Djerriwarrh Rally (& Melton Shell Rally)

Find out about the rich history of the Djerriwarrh Rally (formerly the Melton Shell Rally)

Event History

The Djerriwarrh Rally name was seemingly first used in 1982 when the Melton Motor Sports Club sought to leverage support from the local council and community during their Djerriwarrh Festival. But the event arguably began back in 1976 soon after the club’s formation. The original event was the Melton Shell Autosport 250, which after three editions became the Melton Shell 200 and then the Djerriwarrah Trial/Rally. The event was a round of the Victorian Clubman Championship and then the Victorian Trials Championship before achieving VRC status in the mid 1980s. After a break of several years it was resurrected first as a rallysprint and then as a VRC round from 1995 to 2000.

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).

YearDirector/CoCAreaDriverNavigator/Co-driverCarStatus
1976Peter ParryWombat ForestBarry HaywoodF. RoweDatsun 1600Club
1977Club
1978Peter ParryClub
1979John DennisonWombat ForestWRTS
1980John Dennision, Noel CutlerWombat ForestBrian MelbournePeter CullisFord EscortVCS
1981Noel CutlerWombat ForestGeoff PortmanRoss RunnallsDatsun 1600VTC
1982Dave BamfordWombat ForestBrian SmithPeter MignotMitsubishi GalantVTC
1983Noel CutlerWombat ForestClub?
1984Noel CutlerWombat ForestClub?
1985Noel CutlerWombat ForestGeoff PortmanPeter GaleDatsun BluebirdVRC
1986Noel CutlerWombat ForestGeoff PortmanPeter Gale Datsun 1600VRC
1987-93Not conducted
1994Phil MesserIan FultonHolden Commodore?Rallysprint
1995Joe BrickWombat ForestGraeme WiseRob BeekmanMitsubishi Lancer RSeVRC
1996Joe BrickWombat ForestGraham AlexanderDavid StewartMitsubishi Lancer RSeVRC
1997Joe BrickWombat ForestPhil MesserIan FultonMitsubishi Lancer GSRVRC
1998Not conducted
1999Dan MurphyWombat ForestNeil CuthbertJamie SargeantSubaru Impreza WRCVRC
2000CancelledVRC