23rd November 2004
Dear Rally Enthusiasts,

Welcome to the 3rd edition of “Star Dust”, the official newsletter of the ‘Search For A Rally Star’ program. In this edition:

1. A resonating rally interview – Ring a Bell ?
2. One week to go until …
3. Don’t lecture me – Well OK !
4. Lucky 7 – Invited
5. ‘Star Dust’ remains
6. Hooray for Hollywood
7. Aussies feature up the order

1. Rally Star Interview with Wayne Bell
In this edition our interview is with rally driver Wayne Bell, an Aussie Rally Legend who has driven everything from Turbo HDT Geminis to Sprinters and Hyundais. Most would agree that Wayne is our best ever rally driver never to win the Australian Rally Championship. To view the interview with Wayne click on http://sfars.com/interviews-with-the-stars/.

2. Seven sleeps to go !
It’s just 7 days before the first of SFARS assessment heats get underway. Heat 1 kicks off on Tuesday, November 30th at Oran Park. Heat 2 is held the following day, Wednesday, December 1st. The finals will then be held on January 25th, in time to enable us to launch one lucky star into the Australian rally scene for 2005. From then on the winner will have around 6-8 weeks to prepare for the first rally event in their newly acquired rally prize – A Subaru WRX or Lancer Evo Rally car plus start money to the value of $45,000.

3. Rally Lecture Series
For all those who have entered in the Search For A Rally Star and are pursuing their rally dream, we have an exciting rally lecture series in store. For the night of the first SFARS assessment heat (November 30th, 2004) we have put together and amazing line up of experienced rally folk who will share with the Rally Star hopefuls, and their guest, a plethora of knowledge on the various aspects of the amazing sport of rallying. The Lecturers and subjects are as follows:

1. Graham Humphreys – Event organisation and competitor eligibility
2. Bruce Garland – Rally Car and team preparation
3. Ben Ruggles – Tyre technology
4. Peter Whitten (TBC) – Rallying today and the press
5. Brett Middleton – Seeking and attaining sponsorship
6. Lyndall Drake – Co-driving and pace noting
7. Spencer Lowndes – Driving techniques and competition at ARC level.

4. Invitation
As a gift to just a handful of our newsletter subscribers, the team at Search For A Rally Star would like to invite just seven dedicated rally enthusiasts to our Rally Lecture night. The Lectures will start at 6pm sharp on November 30 at Oran Park and should prove to be a very exciting and informative night for those who have a real passion for rallying. To be included, just email us at info@sfars.com or call us on 02 9999 3093 and tell us, in 25 words or less, why you would like to come. If tickets were for sale, we estimate that the night would be worth well over $100. If you would like to be there, you must be quick, it’s first in – best dressed !  Also, journalists who would like to attend are welcome to enquire.

5. Who can come up with a better name than “STAR DUST”?
We had a huge number of suggestions for an alternative to our newsletter name ‘Star Dust’. Due to too many people writing back and saying they liked the current name, Frank has decided to be terribly boring and keep it. However, as promised, we have awarded a prize to the next best suggestion. Some of the suggestions were : Slideways – Alan; Talkin’ dirty (We think that could be tweaked a little to Torque’n'Dirty – SFARS), Reach for the stars, Dirt slingers – Stefan ; Rally Around, Eat My Dust, Ridin Rough – Making Trax / Tracks, Hitting The Frog ‘N’ Toad,  – Hailey ; The Dashboard, Hairpin Write, Pace Notes, Rooster Tale – Peter ; Rally Rap – Ian ; Back seat driver, the nut behind the wheel, The Need for Speed – Skye ; Dust Lust – Anna ; The Forest Frenzy, Gravel Gripping News, The Forest Thunder, All Four Paws – Ben    And the winners is …… Stefan who suggested Talkin Dirty. (Definitely some warped minds who chose this at SFARS). Congratulations Stefan you win a SFARS Rally Cap and ‘How to Start Rallying’ book. Thanks to all those who shared their ideas with us. Regards, Letitia and Lisa – SFARS Admin.

6. HOLLYWOOD – Stars, glitter and all that !
We are happy to announce that the SFARS heats and finals will be professionally filmed. Gold Marquee Entertainment have the gig and we are excited about the prospect of getting a rally show produced on to celluloid which will be produced into a number of formats. All the entrants we have spoken to are extremely excited, maybe even ~~ nervous ~~ , about getting their dream shot at rally stardom along with a huge chance at winning the generous 4wd turbo rally car and start money package. Keep an eye out for it on your telly when we go to air.

7. Rally Australia.
The final round of the World Rally Championship was recently run in Perth, Western Australia. Here, rally fans witnessed an awesome display by two of Australia’s best rally drivers. Chris Atkinson and Cody Crocker featured in the top eight placings as well as obtaining some very rare WRC points to go with it. The top eight were : 1. Sebastian LOEB 10 Pts   2. Harri ROVANPERA  8 Pts   3. Francois DUVAL  6 Pts   4. Mikko HIRVONEN  5 Pts   5. Chris ATKINSON (Aus) 4 Pts   6. Xavier PONS  3 Pts   7. Cody CROCKER (Aus)  2 Pts   8. Toshihiro ARAI 1 Pt. Well done to Chris and Cody. Great stuff !
More at http://www.wrc.com/Results/AfterHP.asp?lang=en_GB&flash=True

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Like to contribute your story to our next newsletter? Or, are you a car club or a rally friendly business and would like to have your website linked to ours? …. Feel free to contact us at info@sfars.com

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Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or suggestions. Until next time …

All the best and yours in Rallying,

Frank Barker
SEARCH FOR A RALLY STAR Pty Ltd

PO Box 1405 Mona Vale 1660

Ph: 0411 277 433

Email: frank@sfars.com

Web: www.sfars.com

19th October 2004

Dear Rally Enthusiast,
Welcome to second edition of “Star Dust”, the official newsletter of the Search For A Rally Star program.

