The 2004 VRC was again sponsored by RACEtech and won by Peter and Chris Montgomery in their Subaru WRX. They won three of the four rounds, with Justin Dowell/ Matt Lee winning the second round and finishing equal third in the championship. Andrew Pannam and Paul Flintoff scored well in all four rounds but fell just short of winning the championship.
The 2WD championship was closely fought with three different winners across the four rounds. Ben Fawcett and Tony Boyd secured two wins and a second in their Nissan Pulsar GTi but were matched on points by Leigh and Ken Garrioch in their Mitsubishi Mirage Cyborg with a second, two thirds and a fourth. Brian Semmens and David Leoncini in the Nissan 200SX just missed out after failing to finish the final round.
The Clubman driver’s award went to Keith Lewis in a Suzuki Baleno with three wins and a third. His co-driver, Kristaps Herman, did not compete in the final round so had to share the Clubman co-driver’s award with Jason Hague (with Brett Ross).
Brett Ross and Jason Hague comprehensively won the Novice award in their Holden Commodore VN with four straight wins.
To see what else happened during 2004 in Victorian rallying, go to the 2004 year page.
To see other years of the Victorian Rally Championship, got to the VRC page.
