2000 Australian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Pointscores
Class Winners

The same five rounds providedten heats in the ARC drivers/co-drivers championship and it was again a dual between Possum Bourne and Neal Bates in the two WRC cars. Bourne, with new co-driver Mark Stacey, claimed five heat wins, including the all important two heats of the final round in Tassie that carried 50% bonus points. Bates and Coral Taylor took four heat wins and going into the final round were effectively equal on points with their worst result dropped, but a simple mechanical problem on Heat 1 dashed their hopes.

Ed Ordynski and Iain Stewart tackled the entire championship in their Group N Lancer Evo6 and had a close tussle with Cody Crocker and Greg Foletta in the Group N Impreza. Crocker took eight podiums to Ordynski’s three, and took third in the championship and also Group N.

Subaru won the Manufacturers title which we believe also included Rally Australia.

To see other years of the ARC, go to the series page.

Series Regulations

Eligibility was Australian PRC and Group N.

Points were awarded down to outright tenth, 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 on each heat with a 50% bonus on the two heats of the final round. The best four events (up to 8 heats) were counted.

Classes were the same as the previous year with four 2WD and two 4WD class within PRC, four capacity classes within Group N. The two 4WD PRC classes were not based on capacity but on lists determined by ARCOM, essentially based on technology and cost. Points in classes used the 9-6-4-3-2-1 for each heat with a 50% bonus on the final round, again with the best four events to count.

The Manufacturers award appears to have been opened up to both PRC and Group N.

Events

There were again only five rounds this year with South Australia again not providing a round. Each round had two heats. Click on each round to see results and more details.

Forest Rally (WA), results in March Unicar
Rally Queensland, results in June Unicar
Rally of NSW (Coffs Harbour Rally), results in July Unicar
Rally of Melbourne (also VRC)
Saxon Safari (Tas) results on ewrc (but some doubt about 4th and 5th on heat 1, see rallysport mag here)

Pointscores

Outright Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	State	WA		Qld		NSW		Vic		Tas		Total
1	Possum Bourne	NZ	20	20	16	20	20	8	16	16	30	30	168 (196)
2	Neal Bates	ACT	16	16	20	16		20	20	20		24	132 (152)
3	Cody Crocker	Vic	14	14	14	14	16	4	14	14	18	21	123 (143)
4	Ed Ordynski	SA	12	12	12	12	14	16	12	2	24	18	120 (134)
5	Dean Herridge	WA	10	10			10		10	10	15	12	77
6	Stewart Reid	Qld					12	14		12	21	15	74
7	Spencer Lowndes	Vic			8		4	11	8	8	12	9	60
8	Adrian Bukmanis	Qld			10				6		9	6	31
9	Martin Lintott	NSW	2	4	2	8	2	11					29
10=	Ross MacKenzie	WA	8	8									16
10=	Reece Jones	NZ			6	10							16
12=	Stuart Warren	WA	4	6									10
12=	Osamu Yamagugi	NSW						2	2		6		10
14	Brett Middleton	NSW			4				4		1½		9½
15	Miles Sandy	NSW					8						8
16=	Steven Shepheard	NSW	1	2		4							7
16=	Michael Boaden	NSW					6	1					7
16=	John Mitchell	NSW					1	6					7
19=	Tolly Challis	WA	6										6
19=	Peter Roberts	NSW				6							6
19=	Scott Pedder	Vic								6			6
19=	Andrew Murfett	Tas									3	3	6
23	Brett Thomson	Vic								4			4
24	Richard Galley	NSW				2							2
25	Lynn Rattray	Tas										1½	1½
26=	Denis Dunlop	Qld		1									1
26=	Michael Thompson	ACT			1								1
26=	Mark Haybittle	NSW				1							1
26=	John Goasdoue	Qld							1				1
26=	Darren Windus	Vic								1			1

Outright Co-drivers Pointscores

Place	Co-Driver	State	WA		Qld		NSW		Vic		Tas		Total
1	Mark Stacey	SA	20	20	16	20	20	8	16	16	30	30	168 (196)
2	Coral Taylor	NSW	16	16	20	16		20	20	20		24	132 (152)
3	Greg Foletta	Vic	14	14	14	14	16	4	14	14	18	21	123 (143)
4	Iain Stewart	Qld	12	12	12	12	14	16	12	2	24	18	120 (134)
5	Glenn Macneall	WA	10	10			10		10	10	15	12	77
6	Michelle Murphy	NSW					12	14		12	21	15	74
7	Chris Randell	Vic			8		4	10	8	8	12	9	59
8	John Ahern	Qld			10				6		9	6	31
9	Tony Jackson	Tas	2	4	2	8	2	12					30
10=	Paul van der May	WA	8	8									16
10=	Leo Bult	NZ			6	10							16
12=	Stuart Percival	WA	4	6									10
12=	Phil Dodd	NSW						2	2		6		10
14=	Andrew Benefield	NSW			4				4				8
14=	Rachel Bruty	Vic					8						8
16	Lyndall Drake	ACT	6								1½		9½
17=	Dale Moscatt	Qld	1	2		4							7
17=	Helen Cheers	NSW					6	1					7
17=	Col Trinder	ACT					1	6					7
20=	Jack Terp	NSW				6							6
20=	Paul Humm	Vic								6			6
20=	Will Logan	Tas									3	3	6
23	Rob Vanderee	Vic								4			4
24	Darryl Smith	Qld				2							2
25	Simon Vandenberg	Tas										1½	1½
26=	Jacqui Dunlop	WA		1									1
26=	Gordon Klebba	ACT			1								1
26=	Sharon Finsch	MSW				1							1
26=	Glen Weston	Qld							1				1
26=	Michael Cains	Vic								1			1

Class Winners

[P1] PRC 2WD 0-1400cc: Chris Lickford/ Nicole Lickford, Daihatsu Charade
[P2] PRC 2WD 1401-1600cc: Brett Comber/ Graham Comber, Daihatsu Charade GTi
[P3] PRC 2WD 1601-2000cc: Lee Peterson/ Graham Legg-Stoker, Nissan Pulsar GTiR
[P4] PRC 2WD over 2000cc: Paul Pyyvaara/ Anthony McLoughlin, Holden Commodore Ute
[P5A] PRC 4WD: Possum Bourne/ Mark Stacey, Subaru Impreza WRC
[P5B] PRC 4WD: Adrian Bukmanis/ John Ahern, Subaru Liberty RS
[N1] Group N 0-1400cc: Kim Drummond/ Paul Bennett, Suzuki Swift GTi
[N2] Group N 1401-1600cc: Denise Collins/ Gerard McConkey, Honda Civic
[N3] Group N 1601-2000cc: Robert Whyatt/ Jim Caudle, Toyota Corolla Seca RV
[N4] Group N over 2000cc: Cody Crocker/ Greg Foletta, Subaru Impreza WRX