1979 Route

The 1979 event followed the now familiar four day format with a Sydney start (Sydney Square ceremonial followed by Amaroo Special Stage) and a Port Macquarie base. Each afternoon included a number of daylight stages together with a final daylight special stage near Port Macquarie on the final morning.

Special Stages Special Stage Liason Total Competitive Longest Stage
Day One 10 332.20 km 431.80 km 764.00 km 43.5% 95.45 km
Day Two 10 410.79 km 185.97 km 596.76 km 68.8% 97.87 km
Day Three 10 380.86 km 327.74 km 708.60 km 53.7% 102.60 km
Day Four 8 439.87 km 224.53 km 664.40 km 66.2% 215.50 km
Event 38 1563.72 km 1170.04 km 2733.73 km 57.2% 215.5 km

Further details are provided below for each day.

Day One


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Stage details

Note that because elapsed timing was used on special stages, the time allowed is a notional time for scheduling purposes. Click on the special stage name to see the map.

Stage Name SS Distance Liaison Distance Time Allowed First Car Start
L1 Annangrove 43.53 km 2 hours 10.00 am
SS1 Marchal (Amaroo) 4.09 km 4 mins 1.00 pm
L2 Kulnura 96.25 km 90 mins 1.05 pm
SS2 2GO Red Hill 14.71 km 13 mins 2.37 pm
L3 Freeman's Waterholes 48.14 km 40 mins 2.50 pm
SS3 Sugarloaf 13.36 km 12 mins 3.35 pm
L4 Newcastle 62.98 km 80 mins 3.50 pm
SS4 Wallaroo 8.16 km 7 mins 5.10 pm
L5 Stroud 34.33 km 35 mins 5.20 pm
L6 Upmill Creek 6.94 km 10 mins 6.30 pm
SS5 Cabbage Tree 49.14 km 50 mins 6.45 pm
L7 Buladelah 18.10 km 30 mins 7.35 pm
SS6 Wang Wauk 51.10 km 50 mins 8.05 pm
L8 Wootton 8.04 km 8 mins 8.55 pm
SS7 Kennedy's Gap 17.43 km 18 mins 9.05 pm
L9 Nabiac 34.79 km 34 mins 9.23 pm
SS8 Breakneck 48.50 km 50 mins 10.02 pm
L10 Taree 7.73 km 10 mins 10.52 pm
L11 Coopernook 22.18 km 30 mins 11.02 pm
SS9 Landsdowne 30.26 km 30 mins 11.35 pm
L12 Lorne 17.79 km 20 mins 12.05 am
SS10 Bago-Kerewong 95.45 km 110 mins 12.30 am
L13 Port Macquarie 31.00 km 50 mins 2.20 am
Division End 3.10 am

Route instructions are available here.

Day Two


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Stage details

Note that because elapsed timing was used on special stages, the time allowed is a notional time for scheduling purposes. Click on the special stage name to see the map.

Stage Name SS Distance Liaison Distance Time Allowed First Car Start
L1 Livingstone Road 5.52 km 20 mins 3.00 pm
SS1 Racecourse 1.63 km 3 mins 3.25 pm
L2 Kew 40.32 km 34 mins 3.30 pm
SS2 Middle Brother 26.05 km 25 mins 4.05 pm
L3 Moorland 45.76 km 60 mins 4.30 pm
SS3 Kiwarrak 11.90 km 13 mins 5.30 pm
L4 Tinonee 13.64 km 15 mins 5.43 pm
L5 Wingham 14.09 km 20 mins 6.28 pm
SS4 Black Flat Lane 10.47 km 12 mins 6.50 pm
L6 Mt George 1.84 km 5 mins 7.02 pm
SS5 Knodingbul 84.03 km 95 mins 7.09 pm
L7 Blueknob 3.97 km 8 mins 8.44 pm
SS6 Doyles 37.67 km 40 mins 8.52 pm
L8 Oxley 0.80 km 5 mins 9.32 pm
SS7 Seaview 26.07 km 30 mins 9.37 pm
L9 Myrtle Scrub 0.17 km 5 mins 10.08 pm
SS8 Terrabanella 88.42 km 100 mins 10.15 pm
L10 Blacksand Creek 2.19 km 10 mins 11.55 pm
SS9 Padmans 26.68 km 25 mins 12.05 am
L11 Elands 32.50 km 45 mins 12.30 am
SS10 Kerewong 97.87 km 95 mins 1.20 am
L12 Port Macquarie 25.17 km 45 mins 2.55 am
Division End 3.40 am

Route instructions are available here.

