These were specified in the VCRS Regulations, which were substantially the same as previous years.
The VCRS was made up exclusively of Special Stage events with competitive distances ideally between 100 and 160 km although rain prior to the Victoria Cross Rally reduced it to 53km. Some rounds were “stand alone” events and others piggy-backed on a Victorian Rally Championship round. Where run in conjunction with a VRC event, the VCRS course was always shorter, typically by excluding the last special stage of the VRC event.
Pace noting was not permitted. For “stand alone” rounds, A-B timing was used and some night time running was encouraged.
Eligible vehicles were PRC, Group N, Historic Rally Cars, Classic Rally Cars and Cross Country/ORV cars. There were also five classes based on engine capacity.
To be eligible for points, both crew members had to be a member of one of the clubs participating in the series although that list included every car club in Victoria active in rallying. The clubs were BLCC, CCRMIT, CerbCC, FFCC, HRA, KCC, MUCC, MMSC, NECC, NCCA, PAC, WDDC, SEAC and BCC. Awards were made for outright champions, 2WD, Junior Cup, Senior Cup, Novice and for each class. In addition, an overall “Champion Club” award was made to the most successful club in the series.
For the individual awards, points allocated were 30-25-22-20-18-16-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for first to twentieth. Crew registration was automatic for the first half of the season, but crews members could elect not to register for VCRS individual points in the first round they competed in during that year. With seven rounds, the worst result was dropped.
For the Champion Club award, 1st outright was allocated 70 points, 2nd 69 points, 3rd 68 points, etc down to one point for 70th if there were sufficient finishers. Each club then scored the points allocated to the top 3 drivers and top 3 navigators who were members of and had nominated that club.
