The 2018 Focus on Furniture Victorian Rally Championship was won by Ben and Cathy Hayes in a Subaru WRX STi with five wins across the fourteen rounds. Consistency proved a winning formula as they scored well in every round, although their three worst results had to be dropped.
To see what else happened during 2018 in Victorian rallying, go to the 2018 year page.
To see other years of the Victorian Rally Championship, got to the VRC page.
These were specified in the VRC Standing Regulations, which were substantially the same as the previous year.
The VRC was made up exclusively of Special Stage events with competitive distances between 50 and 200 km.
Eligible vehicles were PRC, Group N, Group N(P), S2000, Historic Rally Cars, Classic Rally Cars, Club Rally Cars and CAMS Group G2. ARC G2 were not eligible for VRC points except class awards, while S1600, Group R5, AP4 and G4 were not eligible for VRC points or class awards.
Awards were made for outright champions, 2WD, Clubman and Novice. There were also car class awards as follows: PRC and Group N up to 1400cc, PRC 1401-1600cc, PRC 1601-2000cc, PRC 2WD over 2000cc, PRC 4WD over 2000cc (split into two classes, essentially pre and post 1998, pre excluding any vehicles with fully active differentials, post including S2000), Historic Rally Cars, Classic Rally Cars, Club Rally Cars, S2000 and ARC G2.
All awards were allocated 30-25-21-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for first to fifteenth. Crew registration was automatic for the first half of the season, but crews members could elect not to register for VRC points. With fourteen rounds, the worst three results were dropped. All awards required competitors to complete in at least 50% of the events.
There were 7 VRC events in 2018, each with two heats, hence 14 rounds.
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PRC/N under 1400cc: not awarded
PRC/N 1401-1600cc: Brian Newton / Ryan Price, Honda Civic EG6
PRC/N 1601-2000cc: Jason Lennane / Amanda Ramia, Proton Satria 2000
PRC/N 2WD over 2000cc: Brian Semmens / Daniel Parry, Nissan 200SX RV S12
PRC/N 4WD over 2000cc post 1998: Ben Hayes / Cathy Hayes, Subaru Impreza WRX STi
PRC/N 4WD over 2000cc pre 1998: Matt Lee, Subaru Impreza WRX ST
Co-driver: Tom Ruessman (with Paul Eccles)
HRC: not awarded
Club Rally Cars: Phil Thomas / Ken Radnell, Ford Escort
Classic Rally Cars: Grant Walker / Steph Richards, Ford Escort RS1800
Group G2: not awarded