1984 Victorian Trials Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Outright Pointscores
State Recognised Pointscores
Clubman Pointscores

Chris Wall and Trevor Boyd started the year by winning the first VTC round, the Summer Safari, setting the scene for their overall result. They went into the final event, the George Derrick, 5 points ahead of both of the leading grade 3 crews, David Mitchell/Greg Matheson and Rob Devenish/Phil Wylie and sealed the championship by winning that epic event.

Mitchell/Matheson finished third in the George Derrick to cement second place in the overall Championship and win both the State Recognised and Clubman championships. Devenish/Wylie could manage only 7th in the George Derrick, allowing Gary Grealy and Geoff Byron, who finished 4th, to catch them in the Outright Championships with both crews ending up equal 3rd. However, Devenish/Wylie still prevailed for 2nd place in the State Recognised and Clubman championships, with Grealy/Byron 3rd.

To see what else happened during 1984 in Victorian rallying, go to the 1984 year page.

To see other years of the Victorian Trials Championship, got to the VTC page.

Series Regulations

These were specified in Standing Regulations, but we don’t have a copy!

The 1984 VTC was made up a variety of events comprising varying degrees of navigation.

Awards were made for outright champions, State Recognised (previously Grade 2, Grade 3 also assumed to be eligible) and Clubman (Grades 3 and 4 only).

Consistent with the change in the VRC, in each division points were allocated 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 for first to tenth with the best four results to count from the five rounds.

Events

There were only five VTC events this year. Click on each event to see further details, including results.

Summer Safari
Four Pointer Trial – Results also in April Unicar
Noel Burley Memorial Trial
Dales of Heathcote Experts Trial – Results also in Nov Unicar
George Derrick Memorial Trial

Outright Pointscores

Outright Drivers Pointscores

PLACE	DRIVER	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	TOTAL
1	Chris Wall	20	12		8	20	60
2	David Mitchell	4	15	2	12	12	43 (45)
3	Rob Devenish	12	10	12	1	4	38 (39)
3	Gary Grealy	6			20	10	36
5	Bill Johnston			20	6	6	32
6	Peter de Vaus	15				8	23
7	Ross Comport		20			1	21
8	Frank Kilfoyle		6	9	2		17
9=	Patrick Ryan				15		15
9=	Dinta Officer					15	15
9=	Graham Wallis			15			15
12	Janiene Kilfoyle	3			10		13
13	Barry Thompson	2	1	9			12
14	Graeme Palmer	10					10
15=	Phil Nicholson	8					8
15=	Rob Knight		8				8
15=	Keith Winter			4	4		8
18=	John Rawson				3	3	6
18=	Gordon Brown			6			6
20	Phil Nicholas	1	4				5
21	Wayne Taylor		3	1			4
22	Rob Knight			3			3
23=	Pfeifer		2				2
23=	M. McKenzie					2	2

Outright Navigators Pointscores

PLACE	NAVIGATOR	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	TOTAL
1	Trevor Boyd	20	12	3	8	20	60 (63)
2	Greg Matheson	4	15	2	12	12	43 (45)
3	Phil Wylie	12	10	12	1	4	38 (39)
4	Geoff Byron	6			20	10	36
5	John Wilkinson			20	3	3	26
6	Geoff Rainbow	8			15		23
7	Stuart Lister		20			1	21
8	Mike Osborne		6	9	2		17
9=	Graham Wallis	15					15
9=	David McKenzie					15	15
9=	Nick Wright			15			15
12	Warwick Smith	3			10		13
13=	Chris Maniatakis				6	6	12
13=	Keith Siler	2	1	9			12
15	Rod Beet	10					10
16=	Best		8				8
16=	Nick Wright					8	8
16=	Peter Maurer			4	4		8
19	Paul Paterson			6			6
20	Dave Cochrane	1	4				5
21	Mark Laidlay		3	1			4
22=	Daniel		2				2
22=	Jim Maude					2	2

State Recognised Pointscores

1984 saw little participation by State Recognised (Grade 2) crews in this year’s Victorian Trials Championship. The only event with grade 2 competitors was the George Derrick, which had 3 such crews. Two of those crews didn’t finish the event and the one crew that did finish, Peter Gale and Shane Blandford, finished one place below that necessary to score points.

As a result, the score tables for the State Recognised Championships this year are identical to those for the Clubman Championships.

Clubman Pointscores

Clubman Drivers Pointscores

PLACE	DRIVER	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	TOTAL
1	David Mitchell	10	20	8	15	20	65 (73)
2	Rob Devenish	20	15	12	8	10	57 (65)
3	Gary Grealy	12			20	15	47
4	Keith Winter		6	10	12	6	34
5	Phil Nicholas	8	12	2			22
6	Wayne Taylor		10	6	4		20
6	Bill Johnston			20			20
8	Graeme Palmer	15	1	1	2		19
9	John Rawson				10	8	18
10	Graham Wallis			15			15
11	Peter de Vaus					12	12
12	P Frisk	4	4			2	10
13	Greg Brown	3	2	4			9
14	Michael Ward	2		3		3	8
14	Pfeifer		8				8
16	Fulton				3	4	7
17	J Ellis	6					6
17	A Patterson				6		6
19	Tom Porritt		3				3
20	A Uzunoglu					1	1
20	D Withall	1					1

Clubman Navigators Pointscores

PLACE	NAVIGATOR	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	TOTAL
1	Greg Matheson	10	20	8	15	20	65 (73)
2	Phil Wylie	20	15	12	8	10	57 (65)
3	Geoff Byron	12			20	15	47
4	John Wilkinson	6		20	10	8	44
5	Peter Maurer		6	10	12	6	34
6	Nick Wright			15		12	27
7	Dave Cochrane	8	12	2			22
8	Mark Laidlay		10	6	4		20
9	Rod Beet	15	1	1	2		19
10	Helen Wylie	4	4			2	10
11	Fulton				3	4	7
12	Wal Harris	3	2	4			9
13	Daniel		8				8
14	Mara Silins			3		3	6
14	Roberts				6		6
16	Dave Smith	2	3				5
17	Hains					1	1
17	A Roberts	1					1