The Begonia Rally, organised by the Ballarat Branch of the LCCA, was held on 14 March.
The Begonia was won by Graham Alexander and David Stewart in their Galant VR4. David Officer and David McKenzie lead the event until the Starion’s diff failed on SS11.
| Place | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | Time | Novice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Alexander | David Stewart | Mitsubishi Galant VR4 | 1:25:02 | |
| 2 | Allan Johnson | Jim Maude | Holden Commodore | 1:27:12 | |
| 3 | Neil Cuthbert | Daryl Adams | Subaru Turbo | 1:27:30 | |
| 4 | Graeme Wise | Helen Wylie | Ford Sierra XR4 | 1:27:32 | |
| 5 | Gary Kendrick | Ron Gottschalk | Holden Commodore | 1:28:31 | |
| 6 | Graeme Gambold | Chris Randell | BMW | 1:29:05 | |
| 7 | Rob Thomas | Rob Beekman | Ford Escort | 1:29:16 | |
| 8 | Bruce Robertson | Ian Enders | Toyota Celica GT4 | 1:29:53 | |
| 9 | Chris Nielson | Deanne Westcombe | Volvo 240T | 1:30:01 | |
| 10 | Peter Fyffe | Gerry Bashford | Nissan GTI-R | 1:30:13 | |
| 11 | Glenn Cuthbert | Peter Gale | Mitsubishi Galant VR4 | 1:30:16 | |
| 12 | Andrew Murdoch | Martin Ryan* | Ford Laser | 1:30:19 | |
| 13 | Glen Mitchell | Phillip Nicholas | Subaru Turbo | 1:30:57 | |
| 14 | Peter Whitten | Greg Day | Ford Escort | 1:32:39 | |
| 15 | Grant Hore | David Leoncini | Toyota Celica | 1:33:16 | |
| 16 | Rob Devenish | Peter Auld | Datsun 240Z | 1:33:28 | |
| 17 | Ian Douglas | Brett Crawford | Suzuki Swift GTi | 1:33:47 | |
| 18 | Greg Hoinville | Robin Smalley | Ford Escort | 1:33:56 | |
| 19 | Gregory Plumridge | Roger Virgo | Toyota Corolla GT | 1:34:17 | 1 |
| 20 | Alan Friend | Horton Poulter | Holden Commodore | 1:35:37 | |
| 21 | Richard McNay | Craig Irwin | Datsun Stanza | 1:35:57 | |
| 22 | Gregory West | Robert Flower | Holden Commodore | 1:36:24 | |
| 23 | Denis Baker | Daniel Raymond | Holden Commodore | 1:36:26 | |
| 24 | Brendan Edgerton | Steve Walsh | Mitsubishi Lancer LA | 1:36:57 | |
| 25 | Ian Lightfoot | Graeme Plamer | Toyota Sprinter | 1:37:04 | |
| 26 | David Greig | Michael Cairns | Datsun 280Z | 1:37:23 | |
| 27 | Mark Rodgers | David Haddon | Mazda RX2 | 1:38:08 | |
| 28 | Symons* | Dougherty* | Datsun 1600 | 1:38:46 | ? |
| 29 | Graham Hodgkinson | Craig Sherlock | Mazda RX2 | 1:39:34 | 2 |
| 30 | Allan Marsh* | Brendan Clough | Holden Commodore | 1:40:07 | 3 |
| 31 | Dary Unthank* | Paul Loughnan* | Datsun 1600 | 1:43:39 | ? |
| 32 | Tony Cunningham | Nina Wallace | Toyota Corolla SX | 1:43:49 | 4 |
| 33 | Ross Green | Andrew McMaster | Datsun 1600 | 1:44:39 | 5 |
| 34 | Brian White | Joe Seguna | Holden Commodore | 1:49:16 | 5 |
| 35 | Gregory Tyrrell | Andrew Pinder | Datsun 1200 Coupe | 2:04:16 | 7 |
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