The Kidney Kar Rally 2009 celebrates its 21st birthday
The 21st Kidney Health Australia Kidney Kar Rally was an outstanding success. The Rally raised in excess of $500,000.
Kidney Health Australia wishes to thank all of the teams of the 70 vehicles participating in the Kidney Kar Rally and sponsors and supporters of the teams. The Kidney Kar Rally has raised much-needed funds for research, education, consumer participation and health service programs, in addition to supporting our Kidney Kids Program.
This year the Kidney Kar Rally covered three states - Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales with the biggest field in its 21 year history to raise funds and promote awareness of Chronic Kidney Disease in Australia.
After three days of rallying throughout Tasmania the entire Rally team boarded the Spirit of Tasmania and landed in Melbourne for a convoy through the City before heading to Ballarat. Seventy vehicles used their horns and sirens for a simultaneous ten second blast at the Melbourne terminal for the Spirit of Tasmania in Port Melbourne before the rally toured part of the City of Melbourne, before heading to Ballarat. Over the next four days cars rallied through Victoria and New South Wales where the Rally finished on Saturday 22 August 2009 at Muswellbrook.
KAR 17 IN ACTION
Kidney Kar Rally Timetable
Monday 17 August 2009 - First Kar departs Queenstown at 7:30am - off road until lunch at Boat Harbour Beach - first Kar due to arrive 12:45pm - will pass through Burnie approx 2pm - 3pm, pass through Sheffield approx 3:30pm - 4:30pm. Arrive Spirit of Tasmania boarding area from 4:50pm.
Tuesday 18 August 2009 - Spirit of Tasmania docks at Port Melbourne approx 7am - Kars will then travel, on the main roads, to Ballarat for lunch from 12.00 noon. The rest of the day is the "rally lay-day" where everyone does as they wish - fix vehicles, sightsee, sleep etc!
Wednesday 19 August 2009 - First Kar departs Ballarat at 7:30am - off road until lunch at Rushworth - first Kar due to arrive 11:45am - off road until overnight stop at Myrtleford - first Kar due to arrive 4:40pm.
Thursday 20 August 2009 - First Kar departs Myrtleford at 7:30am - passing through Beechworth from approx 7:45am - 8:45am - off road until lunch at Uranquinty - first Kar due to arrive 12 noon - off road until overnight stop at Temora - first Kar due to arrive 4:15pm.
Friday 21 August 2009 - First Kar departs Temora at 8am - off road until lunch at Bogan Gate - first Kar due to arrive 11:10am - pass through Trundle for refuel from approx 12:45pm - pass through Narromine approx 2:15pm - 3:30pm - arrive overnight stop at Gilgandra - first Kar due to arrive 4:20pm.
Saturday 22 August 2009 - First Kar departs Gilgandra at 7am - off road until lunch at Merriwa - first Kar due to arrive at 11am - will pass through Murrurundi approx 1pm - 2:30pm - off road until overnight stop at Muswellbrook - first Kar due to arrive at 3pm. Presentation Dinner in the RSL Auditorium from 7pm.
We would like to thank all our entrants and the many officials who work all year in their extensive fundraising efforts to support Kidney Health Australia.
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