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Please see the Invitation to the 2025 National Rally in the fine city of Perth, Western Australia.
Visit the Rally webpage for details on the conduct of thye Rally itself at Morris Car Club of WA
Click here to look at the activies expected to enjoy during the Rally period.
The entry form can be downloaded from here.
Our Club Captain, Mark Bosley, is investigating the cost of transporting cars to Perth using car transport companies. Currently (June 2024) most costs are coming back at between $1300 - $1600 each way and the companies want the cars for between 11 -19 days before travel. Cars must be running and have good brakes and loaded by the company. To get a dedicated truck we would have to have at least 10 cars and set dates to book truck and pay for return trip in advance. Mark will keep investigating including the possibility of train.
Graham Dines has taken the lead on driving to Perth and has put an itinerary together and is posting regular updates on our MMCCV Facebook page.
Graham's itinerary
We have decided to travel to Port Augusta via the Calder Hwy and Goyder Hwy instead of the National Hwy A1 to
avoid major traffic and trucks.
We have chosen holiday parks in most destinations to cater for caravanners, campers and cabin dwellers.
April 2nd - Melbourne to Mildura via Ballarat. About 560kms. Staying at the Big 4 Mildura Getaway Holiday Park.
April 3rd - Mildura to Port Augusta. About 534kms. Staying at the Comfort Inn or the Discovery Parks - Port
Augusta.
April 4th - Port Augusta to Ceduna. About 468kms. Staying at the Ceduna Shelly Beach Caravan Park & Beachfront
Villas.
Fuel stops across the Nullarbor are - Ceduna, Penong, Nundroo, Nullarbor Roadhouse, Border Village Roadhouse,
Eucla, Mundrabilla Roadhouse, Madura, Cocklebiddy Roadhouse, Caiguna Roadhouse, Balladonia Truckstop and
Norseman. Longest distance between fuel stops is192km.
April 5th - Ceduna to Eucla. About 492kms. Staying at the Eucla Motel and Caravan Park.
April 6th - Eucla to Balladonia. About 515kms. Staying at the Balladonia Hotel Motel and Caravan Park.
April 7th - Balladonia to Kalgoorlie. About 372 kms. Staying at the Big 4 Acclaim Prospector Holiday Park or the
Quality Inn Railway Motel.
April 8th - Kalgoorlie to Merredin. About 334kms. Staying at the Merredin Tourist Park.
April 9th - Merredin to Fremantle. About 383kms. Staying at the Woodman Point Holiday & Caravan Park. BOOK IN
EARLY BECAUSE WA SCHOOL HOLS START ON 12TH APRIL AND GOOD FRIDAY IS 18TH April.
April 10th - FREE DAY. Cars booked into BPP Autos (Brian Parkes) for grease and oil change. 9 Eliot Road Perth. 08
9399 3204.
April 11th - Day 1 of Rally. Rally check in starts at 1pm. Welcome at 4pm. Move off to the Army Museum of WA.
5pm BBQ dinner.
April 12th - Day 2 of Rally. 9am. Show and shine at the Walyalup Koort Fremantle. 1pm. Rocker cover races. 3pm
Cars leave.
April 13th - Day 3 of Rally. 8am. Tour and car display at the Midland Railway Workshops including a BBQ breakfast
followed by a drive to the motor museum of WA.
That night, National Rally dinner and presentation of awards.
April 14th - Day 4 of Rally. Farewell Breakfast. Depart from rally at 1pm.
April 15th - Check out of the Woodman Point Holiday and Caravan Park and head south towards Bunbury,
Busselton, Margaret River, Albany, Esperance, Norseman then home. This part of the itinerary is yet to be put
together.
If you are thinking of going to the National Rally next year, it's time to complete the registration form and start arranging your accommodation. From personal experience if you leave it too long, it can be hard to find accommodation close to rally events and at some rallies, the number of cars attending have been limited.
Regards,
Graham Dines