OATES Motorsport

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
Enjoy this special time with all your family's.

We received a early Christmas present from ARC - Australian Rally Championship in the post this week 😀

Just want to thank everyone again who has supported us over the last three years of competition its been a great run so far!

2023 - Our first year of full competition.
WA Two wheel drive championship third place.

2024 - WA Two wheel drive championship first place & Australian classic cup third place.

2025 - Australian classic cup two wheel drive championship winners 🏆

Still very uncertain what 2026 looks like but we will try our best to be back out there.

To our loyal partners thank you.
Penrite Oil
Ballan Tyre And Auto
Get Stumped
Coppens Signs Ballarat
STEDI
TMO Pest and W**d Management

Something different today watching the v8 supercars.

Penrite Oil
Penrite Racing

This outcome was entirely unexpected.

I'm grateful for the contributions of our partners and crew, who have enabled our participation in events.

Anthony Staltari your outstanding performance in the nav seat was greatly appreciated, and I hope we can work together again soon.

Thank you for all the messages. I had no idea this achievement was possible and was at work when I started receiving notifications.

Thanks to all the team at the ARC - Australian Rally Championship its been great to be part of the championship for the last two years.

Unfortunately, we don't have plans for next year.

I'd like to extend my gratitude to everyone who has supported our team this year, including.

Andrew John Oates
Ed Ross
Garrad Motorsport
Spalding Dillon Australia
Ballan Tyre And Auto
Coppens Signs Ballarat
Penrite Oil
TMO Pest and W**d Management
Get Stumped
STEDI

It is with regret that we announce our withdrawal from the final round of the ARC - Australian Rally Championship

We had been eagerly looking forward to participating in Rally Tasmania this year, as its a favourite rally for myself.

The civic is now up and running, but it still necessitates tuning and a thorough run-in to ensure optimal engine performance and unfortunately we just don't have the time and the rally fund has definitely taken a big hit with the rebuild.

Although this decision is difficult to accept, it is the right choice for the time being. We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to all those who have supported us throughout this season; unfortunately, it has not been our year. We will take advantage of the off-season to meticulously prepare the car for whatever comes next.

This decision is especially disappointing, as we only needed to finish the rally to secure the classic cup, but sometimes things do not go as planned.

Absolutely gutted.....

Update on our progress for Rally Tasmania 🤞🤞

Engine is all back together and in the car ✅️

Unfortunately the o ring on the rear water pipe had called it a day and caused a nice leak all fixed and back together ✅️

The air intake had a large amount of metal fragments from our previous engine going bang lucky we noticed this while it was off to repair the water pipe all cleaned and ready to go now ✅️

We literally turned the key on the weekend to start it up and unfortunately the starter motor has given up too....

Thanks to DRC Auto Electrical & 4X4 we have another one on its way and I'll pick it up in the morning!

So so close.....
We will get there!!

A massive thank you to Andrew John Oates & Ed Ross none of this would be happening without your help in the shed!

Also to my better half Maakere Oates and our boys for putting up with me doing extra hours at work and been in the shed all the time lately 🙃

And to our partners thank you for you understanding 🙏

Ballan Tyre And Auto
Penrite Oil
Get Stumped
Coppens Signs Ballarat
STEDI
TMO Pest and W**d Management

A regrettable update for our Adelaide Hills Rally 2025. Unfortunately, essential parts are still overseas, and we cannot rush the rebuild, running in, and dyno of the engine without incurring further financial pressure.

Thus, the difficult decision to withdraw from this year's Adelaide Hills Rally has been made. We are extremely disappointed to miss this round, as we had unfinished business from last season and were looking forward to the fast-flowing South Australian roads.

Our focus now shifts to rebuilding the car, running it in, and dyno testing for the final round of the ARC - Australian Rally Championship.

We are eagerly anticipating Rally Tasmania, a favourite event of ours, with fantastic roads.

We appreciate the loyalty of our partners, who have stood by us through this challenging season. Penrite Oil, Coppens Signs Ballarat, STEDI, Team Penrite, TMO Pest and W**d Management, Get Stumped, Ballan Tyre And Auto.

Engine is completely pulled down & loaded.

Big thanks to Ed Ross for the help really appreciated 👏

Good progress today nearly stripped down.

Just crank and pistons to Remove in the morning.

The process of splitting our original motor has commenced. It will undergo a major refresh to prepare for the Adelaide Hills Rally. I am excited to complete this unexpected engine overhaul and get back to competing at high rpm where it belongs 😀 Adelaide Hills Rally

First step completed this morning.
Old engine is out thanks for the help Matt Caldwell really appreciate it.