1984 Australian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Pointscores

This was the second year of the transition of the ARC away from Group G. There were a few more Group A/PRC cars running, but the events were still dominated by Group G cars. A few Group A/PRC started to break into the top ten, but clearly the transition had a way to go!

The points system would favour a crew in a Group A/PRC car if they could score consistently, especially if there were several Group G crews in contention for the championship. It was Ed Mulligan and Geoff Jones who almost pulled off this trick in their Group A Mazda RX7, taking three wins and three seconds, but never placing higher than seventh outright. It was only because they had to drop their worst result that they placed second in the final points.

David Officer and Kate Hobson (now Kate Officer) won the championship in their Group G Galant with two wins, two seconds and a third. Greg Carr and Fred Gocentas struggled with the Fiat but took two wins, and then borrowed Jim Middleton’s Commodore to take a Group A win, placing them third in the points.

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. All rounds were special stage events timed to the second.

Vehicle eligibility was CAMS Group G – Australian Rally Cars, CAMS PRC – Production Rally Cars and FIA Group A – Touring Cars.

Points were awarded down to tenth for each class – PRC/Group G and Group A: 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. The top four outright places received bonus points: 4-3-2-1. Best five out of six results to count.

Events

There was again no South Australian round but the series was enlarged to six rounds with two in both NSW and Victoria:

Zodiac Rally (Vic)
Mid-State Television Rally (NSW)
James Hardie National Rally (Qld)
Sunday Times Safari (WA)
Dunlop 2GO Rally (NSW)
Alpine Rally (Vic)

Pointscores

Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	State	Zodiac			Mid State			Qld			WA			2GO			Alpine			Total
			G	A	O/R	G	A	O/R	G	A	O/R	G	A	O/R	G	A	O/R	G	A	O/R
1	David Officer	Vic	20		4				15		3	12		2	15		3	20		4	98
2	Ed Mulligan	NSW		20			20			20				15		15			15		90(105)
3	Greg Carr	ACT				20		4	20		4			20							68
4	Murray Coote	Qld	8			10		1	12		2				10		1	12		2	58
5	Jim Middleton	NSW					15			15									20		50
6	Ian Hill	NSW				15		3							20		4				42
7	Terry Kuss	SA		12			10												12		34
8	Rob Worboys	NSW					12			12						8					32
9	Caroline O’Shanesy	NSW		15			8			8											31
10	Clive Slater	WA										15		3		12					30
11	Peter Clark	NSW	12		2	4			10		1										29
12=	Geoff Portman	Vic				12		2								10					24
12=	Bob Nicoli	WA										20		4							24
14	John Atkinson	NSW	10		1					10											21
15	Wayne Bell	NSW														20					20
16	Peter Glennie	NSW				8			3									8			19
17=	Chris Brown	Vic	15		3																18
17=	George Fury	Vic																15		3	18
19	Jack Wightman	NSW	4			3			8												15
20=	Rolly Waters	WA										10		1				3			14
20=	Ross Dunkerton	WA													12		2				14
22	Barry Lowe	SA																10		1	11
23=	Phil Horan	SA	6			2															8
23=	Peter Flood	WA										8									8
23=	Ron Cremen	NSW													8						8
26	Frank Neale	NSW				1									6						7
27=	Brian Smith	Vic				6															6
27=	Robert Bell	Qld							6												6
27=	Peter Lockhart	Qld								6											6
27=	Mark Anderson	WA										6									6
27=	David Jones	Vic																6			6
32=	Hugh Bell	Vic	1												3						4
32=	Rod Bailey	Qld							4												4
32=	Simon Kabel	Qld								4											4
32=	Graeme Mackay	WA										4									4
32=	Garry Burns	NSW													4						4
32=	Dennis Brown	Qld																4			4
38=	John Berne	NSW	3																		3
38=	Henk Kabel	Qld								3											3
38=	Adrian Stafford	WA										3									3
41=	Jim Kennedy	Vic	2																		2
41=	Ron Hendrickson	Qld							2												2
41=	Mal Crockenberg	WA										2									2
41=	Garry Meehan	NSW													2						2
41=	Garry Harrowfield	Vic																2			2
46=	Antony Blanch	NSW							1												1
46=	David Hooper	Wa										1									1
46=	Andrew Cottam	NSW													1						1
46=	Karl Robertson	Vic																1			1

Navigators Pointscores

Place	Co-Driver	State	Zodiac			Mid State			Qld			WA			2GO			Alpine			Total
			G	A	O/R	G	A	O/R	G	A	O/R	G	A	O/R	G	A	O/R	G	A	O/R
1	Kate Hobson	Vic	20		4				15		3	12		2	15		3	20		4	98
2	Geoff Jones	NSW		20			20			20			15			15			15		90(105)
3	Fred Gocentas	ACT				20		4	20		4		20								68
4	Iain Stewart	Qld	8			10		1	12		2				10		1	12		2	58
5	Phil Bonser	NSW				15		3							20		4				42
6	Garry Marshall	NSW					15												20		35
7	Meg Davis	Qld		15			8			10											33
8	Bob Carpenter	NSW					12			12						8					32
9	Mick Harker	ACT	12		2	4			10		1										29
10=	Bob Durant	SA		12															12		24
10=	Ross Runnalls	Vic				12		2								10					24
10=	Peter Macneall	WA										20		4							24
13	Dave Boddy	NSW														20					20
14	Brian Smith	Qld				8			3									8			19
15=	Noel Richards	Vic	15		3																18
15=	Clive Slater	WA										15		3							18
15=	Monty Suffern	Vic																15		3	18
18	Peter Young	NSW								15											15
19=	Ray Temple	NSW							6						8						14
19=	Steve McKimmie	WA													12		2				14
21=	Jon Thomson	NSW	4						8												12
21=	Steve Owers	NSW														12					12
23=	Stephen Robertson	NSW	10		1																11
23=	Geoff Mills	WA										10		1							11
23=	Ted Bobrzynski	SA																10		1	11
26	Keith Newby	SA					10														10
27=	Adrian Ward	SA	6			2															8
27=	Michael Bruce	Qld								8											8
27=	Ian Arber	WA										8									8
30=	Jim Gleeson	NSW				3									4						7
30=	Phil Dodd	NSW				1									6						7
32=	Peter Mignot	Vic				6															6
32=	Tony Tipper	Qld								6											6
32=	Peter Baesjou	WA										6									6
32=	Peter Curtain	Vic																6			6
36=	Steve Ellis	Vic	1												3						4
36=	Errol Bailey	Qld							4												4
36=	L. Morrison	Qld								4											4
36=	Kim Marchant	WA										4									4
36=	Warren Tegg	Qld																4			4
41=	Bruce Fullerton	Qld	3																		3
41=	Roger Forestier	WA										3									3
41=	Paul Paterson	Vic																3			3
44=	Jim David	Vic	2																		2
44=	Lois Hendrickson	Qld							2												2
44=	Ed Jennings	WA										2									2
44=	Greg Gifford	NSW													2						2
44=	Ian Ellis	Vic																2			2
49=	Bruce Ryan	NSW							1												1
49=	Paul Dean	WA										1									1
49=	Doug Waterhouse	NSW													1						1
49=	Tony Best	Qld																1			1