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| No. | Place | Entrant/Crew/Car | Performance/Story | Photo |
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| 1 | 08 | Entrant: Porsche Cars Australia Edgar Herrmann, Germany/Kenya Dean Rainsford, SA Porsche 911 Carrera | Despite starting first on the road (allocated because Herrmann won the previous Ampol Round Australia Rally in 1970), a poor run on the seeding stage (26th) saw Herrmann and Rainsford drop down to about 18th on the road and this was to cost them dearly at the Bordertown bog where they lost 46 minutes. They placed 25th into Adelaide. They climbed to 18th by Coober Pedy but lost over 2 hours enroute to Immarna. After a careful run across the Nullarbor they placed 19th into Perth. A reasonably trouble free run through WA saw them 13th into Darwin and then up to 10th by Townsville. They were locked in battle with their team mates in the other Porsche and the Loader/Hill/Neale Lancer all the way down the east coast and eventually finished close behind the Lancer. They were the leading two-man crew. |  |
| 2 | DNF | Entrant: Maxim Motors Andrew Cowan, Scotland Jim Reddiex, Qld Jeff Beaumont, Vic Citroen CX2400 | After placing 5th on the seeding stage, the Cowan Citroen went well until the sand of the Sunset Country where the front-wheel drive did not cope, losing 22 minutes and placing 16th into Adelaide. They had climed to 9th by Coober Pedy but the sand to Immarna again delayed the Citroen, but a reasonable run across the Nullarbor saw them placed 7th at Perth. A strong run through WA saw them rise to 3rd by Wittenoom before a hydraulics failure cost them time into Port Hedland where they were placed 4th, which they held into Darwin. A failed drive shaft on the first trial stage after Darwin brought their good run to an untimely end. |  |
| 3 | 03 | Entrant: Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Shekhar Mehta, Kenya Rauno Aaltonen, Finland Barry Lake, NSW Holden Commodore | This highly rated international crew always reckoned they were too careful early on. They were 6th into Adelaide but had dropped to 9th by Perth after some minor mechanical gremlins and a generally cautious approach. They clearly won the division to Darwin where they were placed 3rd. Despite placing 2nd on each of the remaining three divisions, the conditions and easy target times didn’t allow them to gain enough time on their team mates to change their overall position. |  |
| 4 | DNF | Entrant: Ford Motor Company of Australia Colin Bond, NSW Bob Riley, NSW John Dawson-Damer, NSW Ford Cortina | After a nervous start with a puncture on the seeding stage, the Bond Cortina was 4th into Adelaide. They set a blistering pace on the next division and lead the event into Perth despite mechanical dramas with the front end and engine mounts. It all went wrong soon after Perth with an unfortunate roll on a transport stage and then a bent sump on the next trial stage. They limped into Geraldton in 5th but would need time for repairs. After that they began to haemorrhage time as the engine kept losing oil and they eventually retired at Wittenoom while in 8th after trying to complete the Nunyerry Horror Stage. |  |
| 05 | 01 | Entrant: Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Peter Brock, Vic Matt Philip, Vic Noel Richards, Vic Holden Commodore | The eventual winners of the event were 2nd into Adelaide, but punctures dropped them to 3rd into Perth. They took the lead from their team mates (Ferguson/Bell/Body) on the stages into Port Hedland but then almost lost the lead on the stage after Port Hedland with a broken tie-rod. They relinquished the lead on the stage after Mount Isa but regained it on the horror stage before Rockhampton when their team mates wrong slotted. After that they were never headed despite a minor off on the Collombatti Special Stage before Port Macquarie. |  |
| 6 | DNF | Entrant: Achim Warmbold Achim Warmbold, Germany Hans Willemsen, Netherlands Klaus Schlueter, Germany Audi 100SE | After a poor run on the seeding stage (27th), the front wheel drive Audi struggled in the sand of the Sunset Country dropping 21 minutes and placing 17th into Adelaide. They climbed as high as 14th before once again losing time in the sand enroute to Immarna, and then were delayed by punctures on the Nullarbor. The Audi’s suspension broke on the Narrogin Special Stage and they limped into Perth in 26th place, last of those who had visited all controls. After Perth it became a case of trying to deal with a car that was falling apart and after Geraldton they started missing controls in a bid to keep inside the late time limit, but they did not make it to Darwin in time to continue. |  |
| 7 | 04 | Entrant: Volvo Dealer Team – Queensland Ross Dunkerton, WA Peter McKay, NSW Geoff Jones, NSW Volvo 244 | Experienced and hard charging Dunkerton was teamed with journalist Peter McKay and last minute conscript, Geoff Jones, after Col Young withdrew. Their Volvo suffered a series of mechanical failures throughout the event, yet the determined Dunkerton brought the car home in an amazing 4th place. After a slow start (19th on the seeding stage) they were 12th at Adelaide. They lost time at Marree and enroute to Immarma, dropping them to 14th, but some inspired driving nearing Perth raised them to 11th. A great run through WA saw them rise to 5th by Port Hedland, but a failed fuel pump cost time on the Gibb River Road dropping them to 6th at Darwin. Despite a broken rear suspension near Mount Isa, they held 4th into Townsville. They withstood a determined charged from Carr to hold onto that position through to the finish. |  |
| 8 | 09 | Entrant: Porsche Cars Australia Jurgen Barth, Germany Roland Kushmaul, Germany Porsche 924 | The Barth/Kushmaul Porsche started cautiously (17th on the seeding stage), but dropped time near Tarpeena before reaching Adelaide in 19th. A cracked fuel line cost them time before Broken Hill but they climbed to 16th by Immarna. They then lost time on the Nullarbor like so many others, placing 16th into Perth. A good run through WA saw them climb to 10th by Darwin. The good run continued through NT and Qld with them placing 7th at Townsville. They held this until a roll near Bellingen which dropped them behind their Porsche team-mates. Bath reportedly broke his wrist but persevered to the finish. |  |
| 9 | 05 | Entrant: Ford Motor Company of Australia Greg Carr, ACT Dave Morrow, NSW Fred Gocentas, ACT Ford Cortina | Reigning Australian Rally Champion, Greg Carr, was always fast and was within seconds of Portman during the first night. A loose distributor and broken shock absorber delayed them near Murray Bridge and they placed 10th into Adelaide. Carr set a cracking pace on the division to Perth but front suspension problems emerged near Kalgoorlie costing valuable time. They placed 4th at Perth but time lost repairing the car saw them drop to 8th at Geraldton. Being down the field, they battled dust all through WA to eventually place 5th into Darwin, a truly remarkable effort. Further problems besieged the Cortina crew near Borroloola and then they lost more than an hour carrying out repairs at Mount Isa dropping to 7th. They were 6th into Townsville after Portman was also delayed. Carr was the fastest down the east coast and easily overhauled the Nalder Celica by Sydney, bringing some pride to the battered Ford team. |  |
| 10 | DNF | Entrant: Henrik Blok Henrik Blok, USA Graham Thompson, ACT Ford Falcon XA Ute | Experienced American driver, Henrik Blok, was to have driven a Porsche but difficulties lead to a Falcon ute being prepared at the last minute. Sadly, Blok and Thompson had the dubious honour of being the first retirement from the event after breaking an axle on the seeding stage. |  |
| 11 | 11 | Entrant: King Gee Clothing Company Bob Watson, Vic Garry Harrowfield, Vic Peugeot 504 Diesel | The only diesel vehicle in the event proved to be super reliable, albeit a bit slow. Despite being a two-man crew, Watson and Harrowfield had plenty of experience and had a largely incident free event, only hampered by being slow and running a bit down the field on occasions. After placing 34th on the seeding stage they lost almost an hour in the Bordertown bog and placed 29th into Adelaide. From there they climbed to 18th by Perth, 14th by Darwin and 12th at Townsville. They moved up a place after Portman’s dramas although a careful look at the scoring suggests that perhaps they should have been classified 10th. |  |
| 12 | 12 | Entrant: U.S. Rally Team Steve Mizel, USA Rod Hall, USA Jim Fricker, USA Adrian Mortimer, SA Chevy Blazer | Mizel and Hall were experienced American off-roaders but they had perhaps never seen anything like the Repco. While the vehicle was tough, it was certainly not quick and did encounter a variety of problems. After placing 30th on the seeding stage, they reportedly ran out of fuel near Bordertown losing 2 hours and placing 42nd into Adelaide. By Perth they were up to 24th, 17th by Darwin and 13th at Townsville. Experienced navigator, Adrian Mortimer, managed late time carefully throughout the event so that they visited all controls. |  |
| 13 | 25 | Entrant: Ford Motor Company of Australia George Fury, NSW Roger Bonhomme, Vic Monty Suffern, Vic Ford Cortina | A wealth of experience in this crew was thwarted by the unreliability of the Cortina. Fury placed 10th on the seeding stage and after losing a small amount of time at the Bordertown bog, they placed 14th into Adelaide. The car needed work leaving Adelaide and they dropped places, recovering to 11th by Coober Pedy. A good run across the Nullarbor placed them 5th at Perth. After Perth the suspension and engine mount problems dropped them down the field as they tried to effect repairs at Geraldton and later at Newman. They eventually cut and ran from Wittenoom to Darwin, dropping 9 controls. Despite running down the field, they had a reasonable run after Darwin placing 12th on the division to Townsville, and were going well until they struck more problems after Grafton, losing 2 hours with an minor off. They placed 11th on the final division. |  |
| 14 | 44 | Entrant: Noriyuki Koseki Noriyuki Koseki, Japan Yoshio Takaoka, Japan Hiroshi Okazaki, Japan Subaru Leone | After being 87th on the seeding stage, the Subaru took their rightful place further down the field, placing 59th into Adelaide. A consistent effort saw them rise to 43rd by Immarna and despite missing 3 controls on the Nullarbor they were placed about 34th at Perth. They struck trouble after Perth and cut 10 controls to near Port Hedland after which they caused some havoc in front of Cowan and Nalder on the Gibb River Road. They missed another 5 controls to Townsville, but placed 13th on the division to Sydney. They skipped most of the final division and missed a total of 30 controls. |  |
| 16 | DNF | Entrant: Gerd Behret Gerd Behret, Germany Erich Schmidt, Germany Werner Schmid, Germany Audi 100 SE | The back up car in the privately entered Audi team seemed to strike problems from the outset and eventually placed 56th into Adelaide. Things went from bad to worse after leaving Adelaide when the Audi hit a kangaroo enroute to Broken Hill and retired with terminal engine problems. |  |
| 17 | 02 | Entrant: Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Barry Ferguson, NSW Wayne Bell, NSW Dave Boddy, NSW Holden Commodore | The Ferguson/Bell/Boddy Commodore was always near the top after placing 9th on the seeding stage. They had a problem free run to Adelaide where they were 3rd. They took the lead into the Nullarbor Roadhouse but then relinquished it to Bond on the Rawlinna stage, reaching Perth in 2nd place. After Bond’s demise they took the lead after Perth until they became bogged in sand on both the Nunyerry Horror Stage and the Mundabullungara Stage, losing 45 minutes on Brock. After Brock broke a tie-rod after Port Hedland, Ferguson/Bell/Boddy trailed Brock by just 3 minutes at Darwin. They overtook them on the stage after Mount Isa and lead the trial into Townsville. They relinquished the lead to Brock on the horror stage north of Rockhampton, which they would never regain, thus finishing 2nd outright. |  |
| 19 | 69 | Entrant: Ron Clyborne Ron Clyborne, USA Jim Hayes, USA Allen Turton, USA Ford Pick-up | This experienced American desert racing entry set a few impressive times throughout the trial but encountered many problems. They missed 9 controls before Adelaide, a further 15 enroute to Perth, only 3 more on the division to Darwin, 13 missed to Townsville, 3 missed controls to Sydney and a further 12 missed on the final division for a total of 55 controls missed. |  |
| 20 | 67 | Entrant: Olympic Tyre and Rubber Company Hans Tholstrup, NSW Geoff Perry, Vic Chevy C20 Pick-up | Adventurer, Hans Tholstrup, started badly hitting a stump and cracking the differential on the seeding stage. They subsequently missed the 6 controls to Mount Gambier, but continued without further controls missed to Adelaide. They continued to encounter major challenges for the remainder of the event. They missed a further 8 controls to Perth and then missed most of the division to Darwin after snapping a wishbone, but made it within the late time limit to stay in the event. With continuing problems, including a cracked front crossmember, they missed 14 more controls to Townsville, 6 missed to Sydney and a further 5 missed on the final division, they missed a total of 56 controls. They did however help a lot of other competitors throughout the event, including pulling folks through the Bordertown bog and giving the stranded Bond Cortina a tow up in NT. |  |
| 22 | 22 | Entrant: Douglas Thompson Geoff Portman, Vic Doug Thompson, Vic John Hammond, Vic Datsun Stanza | Fast charging Portman was the story of the Repco for the first week. They were fastest on the seeding stage and lead the event into Adelaide, maintaining that lead until they hit the Nullarbor. A series of punctures resulted in them driving on the rims and scrounging tyres, losing 2 hours and dropping to 8th into Perth. More disaster truck after Perth with a pre-dawn roll at Wanneroo, costing them more than an hour and several places. By Darwin they had climbed back up to 7th. A broken rear axle housing into Burketown and more problems at Cairns dropped them to 8th at Townsville. A quick run down the east coast ended badly with a roll on the final stage before Port Macquarie. Although they were technically 7th at Sydney, the Stanza was so badly damaged that they had to skip much of the final division, eventually missing 7 controls. |  |
| 24 | 10 | Entrant: Tyrepower Ltd. Gil Davis, Vic Phil Eather, Vic Graham Toner, Vic Datsun 180B | Experienced former Victorian Rally Champion, Gil Davis, prepared and drove this 180B. They were often quick but encountered many dramas. They started slowly and placed 28th into Adelaide after time lost at the Bordertown bog. By Perth they had climbed to 15th and were 11th or 12th by Darwin. They basically stayed in that position all the way to the finish, but a broken axle on the last night almost saw them retire. They were lucky that a following car had a spare axle and they were able to continue. |  |
| 25 | DNF | Entrant: Mrs. J. Parry Doug Stewart, NSW Col Parry, NSW Holden Commodore | The highly experienced Stewart was always quick in this privately entered Commodore. After placing 16th on the seeding stage, they placed 11th into Adelaide. Despite some problems in the Flinders Ranges, they climbed to 7th by Immarna but then struck punctures on the Nullarbor like many others. Fatigue was also a factor for the two-man crew and they dropped to 17th into Perth. They struggled on some of the the horror stages in WA but would have been in about 14th or 15th at Port Hedland, despite being totally exhausted. When the clutch failed after Port Hedland they were forced to retire. |  |
| 26 | DNF | Entrant: Volvo Dealer Team – NSW Harry Jensen, NSW Dave Johnston, NSW Chris Wellington, NSW Volvo 242 GT | Jensen was Managing Director of Volvo Australia and was the instigator of the 6 strong Volvo team. Johnson was a very experienced navigator. However Jensen was always well off the pace, being 31st quickest on the seeding stage but climbing to 14th outright into Adelaide. They slipped to 20th before the Nullarbor where they had punctures and lost so much time that they were forced to skip the Rawlinna stage, dropping 2 controls. They did not drop any more controls, placing 22nd on the division to Darwin and 20th on the division to Townsville. Their run down the east coast came to an unfortunate end when they rolled on Horseshoe Forest Road near Bellingen and were forced to retire. |  |
