The David Nutter Ford Used Cars Rally, organised by the Car Club of RMIT and directed by Andrew Roseman, was held on April 2.
First blood for 2005 went to Mark Fawcett and Simon Ellis in their Subaru with reigning champions Peter and Chris Montgomery second in another Subaru. Up and coming Eli Evans with Kylie Evans were third making it an all Subaru podium. Fancied contender Justin Dowel and Matt Lee were non finishers in their Lancer.
| Place | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | Time | 2WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Fawcett | Simon Ellis | Subaru Impreza WRX | 1:18:27 | |
| 2 | Peter Montgomery | Chris Montgomery | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 1:19:05 | |
| 3 | Eli Evans | Kylie Evans | Subaru Impreza WRX | 1:20:34 | |
| 4 | David Nutter | Will Orders | Subaru Impreza WRX | 1:22:07 | |
| 5 | Craig Morris | Carrie Morris | Mitsubishi Galant VR4 | 1:23:42 | |
| 6 | Alan Wilson | Keven Wilson | Subaru Impreza WRX | 1:24:00 | |
| 7 | Steve Ashton | Ro Nixon | Mitsubishi Lancer EvoVII | 1:24:33 | |
| 8 | Wayne Stewart | Kim Stewart | Subaru Impreza WRX | 1:25:02 | |
| 9 | Nat Presutto | Craig Jones | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 1:26:14 | |
| 10 | Bill Sullivan | Michael Foreshaw | Daihatsu Charade De Tomaso | 1:26:18 | 1 |
Conducted in the Morewel area, the event was to comprise 12 special stages totalling 120.62 km.
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