The North Eastern Rally, organised by the North Eastern Car Club, was held on April 23.
Directed by Gary Gourlay, the North Eastern was won by Geoff Portman and Ross Runnalls by a narrow margin of only 37 seconds from Graeme Wise and John Williams.
| Place | Driver | Navigator | Car | Time | Grade 2 | Clubman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Portman | Ross Runnalls | Nissan Bluebird (?) | 2:15:08 | ||
| 2 | Graeme Wise | John Williams | Datsun 1600 | 2:15:45 | ||
| 3 | David Adams | Chris Randell | Datsun Stanza | 2:24:58 | 1 | |
| 4 | David Officer | Kate Hobson | Galant | 2:26:24 | ||
| 5 | Peter Thompson | Jim Maude | Datsun 1600 | 2:28:16 | ||
| 6 | Roger Moll | Bill Aggenbach | 2:28:23 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Chris Nielsen | David Ridley | Escort | 2:28:29 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Humphrey Enter | Denis Enter | Triumph | 2:29:18 | 4 | |
| 9 | Bruce Robertson | Bruce Keys | Commodore | 2:28:19 | 5 | |
| 10 | Richard Carter | Greg Price | Datsun 1600 | 2:31:48 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Jim Kennedy | Alan Patterson | 2:32:19 | |||
| 12 | David Chestnut | Ian McKenzie | 2:32:41 | 3 | ||
| 13 | G. O’Sullivan | P. Russ | 2:32:51 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Ian Salmon | David Molloy | Dastun 1600 | 2:33:17 | 5 | |
| 15 | Dale Smart | Colin Uren | 2:33:38 | 6 |
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