2012 Rally Victoria

The 2012 Rally Victoria was organised by the Cerberus Car Club and was conducted on Friday and Saturday November 16 and 17. It was the third edition of Rally Victoria organised by the club.

Australian Rally Championship Round 6
Victorian Rally Championship Round 6

Conducted over the Friday afternoon and all day Saturday, Rally Victoria was a pace noted event held around the forests of Powelltown with the base and service park at Lardner Park south of Drouin where the super special stage was located. Only Saturday’s competition constituted the VRC round.

The ARC 2WD round was won by Eli Evans and Glen Weston in a Honda Jazz, with a fourth in Heat 1 and win in Heat 2. They had already won the national title at the previous round.

The ARC 4WD round was won by Will Orders and Lauren Gray in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V, winning both heats and effectively winning the event, but they were not registered for ARC points. Michael Boaden and Helen Cheers brought their Lancer Evo IX home in second place, having already secured the national title.

The VRC Round was won by Ross Allan and Nicholas Ryan in a Lancer Evo XIII but they were ineligible for VRC points. Tristan Penhall and Jolie Middleton in a Subaru Impreza WRX STi, shared maximum VRC points with Stephen and Brent Mackenzie in a Ford Fiesta, each taking a heat win and second.

Results and entry list

The following shows placings for the championships for registered crews only.

Heat 1 (ARC only)

PlaceDriverCo-DriverCarTimeARC-2WDARC-4WDARC-Classic
1Will OrdersLauren GrayMitsubishi Lancer Evo547:24.9
2Michael BoadenHelen CheersMitsubishi Lancer Evo947:49.31
3John MitchellJo CadmanMitsubishi Lancer Evo948:48.4
4Matt Van TuinenErin KellySubaru Impreza WRX STi48:53.0
5Dane BerryNathan LongMitsubishi Lancer Evo448:53.7
6Adam CasmiriSam HillMitsubishi Lancer Evo450:43.1
7Warren LeeDavid LethleanMitsubishi Lancer Evo951:16.0
8Gerald SchofieldJulia RabbettMitsubishi Lancer Evo951:33.72
9Mark PedderClaire RyanHonda Jazz51:50.01
10Neal BatesCoral TaylorToyota Celica RA4051:53.71
11Stephen TurnerDaniel WilsonFord Fiesta R252:09.0
12Simon KnowlesMargot KnowlesMitsubishi Lancer Evo952:18.03
13Matt AmosTom RyanHolden Commodore Ute52:25.52
14Grant WalkerCraig ThomasFord Escort RS180053:02.82
15Eli EvansGlen WestonHonda Jazz53;06.53
16Brett MiddletonAndrew BenefieldSubaru Forester53:11.24
17Mick PattonBernie WebbSubaru Impreza WRX STi54:00.55
18Bruce FullertonHigh Rearson-SmithMitsubishi Lancer Evo954:38.6
19John StillingTony BrandonMitsubishi Lancer Evo955:05.3
20Alan RoeRay FarrellNissan 200SX S1455:29.34
21Trevor StillingColin TrinderNissan Stanza56:44.73
22KimBegelholeMalcolm HobroughDatsun 16001:00:54.84
23Robert KingSandra CuttleSubaru Impreza LX1:01:19.2
24Simon EvansSue EvansMazda 21+47:07.6
25Justin DowelScott SpeddingVW Polo Mk42+56:37.8
26Stephen MackenzieBrent MackenzieFord Fiesta3+1:00:22.4
27Darryn SnooksMichael ForeshewDatsun Stanza3+1:01;54.85

Heat 2 (ARC and VRC)

PlaceDriverCo-driverCarTimeARC-2WDARC-4WDARC-ClassicVRC
1Will OrdersLauren GrayMitsubishi Lancer Evo51:31:52.9
2Michael BoadenHelen CheersMitsubishi Lancer Evo91:32:40.51
3Dane BerryNathan LongMitsubishi Lancer Evo41:34:06.2
4Eli EvansGlen WestonHonda Jazz1:35:00;81
5Ross AllanNick RyabMitsubishi Lancer Evo81:36:23.71
6Tristan PenhallJolie MiddletonSubaru Impreza WRX1:37:07.72
7Steven MackenzieBrent MackenzieFord Fiesta1:37:28.53
8Mark PedderClaire RyanHonda Jazz1:37:46.42
9Derek ReynoldsRay BakerMitsubishi Lancer Evo51:37:49.72
10Bruce FullertonHigh Reardon-SmithMitsubishi Lancer Evo91:38:25.4
11Justin DowelScott SpeddingVW Polo Mk41:38:27.9
12Mick PattonBernie WebbSubaru Impreza WRX STi1:39:07.73
13Alan RoeRay FarrellNissan 200SX S141:39:46.83
14Simon KnowlesMargot KnowlesMitsubishi Lancer Evo91:40:00.44
15Stephen TurnerDaniel WilsonFord Fiesta R21:40:19.7
16Lindsay WrightColin WrightSubaru Impreza WRX140:58.64
17Brett MiddletonAndrew BenefieldSubaru Forester1:40:59.25
18Justin WalkerBianca LoweFord Escort Mk2141:13.65
19Grant WalkerCraig ThomasFord Escort RS18001:41:24.61
20Brian SemmensDan ParryNissan 200SX1:42:00.96
21John StillingTony BrandonMitsubishi Lancer Evo91:42:53.4
22Warren LeeDavid LethleanMitsubishi Lancer Evo91:44:14.6
23Stuart LawlessDarcy O’ConnorFord Escort Mk21:44:18.17
24Luke SImpsonJayden LeaToyota Corolla1:44:40.88
25Viv Dilkes-FrayneDoug FernieHyundai Excel1:46:10.19
26Andrew ThompsonSimon Barton-AncliffeHyundai Excel1:46:29.310
27Darryn SnooksMichael ForeshewDatsun Stanza1:46:52.02
28Trevor StillingColin TrinderNissan Stanza1:47″36.83
29Robert KingSandra CuttleSubaru Impreza LX1:47:50.711
30Joel WaldTracey DewhurstDatsun Stanza1:48:05.612
31Matt AmosTom RyanHolden Commodore Ute1:49:03.54
32David LawrenceDarren DavisonDatsun 16001:49:31.813
33Matthew LeonciniDavid LeonciniHyundai Excel1:50:02.714
34Tim RobertsGraham McGrathSubaru Impreza WRX STi1:50:09.115
35Peter MorrisonSusan WassonHyundai Excel1:51:16.016
36Graeme HurleElizabeth KidgellFord Escort1:52:00.0
37John CarneyDale AllanHyundai Getz1:52:49.017
38Kim BegelholeMalcolm HobroughDatsun 16001:56:04.64

ARC 2WD Results

ARC 4WD Results

Classics Results (Heat 1, Heat 2)

VRC Results

Summary of stage times

Route

The ARC event commenced on Friday afternoon with two forest stages repeated, then two runs over the Lardner Park super special stage, a total of six stages comprising Heat 1 of the ARC round. Heat 2 of the ARC round was conducted on Saturday and comprised four stages repeated with a midday service back at Lardner Park. The event was rounded out with another run over the super special stage at Lardner Park.

The VRC round was only on Saturday with each heat using the four forests stages and heat 2 including the final super special.

Itinerary and route plot

Other event documents

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