2021
Re-live the action from 2021
Year in review
Table of contents
Highlights
2021 was a difficult year due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic with lockdowns in various places and at various times, and many state borders closed from time to time. Nevertheless, some events were able to run and some championships contested!
The Till Hino Victorian Rally Championship was won by Darren Windus and Joe Brkic in a Subaru Imprza WRX.
Australian Rally Championship
The Gippsland Rally was to be Victoria’s round of the ARC but it was initially postponed due to COVID lockdowns and then dropped from the ARC due to state border closures. In the end, only two ARC rounds were conducted, the National Capital Rally and Rally Queensland. As such, the Australian Rally Championship was not awarded for a second year in succession.
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Series
Victorian Rally Championship
VRC events in 2021 were the Mitta Mountain, Ada River, Marysville Stages, Gippsland Rally and the Valley Stages.
Outright Champions: Darren Windus / Joe Brkic, Subaru Impreza WRC
2WD Champions: Adrian Stafford / Kain Manning, Ford Fiesta G2 ST
Clubman Award: Danny Traverso, Subaru Impreza RS
Co-driver: Samantha Brendel (with Troy Brendel)
Novice Award: Lance Rippon / Paul Loughnan, Toyota Levin
For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 2021 VRC page.
Victorian Club Rally Series
There were 7 VCRS events in 2021 – Mitta Mountain, Ada River, Victoria Cross, Marysville Stages, Nissan Nightmoves, Valley Stages and Gippsland Rally. The Moonlight Meander, Daryl Tunbridge and Akademos were originally included but were cancelled and the Gippsland Rally was added as an extra final round.
Details to come.
Victorian Sprint Rally Series
This series was run over four events – Mitta Mountain, Ada River, Marysville Stages and the Gippsland Rally.
Details to come.
HRA Rally Championship
This series was solely for members of the Historic Rally Association.
Other Events
George Woods Introductory Rally
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The Rally Calendar for this year:
Date | Event | Club | Status |
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20 Feb | George Woods Rally | HRA | Multi-club SS Regularity |
27 Feb | Rally Retro Festival | HRA | |
20 Mar | Mitta Mountain Rally | NECC/AWDCC | VRC-1 / VCRS-1 |
17 Apr | Ada River Rally | WDCC | VRC-2 / VCRS-2 |
1 May | Victoria Cross Rally | HRA | VCRS-3 |
15 May | Marysville Stages | FFCC | VRC-3 / VCRS-4 |
26 Jun | Nissan Nightmoves | NCCA | VCRS-5 |
17 Jul | Moonlight Meander / Dan Murphy Trial (postponed then cancelled) | MSCC | VCRS |
31 Jul-1 Aug | Swan Hill Tour (cancelled) | HRA | |
7 Aug | Gippsland Rally (postponed to 16 Oct) | Vroom | ARC / VRC |
11 Sep | Sunraysia Safari Rally (cancelled) | RMA | Open Cross Country |
11 Sep | Wellsford Wander (cancelled) | HRA | |
12 Sep | Down the Drain (postponed to November) | HRA | Club TA |
19 Sep | Valley Stages (postponed to 6 Nov) | NCCA | VRC, VCRS |
2 Oct | Daryl Tunbridge Memorial Trial / Steve Richards Introductory (cancelled) | BLCC | VCRS |
16 Oct | Gippsland Rally (postponed to 4 Dec) | Vroom | VRC |
17 Oct | Akademos (cancelled) | MUCC | VRC, VRCS |
23 Oct | Bagshot Rallysprint | HRA | Multi-club Rallysprint |
6 Nov | Valley Stages | NCCA | VRC-4 / VCRS-6 |
6 Nov | Bill Order Memorial Trial | PAC | |
28 Nov | Down the Drain | HRA | Club TA |
2-5 Dec | Alpine Rally of East Gippsland (postponed to 2022) | HRA | Club SS |
4 Dec | Gippsland Rally | Vroom | VRC-5 / VCRS-7 |