Rally of Melbourne: Official Results

NEAL BATES/CORAL TAYLOR WIN BOTH HEATS, BUT POSSUM BOURNE/CRAIG VINCENT WIN AUSTRALIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS.

BATES: 172 POINTS BOURNE 208 POINTS.

CODY CROCKER/GREG FOLETTA WIN GROUP N CHAMPIONSHIPS

Official Results for Heat 1 & 2 from the Rally of Melbourne (provided by SCORING HQ, Ken Cusack +61 3 9585 5588)

RESULTS FOR COMBINED AUSTRALIAN & VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT HEAT 1 - 1998 RALLY OF MELBOURNE - FINAL ROUND AUSTRALIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS O/R CAR DRIVER/CO-DRIVER CLASS CAR TYPE SCORE 1 NEAL BATES/CORAL TAYLOR P5 TOYOTA COROLLA WRC 0:51.57 2 POSSUM BOURNE/CRAIG VINCENT P5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 0:52.15 3 CODY CROCKER/GREG FOLETTA N5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 0:55.44 4 JOHN LONG/DAMIEN LONG P5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 3 0:55.55 5 SPENCER LOWNDES/CLAIRE PARKER N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 2 0:56.12 6 STEWART REID/ANTHONY McLOUGHLIN N5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 0:56.19 7 PAUL KENNEDY/KEN BEHREND N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 2 0:57.20 8 DEAN HERRIDGE/GLENN MACNEAL P3 HYUNDAI COUPE FX 0:57.48 9 RICK BATES/JENNY BRITTAN P2 DHATSU CHARADE GTi 0:57.51 10 ROSS MACKENZIE/PAUL VANDER MEY P2 DHATSU CHARADE GTi 0:58.08 11 GRAHAM ALEXANDER/DAVID STEWART P5 MITS. LANCER RS 0:58.15 12 MARK HAYBITTLE/DUNCAN McINTOSH N5 MITS. LANCER EVO 5 0:58.19 13 ROBERT OGILVIE/DAVID GREEN N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 3 0:58.26 14 JOHN GOASDOUE/ALAN BATES N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 4 0:58.31 15 LEIGH HYNES/JIM CARLTON N5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 0:58.41 16 SCOTT PEDDER/S.PLENDERLEITH P5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 1 0:58.57 17 BRETT THOMPSON/R.VANDEREE P6 MITS. GALANT VR4 0:59.27 18 MIKE MORRIS/NICK VARDOS P6 TOYOYA CELICA GT4 0:59.30 19 PHILIP MESSER/RACHAEL BRUTY P5 MITS. GSR LANCER 0:59.47 20 JUSTIN MIDDLETON/PAUL HELM P3 TOYOTA COROLLA 0:59.52 21 MARTIN LINTOTT/FRED GOCENTAS N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 2 1:00.06 22 CRAIG MORRIS/JENNY COLE P5 MITS. GALANT VR4 1:00.10 23 GEOFFREY FULL/GRAEME JESSE P4 HOLDEN COMMODORE V8 1:00.30 =24 MARK FAWCETT/TONY BOYD P6 MITS. GALANT VR4 1:00.37 =24 DARREN MASTERS/PAUL WHITING N5 MAZDA FAMILIA GTR 1:00.37 26 JACQUILINE DINES/COLIN TRINDER P5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 3 1:00.45 27 ASHLEA JAMES/SUE McCREADY N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:01.42 28 DAVID NUTTER/FELICITY NUTTER N5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1:01.47 29 JOHN FARRELL/ZARA WHITE N5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1:02.01 30 DAVID SMART/DARRYL JUDD P5 MITS. LANCER 1:02.10 31 MICHAEL MORRIS/GEOFF FLOYD P4 HOLDEN COMMODORE 1:02.36 32 STEVE POORE/MATTHEW BIRCHALL P6 SUBARU LEGACY RSR 1:02.42 33 IAN MARTIN/ROSLYN MARTIN P5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1:02.50 34 ADRIAN BUKMANIS/JOHN AHERN P1 HONDA CIVIC 1:02.54 35 SAM VAUGHAN/TONY BEST N1 SUZUKI SWIFT GTi 1:03.00 36 KIRK MARKS/PETER MAHONY P3 TOYOTA MR2 1:03.23 37 MARTIN GRIGG/CHRIS TAIT N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 3 1:03.37 38 JO CADMAN/LIZ SWANTON N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:03.53 =39 ROSS FRASER/ASHLEY FRASER P4 HOLDEN COMM. 6CYL 1:03.54 =39 GLEN CUGLEY/TIM GADSBY P4 BMW M3 1:03.54 41 STEVE FORSBERG/LYNDALL DRAKE N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:04.01 42 JASON SLOT/WILL LOGAN N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:04.13 43 CHRIS WALTERS/JAMIE SARGEANT P4 HOLD COMMODORE 6CYL 1:04.31 44 ANDREW WYLIE/BRENDAN SPURR N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:04.51 45 NIGEL MOORE/COLIN ALDRED P6 MITS. GALANT VR4 1:05.13 46 LEE PETERSON/G.LEGG-STOKER P3 NISSAN PULSAR GTi 1:06.00 47 CHRIS RAYSON/KEVIN WILSON P4 HOLDEN TORANA 1:06.41 48 ADAM WILSON/DOUG FERNIE P3 TOYOTA CELICA RA40 1:06.42 49 MIKE WELSH/SYITF CAINS N1 DAIHATSU CHARADE 1:08.17 50 ROBERT WHYATT/KIM MARTIN N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:08.19 51 MARK SELTIN/FRANK BAKER P2 TOYOTA SPRINTER 1:09.24 52 ROSS STAPLETON/DAVID JOHN P2 TOYOTA SPRINTER 1:09.33 53 CRAIG DAWSON/BRIAN TIEDEMANN P2 HOLDEN GEMINI 1:09.50 54 SAM BRAND/JULIE MERIDEW P2 TOYOTA CELICA 1:10.54 55 DAVID THOMPSON/GARETH MONAGHAN N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:11.02 56 JIM BRAND/SCOTT DeBRUIN P6 TOYOTA CELICA GT4 1:11.47 57 BRIAN SEMMENS/DAVID LEONCINI P2 TOYOTA COROLLA TE37 1:11.55 58 BRENDON LINDSEY/J.McLAUGHLIN P2 ALFA ROMEO GUILA 1:13.13 59 JEFFREY KILBRIDE/D.KILBRIDE P1 SUZUKI SWIFT GTi 1:21.52 60 CARL BREWER/BRUCE GRIFFON P1 MAZDA 323 1:25.17 61 BRENDON THOMPSON/M.HAWLEY P2 RENAULT 12 GORDINI 1:25.24 62 DAN PRENTICE/MANDY RUDHAM P6 MITS. GALANT VR4 1:27.00 63 ANDREW MURDOCH/J.SCHNEIDERS P4 FORD FALCON XR6 1:29.14 64 SHANE SMITH/COLIN MILLER P3 FORD ESCORT 1:40.12

