2022
Re-live the action from 2022
Year in review
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Highlights
After the challenges of the Covid pandemic, 2022 saw a return to relative normality.
The Till Hino Victorian Rally Championship was convincingly won by Adrian Stratford and Kain Manning in a Subaru Impreza WRX STi.
Australian Rally Championship
The Gippsland Rally was Victoria’s round of the ARC.
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Series
Victorian Rally Championship
VRC events in 2022 were the Mitta Mountain, Ada River, Marysville Stages, Gippsland Rally and the Valley Stages.
Outright Champions: Adrian Stratford / Kain Manning, Subaru Impreza WRC STi
2WD Champions: Luke Sytema / Tracey Dewhurst, Ford Escort RS1800
Clubman Award: Kevin Millard, Datsun 1600
Co-driver: Gordon Grant (with Nick Seymour)
Novice Award: Lucas Draper, Hyundai Excel
Co-driver: Stephen Dunbar (with Thomas West)
For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 2022 VRC page.
Victorian Club Rally Series
There were 7 VCRS events in 2022 – Mitta Mountain, Ada River, Marysville Stages, Moon;ight Meander, Nissan Nightmoves, Valley Stages and Victoria Cross.
Series winners were Steve Porter and Tony Robinson in a Mazda RX7. In addition to being overall champions, they were 2WD Champions, Senior Cup Champions and winners of Class D. The winner of the Club Award was NCCA, with HRA second and WDCC third.
For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 2022 VCRS page.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun | Boisdale Rallysprint | HRA | Club |
| 26 Feb | George Woods Rally | HRA | Multi-Club SS Regularity |
| 5 Mar | Mitta Mountain Rally | NECC & AWDCC | VRC-1 / VCRS-1 |
| 12 Mar | Swan Hill Tour | HRA | Club Road Rally |
| 26 Mar | Ada River Rally | WDCC | VRC-2 / VCRS-2 |
| 27 Mar – 1 Apr | Classic Outback Trial | COT | National SS |
| 7 May | Marysville Stages | FFCC | VRC-3 / VCRS-3 |
| 28 May | Moonlight Meander | MMSC | VCRS-4 |
| 18 Jun | Nissan Nightmoves | NCCA | VCRS-5 |
| 23 Jul | Experts Trial | HRA | TRE |
| 20 Aug | Ivans Folly (cancelled) | HRA | Road Rally |
| 27 Aug | Gippsland Rally | Vroom | ARC-5 / VRC-4 |
| 24 Sep | Valley Stages | NCCA | VRC-5 / VCRS-6 |
| 1 Oct | Bagshot Rallysprint | HRA | Club |
| 2 Oct | Wellsford Wander (cancelled) | HRA | Club TRE |
| 15 Oct | Akademos (cancelled – weather) | MUCC | VRC |
| 29-31 Oct | George Derrick 1984 Rerun (postponed) | HRA | Club Tour |
| 5 Nov | Victoria Cross Rally | HRA | VCRS-7 |
| 1-4 Dec | Alpine Rally of East Gippsland | HRA | Multiclub SS |