The Wangaratta Office Choice North Eastern Rally, organised by the North Eastern Car Club and directed by Bernard Miron, was held on October 19.
Round 5 Victorian Rally Championship
With the cancellation of the final round of the VRC, the North Eastern Rally became the decider. As many as eight crews were mathematically able to win the championship. but with all points to count, it was important to finish! In the end it came down to a battle between Brett Thomson / Rob Vanderee and David Nutter / Roslyn Martin. It was Thomson and Vanderee that decisively beat Nutter and Martin to take the championship. The event was a second round win for Mark Fawcett and Kylie Evans, but with DNFs on the Akademos and Bega, they were not able to take the title. Brian Semmens completed a perfect run of wins in the 2WD championship.
