1975 Victorian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Pointscores

The 1975 VRC was won by David Bond and Ian Richards with three wins and two second places. The previous year’s champions, Garry Harrowfield and Geoff Boyd, placed second with two wins while David Hodge/Mick Brasier and Gil Davis/Peter Haas took a win apiece.

The 1975 VRC was significant for a number of “firsts”. Round 5 the Experts Trial in 1975 was the first to utilise the Puckapunyal Army Base for a fully route charted daylight division with timing to the tenth of a minute.

The next round, the North Eastern, saw George Fury and Monty Suffern debut the 710 Datsun, as a shakedown for the Southern Cross Rally. However, David Bond and Ian Richards won the North Eastern in their Lancer to secure the 1975 VRC Championship.

To see what else happened during 1975 in Victorian rallying, go to the 1975 year page.

To see other years of the Victorian Rally Championship, go to the VRC page.

Series Regulations

There were no specific restrictions on the kinds of events that could be rounds of the VRC. There were no special stage events. All events except the Experts were timed to the minute, resulting in some tied placings. Four rounds were fully route charted. The Penfolds, Derrick and Experts involved map reading.

Only the outright award was given. Points were allocated 9-6-4-3-2-1 for first to sixth with the best five results to count.

Events

The 1975 VRC comprised six rounds as follows. Click on each round to see the full story and results.

Pointscores

Best 5 results count, total shown in brackets where different.

Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Total
1	David Bond	6		9	9	6	9	1	39 (40)
2	Garry Harrowfield		9			9			18
3	David Hodge	9		4	3				16
4	Phil Bernadou			6				6	12
5	Gil Davis				2			9	11
6	John Dixon		6			4			10
7=	Bob Bird	3		2		3			8
7=	Doug Irish		4				4		8
9=	Bruce Wilson	4					2		6
9=	John Armitage				6				6
9=	George Fury						6		6
12	Alf Pearce		1		1	1	2½		5½
13=	Graham Horsfield				4				4
13=	Phil Nicholson							4	4
15=	Tom Barr-Smith		3						3
15=	David Dyball			3					3
15=	J. Piazza						3		3
18	Wayne Muldoon							2½	2½
19=	Roger Bonhomme	2							2
19=	Bill Strownix		2						2
19=	John Coleman					2	1		2
22=	Len McKay	1							1
22=	Brent Fletcher			1					1

Navigators Pointscores

Place	Navigator	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Total
1	Ian Richards	6		9	9	6	9	1	39 (40)
2	Geoff Boyd		9			9			18
3	Mick Brasier	9		4	3				16
4	Tony Walsham		6			4		2½	12½
5=	Warwick Smith	3		2		3	4		12
5=	Phil Rainer			6				6	12
7	Peter Haas				2			9	11
8	Bernard Peasley				6	2	1		9
9	Monty Suffern	2					6		8
10	Ian Baldock	1			1	1		2½	5½
11=	Mike Prendergast	4					2		4
11=	Mike Mitchell		4						4
11=	Geoff O’Donnell				4				4
11=	Don Williams							4	4
15=	Rob Hunt		3						3
15=	Allen Roberts			3					3
15=	A. Burns						3		3
18	Ian Ellis		2						2
19=	Ian Pearce		1						1
19=	Ross Runnalls			1					1