| 27 | 47 | Entrant: Jock Wilson Jock Wilson, Canada Fred Baker, Canada Helen Freeze, Canada Mercedes-Benz 280S | This all Canadian crew had plenty of experience in long distance events but perhaps less so in intense rallying. The only Mercedes in the event was generally slow and by Adelaide they were in 75th place. They struck problems in the Flinders Ranges, dropping a control, then skipped from Marree to Nullarbor Roadhouse, also skipping the Rawlinna stage so dropping 7 controls by Perth. After a valve guide disintegrated north of Perth they ran the remainder of the event on 5 cylinders. On the WA division they cleverly skipped 3 trial stages but only dropped 2 more controls to Darwin. They missed much of the division to Townsville, dropping 11 controls, then missed the first 2 controls out of Townsville. They completed the remainder of division to Sydney but then skipped most of the final division, missing a total of 34 controls |  |
| 28 | 29 | Entrant: Dick Smith Electronics Pty Ltd Jack ‘Gelignite’ Murray, NSW Jeff d’Albora, NSW John Murray, UK Holden Commodore | The famous Gelignite Jack was winner of the 1954 Reddex Trial without any time lost. How different the Repco was from that early Round Australia! Nonetheless, this crew had a solid start placing 42nd on the seeding stage and 46th into Adelaide after losing close to 2 hours in the Bordertown bog. They lost 40 minutes effecting repairs in Broken Hill but had climbed to 40th by Coober Pedy. Like so many, they lost time on the Nullarbor, skipping the Rawlinna stage and 2 controls. They had an arduous run through WA but missed no more controls before Darwin. After Darwin they skipped directly to Borroloola, missing 3 more controls. They were struck by problems down the east coast and skipped 6 more controls before Sydney but completed the final division in 28th. They dropped a total of 11 controls. |  |
| 30 | 92 | Entrant: Pacific Ford John Bryson, NSW Sonja Kable-Cumming, NSW Ford Escort 2.0 Turbo | Bryson, an experienced navigator, took his bride-to-be on the Repco, marrying her in Broken Hill and then doing a lap of Australia as a honeymoon! They did very little actual competition, missing a total of 104 controls. They should have perhaps dispensed with the well prepared rally car and taken a rental car! |  |
| 31 | 31 | Entrant: John Dick Barry Lloyd, NSW Malcolm Crockenberg, WA John Dick, NSW Mitsubishi Colt | The experienced Lloyd drove the ‘stretched’ Colt often quickly, but started badly placing 76th on the seeding stage, then climbing to 44th by Adelaide. They climbed to 34th by Coober Pedy but they didn’t make it through the Nullarbor unscathed, dropping 7 controls. After Perth they damaged the Colt’s steering on the Rabbit Run stage then ended up dropping a further 5 controls in the Hammersley Ranges. They had a reasonable run after Darwin but dropped the last stage into Townsville. They placed 24th on the division to Sydney and 35th on the final division, missing 13 controls overall. |  |
| 33 | DNF | Entrant: Larry Perkins Larry Perkins, Vic Gary Perkins, Vic VW Perkins Special | Experienced racing driver, Larry Perkins, with brother Gary, started cautiously placing only 36th on the seeding stage but came into their own once they hit the sand of the Sunset Country. They placed 7th into Adelaide and then set a cracking pace through to Broken Hill where they had climbed to 6th. However, their cracking pace brought them undone when they rolled the VW on the twisty road just before Blinman. They apparently rejoined the event unofficially at Darwin and did a number of stages with Colin Bond’s car number on the side! |  |
| 34 | DNF | Entrant: Ostrich Car Club Shuji Ohta, Japan Akio Ohnuma, Japan Toshimitsu Kobayashi, Japan Toyota TE61 Coupe | This Japanese crew started cautiously, placing 64th on the seeding stage. This dropped them well down the field and they then lost 2 hours in the Bordertown bog, after which they skipped to Kuitpo, dropping 6 controls. They left Adelaide late, dropped 2 hours on the first trial stage and then skipped directly from Yunta to the Nullarbor Roadhouse. After doing just one trial stage on the Nullarbor they skipped to near Narrogin, missing a total of 15 controls on the division. They retired at Perth. |  |
| 35 | 59 | Entrant: John Taylor John Taylor, SA Robert Hunt, SA Rover 3500 | Both former SA rally champions, this crew had plenty of experience. They started slowly, placing 49th on the seeding stage and placed 50th into Adelaide after losing more than an hour in the Bordertown bog and almost an hour in the Sunset Country. After climbing up to 41st, they struck problems on the Nullarbor, exceeded late time and skipped directly to Perth dropping 12 controls. Problems after Perth saw them cut from Geraldton to Port Hedland dropping 10 more controls. They nevertheless did a quick time on the Kimberley stage. They missed a further 7 controls into Townsville, and another 10 into Sydney including missing most of the Brisbane to Sydney run. They completed the entire final division placing 32nd. They missed a total of 39 controls. |  |
| 36 | DNF | Entrant: Opposite Lock Accessories Ed Mulligan, NSW Keith Byrn, NSW Chris Heaney, ACT Ford Escort | This was an experienced crew headed by the the flamboyant Ed Mulligan. After placing 12th on the seeding stage, they encountered car trouble at Mt Gambier, losing almost 2 hours, then being down the field, they lost an hour in the Bordertown bog so they had dropped to 56th at Renmark. They then had major problems on the Kuitpo special stage, dropping the control and limping into Adelaide where they were thought to have retired but apparently they headed north from Adelaide as far as at least Marree or maybe even Coober Pedy before retiring. |  |
| 37 | 60 | Entrant: Miss M. O’Shanesy Caroline O’Shanesy, NSW Barbara Dean, Qld Meg O’Shanesy, Qld Fiat 131 Mirrafiori | One of several all-female crews in the event. The crew was originally intended to include experienced English driver, Jean Denton, but she withdrew due to illness. Placing 84th on the seeding stage put them well down the field, resulting in them being stuck for many hours in the Borertown bog, after which they skipped to Adelaide, missing 9 controls. Enroute to Perth they basically skipped all the Nullarbor stages but picked up quite a few controls along the way, dropping 10 controls to Perth. On the WA division they skipped much of the competition but cleverly picked up most of the controls, only missing 3 more enroute to Darwin. After Darwin they basically skipped directly to Mt Isa, and skipped several more stages after that, dropping 8 more controls by Townsville. Similarly, they skipped directly to Rockhampton but did much of the route to Sydney, and most of the final division. They missed a total of 38 controls. |  |
| 39 | 30 | Entrant: Volvo Dealer Team – WA Frank Johnson, WA Steve Vanderbyl, WA Volvo 242 GT | Johnson placed 18th on the seeding stage and climbed to 9th by Adelaide. Their performance on the division to Perth was impressive, and despite fatigue being a factor by Kalgoorlie, they placed 6th at Perth. After the demise of the Fords, this two-man crew held an amazing 3rd place at Geraldton but their great run came to an unfortunate end with a seized diff north of Meekatharra. They got it going again and persevered, dropping 8 controls before Darwin. Problems after Darwin saw them miss much of the competition to Mt Isa, dropping a further 4 controls. They completed the remainder of the course to Melbourne, but not without some dramas, placing 19th on the division to Sydney and 12th on the final division. |  |
| 40 | DNF | Entrant: Bruce Hodgson Bruce Hodgson, NSW Peter Houghton, NSW Mike Mitchell, Vic Ford Falcon | The experienced and hard charging Hodgson had some early problems with the Falcon, being only 39th on the seeding stage and losing valuable road position. They climbed to 20th by Adelaide after Mitchell cleverly bypassed the Bordertown bog. They had a good run through the Flinders Ranges and had climbed several places before they struck punctures on the Nullarbor. Rear suspension problems combined with punctures to force them to retire on the Rawlinna stage. |  |
| 41 | 15 | Entrant: Darryl Rowney Darryl ‘Revs’ Rowney, NSW Robert Wilson, NSW Bob Tyson, Tas Datsun 180B SSS | Hard charging Revs Rowney placed 6th on the seeding stage but slowed on the remainder of the division, placing 9th into Adelaide. Problems on the overnight run from Broken Hill to Coober Pedy dropped them a few placed but a reasonable run across the Nullarbor saw them 10th at Perth. They were late leaving Perth and lost more time with problems at Geraldton, and were down to 13th by Wittenoom after battling dust down the field. A fantastic run through Nunyerry saw them climb back to 8th by Port Hedland which they held all the way to Darwin. However they had a burnt valve before Darwin but were unable to find a replacement so ran on 3 cylinders all the way to Townsville, losing 2 hours at Katherine and more time on the dusty stage to Burketown, dropping them to 13th at Mt Isa. A further hour lost at Croydon brought them close to their late time limit at Cairns forcing them to cut to Townsville and miss a single control, their only missed control for the event. The problems continued down the east coast with them placing 31st on the division to Sydney, but 7th on the final division. |  |
| 42 | DNF | Entrant: Ben Williams Dennis Sutton, WA John Brock, Tas Ben Williams, WA Datsun P510 | All former state champions, this was an experienced crew in perhaps the most common rally car of the day, the Datsun 1600. They were quick from the outset, 7th on the seeding stage and 5th into Adelaide. Their good run continued well into SA, but they struck multiple punctures on the Nullabor then broke the engine when they hit a spoon drain too quickly on the trial stage before Kalgoorlie. |  |
| 43 | DNF | Entrant: Brian Hilton Toyota Brian Hilton, NSW John Bourke, NSW Peter Pattenden, NSW Toyota Celica | The experienced Brian Hilton chose to take a relatively inexperienced crew and consequently carried much of the driving responsibilities himself. They were 26th on the seeding stage and after losing time at Bordertown they reached Adelaide in 21st place. They had an off in the Flinders Ranges dropping several places, but had a reasonable run across the Nullarbor to reclaim 21st place at Perth. They set some very quick times in WA, particularly through the Hammersley Ranges, and climbed to 15th by Wittenoom, but damage to the suspension cost them service time in Port Hedland. They reached Darwin in 16th. They encountered a sequence of problems after Darwin, losing lots of time at Katherine, Borroloola and into Burketown, falling to the last of those who had not missed a control. They hung on tenaciously completing the division into Townsville just inside their late limit. They departed Townsville late, then hit a ditch and lost a wheel and brake drum south of Sarina losing a lot of time. They stopped to help at the Parsons rollover and were out of late time as well as out of energy, and so retired before Brisbane. |  |
| 44 | DNF | Entrant: Vehicle Enterprises Tim Corr, WA Steven McKimmie, WA Lars Johansson, Vic Saab Turbo | Corr was the 1979 WA rally champion but the only Saab in the event was pretty standard. They were 57th on the seeding stage and being down the field, they lost 2 hours in the Bordertown bog and an hour in the Sunset Country to place 61st into Adelaide. They had climed to 47th by the time they reached the Nullarbor but punctures meant they did not reach the Nullarbor Roadhouse within their late time and they skipped to Perth dropping 12 controls. They then retired with gearbox problems at Geraldton, soon after Perth. |  |
| 47 | 13 | Entrant: Robert Jackson Robert Jackson, NSW Des West, NSW Ross Jackson, NSW Holden Commodore | This was an experienced privateer entry with some MHDT support. They started slowly, 33rd on the seeding stage and then lost time on most of the first night stages, placing 30th into Adelaide. They had a careful run through SA and the Nullarbor to be 22nd by Perth. They lost some time leaving Perth late, and more at Geraldton and Newman, but managed to hold 18th at Port Hedland and climb to 15th by Darwin. Despite some problems, they were 14th at Mt Isa but then had to change the engine, costing them 5 hours. They just managed to make it to Townsville inside their late time limit and were to be the last of the cars to have not missed a control. They had a troubled run down the east coast, placing 30th on the division to Sydney, but 14th on the final division. Crucially, they did not miss a single control. |  |
| 50 | 07 | Entrant: Gosford Dyno-tune Centre Ian Hill, NSW Dale Loader, NSW Franke Neale, NSW Mitsubishi Lancer | The experienced Ian Hill headed this team in the Lancer, one of the most successful rally cars of the 1970s. They started slowly, 43rd on the seeding stage. Despite losing 45 minutes at Bordertown, they placed 22nd into Adelaide. Their good run in SA was interrupted by an accident with another vehicle enroute to Immarna, but they had climbed to 19th. A careful run across the Nullarbor saw them in 14th at Perth. A good run through WA saw them up to 10th at Port Hedland, but a slipping clutch after being stuck in the sand slowed them, and required changing at Sandfire. They were 12th into Darwin, but a clean run after Darwin saw them 9th at Townsville and up to 8th by Sydney as a result of Barth’s roll. Despite a close tussle with Herrmann on the final division, they held on, picking up a place after Portman’s demise. |  |
| 55 | 83 | Entrant: McArthur Rally Team Peter McArthur, SA Greg McArthur, SA Merawyn McArthur, SA Ford Falcom XY | This family crew started badly dropping an hour and a half on the seeding stage, apparently with a collapsed wheel bearing, and then skipping the Heywood special stage. They persevered to Adelaide taking maximum penalties at Bordertown and then skipping the Sunset Country. With major car dramas they left Adelaide late and drove directly to Perth missing 25 controls. They again left Perth late but only did the stages as far as Meekatharra before skipping to Darwin, albeit picking up a few controls along the way. They skipped the entire division to Townsville. After doing one competitive to Mackay they skipped to Sydney, again picking up some controls along the way. After missing most of the final night they had missed a total of 72 controls. |  |
| 56 | 24 | Entrant: Peter de Vaus Ian Faulkner, NSW Peter de Vaus, Vic Keith Bateson, NSW Peugeot 504 | After placing 29th on the seeding stage, this experienced crew lost over an hour in the Bordertown bog , placing 26th into Adelaide. They dropped to 33rd at Broken Hill after a careful run and despite losing almost an hour at Marree and more time in the sand to Immarna, they climbed to 29th. After losing close to 2 hour into the Nullarbor Roadhouse they skipped to Coolgardie, dropping 2 controls. They left Perth late and skipped to Geraldton, and skipped two more competitive stages before Darwin. After skipping to Mount Isa they completed the rest of the division to Townsville. They had a good run down the east coast placing 12th on the division to Sydney and 10th on the final division, and had missed 8 controls for the event. |  |
| 57 | 53 | Entrant: Gary Meehan Gary Meehan, NSW Greg Gifford, NSW Ken Gardiner, NSW Holden Monaro GTS | Meehan was an experienced campaigner, showing good form with a 20th on the seeding stage but then hit a fence post on the Tarpeena stage north of Mt Gambier. They subsequently lost almost an hour in the Sunset Country and placed 31st into Adelaide. It all fell apart in Adelaide and they were forced to skip most of the division to Perth, dropping 16 controls. In WA they had a torrid run with a sick crew member and considerable fatigue. They damaged the front suspension (probably on the Rabbit Run stage) then skipped the stages between Newman and Derby, dropping a further 7 controls by Darwin. Then they skipped directly to Mount Isa due to lack of brakes and did a few more stages before Cairns, dropping a further 9 controls by Townsville. They were late leaving Townsville, missing a further 2 controls but then had a reasonable run down the east coast. They missed 34 controls overall. |  |
| 58 | 20 | Entrant: Volvo Dealer Team – SA John Miettunen, SA Russell Morgan, SA John Suominen, SA Volvo 244DL | An experienced crew that were often quick, placing 11th on the seeding stage. They had a good run through to Bordertown but lost an hour with mechanical issues and another hour in the Sunset Country, placing 45th into Adelaide. They climbed to 31st by Coober Pedy but needed extra service time at Kingoonya then got stuck in the sand enroute to Immarna dropping to 38th. Presumably punctures prevented them from reaching the Nullarbor Roadhouse within late time and they subsequently cut to Coolgardie, dropping 5 controls. Having left Perth almost an hour late they had a difficult run through WA but managed to drop no more controls, placing 24th on the division. They placed 25th on the division to Townsville despite dropping over 3 hours on the stage to Burketown. On the run down the east coast, mechanical problems continued and they skipped the horror stage north of Rocky but did not drop a control. They placed 38th on the division to Sydney and were 37th on the final division. |  |
