The Golden Hills Rally, organised by the Shepparton District Car Club, was held on March 23.
The inaugural Golden Hills Rally was the first VRC round to be conducted by the Shepparton District Car Club, and was directed by Steve Smith.
The event was won by Phil Horan and Suzi Wiseman in a Stanza with Brian Smith and John Birrell consolidating their championship position was second outright.
| Place | Driver | Navigator | Car | Time | State Recognised | Clubman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Horan | Suzi Wiseman | Datsun Stanza | 1:16:51 | ||
| 2 | Brian Smith | John Birrell | Mitsubishi Sigma | 1:17:45 | ||
| 3 | David Jones | Peter Curtain | Holden Commodore | 1:18:06 | ||
| 4 | Peter “Pud” Thompson | Chris Robson | Datsun 1600 | 1:19:15 | ||
| 5 | Keith Morling | Helen Wylie | Ford Escort | 1:20:13 | 1 | |
| 6 | Glen Cugley | Kayleen Slater | Datsun 1600 | 1:20:51 | 2 | |
| 7 | Rowan Quill | Paul Paterson | Datsun 1600 | 1:20:55 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | David Chestnut | Ray Hartnell | Ford Escort | 1:21:27 | 4 | |
| 9 | Alan Friend | Horton Poulter | Datsun 120Y | 1:22:33 | 5 | |
| 10 | Col Adams | Ken Moore | Datsun 1600 | 1:22:59 | 6 | |
| 11 | Jeff Lagerway | Paul Tirant | Datsun 1600 | 1:23;13 | 7 | 2 |
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| 13 | Allan Begg | P. Ford | Mazda RX2 | 1:24:09 | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | Max Carmody | B. Ralph | Toyota Celica | 1:24:28 | 9 | 4 |
| 14 | ||||||
| 16 | Paul Frisk | Garth Bradbury | Volvo 244 | 1:26:12 | 10 | 5 |
| 17 | M. Briggs | W. Slater | Mazda RX3 | 1:31:24 | 6 | |
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| 19 | Graham Alexander | Robert Brown | Ford Escort | 1:32;14 | 7 | |
| 20 | L. Wheeler | T. Gerring | Datsun 1600 | 1:32:42 | 8 | |
| 21 | A. Huggins | Sue Stephen | Datsun Stanza | 1:35:49 | 9 | |
| 22 | M. Alderman | P. Carroll | Ford Escort | 1:39:24 | 10 |
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