tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538593790810124847.post4258144675681331490..comments2023-12-26T13:32:40.503+10:00Comments on REPCO RELIABILITY TRIAL 1979: Adelaide to Broken HillIan Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04050908061599090884noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538593790810124847.post-47144556960307221382019-03-17T16:18:32.823+10:002019-03-17T16:18:32.823+10:00As I was once Ganger of Immarna in 1978(Ganger no ...As I was once Ganger of Immarna in 1978(Ganger no 2 gang Kingoonya in 79) its interesting to see what they thought of our local roads, I used an old Wolsley car for travel outback back then as our cars were valued on reliability not how new, I still drive an 81 Jeep Cherokee Wagon as it is easy to fix but never needs to bešAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045869628192925613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538593790810124847.post-7106816758329862022017-02-23T15:18:54.448+10:002017-02-23T15:18:54.448+10:00Thanks a ton for posting this kind of article.We a...Thanks a ton for posting this kind of article.We are an Australian based company mostly dealing with <a href="http://www.motorossi.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Adelaide Car Servicing</a>Thomas Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791446704118947223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538593790810124847.post-68306624905852269192013-11-04T23:23:27.233+10:002013-11-04T23:23:27.233+10:00Hi, Greg Gifford here.
Navigator from car 57 Monar...Hi, Greg Gifford here.<br />Navigator from car 57 Monaro GTS (Meehan,Gifford,Gardner).<br /><br />This sort of carries on from my previous post.<br />We had smashed the front windscreen on a low branch some where on the previous leg. When we booked out of Parc Ferma in Adelaide we were told if we arrived in Perth with the broken windscreen we would be out of the event !!<br />You ever tried to find someone to change the windscreen in Adelaide at about 5:00am. We ended up doing our service and it wasn't until about 8:30 (or maybe later) we found someone who had our windscreen in stock.<br />We had to make the decision to cut and run as too much late time had been used up. Thus we rejoined the trial at the Nullarbor Roadhouse but meant we had dropped 16 Controls. This was a big blow to us and now our attention swung to just try and finish.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09193562586642584438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538593790810124847.post-44137818434042133172012-02-14T09:50:31.246+10:002012-02-14T09:50:31.246+10:00It seemed like the middle of the night when we wok...It seemed like the middle of the night when we woke up at the Adelaide Travelodge to get ready for our departure. Well actually it WAS the middle of the night! We were out of impound at 4.28 am and headed straight to the Toyota dealership about 10 minutes away. The dealership provided some sandwiches and juices for breakfast which was much appreciated. I analysed the route instructions and agreed a plan of action for the service crews with our other team members, Brian Hilton and Peter Hurrey. I wanted to get our service car into Barrata and Curnamona (which required sending them in via Carrieton) and the up to Frome Downs for later in the night while the other service vehicle would cover Yunta and the plane with Charlie Ryder on board would go to Broken Hill.<br />Geoff drove all the way up to Burra and there was plenty of time. Wes drove the first trial stage through to Manunda and up to Yunta. We enjoyed the stage and took it fairly easy as there were a lot of rough creek crossings and our strategy was to find a suitable pace that would not put undue stress on the car. I kept an eye out the back for Cowan who we let past after about 50 km, then I watched for Warmbold but there was no sign of the Audi. After the neutralised section in the middle there was something wrong with the route instructions where there was a T.L. at a fence that never appeared but in this kind of event you just press on and see if it fits, and it did. We caught Harry Jenson soon after that and he let us past then I could see Warmbold had passed Jensen also but he was not catching us much and as there was a bit of a breeze, he was well clear of our dust. We saw Warwick Smith and Geoff Lawson having a look at the end control.<br />We consumed some canned fruit on the way up to Yunta and mailed cards home to our wives from Yunta. I drove the next stage to Curnamona. I was prepared to let the Audi go first but he didnāt appear on time so we went anyway and never saw Warmbold again! We saw our service crew at the Barrata passage control but all was well and we pressed on into the rough stuff with numerous sharp creek crossings and dips. At the two gates that were 150 metres apart Geoff rode on the back only to find the second gate open but I stopped whereas Dunkerton apparently did the same but did not stop until the subsequent closed gate 800 metres further on! We didnāt see any other cars on the stage and arrived intact at Curnamona where it was like a major airport. I quickly swapped with Wes as we only had 1 minute in control.<br />The run down to Mingary was uneventful except for the numerous gates. Doug Stewart was in front of us at control and Cowan in front of him, but Cowan had passed him on the stage and both were early so they reverted back to their original order. Mason came in behind us then Fury and Warmbold who had gone mapping at Barrata. Geoff drove into the āHillā where Charlie met us at the Showgrounds and we took the car to the dealership for a quick check over and us to Charlieās motel room for showers. We were back at the showgrounds well in time for our departure.Ian Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04050908061599090884noreply@blogger.com