Victoria 1997

Re-live the action from 1997

Year in review

Table of contents

To this year’s calendar

Highlights

1997 summary to come

The Victorian Rally Championship was won by Mike Reeves and Robin Smalley in their Mitsubishi VR4 & Lancer Evo3. 

Australian Rally Championship

Victoria’s round of the Australian Rally Championship was again the Rally of Melbourne. For the result, have a look at the video report.

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Series

Victorian Rally Championship

There were 5 VRC events this year: Win TV Rally in the Valley, Goulburner, Rally of Melbourne (also ARC), North Eastern and Djerriwarrah.

Outright champions: Mike Reeves / Robin Smalley, Mitsubishi Galant VR4 / Mitsubishi Lancer RSe3

Novice award: Martin Grigg / Chris Tait, Mitsubishi Lancer RSe3

For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 1997 VRC page.

Victorian Club Rally Series

There were 6 VCRS events this year. The Whiteknuckles Trial was calendared as Round 3 but was cancelled.

  1. George Derrick Memorial Trial 
  2. Bog-A-Duck Trial 
  3. Transcom Australia Rally – Results in May Unicar (correction in Sep Unicar), also report in Oct Unicar
  4. Nissan Nightmoves – Results in Aug Unicar
  5. Spring 200 Trial – Results in Oct Unicar
  6. Cooper Memorial Trial – Results in Dec Unicar

Robson Cup Rally Series

The Western Region Trial Series morphed into the Robson Cup. Events:

  1. Sundowner Trial
  2. Redan Motors Tunbridge Trial
  3. Forest Trial
  4. William Harvey Memorial Trial
  5. Moonlight Meander
  6. Otways Trial
  7. Cooper Memorial Trial (added late)

Other Events

NOVICE RALLIES

George Woods Introductory Trial

HISTORIC RALLIES

Mirboo Meander

OTHER RALLIES & TRIALS

 The Rally Calendar for this year:

DateEventClubStatus
19 JanLe Bordeaux TrialHRAInterclub TRE
1 FebGeorge Derrick Memorial TrialCCRMITVCRS-1
8 FebTCV Trial (postponed to 1 Nov)HSCCVInterclub
15 FebGeorge Woods Introductory TrialPCCVNovice
22 FebMMAL Safari Sprint RallyMMALCCInterclub
22 FebMirboo Meander TrialHRAInterclub
1 MarBog-a-Duck TrialMUCCVCRS-2
1 MarSundowner Trial (maybe postponed to 15 Mar)HDCCRCRS-1
15 MarMonash Introductory TrialMSCCNovice
16 MarLou Yang RallysprintFFCCInterclub
22 MarAutumn TrialNECCInterclub
5 AprChallenge of ClubsNCCAInterclub
5 AprYulunga TrialHDCCInterclub
12 AprAlpine TrialAWDCCInterclub
12 AprAutumn Midnight Introductory TrialCCRMITNovice
19 AprRedan Motors Tunbridge TrialBLCCRCRS-2
26 AprWin TV Rally in the ValleyFFCCVRC-1
3 MayWhitekuckles Trial (cancelled?)MSCC? NECC?VCRS?
10 MayForest TrialSEACRCRS-3
17 MayPathfinder Trial (postponed to 12 July)HRAInterclub
31 MayTranscom Australia RallyBCCVCRS-4
14 JunRally of Mount Gambier (cancelled)SEACVRC
21 JunLongest Might TrialHRAInterclub TRE
12 JulPathfinder TrialHRAInterclub
26 JulCerberus Introductory RallyCERBNovice
2 AugGoulburner RallySDCCVRC-2
9 AugSouth Eastern TrialSEACInterclub
9 AugMaroondah Historic RallyHRAInterclub
9 AUgRallysprintNECCInterclub
16 AugNissan NightmovesNCCAVCRS-5
23 AugWilliam Harvey Memorial TrialPCCVRCRS-4
30 AugRally of MelbourneVRSARC-5, VRC-3
6 SepMoonlight MeanderMMSCRCRS-5
6 SepGrampians TourHRAInterclub TRE
12-14 SepClassic TT RallyeCRCInterclub TRE
13 SepAnglia Memorial Sprint Rally (cancelled)FFCCInterclub
20 SepGreg Lock Memorial TrialSEACInterclub
27 SepOtways TrialWDCCRCRS-6
4 OctGippsland SafariHRAInterclub
11 OctSpring 200 TrialFFCCVCRS-6
11 OctMick’s TrialSEACInterclub
18 OctNorth Eastern RallyNECCVRC-4
25 OctJim Maude Memorial Experts TrialBCCInterclub
1 NovTCV TrialHSCCVInterclub
1 NovMid South East TralSEACInterclub
1-4 NovThree Peaks RallyeCRCInterclub TRE
8 NovDjerriwarrah RallyMMSCVRC-5
15 NovCommencement Rally (cancelled)MUCCClub
6 DecCooper Memorial TrialWDCCVCRS-7, RCRS-7