Akademos, organised by the Melbourne University Car Club, was held on 26 June.
This year’s Akademos was directed by Peter Otzen and held in the “traditional” area of Central Gippsland and was based in Sale.
Winners were Chris Brown and Noel Richards, with David Officer and Kate Hobson second and Steve Ashton and Gerard Byrne third. Notably, second and third placegetters were both MUCC crews.
| Place | Driver | Navigator | Car | Time | Grade 2 | Clubman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Brown | Noel Richards | Datsun 180B | 2:46;41 | ||
| 2 | David Officer | Kate Hobson | Galant | 2:51:26 | ||
| 3 | Steve Ashton | Gerard Byrne | Datsun 1600 | 2:53:35 | 1 | |
| 4 | Gil Davis | Gordon Paul | Datsun 1600 | 2:59:41 | ||
| 5 | Humphrey Enter | Dennis Enter | Triumph | 2:59:50 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Peter Glover | Sue Wiseman | Escort | 3:03:43 | ||
| 7 | Greg Trotter | George Jacobson | Mazda RX3 | 3:04:33 | 3 | |
| 8 | Phil Horan | Monty Suffern | Datsun Stanza | 3:04:48 | ||
| 9 | Steve Beek | Robin Smalley | Datsun 1600 | 3:05:24 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | Jim Davis | Mary Patterson | Datsun Bluebird | 3:05:33 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Richard Roche | Ian McCallum | Lancer | 3:10:03 | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | Greg Hoinville | David Alexander | Cortina | 3:14:02 | 5 | |
| 13 | Gerry Bryant | Michael Graves | Datsun Bluebird | 3:15:45 | 6 |