Adelaide Hills Tarmac Rally

[bigkevracer]

Runs Friday to Sunday this weekend. R35 GTR leading the field, plenty of modern WRXs and Evos, and some classic stuff.

Worth a look if you're into rallying. Saturday starts at Penny's Hill Winery, where you can take a look at the cars.

Check out www.asprally.com for more info. I'll be heading up Saturday, which is the only day the SA Rally Championship guys are running.

[Big Fella]

i'm planning to head up to old willunga hill on saturday morning and have a look, as long as the rain holds out tho!

[bigkevracer]

Yeah it's looking a bit average, but the field looks like it'll make it worthwhile.

[Tangles]

seriously hope the 2 injured participants pull through ok

was a big crash

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/two-critical-after-adelaide-hills-tarmac-rally-crash/story-e6frea6u-1226064685241

THE driver and co-driver of a Porsche 911 were last night undergoing life-saving surgery after a crash at the Adelaide Hills Tarmac Rally.

The Porsche was negotiating a section of the rally route on Crows Nest Rd, Port Elliot, about 4.30pm Saturday when the driver lost control, slamming into two trees.

The impact tore the Porsche apart, wrapping it around the tree and spreading debris over the road.

Emergency crews were able to quickly free the driver but worked for over an hour to free the passenger.

Both were flown to Flinders Medical Centre. According to the rally's website, the 1978 Porsche was registered as being driven by Milan Filo and Jason Rowley.

A police spokesman said the occupants a 54-year-old Hallett Cove man and a 46-year-old Enfield man were seriously injured.

"A left-hand-drive 911 Porsche travelling north on Crows Nest Rd has come over a crest in the road and lost control," he said.

"The car has gone sideways and hit two trees on the right-hand side the passenger side."

It is understood the driver had serious internal injuries and the passenger sustained injuries to his legs.

Major Crash investigators rushed to the crash site and were last night continuing their investigations. The section of road was last night closed to the public.

The Sunday Mail understands another Porsche and a Ford Focus competing in the event crashed in separate incidents earlier in the day.

In 2009, Gary Tierney and David Carra, from Melbourne, died when their Porsche 911 hit a tree at Forreston, in the Adelaide Hills, during the Classic Adelaide Rally.

In the SA round of the 2010 Australian Rally Championship, three of the competition's top drivers Scott Pedder, Justin Dowel and Matt Selley all crashed out.

Rally organisers last night refused to comment.

[craig R33]

Hope they recover fully.

"organizers refused to comment"

I wonder why? Media puts a negative spin on everything, unless it has to do with f**king pandas FFS

[Madaz]

what a bunch of tools on Adelaide now with their hating comments

[Martin Donnon]

Good news is the Sims/Sims GTR that features all of our R35 Technology won the AHTR outright at a canter

Also Sebs R35 monster went well as a course car -

[Madaz]

good one Martin

[Martin Donnon]

Thanks Madaz, we put a lot of effort into the design of our R35 parts and technologies and its great to see them being used competitively in Tarmac Rallying in both the VIP Petfoods and Burns for Blinds stables, and winning to boot!

[Madaz]

now to get some in John new ride

[Matty Sherlock]

Firstly I hope the participants involved recover swiftly and don't become disencouraged to race in future events.

Secondly, That GT-R made my pants suddenly tighten...

[SlipR35]

Big thumbs up to the organisers for putting the whole weekend together. Listening to how much work goes on over the course car radio in the background really makes you appreciate the unseen organisation and complexity that it takes to run these events. Apart from that it was hard, hard work....really it was...