After placing second in the VRC several times, Mark Fawcett and Simon Ellis took honours in the 2008 championship in their Subaru WRX STi. Consistency paid off with one win, two seconds and a third across the four rounds that they entered. Jesse and Samantha Robison had two wins in their Subaru WRX but gained no other points due to two mechanical failures and a small “off”. Other round winners were Darren Windus / Michael Cains (Subaru WRX) and Brendan Reeves / Rhianon Smyth (Subaru Impreza RS).
Andrew Taylor and Robin Smalley won the 2WD Championship in their Mazda RX7 with a first, second, third and fourth across the four events they entered. Their closest rivals were Brian Semmens and David Leoncini in the Nissan 200SX with a win and two second. They looked good until the final round when they retired with a blown engine.
Ross Allan and Scott Allan narrowly won the Clubman award in their Hyundai Excel with a wins, two seconds and a fourth. Rex Muldoon and Sandra Cuttle equalled them on points but scored in all rounds so had to drop one score.
Tony and Nikki Moore convincingly won the Novice award in their Hyundai Excel with two wins and three seconds.
To see what else happened during 2008 in Victorian rallying, go to the 2008 year page.
To see other years of the Victorian Rally Championship, got to the VRC page.
