1986 Australian Rally Championship

Table of Contents

Series Regulations
Events
Pointscores

This was the fourth and final year of the transition of the ARC away from Group G. There were a significant number of PRC cars running with four of the six rounds won by PRC cars. There were six different outright winners across the six rounds. But the championship was effectively fought out between David Officer now in PRC Mitsubishi Starion and reigning champion, Barry Lowe in a new Subaru RX Turbo. They each took a single round win. Lowe took the championship by just 4 points. Because Lowe changed co-drivers from Kevin Pedder to Mark Stacey, Kate Officer won the co-drivers title fairly comfortably.

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. We believe all results counted but there are differing final pointscores around!

Events

There were six rounds again, essentially the same events as the previous year except that the Alpine returned at the expense of the Akademos.

Fairford Stages (Tas)
Forest Rally (WA)
Bega Valley Rally (NSW)
Keema Classic Rally (Qld)
Tile Supplies Rally (SA)
Alpine Rally (Vic)

Pointscores

Drivers Pointscores

Place	Driver	State	Tas			WA			Bega			Qld			SA			Alpine			Total
			G	PRC	O/R	G	PRC	O/R	G	PRC	O/R	G	PRC	O/R	G	PRC	O/R	G	PRC	O/R
1	Barry Lowe	SA		15	2		12	2		10			15	3		20	4		10		93
2	David Officer	Vic		20	3		6			15	1		6			12	2		20	4	89
3	Andrew Murfett	Tas							12				20	4		15	3				54
4	Peter Glennie	Qld	20		4					8			10	1		8					51
5	Peter Clark	ACT					15	3								4			12	2	36
6	Murray Coote	Qld											12	2					15	3	32
7	Greg Carr	ACT					8			20	2										30
8=	Waye Bell	NSW					20	4								3					27
8=	John Atkinson	NSW					10	1		12			4								27
10	David Eadie	NSW							20		4										24
11	Graham Alexander	Vic		12	1		3			2						2			3		23
12	Neal Bates	ACT																20		1	21
13=	John Macara	WA				20															20
13=	Glen Sommerville	Qld										20									20
13=	Dennis Pate	SA													20						20
16	Mark Tolcher	SA														10	1		8		19
17	Ron McKinnon	NSW							15		3										18
18	Jon Waterhouse	NSW		8						4									4		16
19=	Phil Reader	Tas	15																		15
19=	Phillip Meyers	WA				15															15
19=	Ian Ogilvie	Qld										15									15
19=	Denise McCargill	SA													15						15
19=	Geoff Portman	Vic																15			15
24	Hannu Ropolla	ACT							8									6			14
25=	Balt Vandenberg	Tas	12																		12
25=	Clive Slater	WA				12															12
25=	Ian Reddiex	Qld										12									12
25=	Neil Gehan	SA													12						12
25=	Greg Brown	NSW																12			12
30=	Phillip Smith	Tas	10																		10
30=	John Brock	Tas		10																	10
30=	Arthur Jackson	NSW							10												10
30=	Glen Jones	Qld										10									10
30=	Terry Kuss	SA													10						10
30=	Russell Palmer	WA				10															10
30=	Leslie Adams	Vic																10			10
37=	Graeme Walcem	Tas	8																		8
37=	Peter Marcovich	Qld											8								8
37=	Richard Anderson	Qld										8									8
37=	Dick Manning	SA													8						8
37=	Neil Barton	WA				8															8
37=	Jeff Moorhead	Vic																8			8
43=	Mark Clements	Tas	6																		6
43=	Terry Rowbottom	Tas		6																	6
43=	Jim Middleton	NSW		4															2		6
43=	Dale Loader	NSW								6											6
43=	Michael Valentine	NSW							6												6
43=	Bruce Dummett	Qld										6									6
43=	Ed Ordynski	SA														6					6
43=	Gary Kirk	SA													6						6
43=	Gerry McGroaty	WA				6															6
43=	Paul Bramble	NSW																	6		6
53=	Conen Regel	Tas	4																		4
53=	Jim Marden	WA					4														4
53=	Doug Stewart	NSW					1			1			2								4
53=	Steve Adams	NSW							4												4
53=	Keith Frackrell	Qld										4									4
53=	John Seith	SA													4						4
53=	Keith Morling	Vic																4			4
60=	Mal Crockenberg	WA				3½															3½
60=	Jacqui Dines	WA				3½															3½
62=	Gerard Maguire	Tas		3																	3
62=	Michael Sackett	Tas	3																		3
62=	Andrew Dixon-Hughes	NSW								3											3
62=	Stewart Wilkins	NSW							3												3
62=	Greg Batts	Qld											3								3
62=	Arnold Horn	Qld										3									3
62=	Michael Dale	SA													3						3
62=	David Greig	Vic																3			3
70=	Peter Flood	WA					2														2
70=	George Griffin	NSW							2												2
70=	Mark Jeaneret	Qld										2									2
70=	Simon Short	SA													2						2
70=	Graham Berrey	WA				2															2
70=	Stephen Lunn	Vic																2			2
76=	Keith Byrne	NSW							1												1
76=	Peter Johnson	Qld											1								1
76=	Frank Ball	Qld										1									1
76=	Bruce Robertson	Vic														1					1
76=	Kevin Kidsley	SA													1						1
76=	Geoff Maguire	Vic																	1		1
76=	Warwick Stansfield	NSW																1			1
76=	J. Thornley	WA				1															1

Navigators Pointscores

Place	Co-Driver	State	Tas			WA			Bega			Qld			SA			Alpine			Total
			G	PRC	O/R	G	PRC	O/R	G	PRC	O/R	G	PRC	O/R	G	PRC	O/R	G	PRC	O/R
1	Kate Officer	Vic		20	3		6			15	1		6			12	2		20	4	89
2	Mark Stacey	SA					12	2		10			15	3		20	4		10		76
3	Tony Jackson	Tas							12				20	4		15	3				54
4	Coral Taylor	Qld	20		4					8			10	1		8					51
5	Wayne Kenny	ACT					15	3								4			12	2	36
6	Iain Stewart	Qld											12	2					15	3	32
7	Fred Gocentas	ACT					8			20	2										30
8	Jim Gleeson	NSW					10	1		12			4								27
9=	Dave Boddy	NSW					20	4													24
9=	Chris Shearer	NSW							20		4										24
11	David Jorgensen	ACT																20		1	21
12=	Rod van der Straaten	WA				20															20
12=	Martin Darch	Qld										20									20
12=	Graeme Howarth	SA													20						20
15	David Tolcher	SA														10	1		8		19
16	Steve Owers	NSW							15		3										18
17	Kevin Pedder	SA		15	2																17
18	Russ Witty	NSW		8						4									4		16
19=	Ron Coenen	Tas	15																		15
19=	Kevin Mayes	WA				15															15
19=	Del Garbett	Qld										15									15
19=	Doug Morrison	SA													15						15
19=	Ross Runnalls	Vic																15			15
24	Peter Varker	Tas		12	1																13
25=	Bruce Worsley	Tas	12																		12
25=	Steve Owens	WA				12															12
25=	Ross Perry	Qld										12									12
25=	John Bell	SA													12						12
25=	Arthur Davis	NSW																12			12
30	Ian Enders	Vic														1		10			11
31=	John Howard	Tas	10																		10
31=	John Preece	Tas		10																	10
31=	David Stewart	Vic					3			2						2			3		10
31=	Roger Mail	NSW							10												10
31=	David Fisher	Qld										10									10
31=	Alison Reeves	SA													10						10
31=	Alan Rikkers	WA				10															10
38=	Bill Cromarty	Tas	8																		8
38=	Mick Harker	ACT							8												8
38=	Greg Weale	Qld											8								8
38=	Dennis Noland	Qld										8									8
38=	Kevin Attwood	SA													8						8
38=	Ian Ellis	Vic																8			8
38=	Greg Bailey	WA				8															8
45	Wayne Stewart	NSW					1			1			2			3					7
46=	Warren Gradtz	Tas	6																		6
46=	Jason Dann	Tas		6																	6
46=	Jon Thomson	NSW		4															2		6
46=	Geoff Jones	NSW								6											6
46=	Ross Plunkett	NSW							6												6
46=	Ian Mogg	Qld										6									6
46=	Lyn Wilson	SA														6					6
46=	Les Haldane	SA													6						6
46=	Dean Nicholl	NSW																	6		6
46=	Nick Vardos	ACT																6			6
46=	Garry Roscoe	WA				6															6
57=	Greg Breaden	Tas	4																		4
57=	Adrian Stafford	WA					4														4
57=	Nada Adams	NSW							4												4
57=	Allan McInnes	Qld										4									4
57=	Ted Kobelt	SA													4						4
57=	Mike Sherlock	Vic																4			4
63=	Robert Forestier	WA				3½															3½
63=	Paul Dean	WA				3½															3½
65=	Kenn Bacon	Tas		3																	3
65=	Bruce Walter	Tas	3																		3
65=	Peter Zieme	NSW								3											3
65=	Richard Davis	NSW							3												3
65=	Rod Kimmins	Qld											3								3
65=	John Slattery	Qld										3									3
65=	John Litban	SA													3						3
65=	David Vears	Vc																3			3
73=	Ian Arber	WA					2														2
73=	Raymond Gill	NSW							2												2
73=	Mark Redmand	Qld										2									2
73=	Rod Winfield	SA													2						2
73=	David Burns	Vic																2			2
73=	Paul Barker	WA				2															2
79=	Mal Sinfield	NSW							1												1
79=	Tom Smith	Qld											1								1
79=	Richard McLean	Qld										1									1
79=	Lisa Campbell	SA													1						1
79=	Patrick Casey	Vic																	1		1
79=	Winton Brocklebank	ACT																1			1
79=	C. Wimbridge	WA				1															1