Tasmania, Adventure into the West 23rd to 28th October, 2017

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Tour Entry and Booking Instructions Dear Tour Entrant, Welcome to the 2017 Lancia National Rally Tour of Tasmania.

This tour is also a great opportunity for Tasmanians to enjoy the beauty and elegance of Lancia saloons and sportscars, at their best - on the open road.

In the interests of your peace of mind, when navigating in unfamiliar places and roads we strongly recommend the use of a GPS Navigator Monday 23rd October We leave Castlemaine for Station Pier, Port

00, disembarking to muster in a nearby quiet street, then depart in convoy for Anvers Chocolate Factory for breakfast. After breakfast we are to visit two significant private car collections.

1 Tour Entry and Booking Instructions Dear Tour Entrant, Welcome to the 2017 Lancia National Rally Tour of Tasmania. As Tasmanians and Lancia Fulvia owners, it has been our pleasure to put together this Adventure Tour for you so we can share some of the beauties of our island state. This tour is also a great opportunity for Tasmanians to enjoy the beauty and elegance of Lancia saloons and sportscars, at their best - on the open road. Your Tour Road Book with maps will be handed to you at the same time as you register at Castlemaine for the Rally. In the interests of your peace of mind, when navigating in unfamiliar places and roads we strongly recommend the use of a GPS Navigator Monday 23rd October We leave Castlemaine for Station Pier, Port Melbourne to board the Spirit for the overnight journey to Devonport, Tasmania. Dinner on board. Tuesday 24th October We arrive at approximately 06.00, disembarking to muster in a nearby quiet street, then depart in convoy for Anvers Chocolate Factory for breakfast. After breakfast we are to visit two significant private car collections. On to Sheffield and its murals for lunch, then to Cradle Mountain Hotel in the Cradle Mountain National Park for the night. Wednesday 25th October We leave the central mountain area for the wild West Coast and the early mining settlements, stopping at Zeehan for lunch, a visit to the Gaiety Theatre (Dame Nellie Melba) and the West Coast Heritage Centre. Then approximately a 35 minute drive to Strahan for the next 2 nights. Thursday 26th October Strahan stands at the edge of Tasmania s south west wilderness on Macquarie Harbour. We are goping on an exclusive harbour cruise to Sarah Island and the rainforest calm waters of the Gordon River, with lunch on board. In the afternoon we board the Westcoast Wilderness Railway for an exclusive steam powered journey to Dubbil Barril and return in time for a Tasmanian gourmet buffet at our hotel. Friday 27th October We depart Strahan at on a Targa Tasmania Stage to Queenstown, before taking two more Targa stages including the 99 Bends and up and out of Queenstown and on to Derwent Bridge. At Derwent Bridge we can visit the Wall in the Wilderness, a continually evolving wood carving depicting the history of the region. Each panel is 3 metres high by 1 metre wide. Lunch here at the Possum Cafe is optional. page 1

2 Then begins the long descent from the Highlands down to Hobart, through many historic towns. In the evening we have arranged a sumptuous dinner together, next door to our hotel where are cars will be securely parked under cover. Saturday 28th October This is where the formal part of our tour ends with a display of our cars on the lawns of nearby Parliament House, together with the Club Motori Italia. The lawns are next to the famous Salamanca Market, the Waterfront and a short walk into the City. If you have to return to the mainland today, you are approximately 4 hours drive from Devonport and the ferry to Melbourne. There are of course many other places to visit and enjoy on our island state, such as MONA (Museum of Old and New Art), Port Arthur Penal Settlement... Our committee member John Brennan is putting together an add-on tour. You can learn more by contacting him by at j.brennan@bigpond.com Making your Bookings Please note that due to the remoteness of some of the areas being traversed and the popularity of Tasmania as a tourist destination, the Register has had to make block bookings at the three hotels, as well as some meals and tours. This means that we are all able to stay together and enjoy the tours together. You need to:. complete and return the Entry Form pages 1 and 2 with payment to the Australian Lancia Register. make your booking directly with the TT Line for the overnight ferry to and from Tasmania. make your bookings directly with the three hotels: Cradle Mountain, Strahan Village and Hobart Apartment Hotel. Please note that you may elect to stay on at the Hobart Apartment Hotel at the same special Lancia rate at the time of booking. Payment See Tour Entry Form for payment Options Accommodation Booking Details You should contact them as soon as possible! The three accommodation venues that you need to book are as follows: Cradle Mountain Hotel 1 night Tuesday 24th October 3718 Cradle Mountain Rd, Cradle Mountain TAS reservations@cradlemountainhotel.com.au tel Quoted Room Rates: Standard $219, Deluxe Spa $249, Split Level King Spa $279 (includes breakfast for 2) Please quote this reservation reference number # The Strahan Village 2 nights Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th October 41 Esplanade, Strahan TAS reservations@strahanvillage.com.au tel Quoted Room Rates: Hill Top Harbour View $243, (includes breakfast for 2), extra person supplement $40 (includes breakfast) Please quote this reservation reference number # page 2

