While Geoff Portman and Peter Gale dominated this year’s VRC with three wins, there were some other outstanding performances from State Recognised and Clubman crews. In particular, when Portman faltered on the Akademos, Andrew and Peter Martin took the win, having placed third on the previous round and then second on the next round. They were just in contention for the overall championship but an “off” on the final round dashed those hopes and they had to settle for the runner up position and the State Recognised award. The Clubman crew of Brendan McCashney and Grant Waddington easily won the Clubman award but along the way scored two outright seconds, placing third outright in the overall championship.
State Recognised Award: Andrew Martin / Philip Martin, Galant
Clubman Award: Brendan McCashney / Grant Waddington, Datsun Stanza
Production Rally Car Award: Graeme Gambold / Peter Grossman, Toyota Corolla / Celica GT
To see what else happened during 1986 in Victorian rallying, go to the 1986 year page.
To see other years of the Victorian Rally Championship, go to the VRC page.