Victoria 1990

Re-live the action from 1990

Year in review

Table of contents

To this year’s calendar

Highlights

1990 was a reasonably successful year for Victorian rallying as competitors adjusted to the new world with no Group G cars. A few events were postponed or cancelled, especially for the TAUCC series which was reduced from six to three rounds.

The Victorian Rally Championship was won by David Greig and Paul Tirant in their Datsun 260Z. It was conducted over five rounds, including the Alpine (also ARC). Dual points were on offer for PRC and Clubman cars.

Australian Rally Championship

Victoria’s round of the Australian Rally Championship was the BP Visco Alpine Rally. It was won by George Fury and Ross Runnalls in a Galant VR4, by more than 6 minutes from Ed Ordynski and Mark Nelson in a similar car. Ordynski and Nelson went on the win the national title that year.

1990 Alpine winners: George Fury & Ross Runnalls. Photo courtesy of alpinerally.org.au
1990 Alpine winners: George Fury & Ross Runnalls. Photo courtesy of alpinerally.org.au

Series

Victorian Rally Championship

VRC events this year were the Bayswater Wreckers Stages, BP Alpine Rally, Akademos Rally, Blue Ribbon Rally and Wodonga North Eastern Rally.

Outright Champions: David Greig / Paul Tirant, Datsun 280Z.

Novice Award: Rob Thomas / Danny O’Reilly, Datsun 1600

For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 1990 VRC page.

Victorian Trials Series

The Victorian Trials Series, previously called the Victorian Trials Championship, comprised four events: Experts Trial, Borderland Safari, Rising Sun Trial and the William Harvey Memorial Trial.

For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 1990 VTS page.

Sprint Rally Series

  1. Begonia Sprint Rally
  2. Zodiac Sprint Rally
  3. Healesville Stages
  4. MMAL Safari

Western Region Trial Series

This series of closed events was for clubs in western Victoria, in particular Geelong, Ballarat and Melton. Events held were: 

  1. Yulunga Trial
  2. Daryl Tunbridge Memorial Trial
  3. Pines Trial
  4. Bernarras Trial
  5. William Harvey Memorial Trial

Riverina & North Eastern Series

This closed series was for members of the car clubs in northern and north-eastern Victoria. The series comprised:

TAUCC Series

This series of closed events were for the various technical college and university car clubs. This year the series comprised only three events. Three calendared rounds were cancelled, primarily due to weather conditions making roads unavailable for use.

  1. Autumn Midnight Trial – Results in March Unicar
  2. Nissan Nightmoves Trial – Results in April Unicar
  3. Forester Trial – Results in Oct Unicar

Group 5

This closed series comprised events run by PIARC, CRB Car Club and the Torana Club of Victoria.

  1. TCV Memorial Trial
  2. Begonia Sprint Rally
  3. Spring200
  4. Pathfinder Trial
  5. MMAL Safari and Kanga Trial
  6. Adam ‘n Eve Trial

Other Events

George Woods Introductory Trial

The only information we have so far is the entry list.

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 The Rally Calendar for this year:

DateEventClubStatus
11 FebGrant Walker Motors Sprint RallyFFCCSprint
17 FebWestern Districts Trial (cancelled)SCCTAUCC
17 FebNovice TrialBLCCClub
17 FebMaldon MuddleMUCCClub
24 FebIntroductory TrialMSCCClub
24 FebTCV Memorial TrialHMSCCGp5-1
24 FebTBNAWDCCClub
4 MarBayswater Wreckers StagesFFCCVRC-1
10 MarTee-Jay Ess-Oh TrialHDCCClub
10 MarChallenge of ClubsNCCAClub
17 MarAutumn Midnight TrialCCRMITTAUCC-1
17 MarNovice TrialNECCClub
31 MarBegonia City Sprint RallyTCCSRS-1, Gp5-2
31 MarExperts Trial (postponed to July 28)LCCAVTS
7 AprNissan NightmovesNCCATAUCC-2
7 AprTBNAWDCCRNES-1
14 AprYulunga Trial (moved from 5 May))HDCCWR-1
21 AprSpring 200FFCCGp5-3
21 AprNovice TrialCCCClub
27-29 AprBP AlpineLCCAARC-2,
VRC-2
12 MayZodiac Sprint RallyCRBCCSRS-2
12 MayTBNSEACClub
19 MayPathfinder TrialPIARCGp5-4
19 MayWhiteknuckles TrialNECCRNES-2
26 MayAkademos RallyMUCCVRC-3
2 JunDaryl Tunbridge Memorial TrialBLCCWR-2
9 JunGeorge Woods Introductory TrialPCCVClub
16 JunBorderland SafariNECCVTS-1
23 JunSouth Eastern TrialSEACClub
28 JulExperts TrialLCCAVTS-2
18 AugPines TrialSEACWR-3
15 SepHealesville StagesFFCCSRS-3
15 SepGoulburner TrialSDCCRNES-3
22 SepBog-A-Duck Trial (cancelled)MUCCTAUCC
22 SepMobil TrialSEACClub
29 SepBernarras TrialLCCABENWR-4
6 OctIvan’s FollyPCCVClub
20 OctForester TrialCerberus CCTAUCC-3
20 OctThe Lost Puma TrialHDCCClub
20 OctSpring TrialNECCRNE-4
27 OctBlue Ribbon RallyLCCAVRC-4
3 NovRising Sun TrialNCCAVTS-3
10 NovMMAL Safari and Kanga TrialMMALCCSRS-4, Gp5-5
17 NovDouble You Dee TrialHDCCClub
17 NovMG Classic TourMGCCClub
1 DecWodonga North Eastern Rally (originally 24 Nov)NECCVRC-5
1 DecWilliam Harvey Memorial TrialPCCVVTS-4,
WR-5
8 DecDistrial (cancelled)MSCCTAUCC
8 DecAdam ‘n Eve TrialCRBCCGp5-6