Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club

major events

In addition to the regular monthly events, weekend rallies, mid-week rallies & socials, the Bayside Club organises or is involved in a number of major events throughout the year, these include our Australia Day Rally, the Ormiston Swap, a National Motoring Heritage Day rally and our most recent effort, the Coast to Coast rally, to be held for the first time in 2010.

Australia Day Rally

On Australia Day each year the Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club organises one of Queensland’s largest rallies for historic and classic vehicles. The event attracts over 450 vehicles ranging from the early 1900’s up to the mid 1970’s. There are usually cars, motorbikes, trucks and buses of every make.

Entry is open to all enthusiasts of Veteran, Vintage, Historic, and classic vehicles
Entry is free (To enter just turn up on Australia Day, 26^th Jan)
A free breakfast is provided to all entrants

The day starts at 7.30am with breakfast and registration between 7.30am and 9.00am. All entrant’s vehicles are displayed in the grounds of Ormiston State school between these times. At about 9.30 the cars leave on an interesting drive visiting a number of the Redlands tourist spots. The run will finish at the Alexandra Hills Hotel where entrants can buy lunch and a drink.

To be part of this run just turn up in your Veteran, Vintage, Historic or Classic vehicle between 7.30am and 9.00am at the Ormiston State School in Wellington Street, Ormiston on Australia Day.

More info on the Australia Day page.

Coast to Coast Rally

The Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club are pleased to announce the inaugural 2010 Coast to Coast Rally. The Rally will start on the northern end of Gold Coast and finish at the Southern end of the Sunshine Coast. The rally will be scheduled for late winter. Planning is underway and details will be posted here as plans evolve.

The Bayside Swap, Ormiston.

The Bayside Club Annual Swap Meet is held on the last Sunday of March each year. in 2010 it will be on the 28th March. Entry for swap sites is still just $4.00. The entry fee for shoppers and lookers is just $2.00. Entry to the Ormiston Swap at the Ormiston School is from Wellington St, Ormiston. The gates open at 5.45am and the day generally finishes about 1.00pm. At the 2009 swap there were over 500 sites filling both school ovals selling everything from screws to whole cars.

National Motoring Heritage Day

National Motoring Heritage Day is overseen by the Australian Historic Motoring Federation. The 3rd National Motoring Heritage Day is to be held on May 17, this year. The Bayside Club is organising a run to commemorate the day.

2008 Combined Council Rally Now called the Historic Motoring Council Rally (HMC Rally)

Bayside hosted the 2008, Combined Council Rally, held over four days in June. Rally entrants had a great time and, as many had said: “The best rally to-date they had been on Australia Wide”. Special thanks go to our sponsors & supporters. Friday night greated entrants with a welcoming fish and chips dinner by the bay. Saturday took entrants around Redlands’ country roads before an overseas trip for an Island lunch. Saturday night, entrants then returned in time for a “what you were doing when you were 30″ themed dinner. Sunday was more with driving through country roads with morning tea and lunch provided, finishing at a well known winery for afternoon tea. On Sunday evening, entrants attended the semi formal Presentation Dinner. Monday morning was an enjoyable breakfast at Ormiston State School, a shipping port, Historic Ormiston House overlooking the bay for a special morning tea and house garden tours followed, BBQ lunch back at Ormiston State School and then it was good-bye to the 2008 RACQ CC Rally entrants.