At a lavish gala presentation earlier in the year the Australian rallying community welcomed the first ever inductees into the Hall of Fame.
In total 13 distinguished individuals were introduced ranging from drivers, to co-drivers, to officials and administrators.
In alphabetical order the 2013 Hall of Fame inductees were Neal Bates, Peter (Possum) Bourne, Garry Connelly, Ross Dunkerton, Harry Firth, John Large, Jack Murray, George Shepheard, Tom Snooks, Doug Stewart, Donald K Thomson, Ken Tubman and Bob Watson.
Leading rally co-driver Coral Taylor, recently appointed to the Executive Officer position for the Rally Hall of Fame Committee, said on the opening of nominations: “With the incredible success of the first Rally Hall of Fame dinner, we are pleased to open the nomination process to welcome the next round of inductees in 2014.”
The nomination process for the 2014 Rally Hall of Fame recognises those people who have consistently made an outstanding contribution to the sport in Australia at a National level.
Outstanding contribution could be shown by; performance in competition, event organization, contribution to officiating or administration/committee responsibilities.
To nominate a candidate to join the Rally Hall of Fame click here to fill in a simple online form. Nominations close on the 31st October 2013.
With a March date to be confirmed for early 2014, the Rally Hall of Fame committee are putting in place extensive plans to cement the Gala Dinner as a season opening highlight.
“We are already putting plans in place to make the Gala Dinner a truly ‘must attend’ event which will again be organised in association with the launch of the 2014 Australian Rally Championship. We have big plans in place and we’re working towards some very exciting announcements in the near future,” added Coral Taylor.