1981 Victorian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Outright Pointscores
Grade 2 Pointscores
Clubman Pointscores

The 1981 VRC was dominated by Geoff Portman and Ross Runnalls who won five of the six rounds. Runnalls did not compete in the Begonia as he was the Director but Portman struck problems and did not score.

David “Dinta” Officer and Kate Hobson were clear winners in Grade 2 taking three wins in their Galant. Second were Alex and Jan Fitcher with one win and a second.

In the Clubman division there were six different winners across the six rounds. Consistency proved to be the winning formula for Graeme Wise and Mark Brooke, who ran out clear Clubman winners in the VRC with one win, two seconds, a third and a fourth.

A pre-season Review was written by John White in Auto Action.

To see what else happened during 1981 in Victorian rallying, go to the 1981 year page.

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

Series Regulations

These were specified in Section 6A of the 1981 Victorian Addendum to the Australian Rally Code.

The VRC was made up exclusively of Special Stage events. This was the second year that only Special Stage events were included. This was the first year when “elapsed timing” was used, in accordance with Section 5 of the 1981 Victorian Addendum to the Australian Rally Code.

Awards were made for outright champions, Grade 2 (non Grade 1, so Grade 3 and 4 could score points also) and Clubman (Grades 3 and 4 only).

In each division points were allocated 9-6-4-3-2-1 for first to sixth with the best five results to count.

Events

There were six VRC events this year with the seventh round, the Camcrusher, being cancelled. Click on each event to see further details, including results.

Outright Pointscores

Outright Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total
1	Geoff Portman	9		9	9	9	9	45
2	David Officer	3	6			6		15
3	Chris Power	6					6	12
4	Hugh Bell		9					9
5	Alex Fitcher			4	4			8
6=	Chris Wall	4		1				6
6=	Warwick Smith		2			4		6
6=	Mike Dunn			6				6
6=	Mike Bell				6			6
10=	Phil Eather	1		3				4
10=	David Hodge		4					4
10=	Simon Birrell					2	2	4
10=	Peter Johnson						4	4
14=	Chris Brown		3					3
14=	Kevin King				3			3
14=	Peter Glover					3		3
14=	Peter Thompson						3	3
18=	David Jones	2						2
18=	David Adams			2				2
18=	Graeme Wise				2			2
21=	John White		1					1
21=	Peter Evans				1			1
21=	Bob Waterhouse					1		1
21=	Chris Jones						1	1

Outright Navigators Pointscores

Place	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total
1	Ross Runnalls	9		9	9	9	9	45
2	Kate Hobson	3	6			6		15
3	Phil Rainer	6					6	12
4	Steve Ellis		9					9
5	Jan Fitcher			4	4			8
6=	Lloyd Minifie	4		1				6
6=	Janiene Kilfoyle		2			4		6
6=	Peter Dodson			6				6
6=	Graham Roser				6			6
10=	Stephen Yorke	1		3				4
10=	Tom Seymour		4					4
10=	Stephen Robertson						4	4
13=	Simon Brown		3					3
13=	John Parkinson				3			3
13=	Mark Austin					3		3
13=	Ron Lugg						3	3
17=	Di Cornish					2		2
17=	Noel Richards	2						2
17=	Chris Randell			2				2
17=	Mark Brooke				2			2
17=	Stephen Mitchell			2	2			2
22=	John Williams		1					1
22=	P. Wright				1			1
22=	Paul Paterson					1		1
22=	Frank Grant						1	1

Grade 2 Pointscores

Grade 2 Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total
1	David Officer	9	9			9		27
2	Alex Fitcher			6	9		1	16
3=	Mike Dunn	3		9				12
3=	Graeme Wise		3	2	4		3	12
5=	Phil Eather	6		4	1			11
5=	Simon Birrell	1				4	6	11
7	Peter Thompson						9	9
8	Peter Glover	2				6		8
9	Chris Jones					3	4	7
10=	David Hodge		6					6
10=	Kevin King				6			6
12=	Gary Grealy	4						4
12=	John White		4					4
14=	David Adams			3				3
14=	Peter Evans				3			3
16=	F. Markus		2					2
16=	Gordon Douglas			1				2
16=	Karl Robertson				2			2
16=	Steve Ashton					2		2
16=	Gregg Trotter						2	2
22=	Peter Corkran		1					1
22=	Steve Bartal					1		1

Grade 2 Navigators Pointscores

Place	Navigator	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total
1	Kate Hobson	9	9			9		27
2	Jan Fitcher			6	9		1	16
3=	Peter Godson	3		9				12
3=	Mark Brooke		3	2	4		3	12
5	Stephen Yorke	6		4	1			11
6	Ron Lugg						9	9
7	Frank Grant					3	4	7
8=	Tom Seymour		6					6
8=	John Parkinson				6			6
8=	Mark Austin					6		6
8=	Stephen Mitchell						6	6
12	Di Cornish	1				4		5
13=	Barry Collins	4						4
13=	John Williams		4					4
15=	Chris Eandell			3				3
15=	P. Wright				3			3
17=	Tony Hather	2						2
17=	David Johns		2					2
17=	Peter Kyriakidis				2			2
17=	Ro Nixon					2		2
17=	Phil Yeomans						2	2
22=	David Stewart		1					1
22=	Paul McKie			1				1
22=	Bruce Keys					1		1

Clubman Pointscores

Clubman Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total
1	Graeme Wise	3	9	4	6		6	28
2	Phil Eather	9		6	3			18
3	Mike Dunn	6		9		1		16
4	Chris Jones					6	9	15
5=	Peter Glover	4				9		13
5=	Kevin King		4		9			13
7=	Karl Robertson			2	4			6
7=	Brian Smith		6					6
9=	Steve Bartal					4		4
9=	Greg Trotter						4	4
11=	Gordon Douglas			3				3
11=	Bill Bennett					3		3
11=	Ian Long						3	3
11=	Ron Peddar		3					3
15=	Jeff Moorhead	2						2
15=	O’ Crawley				2			2
15=	David Adams					2		2
15=	Mark Roberts						2	2
15=	Stephen Mitchell		2					2
20=	Ian Miller	1						1
20=	Weston			1				1
20=	Greg Hoinville				1			1
20=	C. McCarthy						1	1
20=	John Mott		1					1

Clubman Navigators Pointscores

Place	Navigator	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total
1	Mark Brooke	3	9	4	6		6	28
2	Stephen Yorke	9		6	3			18
3	Peter Godson	6		9		1		16
4	Frank Grant					6	9	15
5	John Parkinson		4		9			13
6	Mark Austin					9		9
7=	Peter Kyriakidis			2	4			6
7=	John Birrell		6					6
9=	Tony Hather	4						4
9=	Bruce Keys					4		4
9=	Phil Yeomans						4	4
12=	Paul McKie			3				3
12=	P. Higgins					3		3
12=	Ron Harper						3	3
12=	Gordon Paul		3					3
16=	Peter Hadaway	2						2
16=	V. Haskett				2			2
16=	A. Patterson					2		2
16=	Tony Carroll						2	2
16=	Ron Brown		2					2
21=	David McAdam	1						1
21=	Star			1				1
21=	G. Nutting				1			1
21=	K. McCulloch						1	1
21=	Lynton Rowe		1					1