1984 Australian Rally Championship Explained
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 |
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| 1 | The Canon Zodiac Rally (VIC) | 24–25 March 1984 |
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| 2 | Mid-State Television Rally (NSW) | 7–8 April 1984 |
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| 3 | James Hardie National Rally (QLD) | 5–6 May 1984 |
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| 4 | The Sunday Times Safari (WA) | 2–3 June 1984 |
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| 5 | Dunlop 2GO Rally (NSW) | 11–12 August 1984 |
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| 6 | Enka-Fill Alpine Rally (VIC) | 24–25 November 1984 |
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Round One – The Canon Zodiac Rally
| Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
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| 1 | David Officer | Kate Hobson | | 4:34.14 |
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| 2 | Chris Brown | Noel Richards | Datsun 180B | 4:39.49 |
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| 3 | Peter Clarke | Mick Harker | Datsun Stanza | 4:42.00 |
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| 4 | John Atkinson | Stephen Robertson | Datsun Stanza | 4:44.14 |
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| =4 | Murray Coote | Iain Stewart | Datsun 120Y | 4:44.14 |
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| 6 | Phil Horan | Adrian Ward | Datsun Stanza | 4:52.16 |
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Production Rally Cars
Round Two – Mid-State Television Rally
Production Rally Cars
| Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
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| 1 | Ed Mulligan | Geoff Jones | | 274.33 |
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| 2 | Jim Middleton | Garry Marshall | Holden Commodore | 283.56 |
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| 3 | Rob Worboys | Bob Carpenter | Ford Laser | 287.50 |
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Round Three – James Hardie National Rally
Production Rally Cars
| Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
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| 1 | Ed Mulligan | Geoff Jones | | 283.39 |
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| 2 | Jim Middleton | Peter Young | Holden Commodore | 284.07 |
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| 3 | Rob Worboys | Bob Carpenter | Ford Laser | 285.57 |
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Round Four – Sunday Times Safari
Production Rally Cars
| Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
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| 1 | Greg Carr | Fred Gocentas | | 267.04 |
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| 2 | Ed Mulligan | Geoff Jones | | 272.24 |
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Round Five – Dunlop 2GO Rally
Production Rally Cars
| Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
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| 1 | N Hotta | S Inada | | 7h 43.03 |
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| 2 | Wayne Bell | Dave Boddy | Fiat Superbrava | 8h 13.22 |
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| 3 | Ed Mulligan | Geoff Jones | Mazda RX-7 | 8h 20.18 |
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Round Six – Enka-Fill Alpine Rally
| Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
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| 1 | David Officer | Kate Officer | | 5:36.12 |
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| 2 | George Fury | Monty Suffern | Datsun 120Y | 5:37.11 |
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| 3 | Murray Coote | Iain Stewart | Datsun 1200 | 5:45.38 |
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| 4 | Barry Lowe | Ted Dobrzynski | Dazda Rally | 5:48.52 |
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| 5 | Peter Glennie | Brian Smith | Datsun 200B | 5:53.55 |
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| 6 | David Jones | Peter Curtain | Holden Commodore | 5:54.36 |
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Production Rally Cars
| Position | Driver | Navigator | Car | Penalties |
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| 1 | Jim Middleton | Garry Marshall | | 6:05.55 |
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| 2 | Ed Mulligan | Geoff Jones | Mazda RX-7 | 6:09.45 |
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| 3 | Terry Kuss | Bob Durrant | Mitsubishi Starion | 6:24.43 |
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1984 Drivers and Navigators Championships
Final pointscore for 1984 is as follows.[2]
David Officer – Champion Driver 1984
Kate Officer – Champion Navigator 1984
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: begavalleyrally - begavalleyrally. www.begavalleyrally.com.au. 7 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302071747/http://www.begavalleyrally.com.au/history/. 2 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
- Australian Motor Racing Year 1984/85 ISSN 0158-4138
