Victoria 2015

Re-live the action from 2015

Year in review

Table of contents

To this year’s calendar

Highlights

The Victorian Rally Championship comprised a full calendar of six round. The VRC for drivers was won by Darren Windus in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X. The champion co-driver was David Lethlean, who was sitting beside Warren Lee.

The Victorian Club Rally Series comprised five events after one cancellation, but only shared one event with the VRC. Series winners Cary Seabrook and Rhiannon Philpot-Hale from NCCA in a Datsun Stanza. The HRA took out the club award.

The end of the year saw another successful Alpine Rally of East Gippsland, won by the popular Jack Monkhouse, with Dale Moscatt in the blue 180B.

Australian Rally Championship

There was no Victorian round of the Australian Rally Championship.

The Alpine Rally of East Gippsland cemented its status as Australia's premiere rally for classic cars, photo: John Doutch

Series

Victorian Rally Championship

VRC events for 2015 were the Eildon Stages, Marysville Stages, East Gippsland Stages. Derrick Pyrenees Rush, Akademos and Begonia.

Outright Champion driver: Darren Windus (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X)
Champion co-driver: David Lethlean (with Warren Lee)

2WD Champions: Brian Semmens / Dan Parry, Nissan 200SX RV S12

Clubman Award: Stephen Eccles / Carrie Kereru, Hyundai Excel

Novice Award: Anthony Alexander / Susan Wasson, Hyundai Excel

For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 2015 VRC page.

Victorian Club Rally Series

There were 5 VCRS events this year: the Neerim Classic, Marysville Stages, Nissan Nightmoves, Spring 200 and Blue Rock Stages. The Cooper Memorial Sprint Rally was calendared as Round 3 but was cancelled.

The 2015 Victorian Club Rally Championship was won by Cary Seabrook and Rhiannon Philpot-Hale from NCCA in a Datsun Stanza. The Champion Club was the HRA.

For more details, including event information and points tables, go to the 2015 VCRS page.

HRA Rally Championship

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

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The Rally Calendar for this year:

DateEventClubStatus
28 FebNeerim ClassicNCCAMulti-club Non SS
VCRS-1
21 MarEildon StagesNCCAVRC-1
28 MarGeorge Woods Introductory TrialFFCCMulti-club Non SS
18 AprMarysville StagesFFCCVRC-2, VCRS-2
9 MayBlue Ribbon TrialHRAMulti-club TRE
16 MayCooper Memorial Rally (Cancelled)WDCCMulti-club Non SS
VCRS
30 MayEast Gippsland StagesMUCCVRC-3
20 JunNissan NightmovesNCCAMulti-club Non SS
VCRS-3
11 JulGoldfields Introductory TrialCerbCCMulti-club Non SS
23 AugGeorge Derrick Memorial Pyrenees RushCCRMITVRC-4
5 SepMoonlight Meander (postponed to 3 Oct)MMSCMulti-club Non SS
12 SepNECC Rallysprint (Cancelled)NECCMulti-club Rallysprint
12 SepDaryl Tunbridge Memorial TrialBLCCMulti-club Non SS
19 SepSpring 200FFCCMulti-club Non SS
VCRS-4
3 OctIvan’s Folly (Cancelled)PCCVMulti-club TRE
3 OctMoonlight MeanderMMSCMulti-club Non SS
18 OctAkademosMUCCVRC-5
24 OctBlue Rock StagesPACMulti-club Non SS
VCRS-5
31 OctBagshot RallysprintHRAMulti-club Rallysprint
15 NovBegonia RallyBLCCVRC-6
27-29 Nov Alpine Rally of East GippslandHRAClub SS