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DEFENDING CHAMPION WEEKS BACK IN THE CLASSIC ADELAIDE LEAD
DEFENDING champion Kevin Weeks and his 1974 Porsche took the outright lead at the halfway point in the Classic Adelaide rally after a simple part failure ended a potential event-winning run by Holden rival Steve Glenney today.
Weeks and co-driver Bec Crunkhorn, who had been running second to Glenney almost since yesterday’s start, assumed the lead on the sixth of eight closed-road special stages run in the Fleurieu region.
They hold a comfortable lead of almost two minutes over South Australian Porsche crew Hamish Gibson and Ben Scott, in a 1980 HDT Holden Commodore.
Roger Paterson and Paul Whatnell, in a car similar to Weeks’, are third.
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Discussion in the Classic Adelaide forums.
CLASSIC ADELAIDE’S ANNUAL MOTORING EXTRAVAGANZA RETURNS WITH NEW STARS, NEW CARS AND NEW ATTRACTIONS
SOUTH Australia’s annual extravaganza of motorsport, mouth-watering machinery and high-powered partying, the Classic Adelaide international tarmac rally, will return for its 13th year next month with a host of exciting new attractions.
Two famous names from the motor racing world, Glenn Seton and Englishman Win Percy, will drive in the 18-22 November rally for the first time on a course that includes two new Special Stages, new morning tea and lunch-stop locations, a Saturday night street party and a new venue for the colourful ceremonial finish.
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Discussion in the trackday forum.
We have had some amazing cars at the Burrows Days over the years, but I really think the September event took the cake. Two cars in particular drew the attention of all in pit lane – one is the most outrageously styled cars of our time, whilst the other marked an era in racing where only brave men dare tread!
Write-up by Luke from Events O’Neill.
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Discussion in the Australian Lamborghini forums:
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It’s not often you see a Gallardo Superleggera involved in an accident. This one went off at Knockhill Circuit in Fife, Scotland at the Scottish MRC Saloon and Sports Car Championship. The owner appears to have overcooked it a bit on the corner and got a little airborne going down the small hill.
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Discussion in the Australian Motorsport forums:
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Champ’s life after depression
By John Bowe
I SPENT 23 years living in a bubble. As a professional racing driver, my life revolved around race tracks, sponsors, testing, politics, media relations and then more racing. I loved every second of it. Like a lot of men, particularly athletes, my career was my life. Then came time to retire.
That’s when the bubble burst.Looking back, I should have seen the end coming more clearly but I did not want to see it because I did not want it to stop. It was a cycle: Create more distractions to delay facing the inevitable.
I know lots of athletes and sportsmen go through it. Several counsellors told me so. But knowing it and going through it yourself are two different things.
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Outrage over Classic Adelaide turnaround
Kevin Weeks has been reinstated as the winner of last month’s Classic Adelaide car rally.
* Audio: NSW driver Bill Pye tells Candice Marcus the Classic Adelaide Rally was poorly organised. (ABC News)
New South Wales rally driver Bill Pye says he is outraged he was not informed about an appeal process against the result of the Classic Adelaide Rally that has now stripped him of his winning title.
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WORLD ECONOMIC WOES HIT SUNCOAST CLASSIC
The organisers of the 2009 Suncoast Classic tarmac rally have been forced to cancel the rally due to the effect of the world financial crisis on participant numbers.
The management team of Silverstone Events, which planned to stage the rally on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast between 22 and 26 July 2009, announced today that a smaller than expected number of registrations had resulted in its cancellation.
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WEEKS AND CRUNKHORN DECLARED CLASSIC ADELAIDE WINNERS AFTER SUCCESSFUL APPEAL
PORSCHE driver Kevin Weeks has been declared winner of the 2008 Classic Adelaide tarmac rally after an appeal hearing last night.
The ruling of the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Tribunal resulted in Weeks and co-driver Bec Crunkhorn winning the event by 7.3 seconds, reversing the original provisional result that had given a 2.8 sec. victory to fellow Porsche crew Bill Pye and Grant Geelan when the rally finished on 23 November.
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Pye finally named Classic Adelaide champion
PORSCHE driver Bill Pye was finally crowned winner of the Classic Adelaide rally ahead of SA driver Kevin Weeks last night, after six hours of confusion and protests over the final result.
Former V8 Supercar driver Jim Richards jumped into third place after the cars of Ian Wilson and Tim Possingham, in a Triumph and Nissan respectively, were excluded after failing post-event scrutineering.
Pye was awarded the win after the derived time given to Weeks – calculated by timing staff using a set formula – left Weeks just 2.8 seconds short of a back-to-back win, although a protest from Weeks is expected.
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