1991 BP Festival State Rally SA

The Festival State Rally (SA) was held on June 14-16

Australian Rally Championship Round 4

Rob Herridge and Steve Vanderbyl took the lead in the 1991 ARC with their win in the fourth round in South Australia. It was Herridge’s second ARC round win, and Vanderbyl’s first. Winner of the first two rounds, Murray Coote and Coral Tayler, again had engine failure in the Mazda resulting in a DNF. Second were Victorians Graham Alexander and David Stewart, while Neal Bates and Mike Taylor placed third to keep their championship hopes alive.
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Results and entry list

PlaceDriverStateCo-driverStateCarTime
1Rob HerridgeWASteve VanderbylWASubaru Liberty2:18:48
2Graham AlexanderVicDavid StewartVicMitsubishi Galant VR42:21:04
3Neal BatesACTMike TaylorACTToyota Celica GT-four2:22:25
4Geoff KeysQldRoss RunnallsVicMitsubishi Galant VR42:22:32
5George KahlerQldLofty DrewsQldMitsubishi Galant VR42:23:22
6Mark TolcherSADavid TolcherSASubaru RX Turbo2:26:49
7Andrew LovellSAGeoff NinnesSADatsun 240Z2:27:11
8Norm FritterNSWSteve HollowoodVic/ACTToyota Celica GT-four2:27:50
9John LongNSWDamien LongNSWHolden Commodore2:28:18
10Peter FyfeVicGerry BashfordVicNissan Pulsar GTi-R2:30:55

Route

The two day event comprised 31 special stages totalling 270 km with two cancelled, losing only 9 km.

The event started with a dash along Adelaide’s Memorial Drive then headed to gravel stages to the north-east with service at Mount Pleasant and Truro. Several stages were run twice, one three times. Night stages headed back to Adelaide with three tarmac stages in the Lofty Ranges close to the city.

Sundays stages were to the east around Callington and Mannum after which they returned to a spectator special stage in Oaklands Park in the south Adelaide suburb of Marion.

As was usual in South Australia, the speeds were very high – the winner’s average being 112 km/h.

Itinerary and stage plots

Other event documents

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