Banana Bash

Banana Bash is a Motorsport event run by QLD Rovers; Each Rover Crew builds and drives their own vehicle, courses/scoring are based on skill, not speed!

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History

Banana Bash was started in 1983, after Peter Spowart and Derrick Kennedy returned from a trip to the Mud Bash (Victoria). Seventeen Rover Crews and 180 campers competed that weekend, including Bilyana, Geebung, The Gap, Indooroopilly, Kenmore, Manatunga, Newtown, Surfer’s Paradise, Tandara, Toohey’s Mountain, Wallaween, Wilson, Nundah and Grovely, who took away overall first place.

The event has had its up’s and down’s over the years, at one point involving an extended committee of forty people, a budget of $50,000, forty-five competing crews and 800 campers. Sadly, after insurance issues saw the two-year cancellation of the event in 2011, our numbers were somewhat diminished by the time Kate Rimon worked with her committee to restore the event in 2013.

Today, Banana Bash is back where it started, and that’s fine by us. 2015 saw 193 campers, and approximately 15 competing crews, and at the time of writing, we are on track to achieve similar numbers for this, our 30th year.

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Banana Bash Chairs

1983: Peter Spowart/Derrick Kennedy

1984: Derrick Kennedy

1985: Ray Mitchell

1986: David Gough

1987: David Gough

1988: Glen Mumford/Tony Woodgate

1989: Tony Woodgate

1990: David Walker

1991: Simon Sawyer

1992: Richard Kirkham

1993: Mark Heather

1994: Sonya Walker/David Walker

1995: Jane Shaw

1996: Brad Stenzel

1997: Nigel Ward

1998: Brian Dann

1999: Brian Dann

2000: Simon Hanion

2001: Letitia Dann

2002: Justin Mulligan

2003: Not Run

2004: Chris Isles

2005: Jason Hennessy

2006: Michael Gardiner

2007: Anne Smith

2008: Geoff Clark

2009: Philip Verner (25 Years)

2010: Jaqueline May

2011: Kyle Zinc (Dude Where's My Bash)

2012: Not Run

2013: Kate Rimon

2014: Sam Caterer

2015: Tahlia Johnston

2016: Michael O'Keefe