The bi-annual Cooma Car Club Surf to Summit Rally was held over the weekend for open to Classic Cars (at least 30 years old), Classic Car replicas and Vintage Cars (1919 – 1930).
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Overall, a great and adventurous weekend
- Ian Hampton
The rally drew drivers and cars from all over the state including 23 AC Cobras and Cobra Replicas along with a wide range of other cars including Dane Mackie's 1928 Ford Model A Tourer, a 1953 Bristol 403 driven by Bob and Jenny Dunk, and a much more modern 1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth entered by Mick Hayden.
At 8.30am on Saturday the 101 cars entered in the event left the Car Club Clubhouse for the start of the Rally.
Cooma Monaro Historic Automobile Club spokesperson, Ian Hampton said the weather was perfect and the cars headed to Bombala via the wonderful scenic Snowy River Way.
“It’s one of the region’s great driving roads,” Mr Hampton said. “The morning tea stop was in the village of Cathcart where the 101 cars made a great sight.”
The cars then headed down through Mt Darragh to Pambula Surf Club for lunch and a beautiful 26 degrees which put a smile on many faces.
The cars then headed back to Cooma in huge winds with threatening clouds.
On Saturday night, there were 200 people at the Cooma Car Club Clubhouse for the rally dinner.
On Sunday, the cars again left the Clubhouse at 8.30 under cooler conditions, with a scenic drive out via Rocky Plains Road, then Eucumbene Road to the Kalkite turnoff, and back to Berridale for morning tea.
“The windy conditions at Berridale and the weather forecast should have been a warning as to what was coming as the cars then headed to Dalgety on to Jindabyne and with lunch to be at Charlottes Pass,” Mr Hampton said.
“What the drivers experienced was a huge adventure in blizzard conditions and some mechanical failures.
“Nevertheless, the non- local entrants had a ball in these conditions and this rally will be talked about for years to come.
“Overall it was a great and adventurous weekend,” Mr Hampton said.
Southern Cross Rally
The Southern Cross Anniversary Rally Cars let rip out on Jones Plain Road, North of Cooma on Friday to compete over 3.5km. (See results inside.)
At the end of the stage on Sunday the results were Ross and Lisa Dunkerton in first place; Steve and Benjamin Marron in second place and John Rawson and Jenny Pollock in third place.
The rally will finish in Coffs Harbour on Saturday, November 19 coinciding with the final round of the 2016 FIA World Rally.