RETIREMENTS: HEAT 1.

CAR DRIVER/CO-DRIVER. CAR TYPE. REASON ON SECTION TYPE 42 JAMIE TOLL/TONY BRANDON TOYOTA COROLLA SECA RV HIT TREE! 45 ROMAN WATKINS/PAUL FLINTOFF TOYOTA COROLLA SECA RV ROLLED 53 DAVID SCHNEIDERS/M.STIGLICH HOLDEN COMMODORE HIT THE SCENARY 32 DANNY MURPHY/ROSS LILLEY SUBARU LEGACY RSR BROKEN CLUTCH. 76 GLENN SECOMB/TONY BORG HONDA CIVIC 94 BROKEN DRIVE SHAFT. 20 BRETT MIDDLETON/ANDREW BENEFIELD HONDA CIVIC SUSPECTED BROKEN COIL. 37 TONY McFARLANE/DAVID McFARLANE TOYOTA SPRINTER DIFF FAILED! 64 BEVAN PHILLIPS/JULIAN GRAZIANI HYUNDAI EXCEL NO FUEL PRESSURE. 18 GRAEME GAMBOLD/CHRIS RANDELL TOYOTA CELICA GT4 HEAD GASKET FAILED 21 ROB DAVIS/COLIN ELLIOT TOYOTA CELICA GT4 BROKEN OIL LINE TO OIL COOLER. 61 IAN BEGLEY/BRUCE RAWLINGS MITS. GALANT VR4 BLOWN TURBO 75 PETER MONTGOMERY/C.MONTGOMERY DATSUN 120Y HOLE IN PETROL TANK & BROKEN EXHAUST. 12 MILES SANDY/MICHELLE MURPHY SUBARU WRX OUT OF LATE TIME

