The Autumn Midnight Trial, organised by the Car Club of RMIT and directed by Robert Gregory, was held on April 11.
Conducted in the Heathcote area, the Autumn Midnight was a mixture of route charted sections and map reading using MUM maps.
Rick Thorpe and Peter Canals brought their Toyota Corolla home for a narrow victory by just a quater of a minute from Trevor Kyddieth and James Stewart, also in a Toyota Corolla.
| Place | Driver | Navigator | Car | Club | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick Thorpe | Peter Canals | Toyota Corolla | CCRMIT | 48¾ |
| 2 | Trevor Lyddieth | James Stewart | Toyota Corolla | SCC | 49 |
| 3 | Trevor Woods | Daryl Williams | Datsun 1600 | NCCA | 53 |
| 4 | Ross Fraser | Ashley Fraser | Datsun 1600 | CCRMIT | 53¾ |
| 5 | Ken Ash | Stephen Young | Datsun 1200 | SCC | 54½ |
| 6 | Bill Johnston | Graham Legg-Stoker | Ford Cortina | CCRMIT | 67½ |
| 7 | Bruce Doherty | Peter Panozza | Ford Cortina | LCCA | 69½ |
| 8 | Peter Crawley | Vaughan Haskett | Datsun 1600 | NCCA | 72½ |
| 9 | Keith Cuttle | Stephen Ashley | Datsun 120Y | NCCA | 73½ |
| 10= | Chris Hung | Bob Pickthall | Datsun 180B SSS | NCCA | 80¾ |
| 10= | Robert Hughes | Kevin Pearcy | Renault 12TL | MUCC | 80¾ |
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