1986

Re-live the action from 1986

Year in review

Table of contents

To this year’s calendar

Highlights

The Victorian Rally Championship was won by Geoff Portman and Peter Gale in Peter’s Datsun 1600 (not the Grunter).

The Victorian Trials Championship was won by Steve McLaughlin and Noel Kelly.

The Victorian Clubman Championship was won by Kim Pluim and Ian Swenser.

Access Control introduced!!

Australian Rally Championship

Victoria’s round of the Australian Rally Championship was the BP Visco Bright Alpine Rally. The rally was won by David and Kate Officer in their Mitsubishi Starion, making Kate the Australian Champion Navigator for 1986, her second national title. In the Drivers category, David finished second to Barry Lowe of South Australia in his Subaru RX Turbo.

The demise of Group G continued with four out of six ARC rounds won by Group A cars (Toyota Corolla GT, Mazda 323 4WD, Subaru RX Turbo, Mitsubishi Starion).

Portman and Runnalls on the 86 Alpine

Series

Victorian Rally Championship

VRC events this year were the Begonia Rally, Blue Ribbon Rally, Akademos Rally, George Derrick Memorial Rally and the Djerriwarrah Rally.

Outright Champions: Geoff Portman / Peter Gale, Datsun 1600

State Recognised Award: Andrew Martin / Phillip Martin, Galant

Clubman Award: Brendan McCashney / Grant Waddington, Datsun Stanza

Production Rally Car Award: Graeme Gambold / Peter Grossman, Toyota Corolla / Celica GT

For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 1986 VRC page.

Victorian Trials Championship

The VTC events this year were the Halda Skalda Trial, Eureka Trial, Rally of the Rising Sun and Summer Safari.

Outright Champions: Steve McLaughlin / Noel Kelly, Datsun Stanza

State Recognised Award: Steve McLaughlin / Noel Kelly, Datsun Stanza

Clubman Award: Stephen Taylor / Mark Laidlay, Daihatsu Charade

Production Rally Car Award: Tony Ahearne, Peugeot 504

For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 1986 VTC page.

Victorian Clubman Championship (Pedders Cup)

VCC events in 1986 were the Halda Skalda, Spring 200, Eureka, Rising Sun, Victoria Cross and Summer Safari.

Winners: Kim Pluim / Ian Svenser, Datsun 1600

For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 1986 VCC page.

Western Region Rally Series

This series of closed events was for clubs in western Victoria, in particular Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Hamilton and Melton. Events held were: 

  1. No.1 Trial
  2. Yulunga Trial
  3. Highlander Trial
  4. Daryl Tunbridge Memorial Trial
  5. Bernarras Trial

Riverina & North Eastern Series

This closed series was for members of the car clubs in northern and north-eastern Victoria. The series comprised:

  1. Beaurepairs Trial
  2. White Knuckes Trial
  3.  Spring Trial
  4. Goulburner Trial

 

TAUCC Series

This series of closed events was originally for the various technical college and university car clubs. However, as the difficulty of running events and obtaining sufficient entries gradually increased and other series ceased running, other clubs joined the TAUCC series. This year, that included the Cerberus Car Club and the Melton Motor Sports Club. The series comprised the events listed below. The Forester was originally scheduled to be held in February but ultimately conducted on 9 August. The Autumn Midnight, Bog-A-Duck and Western Districts Trials were all cancelled.

  1. Presidents Trial
  2. Boomerang Trial
  3. Swinburne 200
  4. Moonlight Meander
  5. Forester Trial
  6. Distrial

Scores in the championship between the TAUCC clubs

EVENT

CCRMIT

MUCC

MSCC

SCC

CERBCC

MMSC
Presidents

6

2

5

4

0

3
Boomerang

6

0

4

5

3

2
Swinburne 200

5

1

4

6

2

3
Moonlight Meander

6

3

4

5

2

0
Forester

6

0

4

5

0

3
Disrally

4.5

3

4.5

6

0

2
TOTAL POINTS
PLACING

Combine 6

This closed series was predominantly for marque clubs – Datsun, Renault, Peugeot, Ford, Torana plus the VADC.

Comb6 Rally
1. William Harvey Memorial Trial
2. Anglia Memorial Trial
3. Nissan Nightmoves
4. Renault Trial / Chick Pfeifer Novice Trial
 
Comb6 Novice
1. Novice Nightmoves
2. Novice Trial
4. Renault Trial / Chick Pfeifer Novice Trial

Group 5

This closed series comprised events run by PIARC, CRB Car Club and the Torana Club of Victoria.