In this edition:
1. Heats start Nov 30
2. Huge Odds
3. CC Rally Expert has his say
4. Keep in Site
5. World Champions
6. Name our Newsletter

1. First Heats
The first of the SFARS assessment heats will commence on November 30th at Oran Park in the west of Sydney.  Heat 2 will immediately follow on Wednesday December 1st and in addition to the training and assessment on the dirt tracks, all entrants in the SFARS program will be treated to a comprehensive rally lecture program in the classrooms. Here a selection of experts will be educating them further on the various aspects of this amazing form of motor sport. To enable us to launch one lucky star into the Australian rally scene for 2005, the finals will be run and won by the end of January. From then on the winner will have around 6-8 weeks to prepare for the first rally event in their newly acquired rally prize.

2. The Odds Are On Your Side
With only just over 30 entries to date, your chances of progressing or winning the grand prize of a Subaru WRX Rally Car and Start Money are HUGE! If you are planning on entering, now is the time so please do not delay! To enter click on http://sfars.com/express-interest/

3. Rally Star Interview with Bruce Garland
In this edition our Rally Star interview is with Bruce Garland. It would be very hard to find someone who has more experience and knowledge in Rallying and Cross Country Rallying than Bruce. Just a snippet of his achievements to date include: Four times winner of the gruelling Australian Safari as a driver in cars he built and prepared as well as managing the Holden Jackeroo Rally Team and accommodating his fellow team mate, Peter Brock. Bruce is a top class Rally Mechanic in his own right and has worked for Colin Bond as part of the Ford works team in the 70′s and 80′s, Andrew Cowan and Ari Vatanen with Ralliart  Europe as well as Bob Riley and Ross Dunkerton with Ralliart Australia. To view the interview with Bruce click on http://sfars.com/interviews-with-the-stars/

4. Link to your Website
If you are a car club or a rally friendly business and would like to have your website linked to ours, feel free to contact us at info@sfars.com

5. World Rally News
Markko Martin wins Round 14 of the World Rally Championship in Corsica, France by over 2 minutes. Sebastian Loeb’s second place ensured him of this year’s World championship for drivers. This, combined his team mate Carlos Sainz’s third place, helped to cement the world rally title for manufacturers for French car maker Citroen. More info at http://www.wrc.com/Home.aspx?lang=en_GB&flash=False . Other rally info is also available on our Links Page http://sfars.com/rally-links/

6. Who can come up with a better name than “STAR DUST” For our newsletter?
… That’s the best Frank can do, can you do better than that?  The best suggestion will win a prize. Us girls at SFARS have came up with a few other names such as “Skid Marks”, “Gravel Rash”, or even “Sideways and Dirty” … The prize will be a cool SFARS Hat and” How to Start Rallying ” book. Come on what can you come up with? Let us know soon and we will keep you posted. Just email your suggestion to frank@sfars.com Regards, Letitia and Lisa – SFARS Admin.

If you would like to contribute your story to our next newsletter contact us at frank@sfars.com

To recommend this newsletter to a friend just forward this email and they can subscribe by clicking on http://sfars.com/free-newsletter/

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or suggestions. Until next time …

All the best and yours in Rallying,

Frank Barker
SEARCH FOR A RALLY STAR Pty Ltd

Ph: 0411 277 433

Email: frank@sfars.com

Web: www.sfars.com

11th October 2004

Dear Rally Enthusiast,

Welcome to Newsletter #1 for “Search For A Rally Star”.

In the coming months we hope to keep you up to date with event progress and other rally news.

In this edition:
1. Closing date for Entries
2. Entry Fee reduced
3. Enter via the payment plan from $169.50 per week
4. Rally Star Interview with Brad Goldsborough
5. Rally News …

Closing of Entries – Late October
To enable us to launch one lucky star into the Australian rally scene for 2005 the first heats for SFARS will commence in November 2004. We aim to have the final run and won by the end of January to enable the winner to run his or her first rally event in their newly acquired toy for the 2005 season. There are just 33 entries to date, so your chances of progressing and winning the grand prize are HUGE! If you are planning on entering, now is the time so please do not delay!

Entry Fee reduced
For those who do not know, the entry fee for SFARS was recently reduced to $1695 to enable even more people to enter the Search For A Rally Star. There is still a huge 1 in 10 chance (or better) of making it to the finals series. More info is available at the How to Enter page.

Get your entry underway with just $169.50 deposit.
In addition to the new entry fee, there are two further payments plans to assist those aspire to enter this amazing event. You can start with a deposit as little as $169.50. More info is at the How to Enter page

Rally Star Interview with Brad Goldsborough
For this edition our first Rally Star interview is with well known ARC competitor Brad Goldsborough. Brad has recently won the 2004 privateers cup in the Australian Rally Championship. In the outright contention Brad placed a very impressive 9th outright! Excellent stuff for someone up against the big factory teams. For all the guff, click on Interview with Brad

For other info and rally news for the World Rally Championship (WRC), Australian Rally Championship (ARC) and more, go to our Links Page

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Feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions. Until next time …

All the best and yours in Rallying,

Frank Barker

SEARCH FOR A RALLY STAR Pty Ltd

Ph: 0411 277 433

Email: frank@sfars.com

Web: www.sfars.com