| 59 | DNF | Entrant: Terry Kuss Terry Kuss, SA Terry Wraight, SA Russell Knight, SA Ford Escort | After placing 54th on the seeding stage, this SA crew struck problems north of Mt Gambier and skipped to Bordertown, dropping 2 controls but missing the bog. They lost nearly an hour in the Sunset Country but otherwise reached Adelaide unscathed. They had a good run through SA despite some significant time losses in the sand to Immarna and with punctures to Nullarbor Roadhouse but then skipped directly to Perth missing 11 controls. Despite an hour lost at Geraldton, they had a pretty good run through WA until Port Hedland where they struck problems and skipped to Darwin dropping 6 more controls. They may have been out of late time at Darwin but in any case, they retired there. |  |
| 60 | 16 | Entrant: Arthur Davis Graham Clarke, NSW Arthur Davis, NSW Graham Burge, NSW Datsun 180B SSS | The Bathurst crew struck trouble on the seeding stage, apparently caused by dirty fuel, placing 129th which put them well down the field. They did well to drop only 45 minutes in the Bordertown bog and 50 minutes in the Sunset Country, climbing to 47th by Adelaide. They had a great run through SA to Immarma climbing to 30th but then lost time with punctures at the Nullarbor Roadhouse. They skipped the Rawlinna stage missing 2 controls to Perth. They placed 19th on the stage to Darwin after a pretty good run through WA. They skipped the Roper Bar stage dropping 1 control but otherwise had a good run to Townsville. They had a good run down the east coast despite skipping the Horseshoe Forest Road stage but did not drop a control. They placed 22nd on the final division and had only dropped only 3 controls overall. |  |
| 61 | 58 | Entrant: Dave Potter Motors Dave Potter, SA Garry Bain, SA Mazda RX3 | After placing 73rd on the seeding stage, this two man crew lost over an hour in both the Bordertown bog and the Sunset Country, placing 55th into Adelaide. They climbed to 45th by Broken Hill but lost over an hour into Blinman and skipped to Nullarbor Roadhouse missing 5 controls. They then completed the route to Perth OK but left Perth very late, skipping to Newman but only did a couple of stages before skipping to Darwin. They completed the stages to Mt Isa but then broke a diff housing and after repairs, had to skip to Townsville. They did the route down to the NSW border but then skipped to Sydney. They placed 36th on the final division and had missed 39 controls for the event. |  |
| 62 | DNF | Entrant: Philip Moore Philip Moore, SA David Delmont, SA Doug McArthur, NSW Leyland P76 | This car was the one used by Evan Green in the World Cup Rally, and should have been quick. Moore was a circuit racer and the crew had very little rally experience. They were slow from the start, 60th on the seeding stage, and did not complete the Sunset Country within late time, dropping 1 control to Adelaide. They broke the suspension enroute to Broken Hill and retired. |  |
| 63 | 17 | Entrant: Newcastle NBN-3 Murray Finlay, NSW James Sullivan, NSW Lyndon MacLeod, NSW Holden Commodore | An experienced crew who placed 29th on the seeding stage but then struck trouble on the Heywood special stage losing crucial road position. They then lost two and half hours in the Bordertown bog and maximum time in the Sunset Country, placing 65th into Adelaide. A good run through SA saw them up to 42nd by Immarna, but problems on the Nullarbor saw them skip 4 stages and miss 3 controls to Perth. They had a difficult run through WA but did not miss any controls, despite losing time on the Gibb River Road when they were the first car to arrive on the scene of the fatal accident. They placed 21st on the divison to Darwin. Despite leaving Darwin late and dropping over an hour enroute to Burketown, they placed 21st on the division to Townsville. They had a reasonable run down the east coast placing 27th on the division to Sydney and 26th on the final division and had missed just the 3 controls overall. |  |
| 64 | 75 | Entrant: Alderman Keith Jones Keith Jones, NSW Kim Jones, NSW Peter Webber, NSW Riley 2.5 litre (1950) | One of several historic vehicles in the Repco, this one had completed three previous round Australia trials including the 1953 Reddex. It was pretty slow, 115th on the seeding stage, but a determined effort saw them place 77th into Adelaide after skipping the Sunset Country but not dropping a control. They struck problems in the Flinders Ranges and skipped to Broken Hill for repairs but then went straight to Kingoonya the next day. After dropping more than 3 hours to Immarna and another 3 hours to the Nullarbor Roadhouse, they headed straight for Perth having dropped 15 controls. They continued to Meekatharra but then they hit a kangaroo and after effecting repairs skipped to Darwin, dropping 11 more controls. But they had burnt out a valve and had to replace it before leaving Darwin, so skipped most of the division to Townsville dropping 18 controls. Webber apparently retired in Townsville but the father and son continued. A big end bearing started to fail by Brisbane and they changed the crankshaft in Coffs Harbour, dropping a further 11 controls on the division to Sydney. They only missed 3 controls on the final division and finished with 59 controls missed. |  |
| 67 | DNF | Entrant: Jack Murray Jack ‘Milko’ Murray, NSW Tom Myers, Vic Peugeot 504 | Veterans of many round Australia trials, this two man crew placed 61st on the seeding stage. Despite losing more than an hour in the Bordertown bog, they placed 39th into Adelaide. They broke the suspension in the Flinders Ranges and retired at Broken Hill. |  |
| 68 | DNF | Entrant: Volvo Dealer Team – Vic Trevor Stanley, Vic Graham Harrison, Vic Volvo 244DL | After placing 42nd on the seeding stage, this two man crew took maximum penalties in the Bordertown bog and the Sunset Country to place 72nd into Adelaide. However they left Adelaide a day late and headed for Kingoonya where they dropped over 2 hours to Immarna and 2 more hours to Nullarbor Roadhouse, then skipped to Rawlinna stage so dropping 10 controls to Perth. They apparently broke the rear end somewhere after in WA and retired. |  |
| 69 | Excluded | Entrant: Murray Carter Murray Carter, Vic David Stephens, Vic Wayne Draper, Vic Ford Falcon XC | Carter was an experienced circuit racer but the crew had limited rallying experience. They struck problems from the start, placing 142nd on the seeding stage and then losing a lot more time north of Mt Gambier, including maximum penalties in the Bordertown bog and the Sunset Country. They were placed 81st at Adelaide but skipped directly to Broken Hill. They exceeded late time at Marree but continued through to Perth where they were excluded. They continued under protest but only did a couple of competitive stages to Darwin, including the Gibb River Road. They did about three stages on the division to Townsville, including dropping more than 3 hours at the Norman River. They only did three stages on the division to Sydney and one stage on the final division. |  |
| 70 | 23 | Entrant: Townsville Sporting Car Club Ian McCubbin, Qld Richard Kelly, Qld David Guyatt, Qld Holden Monaro GTS | An experienced crew from North Queensland with strong backing from their club, placed 37th on the seeding stage. Despite dropping half an hour in the Bordertown bog they placed 24th into Adelaide. They lost half an hour on the Frome Downs stage and then an hour and a half to Marree. Despite another hour lost in the sand to Immarna they were up to 32nd. Despite several hours lost on the Nullarbor with punctures, they dropped no controls and placed 25th into Perth. They left Perth half an hour late and by Meekatharra they needed a replacement diff and skipped most of the stages through to Port Hedland, but cleverly only dropped 3 controls to Darwin. They did one stage out of Darwin then headed for Borroloola but clouted a horse and headed for Mt Isa, dropping 4 more controls. They completed the route from Mt Isa to Townsville. Despite a few problems they completed the division to Sydney in 35th place and were 27th on the final division. They finished with 7 controls missed. |  |
| 72 | DNF | Entrant: Maurice Walsh Maurice Walsh, NSW Don Whitby, NSW Tony Wunderlich, Vic Ford Deluxe ‘Grey Ghost’ (1948) | Another historic vehicle, driven by Gelignite Jack Murray in two previous round Australia trials, it was always going to be a case of a steady run to keep the old girl together. From 114th on the seeding stage, a steady run and once missed passage control saw them in 68th place into Adelaide. They did no competitive stages until the final run into Perth but managed to drop only 11 controls. Similalrly, in WA it was acase of just following the highway with no competitive stages completed and 16 more controls missed. After Darwin the results are missing but supposedly they retired towards Sydney with a broken crankshaft. |  |
| 73 | 33 | Entrant: Peter Lockhart Peter Lockhart, Qld Des Dunstan, Qld Ian Finlayson, Qld Holden Commodore | This Gold Coast crew started poorly placing 87th on the seeding stage and despite more than an hour lost at Bordertown and in the Sunset Country, they placed 37th into Adelaide. They lost an hour and half leaving Adelaide and another hour on the first trial stage then skipped directly to Broken Hill. They then skipped Coober Pedy, lost time on the Nullarbor and skipped over the Rawlinna stage, but skilfully only missing 4 controls to Perth. Despite leaving Perth almost 2 hours late they persevered through WA to miss no further controls to Darwin. On the dvision to Townsville they skipped all the competition from Borroloola to Cairns, dropping 13 controls. They had a good run down the east coast placing 15th on the division to Sydney and 17th on the final division. They finished with 17 controls missed. |  |
| 74 | 32 | Entrant: Peter Flanagan Brett Goldsborough, NSW Peter Flanagan, ACT Phillip Grounds, NSW Holden Commodore | Experienced in long distance events, this crew placed 65th on the seeding stage and almost 2 hours on the Tarpeena trial stage before taking a maximum penalty on the Bordertown bog and the Sunset Country. They perservered into Adelaide in 80th place. Their problems continued with large time losses on most stages to Marree where they skipepd to Nullarbor Roadhouse, then they skipped the stage after Coolgardie missing a total of 7 controls to Perth. After leaving Perth late then headed straight to Meekatharra, did a few more stages before skipping to Derby. They took a maximum on the Gibb River stage when they remained at the scene of the fatal accident for many hours, receiving the organiser’s sportsmanship award. They had missed 8 more controls to Darwin and despite skipping a few stages they only dropped one more control to Townsville. They had a better run down the east coast placing 23rd on both divisions and finishing with 16 controls missed. |  |
| 76 | 19 | Entrant: Volvo Dealer Team – NSW Barbara Beveridge, NSW Anne Heaney, ACT Lynn Jarman, NSW Volvo 244DL | The all girl Volvo team placed 45th on the seeding stage but then lost 2 hours in the Bordertown bog and skipped the Sunset Cpoountry, dropping 1 control to Adelaide. They had a good run through SA until losing more than 3 hours with punctures into the Nullabor Roadhouse, then skipped the Rawlinna stage dropping 2 more controls to Perth. A good run through WA saw them place 20th on the division to Darwin. After Darwin they skipped directly to Borroloola, dropping 2 controls, then lost over 2 hour enroute to Burketown. They took extra service time in Mt Isa and skipped the Norman River stage to Croydon but without missing any more controls to Townsville. They had a reasonable run down the east coast placing 29th on the division to Sydney and 18th on the final division. They finished with 5 controls missed and easily won the Ladies Award. |  |
| 77 | DNF | Entrant: Charles Lund Charlie Lund, Qld John Elliott, Qld Mazda RX7 | Lund was an experienced campaigner from central Queensland and placed 36th on the seeding stage. The two man crew in the beautiful RX7 dropped a few positions on the road and then lost an hour at the Bordertown bog and some more time in the Sunset Country. They placed 38th into Adelaide. A reasonable run to Broken Hill was hampered by almost running out of fuel then they lost almost an hour at Marree and likewise in the sand to Immarna, by which time they were up to 34th. A relatively good run across the Nullarbor saw them climb to 23rd at Perth. Unfortunately they retired with a broken rear suspension somewhere in WA. |  |
| 78 | 43 | Entrant: Peter Foden Denis Baker, Vic Bruce Young, Vic Peter Foden, Vic Leyland P76 | The big P76 placed 56th on the seeding stage but lost almost an hour and crucial road position on the Ballarat stage. They subsequently lost an hour and 40 minutes in the Bordertown bog and an hour in the Sunset Country before placing 64th into Adelaide. They left Adelaide quite late and skipped to Yunta then up to Frome Downs, missing Broken Hill, but from Marree they skipped directly to Nullarbor Roadhouse then picked up a few controls on the way to Perth, missing a total of 8 controls. In WA they skipped the stages after Meekatharra and the stage after Port Hedland, but cleverly only dropped one more control to Darwin. They ran into trouble enroute to Burketown and subsequently cut and ran to Townsville, missing 13 controls. They left Townsville late, missing the first stage and 2 controls, but missed no more controls through to Sydney despite skipping the Horseshoe Forest Road stage. They placed 51st on the final division and finished with 29 (or maybe 24) controls missed. |  |
| 79 | 57 | Entrant: Doug Minett Doug Minett, Vic Doug Chapple, Vic Don Watson, Vic Datsun 1600 | After placing 100th on the seeding stage, this Melbourne crew lost time in Ballarat and then short cut the Heywood special stage. With poor road position they lost over 2 hours in the Bordertown bog and skipped the Sunset Country, dropping a control. They were an hour late Leaving Adelaide but persevered through to Kingoonya where they cut and ran to Perth missing 13 controls. They did only two trial stages up to Port Hedland but cleverly only dropped 4 controls, then completed the route to Darwin. They missed another 13 controls to Townsville, only doing the route from Borroloola to Mt Isa. They did the whole division to Sydney, placing 26th, but skipped much of the final division, missing another 7 controls for a total of 38 controls missed for the event. |  |
| 80 | DNF | Entrant: Graham Alexander Graham Alexander, Vic Graeme Sedgwick, Vic Ford Escort | This experienced Geelong based crew placed 21st on the seeding stage but had dropped to 32nd by Mt Gambier after a slow run on the Heywood stage. They had a reasonable run north from Mt Gambier and survived the Bordertown bog only drop a handful of minutes. Sadly, their good run ended at Pinnaroo with reported engine problems, although Tuckey’s book suggested it was brake problems. They limped into Adelaide missing 7 controls but supposedly did not continue, although Tuckey suggests their engine problems appeared after Adelaide, and that is was repaired in Port Augusta only to fail again at Tarcoola. |  |
| 81 | 06 | Entrant: Wes Nalder Wes Nalder, Vic Ian Richards, Vic Geoff Boyd, Vic Toyota Celica | This experienced and well prepared crew placed 15th on the seeding stage and basically held that position through to Adelaide despite losing some time in the Bordertown bog. A steady run through SA saw them 13th at Immarna. They had a series of punctures and a slow run across the Nullarbor, but held 13th into Perth. A generally clean run through WA was only hampered by a slow run through the Nunyerry stage and getting bogged before Port Hedland. Dust hampered their run through the Kimberley stage but they were 9th by Darwin. They had a dream run to Townsville where they were placed 5th. With Carr 22 minutes behind they knew they could not match his pace down the east coast and despite a clean run they finished just behind Carr and first private entrant. |  |
| 82 | 41 | Entrant: Christian Autosport Club of Australia George Kahler, NSW Bruce Partridge, NSW Wayne Simeon, NSW Mazda RX4 | Although they placed 44th on the seeding stage, this experienced crew were quite slow on the other stages until Bordertown where they lost an hour then cut directly to Adelaide missing 6 controls. After leaving Adelaide an hour late they had a troubled run through to Blinman from where they essentially cut and ran to Perth but picked up a few controls along the way. Having missed 12 controls on that division they skipped much of the WA division from Geraldton to Port Hedland dropping a further 8 controls to Darwin. They had a better run through to Townsville, skipping only the Roper Bar stage and dropping one more control. While they skipped the horror stage north of Rockhampton, they completed the division to Sydney without missing a control and in 37th place. They completed the final division in 44th and finished with 27 controls missed. |  |
