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Manumbar Rally will be Round 1 of the Qld Rally Championship

A word from the Clerk of Course – Craig Porter

Preparations have begun on road selection for the Queensland Rally Championship Round 1 which will be based out of the Manumbar Campdraft Grounds and held on Saturday the 9th May 2020.

We have found another stage in the Mt Stanley region used many many years ago which could give us another stage of some 20kms in distance with the road in excellent condition.

I will be going up to Gallangowan at the end of next week to begin putting together the Road Book and Set Up notes for the event to be run during the day, no night stages this year.

Whilst there has been some 300mm of rain over the past few months in the area my initial drive there a few weeks ago suggest the roads will be in excellent condition with usage by others in the forest over the next period of time.

I will be looking for four stage commanders and a great number of road block officials along with a spectator marshall or two. My thinking at the moment is to run four stages twice on the day.

The Manumbar Campdraft Association will cater in a similar fashion to previous years with camping available on the grounds.

More will appear on social media as our plans unfold.