1993 Victorian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Outright Pointscores
Novice Pointscores
Class Awards

It was a closely fought championship this year, despite some disappointing fields for several events. Neil Cuthbert and Daryl Adams won three events in their Subaru Legacy RS while other winners were Graeme Wise / Helen Wylie (Ford Sierra), Nigel Letty / Stephen Young (Subaru Liberty), Graham Alexander / David Stewart (Galant VR4) and in the joint ARC event, Neal Bates and Coral Taylor (Celica GT-4). But consistency paid off for Wise and Wylie, so that heading into the final round they were equal with Cuthbert /Adams having scored two seconds, a third, a fourth and a fifth. Whoever finished ahead on the final round would take the championship, and it was Graeme Wise and Helen Wylie who won the Rally of the Rising Sun by almost a minute ahead of Cuthbert and Adams.

The Novice Award was also closely fought with Tim Sullivan and Tony Borg looking strong with two wins and two seconds heading into the final round. A DNF allowed David Draper and Danny Murphy to overtake them with a fine win on the final round.

To see what else happened during 1993 in Victorian rallying, go to the 1993 year page.

To see other years of the Victorian Rally Championship, go to the VRC page.

Series Regulations

These were specified in the VRC Standing Regulation but we don’t have a copy.

The VRC was made up exclusively of Special Stage events.

Eligible vehicles were PRC and Group N.

Awards were made for outright champions and Novice. There were also car class awards as follows: PRC 2WD up to 1300cc, PRC 2WD 1301-1600cc, PRC 2WD 1601-2000cc, PRC 2WD over 2000cc, PRC 4WD, Group N 2WD under 1600cc, Group N 2WD over 1600cc, Group N 4WD.

Outright and Novice points were allocated 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 for first to tenth. Class points were allocated 9-6-4-3-2-1. It is not clear whether all events counted or whether one results was dropped. With the confusion of series registration the previous year, it seems that it no longer applied in 1993!

Events

The VRC comprised seven events. The Healesville Stages was also a full (C10) ARC round and placegetters scored VRC points. This was addressed the following year with the re-introduction of VRC Registration. The Blue Ribbon was calendared as Round 6 but was cancelled due to wet weather.

Click on each event to see further details, including results:

Begonia (BLCC, also ARC C5)
Healesville Stages (also ARC C10)
Rally in the Valley (FFCC)
Akademos (MUCC)
Alpine (AWDCC & NECC, also ARC C5)
North Eastern (NECC)
Rising Sun (NCCA)

Outright Pointscores

Outright Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Total
1	Graeme Wise	10	8	15		15	12	20	80
2	Neil Cuthbert	20		20			20	15	75
3	Nigel Letty	12			20			12	44
4	Graham Alexander		4			20	15		39
5	Alan Friend	8	2	12			6		28
6=	Neal Bates (ACT)		20						20
6=	Rob Devenish					10	2	8	20
8=	Tim Sullivan			4	12	1	1		18
8=	Peter Evans			6			10	2	18
10	Mark Miller	1				12		4	17
11=	Peter Fyfe	15	1						16
11=	Andrew Vibert			10				6	16
13=	Possum Bourne (NZ)		15						15
13=	Alan Johnson				15				15
15=	Ed Ordynski (SA)		12						12
15=	Simon Evans			2				10	12
17=	Andrew Murdcoh	2		8					10
17=	Wayne Hoy (NSW)		10						10
17=	Ivan Regester				10				10
20=	Grant Hore	4		3				1	8
20=	Darren Bellingham				8				8
20=	Brett Thomson				4				8
20=	Peter Whitten					8			8
20=	Steve Ashton						8		8
25=	Glenn Cuthbert	6							6
25=	David Draper				6	2			6
25=	Bruce Robertson					6			6
25=	Mark Griffith (Qld)		6						6
29=	Gary Kendrick	3		1					4
29=	Greg McPherson					4			4
29=	Mark Rodgers						4		4
32=	Michael Thomson (ACT)		3						3
32=	David Smart				3				3
32=	Greg Plumridge					3			3
32=	Jamie Sargeant						3		3
32=	Craig Mackenzie							3	3
37	Barry Collins				2				2

