The Djerriwarrh Rally, organised by the Melton Motor Sports Club and directed by Joe Brick, was held on November 8.
Round 5 Victorian Rally Championship
It was a breakthrough win for Phil Messer and Ian Fulton in there Lancer GSR by 14 seconds from Craig Morris and Jenny Cole in a Galant VR4.
A fine tenth outright gave Martin Grigg and Chris Tait the VRC Novice Award for 1997.
| Place | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Novice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Messer | Ian Fulton | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | 1:29:55 | |
| 2 | Craig Morris | Jenny Cole | Mitsubishi Galant VR4 | 1:30:09 | |
| 3 | Graeme Gambold | Chris Randell | Toyota Celica GT-four | 1:30:32 | |
| 4 | Mark Fawcett | Tony Boyd | Mitsubishi Galant VR4 | 1:31:19 | |
| 5 | Chris Lowe | Richard Gay | Holden Commodore | 1:33:49 | |
| 6= | Peter Evans | Kylie Evans | Nissan Pulsar GTi-R | 1:35:37 | |
| 6= | Ross Fraser | Ashley Fraser | Holden Commdore | 1:35:37 | |
| 8 | Richard McNay | Andrew McNay | Toyota Sprinter | 1:36:23 | |
| 9 | Paul Mahony | Mark Rodgers | Ford Escort | 1:37:13 | |
| 10 | Martin Grigg | David Metzke | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo3 | 1:37:28 | 1 |
| Glenn Secomb | David Peterson | Honda Civic | 2 | ||
| Adam Wilson | Jacqui Cole | Toyota Celica RA40 | 3 | ||
| Sean O’Flynn | Michael Twycross | 4 | |||
| Barry Rowe | Grant Pearson | 5 | |||
| Craig Dawson | Brian Tiedemann | 6 | |||
| Dean Henthorn | D. Fiddes | 7 |
The event was conducted over 12 special stages totalling 133 km.
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