RESULTS FOR COMBINED AUSTRALIAN & VICTORIAN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT HEAT 2 - 1998 RALLY OF MELBOURNE - FINAL ROUND AUSTRALIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPS

O/R CAR DRIVER/CO-DRIVER CLASS CAR TYPE SCORE

1 NEAL BATES/CORAL TAYLOR P5 TOYOTA COROLLA WRC 0:51.47 2 POSSUM BOURNE/CRAIG VINCENT P5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 0:52.07 3 CODY CROCKER/GREG FOLETTA N5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 0:55.49 4 JOHN LONG/DAMIEN LONG P5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 3 0:56.02 5 SPENCER LOWNDES/CLAIRE PARKER N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 2 0:56.30 6 GRAHAM ALEXANDER/DAVID STEWART P5 MITS. LANCER RS 0:57.12 7 LEIGH HYNES/JIM CARLTON N5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 0:57.19 8 PAUL KENNEDY/KEN BEHREND N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 2 0:57.38 8 RICK BATES/JENNY BRITTAN P2 DAI CHARADE GTi 0:57.38 10 JOHN GOASDOUE/ALAN BATES N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 4 0:57.44 11 ROSS MACKENZIE/PAUL VANDER MEY P2 DAI CHARADE GTi 0:57.53 12 DEAN HERRIDGE/GLENN MACNEAL P3 HYUNDAI COUPE FX 0:58.22 13 SCOTT PEDDER/S.PLENDERLEITH P5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 1 0:58.38 14 BRETT THOMPSON/ROBERT VANDEREE P6 MITS. GALANT VR4 0:58.45 15 ROBERT OGILVIE/DAVID GREEN N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 3 0:58.56 16 MARK HAYBITTLE/DUNCAN McINTOSH N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 5 0:59.12 17 MARTIN LINTOTT/FRED GOCENTAS N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 2 0:59.27 18 GEOFFREY FULL/GRAEME JESSE P4 HOLDEN COMMODORE V8 0:59.39 19 BRETT MIDDLETON/A.BENEFIELD P2 HONDA CIVIC 0:59.43 20 MARK FAWCETT/TONY BOYD P6 MITS. GALANT VR4 0:59.46 21 STEWART REID/A.McLOUGHLIN N5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 0:59.5 22 GRAEME GAMBOLD/CHRIS RANDELL P6 TOYOTA CELICA GT4 0:59.55 23 MIKE MORRIS/NICK VARDOS P6 TOYOYA CELICA GT4 1:00.11 24 PHILIP MESSER/RACHAEL BRUTY P5 MITS. GSR LANCER 1:00.20 25 DANNY MURPHY/ROSS LILLEY P6 SUBARU LEGACY RSR 1:00.21 26 JUSTIN MIDDLETON/PAUL HELM P3 TOYOTA COROLLA 1:00.27 27 CRAIG MORRIS/JENNY COLE P5 MITS. GALANT VR4 1:00.39 28 JOHN FARRELL/ZARA WHITE N5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1:01.05 29 DAVID NUTTER/FELICITY NUTTER N5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1:01.10 30 ROB DAVIS/COLIN ELLIOT P6 TOYOTA CELICA GT4 1:01.26 31 DAN PRENTICE/MANDY RUDHAM P6 MITS. GALANT VR4 1:01.33 32 ASHLEA JAMES/SUE McCREADY N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:01.56 33 STEVE POORE/MATTHEW BIRCHALL P6 SUBARU LEGACY RSR 1:02.02 34 MARTIN GRIGG/CHRIS TAIT