| 83 | 82 | Entrant: Toyoparts Bob Bird, Vic Roger McKinnon, Vic Toyota Corolla | The often quick Bob Bird was 34th on the seeding stage and had a good run until they reached the Bordertown bog where they lost over 2 hours, skipping to Adelaide and missing 8 controls. They struck problems on the run to Broken Hill and subsequently headed for Perth, missing 19 controls. After Perth they went as far as Meekatharra then headed for Darwin, missing another 13 controls. They missed most of the division to Townsville, missing 16 controls. They completed the division to Sydney placing 18th but missed the entire last division, ultimately finished with 70 controls missed. |  |
| 86 | 54 | Entrant: Steel Industries Auto Club Dave Colless, NSW Ray Johnston, NSW Richard McCoy, NSW Datsun 1600 | This Wollongong entry placed 68th on the seeding stage and after losing an hour and half in the Bordertown bog, placed 36th into Adelaide. They were up to 32nd by Broken Hill but struck problems on the Blinman stage, subsequently cutting to the Nullarbor Roadhouse. They had to retreat from the Rawlinna stage with no spares and then cut to Perth having missed 13 controls on the division. They left Perth late and rejoined on the Nunyerry horror stage and completed the division to Darwin with 12 controls missed. After Darwin they cut to Borroloola, then did the route to Mt Isa, but then cut to Townsville, missing a further 11 controls. They had a good run down the east coast placing 10th on the division to Sydney and 16th on the final division. They finished with 35 controls missed. |  |
| 87 | 14 | Entrant: Balmains of Bega Max Roberts, NSW Eric Waterson, NSW Tony Carroll, NSW Holden Commodore | This Bega crew placed 40th on the seeding stage but lost valuable time and road position on the way to Ballarat. They then lost over an hour in the Bordertown bog and placed 35th into Adelaide. They had climbed to 28th by Immarma but despite several punctures, a slow careful run over the Nullarbor placed them 20th into Perth. They left Perth 45 minutes later and later struck problems at Meekatharra, skipping two stages and a single control. They then continued quite strongly through to Darwin. They placed 10th on the division to Townsville and 22nd on the division to Sydney after losing more than an hour at Grafton. They placed 24th on the final division and had missed only one control for the event. |  |
| 88 | DNF | Entrant: Les Hicks Kevin Mason, NSW Les Hicks, NSW Bruce Horley, NSW Holden Commodore | This Newcastle entry placed a great 13th on the seeding stage then placed 18th into Adelaide after a reasonable run and limited time lost in the Bordertown bog. They had a good run through the Flinders Ranges but lost time at Marree and in the sand to Immarana where they were placed 17th. They lost time with punctures on the Nullarbor but a careful run saw them 12th into Perth. They were 45 minutes late leaving Perth and lost a further half hour at Geraldton, then perservered through to Derby where they had to miss the Kimberley stage, dropping 2 controls. They retired somewhere after Darwin. |  |
| 89 | DNF | Entrant: Wal Glass Wal Glass, NSW Hamish Loftus, NSW Graeme Brittliff, NSW Holden Torana | This Bega based entry struck trouble on the seeding stage losing 50 minutes and placing 151st. They struck more problems after Mt Gambier, then skipped to Adelaide missing 9 controls. The results suggest they were out of late time but they appear to have continued onto the next division, but where they ultimately retired remains a mystery. |  |
| 90 | 64 | Entrant: Mick Myers Mick Myers, NSW Mick Myers, NSW Mal Sinfield, NSW Peugeot 504 | A slow run on the seeding stage by the two Mick Myers (who are unrelated) and big Mal Sinfield in 90th place and well down the field on the road. A significant time loss after Mt Gambier dropped them further and then they became inextricably bogged near Bordertown taking a maximum penalty. Another maximum on the Sunset Country saw them close to their late time limit and they had to cut directly to Adelaide missing 4 controls. They skipped most of the division to Perth, only doing the last few stages and dropping 16 controls. They did most of the route from Perth to Port Hedland but then cut to Darwin missing a further 5 controls. They only did one trail stage on the division to Townsville but picked up a few controls, missing a further 11. They were missing from the results through to Sydney but did most of the final division despite a drama around Swifts Creek where they lost more than 2 hours. They finished with 46 controls missed. |  |
| 91 | DNF | Entrant: Lions Club of Auburn Norm Saville, NSW John Fyvie, NSW Peter Harris, NSW Peugeot 504 | Entered by the Auburn Lions club as a fundraiser, the ex-Hilton Marathon 504 was a well prepared car for the event. Fyvie and Harris tragically lost their lives when they crashed into a creek on the Gibb River Road. Sadly, Saville died some months after the event from cancer. Out of respect, no results were published for Car 91 so it is not possible to speculate about their progress up until the time of the accident. |  |
| 92 | 18 | Entrant: Peter Hurrey Peter Hurrey, Vic David Geddes, SA Toyota Celica | This was a well prepared two man crew, loosely teamed with the Hilton and Nalder Celicas. They placed 23rd on the seeding stage and carried that position through to Adelaide. They struck some problems on the run up to Broken Hill but continued through to Immarna where they were placed they were placed 24th after losing a hour in the sand. Punctures cost them one and half hours to the Nullarbor Roadhouse but they were further delayed awaiting spares and had to skip to Kalgoorlie missing 4 or 5 controls. They had a solid run through WA placing 18th on the division to Darwin. They placed 16th on the division to Townsville despite losing more than an hour enroute to Burketown and more time at Mt Isa. They placed 32nd on the division to Sydney and 20th on the final division., finishing with 4 controls missed overall. |  |
| 93 | DNF | Entrant: Hella Australia Mick Ellis, Vic Chris Wall, Vic Datsun 120Y | Ellis was a quick local competitor in Victoria, but surprised many by placing 4th on the seeding stage. Unfortunately road position brought them undone later that night when they lost an hour in the Bordertown bog, placing them 27th at Renmark. They then struck troubles at Murray Bridge and had to cut to Adelaide, dropping 2 controls. They had a reasonable run through SA until losing more than an hour in the sand to Immarna and over 3 hours with punctures to the Nullarbor Roadhouse. They then skipped to Perth missing 11 controls. They subsequently retired somewhere in WA with broken rear suspension. |  |
| 98 | 48 | Entrant: Greg Nicholson Greg Nicholson, Vic Alan Crawford, Vic Mitsubishi Lancer | This two man crew placed 77th on the seeding stage and made a slow start. They dropped two and a half hours in the Bordertown bog and almost an hour in the Sunset Country to place 66th into Adelaide. They struck trouble at Yunta and missed two controls, then lost almost an hour on the run to Frome Downs. They skipped from Blinman to Kingoonya then lost an hour in the Immarna sand and two hours with punctures to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They then skipped from Cocklebiddy to Perth missing 8 more controls. They lost quite a bit of time at Geraldton and on the next stage, but persevered through to Whim Creek where they had to cut to Darwin, missing 6 controls. On the run to Townsville they skipped the stages to Borroloola, the Norman River stage and the final stage, but missed only 2 controls. They skipped all the NSW stages missing 5 controls on the division to Sydney, then another 7 controls on the final division, cutting from Canberra to Mitta Mitta. They finished with 32 controls missed. |  |
| 99 | 51 | Entrant: Les Boaden Les Boaden, NSW Brian Atkins, NSW Wayne Pritchard, NSW Mazda RX4 | After placing 50th on the seeding stage, this Mid North Coast crew lost time at Ballarat and then struck serious probles in the Sunset Country, cutting to Murray Bridge and missing 3 controls. Further problems after Broken Hill forced them to skip to Kingoonya then they lost over 4 hours in the Immarna sand and to Nullarbor Roadhouse, after which they skipped 10 controls to Narrogin. They missed 6 controls on the division to Darwin, skipping 6 out of the 9 trial stages. OThey dropped 14 controls on the division to Twonsville, only doing the trial stage after Mt Isa. Into more familiar territory, they placed 14th on the division to Sydney and 29th on the final division. They finished with 33 controls missed. |  |
| 100 | DNF | Entrant: Norm Fritter Norm Fritter, Qld Robert Kelly, Qld Coral Fritter, Qld Datsun 1600 | This Sunshine Coast based entry paced 153rd on the seeding stage after losing almost an hour then lost more time in Mt Gambier. Poor road position probably accounted for their demise in the Bordertown big from where they cut and ran to Adelaide, missing 9 controls. The results do not show their progress through SA but they appear to have retired at Cocklebiddy on the Nullarbor. Coral Fritter (Taylor) later became an Australian Champion Co-driver with Neal Bates and even later with Harry Bates.. |  |
| 101 | 49 | Entrant: Roger Ingerson Roger Ingerson, SA Jerry Wilson, SA David MacCulloch, SA Peugeot 404 | This crew of South Australian school teachers placed 47th on the seeding stage but then had slow runs on the stages to Mt Gambier. Being down the field, they then dropped almost 3 hours in the Bordertown bog. They persevered but struck problems near home, skipping the Kuitpo stage and missing 2 controls into Adelaide. A slow run through SA forced them to skip from Blinman to the Nullarbor Roadhouse, but they also skipped the Rawlinna stage and missed 7 more controls into Perth. They struck problems at Gerandton and skipped to Newman, did one trial stage and then skipped to Darwin picking up a few controls along the way, missing 5 more controls on the division. They skipped the entire division to Townsville, missing 16 controls. They did much of the division to Sydney but skipped the stages from Dorrigo to Kempsey missing 2 controls but did the entire last division, placing 50th. They finished with 32 controls missed. |  |
| 102 | 76 | Entrant: Mainway Car Sales, Mudgee Kevin Cafe, NSW Robert Gurney, NSW Anthony Dawson, NSW Mazda RX4 | With more racing than rallying experience, this Mudgee based crew placed 70th on the seeding stage. After Mt Gambier they were among the first to get stuck on the first short trial stage and later got stuck at Bordertown and exceeded late time. They skipped to Adelaide missing 7 controls. After some big time losses through to Broken Hill, they skipped from Blinman to Perth, picking up a few controls but missing 15. With serious problems they followed the highway to Darwin missing all the controls and then did likewise to Townsville, only picking up a few controls at Mt Isa but doing no competitive stages. They had a better run down to Sydney, doing the entire route and placing 25th on the division. Despite leaving Sydney almost 2 hours later they did the entire final division placing 53rd. They finished with 60 controls missed. |  |
| 103 | 66 | Entrant: Dr. Jim Caudle Jim Caudle, SA Graham Drew, SA Wally Elsden, SA Datsun 1600 | This crew from Padthaway in south-east SA had limited experience and placed 120th on the seeding stage. They then skipped the Heywood stage, the Tarpeena stage and the Bordertown bog, as well as short-cutting the Sunset Country, but didn’t actually miss any controls so were placed 82nd into Adelaide. They left Adelaide more than an hour late and short-cut from Yunta to Frome Downs, then Blinman to Nullarbor Roadhouse, then skipped the Rawlinna stage so missing 10 controls for the division to Perth. They left Perth an hour late and subsequently skipped from Meekatharra to Port Hedland, picking up a few controls along the way, and then to Derby where they lost nearly 3 hours on the Gibb River Road. They had only missed a further 3 controls to Darwin but then did no competition to Townsville, missing a further 15 controls. They only appear to have done a couple of competitive stages to Sydney and missed 11 controls on the division then skipped most of the final division, missing a further 8 controls. They finished with 47 controls missed. |  |
| 104 | 35 | Entrant: Ralph Boys Ralph Boys, NSW Greg Vonthien, NSW Ford F100 | After placing 101st on the seeding stage, this two man crew from Albury in the big F100 struck early problems at Heywood, losing more road position. They had a reasonable run north from Mt Gambier and lost minimal time at Bordertown but then skipped from Pinnaroo to Adelaide, missing 6 controls. With significant time losses to Broken Hill then subsequently skipped from Blinman to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They did the rest of the route to Perth, losing more than 2 hours on the Rawlinna stage, but only missed 5 controls on the division. They did the route from Perth to Newman but then skipped the 3 stages before Port Hedland, missing 5 controls on the division to Darwin. They did the route all the way to Cairns but lost significant time at the Norman River and at Cairns and were forced to skip the last stage before Townsville, missing 2 controls. Down the east coast they lost significant time at Rockhampton and at the Gold Coast and were forced to skip from Dorrigo to Sydney, missing 4 controls. They completed the final division in 45th and missed 22 controls overall. |  |
| 105 | DNF | Entrant: Greg Hunt Greg Hunt, NSW Stephen Barnes, NSW Kelvin Haynes, NSW Datsun 180B | A slow time on the seeding stage (119th) placed this Newcastle crew down the road order facing deteriorating road conditions. They took maximums on the Tarpeena stage and at the Bordertown bog then short cut the Sunset Country stage. They skipped from Renmark to Adelaide missing 3 controls. On the rugged run up to Broken Hill they broke the suspension and retired. |  |
| 106 | 70 | Entrant: Ross Easton Ross Easton, NSW Don Rayner, NSW Reg Bell, NSW Datsun 1600 | After placing 89th on the seeding stage. this crew struck problems at Mt Gambier and skipped 4 controls to Bordertown where they took a maximum, then took another maximum when they skipped to the end of the Sunset Country stage. They took significant time losses on the run to Broken Hill where they needed time for repairs and skipped to the Nullarbor Roadhouse the next day. They also skipped the Rawlinna stage missing a total of 11 controls on the division to Perth. Problems at Perth saw them skip to Geraldton. Then they skipped from Meekatharra to Newman and missed the subsequent stages to Port Hedland and the stage after, although they visited the controls. They missed 7 controls on the division to Darwin. They did none of the competitive stages to Townsville and missed 13 controls. They grappled with more problems down the east coast skipping much of the competition and losing several hours at Brisbane. They missed 11 controls on the division to Sydney and skipped all of the stages on the final division from Canberra to the finish. They finished with 54 controls missed. |  |
| 107 | DNF | Entrant: Paul Caddey Paul Caddey, NSW Cyril Mulach, NSW Terry Hanrahan, NSW Ford Fairmont | The big Fairmont from the NSW south coast placed 48th on the seeding stage but then lost almost an hour on the Heywood stage. They short cut the route missing a passage but placed 73rd into Adelaide after only losing minimal time at the Bordertown bog. They had problems on the run up to Broken Hill and had to skip from Broken Hill to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They only did one stage on the Nullarbor before skipping to Perth missing 16 controls for the division. On the WA division they skipped from Meekatharra to Newman and then from Port Hedland direct to Darwin, missing 6 controls for the division. They appear to have done no competitive stages to Townsville and missed 13 controls. They retired somewhere after Townsville with unspecified problems. |  Terry Hanrahan (Ray Berghouse) |
| 108 | DNF | Entrant: Roger Dickeson Bill Johnston, Vic Allan Marsh, Vic Mazda R100 | A slow time on the seeding stage (113th) was followed by car problems at Mt Gambier where they lost almost 3 hours before doing one more trial stage and cutting directly to Adelaide missing 10 controls. Various problems continued with slow times on the loop up through Broken Hill after which they cut and ran from Blinman to the Nullarbor Roadhouse, then did one more stage before cutting to Perth having missed 14 controls on the division. It’s not clear how much competition they did through WA but they are recorded as having retired at Kununurra where they exceeded their late time limit. |  |
