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1975 Southern Cross Rally Story

  • Post author:Ian Richards
  • Post published:January 2, 2025
  • Post category:Story

1975 Southern Cross Rally Event Story Day OneThe 79 starters headed north from the Hyde Park start, picking up the short daylight stage at Jewells Beach enroute to a brief…

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1974 Southern Cross Richards Recollections

  • Post author:Ian Richards
  • Post published:December 31, 2024
  • Post category:Story

The sad story of Frank Kilfoyle's final Southern Cross Rally appearance By Ian RichardsI was befriended by Frank Kilfoyle as a young 18 year old navigator who had shown some…

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1974 Southern Cross Rally Story

  • Post author:Ian Richards
  • Post published:December 31, 2024
  • Post category:Story

1974 Southern Cross Rally Event Story Day OneThe first night took a heavy toll with many retirements. McLeod was the first with a fire under the bonnet of the 240Z.…

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1973 Southern Cross Rally Story

  • Post author:Ian Richards
  • Post published:November 8, 2024
  • Post category:Story

1973 Southern Cross Rally Event Story Day OneAfter the wet and dreary start at Sydney's Hyde Park, crews tackled a short quarter minute times special stage at Awaba where the…

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1972 Southern Cross Rally Story

  • Post author:Ian Richards
  • Post published:October 29, 2024
  • Post category:Story

1972 Southern Cross Rally Event Story Day OneThe first competitive was an 18 mile loop using the twisty tarmac on Booral Road and the adjacent Nerong Forest. A poorly marked…

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1971 Southern Cross Barr-Smith Runaway

  • Post author:Ian Richards
  • Post published:October 23, 2024
  • Post category:Story

1971 Southern Cross Rally - Tom Barr-Smith's Runaway Renault 16TS Tom Barr-Smith and navigator Rob Hunt survived a hair-raising accident on the final night when the brakes failed on their…

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1971 Southern Cross Rally Story

  • Post author:Ian Richards
  • Post published:October 23, 2024
  • Post category:Story

1971 Southern Cross Rally Event Story Day OneFrom the midday start in central Sydney, crews meandered up to Tamworth with a pointless shows stage at Liddell. The action got underway…

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1970 Southern Cross Riding with Evan Green

  • Post author:Ian Richards
  • Post published:October 11, 2024
  • Post category:Story

1970 Southern Cross Rally - Riding with Evan Green The following was published in The BMC Experience, Edition 22.Peter Brown navigating for Evan Green in a Mini Cooper S vividly…

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1970 Southern Cross Rally Story

  • Post author:Ian Richards
  • Post published:October 11, 2024
  • Post category:Story

1970 Southern Cross Rally Event Story Day One The event began in front of a large lunchtime crowd in the Sydney Domain. A planned publicity rallycross stage at the ASCC's…

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1969 Southern Cross Rally Course Car

  • Post author:Ian Richards
  • Post published:October 11, 2024
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1969 Southern Cross Rally - Notes from the Course Car These recollections were put together by Graham Thompson. Arthur Boorer, John Sainsbury and I were the road openers in Arthur’s…

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