The 2022 Alpine Rally of East Gippsland, organised by the Historic Rally Association, was held on December 1 – 4. Originally to be run in 2021 as the 100th anniversary of the first Alpine Rally in 1921, the event was postponed due to Covid restrictions. The Clerk of Course was Owen Polanski, ably assisted by Steve Hollowood.

Quinn takes second Alpine win

The Alpine Rally of East Gippsland cemented its place as Australia’s premier rally for classic cars, attracted an oversubscribed field with eventually 116 starters. Crews tackled 24 special stages totalling 420 km of competition. Nathan Quinn and Co-driver Ray Winwood-Smith ran out clear winners in their Mazda RX2 by more than 2 minutes from Classic Outback Trial winners, Andrew and David Travis in their Nissan Gazelle.