2002 Victorian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Outright Pointscores
2WD Pointscores
Novice Pointscores
Class Awards

The 2002 VRC was closely fought with two round wins to Mark Fawcett / Kylie Evans (Impreza WRC), two wins for Mike Reeves / Robin Smalley (Lancer Evo 3) and one win for Darryn Snooks / David Johns (Lancer Evo 1) . However it was the consistent performances of Brett Thomson / Rob Vanderree in their Galant VR4 that gave them the championship. just two points clear of David Nutter / Roslyn Martin in a Subaru Impreza WRX. Surprisingly, neither crew won a round, but consistent results saw them accumulate the most points. And because all points counted, the Nutters almost won the championship without placing higher than third.

The 2WD Championship was a clean sweep for Brian Semmens and David Leoncici in the Nissan 200SX, although Leoncini did not enter the final round.

The Novice award was clearly won by Geoff Sefton and Tim Hill in their Escort, although Hill did not enter the first round.

To see what else happened during 2002 in Victorian rallying, go to the 2002 year page.

To see other years of the Victorian Rally Championship, go to the VRC page.

Series Regulations

These were specified in the VRC Standing Regulations.

The VRC was made up exclusively of Special Stage events with competitive distances between 50 and 230 km.

Eligible vehicles were PRC, Group N and Historic Rally Cars.

Awards were made for outright champions, 2WD and Novice (sponsored by Pedders and known as the Pedders No Bull Award). There were also car class awards as follows: PRC 2WD up to 1400cc, PRC 2WD 1401-1600cc, PRC 2WD 1601-2000cc, PRC 2WD over 2000cc, PRC 4WD, Group N under 1400cc, Group N 1401-1600cc, Group N 1601-2000cc, Group N over 2000cc and Historic Rally Cars.

All awards were allocated 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for first to tenth. All points were to count. Series Registration was introduced back in 1994 and only registered competitors were eligible for points. However, bona fide Victorian competitors were automatically recognised as registered! All awards required competitors to compete in at least 50% of the events.

Events

There were 5 VRC events in 2002. Quite a lot of changes with the Akademos returning for the first time since 1993, the inclusion of a “sprint rally” and the addition of a NSW Championship event. The Rallye des Pyrenees was calendared as the final round but appears to have been cancelled.

Outright Pointscores

2WD Pointscores

Novice Pointscores

Class Awards