1994 Victorian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Outright Pointscores
Novice Pointscores
Class Awards

The 1994 VRC saw the reigning champions, Graeme Wise and Helen Wylie, victors again in their Ford Sierra XR4. It was an unusual year with two rounds being cancelled. With two wins, a third and a fourth on the first four rounds, Wise and Wylie ultimately could not be overtaken on the final round, although that outcome would not have been known until the Rally of the Rising Sun was cancelled. Other round winners were Ian Douglas (Galant VR4), David and Kate Officer (Lancer) and Rowan Quill (Galant VR4).

It was a tied finish for the Novice Drivers championship between Mark Fawcett (Volvo) and Cody Crocker (Mazda RX5), with Cody’s co-driver Greg Foletta taking out the Novice Co-driver’s award. Fawcett would go on to win the VRC more than a decade later while Crocker would go on to join the Subaru team and win three national titles.

To see what else happened during 1994 in Victorian rallying, go to the 1994 year page.

To see other years of the Victorian Rally Championship, go to the VRC page.

Series Regulations

These were specified in the VRC Standing Regulations.

The VRC was made up exclusively of Special Stage events.

Eligible vehicles were PRC and Group N.

Awards were made for outright champions and Novice. There were also car class awards as follows: PRC 2WD up to 1300cc, PRC 2WD 1301-1600cc, PRC 2WD 1601-2000cc, PRC 2WD over 2000cc, PRC 4WD, Group N 2WD under 1600cc, Group N 2WD over 1600cc, Group N 4WD. Additionally, Formula Commodore (a sub-class of PRC) was included (it appears to have been introduced in 1993 but there were hardly any entrants).

Outright points were allocated 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 for first to tenth. Novice and class points were allocated 9-6-4-3-2-1. With five events, competitors counted their best four results (although this does not appear in the Standing Regs). In 1994 Series Registration was re-introduced and only registered competitors were eligible for points. However, to avoid the confusion that ensued in 1992, bona fide Victorian competitors were automatically recognised as registered!

Events

The VRC comprised five events. The Akademos was cancelled due to financial and manpower constraints and in fact was not run again until 2002. The Rising Sun Rally was also cancelled, citing financial concerns and reduced VRC field sizes. This resulted in a very disjointed series with four rounds in February, March and April then a long gap to the final round at the end of October.

Click on each event to see further details, including results. Some Novice placings are uncertain.

Outright Pointscores

Outright Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Total
1	Graeme Wise	20	10	20	12		62
2	Phil Messer	15	6			15	36
3	David Officer		15		20		35
4	Greg Plumridge		3	10	6	12	31
5	Peter Evans		8	12		10	30
6	Steve Ashton		12		10		22
7=	Ian Douglas		20				20
7=	Rowan Quill					20	20
9=	Mark Rodgers	12		3			15
9=	Simon Evans			15			15
9=	Richard McNay			4	3	8	15
9=	David Greig				15		15
13	Tim Sullivan	2		8	4		14
14	Gary Kendrick		4		8		12
15	Alan Friend	10					10
16	Brendan McCashney	8					8
17=	Jamie Sargaent	6					6
17=	Ivan Regester	4		2			6
17=	Barry Collins			6			6
20=	Cody Crocker				1	3	4
20=	Terry Naish					4	4
22	David McDonough	3					3
23=	Tony Cooper	1				1	2
23=	Mohan Perera		2				2
23=	Rob Devenish				2		2
23=	Ian Boyd					2	2
27=	Andrew Murdoch		1				1
27=	David Draper			1			1
27=	Mark Fawcett					1	1

Outright Co-Drivers Pointscores

Place	Co-driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Total
1	Helen Wylie	20	12	20	12		64
2	Kate Officer		20		20		40
3	Ian Fulton	15	6			15	36
4	Paul Humm		3	10	6	12	31
5	Sue Brick			15	2	10	27
6=	Steve Young		10		10		20
6=	Rob Beekman		8	12			20
6=	Rowan Quill Jr					20	20
9=	Ro Nixon		15				15
9=	Paul Tirant				15		15
11	Tony Borg	2		8	4		14
12=	Craig Rodgers	12					12
12=	Ron Gottschalk		4		8		12
14	Stella Plenderleith	10					10
15	Rachel Bruty	8	1				9
16	Marty Watkins					8	8
17=	Gary Cook	1				6	7
17=	Andrew McNay			4	3		7
19=	Joe Brick	6					6
19=	Angela Murray	4		2			6
19=	John MacDonald			6			6
22	Tom Kaitler					4	4
23=	Craig Beard	3					3
23=	Paul Mahoney			3			3
23=	Greg Foletta					3	3
26=	Robert Hunter		2				2
26=	Graham Legg-Stoker					2	2
28=	Ahmet Uzunoglu				1		1
28=	Malcolm Hobrough			1			1
28=	Tony Boyd					1	1

Novice Pointscores

Some Novice points are uncertain, but the top few should be correct.

Novice Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Total
1=	Mark Fawcett	9	6		6	6	27
1=	Cody Crocker			9	9	9	27
3	Will Orders		4	4	4		12
4	David Schneiders		3	2	2	4	11
5	Mohan Perera		9	1			10
6=	D. Wright		2	6		1	9
6=	Adam Wilson			3	3	3	9
8	Mark Roberts	6					6
9	Greg Taylor	4					4
10=	Richard Gay	3					3
10=	Ross Stapleton	1				2	3
12	Matthew Clarkson	2					2
13	Craig Eeles				1		1

Novice Co-Drivers Pointscores

Place	Co-driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Total
1	Greg Foletta			9	9	9	27
2	Tony Boyd	9			6	6	21
3=	Simon Ellis	6	6				12
3=	Scott Pedder		4	4	4		12
5	Janine Schneiders		3	2	2	4	11
6	Robert Hunter		9	1			10
7=	Matt deVaus			3	3	3	9
7=	G. Graham		2	6		1	9
9	Andrew McMaster	4					4
10	Jonathon Leoncini	3					3
11=	D. Haddon					2	2
11=	Stephen Foyle	2					2
13=	Mark Seward	1					1
13=	Ian Macknamara				1		1

Class Awards

PRC 2WD under 1300cc: Tim Sullivan / Tony Borg, Suzuki Swift GTi

PRC 2WD 1300-1600cc: Greg Plumridge / Paul Humm, Toyota Corlla GT

PRC 2WD 1600-2000cc: Bill Orders / Scott Pedder, Ford Escort RS2000

PRC 2WD over 2000cc: Gary Kendrick / Ron Gottschalk, Holden Commodore VP V8

PRC 4WD: Graeme Wise / Helen Wylie, Ford Sierra XR4 V6

Group N 2WD under 1600cc: David Draper / Malcolm Hobrough, Suzuki Swift GTi

Group N 2WD over 1600cc: Richard McNay / Andrew McNay, Toyota Celca ST162

Group N 4WD: Ian Boyd / Graham Legg-Stoker, Subaru RX Turbo

Formula Commodore: Tony Cooper / Gary Cook