Day Three


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Stage details

Note that because elapsed timing was used on special stages, the time allowed is a notional time for scheduling purposes. Click on the special stage name to see the map.

Stage Name SS Distance Liaison Distance Time Allowed First Car Start
L1 O'Briens Road 5.80 km 22 mins 2.30 pm
SS1 Transit Hill 1.41 km 2 mins 2.50 pm
L2 Livingstone Road 3.71 km 6 mins 2.52 pm
SS2 Port Macquarie Dam 2.80 km 3 mins 3.00 pm
L3 Eungai 93.67 km 100 mins 3.03 pm
SS3 Ingalba 19.59 km 20 mins 4.43 pm
L4 Utungan 12.02 km 15 mins 5.04 pm
SS4 Williams Hill 5.43 km 5 mins 5.19 pm
L5 Bowraville 19.54 km 25 mins 5.24 pm
L6 Helliwells 5.70 km 8 mins 6.31 pm
SS5 Newry 59.13 km 60 mins 6.41 pm
L7 Bellingen 18.08 km 25 mins 7.41 pm
SS6 Pine Creek 25.28 km 23 mins 8.06 pm
L8 Coffs Harbour 14.49 km 16 mins 8.30 pm
L9 Karangi 14.03 km 20 mins 8.47 pm
SS7 Mt. Coramba 28.79 km 28 mins 9.10 pm
L10 Nana Glen 11.82 km 15 mins 9.38 pm
SS8 Moleton 102.60 km 100 mins 9.53 pm
L11 Raleigh 53.24 km 55 mins 11.33 pm
SS9 Horseshoe 92.54 km 100 mins 12.31 am
L12 Taylors Arm 8.03 km 10 mins 2.11 am
SS10 Collombatti 43.29 km 40 mins 2.21 am
L13 Port Macquarie 67.61 km 80 mins 3.01 am
Division End 4.21 am

Route instructions are available here.

Day Four


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TBC

Stage details

Note that because elapsed timing was used on special stages, the time allowed is a notional time for scheduling purposes. Click on the special stage name to see the map.

Stage Name SS Distance Liaison Distance Time Allowed First Car Start
L1 Livingstone Road 5.67 km 20 mins 3.40 pm
SS1 Port Macquarie Dam 2.93 km 3 mins 4.00 pm
L2 Coyles 24.02 km 20 mins 4.05 pm
SS2 Burrawan 12.99 km 12 mins 4.25 pm
L3 Herons Creek 19.11 km 20 mins 4.40 pm
SS3 Rollover 15.94 km 14 mins 5.00 pm
L4 Wauchope 11.90 km 15 mins 5.15 pm
L5 Telegraph Point 33.24 km 25 mins 6.15 pm
SS4 Ballengarra 70.14 km 70 mins 6.50 pm
L6 Kempsey 24.41 km 25 mins 8.00 pm
L7 Collombatti 17.76 km 25 mins 8.25 pm
SS5 Tamban 46.71 km 45 mins 8.50 pm
L8 Taylors Arm 25.50 km 26 mins 9.35 pm
SS6 Nulla Five Day 74.39 km 70 mins 10.01 pm
L9 Willawarrin 24.77 km 30 mins 11.11 pm
SS7 Spokes Mountain 215.50 km 200 mins 12.01 am
L10 Hibbard 22.10 km 40 mins 3.21 am
L10 Breakfast Break 4.01 am
L11 Hastings River 10.27 km 15 mins 12.15 pm
SS8 Port Macquarie 1.27 km 2 mins 12.30 pm
L12 Sandcastle 5.78 km 15 mins 12.45 pm
Division End 1.00 pm

Route instructions are available here.