally base at Caloundra. 

This year saw a major upgrade of the group's equipment with the voice repeaters being linked together by UHF, so that most of the operators were able to sign on to Mt Kandanga when they left home for the exercise. 

Also the scoring software had to be rewritten to allow for scoring to 1/10 of a second.

 Special thanks must go to Nev VK4TX who took 3 weeks annual leave just to prepare for the event.  Thanks must also go to the Sunshine Coast Radio Club who organised the scoring of the "Hella Hill Climb" and to the Queensland Digital Group for their assistance with organising the equipment upgrade.  Also to Brian VK4XS who had to revise his software. 

VK4TX says in the lead up to the official presentations at the ARC dinner the Clerk of the Course acknowledged each of the major sponsors by name and made a general thanks to the other sponsors.  Then he made the following statement (words to this effect): "I acknowledge the assistance provided by many people and by the WICEN group who have the best meals on Mt Kandanga.  WICEN are amateur radio Operators who provided us with the scores and safety communications during the event. Without them we would not be able to have this event." 

Again, Neville says congratulations on your professional service provided to the ARC. "All I can do is to congratulate each of you on a job well done".

 (Nev VK4TX and Ray VK4KV President Brisbane Area WICEN Group Inc) 2003

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CAR Rally 2002

All pictures June 16 2002

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