The Rising Sun Rally, organised by the NCCA and directed by Trevor Woods, was held on 5 December.
The event was won by Glenn Cuthbert and David McKenzie in a Galant VR4. Peter Fyfe and Gerry Bashford brought their Nissan Pulsar GTI-R home second to secure the state title.
| Place | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Novice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Cuthbert | David McKenzie | Mitsubishi Galant VR4 | 1:34:16 | |
| 2 | Peter Fyfe | Gerry Bashford | Nissan Pulsar GTi-R | 1:35:55 | |
| 3 | Mark Miller | Greg Plant | Ford Escort | 1:37:00 | |
| 4 | Grant Hore* | David Leoncini* | Toyota Celica GT | 1:37:40 | |
| 5 | Pat Barber | Geoff Floyd | Ford Laser TX3 4WD | 1:37:44 | |
| 6 | Richard McNay* | Aaron Blacksell* | Toyota Celica ST162 | 1:38:00 | |
| 7 | Graeme Gambold | Chris Randell | BMW 325iX | 1:38:10 | |
| 8 | Andrew Vibert | David Vears | Toyota Corolla GT | 1:38:41 | |
| 9 | Greg Hoinville | Robin Smalley | Ford Escort RS2000 | 1:41:12 | |
| 10 | Rob Devenish | Peter Auld | Datsun 260Z | 1:41:13 | |
| 11 | Andrew Murdoch | Martin Ryan* | Ford Laser TX3 4WD | 1:41:47 | |
| 12 | Eric Dowling* | Craig Orr* | Ford Laser TX3 4WD | 1:43:28 | 1* |
| 13 | Rowan Quill* | Robert Morrow* | Ford Falcon XY GT | 1:43:34 | |
| 14 | Paul Mahoney | Chris Walters | Ford Escort 1.6 | 1:43:45 | |
| 15 | Martin Grigg* | Michael Cocks | Datsun 280Z | 1:44:11 | |
| 16 | M. Perera* | Robert Hunter* | Volvo GLT | 1:44:28 | 2* |
| 17 | Mark Rodgers | Tony Borg | Mazda RX2 | 1:44:34 | |
| 18 | Simon Evans | Susan Brick | Holden Commodore | 1:45:33 | |
| 19 | Barry Collins | John Macdonald | Holden Commodore | 1:46:06 | |
| 20 | Wim Janssen* | Malcolm Hobrough | Hyundai Lantra | 1:46;12 | 3 |
| 21 | Greg Plumridge | Roger Virgo | Toyota Corolla GT | 1:46:38 | 4 |
| 22 | Steve Ashton | Ro Nixon | Datsun 1600 | 1:49:17 | |
| 23 | Ivan Register | Angela Murray | Mitsubishi Lancer | 1:50:22 | 5 |
| 24 | Jean Mutschler | David Alexander | Peugeot TI | 1:51:42 | 6 |
| 25 | Ian Lightfoot | Graeme Palmer | Toyota Sprinter | 1:55:17 | 7 |
* Not registered for VRC points
Conducted over ten special stages totalling 127.05 km.
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