Non-championship regulars Ross Dunkerton and Mick Harker took the win from fellow Western Australians Rob Herridge and Steve Vanderbyl, with Neal Bates and Mike Taylor completing the podium, Winners of the first two rounds, Murray Coote and Coral Taylor, had engine failure in the Mazda but still retained the lead in the championship with 40 points from Herridge, Bates and George Kahler, all equal second on 27.