Victoria 2018

Re-live the action from 2018

Year in review

Table of contents

To this year’s calendar

Highlights

The Victorian Rally Championship, conducted over a full calendar of seven round, was won by Ben Hayes and Cathy Hayes in their Subaru WRX STi.

The Victorian Club Rally Series lost two rounds but was still successful run over six rounds and was won by  Aiden Peart and Stuart Armstrong in a Datsun 260Z. The HRA took out the club award again.

August saw the trek to Alice Springs by many Victorians to compete in the Classic Outback Trial. This time the event ran in fine weather and was won again by Andrew and David Travis in their Nissan Gazelle.

Australian Rally Championship

Victoria hosted the first round of the Australian Rally Championship with the Eureka Rally. It was won Harry Bates and John McCarthy in a Yaris. However, the national title went to Victorian Eli Evans, with Ben Searcy in a Skoda Fabia.

Jorge Perez-Companc, one of four internationals to compete in the 2018 Classic Outback Trial

Series

Victorian Rally Championship

VRC events in 2018 were the Eureka Rally (Also ARC), Mitta Mountain, Ada River, Rally of the Bay (NSW), Valley Stages, Akademos and Derrick.

Outright Champions: Ben Hayes / Cathy Hayes, Subaru WRX STi

2WD Champions: Grant Walker / Steph Richards, Ford Escort RS1800

Clubman Award: Josh Bohm, Hyundai Excel
Co-driver: Darren Davison (with David Lawrance)

Novice Award: Josh Bohm / Anthony Staltari, Hyundai Excel

For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 2018 VRC page.

Victorian Club Rally Series

There were 6 VCRS events in the 2018 calendar: the Ada River Rally, the Nissan Nightmoves, the Valley Stages, the Blue Rock Stages, the Daryl Tunbridge Rally and the George Derrick Memorial Rally. However, the Blue Rock Stages and the Daryl Tunbridge Rally didn’t run, leaving 4 rounds held for the year.

The outright champions were Aiden Peart and Stuart Armstrong in a Datsun 260Z.

For more details including event results and points table, go the the 2018 VCRS page.

HRA Rally Championship

This series was solely for members of the Historic Rally Association.

Other Events

George Woods Rally

TBC

Victoria Cross Rally

TBC

The Rally Calendar for this year:

DateEventClub/PromoterStatus
3-4 MarEureka RallyBLCCVRC-1/ARC-1
17 MarGeorge Woods RallyHRAMulti-club SS
7 AprBagshot RallysprintHRAMulti-club Sprint
15 AprAda River Rally (postponed to May)WDCCVRC/VCRS
28 AprRivertown RallysprintCerbCCMulti-club Sprint
5 MayMitta Mountain RallyNECCVRC-2
12 MayRich River RevivalHRAMulti-club TRE
27 MayAda River RallyWDCCVRC-3/VCRS-1
2 JunAutocross TourHRAClub TRE
23 JunNissan NightmovesNCCAMulti-club SS
VCRS-2
7-11 AugSunraysia Safari RallyRMASpecial stage cross country
11 AugRally of the BayNSSCCVRC-4
25 AugMagical Ironbark TourHRAMulti-club TRE
18-25 AugClassic Outback TrialCOTNational special stage
8 SepPorepunkah RallysprintNECCMulti-club Sprint
16 SepValley StagesNCCAVRC-5/VCRS-3
29 SepVictoria Cross Rally (not held)HRAMulti-club SS
6 OctBlue Rock Stages (cancelled)PACVCRS
13 OctBathenga Stampede RallysprintAWDCCMulti-club Sprint
21 OctAkademosMUCCVRC-6
27 OctDaryl Tunbridge Memorial (cancelled)BLCCMulti-club SS
VCRS
3 NovHRA RallysprintHRAClub Sprint
24 NovGeorge Derrick Memorial RallyCCRMITVRC-7/VCRS-4