3 RACV/RACT Hobart Apartment Hotel 1 night Friday 27th October Collins Street, Hobart, Tasmania hobart@racv.com.au tel Quoted Room Rates: King Room $171 (extra nights at quoted price if booked at same time) (room only) Mention Australian Lancia Register Group Block to obtain tour room rate. NB For car entry at boom gate, off Victoria Place, press intercom button. Ferry Details Due to the high volume of bookings with the TT line ferries, it is important that you make your booking NOW! The Register has obtained protected space for the participants for the Melbourne to Devonport sector on 23rd October and return between 28th October and 4th November TT LINE BOOKING INFORMATION It is with pleasure we confirm arrangements for the Lancia National Castlemaine Rally Tour of Tasmania for travel aboard Spirit of Tasmania. All details regarding this event including how to book are listed below:- An Exclusive Member s Page has been created on our website and is ready for your participants use. The URL address to your Exclusive Member s Page is: When booking/amending via this page, members will have access to the best available fares on their chosen sailing dates. All passenger, accommodation and vehicle space is subject to availability at time of booking/amending. Please keep in mind our fares do fluctuate and are subject to change until payment has been made and a booking number and e-ticket provided. Alternatively availability and bookings can be requested via our Customer Contact Centre on Please note booking and amendment fees do apply. Bookings for this event are valid for travel between 01/10/2017 to the 30/11/2017 Limited car/passenger space have been protected for: o Depart Melbourne on 23/10/2017 PM departures o Depart Devonport on 28/10/2017 to the 04/11/2017 inclusive PM departures Protected space for vehicles is based on vehicles under 2.1m in height. Protected space for accommodation is based on Twin Porthole cabins and Inside Cabins alternative accommodation styles & vehicle dimensions will be subject to availability at time of booking. Protected space will be held until cob 12/08/2017 or until sold out. However protected space may be reviewed prior to this date and adjusted to match member interest and bookings to-date. When booking via the Exclusive Members Page, the following fare types will be offered (subject to availability):- o Lancia Nat. Castlemaine Rally Tour 2017 (Spirit) o Lancia Nat. Castlemaine Rally Tour 2017 (Flexi) If the name of your event is not included in the fare type name, this indicates you may have left the Exclusive Members Page booking platform and may need to re-check before proceeding. page 3

4 Tour Entry Form Name Address address... Phone/Mobile... Are you a member of the Australian Lancia Register Inc.? YES / NO (See later) Others in your party. Names as desired on name tags. Include age of children LANCIA (or other car). One car per entry form Model Series Year Body Style Colour Reg d Number... Entry Fee (entrant plus one passenger) $100 per entry AU$... Fee per additional passenger $50 AU$... Pre-paid Lunch, dinner, cruise and train bookings: 24/10 Breakfast at Anvers Chocolate Factory $25 p/p No./... AU$... 25/10 Lunch at Heemskirk Motor Motel, Zeehan $25 p/p No./... AU$... Tour of West Coast Heritage Centre $15 p/p pay on entry 26/10 Wilderness Cruise with luncheon $104 p/p No./... AU$... 26/10 Wilderness Steam Railway including afternoon tea $93.50p/p No./... AU$ /10 Tasmanian Gourmet Buffet Dinner $55 p/p No./... AU$... 27/10 Tour Finale 2 Course Dinner $60 p/p No./... AU$... Late Entry Fee (after 25/07/2015) $10 per entry AU$... PayPal Fee (if using PayPal) $2 AU$... TOTAL: (Payment details below) AU$... NB Make TT Line Ferry Bookings Now! together with your hotel bookings Direct page 1

5 Tour Entry Form Indemnity ALL ENTRANTS MUST ALSO SIGN THIS INDEMNITY Please accept my entry for the Australian Lancia Register Inc. Tasmania, Adventure into the West 2017, in accordance with the details in this form. INDEMNITY: I hereby exempt and indemnify the Australian Lancia Register Inc., the organizers and officials of this Tour against all liability which may arise in any manner from the participation of myself, my passengers, and/or my vehicle(s) in this Tour. Signed:.....(Owner) Signed:... (Driver, if not owner) TEMPORARY MEMBERSHIP IMPORTANT All entrants must be members of the Australian Lancia Register Inc. If you are not a member of the Register it will be necessary for you to apply for temporary membership so you (and we) will be covered by the Register s insurance policies during the Tour. There will be no charge for this. We can you an appropriate form. page 2

Tour Entry Form NOTE 1. Receipt of completed entry forms and payment will be acknowledged by email. 2.

No charge for children. 3. A member without a currently mobile Lancia wishing to attend the tour, can enter using this entry form.

6 Tour Entry Form NOTE 1. Receipt of completed entry forms and payment will be acknowledged by If you wish to enter more than one Lancia in the Tour, you will need to complete a separate entry for each car and pay a separate entry fee. Additional passengers are welcome for a fee of $50. No charge for children. 3. A member without a currently mobile Lancia wishing to attend the tour, can enter using this entry form. All cars entered must be registered, be on the Club Permit Scheme or another permit authorizing their use on public roads in Victoria and Tasmania. 4. All entrants are to make their own TT Line Ferry and accommodation bookings to each hotel. Formal Closing Date for entries is Saturday, 25 July A late entry fee of $10 applies after that date. SENDING YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM AND PAYMENT: (i) Post this completed Entry Form (Pages 1 and 2) and Cheque to: Australian Lancia Register Inc. P.O. Box 463, East Melbourne, VIC AUSTRALIA. (ii) Or, post your Entry Form (Pages 1 and 2) to above address and arrange Bank Transfer (State that payment is for Tour): Australian Lancia Register Inc. National Australia Bank BSB A/C (iii) Or, post your Entry Form (Pages 1 and 2) to above address and use PayPal (State that payment is for Tour): PayPal to Russell Meehan russ.meehan@bigpond.com (iv) Or, scan your Entry Form (Pages 1 and 2), them to: chris@mrgcaustralia.com.au and send payment by bank transfer or PayPal as described above. (v) Finally, remember to make your TT Line Ferry bookings and contact the various hotels and make your bookings. page 3

Across Bass Strait. Stage 1

Across Bass Strait. Stage 1 Across Bass Strait Your adventure begins at the end of the farewell lunch in Castlemaine. You may choose your own route to Port Melbourne, but you will need to depart in good time to arrive before boarding