N5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 3 1:02.21 35 ADRIAN BUKMANIS/JOHN AHERN P1 HONDA CIVIC 1:02.28 35 DAVID SMART/DARRYL JUDD P5 MITS. LANCER 1:02.28 37 IAN MARTIN/ROSLYN MARTIN P5 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX 1:02.40 38 JACQUILINE DINES/COLIN TRINDER P5 MITS. LANCER EVOL 3 1:02.45 39 IAN BEGLEY/BRUCE RAWLINGS P6 MITS. GALANT VR4 1:02.54 40 GLEN CUGLEY/TIM GADSBY P4 BMW M3 1:03.11 41 MICHAEL MORRIS/GEOFF FLOYD P4 HOLDEN COMMODORE 1:03.17 42 CRAIG DAWSON/BRIAN TIEDEMANN P2 HOLDEN GEMINI 1:03.19 43 CHRIS WALTERS/JAMIE SARGEANT P4 HOLDEN COMMODORE 1:03.27 44 BRIAN SEMMENS/DAVID LEONCINI P2 TOYOTA COROLLA TE37 1:03.28 45 JASON SLOT/WILL LOGAN N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:03.52 46 JO CADMAN/LIZ SWANTON N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:03.57 47 ROSS FRASER/ASHLEY FRASER P4 HOLDEN COMMODRE 1:04.00 48 STEVE FORSBERG/LYNDALL DRAKE N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:04.02 49 JEFFREY KILBRIDE/D.KILBRIDE P1 SUZUKI SWIFT GTi 1:04.03 50 TONY McFARLANE/D.McFARLANE P2 TOYOTA SPRINTER 1:04.06 51 LEE PETERSON/G.LEGG-STOKER P3 NISSAN PULSAR GTi 1:04.12 52 KIRK MARKS/PETER MAHONY P3 TOYOTA MR2 1:04.14 53 ROMAN WATKINS/PAUL FLINTOFF N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:04.22 54 ANDREW WYLIE/BRENDAN SPURR N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:05.33 55 ADAM WILSON/DOUG FERNIE P3 TOYOTA CELICA RA40 1:05.45 56 ROSS STAPLETON/DAVID JOHN P2 TOYOTA SPRINTER 1:07.47 57 BEVAN PHILLIPS/JULIAN GRAZIANI N2 HYUNDAI EXCEL 1:07.50 58 MIKE WELSH/SYITF CAINS N1 DAIHATSU CHARADE 1:08.11 59 MARK SELTIN/FRANK BAKER P2 TOYOTA SPRINTER 1:08.15 60 JIM BRAND/SCOTT DeBRUIN P6 TOYOTA CELICA GT4 1:08.26 61 ROBERT WHYATT/KIM MARTIN N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:08.42 62 SHANE SMITH/COLIN MILLER P3 FORD ESCORT 1:08.53 63 SAM BRAND/JULIE MERIDEW P2 TOYOTA CELICA 1:08.56 64 DAVID THOMPSON/GARETH MONAGHAN N3 TOY.COROLLA SECA RV 1:09.14 65 CHRIS RAYSON/KEVIN WILSON P4 HOLDEN TORANA 1:10.35 66 PETER MONTGOMERY/C.MONTGOMERY P2 DATSUN 120Y 1:11.04 67 BRENDON THOMPSON/M.HAWLEY P2 RENAULT 12 GORDINI 1:12.42 68 BRENDON LINDSEY/J.McLAUGHLIN P2 ALFA ROMEO GUILA 1:14.06 69 CARL BREWER/BRUCE GRIFFON P1 MAZDA 323 1:16.50

RETIREMENTS: HEAT 2

CAR DRIVER/CO-DRIVER. CAR TYPE. REASON ON SECTION TYPE 12 MILES SANDY/MICHELLE MURPHY SUBARU WRX RA HEAD GASKET. 65 NIGEL MOORE/COLIN ALDRED MITS. GALANT VR4 GEARBOX BUSTED. 76 GLENN SECOMB/TONY BORG HONDA CIVIC 94 ANOTHER BROKEN DRIVESHAFT. 30 DARREN MASTERS/PAUL WHITING MAZDA FAMILIA GTR CRASH ! ROLLED... 38 ANDREW MURDOCH/J.SCHNEIDERS FORD FALCON XR6 MOTOR SEIZED. 57 SAM VAUGHAN/TONY BEST SUZUKI SWIFT ROLLED.

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