  1. Kirk Memorial Trial
  2. Tee Cee Vee Memorial Trial
  3. Trailblazer Trial
  4. Pathfinder Trial
  5. Mitsubishi Safari
  6. Adam ‘n’ Eve

Other Events

Shamateur I (LCCA)

George Woods Novice Rally (PCCV)

HISTORIC RALLIES

 

 

 The Rally Calendar for this year:

DateEventClubStatus
2 FebSprint RallyFFCCClosed
8 FebForester Rally (postponed to August)CERBTAUCC
15 FebKirk Memorial TrialCACGroup5-1
22 FebKermits RevengeHDCCClosed
22 FebShamateur ILCCAClosed
1 MarBegonia RallyBLCCVRC-1
8 MarChallenge of ClubsNCCAClosed
8 MarPresidents TrialCCRMITTAUCC-1
8 MarBeaurepairs TrialAWDCCRNE-1
15 MarNo. 1 TrialGMSCWR-1
15 MarRenault Social TrialRCCVClosed
15 Mar Tee Cee Vee Memorial TrialHMSCVGroup5-2
22 MarZodiac Rally (cancelled)CRBCCVRC
5 AprRoundabout TrialM850Closed
5 AprBoomerang TrialMSCCTAUCC-2
12 AprHalda Skalda TrialLCCBENVTC-1 / VCC-1
19 AprYulunga TrialHDCCWR-2
19 AprSwinburne 200SCCTAUCC-3
26 AprBlue Ribbon RallyLCCAVRC-2
3 MayTrailblazer TrialMMALCCGroup5-3
3 MayWhite Knuckles TrialNECCRNE-2
10 MaySpring 200FFCCVCC-2
17 MayMoonlight MeanderMMSCTAUCC-4
17 MayHighlander TrialCCCWR-3
24 MayAkademos RallyMUCCVRC-3
31 MayCoca Cola TrialSEACCosed
31 MayPathfinder Trial (postponed a week)PIARCGroup5
31 MayWilliam Harvey Memorial TrialPCCVComb6-1
1 JunRallysprintNECCClosed
7 JunPathfinder TrialPIARCGroup5-4
14 JunEureka TrialBLCCVTC-2 / VCC-3
21 JunNovice NightmovesNCCAComb6N-1
28 JunAutumn Midnight Trial (cancelled)CCRMITTAUCC
28 JunNavigation TrialNECCClosed
5 JulShamateur IILCCAClosed
12 JulTopline Nissan Pines TrialSEACClosed
12 JulNovice TrialFFCCComb6N-2
19 JulWoody’s RambleVADCClub
26 JulExperts Trial (cancelled)LCCAVTC
2 AugAnglia Memorial TrialFFCCComb6-2
9 AugTrialSEACClosed
9 AugForester TrialCERBTAUCC-5
16 AugTocoan Novice TrialTCCComb6N-3
16 AugWAW TrialAWDCCClosed
23 AugRally of the Rising SunNCCAVTC-3 / VCC-4
30 AugDaryl Tunbridge Memorial TrialBLCCWR-4
30 AugGeorge Woods Novice TrialPCCVClosed
6 SepMidas Shepptember Stages (cancelled)SDCCVRC
13 SepScarfe Steel Supplies TrialSEACClosed
13 SepNissan NightmovesNCCAComb6-3
13 SepShamateur III (postponed a week?)LCCAClosed
20 SepSprint RallyFFCCClosed
27 SepBog-a-duck (cancelled)MUCCTAUCC
27 SepMitsubishi SafariMMALCCGroup5-5
4 OctNorthern Mini Parts 200MCCVClosed
4 Oct Bernarras TrialLCCA (Ben)WRRS-5
4 OctSpring TrialNECCRNE-3
11 OctGeorge Derrick Memorial RallyCCRMITVRC-4
18 OctT.B.N.SEACClosed
18 OctVictoria Cross RallyCACAVCC-5
25 Oct15th Western Districts (cancelled)SCCTAUCC
25 OctGoulburner TrialS&DCCRNE-4
25 OctRenault Trial / Chick Pfeifer Novice Trial (postponed to 15 Nov?)RCCVComb6-4
Comb6N-4
1 NovDjerriwarah TrialMMSCVRC-5
8 NovFar Western TrialH&DCCClosed
8 Nov Adam ‘n’ EveCRBCCGroup5-6
15 NovMaldon MuddleMUCCClosed
15 NovNerve Deafness Sprint RallyCerberus CCClosed
22-23 NovBP Visco Bright Alpine RallyLCCAARC-6
29 NovSundownerH&DCCClose
29 NovDistrialMSCCTAUCC-6
29 NovANZ Bank TrialTCCIGroup6-5
6 DecSummer SafariPCCVVTC-4, VCC-6