1984 Australian Rally Championship

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1984 Australian Rally Championship
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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.

Rallying form of motorsport where modified or specially built road-legal compete not on a circuit, but instead in a point-to-point format

Rally is a form of motorsport that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars. It is distinguished by running not on a circuit, but instead in a point-to-point format in which participants and their co-drivers drive between set control points, leaving at regular intervals from one or more start points. Rallies may be won by pure speed within the stages or alternatively by driving to a predetermined ideal journey time within the stages.

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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.

Mitsubishi Galant car model

The Mitsubishi Galant is an automobile which was produced by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi from 1969 to 2012. The model name was derived from the French word galant, meaning "chivalrous". There have been nine distinct generations with total cumulative sales exceeding five million units. It began as a compact sedan, but over the course of its life evolved into a mid-size car. Initial production was based in Japan, but from 1994 the American market was served by vehicles assembled at the former Diamond-Star Motors (DSM) facility in Normal, Illinois.

Season review

The 17th Australian Rally Championship was held over six events across Australia, the season consisting of one event each for Queensland and West 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.

Australian Rally Championship

The Australian Rally Championship (ARC) is Australia's leading off-road motor rally competition. A multi-event national championship has been held each year since 1968.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

New South Wales State of Australia

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In March 2019, the population of New South Wales was over 8 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

The Rallies

The six events of the 1984 season were as follows. [1] [2]

RoundRallyDate
1The Canon Zodiac Rally (VIC)24–25 March 1984
2Mid-State Television Rally (NSW)7–8 April 1984
3James Hardie National Rally (QLD)5–6 May 1984
4The Sunday Times Safari (WA)2–3 June 1984
5Dunlop 2GO Rally (NSW)11–12 August 1984
6Enka-Fill Alpine Rally (VIC)24–25 November 1984

Round One – The Canon Zodiac Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1David OfficerKate Hobson Mitsubishi Galant 4:34.14
2Chris BrownNoel Richards Datsun 180B 4:39.49
3Peter ClarkeMick Harker Datsun Stanza 4:42.00
4John AtkinsonStephen Robertson Datsun Stanza 4:44.14
=4Murray CooteIain Stewart Datsun 120Y 4:44.14
6Phil HoranAdrian Ward Datsun Stanza 4:52.16

Production Rally Cars

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1Ed MulliganGeoff Jones Mazda RX-7 5:05.55
2Caroline O’ShanesyMeg Davis Fiat Superbrava 5:19.40
3Terry KussBob Durrant Mitsubishi Starion 5:38.40

Round Two – Mid-State Television Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1 Greg Carr Fred Gocentas Fiat 131 Abarth 242.38
2Ian HillPhil Bonser Ford Escort 246.06
3Geoff PortmanRoss Runnalls Datsun Bluebird 248.31
4Murray CooteIain Stewart Datsun 120Y 251.10
5Peter GlennieBrian Smith Datsun Stanza 255.16
6Brian SmithPeter Mignot Mitsubishi Galant 256.21

Production Rally Cars

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1Ed MulliganGeoff Jones Mazda RX-7 274.33
2Jim MiddletonGarry Marshall Holden Commodore 283.56
3Rob WorboysBob Carpenter Ford Laser 287.50

Round Three – James Hardie National Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1 Greg Carr Fred Gocentas Fiat 131 Abarth 254.12
2David OfficerKate Hobson Mitsubishi Galant 261.57
3Murray CooteIain Stewart Datsun 120Y 262.56
4Peter ClarkMick Harker Datsun Stanza 268.35
5Jack WightmanJon Thompson Datsun 279.56
6Robert BellRay Temple Ford Escort 282.22

Production Rally Cars

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1Ed MulliganGeoff Jones Mazda RX-7 283.39
2Jim MiddletonPeter Young Holden Commodore 284.07
3Rob WorboysBob Carpenter Ford Laser 285.57

Round Four – Sunday Times Safari

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1Bob NicoliPeter Macneall Datsun Stanza 237.07
2Clive SlaterRod Van Der Straaten Toyota Corolla 239.50
3David OfficerKate Hobson Mitsubishi Galant 241.28
4Rolly WatersGeoff Mills Ford Escort 249.29
5Adrian StaffordRoger Forester Toyota Corolla 250.02
6Mark AndersonPeter Baesjov Datsun 256.34

Production Rally Cars

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1 Greg Carr Fred Gocentas Holden Commodore 267.04
2Ed MulliganGeoff Jones Mazda RX-7 272.24

Round Five – Dunlop 2GO Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1Ian HillPhillip Bonser Ford Escort RS1800 7h 27.31
2David OfficerKate Hobson Mitsubishi Galant 7h 32.25
3 Ross Dunkerton Steve McKinnie Datsun 1600 7h 36.32
4Murray CooteIain Stewart Datsun 1200 7h 36.52
5Rod CremenRay Temple Toyota Corolla 7h 51.19
6 Greg Carr Fred Gocentas Fiat 131 Abarth 7h 53.02

Production Rally Cars

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1N HottaS Inada Toyota Sprinter 7h 43.03
2Wayne BellDave Boddy Fiat Superbrava 8h 13.22
3Ed MulliganGeoff Jones Mazda RX-7 8h 20.18

Round Six – Enka-Fill Alpine Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1David OfficerKate Officer Mitsubishi Galant 5:36.12
2 George Fury Monty Suffern Datsun 120Y 5:37.11
3Murray CooteIain Stewart Datsun 1200 5:45.38
4Barry LoweTed DobrzynskiDazda Rally5:48.52
5Peter GlennieBrian Smith Datsun 200B 5:53.55
6David JonesPeter Curtain Holden Commodore 5:54.36

Production Rally Cars

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPenalties
1Jim MiddletonGarry Marshall Holden Commodore 6:05.55
2Ed MulliganGeoff Jones Mazda RX-7 6:09.45
3Terry KussBob Durrant Mitsubishi Starion 6:24.43

1984 Drivers and Navigators Championships

Final pointscore for 1984 is as follows. [2]

David Officer – Champion Driver 1984

PositionDriverCarPoints
1David Officer Mitsubishi Galant
2Ed Mulligan Mazda RX-7
3 Greg Carr Fiat 131 Abarth
4Murray Coote Datsun 1200
5Jim Middleton Holden Commodore
6Ian Hill Ford Escort BDA

Kate Officer – Champion Navigator 1984

PositionNavigatorCarPoints
1Kate Officer Mitsubishi Galant
2Geoff Jones Mazda RX-7
3Fred Gocentas Fiat 131 Abarth
4Iain Stewart Datsun 1200
5Phillip Bonser Ford Escort BDA
6Gary Marshall Jnr Holden Commodore

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  2. 1 2 Australian Motor Racing Year 1984/85 ISSN 0158-4138
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