1989 Australian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Pointscores

In one of the most dominant performances in the history of the ARC, Greg Carr and Mick Harker in their Lancia Delta Integrale won five out of the six rounds, placing second on the final round to Ross Dunkerton. It was Carr’s third national title.

Carr’s main challenger during the year was Murray Coote, with Iain Stewart in the Mazda 323 Familia. They scored consistently with three seconds and three thirds. Up and coming Ed Ordynski, navigated by Lyn Wilson in a Galant VR4, showed his potential with three podium placings. With points on all but the first round, the consistent George Kahler with Tony Best in a Mazda 323 Familia placed fourth overall in the championship.

To see other years of the ARC, go to the series page.

Series Regulations

We believe that like the previous year vehicle eligibility was FIA Group A, possibly also Australian PRC.

Points were awarded down to outright tenth, 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 with all results to count.

Events

There were six events this year with the return of the Alpine with a new earlier date, SA returning after an absence of two years and Rally Queensland running successfully after the previous year’s cancellation. On the other hand, the Bega Valley Rally was dropped and the Canberra based event co-opted the previous year was retained.

Click on events to see more detail including results:

Pointscores

Outright Drivers Pointscores

Place	Diver	State	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total
1	Greg Carr	ACT	20	20	20	20	20	15	115
2	Murray Coote	Qld	12	15	15	12	15	12	81
3	Ed Ordynski	SA		12	12	15			39
4	George Kahler	Qld		8	4	8	12	6	38
5	Ross Dunkerton	WA						20	20
6=	Jon Waterhouse	ACT	6	4			8		18
6=	Peter Glennie	NSW	8	6				4	18
8=	Wayne Bell	NSW	15						15
8=	Geoff Keys	Qld	3	3	3	6			15
10=	Mark Tolcher	SA	10						10
10=	Adrian Taylor	Qld	2		8				10
10=	Pat Barber	Vic		10					10
10=	David Eadie	NSW				10			10
10=	Ian Reddiex	Qld					10		10
10=	Steve Ashton	Vic						10	10
10=	John Macara	WA			10				10
17	Neal Bates	ACT						8	8
18	Bruce Robertson	Vic		1		4		2	7
19=	Frank Johnson	WA			6				6
19=	John Goasdoue	Qld					6		6
21=	Jim Middleton	NSW	4						4
21=	Greg Sommerville	Qld					4		4
23=	John Long	NSW				3			3
23=	Pat Roberts	Qld					3		3
23=	Barrie Smith	NSW						3	3
26=	Dean Nixon	Vic		2					2
26=	Tolly Challis	WA			2				2
26=	Steve Winwood	SA				2			2
26=	Tony Kabel	Qld					2		2
26=	David Johanson	Qld			1			1	2
31=	Graham Alexander	Vic	1						1
31=	Denise Collins	SA				1			1
31=	Peter Carruthers	Qld					1		1

Outright Navigators Pointscores

Place	Navigator	State	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total
1	Mick Harker	ACT	20	20	20	20	20	15	115
2	Iain Stewart	Qld	12	15	15	12	15	12	81
3	Lyn Wilson	SA		12	12	15			39
4	Tony Best	Qld		8	4	8	12	6	38
5	Fred Gocentas	ACT						20	20
6=	Peter Clark	NSW	8	6				4	18
6=	Russ Witty	ACT	6	4			8		18
8=	Dave Boddy	NSW	15						15
8=	Bill Thurley	Qld	3	3	3	6			15
10=	David Tolcher	SA	10						10
10=	Dave Ambrose	Qld	2		8				10
10=	Jim Maude	Vic		10					10
10=	Leo Eriks	WA			10				10
10=	Chris Shearer	NSW				10			10
10=	Ross Perry	Qld					10		10
10=	Ro Nixon	Vic						10	10
17	Dave Jorgensen	Qld						8	8
18	Ian Enders	Vic		1		4		2	7
19=	Rod van der Straaten	WA			6				6
19=	Neil Wesche	Qld					6		6
21=	Dale Payne	NSW	4						4
21=	David Underwood	Qld					4		4
23=	Damien Long	NSW				3			3
23=	Steven Green	Qld					3		3
23=	Ray Winwood-Smith	NSW						3	3
26=	Trevor Nixon	Vic		2					2
26=	Reg McKinley	WA			2				2
26=	Rod Winfield	SA				2			2
26=	Del Garbett	Qld					2		2
30=	John Woodbury	Tas	1						1
30=	Dale Hynes	WA			1				1
30=	Doug Morrison	SA				1			1
30=	Gary Proffit	Qld					1		1
30=	Andrew Wright	Qld						1	1