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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 2009

The 2009 Rally Queensland

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

CAMS

Rally QLD

Brisbane Sporting Car Club

Australia Rally Championship

WICEN - Queensland Rally Files Page

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CAR RALLY 2009 PICTURES

 

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Weekend of fun

 

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Antenna and communucations at Imbil


CAR RALLY 2008

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.

CAMS

Rally QLD

Brisbane Sporting Car Club

NEC Rally Australia

WICEN - Queensland Rally Files Page

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CAR RALLY 2008 PICTURES

More Car Rally Pictures

Meal time around the campfire

 

Special stage 6 finish became a mid point for a later stage called Big Borumb

 

Stage 14 Finnish

 

Imbil communications

Rally Video

High Speed (wmv)

Winner 2008 (flash)

Top three crews (flash)

 

More Car Rally Pictures

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CAR RALLY 2007

The 2007 Super Series kicked off with Coa
tes 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.
 

WICEN Rally Qld communications plan 2007

 

                                                      

VK4EHT packet kit        Checkpoint       Operator        Finnish         Kandanga CP

 

   

The WICEN crew ready to hoist the antenna to the top
of the tower in preparation for the ARC 2007 event

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CAR RALLY 2006

The QDG combines with WICEN to provide communications for this exciting event.

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:

Previous years events

WICEN Australia

WIA WICEN Queensland page

WICEN Brisbane Qld

GARC Rally information

GARC

Brisbane Sporting Car Club

BSCC Rally information

 

CAR Rally 2006 Pictures

              

                        Kandanga rally base

 

        

    Kandanga rally base, sending scores

 

    

              Imbil

                                  

Flying Finish setup     FF laser setup     WICEN sponsor

 

                                                             

WICEN finish        WICEN RFORM in the field        WICEN close to finish officials

 

        

                         Million LA finish

 

     

                   Stage view

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CAR RALLY 2005

The QDG combines with WICEN to provide communications for this exciting event.

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

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Working bee to prepare for the big day

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Some of the RF filters

 

On the day

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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

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All pictures June 16 2002

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