2012 Kings Cars Begonia Rally

The Kings Cars Begonia Rally, organised by the Ballarat Light Car Club, was held on March 10.

Victorian Rally Championship Round 1
Victorian Club Rally Series Round 1

It was good to see the Begonia return to the VRC after a few years’ absence. John Roberts directed the event which was held in the forests south of Daylesford.

The overall winner of the VRC round was three time VRC champion Justin Dowell with Scott Spedding calling the turns in the Lancer Evo 9. They also won Heat 1 but were pipped by six seconds on Heat 2 by Stephen and Glen Raymond in their Corolla.

The VCRS round went to Rob Parry and Leigh Garrioch in a Datsun 1600.

Results and entry list

VCRS Results

Route

The event started with a run around the BLCC’s Autocross track at the Ballarat Airport. Heat 1 then continued with six special stages in the Wombat Forest with service at the Ballan Racecourse. Heat 2 was a rerun of the six forest stages. The VCRS event did not attempt the final special stage.

Plot of stages

Other event documents