| 109 | DNF | Entrant: Freeman Motors David Quill, SA Rowan Quill, Vic Peter Ellis, SA Holden Commodore | After placing 48th on the seeding stage, once into more familiar country this SA crew moved up to 35th at Mt Gambier and placed 32nd into Adelaide after losing half an hour in the Bordertown bog and 45 minutes in the Sunset Country. A solid run through SA saw them up to 26th at Immarna despite some time lost in the sand. However they failed to reach the Nullarbor Roadhouse within late time and subsequently skipped to Perth, missing 12 controls. Their results are not recorded through WA but they reportedly had a good run until engine failure forced their retirement at Kununurra. |  |
| 111 | DNF | Entrant: John Kipling John Kipling, SA John Potticary, SA Holden HJ Ute | A slow run on the seeding stage (108th) followed by problems on the Heywood stage (an hour lost) would have placed them down the field. They persevered losing close to an hour on the Tarpeena stage but miraculously lost little time at the Bordertown bog. However problems forced them to skip the Sunset Country stage missing one control plus a missed passage. After Adelaide they struck problems at Yunta and skipped the stages up to Curnamona, then lost quite a bit of time at Marree. They subsequently skipped from Kingoonya to Perth picking up a few controls but missing a total of 12 for the division. Their times through WA are not recorded but they reportedly retired with a blown engine somewhere in the north-west. |  |
| 112 | DNF | Entrant: Ian Hargrave Ian Hargrave, SA Andy Hutton, SA Albert Trinks, SA Holden LC Torana | A slowish time on the seeding stage (104th) was followed by dramas on the Ballarat stage where they lost almost an hour and then had to skip to Adelaide missing 16 controls. Significant time losses on the Flinders Ranges stages forced them to skip from Blinman to Kingoonya. They then lost over 2 hours in the sand to Immarna and subsequently did not reach the Nullarbor Roadhouse within their late time limit. They skipped to Coolgardie but then also lost half an hour at Narrogin, eventually reaching Perth with 9 controls missed for the division. Their results through WA are not recorded but they retired at Kununurra after reportedly hitting a bull on the Kimberley stage. |  |
| 113 | 88 | Entrant: Malcolm Hall Malcolm Hall, SA Ross Smith, Vic Andrew Lott, SA Ford Escort | Fairly slow from the outset, being 122nd on the seeding stage, this crew from the Riverland area continued to lose considerable time and road position on the first night, eventually dropping 1 hour 25 minutes at the Bordertown bog and then skipping the Sunset Country stage. They went directly from hometown Renmark to Adelaide missing 6 controls for the division. Problems delayed them in Adelaide and they eventually headed directly for Perth missing the entire division and 26 controls. It didn’t improve much after Perth where they abandoned competition at Geraldton and headed for Darwin, missing 14 controls for the division. Similarly, they did no competition to Townsville, missing 16 controls. While they did a couple of stages on the way to Brisbane, they then cut directly to Sydney missing a further 13 controls. On the final division they only did the last special stage and has missed 85 controls overall. |  |
| 114 | DNF | Entrant: Sierp Bros. Pty. Ltd. Gus Suth, SA Bernard Gros, SA Julie Suth, SA Volkswagen Beetle | The VW entry from the Adelaide Hills had a reasonable run on the seeding stage (71st) and climbed to 57th by Adelaide despite an hour and a half lost in the Bordertown bog. They struck problems in the first Flinders Ranges stage and had to cut and run from Yunta to Kingoonya, then lost an hour and a half in the sand to Immarna and almost 2 hours on the rocks to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They then skipped to Perth missing 20 controls for the division. Their progress through WA is not recorded but they did not make it to Darwin within their late time limit. |  |
| 115 | 27 | Entrant: John Birrell John Birrell, Vic Brian Smith, Vic Rosemary Nixon, Vic Renault 16TS | After placing 88th on the seeding stage, this crew from the Melbourne University Car Club suffered from road position and the limitations of the front-wheel drive Renault. They lost an hour and half in the Bordertown bog and short cut the Sunset Country stage but did not drop a control, placing 70th into Adelaide. They plodded through SA, losing an hour at Yunta with problems and then two and a half hour in the sand to Immarna by which time they were up to 48th. The Nullarbor brought them undone as they did not make it to the Nullarbor Roadhouse within their late time. Like so many others, they skipped the Rawlinna stage but only missed 3 controls for the division. They departed Perth late and skipped directly to Geraldton and then from Meekatharra to Newman but did the remainder of the route missing 6 controls for the division. After Darwin they skipped the stage from Roper Bar to Borroloola, missing only 1 control, but otherwise did the division, although they lost several hours at Townsville. They had a good run down the east coast, placing 21st on the division to Sydney and 49th on the final division after significant time losses at Omeo and on their way into Albury. They finished with 10 controls missed. |  |
| 116 | DNF | Entrant: Gerald Duyvestyn Gerald Duyvestyn, NSW Graeme Kirk, NSW Brian McIvenna, NSW Holden EH (Turbo) | Problems on the seeding stage saw them lose over an hour and a half after which they had to head directly for Adelaide missing 16 controls. They left Adelaide late and rejoined the event at Frome Downs but then continued to lose a lot of time, eventually cutting from Kingoonya to Perth with 20 controls missed for the division. They apparently retired somewhere in WA after hitting a kangaroo. |  |
| 117 | 87 | Entrant: Mark Ferrier Mark Ferrier, NSW Ted Smith, NSW Honda Civic | A slow run on the seeding stage (130th) after puncturing two tyres on a stump, was followed by a careful run to Mt Gambier but then this two man crew in the tiny Civic lost over an hour on the Tarpeena stage. They never made it out of the Bordertown bog within their late time and eventually headed straight for Adelaide missing 9 controls. They lost plenty of time on the loop up through Broken Hill and, perhaps close to late time again, skipped from Blinman to Nullarbor Roadhouse, where they managed to enter the control from the right direction! They did one more trial stage and skipped to Perth missing 14 controls for the division. After losing over an hour on the trial stage north of Perth with failed shockers, they abandoned competition at Geraldton and headed directly to Darwin missing another 16 controls. They then skipped to Mt Isa but did 3 trial stages through to Townsville, missing 8 controls for the division. They skipped the entire division to Sydney and on the final division they only completed the Canberra special stage. They finished with 79 controls missed. |  |
| 118 | DNF | Entrant: Dennis Parsons Denis Parsons, Qld Lenore Parsons, Qld Mazda 323 | This husband and wife crew reportedly had little or no experience and were in it for the adventure. It was not such an interesting adventure because they did very little of the competition. After placing 138th on the seeding stage they did the Ballarat stage and then headed for Adelaide. They appear to have done no competitive stages to Perth, nor on the division to Darwin or the division to Townsville. Their progress down the east coast is not recorded but they reportedly rolled the car out of the event near Bundaberg, presumably on the Wonbah Drag trial stage, perhaps their first competitive stage since Ballarat! |  |
| 119 | DNF | Entrant: George Harris George Harris, NSW Bruce Ross, NSW Geoff Boyd, ACT Citroen CX2400 | Harris had experience of long distance events and a well prepared car. They placed 75th on the seeding stage and despite almost an hour lost in the Bordertown bog, they had a reasonable run to Renmark where they were placed 58th. They lost over an hour on the ‘easy’ trial stage to Murray Bridge and placed 62nd into Adelaide. Unfortunately their run came to an end on the run up to Broken Hill when they apparently hit a kangaroo. |  |
| 120 | 39 | Entrant: Hal Moloney Hal Moloney, NSW Ian Vitnell, NSW Paul Daley, NSW Leyland P76 | Maloney had quite a bit of experience including in two previous round Australia trials. They placed a great 25th on the seeding stage, gaining a reasonable road position. They lost minimal time in the Bordertown bog then half an hour in the Sunset Country to place 27th into Adelaide. Their good run continued through to Kingoonya where they had problems that cost them almost 2 hours and they then lost an hour in the sand to Immarna and 2 hours with punctures on the run to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They elected to short cut direct to Coolgardie but did the remainder of the route into Perth, missing only 3 controls. After Perth they struck trouble on the Rabbit Run stage and then lost almost 2 hours on the run up to Meekatharra, presumably carrying out repairs. They skipped the 2 stages to Newman and then skipped from Port Hedland to Darwin, missing 4 controls for the division. After Darwin they skipped the Roper Bar to Borroloola stage and subsequently lost over 2 hours at Mt Isa, cutting from there to Cairns, missing 6 controls on the division to Townsville. On the run to Sydney they missed the stages south of Mackay south of Grafton, missing a further 7 controls. They did much of the final division but missed the last two competitive stage. They finished with 23 controls missed. |  |
| 121 | DNF | Entrant: Des Craig Des Craig, WA Bernard, WA Morris Cooper ‘S’ | The little Mini placed 93rd on the seeding stage but lost considerable time on the Heywood stage before taking a maximum on the Tarpeena trial stage. They battled on into Adelaide dropping 3 controls. After the first Flinders Ranges stage they started to shortcut and eventually skipped to Nullarbor Roadhouse, did a stage then skipped to Coolgardie, dropping 11 more controls into Perth. Their progress through WA is not shown in the results but they were recorded as having retired in Broome. |  |
| 122 | DNF | Entrant: Tom Kaitler Tom Kaitler, Vic David Kay, Vic Ron Harper, Vic Datsun 160 | This well prepared car from NE Victoria with a quick crew should have been higher up the starting order. They placed 22nd on the seeding stage but were still well back and lost almost 2 hours in the Bordertown bog after an otherwise good run. They apparently short cut the Sunset Country stage but placed 67th into Adelaide. Their progress through SA is not known but they apparently retired somewhere with a broken piston. |  |
| 123 | 78 | Entrant: Ken Garner Ken Garner, NSW Mick Madden, NSW Allan Corben, NSW Holden LX Toran | After placing 85th on the seeding stage, the Torana crew had a reasonable run until losing over two and a half hours in the Bordertown bog. They then skipped to Adelaide dropping 8 controls. They completed the run to Broken Hill with some hefty time losses but then had to skip to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They then did one trial stage and skipped to Perth dropping 17 controls for the division. After a good run through to Meekatharra they skipped to Newman. They skipped the Nunyerry stage and after Port Hedland they basically followed the highway to Darwin, missing 6 controls for the division. They skipped the entire division to Townsville but had a reasonable run down to Brisbane. They then cut directly to Sydney dropping 10 more controls and di most of the final division, only dropping 3 more controls. They finished with 64 controls missed. |  |
| 125 | DNF | Entrant: John Larkin Jack Larkin, Vic Joan Conner, Vic Rodger Larkin, Vic Terry Conner, ? Holden EH | The Larkin EH was 126th on the seeding stage and continued to lose considerable time through to Mt Gambier. They lost half an hour on the next short stage then took a maximum penalty on the Tarpeena stage but miraculously avoided significant time loss in the Bordertown bog. They placed 74th into Adelaide. A broken suspension, probably on the stages up to Broken Hill, caused them to retire. | |
| 126 | 72 | Entrant: Tom Hayden Tom Hayden, Qld John Phillis, NSW Richard Hogan, Qld Mazda RX2 | Things started badly for the RX2 crew with half an hour lost on the seeding stage (149th) and more time lost enroute to Mt Gambier, taking a maximum on the Heywood special stage. After losing another hour on the next short boggy stage, they started skipping controls, eventually missing 9 by Adelaide. They dropped considerable time through the stages to Broken Hill and then cut to Kingoonya. They lost over 2 hours in the sand to Immarna and then 2 hours enroute to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They skipped the Rawlinna stages and also lost a heap of time on the Lake King stage, skipping another control for a total of 7 missed on the division to Perth. After leaving Perth almost 2 hours later they skipped from Wanneroo to Geraldton then did the stages through to Newman then skipped to Port Hedland. They completed the remaining stages to Darwin with 6 more controls lost for the division. They only did the first stage out of Darwin then cut and ran to Townsville. They completed the route down as far as Grafton with considerable time losses but then missed 7 controls into Sydney. They pretty much skipped the final division and finished with 56 controls missed. |  |
| 127 | DNF | Entrant: Gary Cuthell Gary Cuthell, Vic Stephen Harris, Vic Holden Torana XU1 | The XU1 crew placed 133rd on the seeding stage and were more than an hour late into Mt Gambier. They then lost over an hour in the next short boggy stage and started skipping stages but cleverly only missed 4 controls into Adelaide. They struck problems on the first stage in the Flinders Ranges and subsequently cut to Nullarbor Roadhouse the next evening. They did one trial stage then headed for Perth dropping 23 controls for the division. They continued competitively after Perth but lost all light and electrics near Derby at night. A local auto-electrician eventually helped, but they were out of late running time at Darwin. |  |
| 128 | DNF | Entrant: Geoff Sawyer Geoff Sawyer, SA Leslie Shadwick, or was it John Halliday, Vic Robert Mortimer, Vic Ford Falcon XB | The big Falcon placed 80th on the seeding stage and had a reasonable run through the first night, managing to lose minimal time in the Bordertown bog. However they struck trouble in the Sunset Country, dropping one control. They completed the route into Adelaide OK. They had a reasonable run up to Broken Hill and back across through the Flinders Ranges but dropped an hour and a half to Marree and subsequently skipped to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They completed the remainder of the route to Perth, including the Rawlinna stage, with 4 control missed for the division. Their progress through WA is not recorded but they disappeared off the radar at some stage and retired with no details provided. |  |
| 129 | DNF | Entrant: Rob Barkell Rob Barkell, NSW Tom Breese, NSW Ford Escort Mk1 | The Mark 1 Escort encountered problems on the first night after placing 147th on the seeding stage. They missed the Heywood stage then lost over an hour on the short boggy stage after Mount Gambier. They headed for Adelaide missing 12 controls for the division. They struck more problems on the stages up to Broken Hill where they retired. |  |
| 130 | DNF | Entrant: Eril Mitchell Eril Mitchell, Vic Allen Rowe, Vic Geoff York, Vic Ford Cortina Mk II | This keen Victorian crew were slow at Tooborac (143rd) with suspension damage then struck gearbox trouble losing more than an hour on the transport to Creswick making repairs. Being down the field, they struck trouble on the short boggy stage after Mt Gambier from where they skipped to Renmark missing 5 controls. After leaving Adelaide almost 2 hours later they skipped to Broken Hill then did a couple of stages before heading directly for Perth. Their progress through WA is not recorded but they reportedly retired at Kununurra with a seized diff. They mysteriously reappeared on the final special stage at Beechworth where the photo is taken but were not classified as finishers. |  |
