In reality, a major clutch component had failed and parts for an Evo 4 are not readily available. In 2020 he received a Motorsport Australia 'Media Service Award'. It’s hardly the way […] Neal Bates, and co-driver Coral Taylor, won four Motorsport Australia Rally Championships across the 1990s and 2008 Australian rally icon Neal Bates has given a fascinating insight into his time in the RSEA Safety Motorsport Australia Rally Championship (ARC) on the latest episode of The ARC Service Park. Neal Bates is an Australian rally and racing car driver. Success came immediately, with a heat win at the first round of the Australian Rally Championship and three podiums from five events.

With the team chasing various issues in the car, many hours of work went into solving problems during the evening.

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We obviously beat him in 1993 where we led the championship for most of the season but unfortunately that was the year where Roger Freeth (Bourne’s Co-driver) was killed,” Bates said. While they did not win any titles during that 12 year drought, the duo came agonisingly close to silverware on many occasions, finishing runner-up seven times – five of which were behind long-time rival and seven-time ARC champion Possum Bourne. “It frustrated me a little bit not to beat him all those years. We both loved trucks, we both loved rallying and we got on incredibly well. Purchase now Make the Most of your warranty.

Proudly created with Wix.com, 1st APRC, 1st ARC - Pedders Eureka Rush FIA APRC /, 1st APRC, 1st ARC - Rally Tasmania FIA APRC /, 1st - 2017 Netier National Capital Rally ARC, 1st (Youngest Ever ARC Round Winner) - Eureka Rally ARC, 2nd Outright, 1st Overall in Gawler Cup Top-Ten Shootout - Scouts Rally of South Australia ARC, 3rd on ARC Debut - National Capital Rally ARC, (Toyota Corolla Sportivo, Co-Driver: John McCarthy). Feb 2014 – Present 6 years 8 months. Their hopes were short-lived as problems mounted, not just for them, but for many teams in the event. Canberra, Australia. The Manager Public Relations for Toyota Australia and Lexus Australia, Mike Breen, said that Bates' team would prepare two other cars for Targa.

Canberra-based Bates and regular rallying team-mate Coral Taylor will contest the Targa from April 18-24 in the same two-litre normally-aspirated Lexus IS200 in which they finished fourth in 2000. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to providing you with even more rally news, interviews and feature stories. TUESDAY, JANUARY 23: Triple Australian Rally Champion Neal Bates will drive a works-assisted Lexus in this year's Targa Tasmania in a bid to win the tarmac rally for the second time. Sales Assistant The Runners Shop. With that, the team was back in the hunt after missing two stages in the morning due to the clutch issue. At the 2019 Adelaide Hills Rally, Bates and McCarthy collected their first Australian Rally Championship title, with one round still remaining in the series. Bates touched on a range of topics from the past, present and future of the sport, including being part of an era often regarded as the golden generation of Australian rally. Valley Mitsubishi Evo 4 at Pacific Forest Rally. Rick has extensive experience in the driver training field and is well known for his successes in rallying and circuit racing. Neal Bates - Driver. Australia. Rally drivers in isolation: Harry Bates. It’s hardly the way […]. Combined with his professional approach and enthusiasm, Harry's potential goes beyond his achievements to date. The pair fell agonisingly short of being Australian Champions in their first attempt at the series, after a puncture on the final day of the final rally dropped them out of contention. It means that Canberra driver Harry Bates, who is now based out of Sydney, ... Rally car drivers Neal, Lewis, and Harry Bates at the Hume workshop of the Toyota rally team. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements.

Directories Newly added. However it was that big rivalry with the Subaru representative, and his good friend, in Bourne that often made headlines as both drivers were constantly battling it out for the title. Canberra-based Bates and regular rallying team-mate Coral Taylor will contest the Targa from April 18-24 in the same two-litre normally-aspirated Lexus IS200 in which they finished fourth in 2000. 2017 saw Harry claim his first ARC event win, becoming the youngest person in history to win a round of the championship. Harry Bates is currently holed-up in his parents’ house in Canberra with six others, having daily table tennis tournaments with his brother, Lewis, and home-schooling his step-son.