COT20 Competitor Bulletin 1, for the COT Rally Classic and Allcomers competitons, has been released.
It is available on the Rally Documents and Forms page.
Tom Snooks
Clerk of Course
Big Mercedes guns for victory in the Classic Outback Trial
The latest entry in the 2020 Classic Outback Trail is the Mercedes Benz 450 SLC of South Australians Stuart Bowes and co-driver Jeremy Browne.
The pair will try their luck in the big 5.0 litre V8 Merc over the seven days of the Classic Outback Trial which starts early in November and is based around Parkes, Orange & Bathurst in the Central West of NSW.
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Change of Date for COT20
The effect of COVID-19 and the nation-wide community lockdown has extended to the 2020 Classic Outback Trial.
Despite attempts to conduct the event during the original period of mid-August, the 7 day, all daylight special stage rally, plus the regularity event conducted in conjunction with the Trial, will now be held from November 1 – 7, 2020.
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“Allcomer” Vehicle Eligibility Introduced; Supplementary Regulations Issued
An exciting initiative for the 2020 Classic Outback Trail will be the introduction of the Allcomers category, aimed at encouraging competitors to get their cars out of the garage and re-engage in rallying!
It will be similar to the Allcomers Category which is used in many New Zealand rallies and has proven to be popular and is keenly contested. The category caters for a wide variety of cars of varying technical specifications, but with modern safety engineering being a cornerstone of the category.
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Orange accommodation choices with extra space for tow vehicles
We received this useful email today from Lana at the Orange Visitor Information Centre:
“Good morning Phillip
This is a courtesy email to advise your team of some accommodation choices in Orange that have larger than average parking areas for your towing vehicles.
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End of the road for Classic Outback Trials?
The legendary car trials that have captured the public’s imagination since the ‘round Australia’ Trials of the 1950s, could have reached the end of the dusty Outback road.
The Event Director of Australia’s only remaining marathon gravel special stage rally, Philip Bernadou, has announced that the next Classic Outback Trial to be run from March 7 to 13 2021, will be his last.
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A guide to the Classic Outback Trial…
…and why you should enter!
Continue readingThe Classic Outback Trial, a gravel daylight Special Stage rally for Classic and “Allcomers” rally cars will be held in Central Western Region of New South Wales. During its 7 days of competition it will overnight at the regional cities of Parkes, Orange and Bathurst.
Modern cars eligible for Classic Outback Trial Modern competition
The 7th Classic Outback Trial (COT), a bi-annual event, will be conducted between 7th and 15th August next year, and will return to mid-New South Wales after being centred at Alice Springs in the Northern Territory in 2016 and 2018.
Starting in Parkes and finishing in Bathurst, the 7 day gravel rally will be run over 33 special stages, ranging in length up to 60 kilometres. These stages will be conducted on private property, forestry and public roads.
Continue readingCOT20 – experienced co-driver looking for a team
Hi COT20…
For a few years now, I have been keeping an eye on the Classic Outback Trial and would like to compete in 2020. If you know of anyone who is looking for an highly experienced navigator then please pass on my details. Continue reading
COT20 Pre-Regulations updated – ensure you have the latest version…
COT Pre-Regulations for Classic and Modern Competitions were updated and re-issued on 30 July 2019. While there were a number of corrections, the updated document does contain some important changes over the version first in relation to vehicle eligibility.
Competitors should check their document and if necessary, download the version issued on 30 July 2019 from the Documents and Forms page. Continue reading
