2017
Re-live the action from 2016
Year in review
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Highlights
2017 Summary to come.
The Victorian Rally Championship was won by Glen Raymond and Kate Catford in a Subaru WRX STi.
Alpine Rally of East Gippsland
Australian Rally Championship
Victoria hosted the first round of the Australian Rally Championship with the Eureka Rally.
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Series
Victorian Rally Championship
VRC events for 2017 were the Eureka Rally (also ARC), Mitta Mountain, Derrick Pyrenees Rush, Marysville Stages and Akademos.
Outright Champions: Glen Raymond / Kate Catford, Subaru WRX STi
2WD Champions: Grant Walker / Steph Richards, Ford Escort RS1800
Clubman Award: Brian Newton / Ryan Price, Honda Civic EG6
Novice Award: Brendan Hood / Richard Hood, Hyundai Excel
For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 2017 VRC page.
Victorian Club Rally Series
There were 6 VCRS events this year, the Cooper Memorial Rally, the Daryl Tunbridge Trial, the Nissan Nightmoves, the Spring 200 (sub-event of Marysville Stages), the South-West Stages and the Autumn Midnight Rally.
Series winners were Cary Seabrook and Rhiannon Philpot-Hale with 115 points. They also won the 2WD and Class D championships. Matt Lee and Annie Dougherty were a close second on 110 points, with Aidan O’Halloran third in the drivers championship on 108.
For more details including event results, go to the 2017 VCRS page.
HRA Rally Championship
This series was solely for members of the Historic Rally Association.
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The Rally Calendar for this year:
| Date | Event | Club | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-19 Mar | Eureka Rally | BLCC, Rallycorp | ARC-1, VRC-1 |
| 1 Apr | George Woods Novice Rally | PCCV | Multi-club Non SS |
| 8 Apr | Bagshot Rallysprint | HRA | Multi-club Rallysprint |
| 29 Apr | Cooper Memorial Rally | WDCC | Multi-club Non SS VCRS-1 |
| 6 May | Mitta Mountain Rally | NECC | VRC-2 |
| 20 May | Daryl Tunbridge Memorial Trial | BLCC | Multi-club Non SS VCRS-2 |
| 27 May | Rich River Revival | HRA | Multi-club TRE |
| 24 Jun | Nissan Nightmoves | NCCA | Multi-club Non SS VCRS-3 |
| 5 Aug | Magical Ironbark Tour | HRA | Multi-club TRE |
| 16-19 Aug | Sunraysia Safari Rally | RMA | SS Cross Country |
| 27 Aug | George Derrick Memorial Pyrenees Rush | CCRMIT | VRC-3 |
| 9 Sep | Mt Porepunkah Rallysprint | NECC | Multi-club Rallysprint |
| 16 Sep | Marysville Stages / Spring 200 | FFCC | VRC-4, VCRS-4 |
| 7 Oct | Bethanga Stampede Rallysprint | AWDCC | Multi-club Rallysprint |
| 7 Oct | South West Rally | SEAC | Special Stage VCRS-5 |
| 22 Oct | MRF Tyres Akademos | MUCC | VRC-5 |
| 28 Oct | Autumn Midnight Trial | CCRMIT | Multi-club Non SS VCRS-6 |
| 1-3 Dec | Alpine Rally of East Gippsland | HRA | Club SS |