The Akademos Rally, organised by the Melbourne University Car Club and directed by Michael Morrissey, was held on May 2.
The event was won by David Officer in his Mitsubishi Starion with co-driver Greg Hore (Hilton).
Read Greg Hore/Hilton’s account of his ride with David Officer in the Starion in June Unicar continued in 1993 Unicar June and July.
Results are taken from May Unicar.
| Place | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Novice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Officer | Greg Hore* | Mitsubishi Starion | 1:36:29 | |
| 2 | Peter Fyfe | Gerry Bashford | Nissan Pulsar GTI-R | 1:37:45 | |
| 3 | Neil Cuthbert | Darryl Adams | Subaru RX Turbo | 1:37:56 | |
| 4 | Mark Miller | Greg Plant | Ford Escort Mk2 | 1:39:40 | |
| 5 | Alan Friend | Horton Poulter | Holden Commodore | 1:40:31 | |
| 6 | Nigel Letty | Stephen Young | Subaru Legacy RSR | 1:41:11 | |
| 7 | Andrew Murdoch | Martin Ryan* | Ford Laser TX3 4WD | 1:41:33 | |
| 8 | Rob Devenish | Peter Auld | Datsun 260Z | 1:42:10 | |
| 9 | Greg Hoinville | Robin Smalley | Ford Escort RS2000 | 1:42:12 | |
| 10 | Peter Whitten | Michael Cairns | Ford Escort 2.0 | 1:42:16 | |
| Gregory Plumridge | Roger Virgo | Toyota Corolla GT | 1 | ||
| Ian Lightfoot | Graeme Palmer | Toyota Sprinter | 2 | ||
| Allan Marsh* | Brendan Clough | Holden Commodore | 3 |
* Not registered for VRC points
The Akademos was run in its traditional area around Bairnsdale. There were six daylight special stages to the east of Bruthen and seven night stages to the north of Bairnsdale.
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