Dear Pocket Rocket Rally Series supporters,

At a recent meeting of the Z-Car Racing Pocket Rocket Rally Series committee, it was decided to suspend the series until further notice.

Although the concept of the series has received praise from many, the reality has been that competitor numbers have dwindled over the last year with only one or two crews running at each event.  In 2011, this situation is unlikely to improve, with several of the existing crews indicating that changing work and/or personal demands will make it very difficult to commit to the upcoming rally season.  This is set against an already challenging backdrop for state level rallying in Queensland this year.

Whilst making this decision, the committee also reflected on some of the positive outcomes from the series over the last 4 years.  One of the primary objectives for the series was to provide a fresh way for people to get excited about rallying in Queensland.  With Kent Lawrence, Justin Sinclair,  Steve Andrews, Steve Allmark, Mario Czorcjk, Alan Browne, Caitlin Early and others arguably coming to Queensland rallying via the series, the committee is proud to have provided a series which we hope further encouraged these people to pursue their passion.

The committee would like to thank the Queensland Rally Advisory Panel, OnTheNet Internet Services Provider (www.onthenet.com.au), Caboolture Presentation Products and Rivernet Communications for their support with the series.  In particular, the committee would like to recognise the support of Alan Stean and Z-Car racing who has been involved in the series since its inception in 2007.  Alan has generously provided series prizes and attended many of the series events providing technical support to competitors.  In addition, many competitors have benefited from Alan's wealth of experience in tyre selection, car setup and co-driving techniques.  The series would not have happened without the help of these dedicated people.

On behalf of the committee, I wish to thank everyone for their support, ideas and guidance during the life of the series.  We look forward to seeing you out in the forests again soon.

Best regards,

Craig Newell

Secretary

Gideon Street

Chairman

Linda Newell

Treasurer

Z-Car Racing Pocket Rocket Rally Series