Spectators

Spectators 

Event Format

THURSDAY 1 JULY
8:00am – 5:00pm            Recconnaisance – drivers drive all rally stages and check pace notes

FRIDAY 2 JULY
7:00am – 8:30am            Colouring Competition Rides to School 
10:00am – 12:00pm       Shakedown at Pohe Island
12:15pm – 12:45pm       Rally Whangarei Street Convoy
1:15pm – 1:45pm            Waka Challenge.... Kiwis VS Internationals - Quayside Town Basin
3:30pm – 4:30pm            Driver Autograph Session in Cameron Street Mall
4:30pm – 6:00pm            Ceremonial Start in Cameron Street Mall 

SATURDAY 3 JULY
DAY ONE STAGES           Whangarei & Kaipara stages... "fastest gravel stages in the country"
10:00am - 6:00pm           LIONS FAMILY FUN DAY at POHE ISLAND - Motorcycle Dash for Cash, 
                                            4WD action, motorcross, bouncy castles including....  
                                            two Rally Super Special Stages - (11:27am & 3:57pm)                                

SUNDAY 4 JULY
DAY TWO STAGES          Whangarei & Kaipara stages... "fastest gravel stages in the country"
3:30pm – 5:00pm            Ceremonial Finish - Quayside Town Basin
8:00pm – Late                  Rally After Party at Salut Bar & Brasserie

Tickets Available

SATURDAY 3rd JULY      Whangarei & Kaipara Gravel Stages     Adult $10 Day Pass    Kids FREE 
SATURDAY 3rd JULY      Lions Family Fun Day at Pohe Island    Adult $10 Day Pass    Kids FREE
SUNDAY 4th JULY           Whangarei & Kaipara Gravel Stages     Adult $10 Day Pass    Kids FREE
3 DAY GOLD PASS          Access to all the above                             Adult $30 Pass            Kids FREE
 

Purchase your tickets at SALUT BAR & BRASSERIE, 69 Bank Street, Whangarei from Monday 14 June 2010
Tickets will also be available from Rally Headquarters, cnr Dent St & Quayside Way, Whangarei from Wednesday 30 June 2010 and Gate Sales are available on event day.             

Entry List

Entry List 11-06-10

Spectator Map

2010 Rally Whangarei Spectator Map 15-06-10

Maps are also available FREE OF CHARGE in the Northern Advocate on Wednesday 30 June and from the Rally HQ (Quayside Town Basin, Whangarei), from Wednesday 30 June.

Rally Jargon Revealed

Before you venture out to spectate on the rally, it is important that you know the lingo:

• Special Stage - The rally consists of 15 Special Stages. Competitors start each stage one after the other, at 1 or 2 minute intervals. Stages vary in length with Mititai stage the longest at 33.99km and the  Pohe Island Super Special Stage the shortest at 1.5km. Each stage is electronically timed down to 1/10th of a second.
• Super Special Stage- A Super Special Stage is a shorter stage, specifically designed to provide excellent spectator viewing. The Super Special Stage for the International Rally of Whangarei is the POHE ISLAND WHANGAREI SUPER SPECIAL STAGE, and is held at Pohe Island, Whangarei on Saturday 3 July at 11:27am & 3:57pm.  Also running on Saturday 3 July at Pohe Island is the Lions Club Family Fun Day which includes activities for the kids including a bouncy castle, face painting and gumboot throwing.  The Family Fun Day also includes the Motocoss Dash for cash hosted by the Whangarei Motorcycle Club, expecting over 200 entries on a sprint style, gate start course. Racing starts from 7.30am with the finals starting at 10.00am.
• Reconnaissance or Recce - Before the event the competitors are allowed to drive over the stages they will be competing in twice (Pass 1 and Pass 2). Recce is held in a strictly controlled convoy over the two preceeding days of the rally. Competitors complete Recce in a normal road car, and are not allowed to drive over the speed limit.
• Service Park - The area where competitors service their rally cars. During the event, competitors are only allowed to service their rally cars at certain times and for a certain period.  There is only one service park for the International Rally of Whangarei which is located at the Quayside Town Basin Whangarei.
• Zero Car - Before each stage starts, the Zero Car team pass through the stage in their Subarus to make sure that their are no safety implications, and that all officials are in place and on standby. There are 3 Zero Cars - 0, 00 and 000 as well as a police car that goes through stages. Zero cars are easily identified by their Zero Car livery, flashing lights and sirens.
• Shakedown - Shakedown is where the competitors have the opportunity to test their rally car, at rally speeds. Shakedown is run like a normal stage (I.e. it is timed, and all Marshals and normal safety precautions are taken), and normally happens one or two days before the start of the rally, and after the Pre Event Scrutineering. Shakedown for the International Rally of Whangarei is conducted on Friday 2 July from 10am - 12pm at Pohe Island.
• Livery - the stickers that competitors have on their rally cars.
• Scrutineering - Rally cars have to adhere to a strict set of technical specifications. Competitors must take their rally cars to be scrutineered or checked that they adhere to the rules both before and after the event.
• Ceremonial Start - The Ceremonial Start represents the official beginning of the rally. Competitors arrive at the Ceremonial Start in their rally car, in full livery and overalls, and at the directed moment drive the car over the start ramp. Often once the car is on the start ramp the MC will have a brief chat with the driver and/or co-driver. The Ceremonial Start will be held at the The Cameron Street Mall Whangarei on Friday 2 July. The cars will be starting in reverse order. Before the Ceremonial Start there will be an autograph session from 3:30 - 4:30pm and then the official welcome at 4:30pm. The first car crosses the start ramp at 5:00pm with the last car expected at about 6:00pm.
• Ceremonial Finish - The Ceremonial Finish is the official finish of the rally. Once the competitors have finished the last Special Stage, they return to the Service Park to service their rally cars, and then proceed to the Ceremonial Finish. The Ceremonial Finish will be held at the Quayside Town Basin, on Sunday 4 Juyly.
• Secretariat - The administration centre for competitors. This is based at the event headquarters in the Quayside Town Basin.

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