24th—26th April 2009

COMPETITOR UPDATES  

QUAD & UNREGISTERED BIKE LICENCING / REGO
The quad or unlicenced bike licencing process is VERY VERY easy for anyone wishing to enter a quad or unregistered bike in the Yilgarn Rallye.
All you have to do is provide us the organisers at the time of submitting your entry:

• make
• model
• year
• weight
• frame # (if it has one)
• engine #
• length in metres

We the organisers then submit that information to the WA Department of Planning & Infrastructure (DPI) for a group event permit. DPI then grants each quad or bike a 1 month event licence.   AND THAT’S IT !! Easy eh !! The permits cost $37. So you do not have to go and get it registered at the local RTA/police etc, and the quad / bike does not have to go over the pits or be inspected etc.  We do it for you.   Note: It will still need to pass MA scrutineering, so the quad / bike still needs to have

• working head light
• tail lights
• brake light

QUAD RIDER'S CIVIL LICENCES
The rider of any quad will need to have one of the following:

1. a normal civil car drivers licence; or
2. a motorcycle licence valid for the engine capacity of the quad : Less than 250cc or unlimited; or
3. a valid Learners permit for either car or motorcycle

You will still need a current MA Competition Licence or MA One event licence.  

MOTO RIDER'S CIVIL LICENCES
The rider of any moto (bike) will need to have one of the following:

1. a motorcycle licence valid for the engine capacity of the bike : either Less than 250cc licence or unlimited licence; Or
2. a valid Learners permit for engine capacity of the bike

You will still need a current MA Competition Licence or MA One event licence.    

CATERING
Meals will be available to buy at the bivouac (SXMCC facilities) for

• Breakfast – Saturday & Sunday
• Lunch - Saturday & Sunday
• Dinner – Saturday  

On Friday night a bar and BBQ will operate at the Cross Recreation Complex (Footy Club rooms) with meals for sale.

The Presentation dinner will be held at the Southern Cross Community Centre, Antares St. Bookings are required by Friday 17th, please use the booking form here.

RALLYE NAVIGATION TRAINING SESSION
A rallye navigation training session for first time rallye competitors will be held in the Southern Cross Recreation Complex (Footy Club rooms) Spica St on Friday 24th at    

JERRY CANS
Each rider will need to provide 4 jerry cans at least 1 on which will need to be 20L

The event stages and fuelling distances are detailed in the fuel schedule here.

The Yilgarn Rallye is a 2 day navigation cross country rallye that is similar to the Australian Safari and the Condo 750 rallye in NSW.

Held over the Anzac weekend for 2009, the event is based at Southern Cross on the edge of the Goldfields of Western Australia and takes in around 1,000 km of station tracks, mining exploration tracks and gravel roads around Southern Cross.

Just like the Safari, the Yilgarn Rallye tests not only your off-road racing skills but also the stamina and durability of both you and your bike. The rallye covers tough desert terrain where you need to be on your toes to both keep on track, on time and preserve both body and machine to make it to the finish.

However, like both the Safari and the famous Dakar Rallye it’s not just about race pace. There are no route arrows to show you the way, no bunting, just your road-book and Speedo. Navigation is a big part of the event.

If you don’t navigate you go nowhere! If you have ever wondered what it would be like to have a crack at the Safari, the Yilgarn Rallye is the chance to have a taste and see if you are up to it! Provision is made for riders’ skill from the first time novice off-roader to expert levels when setting the rallye route, but riders’ machines will need to be of reasonable condition and reliability to complete the rallye.

A friendly and relaxed atmosphere is created for the event which caters for riders of all skill and experience levels. All riders are made welcome with the emphasis on safety, fun and the satisfaction of navigating your way through some fantastic goldfields scenery and finishing the rallye.

The rallye is a sanctioned Motorcycling Australia event that is hosted by the Southern Cross Motorcycle Club. The Yilgarn Rallye management team comprises many past Australian Safari competitors and organizing officials and is committed to bringing a high quality, enjoyable and successful 2 day navigation rallye event to Western Australia.