
TRCAA Steering Committee
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President - Steve Brumby
Business Background: Army Officer -background in training & operations management.
Rally Category: TSD
Motorsport Experience: Steve started rallying around 25 years ago and has competed in Navigational, Gravel, Endurance and Tarmac events across the country.
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Vice President - Bernie Webb
Business Background: Joint Owner Smoothline Stage Notes.
Rally Category: Modern & Classic
Motorsport Experience: One of Australia's most experienced co-Drivers. Past Outright winner of Targa Tasmania
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Secretary - Samantha Winter
Business Background: Experienced non-executive director, company secretary and chief financial officer with over 30 years experience ranging from some of Australia’s largest corporates and Universities to Not-For-Profit organisations
Rally Category: Classic
Motorsport Experience: 25+ years rallying experience commencing on gravel progressing through Club rounds to State Championships in NSW and SA. Samantha expanded to tarmac in 2015, and has competed in over 50 tarmac events across several states since with an impressive list of category and class wins. She is the current Motorsport Australia Targa Rally Champion for Classic Outright and Classic (Handicap) in 2021-2.
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Treasurer - David Cooper
Business Background: I have for the last 42 years run my own retail business in the fashion industry specializing in the middle upper sector of the market with iconic international brands as Hugo Boss , GANT, Scotch & Soda to name but a few to my market. For the ;last 15 years I have also operated a second retail store based in South Yarra which is predominantly servicing the Formal Hire market. To add to the stress I also import an Italian designed and made collection of car themed t-shirts under the brand of Original Race.
Rally Category: Classic
Motorsport Experience: My motorsport journey began way back in 1997 and moved to Tarmac rallying in the Co-driver role in 1999 at Rally Tasmania. I have since then competed in Targa Tasmania, Rally Tasmania, Classic Adelaide, Targa Wrestpoint and Targa High Country primarily as a Co-Driver.
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Media Relations - John Connolly
Business Background: Experienced public relations professional with 40 years of consulting to and working for some of the world’s largest companies and organisations. He regularly advises sporting organisations in Australia and internationally. He also writes a weekly column on cars for The Weekend Australian.
Rally Category: Early Modern
Motorsport Experience: Active in motor sport, both circuit racing and tarmac rallying, and is a member numerous Australian and International Car Clubs.
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Membership Secretary - Kristian Downing
Business Background: Past career in Engineering consulting in Australia and UK. Current businesses in property investment and development, food product development, export, manufacturing and distribution, logistics & storage, and now business management consulting and mentoring (KD Consulting).
Total of 35 years of commercial and NFP board governance and leadership experience (in aggregate), including 15 years as Chair.
Rally Category: Modern
Motorsport Experience: A Tarmac Rally Competitor since 2011, including over 25 competitive finishes in SA, Tasmania, Victoria and QLD, including 7 in Targa Tasmania. Highlight; 2019 Targa Tasmania Rookie Rallye Winner.
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Event Promoter Liaison - Jeff Morton
Business Background: Retired serial entrepreneur including Founder and Managing Director of Autopia, a successful Novated Leasing business that was sold to an ASX listed company. Currently providing advisory services to multiple automotive businesses and overseeing a charitable foundation.
Rally Category: Modern
Motorsport Experience: A Podium competitor in all Modern Competitions of Tarmac Rally since 2016 including TSD, GT Sports Trophy (130km/h limited) and Open Competition (including 200km/h limited events). 20+ Tarmac Rally events including 5 x TARGA Tasmania, 5 x TARGA High Country, 2 x TARGA Great Barrier Reef, 2 x Adelaide Rally, 2 x ATR Baw Baw Sprint, 2 x Lake Mountain Sprint, 1 x Snowy River Sprint, 2 x Great Tarmac Rally. Highlights include Competition victories in 2017 GT Sports Trophy TARGA Tasmania, 2018 Rookie Rallye TARGA Tasmania, 2020 Mt Baw Baw Sprint, 2020 Lake Mountain Sprint, 2022 TARGA High Country.
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General Committee - Ben Manion
Business Background: Enterprise IT professional since 2004 working for Government, Transport and multinational mining operations.
Rally Category: Modern & Classic
Motorsport Experience: Tarmac rallies since 2007, 2013 Targa Tasmania Early Modern Winner, 2017 ATR runner up.
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General Committee - Geoff Hewitt
Business Background: Cotton farmer in Qld. Leadership roles have included Chair of Cotton Australia, Non- executive Director ASX listed Company Primeag, and Chair of ProClass Pty Ltd, a position he has held since 2004.
Rally Category: Early Modern
Motorsport Experience: Tarmac rallies since 2007. 2021 Motorsport Australia Targa Championship Early Modern winner.
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General Committee - Greg Burrows
Business Background: Rhonda & I founded DataFast Systems in 1983. That was the early days of information technology. The business changed as technology changed and it passed to our daughter Melanie by 2010. 40 years later it’s a different business but we are proud of what she has done.
Rally Category: Modern
Motorsport Experience: I did 10 years of kart racing with Rhonda racing her own kart at the same meetings. Then I progressed to 10 years of historic touring car racing and while I was racing our XU-1 Torana, Rhonda was in the same races in our Morris Cooper S. Then we discovered tarmac rally with help from some friends. I got bored with circuit racing very quickly after that and I concentrated on tarmac rally with Rhonda calling the notes and some circuit racing friends crewing for us. That was in 1999. Some 24 years later, I’m still enjoying tarmac rally with Rhonda beside me.
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General Committee - Robert Bryden
Business Background: Director, Robert Bryden Lawyers, Non-Executive Director , Simply Sports Car Group Previously: Founding Partner – Brydens Lawyers Non-Executive Director – Law Cover Insurance Peer elected Director – Law Society of NSW (10 years) Member Australasian College of Road SafetyPolicy advice re road safety to NSW Roads Minister, Duncan GayInitiator of and Development Board Member – NSW Safer Learner Drivers CoursePolicy Advice re Review of Motor Vehicle Standards Act to Abbott Government and Cross Bench SenatorsNon-Executive Director Alpine Association of Australia (20 years) Numerous committee positions – junior and youth sailing associationsInvestigated the cause of thousands of motor vehicle accidents over a 40 year period
Rally Category: TSD and now GT Sports Trophy.
Motorsport Experience: Tarmac Rally: TSD – numerous podium positions, THC , TGBR, TNW. Second, Australian Targa Championship TSD , 2019 GT-ST – 2nd and 3rd 2021 and 2022, THC , 3rd 2021 TT, Adelaide Rally – Challenge Category, 3rd in 2020 and 2021. Numerous top ten positions Outright on tight stages, where speed limit of 130k has less impact. Motor Sport:NSW Production Touring championship – Class C racer in VW Sirocco. 1st in Class February 2022 round. Cheap car challenge / Lemons team member – Renault Sport Clio. Phillip Island 6 Hour Regularity events – Lotus team Member. Numerous super sprints and track days, over 16-year period, in RWD, AWD and FWD vehicles
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General Committee - Will White
Will White is a long-standing competitor and stalwart of the Tarmac West rally series. Will is best known for his outright exploits, both in his Evo 9 and more recently R35 Nismo. Very few tarmac rallies or rallysprints go by in WA without Will’s name on the entry list.
Beyond his own competitive efforts, Will regularly donates his time to better the sport through assisting event organisers and working with new competitors to help then develop in the sport.Description goes here
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