1984 Australian Rally Championship
The 1984 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the 17th season in the history of the competition.
David Officer and navigator Kate Officer in the Mitsubishi Galant won the 1984 Championship, becoming the first husband and wife team to win the championship.
Season review
The 17th Australian Rally Championship was held over six events across Australia, the season consisting of one event each for Queensland and Western Australia and two each for New South Wales and Victoria. It was an unusual season, with very little manufacturer backing and a mix of classes with the introduction of the Production Rally Car category.
The Rallies
The six events of the 1984 season were as follows.[1][2]
Round | Rally | Date |
1 | The Canon Zodiac Rally (VIC) | 24–25 March 1984 |
2 | Mid-State Television Rally (NSW) | 7–8 April 1984 |
3 | James Hardie National Rally (QLD) | 5–6 May 1984 |
4 | The Sunday Times Safari (WA) | 2–3 June 1984 |
5 | Dunlop 2GO Rally (NSW) | 11–12 August 1984 |
6 | Enka-Fill Alpine Rally (VIC) | 24–25 November 1984 |
Round One – The Canon Zodiac Rally
Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
1 | David Officer | Kate Hobson | Mitsubishi Galant | 4:34.14 |
2 | Chris Brown | Noel Richards | Datsun 180B | 4:39.49 |
3 | Peter Clarke | Mick Harker | Datsun Stanza | 4:42.00 |
4 | John Atkinson | Stephen Robertson | Datsun Stanza | 4:44.14 |
=4 | Murray Coote | Iain Stewart | Datsun 120Y | 4:44.14 |
6 | Phil Horan | Adrian Ward | Datsun Stanza | 4:52.16 |
Production Rally Cars
Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
1 | Ed Mulligan | Geoff Jones | Mazda RX-7 | 5:05.55 |
2 | Caroline O’Shanesy | Meg Davis | Fiat Superbrava | 5:19.40 |
3 | Terry Kuss | Bob Durrant | Mitsubishi Starion | 5:38.40 |
Round Two – Mid-State Television Rally
Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
1 | Greg Carr | Fred Gocentas | Fiat 131 Abarth | 242.38 |
2 | Ian Hill | Phil Bonser | Ford Escort | 246.06 |
3 | Geoff Portman | Ross Runnalls | Datsun Bluebird | 248.31 |
4 | Murray Coote | Iain Stewart | Datsun 120Y | 251.10 |
5 | Peter Glennie | Brian Smith | Datsun Stanza | 255.16 |
6 | Brian Smith | Peter Mignot | Mitsubishi Galant | 256.21 |
Production Rally Cars
Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
1 | Ed Mulligan | Geoff Jones | Mazda RX-7 | 274.33 |
2 | Jim Middleton | Garry Marshall | Holden Commodore | 283.56 |
3 | Rob Worboys | Bob Carpenter | Ford Laser | 287.50 |
Round Three – James Hardie National Rally
Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
1 | Greg Carr | Fred Gocentas | Fiat 131 Abarth | 254.12 |
2 | David Officer | Kate Hobson | Mitsubishi Galant | 261.57 |
3 | Murray Coote | Iain Stewart | Datsun 120Y | 262.56 |
4 | Peter Clark | Mick Harker | Datsun Stanza | 268.35 |
5 | Jack Wightman | Jon Thompson | Datsun | 279.56 |
6 | Robert Bell | Ray Temple | Ford Escort | 282.22 |
Production Rally Cars
Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
1 | Ed Mulligan | Geoff Jones | Mazda RX-7 | 283.39 |
2 | Jim Middleton | Peter Young | Holden Commodore | 284.07 |
3 | Rob Worboys | Bob Carpenter | Ford Laser | 285.57 |
Round Four – Sunday Times Safari
Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
1 | Bob Nicoli | Peter Macneall | Datsun Stanza | 237.07 |
2 | Clive Slater | Rod Van Der Straaten | Toyota Corolla | 239.50 |
3 | David Officer | Kate Hobson | Mitsubishi Galant | 241.28 |
4 | Rolly Waters | Geoff Mills | Ford Escort | 249.29 |
5 | Adrian Stafford | Roger Forester | Toyota Corolla | 250.02 |
6 | Mark Anderson | Peter Baesjov | Datsun | 256.34 |
Production Rally Cars
Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
1 | Greg Carr | Fred Gocentas | Holden Commodore | 267.04 |
2 | Ed Mulligan | Geoff Jones | Mazda RX-7 | 272.24 |
Round Five – Dunlop 2GO Rally
Production Rally Cars
Round Six – Enka-Fill Alpine Rally
Production Rally Cars
1984 Drivers and Navigators Championships
Final pointscore for 1984 is as follows.[2]
David Officer – Champion Driver 1984
Kate Officer – Champion Navigator 1984
References
- ^ "begavalleyrally - begavalleyrally". www.begavalleyrally.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ a b Australian Motor Racing Year 1984/85 ISSN 0158-4138
External links
- [1] Results of Snowy Mountains Rally and ARC results.