1992 Esanda International Rally of Canberra

The Esanda  International Rally of Canberra was held on November 20-22.

Australian Rally Championship Round 6

It was a dominant win at Rally of Canberra, and their second ARC round win, for Possum Bourne and Rodger Freeth in their Subaru Liberty, almost 11 minutes clear of locals, Neal Bates and Rod Horsley in the Celica. This confirmed Bourne and Freeth as runners-up in the 1992 ARC with champions Rob Herridge and Mark Nelson placing third in the event. Victorian Graham Alexander finished fourth to place third in the ARC points tally.
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Results and entry list

PlaceDriverStateCo-driverStateCarTime
1Possum BourneNZRodger FreethNZSubaru Liberty RSR2:45:21
2Neal BatesACTRod HorsleyACTToyota Celica GT-four2:56:19
3Rob HerridgeWAMark NelsonWASubaru Liberty RSR2:59:55
4Graham AlexanderVicPeter ClarkNSWMitsubishi Galant VR43:03:47
5Monster Tajima*JapRoss RunnallsVicSuzuki Swift GTi3:04:17
6Frank NealeNSWJohn DuffyNSWToyota Celica GT-four3:06:52
7Les WalkdenTasChris RandellVicMitsubishi Galant VR43:10:45
8John LongNSWDamien LongTasMitsubishi Galant VR43:10:46
9Peter TaylorNSWColin TrinderNSWMazda 323 Familia3:13:28
10Lindsay CollitsNSWMark FrenchNSWMitsubishi Galant VR43:13:31
11Craig StallardNSWGraeme JesseNSWMitsubishi Galant VR43:14:27

* Ineligible for ARC points

Route

The event began on Friday afternoon with five special stages totalling 40 km, two in Kowen and three around Cotter. Saturday was the longest day with 16 stages totalling almost 200 km, split between Stromlo, Cotter and Kowen, plus the tarmac special at the the Driver Training facility on Sutton Road. Sunday offered a bit over 100 km of stages in Stromlo and Cotter, with a finish at the now defunct Fraser Park raceway in Jerrabomberra.

Itinerary and Stage plots

Other event documents

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