1994
Re-live the action from 1994
Year in review
Table of contents
Highlights
1994 – summary to come
The Victorian Rally Championship was won by Graeme Wise and Helen Wylie in their Ford Sierra XR4 V6 4WD N/T. again
Australian Rally Championship
Victoria’s round of the Australian Rally Championship, #3 and Coefficient 10, was the Rally of Melbourne, the first time that name was used after the event debuted in 1993 as the Healesville Stages. Winner was Michael Guest and David Green in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.
In addition, the Alpine Rally and VIC TV Rally in the Valley were ran as ARC Coefficient 5 rounds.
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Series
Victorian Rally Championship
VRC events for 1994 were the Begonia, Rally of Melbourne (also ARC), Alpine, Rally in the Valley and North Eastern.
Outright Champions: Grame Wise / Helen Wylie, Ford Sierra XR4 V6 4WD
Novice Award Equal:
Mark Fawcett, Volvo 240T
Cody Crocker / Greg Foletta, Mazda RX5
For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 1994 VRC page.
Victorian Trials Series
The Victorian Trials Series, previously called the Victorian Trials Championship, was a series of open events designed to test the skills of both driver and navigator.
The VTS events this year were:
- Snowy River Trial
- Yulunga Trial
- Night Stalker Trial
Victorian Club Rally Series
This year the series comprised the:
- MMAL Safari Trial – Results in March Unicar
- George Derrick Autumn Midnight – results also in March Unicar
- Nissan Nightmoves – Results in April Unicar
- Rivertown Trial – results also in May Unicar
- Tocoan Trial – results also in June Unicar
- Bog-A-Duck – results also in Sep Unicar
- WDCC Trial – Results in Oct Unicar
- Spring 200 – Results also in Oct Unicar
- George Jacobson Memorial Zodiac Trial – results also in Nov Unicar
- Swinburne 200 – results also in Dec Unicar with Series points.
Western Region Trial Series
This series of closed events was for clubs in western Victoria, in particular Geelong, Ballarat and Melton. Events held were:
- Cooper Memorial Trial
- Yulunga Trial
- Goldrush Trial
- Greg Lock Memorial Trial
- Daryl Tunbridge Memorial Trial
- Night Stalker Trial
Riverina & North Eastern Series
This closed series was for members of the car clubs in northern and north-eastern Victoria. The series comprised:
- Tiger 200
- Goulburner Trial
- West’s Tractor Parts Trial
The Rally Calendar for this year:
Date | Event | Club | Status |
---|---|---|---|
22 Jan | 1600 Classic | NCCA | Closed |
5 Feb | Begonia Rally | BLCC | VRC-1 |
12 Feb | Sprint Rally | AWDCC | Closed |
12 Feb | Introductory Trial | MSCC | Closed |
19 Feb | Safari | MMALCC | VCRS-1 |
26 Feb | Cooper Memorial Trial | WDCC | WRTS-1 |
26 Feb | Autumn Trial | NECC | Closed |
26 Feb | George Woods Memorial Trial | PCCV | Closed |
5 Mar | Rally of Melbourne | VRS Pty Ltd | VRC-2, ARC-3 (C10) |
12 Mar | Challenge of Clubs | NCCA | Closed |
19 Mar | George Derrick | CCRMIT | VCRS-2 |
19 Mar | Pakenham Yackkerboo Historic Trial | PAC | Closed |
26 Mar | Far Western | HDCC | Closed |
26 Mar | Alpine Rally | AWDCC | VRC-3, ARC (C5) |
8-10 Apr | Snowy River Trial | MUCC | VTS-1 |
16 Apr | Diggers Last Stand | SEAC | Closed |
16 Apr | Nissan Nightmoves | NCCA | VCRS-3 |
23 Apr | Rally in the Valley | FFCC | VRC-4, ARC (C5) |
30 Apr | Yulunga Trial | HDCC | VTS-2, WRTS-2 |
30 Apr | Tiger 200 | AWDCC | RNES-1 |
7 May | Ye Olde BP Rallye (cancelled?) | HRA | Closed |
14 May | Rivertown Trial | CERB | VCRS-4 |
21 May | Akademos (cancelled) | MUCC | VRC |
28 May | Gold Rush Trial | BEN CC | WRTS-3 |
4 Jun | Tocoan Trial | TCC | VCRS-5 |
4 Jun | Maroondah Historic Trial | HRA | Closed |
18 Jun | City of Mount Gambier Rally | SEAC | SARC, ARC (C5) |
18 Jun | Winter Trial | NECC | Closed |
25 Jun | Novice Nightmoves | NCCA | Closed |
16 Jul | Greg Lock Memorial Trial | SEAC | WRTS-4 |
16 Jul | Mirboo Meander | HRA | Closed |
6 Aug | William Harvey Memorial Trial | PCCV | Closed |
13 Aug | South Eastern Trial | SEAC | Closed |
13 Aug | Goulburner Trial | S&DCC | RNES-2 |
27 Aug | Goldfields Trial | HRA | Closed |
3 Sep | Bog-a-Duck | MUCC | VCRS-6 |
10 Sep | Whiteknuckles Trial | NECC | RNES-4 |
24 Sep | Cerberus Introductory Trial | CERB | Closed |
24 Sep | SEAC Trial | SEAC | Closed |
24 Sep | Anglia Memorial Sprint Rally | FFCC | Closed |
1 Oct | WDCC Trial | WDCC | VCRS-7 |
8 Oct | Daryl Tunbridge Memorial Trial | BAL LCC | WRTS-5 |
15 Oct | Castlemaine Classis | HRA | Closed |
22 Oct | Spring 200 | FFCC | VCRS-8 |
29 Oct | North Eastern Rally | NECC | VRC-5 |
5 Nov | 1994 Djerriwarrh Rally Sprint | MMSC | Closed |
5 Nov | 1600 Classic No. 2 | NCCA | Closed |
5 Nov | Night Stalker Trial | CCC | VTS-3, WRTS-6 |
12 Nov | Sundowner Trial | HDCC | Closed |
12 Nov | George Jacobson Memorial Zodiac Trial | CRBCC | VCRS-9 |
19 Nov | West’s Tractor Parts Trial | AWDCC | RNES-5 |
26 Nov | Rising Sun Rally (cancelled) | NCCA | VRC |
3 Dec | Swinburne 200 | SCC | VCRS-10 |
3 Dec | Summer Trial | NECC | Closed |