1979 Castrol International Rally

The Castrol International Rally, organised by the Southern Districts Motor Sports Association, was conducted on March 31 and April 1 in the forests around Canberra.

Carr by a proverbial country mile!

The only significant international entry was top New Zealander, Blair Robson, but on his first visit to the forests of Canberra he could only manage fifth. It was Greg Carr who was dominant, taking his fifth win by more than eight minutes from teammate, Colin Bond, both in RS1800s. Geoff Portman was a further five minutes back then nine more minutes to Ed Mulligan, both in Datsun 1600s.

 

Greg Carr and Fred Gocentas on the 1979 Castrol Rally, photo: Ted Webber

Results and entry list

PlaceDriverNavigatorCarPenalty
1Greg CarrFred GocentasFord Escort RS180048:07
2Colin BondJohn Dawson-DamerFord Escort RS180056:53
3Geoff PortmanRoss RunnallsDatsun 16001:01:58
4Ed MulliganChris HeaneyDatsun 16001:10:58
5Blair RobsonChris PorterFord Escort RS18001:12:12
6Chris GabrielYvette PolonyiMitsubishi Galant1:17:42
7Ray VanderseeIan YoungDatsun 120Y1:18:42
8Ian HillAnn HeaneyMitsubishi Lancer1:19:37
9Peter GaudronGraeme PigramDatsun 16001:20:59
10Peter JohnstonGeoff JonesDatsun PB2101:25:07

Detailed results

Route

The event followed the same format as the previous year with three dvisions – Saturday daylight, Saturday night and Sunday daylight.

Itinerary and stage plots

Other event documents

None available at this time.