The Excellerator

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS :)

This year, all the teams are driving their shitboxes approx. 3,500kms from Mackay to Darwin. The route includes a lot of back roads and will certainly be a challenge!

We have selected a 1997 Hyundai Excel as our humble chariot, (nicknamed OLGA) which after much deliberation we concluded was the most reliable shitbox car we could think of.

OLGA has a 5 speed manual transmission mated to a whopping 1.5 litre EFI petrol engine. With this, she is able to punch out around 65kw (or did back at the factory in South Korea) of raw front wheel drive power. OLGA will be auctioned off by Manhiem in Darwin at the finish line (assuming she makes it!). The money from the sale will also go to the Cancer Council.

We are aiming to raise at least $7,500 for the Cancer Council.

I don't think there is anyone who hasn't been touched by this disease, whether through a friend, family member or work colleague. Let's face it, it's a shit disease that so far we unfortunately don't have the best treatments for. We should do what we can to support better research and hopefully we can finally find a cure. Your donation would be really appreciated, even if it is only small!

We are also looking for sponsors for our team (tax receipt can be provided). We can put business stickers on the car to help promote your business as well. A win for everyone. Please get in touch with one of us if you would like to find out more.

Shitbox Rally is the largest community lead fundraiser for the Cancer Council in Australia and is now in its 13th year. Part of the participation is that all teams have to raise a minimum of $5,000 but most teams raise well above this amount as you can see with the 2022 Spring rally target set at $2,500,000 plus.

We promise there will be lots of photos and videos of the trip and Barney is pretty handy with a drone so we expect to get some epic footage.

Please make sure to follow our progress via this page and the blog post below.

Cheers,

Barney and Nathan (shnoz)