Man on Road

With the recent sad news of the postponement of the 2021 Alpine Rally of East Gippsland and therefore the delay in the 100 th Alpine Rally celebrations I thought that my Alpine rally blog story “The Alpine Rally Vibe” needs an update. This postponement by Alpine Rally C of C Owen Polanski came just as the Alpine Rally vibe was starting to ramp up with the expectation of entries opening on Sunday just a few weeks ago. Rumors of old and new Drivers, Co-Drivers and Cars intending to make an Alpine Rally appearance were all over the net, Facebook, twitter, insta you name it.   There was even a tall one that Elvis was on the road from Parkes where he has been locked down since the last Elvis Festival was held there. And I can imagine certain expectant rally competitors to be hummin the Jimmy Barnes classic road trip song Driving Wheels … That only the road Can tame the rebel in his soul It's the rhythm of the highway As he rolls on down And city lights as they fade from sight ...

  Simon Brown, my Alpine Rally Organising History The Australian Alpine Rally is the second oldest motorsport car rally in the world after the Monte Carlo Rally, and is in the top 10 oldest motorsport events in the world, having first been run in 1921 by the RACV and then known as the  Alpine 1000 Mile Trial. In December this year the Historic Rally Association is conducting the 100 th running of this classic Motorsport event. Now known as The Alpine Rally of East Gippsland it is running on December 2 – 5 this year and is based in Lakes Entrance in East Gippsland Victoria. This document outlines my experiences with the Alpine Rally as Official, Admin Officer, Director and then Promotor between 1984 and 1992.  It also touches on the events around the end of my role as Director and Promoter in 1993 and details how the current day Alpine Rally has evolved into one of the greatest and highly regarded Motorsport events in Australia, if not the world I first attended the...