| 131 | 38 | Entrant: Dr. Wayne Herdy Wayne Herdy, Qld Pat O’Kane, Qld Brian Gramenz, Qld Peugeot 504 | This Queensland crew had a reasonable run to Mt Gambier after placing 107th on the seeding stage but then got stuck on the short boggy stage and had to skip to Renmark missing 6 controls. They left Adelaide over an hour late and after doing the first trial stage they skipped to Broken Hill. After two more stages they skipped from Marree to Nullarbor Roadhouse, did another trials vateg then skipped to Narrogin special stage missing 9 controls for the division to Perth. They had a good run through WA as far as Meekatharra, then skipped to the stages to Newman, but did the stages to Port Hedland before skipping to Darwin. They skipped many stages on the division to Townsville but did the stage after Mt Isa and the trial stages before and after Cairns. They missed no controls on the division to Sydney but did skip the horror stage north of Rockhampton. They completed the entire final division and had missed 22 or 25 controls overall. |  |
| 132 | DNF | Entrant: Peter Glennie Peter Glennie, NSW Mike Shaw, NSW Ken Amos, NSW Datsun SX | After placing 63rd on the seeding stage, this crew from Moree had a largely trouble free run to Adelaide where they were placed 34th. They climbed to 31st by Broken Hill which they held despite losing an hour in the sand to Immarna. Punctures brought their good run to an end with almost 2 hours lost into the Nullarbor Roadhouse from where they skipped to Coolgardie, missing 4 controls on the division to Perth. They disappeared off the results sheet on the run through WA with no details of their problems. |  |
| 133 | DNF | Entrant: Bob Gawler Bob Gawler, Qld Debbie Gawler, New Zealand Toyota Celica | After placing 98th on the seeding stage, this farther and daughter crew from Townsville had a reasonable run util the Tarpeena trial stage after Mt Gambier where they lost almost 2 hours. They nevertheless managed to avoid significant time loss at Bordertown but struck trouble in the Sunset Country. They eventually skipped from Renmark directly to Adelaide missing 4 controls. Their progress through SA is not recorded but they reportedly retired at Eucla on the WA border. | |
| 134 | 45 | Entrant: David Tattingham David Tattingham, SA Rob Geue, SA Peter Kemp, SA Holden EH | After placing 102nd on the seeding stage, the crew of the EH Holden had a reasonable run through the first night, managing to only lose 26 minutes in the Bordertown bog but taking a 1 hour maximum on the Sunset Country. They placed 54th into Adelaide and climbed to 47th by Broken Hill but ended up skipping from Marree to the Nullarbor Roadhouse, missing 4 controls but then completed the remainder of the route to Perth. They struck trouble at Geraldton and had to skip to Meekatharra, did the two stages to Newman and then skipped to Derby where they completed the Kimberley stage. They had missed an additional 8 controls to Darwin but skipped the first stage after Darwin as well as the run to Burketown. They did much of the route from Mt Isa to Townsville but skipped the Norman River stage. On the run south to Sydney they skipped the two stages north of Rockhampton and the last two stages before Port Macquarie and then skipped the entire final division. They finished with 31 controls missed. | |
| 135 | DNF | Entrant: Mini Car Club of NSW Greg Cleaves, NSW John Stone, NSW Leyland Moke | The diminutive Moke placed 81st on the seeding stage and had a reasonable run as far as the deep sand of the Sunset Country. Perhaps short of late time, they headed directly to Adelaide from Renmark dropping 3 controls. Perhaps leaving Adelaide late they headed for Yunta and did the stages to Broken Hill and on to Marree from where they cut and ran to Perth missing 19 controls for the division. Some reports suggest that they actually retired at Nullarbor but in any case, they didn’t proceed beyond Perth. |  |
| 136 | DNF | Entrant: John Blair Motors John Coleman, Vic Gregory Boot, Vic Honda Civic | While Coleman was an experienced rally competitor in Victoria, the tiny Civic was perhaps not so well suited for the event. They placed 79th on the seeding stage and they had a reasonable run as far as the Bordertown bog. After extricating themselves they headed directly for Adelaide missing 9 controls. They retired by Broken Hill apparently breaking the suspension on the tough Flinders Ranges stages. |  |
| 137 | DNF | Entrant: Terry Madgwick Terry Madgwick, SA Justin Hanna, SA Ford F100 | The F100 certainly had plenty of grunt and placed 53rd on the seeding stage. They had a reasonable run as far as the Bordertown bog where they lost over 2 hours and they subsequently short cut the Sunset Country. They nevertheless reached Adelaide in 71st place with no major controls missed. Their progress through SA is not recorded but they reportedly hit a Kangaroo and retired. |  |
| 138 | DNF | Entrant: Marcel Baumgartner Marcel Baumgartner, SA Cyril Ostler, SA Holden Gemini | This two man crew in the Gemini were unfortunately one of the earliest retirements in the event when reportedly navigator Ostler broke his leg when he fell in a hole opening a gate. It seems likely that this was on the Tarpeena stage north of Mt Gambier. | |
| 139 | DNF | Entrant: Bill Stevenson Bill Stevenson, NSW John Eassie, NSW Ian Lincol, NSW Austin 1800 RS The results list the crew as Warwick McGregor and Paul Fenech | The front wheel drive Austin 1800 was well prepared but perhaps not the ideal car for this event. They were slow on the seeding stage (134th) and then struggled with the sloppy conditions north of Mt Gambier, losing over 2 hours on the Tarpeena stage, but only 30 minutes on the Bordertown bog. After that they skipped to Adelaide dropping 8 controls. Their progress through SA is not recorded in the results but they appear to have exceeded their late time limit at some point and retired without making it to Perth. |  |
| 140 | 65 | Entrant: Peter Glover Peter Glover, Vic Peter Burke, Vic John Hather, Vic Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle 1600 | Despite being a bit slow on the seeding stage (95th) the tough little VW had a good run on the first division managing to only lose under an hour on the Bordertown bog and 39 minutes in the Sunset Country placing them 53rd into Adelaide. Problems beset them after Adelaide with a late departure and significant time losses to Yunta. Problems on the Mingary stage saw them drop almost 2 hours and then short cut to Kingoonya where they then lost 3 hours in the sand to Immarna and over 5 hours enroute to Nullabor Roadhouse. Close to late time limit they headed for Perth having missed 17 controls for the division. After a late departure from Perth they only did the Rabbit Run stage north of Geraldton and the Gibb River Road stage, missing 12 more controls to Darwin. After doing the first stage out of Drawin they struck more problems and skipped the remainder of the division to Townsville, missing 17 more controls. They had a solid run down the east coast only missing one control on the division to Sydney and completing the final division in 30th place. They finished with 47 controls missed. |  |
| 141 | 50 | Entrant: Paul Lahiff Paul Lahiff, ACT John Beath, ACT Michael Clarke, NSW Holden HR | The Canberra based HR was often quite quick throughout the event, starting with a solid time (55th) on the seeding stage. They were up to 46th by Mt Gambier, managed to minimise their loss in the Bordertown bog then took a maximum 1 hour penalty on the Sunset Country to place 41st into Adelaide. They basically held that position through to Kingoonya, despite some problems after Broken Hill, but then lost close to 3 hours in the sand to Immarna dropping to 45th. The results record a quick run to Nullarbor Roadhouse but perhaps because of late time, they chose to shortcut from there to Perth dropping 8 controls. They must have had problems and departed Perth late picking up the competition at Meekatharra and doing the stages to Port Hedland. They also did a very fast time on the Kimberley stage but still dropped 8 more controls on the division to Darwin. Despite leaving Darwin late, losing an hour in the dust to Burketown and over 2 hours at Mt Isa, they completed the entire division to Townsville except for skipping the Norman River stage (but did not miss the control). A solid run down the east coast was interrupted by problems in Townsville so that they skipped the stages near Bundaberg then they perhaps ran low on time limit, skipping from Dorrigo to Port Macquarie. On the final division they short cut from Canberra to Albury and missed 33 controls overall. |  |
| 142 | 37 | Entrant: HMAS Cerberus Car Club Neil Turner, Vic Keith Donohue, NSW John Sparrow, Vic Leyland P76 | The big P76 was slow on the seeding stage (127th) then lost considerable time on the boggy stages north of Mt Gambier. Despite some wrong directions they did not miss any major controls to Adelaide. Problems struck near Curnamona and they had to skip to Nullarbor Roadhouse but picked up some controls along the way. After skipping the Rawlinna stage they dropped 9 controls into Perth. A late departure saw them skip directly to Geraldton from where they did stages as far as Wittenoom, then headed for Darwin picking up a few controls along the way. They skipped the first stage after Darwin but followed the route to Mt Isa then cut to Townsville. It seems they completed the entire division to Sydney despite having carburettor problems in Brisbane and brake problems in Grafton. They also completed the final division on which they placed 42nd. Overall they missed 22 controls. |  |
| 143 | 62 | Entrant: Russel Tyrie Ross Nielson, Vic Jim Stewart, Vic Russell Tyrie, Vic Holden HQ | The big HQ placed 74th on the seeding stage but later succumbed to the boggy roads north of Mt Gambier before taking a maximum on the Bordertown bog. They skipped to picked up the Kuitpo special stage to drop 5 controls into Adelaide. They short cut from Yunta to Broken Hill when Tyrie became ill, being admitted to Broken Hill hospital with appendicitis. He insisted that the other two continue, which they did. After losing considerable time they cut to Nullarbor Roadhouse the next day, doing one more stage then skipping to Coolgardie. They had missed 10 controls on the division to Perth. They dropped a further 10 controls enroute to Darwin, only doing the trial stages from Geraldton to Newman. They dropped 8 controls to Townsville, doing 4 of the trial stages. A late departure from Townsville saw them miss the first trial stage then they followed the route to Grafton from where they cut to Sydney. They completed the entire final division in 34th place and missed 41 controls overall. |  |
| 144 | 26 | Entrant: Giddings Datsun Rod Jones, NSW Trevor Seaman, NSW John Giddings, NSW Datsun 200B | The 200B placed 46th on the seeding stage and they were up to 26th by Mt Gambier. Clearly they should not have had such a lowly starting number! An hour and a half lost in the Bordertown big was followed by a broken axle after which they skipped to Adelaide and missed 6 controls. The potential of this car and crew shone through after Adelaide as they completed the entire division to Perth in 25th place and were 23rd on the division to Darwin. They missed a single control (the final trial stage) on the division to Townsville, and missed the final competitive before Port Macquarie, apparently after leaving their road card behind and having to return to fetch it, dropping 3 more controls. They placed 19th on the final division and had missed 10 controls for the event. |  |
| 145 | DNF | Entrant: Jon Leighton Jon Leighton, Vic Richard Mason, Vic Frank Cohn, Vic Datsun 1600 | The ever popular Datsun 1600 piloted by ex-Datsun racing team driving Jon Leighton placed 48th on the seeding stage then had a reasonable trouble free run to Adelaide where they were placed 33rd. Their progress through SA is not recorded but they reportedly retired somewhere with a blown engine. |  |
| 146 | 40 | Entrant: David Sheridan David Sheridan, Vic Richard Reid, Vic Datsun 1600 | Another Datsun 1600, which placed 92nd on the seeding stage, had a solid run through the first night with limited losses on the boggy stages north of Mt Gambier and almost an hour lost in the Sunset Country. They placed 43rd in Adelaide and continued their solid run through SA climbing to 37th despite losing an hour in the sand to Immarna. An hour and a half lost into the Nullarbor Roadhouse was not too bad but, perhaps being close to late time limit, they headed straight for Perth from Cocklebiddy missing 8 controls. They had a reasonable run through WA but skipped the stage before Port Hedland and the Kimberley stage to drop 4 more controls into Darwin. They lost 2 hours into Borroloola and 2 more hours into Burketown and eventually bypassed Cairns missing 2 more controls. Problems on the stage after Mackay cost them much time but they persevered down the coast eventually skipping the last two stages into Port Macquarie. On the final division they short cut from Canberra to Mitta Mitta but finished with 24 controls missed. |  |
| 147 | DNF | Entrant: Robin White Robin White, Vic Chris Austin, Vic Phillip Hogarth, Vic Mazda Coupe | After a slow run on the seeding stage (121st) the little Mazda struck problems and they had to head straight from Ballarat to Adelaide missing 15 controls. The reults do not record their progress through SA but it appears they ran out of late time somewhere and retired. |  |
| 149 | DNF | Entrant: Peugeot Car Club of Victoria Graham Wallis, Vic David Cochrane, Vic Richard Davies, Vic Peugeot 404 Wagon | A moderately experienced crew in the slow but ever reliable Peugeot 404 placed 78th on the seeding stage. A solid run through the first night ended with almost 3 hours lost in the Bordertown bog but they persevered, short cutting the Sunset COuntry but not dropping a control to Adelaide where they were placed 76th. Problems on the Curnamona stage saw them skip to Broken Hill and then they lost over an hour in the sand to Immarna and almost 3 hours through to the Nullarbor Roadhouse from where they headed for Perth dropping 13 controls. From Perth they did the stages to Cue then the Hammersley and Nunyerry stages but holed the radiator before Port Hedland. A replacement radiator was subsequently also holed and they were out of late time at Darwin. |  |
| 150 | DNF | Entrant: James Taylor Jim Taylor, ACT John McCulloch, ACT Max Taylor, NSW Peugeot 504 | The 504 entry from Canberra had a reasonable run through the first night after placing 110th on the seeding stage, but failed to complete the Bordertown bog within late time. They headed for Adelaide dropping 9 controls. Their progress after Adelaide is not recorded but they reportedly retired at some point having exceeded their late time limit. |  |
| 151 | DNF | Entrant: John Bell John Bell, NSW Ian Vaughan, NSW Peugeot 203 | The ageing Peugeot 203 placed 69th on the seeding stage but had problems near Ballarat, missing a couple of controls. Despite skipping the Sunset Country, they completed the remainder of the division to be only 2 controls down at Adelaide. A late departure from Adelaide and generally slow times saw them cut and run from Kingoonya to Perth, missing 14 controls. They made good progress through WA until losing more than an hour near Wittenoom, and then an hour and a half in the sand before Port Hedland where they retired, out of late time. | |
| 152 | 28 | Entrant: Garry Geissler Grant O’Donnell, NSW Garry Giessler, NSW Andrew Gibson, ACT Holden Torana LX | Atter placing 116th on the seeding stage, the Torona struck problems on the first night skipping the Heywood special stage and the two stages after Mt Gambier. They continue through to Adelaide with 4 controls missed. They lost more than an hour on the run from Broken Hill to Frome Downs and then skipped from Blinman to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They also skipped the stages through Rawlinna but went to the end control at Karonie, so only missing 6 controls on the division to Perth. After a late departure they did much of the WA division but skipped the stages before Newman and the Nunyerry Horror Stage but only dropped one more control to Darwin. A solid run from Darwin saw them miss no further controls, placing 17th on the division to Townsville, 33rd on the division to Sydney and 52nd on the final division. They finished with 10 (or 11) controls missed. |  |
| 153 | DNF | Entrant: Ian Bennett Ian Bennett, NSW Jim Gleeson, NSW Don Ogilvie, NSW Holden EH | This Broken Hill based crew placed 94th on the seeding stage then had a reasonable run as far as the Bordertown bog where they lost 2 hours. The results show then 52nd at Adelaide but they may have been further down. Their progress through SA is not recorded and they apparently retired at Kingoonya with unspecified problems. |  |
