Moonlight Meander

Find out about the rich history of the Moonlight Meander

Event History

The Moonlight Meander (usually Trial, sometimes Rally) is the Melton Motor Sports Club’s longest running event. The first edition was conducted in 1976, soon after the club’s formation. By 1980 it had become a regular round of the Western Region Trials Series and later in the decade was a round of the TAUCC series.  After a break of seven years it was resurrected as a round of the Robson Cup until 2003 after which it did not run for more than a decade. In recent years it has been a round of the Victorian Club Rally Series on several occasions. It has generally run in the Wombat Forest.

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).

YearDirectorAreaDriverNavigatorCarStatus
1976Noel CutlerClub
1977Club
1978Vern WallClub
1979Not conducted
1980John BamfordMt Cole?John TynanGary MaddenWRTS
1981Randall LoureyMaryborough-St ArnaudLindsay DaleStuart ListerDatsun 180BWRTS
1982John BamfordSouth BallaratWRTS
1983Bill ClarkSouth BallaratClub
1984Club
1985Bill ClarkWombat ForestClub
1986Gary KendrickWombat ForestTrevor WoodsAlan CampbellDatsun 1600TAUCC
1987Danny MurphyWombat ForestCancelledTAUCC
1988Danny MurphyWombat ForestMichael MorrisEdgar HainsDatsun 1600TAUCC
1989Paul KingWombat ForestKeith CuttleL. FrostDatsun 1600TAUCC
1990-96Not conducted
1997Peter SweeneyWombat ForestRobson Cup
1998Peter SweeneyWombat ForestRobson Cup
1999Robson Cup
2000Dean HenthornBallarat?Robson Cup
2001Peter SweeneyWombat ForestRobson Cup
2002Allan JohnsonWombat ForestRobson Cup
2003-14Not conducted
2015Simon PilepichWombat ForestBrad Hall
Michael Ward
David McKenzie
Elizabeth Kidgell
John Rawson
Terry Brain
Subaru Impreza WRX
Toyota Corolla
Mitsubishi Galant
VCRS
2016Simon PilepichWombat ForestRowan WoollardAndrew CrimsonMazda RX7VCRS
2017-21Not Conducted
2022Wombat ForestSteven PorterTony RobinsonMazda RX7VCRS
2023Wombat ForestDaryl KingDarcy McClure-WallaceToyota CorollaVCRS
2024Simon Pilepich, Jarryd-Indiana Sweeney Wombat ForestAdrian StratfordJason LennaneHyundai ExcelVCRS
2025Not conducted