Victoria 2001

Re-live the action from 2001

Year in review

Table of contents

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Highlights

2001 summary to come

The Victorian Rally Championship was won by David Stannus and Peter Campbell in a Nissan Pulsar GTi-R.

Australian Rally Championship

The Victoria round of the Australian Rally Championship was Rally of Melbourne (Results in Sep Unicar)

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Series

Victorian Rally Championship

VRC events for 2001 were the Begonia, Rally in the Valley, Sunraysia and Strzelecki Stages.

Outright champions: David Stannus / Peter Campbell, Nissan Pulsar GTi-R

2WD champions: Russell Hocking / Sue McCready, Ford Falcon XR6 

Novice driver award equal: D. Corben, K. Ristell
Co-driver: J. Ristell

For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 2001 VRC page.

Victorian Club Rally Series

There were 6 VCRS events this year.

  1. Bog-A-Duck Trial – Results in March Unicar
  2. Rally of Sunraysia – Results in May Unicar
  3. Strzelecki Stages – Results in Aug Unicar
  4. Nissan Nightmoves – Results in Aug Unicar
  5. George Derrick Memorial Trial – Results in Sep Unicar
  6. Spring 200 – Results in Oct Unicar

Robson Cup Rally Series

This series comprised events that were predominantly tests of navigational skills rather than driver speed. It comprised [x] events: the [events] 

  1. Daryl Tunbridge Memorial Trial
  2. William Harvey Memorial Trial
  3. Rally of Mt Gambier
  4. Moonlight Meander
  5. Yackernoo Trial (cancelled)

HRA Rally Championship

This series was solely for members of the Historic Rally Association.

This was the first year of the HRA Alpine Rally.

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 The Rally Calendar for this year:

DateEventClubStatus
10 FebGeorge Woods Introductory TrialPCCVMulti-club non SS
24 FebMirboo MeanderHRAClub non SS
3 MarAutumn Midnight TrialCCRMITMulti-club non SS
10 MarBegonia RallyBLCCVRC-1
17 MarBog-a-Duck TrialMUCCVCRS-1
17 MarAustar Albury Road TourHRAClub TRE
18 MarLJ Hooker Come ‘a’ Try RallysprintSEACClub Rallysprint
31 MarChallenge of ClubsNCCAMulti-club non SS
2-6 AprTour To AdelaideTRECRTRE
7 AprRally in the ValleyFFCCVRC-2
7 AprRallysprintNECCMulti-club rallysprint
21 AprMaroondah Historic TrialHRAClub non SS
21 AprYulunga TrialHDCCMulti-club non SS
GTRS-1
28 AprRally of SunraysiaMMALCCVRC-3, VCRS-2
28-29 AprForest Classic RallyRallysportMulti-club TRE
29 AprLJ Hooker RallysprintSEACClub rallysprint
5 MayDaryl Tunbridge Memorial TrialBLCCMulti-club non SS
RCRS-1
12 MayWhiteknuckles RallyNECCMulti-club non SS
19 MayPresidents TrialSEACMulti-club non SS
GTRS-2
19 MayNightstalker TrialHRAClub non SS
26 MayStrzelecki StagesCERBVRC-4 / VCRS-3
27 MayLJ Hooker RallysprintSEACClub rallysprint
2 JunWilliam Harvey Memorial TrialPCCVMulti-club non SS
RCRS-2
2 JunRallyprintAWDCCMulti-club rallysprint
9 JunWinter Classic RallyBLCCNational TRE
16 JunMemorial TrialSEACGTRS-3
23 JunPorters Paints Longest Night TrialHRAClub TA
24 JunLJ Hooker RallysprintSEACClub rallysprint
24 JunShortest Day Touring ASsemblyHRAMulticlub TA
30 JunNissan NightmovesNCCAMulti-club non SS
VCRS-4
14 JulRallye of Mt GambierSEACMulti-club non SS
GTRS-4 / RCRS-3
14-15 JulTour de CourseTRECRMulti-club TRE
28 JulGeorge Derrick Memorial TrialCCRMITMulti-club non SS
VCRS-5
29 JulMUCCkinnon Stakes ScatterMUCCClub TA
29 JulLJ Hooker RallysprintSEACClub rallysprint
11 AugJim Maude Memorial Experts Trial (cancelled?)HRAMulti-club TA
19 AugTouring AssemblyPCCVMulticlub TA
26 AugLJ Hooker RallysprintSEACClub rallysprint
1 SepRally of MelbourneVRSARC
15 SepSouth West Classic (took Experts date 11 Aug?)HRAClub TRE
15 SepBright RallysprintNECCMulti-club rallysprint
22 SepWestern Districts TrialSEACMulti-club non SS
GTRS-5
30 SepLJ Hooker RallysprintSEACClub rallysprint
6 OctSpring 200 TrialFFCCMulti-club non SS
VCRS-6
12-14 OctClassic Country TourRallysportMulti-club TRE
13 OctMoonlight MeanderMMSCMulti-club non SS
RCRS-4
20 OctNorth Eastern Rally (cancelled)NRCCVRC
27 OctGoulburn-Murray Safari (cancelled?)HRAClub non SS
27 OctLJ Hooker RallysprintSEACClub rallysprint
3-6 NovThe PeaksTRECRMulti-club TRE
3 NovSundowner TrialHDCCMulti-club non SS
RCRS-5 / GTRS-6
3 NonPresidents Sprint RallyCCRMITMulti-club sprint rally
17 NovAlpine RallyHRAMulti-club non SS
24 NovRallysprintNECCMulti-club rallysprint
24 NovYakerboo Trial (cancelled)PACMulti-club non SS
RCRS
1 DecAnglia Memorial Sprint RallyFFCCMulti-club sprint rally