| 155 | 36 | Entrant: Lance Motors St Marys Ray Lance, NSW John Craft, NSW Paul Robinson, NSW Holden Commodore | Their 62nd place on the seeding stage suggested that this crew should have been further up the field. Despite taking the one hour maximum on the Sunset Country they placed 49th into Adelaide. A good run through the Flinders Ranges saw them climb a few placed but over an hour lost at Maree cost them dearly. They had further problems at Kingoonya and had to cut and run to Perth dropping 13 controls. On the WA division they skipped all the competition from Meekatharra to Port Hedland, dropping 6 controls, but then completed the route to Darwin. A late departure saw them miss the first stage out of Darwin but then they completed the remainder of the division to Townsville with only the one control missed. Problems at Mackay saw them miss another control but they otherwise had a good run down to Sydney. They placed 21st on the final division and missed 21 controls overall. |  |
| 156 | DNF | Entrant: B. Mulholland Doug Mulholland, NSW Sian Mulholland, ACT VW Beetle | A slow run on the seeding stage (125th) was followed by a reasonable run through to Mt Gambier. Then the Beetle got stuck on the next boggy section for an hour and more time was lost on the Tarpeena stage. They perhaps then got stuck in the Bordertown bog but did not emerge withing late time and headed for Adelaide missing 9 controls. They apparently did not start the next division and may have been out of late time at Adelaide. |  |
| 157 | DNF | Entrant: Gordon Mills Gordon Mills, NSW Steven McDonald, NSW Robert McCulloch, NSW Holden EH | Problems on the seeding stage saw this apparently inexperienced crew lose one and a half hours placing them pretty much last. They perhaps wisely headed straight for Adelaide missing 18 controls. The second division didn’t start much better with over an hour lost on each of the first stages. They reportedly retired at Broken Hill out of late time. |  |
| 158 | DNF | Entrant: Geoff Kennett Geoff Kennett, Vic Graeme Stewart, Vic Bob Nye, Vic Austin 1800 | This Melbourne based crew were one of the first retirements when their gearbox failed at Tooborac. The service crew reportedly sabotaged the car when the relatively inexperienced crew were “going to kill each other”! They apparently put gravel in the bell housing that created one hell of a racket and locked up the starter motor when they thought they had stalled it and tried to restart it. |  |
| 159 | 42 | Entrant: Jim Farmer Jim Farmer, NSW Campbell Farmer, NSW Ron Fraser, NSW Leyland P76 | This Newcastle crew has one of several large P76s in the event. They placed 99th on the seeding stage and had a solid run through the first night. They struck trouble in the Sunset Country and had to short cut, and then also short cut the stage to Murray Bridge but placed 78th into Adelaide with no controls missed. A late departure from Adelaide saw them head directly to Broken Hill where they rejoined the competition. They must have got stuck in the sand enroute to Immarna, losing over 3 hours, and then never made it to Nullarbor Roadhouse within their late time. They skipped to Perth missing 16 controls for the division. After Perth they skipped the stage to Cervantes and the stages before Newman, then bypassed the Nunyerry stage, but did the remainder and only missed 2 controls on the division to Darwin. They missed all the competition to Mt Isa but did the remainder of the division to Townsville missing 6 more controls. A late departure from Townsville and more problems at Rockhampton meant they eventually had to skip from Dorrigo to Sydney. They finished the final division in 40th and missed 27 controls overall. | |
| 160 | 21 | Entrant: Kevin McDiarmid Kevin McDiarmid, NSW Peter Phegan, NSW David Travis, NSW Datsun 180B SSS | This Bathurst based entry had a slow start (103rd on the seeding stage) then a similarly slow time through to the Bordertown bog where they must have become stuck or at least they skipped two controls. They completed the division to Adelaide but may have short cut the Sunset Country. After a late departure from Adelaide they hit a gate post on the first trial stage and skipped to Broken Hill missing 3 more controls. Their problems continued as they skipped from Blinman to Nullarbor Roadhouse but completed the remainder of the division to Perth with 8 more controls missed. After Perth their fortunes improved and they completed the entire division to Darwin in 25th place despite more than an hour lost in Port Hedland. Apart from skipping the Roper Bar stage they completed the entire division to Townsville with no controls missed and in 23rd place. They were 28th on the division to Sydney and 46th on the final division. They finished with 6 controls missed (but perhaps should be 10). |  |
| 161 | DNF | Entrant: Leigh Coddington Denis Enter, Vic Humphrey Enter, Vic Mitsubishi Galant GC | The Melbourne based Galant crew placed 66th on the seeding stage and climbed to 47th by Mt Gambier. Despite losing over an hour on the Bordertown bog, they were 43rd at Renmark and up to 40th into Adelaide. They had a good run through SA and despite losing more than an hour in the sand to Immarna they were up to 35th. The good run came to an end, presumably with punctures, with considerable time lost into the Nullarbor Roadhouse and on the subsequent stage, after which they headed for Perth missing 10 controls. They retired there, perhaps out of late running time. |  |
| 164 | DNF | Entrant: Jason Smith Allen Barnes, Vic Jason Smith, Vic Hillman HC | The famous 1968 Marathon winning car placed 131st on the seeding stage with similarly slow times through to the Bordertown bog where they took a maximum and then skipped to Kuitpo, but had problems losing almost another hour. The 6 controls missed into Adelaide soon became more as they skipped to Kingoonya, missing another 10, apparently went to Immarna but never made it to the Nullabor Roadhouse within late time. By Perth they had missed 23 controls for the division and apparently retired, out of late running time. |  |
| 165 | DNF | Entrant: Madeleine Herbert Howard Reynolds, Vic Ted Herbert, Vic Lloyd Herbert, Vic VW Beetle | No details are recorded for this entry which clearly never made it to Adelaide, but how far they went is anyone’s guess. The picture certainly suggests that they competed at Tooborac! |  |
| 166 | DNF | Entrant: Eric Stanley Eric Stanley, Qld Graham Manning, Qld Barrie Burr, Qld Volkswagen 1800 (Type 3) | After a slow start (96th on the seeding stage), the VW from Rockhampton made good progress through the first night with minimal time loss in the Bordertown bog. Despite a one hour maximum on the Sunset Country, they placed 48th into Adelaide with no controls missed. Their progress through SA is not recorded and they retired with engine problems somewhere on the division to Perth. | |
| 167 | 56 | Entrant: Quay Ford, Cairns Peter Roggenkamp, Qld Terry Adair, Qld Michael Eakin, Qld Ford Escort GL | Problems on the seeding stage (140th) saw them well down the field so that they lost a lot of time in the two boggy trial stages after Mt Gambier. After being stuck in the Bordertown bog they headed for Adelaide missing 6 controls. Large time losses ensure on the stages up to Broken Hill from where they essentially cut and ran to Perth, missing 19 more controls. 56th, 38 controls missed. After a late departure from Perth they eventually skipped the stages from Newman to Port Hedland and the subsequent stage, dropping 6 controls on the division to Darwin. They skipped from Darwin to Mt Isa then from Cairns directly to Townsville dropping another 7 controls. After a reasonable run donw the east coast they skipped the final competitive near Kempsey but did the entire final division on which they placed 47th. They finished with 38 controls missed. |  |
| 169 | DNF | Entrant: Peter Tucker Peter Tucker, SA Brenton Maidment, SA Peter Finch, SA Holden Torana LH | Maidment was an experienced rally driver, but was perhaps not in the driver’s seat as they only placed 112th on the seeding stage. They made good progress until losing close to 2 hours on the Tarpeena stage, but scraped through the Bordertown bog with minimal loss. They placed 58th into Adelaide with no controls missed. Problems were encountered on the run up to Broken Hill where they retired. | |
| 170 | DNF | Entrant: Graham Halsam Graham Haslam, NSW Peter Fuller, NSW Ford | The old Ford was 135th on the seeding stage but after the next special stage they struck trouble and headed for Adelaide. After Adelaide they completed the first trial stage but then headed directly for Perth. They rejoined the competition at Geraldton but again, after one competitive stage headed for Darwin where they retired, out of late time. |  |
| 171 | 46 | Entrant: Grahame Heaton Grahame Heaton, WA Robert Shepheard, WA Brian Mann, WA Holden HJ Panel Van | This Kalgoorlie based crew made a slow start (137th on the seeding stage) then had slow times through to Bordertown where they took a maximum. They persevered, but skipped the Sunset Country. They struck problems at Kuitpo losing almost an hour but made it into Adelaide with only 2 controls missed. After losing more than an hour on each of the two trial stages in the Flinders Ranges they shorty cut from Curnamona to Frome Downs missing 3 controls. They lost over 3 hours in the sand to Immarna then never made it to the Nullarbor Roadhouse within late time. They headed for Perth missing 9 more controls. On the run to Darwin they skipped the stages after Meekatharra and basically followed the highway after Port Hedland, dropping 4 more controls. Another 4 controls were missed on the division to Townsville as they shortcut from Katherine to Mt Isa and also skipped the Norman River stage. They only did 3 stages on the division to Sydney, missing 10 more controls. They placed 54th on the final division after skipping the Tulluch Ard stage. They finished with 31 controls missed. |  |
| 172 | 52 | Entrant: Graham Stockley Graham Stockley, Vic Kevin O’Neil, NSW Porsche 911E | After placing 111th on the seeding stage the 2 man Porsche crew had a reasonable run until the Bordertown bog which they did not escape within their late time limit. They skipped to Kuitpo and into Adelaide with 6 controls missed. They struck major problems on the first Flinders Ranges stage and eventually rejoined at Coolgardie, missing 17 controls into Perth. After a late departure from Perth they persevered through the entire route to Port Hedland but then had to head for Darwin direct to make it within late time. After the first stage out of Darwin they skipped to Mt Isa, then subsequently skipped the Norman River stage, missing 5 more controls into Townsville. They struck problems at Mackay and skipped the stages to Rockhampton but then completed the remainder of the division to Sydney. A good run on the final division placed them 25th and overall they had missed 33 controls. |  |
| 175 | DNF | Entrant: Rod Hedderwick Rod Hedderwick, WA Ian Forsyth, WA Renault 16TS | The two man crew from Albany in the 16TS placed 118th on the seeding stage then had areasonable run before losing an hour and a half on the Tarpeena stage. They managed to get through the Bordertown bog with minimal time loss but problems them forced them to mostly short cut to Adelaide missing 3 controls. Their progress through SA is not recorded but they certainly retired somewhere on the division to Perth. | |
| 177 | DNF | Entrant: Kambrook Anna Kurnuszko, Vic Fran Lillie, NSW Jean Jones, Vic Holden Commodore | The all girl crew in the Kambrook “whistler” Commodore were something of a publicity entry with only Jones having substantial rally experience. They placed 109th on the seeding stage then had a reasonable run until losing over an hour on the Tarpeena stage. Having escaped the Bordertown bog relatively unscathed, they nevertheless skipped the Sunset Country but did not drop a control into Adelaide where they were placed 69th. Their progress after Adelaide is not recorded but they reportedly blew the clutch somewhere in the sand on the way to Immarna. Another story suggests they then made it to the Nullarbor Roadhouse but they retired because Lillie was ill. |  |
| 178 | 74 | Entrant: Bolch Transport Mal Bolch, Vic Vin Keane, Vic Malcolm Owen, Vic Holden Monaro GTS HJ | The results suggest that this crew did not complete the seeding stage and that they rejoined competition at Renmark, completing the run into Adelaide with 13 controls missed. Things didn’t improve after Adelaide with problems at Yunta from where they headed for the Nullarbor Roadhouse, skipped the Rawlinna stages and headed into Perth with a further 11 controls missed. While they completed the stages to Geraldton they appeared to then cut and run to Newman, did the 3 stages to Port Hedland and then followed the highway to Darwin with 5 more controls missed. They only did the first stage out of Darwin and missed 14 more controls to Townsville. They picked up a handful of stages on the run to Sydney missing another 8 controls then only did the Canberra and Beechworth stages on the final division. They finished with 59 controls missed. |  |
| 179 | 71 | Entrant: Harold Rayner Harold Rayner, Vic Barry Campbell, Vic Robert Loader, Vic Holden HT | After losing half an hour on the seeding stage (148th) this crew from central Victoria battled through the mud losing several hours before taking a maximum at Bordertown and heading for Adelaide with 8 controls missed. They presumably left Adelaide late and headed straight for Broken Hill, did the 3 stages to Marree then cut to Perth missing 20 controls for the division. On the WA division they skipped the stages from Meekatharra to Newman and the stages before and after Port Hedland, but only dropped 3 controls into Darwin. On the run to Townsville they skipped from Katherine to Mt Isa, skipped the Norman River stage and went directly south from Cairns, missing a further 9 controls. After doing the route south to Brisbane they missed much of the overnight stages to Sydney missing 7 more controls. They only did the Canberra and Beechworth stages on the final division buy were classified as finishing with 56 controls missed. |  |
| 180 | 80 | Entrant: North Shore Sporting Car Club Greg Lunney, NSW John Stanmore, NSW Garry Tyler, NSW Peugeot 504 | The Sydney based 504 didn’t start well, hit a tree on the seeding stage. After effecting repairs they headed directly for Adelaide with 18 controls missed. Things didn’t improve after Adelaide and they eventually rejoined the competition at Nullarbor Roadhouse, but skipped the Rawlinna stages after bending the chassis and front suspension. They completed the remainder of the route to Perth with 15 more controls missed. On the WA division they appear to have only done the Rabbit Run stage, the stage into Port Hedland and the Kimberley stage, but only missed 4 more controls into Darwin. From Darwin they headed for Mt Isa, did one stage, then headed for Cairns and did the stage south, missing 8 more controls on the division to Townsville. They did the route south to Brisbane but then cut and ran to Sydney missing 10 more controls. On the final division they only did the Beechworth stage and finished with 69 controls missed. |  |
| 181 | 77 | Entrant: Tony Koch Tony Koch, NSW Bill Darling, NSW Albert Koch, NSW Holden Commodore | After placing 123rd on the seeding stage this crew from Cowra had a reasonable run until losing more than an hour and a half on the Tarpeena stage. However they then negotiated the Bordertown bog relatively unscathed but struck problems on the Sunset Country and eventually headed for Adelaide missing 3 controls. They lost more than an hour on the first Flinders Ranges stage and then cut and ran from Yunta to Perth missing 23 controls. After a late departure from Perth they completed the route to Newman, skipped to Port Hedland and then completed the remainder to Darwin missing 4 controls for the division. From Darwin they headed straight to Mt Isa but lost over 2 hours on the Kajabbi stage then headed for Cairns and on to Townsville on highway, missing a further 12 controls for the division. After following the route to Brisbane they followed the highway to Sydney missing 9 controls. They only did the Canberra and Beechworth stages on the final division and finished with 60 controls missed. |  |
| 182 | DNF | Entrant: Murray Cleworth Murray Cleworth, NSW Kim Ballestrin, NSW Bob Comley, ACT Mini GT | The cramped 3 man crew in this highly modified Mini placed 97th on the seeding stage and climbed to 80th by Mt Gambier. Soon after they broke a transmission, changed it on the roadside (which is difficult in a Mini!) only to find a tooth still in there so they went to Mildura to change the engine and head directly to Adelaide, but then the gear box failed again so they had to replace it again in Adelaide, having missed 10 controls. They eventually caught up with the rally again at Broken Hill, missing another 4 controls. More problems struck enroute to Blinman from where they eventually headed for Perth having missed 21 controls for the division. They retired somewhere after Perth but no details are recorded. |  |