Outright Co-Drivers Pointscores

Place	Co-driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Total
1	Helen Wylie	10	8	15		15	12	20	80
2	Daryl Adams	20		20			20	15	75
3	Stephen Young	12			20			12	44
4	David Stewart		4			20	15		39
5	Stella Plenderleith	8	2	12			6		28
6	Coral Taylor (Qld)		20						20
7=	Rob Beekman			6			10	2	18
7=	Tony Borg			4	12	1	1		18
9	Greg Plant	1				12		4	17
10=	Gerry Bashford	15	1						16
10=	David Vears			10				6	16
12=	Roger Freeth (NZ)		15						15
12=	Rachel Bruty				15				15
14=	Lyndon Wilson (SA)		12						12
14=	Sue Brick			2				10	12
16=	Murray Coote (Qld)		10						10
16=	Angela Murray				10				10
16=	Peter Auld					10			10
16=	Ahmet Uzunoglu						2	8	10
20=	David Leoncini	4		3				1	8
20=	Martin Ryan			8					8
20=	David McAdam				8				8
20=	Danny Murphy				6	2			8
20=	Greg Day					8			8
20=	Ro Nixon						8		8
26=	David McKenzie	6							6
26=	Ross Runnalls		6						6
26=	Ian Enders					6			6
29=	Ron Gottschalk	3		1					4
29=	Rob Vanderee				4				4
29=	Sophie Handley					4			4
29=	David Haddon						4		4
33=	Nick Vardos (NSW)		3						3
33=	Dean Edwards				3				3
33=	Roger Virdo					3			3
33=	Joe Brick						3		3
33=	Karen MacKenzie							3	3
38=	Simon Ellis	2							2
38=	John MacDonald				2				2

Novice Pointscores

Novice Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Total
1	David Draper		8	6	12	20	12	20	78
2	Tim Sullivan			20	20	15	15		70
3	Ian Lightfoot	10	20	8			10	15	63
4	Barry Collins	20		15	8		8		51
5	Jamie Sargeant					12	20	8	40
6	Ivan Regester	15			15				30
7	David Bamford	12	4	12					28
8	Wim Janssen		15			10			25
9	Ian Boyd		10	4			6		20
10	Mark Fawcett	3						12	15
11	Ian Renouf	2	12						14
12=	Mohan Perera			10					10
12=	Brett Thomson				10				10
12=	D. Lewis							10	10
15	D. Unthank	8							8
16=	Will Orders	6							6
16=	Trent Coghlan		6						6
16=	Adam Wilson							6	6
19	Mark Pedder			1			4		5
20=	Mark Roberts	4							4
20=	M. Storer							4	4
22=	Margaret Daniel		3						3
22=	Frank Dowel			3					3
22=	M. Clarkson							3	3
25=	Jenny Devine		2						2
25=	Craig Eeles			2					2
27=	Rick Bamford		1						1
27=	Wes Wilkinson	1							1

Novice Co-Drivers Pointscores

Place	Co-driver	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Total
1	Danny Murphy		8	6	12	20	12	20	78
2	Tony Borg			20	20	15	15		70
3	John MacDonald	20		15	8		8		51
4	Graeme Palmer	10	20	8					38
5	Joe Brick			10			20		30
6=	Malcolm Hobrough		15			10			25
6=	P. Carden						10	15	25
8=	Graham Legg-Stoker		10	4			6		20
8=	R. Gay					12		8	20
10	Peter Howard		4	12					16
11=	R. Whiston	15							15
11=	Angela Murray				15				15
13	Tony Cooper	2	12						14
14=	R. Stewart-Smith	12							12
14=	P. Messer							12	12
16=	Rob Vanderee				10				10
16=	A. Needham							10	10
18	P. Loughnan	8							8
19=	D. Scheiders	6							6
19=	Bradley Russell		6						6
19=	Matt deVaus							6	6
22	Scott Pedder			1			4		5
23=	Matthew Pearce	4							4
23=	V. Webber							4	4
25=	Rachel Bruty	3							3
25=	Raymond Daniel		3						3
25=	Betty Dowel			3					3
28=	Paul Flintoff		2						2
28=	Steven Strik		1					1	2
28=	Ian Macknamara			2					2
31	Dianne Stobbie	1							1

Class Awards

PRC 2WD under 1300cc: Tim Sullivan / Tony Borg, Suzuki Swift GTi

PRC 2WD 1300-1600cc: Andrew Vibert / David Vears, Toyota AE86 Corolla

PRC 2WD 1600-2000cc: Grant Hore / David Leoncini, Toyota RA40 Celica GT

PRC 2WD over 2000cc: Alan Friend / Stella Plenderleith, Holden Commodore VH V8

PRC 4WD: Graeme Wise / Helen Wylie, Ford Sierra XR4 V6

Group N 2WD under 1600cc: David Draper / Danny Murphy, Suzuki Swift GTi

Group N over 1600cc: Bob Nicoli / Dale Hynes, Daihatsu Charade GTi

Group N 4WD: Peter Evans / Rob Beekman, Nissan Pulsar GTi-R

Formula Commodore: