BOG-A-DUCK

Find out about the history of the curiously named Bog-a-Duck Trial / Rally

Event History

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Table of Event Editions

The Bog-a-Duck Trial/Rally has been the secondary event conducted by the Melbourne University Car Club, with Akademos being the club’s primary event.

Originally called the Winter Trial, the Bog-a-Duck name was introduced by the director of the 1977 edition, Ian Sichlau, as a humorous version of the risks of running and competing in a rally during winter.

The Bog-a-Duck/Winter Trial was initially conducted as a club event, then a round of the TAUCC series (Technical and University Car Clubs) and later was variously a round of the VCRS or a sprint rally.

List of Editions held of this event.

Click on the Year to see more details about each edition. Click on the Area to see a plot of the route (if available).

Year	Director(s)	Area	Driver	Navigator	Car	Status
1977	Ian Sichlau	Heathcote	Greg Lee	Alan Roberts	Mitsubishi Colt	TAUCC
1978	Ian Sichlau	Heathcote	Warwick Freemantle	Adrian Spring	Datsun 1600	TAUCC
1979	Ian Sichlau	Whroo	Graham Kelly	Stuart Lister	Ford Escort RS2000	TAUCC
1980	Ian Sichlau	Heathcote	Geoff Portman	Ross Runnalls	Datsun 1600	TAUCC
1981	Ian Sichlau	Maryborough?	Bill Bennett	Stuart Lister	Mitsubishi Galant	VTC
1982	Scott Chirnside	South of Ballarat	Equal 1st Places: Steve Mitchell Bruce Cambell	Equal 1st Plces John Birrell Ian McKenzie		TAUCC
1983-85	Not conducted
1986	Cancelled					TAUCC
1987	Michael Morrissey	Mt Disappointment	John Brann	Stella Plenderleith	Datsun 1600	TAUCC
1988	Michael Seidler	Murrundindi?	Ross Fraser	Ashley Fraser	Datsun 1600	TAUCC
1989	Cancelled					TAUCC
1990	Cancelled					TAUCC
1991	Rob Plenter	Heathcote	Trevor Woods	Darryl Williams	Datsun 1600	TAUCC
1992	Rob Plenter	Cancelled				VCRS
1993	Rob Plenter	Heathcote	Trevor Woods	Darryl Williams	Datsun 1600	VCRS
1994	Ahmet Uzunoglu	Heathcote	Jean-Christian Mutschler	David Alexander	Peugeot 504	VCRS
1995	Not conducted
1996	Natasha Otzen	Thornton	John Brann	John Hall	Datsun 280Z	VCRS
1997	Natasha Otzen	Thornton	Micahel Morris	Geoff Floyd	Commodore VC	VCRS
1998	Natasha Otzen	Thornton	Nick Whitely	Peter Whiteley	Datsun 180B	VCRS
1999	Matt Swan	Thornton	Abandoned			VCRS
2000	Natasha Otzen	Thornton	Darren Crozier	Geoff Floyd	Isuzu Gemini	VCRS
2001	Peter Otzen	Thonron	Darryn Snooks	David Johns	Datsun Stanza	VCRS
2002*	Peter Otzen	Blue Range & Snobs Ck	Benni Tirant	Paul Tirant	Subaru Impreza WRX	VCRS
2003	Cancelled
2004-2007	Not conducted
2008*	Peter Otzen	Blue Range & Snobs Ck	Ben Oyler	Kristy Driscall	Datsun 1600	Sprint Rally
2009	Not conducted
2010	Peter Otzen	Blue Range & Snobs Ck	Tim Roberts	Graham McGrath	Subaru Impreza WRX	Sprint Rally
2011+	Darren McKimmish	Bairnsdale	Steve Porter	Tim Vlark	Mazda RX7	VCRS
2012-2023
2024*	Natasha Swan	Rubicon – Blue Range, Black Range	Andrew White	David Hahn	Nissan Silvia	VCRS

* Sub-event of the Akademos
+ Sub-event of the East Gippsland Stages