| 184 | DNF | Entrant: Graeme Phillips Graeme Phillips, NT Philip Drew, NT Dan Prentice, NT Ford Falcon XT GT | The ex-works Falcon entered by the Alice Springs based crew placed 117th on the seedings stage but they struck brake trouble on the Heywood special stage losing an hour and then heading straight for Adelaide, missing 14 controls. Their progress through SA is not recorded but they apparently retired somewhere on the Nullarbor with unspecified problems. |  |
| 185 | 61 | Entrant: J & P Richardson P/L Joe Richardson, Qld Alan Daniel, Qld Bruce Fullerton, Qld Ford Falcon XD | The big Falcon placed 106th on the seeding stage then had a solid run through to Adelaide. Despite losing almost an hour in the Bordertown bog they missed no controls (but skipped a passage) and were placed 63rd. Problems on the first Flinders Ranges stage saw them skip a control and after Broken Hill they headed straight for the Nullarbor Roadhouse. They only did one more trial stage then headed into Perth with 16 controls missed for the division. They had a good run as far as Newman but then skipped to Shay Gap and completed the remainder of the division into Darwin with 5 more controls missed. Apart from skipping the Roper Bar stage they completed the remainder of the division to Townsville with only 1 control missed. They had problems south of Mackay skipping those stages and basically followed the highway from Brisbane to Sydney missing 11 controls for the division. On the final division they skipped from Canberra to Mitta Mitta but finished with 40 controls missed. |  |
| 186 | 68 | Entrant: Leo Smith Dick Bray, Vic Kevin McMahon, Vic Leo Smith, Vic Valiant 770 Charger | The big Charger from the town of StArnaud was slow on the seeding stage (136th) and then they faced boggy conditions on the stages north from Mt Gambier, losing lots of time and taking a maximum on the Bordertown bog. They skipped the Sunset Country but made it to Adelaide with inly one control missed. They struck problems on the first Flinders Ranges stage and lost two and half hours then short cut to Broken Hill, did the stages to Blinman and short cut to Kingoonya. They lost over an hour in the sand to Immarna and then over 4 hours on the rocks to Nullarbor Roadhouse from where they headed to Perth with 14 controls missed for the division. In WA they skipped the stages between Meekatharra and Newman, also the Nunyerry stage and the Kimberley but made it to Darwin with only 5 more controls missed. However they then skipped the entire division to Townsville missing 19 controls. After doing the stages south to Rockhampton they basically followed the highway to Sydney missing 13 more controls but appeared to do most of the final division, just missing 2 controls, for a total of 54 controls missed. |  |
| 187 | 63 | Entrant: John Gough John Gough, Vic Ken Hutton, Vic Tony Bishop, Vic Holden Torana LJ | The Torana crew placed 91st on the seeding stage and despite significant time loss north of Mt Gambier, they were up to 74th by Renmark. However they then struck trouble and had to cut to Adelaide missing 3 controls. They departed Adelaide 2 hours late and skipped the first trial stage but struck more troubles in Broken Hill. They eventually reached Perth missing 20 controls. They had a better run after Perth but skipped the stages from Meekatharra to Newman and the stage after Port Hedland but reached Darwin with inly 3 more controls missed. They followed the highway to Townsville doing no competition and missing 16 controls. A better run down the ast coast but they skipped from Dorrigo to Sydney missing 3 more controls and then completed the entire final division in 38th place. They finished with 44 controls missed. |  |
| 188 | 91 | Entrant: Peter Webster Peter Webster, WA Trevor Jolly, WA Rod McIntyre, WA Holden FJ | The official entry of the Hutt River Province, the old FJ placed 145th on the seeding stage. From Mt Gambier they skipped the stages to Renmark but picked up a few controls and reached Adelaide with 5 controls missed. After losing almost an hour on the first Flinders Ranges stage they ultimately headed for Perth missing 23 controls. They similarly followed the highway to Darwin missing 16 controls and the highway to Townsville missing 17 more controls. They did the Rockhampton and Brisbane special stages but otherwise followed the highway to Sydney missing 15 more controls. They skipped the entire final division for a total of 91 controls missed. |  |
| 189 | 81 | Entrant: John Spanbroek John Spanbroek, WA Rog Compton, WA John Plywright, WA Datsun 240K | After placing 132nd on the seeding stage the 240K from Albany had a reasonable run until losing nearly 2 hours on the Tarpeena stage. They then skipped the Sunset Country and also the Kuitpo stage before reaching Adelaide with 3 controls missed. With almost an hour lost on the first Flinders Ranges stage they then short cut to Kingoonya but lost almost 2 hours in the sand to Immarna and then never made it to the Nullarabor Roadhouse within late time. They scurried to Perth with 19 controls missed for the division. They followed the highway to Darwin missing 16 controls and likewise to Townsville missing 17 more. They had a better run down to Brisbane but then followed the highway to Sydney missing 11 more controls. They did much of the last division but appeared to short cut from Mitta Mitta to Albury. They finished with 70 controls missed. | |
| 191 | 90 | Entrant: Spartan Equipment S/S Norm Sparkes, Qld Clayton Barry (or Barry Clayton?), Qld Robert Marker (withdrew?) Ford Fairmont | With more than half an hour lost on the seeding stage, they placed 150th, then struck problems on the short boggy stage after Mt Gambier. They short cut to Renmark and also skipped the Kuitpo special stage, missing 5 controls by Adelaide. Their problems must have been considerable as once they left Adelaide they went straight to the Nullarbor Roadhouse, did one stage and headed for Perth with 22 more controls missed. They followed the highway to Darwin, missing 20 controls then followed the highway to Townsville missing 19 more. On the run south they struck trouble at Mackay and skipped the stages to Rockhampton and basically followed the highway from Brisbane to Sydney, missing 10 more controls for the division. On the final division they only did the Canberra and Beechworth special stages and had missed 87 controls overall. |  |
| 193 | DNF | Entrant: Rudolf Ruyter Rudolf Ruyter, Vic Carl Ruyter, Vic BMC Moke | The Mini Moke crew struck trouble on the seeding stage, losing almost an hour. After effecting repairs they headed for Adelaide but picked up the Kuitpo special stage enroute. With 16 controls missed it is unclear whether they started the next division or not. No further details were recorded. |  |
| 194 | 79 | Entrant: James Donaghue Jim Donaghue, Qld Stephen Logan, Qld David Grace, Qld Toyota Celica | After placing 82nd on the seeding stage the Celica crew from Nambour had a reasonable run as far as the Bordertown bog where they lost almost an hour. They persevered to Renmark from where they cut to Adelaide missing 4 controls. They appeared to have trouble on the first Flinders Ranges stage and eventually cut from Yunta to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They then did most of the route to Perth dropping 14 controls for the division. Trouble at Geraldton saw them skip the subsequent Rabbit Run stage then they skipped most of the stages from Wittenoom to Derby dropping 8 controls for the division into Darwin. They appeared to do little competition on the run to Townsville where they missed 16 more controls. They picked up a selection of stages on the run south to Sydney but missed 9 more controls. They skipped the entire final division missing 15 more controls making a total of 65 controls missed. | |
| 195 | 86 | Entrant: Richard Moore Richard Moore, NSW Phillip Sethna, Vic Volkswagen Beetle | The VW crew placed 128th on the seeding stage then lost considerable time on the stages north of Mt Gambier, including almost 2 hours on the Bordertown bog. They skipped the Sunset Country and headed for Adelaide with 4 controls missed. A late departure from Adelaide saw them skip to Yunta, do 2 stages then cut from Broken Hill to Nullarbor Roadhouse. They then did the stages to Coolgardie but had to cut to Perth missing 15 controls for the division. In WA they skipped everything from Geraldton to Derby missing 15 more controls into Darwin. They then followed the highway to Townsville missing another 15 controls, then the highway south through Brisbane to Sydney missing 19 more controls. They skipped the final division making a total of 78 controls missed. |  |
| 196 | DNF | Entrant: Gunars Feizaks Gunars Feizaks, WA Ted Molan, WA Citroen ‘D’ Special | After placing 124th on the seeding stage, the Citroen crew had a reasonable run as far as the Bordertown bog where they lost almost 2 hours. They then skipped the remaining competitive stage to Adelaide missing 4 controls. They departed Adelaide more than an hour late then lost a lot of time on the stages to Broken Hill from where they headed to the Nullarbor Roadhouse. They then did the two stages to Kalgoorlie and continued to Perth. On the run from Geraldton to Cue they had suspension failure leading to a smashed gearbox and retired. |  |
| 197 | 73 | Entrant: John Darby John Darby, NSW John Clark, Qld Colin Stewart, NSW Holden HR | After placing 67th on the seeding stage, the HR crew lost a lot of time in the mud north of Mt Gambier. They eventually cut and ran from Bordertown to Renmark and on to Adelaide dropping 7 controls. Despite losing about an hour on each of the big Flinders Ranges stages, they persevered to Blinman then cut to Nullarbor Roadhouse, did one stage and went to Perth, missing 13 controls for the division. A late departure from Perth followed by more hefty losses saw them stick to the highway from Meekatharra to Darwin missing 10 more controls. They did the stages to Borroloola but then highwayed to Townsville missing 13 more controls. They followed the route to Rockhampton but then stuck to the highway through Brisbane down to Sydney missing 15 more controls. Thy did the entire final division, but had missed 58 controls overall. |  |
| 198 | 89 | Entrant: Ian Sheridan Terry McTigue, Vic Ian Sheridan, Vic Robert Wilson, Vic Holden HQ Panel Van | Problems on the seeding stage saw them lose an hour and a half after which they headed for Adelaide picking up a few controls along the way. Their problems continued with a highway run to Pert and 24 more controls missed. They similarly took the highway to Darwin (19 more controls missed) and then to Mt Isa where they appeared to do their first competitive stage since Tooborac! They also did the Norma River stage to Croydon with over 2 hours lost and then headed for Townsville with 14 more controls missed. On the run south they did the Brisbane special stage but missed the rest dropping 15 more controls then skipped the final division. They finished with 87 (or perhaps 100) controls missed. |  |
| 200 | DNF | Entrant: Peter Pittaway Peter Pittaway, SA Deane Boston, SA Ford XY Ute | After placing 83rd on the seeding stage this mid-north SA crew from Jamestown had a reasonable run through to Kuitpo where they struck problems losing over an hour. Nevertheless, they placed 60th into Adelaide with no controls missed. Their reasonable run continued through to Immarna where they were up to 44th outright despite losing almost 2 hours in the sand. However they did not make it to Nullarbor Roadhouse within late time, probably due to punctures. They cut to Perth missing 12 controls. They appeared to mostly follow the highway to Darwin but may have done a stage after Newman, but missing 15 controls for the division. They apparently retired somewhere after Darwin with a broken oil pump. |  |
| 201 | 85 | Entrant: E.G. Fullager E. Fullager, Vic Terry Fullager, Vic Dot Fullager, Vic Donna Fullager, Vic Holden Monaro HT GTS | The entire Fullager family from Nathalia were on a big adventure but perhaps didn’t know what they were getting themselves into! After placing 144th on the seeding stage they had large time losses north of Mt Gambier and a maximum on the Bordertown bog after which they cut to Adelaide missing 6 controls. They lost more than an hour on the first Flinders Ranges stage then cut from Broken Hill to Kingoonya, only to lose 3 hours in the sand to Immarna and to never reach Nullarbor Roadhouse. They headed for Perth missing 19 controls for the division. They rejoined at Geraldton, lost over 3 hours on the Rabbit Run stage then headed for Darwin missing 17 more controls. They did the first stage out of Darwin but then headed for Townsville missing 17 more controls. They followed the route to Brisbane but then kept to the highway, just picking up the stage south of Grafton. They dropped 7 more controls into Sydney then skipped from Canberra to Albury, but were classified as finishing with 72 controls missed. |  |
| 202 | 55 | Entrant: Greg Walker Greg Walker, Vic Mel McCann, Vic Renault R12 Virage | The two man crew from Sale placed 139th on the seeding stage. Some large time losses in the mud north of Mt Gambier ended with a maximum on the Bordertown bog. They skipped the Sunset Country and lost an hour enroute to Murray Bridge, but reached Adelaide with only 1 control missed. With about an hour lost on each trial stage after Adelaide they would have been close to their late time limit by Blinman, from where they headed for Perth, picking up a few controls on the way but missing 15 for the division. On the run to Darwin it looks like they only did the stage after Newman, but they visited quite few other controls to miss 9 for the division. After Darwin they skipped the Roper Bar stage and later skipped the Norman River stage, then highwayed from Cairns to Townsville, but only missed 3 controls for the division. They skipped straight to Mackay then did the route to the Gold Coast, did the stage south of Grafton then headed into Sydney with 6 more controls missed. They missed a further 4 controls on the final division where they supposedly short cut from Canberra to Buchan. They missed 36 controls overall. |  |
| 205 | DNF | Entrant: Robert Bolton Robert Bolton, NSW Bill Ebzery, NSW Dodge Kingsway | The old Dodge placed 141st on the seeding stage but short cut much of the route as far as Renmark. They followed the route to Adelaide but lost almost 2 hours enroute to Murray Bridge and missed a total of 8 controls for the division. Their progress through SA is not recorded but they reportedly retired before Perth with a broken timing chain. |  |
| 206 | DNF | Entrant: Tony Goss Tony Goss, Vic Greg Moresi, Vic Toyota Landcruiser | The modified (for 2WD) Landcruiser came to an unfortunate demise on the first division when it caught fire somewhere near Pinnaroo. The photo suggests that this may have been on the way into the Sunset Country stage. |  |
| 207 | 84 | Entrant: Jim Reinders Jim Reinders, Vic John Lewis, Vic Holden FJ | After placing 146th on the seeding stage the two man crew in the FJ soon struck trouble in the mud north of Mt Gambier, taking a maximum on the Bordertown bog and missing 2 controls before Renmark and 3 more on the run into Adelaide. With almost 2 hours lost on the first Flinders Ranges stage they headed for Broken Hill to carry out repairs then pretty much followed the highway to Perth, missing 19 controls. After reaching Geraldton they highwayed to Derby and did the Kimberley stage, but missed 13 more controls into Darwin. They did no competition on the division to Townsville missing 18 controls, although changed the engine in Mt Isa. Then after doing the first stage to Mackay they highwayed to Sydney missing a further 18 controls. On the final division they only did the Canberra stage but were classified as finishing with 73 controls missed. |  |
| 208 | 34 | Entrant: Nicholas Penny Nick Penny, NSW Andrew Kennard, NSW David Brown, NSW Holden Torana LH | These guys apparently requested last car after being denied car 69! They were 105th on the seeding stage and had a remarkably good run to Adelaide where they were placed 51st. Despite some hefty losses on the run to Broken Hill, they held position and improved to 46th by Immarna even though they lost an hour and a half in the sand. They managed to reach Nullarbor Roadhouse OK but lost 3 hours and were low on late time by Cocklebiddy and had to skip the Rawlinna stages. But they dropped only 2 controls into Perth effectively placing them 30th. Engine problems saw them leave Perth late but then the engine blew enroute to Geraldton. They did a rebuild in Moora (why were they there?) then had to short cut to Port Hedland missing 15 controls, but they then completed the route to Darwin. They did the entire route to Townsville, placing 22nd on the division. Despite over an hour lost near Dorrigo, they also did the entire route to Sydney placing 36th on the division. They placed 33rd on the final division and had missed 18 (or 17?) controls overall. |  |