Other major events

Major rallies held this year, other than ARC and VTC events, were three International status events: the BP Rally of South Eastern Australia in May, the Southern Cross Rally in October (Victoria and New South Wales) and part of the London to Sydney Marathon in December.

This year was the third and last time that the Southern Cross Rally visited Victoria, with a mid-event stopover in Melbourne. The route traversed eastern Victoria from Canberra but was severely impacted by a major weather event resulting in many stages being cancelled. From Melbourne the route traversed mostly traditional Victorian rally areas to a stopover in Albury before heading to the finish in Sydney. The winners were John Keran and Peter Mayer in their Volvo 142S. Thanks are due to competitor Wayne Smith who retained all his Southern Cross documentation for 52 years and to Chris Snell for locating and scanning it. The documents are all on the Southern Cross website. 

At the end of the year the London to Sydney Marathon was conducted and passed through north-east Victoria on the final night of its mad dash across the continent from Perth. The route passed through Wangaratta, Bright, Omeo and Buchan.