2023
Re-live the action from 2020
Year in review
Table of contents
Highlights
The Till Hino Victorian Rally Championship was won by Justin Dowel and Tracey Dewhurst in a Mitsubishi Mirage,
Australian Rally Championship
The Gippsland Rally was Victoria’s round of the ARC.
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Series
Victorian Rally Championship
VRC events in 2023 were the Mitta Mountain, Ada River, Gippsland Rally and the Valley Stages.
Outright Champions: Justin Dowel / Tracey Dewhurst, Mitsubishi Mirage
2WD Champions: Brendan Reeves, Datsun 1600
2WD Co-driver: Mark Leoncini (with James Leoncini)
Clubman Award: Nick Seymour / Gordon Grant, Ford Fiesta
Novice Award: Troy Dawson / Amanda Mills, Hyundai Excel
For more details, including event results and points tables, go to the 2023 VRC page.
Victorian Club Rally Series
There were 6 VCRS events in 2023 – Mitta Mountain, Ada River, Moonlight Meander, Nissan Nightmoves, Valley Stages and the Marysville Stages (Southern Classic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | Boisdale Rallysprint | HRA | Club |
| 18 Feb | George Woods Rally | HRA | SS Regularity |
| 25 Feb | Rally Retro Festival | HRA | Display |
| 4 Mar | Mitta Mountain Rally | NECC | VRC-1/ VCRS-1 |
| 17 Mar | Tour of the 1984 George Derrick Memorial Trial | HRA | Club Tour |
| 15 Apr | Ada River Rally | WDCC | VRC-2/ VCRS-2 |
| 5 May | Autumn Glory Tour | Snooks | Interclub Tour |
| 13 May | Moonlight Meander | MMSC | VCRS-3 |
| 27 May | Western Tour | HRA | TRE |
| 17 Jun | Nissan Nightmoves | NCCA | VCRS-4 |
| 23 Jul | Down the Drains | HRA | Club Tour |
| 26-27 Aug | Gippsland Rally | Vroom | ARC/ VRC-3 |
| 2 Sep | Akademos ’63 “Hell Trial” Tour | HRA | Club Tour |
| 16 Sep | Ivans Folly (postponed) | HRA | |
| 23 Sep | Valley Stages | NCCA | VRC-4/ VCRS-5 |
| 7 Oct | Wellsford Wander (cancelled) | HRA | |
| 14 Oct | Shell Two Day Trial Rerun (cancelled) | HRA | |
| 15 Oct | Dandenongs Tour | HRA | Club Tour |
| 22 Oct | Akademos (cancelled) | MUCC | VRC |
| 28 Oct | Bagshot Rallysprint | HRA | Club |
| 28 Oct | Ivans Folly | HRA | Club NA |
| 18 Nov | Southern Classic Rally | HRA | VCRS-6 |
| 2 Dec | Alpine Tour (cancelled) | HRA |