The Begonia Rally, sponsored by Peter Stevens Nissan and organised by the Light Car Club of Australia (Ballarat Branch), was held on 3 March.
Winners were David Officer and Kate Hobson in their Galant with Chris Wall/Jim Maude second and Brian Smith/Ron Brown third.
| Place | Driver | Navigator | Car | Time | State Recognised | Clubman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Officer | Kate Hobson | Mitsubishi Galant | 2:09:26 | ||
| 2 | Chris Wall | Jim Maude | Datsun 1600 | 2:09:30 | ||
| 3 | Brian Smith | Ron Brown | Mitsubishi Galant | 2:09:35 | ||
| 4 | Les Adams | Tony Satori | Datsun 1600 | 2:12:07 | 1 | |
| 5 | Jim Kennedy | Jim Davis | Mazda 626 RE Turbo | 2:12;34 | 2 | |
| 6 | David Chestnut | Kim Baxter | Ford Escort | 2:13:46 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Garry Harrowfield | David Hodge | Datsun 1600 | 2:14:23 | ||
| 8 | Michael Morris | Geoff Floyd | Ford Escort | 2:17:17 | 4 | |
| 9 | David Brown | Neville Debney | Mitsubishi Galant | 2:18:07 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Neil Gehan | John Bell | Datsun 120Y | 2:18:15 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Glen Cugley | Kayleen Slater | Datsun 180B SSS | 2:18:30 | 7 | 4 |
| 12 | Barry Stewart | John Hammond | Datsun 1600 | 2:19:15 | 8 | 5 |
| 13 | Adrian Kruger | Robert Garden | Datsun 180B SSS | 2:19:20 | 9 | 6 |
| 14 | Ken Hartnell | Ray Hartnell | Ford Cortina | 2:19:24 | 10 | 7 |
| 15 | David Danks | Rodd Westwood | Datsun 1600 | 2:20:00 | 8 | |
| 16 | Graeme Gambold | Doug Gould | Datsun 1600 | 2:20:03 | 9 | |
| 17 | Mark Tolcher | David Tolcher | Ford Escort GL | 2:20:20 | 10 |
Note that the Groups allocated to each crew in the results of this event aren’t the grades by which competitors were classified. The highest rated crew members in the state, “State Classified”, are often referred to as Grade 1, Grade 2 are the “State Recognised” crew members, Grade 3 are “Clubman” and Grade 4 are Novice. These classifications were not used to determine the “Group” in the Begonia although they were used in all other VRC events in 1984. The results table above has crew members in what we believe are their correct grades. Note that lower level competitors are eligible for points in higher grades but higher level competitors aren’t eligible for points in lower grades.
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