Rally of Melbourne Preview - Entry List
The Rally of Melbourne, the 5th and final Round of the Australian Rally Championship begins tomorrow (Friday) night in Melbourne. The start will be at the Bourke Street Mall, with the first car leaving at 7.30pm with the real action beginning on ...
The Rally of Melbourne, the 5th and final Round of the Australian Rally Championship begins tomorrow (Friday) night in Melbourne. The start will be at the Bourke Street Mall, with the first car leaving at 7.30pm with the real action beginning on Saturday with Heat 1 and on Sunday with Heat 2.
The roads in Melbourne are generally fast, smooth and open on a hard clay base. This can be slippery in places if very wet, but usually provides a lot of grip. In 1997, there was even snow on some stages! There are also a few stretchs of bitumen including Ben Cairns (SS6), my favourite stage, which is a spectacular 15km mostly bitumen stage which goes down the side of a 'small' mountain.
The entry list is very strong and is listed below with the stage details.
Don't forget to check out the official Rally of Melbourne website which can be found at http://www.users.bigpond.com/rallymel/
Rally of Melbourne Stage Details
Friday 28th August
7.30pm Publicity start, Bourke Street Mall
Heat 1 - Saturday 29th August
SS1.1: Mt. Slide 1(6.43km) SS1.2: Sylvia Creek 1 (27.68km) SS1.3: Anderson Mill 1 (6.59km) SS1.4: Paradise Plains 1 (20.80km) SS1.5: Acheron 1 (15.81km) SS1.6: Ben Cairn 1 (15.61km) SS1.7: Sportsground (0.87km)
Total Competitive Distance: 98.76 km.
Heat 2 - Sunday 30th August
SS2.1: Mt. Slide 2 (6.43km) SS2.2: Sylvia Creek 2 (27.68km) SS2.3: Anderson Mill 2 (6.59km) SS2.4: Paradise Plains 2 (20.77km) SS2.5: Acheron 2 (15.81km) SS2.6: Ben Cairn 2 (15.61km) SS2.7: Domaine (1.84km)
Total competitive distance: 94.73km
Rally of Melbourne Seeded Entry List
01 Possum Bourne/Craig Vincent NSW Subaru Impreza WRX P5 02 Neal Bates/Coral Taylor ACT Toyota Corolla P5 03 John Long/Damien Long NSW Mitsubishi Lancer EVO III P5 04 Cody Crocker/Greg Foletta VIC Subaru Impreza WRX P5 05 Stewart Reid/Anthony McLoughlin QLD Subaru Impreza WRX N5 06 John Goasdoue/Alan Bates QLD Mitsubishi Lancer EVO II N5 07 Mark Haybittle/Duncan McIntosh NSW Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 5 N5 08 Spencer Lowndes/Claire Parker VIC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 N5 09 Paul Kennedy/Ken Behrend NSW Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II N5 10 Robert Ogilvie/Matthew Ogilvie ACT Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 3 N5 11 Graham Alexander/David Stewart VIC Mitsubishi Lancer RS P5 12 Miles Sandy/Michelle Murphy NSW Subaru WRX RA P5 13 Leigh Hynes/Jim Carlton WA Subaru Impreza WRX N5 14 Rick Bates/Jenny Brittan ACT Daihatsu Charade Gti P2 15 Craig Morris/Jennifer Cole VIC Mitsubishi Galant VR4 P5 16 Martin Lintott/Fred Gocentas NSW Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 2 N5 17 Philip Messer/Racheal Bruty VIC Mitsubishi GSR Lancer P5 18 Graeme Gambold/Chris Randell VIC Toyota Celica 4WDT P6 19 Ross Mackenzie/Paul VanDer Mey WA Daihatsu Charade Gti P2 20 Brett Middleton/Andrew Benefield NSW Honda Civic P2 21 Robert Davis/Colin Elliott VIC Toyota GT4 P6 22 Brett Thompson/Robert