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RALLY MEMORIES

Your article in UC 477, on the Perth to Sydney evoked memories of the actual 1968 rally and thought I would share with readers, a rather unique event that took place during the Numeralla to Badja section, just before the Hindmarsh Station route control in Jinden, near Braidwood.

With a group of Canberra Sporting Car club rally nuts, we went out to watch the action. Knowing the road quite well we had a place in mind that was quite tricky. It wasn’t long before the leading Car 57, Staepelaere and Lampinen, arrived. With the ball-bearing surface offering little

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