Warm conditions met the RaceBrakes Sydney Excel competitors at Bago 2009. The Bago event had moved from the regional centre of Port Macquarie to be headquartered in the small hamlet of Kendall. A contingent of 4 Excels had made the trip to the Hastings Valley, ready to take in the forestry roads of the region.
[font=Arial]Series stalwart Andrei Artomonov and navigator Gleb Bonch had made [Read On]
Murramarang Eco-Point Bay Stages Rally is always an event full of surprises. Last year it saw a pivotal moment in the RaceBrakes Sydney NSW Excel Series, with championship contenders falling by the wayside.
Unlike last year, the 2009 Murramarang Eco-Point Bay Stages started with warm, fine weather and a slight-to-moderate breeze. Perfect conditions for rallying. Seven Excels represented the series. Title contender Dave Roberts and navigator Kate Murphy were ready for competition, which was bett [Read On]
The 2009 Hyundai Victorian Excel Rally Series heads into their final round of the 2009 series at the Akademos Rally on the 17th and 18th of October. A good turnout of Excels is expected for the rally and with the added benefit of last weekends driver and navigator training day, the Excel competitors will all be aiming to place higher in the results this year.
At the Victorian Hyundai Excel Rally series annual training day no less th [Read On]
[font=Arial]The South Coast of NSW provided the back drop for the third round of the RaceBrakes Sydney NSW Excel Rally Series. 6 NSW-series registered crews mingled in the group of 13 Excels at the event, which included the Hyundai factory team of Mick Gillett and Harvey Smith, along with Queenslanders Justin Sinclair and Rod Patman. In addition, 4 Victorian crews were in attendance, vying for positions in the Hyundai [Read On]
Taree hosted the second round of the 2009 Sydney Race Brakes NSW Excel Rally Series, with a mix of seasoned competitors and fresh blood taking part in this popular event. Contenders at the front of the field were the crews of Roberts/Ferme and Cullen/Cullen. The Cullen brothers (Matt and Ben) were favourites going into the event, having shown a great turn of speed at the first round of the Series at the CarNet Auctions Rally of Lithgow, as well as Rally of Canberra. Taking the fight to them was N [Read On]
