The Begonia Rally, organised by the Ballarat Branch of the LCCA and directed by George Davidson, was held on 16 March.
Victorian Rally Championship Round 1
The event was won by Allan Johnson and Jim Maude.
1991 Begonia Rally
Results and entry list
| Place | Driver | Navigator | Car | Time | Novice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Johnson | Jim Maude | Holden Commodore V8 | 1:23:09 | |
| 2 | Ged Beckton | Ross Runnalls | Ford Laser TX3 4WD | 1:25:03 | |
| 3 | John Reynolds | David Boyce | Mazda 323 4WD T | 1:25:15 | |
| 4 | Craig Morris | Michael Morris | Mazda 323 4WD T | 1:26:01 | |
| 5 | Garry Harrowfield | Ian Ellis | Peugeot 205 GTI | 1:27:34 | |
| 6 | Chris Neilsen | Michael Cains | Volvo 240 T | 1:27:39 | |
| 7 | Rob Thomas | Danny O’Reilly | Ford Escort RS2000 | 1:24:41 | |
| 8 | Gary Kendrick | Ron Gottschalk | Holden Commodore V8 | 1:27:43 | |
| 9 | Ernie Graham | Stevie Emerson | Ford Escort RS2000 | 1:28:28 | |
| 10 | Peter Whitten | Greg Day | Ford Escort RS2000 | 1:28:58 | |
| 11 | Neil Cuthbert | Daryl Adams | Subaru RX Turbo | 1:29:09 | |
| 12 | Steve Winwood | Rod Winfield | Holden Commodore V8 | 1:29:36 | |
| 13 | Darron Good | Shane Davis | Datsun 1600 | 1:29:44 | |
| 14 | Greg Hoinville | Robin Smalley | Ford Escort MkII | 1:30:13 | |
| 15 | Steve Thatcher | David Vears | Mazda 323 4WD T | 1:31:22 | 1 |
| 16 | Graeme Gambold | David Gould | BMW 325 IX | 1:31:29 | |
| 17= | Philip Messer | Russell McKenzie | Holden Commodore | 1:31:42 | 2= |
| 17= | Chris Lowe | Jim Pollock | Datsun 1600 | 1:31:42 | 2= |
| 19 | Peter Jennings | Andrew Kriesl | Subaru RX Turbo | 1:31:49 | |
| 20 | Gerry Justus | Peter Lochner | Toyota Corolla GT | 1:32:03 | |
| 21 | Grant Hore | David Leoncini | Toyota Celica GT | 1:33:32 | |
| 22 | Russell Whiston | Angela Murray | Datsun 1600 | 1:33:37 | |
| 23 | Craig McKenzie | Karen McKenzie | Mazda RX-3 | 1:34:04 | |
| 24 | Graham Symons | John Panozzo | Datsun 1600 | 1:34:13 | |
| 25 | Philip Thomas | Ken Randell | Datsun 1200 | 1:36:02 | |
| 26 | Mark Rodgers | David Haddon | Mazda RX-2 | 1:37:59 | 4 |
| 27 | Murray Rodgers | Ross Greeb | Datsun 1600 | 1:38:00 | |
| 28 | John Perkins | Peter Mignot | Mazda RX-3 | 1:38:03 | 5 |
| 29 | Engels Leoncini | Richard Gay | Mitsubishi Galant | 1:38:19 | |
| 30 | Robert Beekman | Ian Baird | Ford Escort RS2000 | 1:38:25 | |
| 31 | Paul Mahoney | Chris Walters | Datsun 1200 Coupe | 1:38:54 | 6 |
| 32 | Richard McNay | Craig Irwin | Datsun Stanza | 1:39:10 | 7 |
| 33 | Andrew Caddy | Malcolm Penn | Datsun 1600 | 1:40:58 | 8 |
| 34 | Trent Coghlan | Paul Humm | Datsun 1600 | 1:41:10 | 9 |
| 35 | Anthony Bunn | Anthony Dall’Oste | Datsun 1200 | 1:41:23 | 10 |
There are some discrepancies between the published results and those in Unicar regarding Novice gradings. We have taken those in Unicar to be correct.
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