The 2014 Newcastle Variety Bash will depart the foreshore this Sunday with about 60 cars, including two Narrabri teams.
Tracey Rex is returning for her 12th year, this time with partner Stuart Black in the passenger seat of her brighter, bolder 1968 Ford Fairlane ZB.
The ZB has proved a trusty companion over the years and has been rewarded with a new paint job.
Also taking part in their second bash are Clayton Browning, his father Denis and friend Darren Goodhue, in a 1966 Holden HR.
It will be Stuart’s first “big bash” after a “mini” version from Newcastle to Mudgee in October.
Tracey’s son Jordan has joined her on the last four bashes in his own retro vehicles, but is staying home this time to help care for his newborn baby.
The cars will head to Jervis Bay on Sunday to visit their first school, Vincentia Public, on Monday morning, before continuing south.
The trip will head inland through national parks and state forests, where teams will drive over picturesque river crossings and through hidden valleys, before stopping in the coastal town of Moruya.
Bash drivers will overnight in Merimbula and then journey to Monaro Shire and Goulburn on day three.
Day four will include a visit to Murrumburra on the way to Wagga Wagga.
The small village of Bribbaree will be the next stop, followed by a sleep over in Parkes.
The group will travel through the Central Tablelands on day six to meet the Rockley community.
That night will be spent in Katoomba.
The final leg on May 24 will finish in Newcastle with a black tie presentation night.
Themed functions will be held throughout the trip and bash participants are encouraged to dress to the occasion.
Teams will also don costumes as they greet communities and schools throughout the week.
Tracey and Stuart, who have raised $8500 this year, have chosen bumble bee outfits, while Denis, Clayton and Darren have planned a Hawaiian theme, along with four car-loads of friends and family who are doing the bash with them.
You can donate to the teams on the Everyday Hero Facebook page or in person.
Tracey Rex is returning for her 12th year, this time with partner Stuart Black in the passenger seat of her brighter, bolder 1968 Ford Fairlane ZB.
The ZB has proved a trusty companion over the years and has been rewarded with a new paint job.
Also taking part in their second bash are Clayton Browning, his father Denis and friend Darren Goodhue, in a 1966 Holden HR.
It will be Stuart’s first “big bash” after a “mini” version from Newcastle to Mudgee in October.
Tracey’s son Jordan has joined her on the last four bashes in his own retro vehicles, but is staying home this time to help care for his newborn baby.
The cars will head to Jervis Bay on Sunday to visit their first school, Vincentia Public, on Monday morning, before continuing south.
The trip will head inland through national parks and state forests, where teams will drive over picturesque river crossings and through hidden valleys, before stopping in the coastal town of Moruya.
Bash drivers will overnight in Merimbula and then journey to Monaro Shire and Goulburn on day three.
Day four will include a visit to Murrumburra on the way to Wagga Wagga.
The small village of Bribbaree will be the next stop, followed by a sleep over in Parkes.
The group will travel through the Central Tablelands on day six to meet the Rockley community.
That night will be spent in Katoomba.
The final leg on May 24 will finish in Newcastle with a black tie presentation night.
Themed functions will be held throughout the trip and bash participants are encouraged to dress to the occasion.
Teams will also don costumes as they greet communities and schools throughout the week.
Tracey and Stuart, who have raised $8500 this year, have chosen bumble bee outfits, while Denis, Clayton and Darren have planned a Hawaiian theme, along with four car-loads of friends and family who are doing the bash with them.
You can donate to the teams on the Everyday Hero Facebook page or in person.