1969 Australian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Pointscores

The second Australian Rally Championship was conducted over five events in four states. Most competitors were from NSW and Victoria although South Australians and Queenslanders featured prominently in their respective state rounds.

Winners were Frank Kilfoyle and Doug Rutherford in a similar Cortina that the winning car from the previous year. Ford won the Manufacturers Award

Tom Snooks has provided the full story here.

To see other years of the Australian Rally Championship go to the ARC series page.

Series Regulations

Events were run under the National Rally Code.

Vehicle eligibility was CAMS Group C – Australian Touring Cars, with additional requirements as per the NRC and state addenda.

Points were awarded down to sixth: 9-6-4-3-2-1, with the best four out of five results to count.

A Manufacturers Award was introduced.

Events

There were only five events in the series this year, with the Canberra based event being dropped. Click on each event to see further details and results.

Classic Rally (Vic, also VRC)
Snowy Rally (NSW)
Winter Trial 500 (SA)
Warana Rally (Qld, also QRC)
Alpine Rally (Vic)

Pointscores

Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	State	Classic	Snowy	Winter	Warana	Alpine	Total
1	Frank Kilfoyle	Vic	9			9	9	27
2	John Keran	NSW	6	5	2			13
3	Tony Roberts	Vic				6	6	12
4	Ian Vaughan	Vic	4	3			4	11
5	Evan Green	NSW		9		1½		10½
6	Adrian Callary	SA			9			9
7=	Colin Bond	NSW	1	5				6
7=	Ron Waite	SA			6			6
9	Bob Holden	NSW	2½				3	5½
10	Bob Watson	Vic			3	1½		4½
11=	Col Jenkin	SA			4			4
11=	Allan Lawson	Qld				4		4
13	Mike Chapman	Qld				3		3
14	Doug Stewart	NSW	2½					2½
15=	Bruce Collier	NSW		2				2
15=	Doug Chivas	NSW					2	2
17=	Richard Harris	NSW		1				1
17=	Mal McPherson	Vic			1			1
17=	Greg Garard	ACT					1	1

Navigators Pointscores

Place	Navigator	State	Classic	Snowy	Winter	Warana	Alpine	Total
1	Doug Rutherford	Vic	9			9	9	27
2	Peter Meyer	NSW	6	5	2			13
3	Mike Osborne	Vic				6	6	12
4	Bob Forsyth	Vic	4	3			4	11
5	Roy Denny	NSW		9		1½		10½
6	Garry Chapman	SA			9			9
7=	Brian Hope	NSW	1	5				6
7=	Peter McArthur	SA			6			6
9	Jim McAuliffe	Vic			3	1½		4½
10=	Adrian Mortimer	SA			4			4
10=	Garry Connelly	Qld				4		4
12=	Peter Hines	Qld				3		3
12=	John Dawosn-Damer	NSW					3	3
14=	George Shepheard	NSW	2½					2½
14=	Barry Field	NSW	2½					2½
16=	Steve Halloran	NSW		2				2
16=	Lindsay Adcock	NSW					2	2
16=	John Bryson	NSW		1			1	2
19	Robin Sharpley	Vic			1			1