Vanderree VIC Mitsubishi VR4 P6 23 Mark Fawcett/Tony Boyd VIC Mitsubishi Galant VR4 P6 24 Scott Pedder/Stella Plenderleith VIC Mitsubishi Lancer EVO I P5 25 Dean Herridge/Glenn McNeal WA Hyundai Coupe FX P3 26 Lee Peterson/Graham Legg-Stocker TAS Nissan Pulsar Gti P3 27 John Farrell/Zara White WA Subaru Impreza WRX N5 28 Jacquiline Dines/Colin Trinder WA Mitsubishi Lancer EVO III P5 29 David Nutter/Felicity Nutter VIC Subaru Impreza WRX N5 30 Darren Masters/Paul Whiting SA Mazda Familia GTR N5 31 Justin Middleton/Paul Helm WA Toyota Corolla P3 32 Danny Murphy Ross Lilley VIC Subaru Legasy RS-R P6 33 Glen Cugley/Tim Gadsby VIC BMW M3 P4 34 Dan Prentice/Mandy Rudham SA Mitsubishi Galant VR4 P6 35 Geoffrey Full/Graeme Jesse NSW Holden Commodore P4 36 Ross Fraser/Ashley Fraser VIC Holden VC Commodore P4 37 Tony McFarlane/David McFarlane NSW Toyota Sprinter P2 38 Andrew Murdoch/Janine Schneiders VIC Ford XR6 Falcon P4 39 Chris Walters/Jamie Sargeant VIC Holden Commodore P4 40 David Thompson/Gareth Monaghan NSW Toyota Corolla N3 41 Robert Whyatt/Kim Martin SA Toyota Corolla Seca RV N3 42 Jamie Toll/Tony Brandon ACT Toyota Corolla RV N3 43 Jo Cadman/Liz Swanton NSW Toyota Corolla Rv N3 44 Jason Slot/Will Logan VIC Toyota Corolla Seca N3 45 Roman Watkins/Paul Flintoff WA Toyota Corolla RV N3 46 Steve Forsberg/Lyndall Drake NSW Toyota Corolla RV N3 47 Ashlea James/Sue McCready VIC Toyota Corolla RV N3 48 Andrew Wylie/Brendan Spurr TAS Toyota Corolla RV N3 49 Jeffrey Kilbride/Donna Kilbride QLD Suzuki Swift Gti P1 50 Kirk Marks/Peter Mahony NSW Toyota MR2 P3 51 Adrian Bukmanis/John Ahern QLD Honda Civic P1 52 Martin Grigg/Chris Tait VIC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3 N5 53 David Schneiders/Michael Stiglich VIC Holden Commodore P4 54 Chris Rayson/Kevin Wilson VIC Holden SLR 5000 P4 55 Brian Semmens/David Leoncini VIC Toyota TE 37 P2 56 Ross Stapleton/David John VIC Toyota Sprinter P2 57 Sam Vaughan/Tony Best VIC Suzuki Swift Gti N1 58 Craig Dawson/Brian Tiedemann VIC Holden Gemini P2 59 Mike Morris/Nick Vardos ACT Toyota Celica GT4 P6 60 Carl Brewer/Bruce Griffin VIC Mazda 323 P1 61 Ian Begley/Bruce Rawlings VIC Mitsubishi Galant P5 62 Steve Poore/Matthew Birchall VIC Subaru Legacy RS R P6 63 Jim Brand/Scott DeBruin SA Toyota Celica GT4 P6 64 Bevan Phillips/Julian Graziani WA Hyundai Exel N2 yes 65 Nigel Moore/Colin Aldred NSW Mitsubishi Galant VR4 P6 66 Brendan Lindsey/John McLaughlin VIC Alfa Remeo Guilia Super P2 67 Sam Brand/Julie Meridew SA Toyota Celica P2 68 Brendon Thompson/Michael Hawiley WA Renault 12 Gordini P2 69 David Smart/Darryl Judd VIC Mitsubishi Lancer P5 70 Ian Martin/Roslyn Martin VIC Subaru Impreza WRX P5 71 Michael Morris/Geoffrey Floyd VIC Holden VC Commodore P4 72 Adam Wilson/Doug Fernie VIC Toyota Celica RA40 P3 73 Shane Smith/Colin Miller VIC Ford Escort P3 74 Mike Welsh/Mike Cains VIC Daihatsu Charade N1 75 Peter Montgomery/Chris Montgomery VIC Datsun 120Y P2 76 Glenn Secomb/Tony Borg VIC Honda Civic P2 77 Mark Seltin/Frank Baker VIC Toyota Sprinter P2
The Australian Rally Championship Mailing List distributes information and results regarding each round of the Australian Rally Championship. http://www.dusty.com.au
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