1998 Round Australia Trial Playstation Rally Round Australia | ||
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Host country | Australia | |
Rally base | Adelaide | |
Dates run | 6 – 27 September 1998 | |
Stages | 21 | |
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | |
Overall distance | 18,500 km (11,500 miles) | |
Statistics | ||
Crews | 57 at start, 47 at finish | |
Overall results | ||
Overall winner | Bruce Garland Harry Suzuki Bruce Garland Holden Motorsport |
The 1998 Round Australia Trial, officially the Playstation Rally Round Australia was the fourteenth and last running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 6 and 27 September 1998. The event covered 18,500 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Bruce Garland and Harry Suzuki, driving a Holden Jackaroo..
Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Overall Time No. of Stages Missed (ms) |
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1 | 3 | Bruce Garland Holden Motorsport | Bruce Garland Harry Suzuki | Holden Jackaroo | 34hr 27min 19sec |
2 | 05 | Bruce Garland Holden Motorsport | Peter Brock Wayne Webster | Holden Jackaroo | 34hr 56min 3sec |
3 | 54 | David Lowe | David Lowe Robert Gambino | Datsun 180B SSS | 37hr 29min 5sec |
4 | 4 | Warren Ridge Smash Repairs | Warren Ridge Joy Ridge | Mitsubishi Pajero | 37hr 50min 16sec |
5 | 8 | Owen Racing | Reg Owen Russell Cairns | Nissan Patrol | 37hr 55min 25sec |
6 | 18 | Pedders Suspension | Ron Pedder Scott Pedder | Holden Commodore VS Ute | 38hr 2min 29sec |
7 | 6 | Edwards Rally Team | Kevin Edwards Martin Reeves | Ford Falcon EF XR6 | 38hr 3min 3sec |
8 | 14 | Del Garbett Rally Sport | Mark Griffith Del Garbett | Toyota RAV4 | 38hr 47min 41sec |
9 | 69 | Colin Hunter Racing | Colin Hunter Guy Basile | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 39hr 6min 56sec |
10 | 13 | I.A. Swan Ford Explorer Team | Steve Cornwall Stewart Cornwall | Ford Explorer | 40hr 12min 51sec |
11 | 32 | John Williams | John Williams Mike Batten | Holden Monaro HT | 40hr 59min 41sec |
12 | 58 | Dennis Barber | Dennis Barber Andrew Crane | Peugeot 504 | 41hr 9min 11sec |
13 | 21 | Murray Rogers | Murray Rogers Russell McKenzie | Holden Commodore VH | 42hr 53min 19sec |
14 | 96 | Dennis McGregor | Dennis McGregor Mark Matschoss | Toyota Land Cruiser Ute [ broken anchor ] | 43hr 14min 43sec |
15 | 24 | Daniel Murphy | Daniel Murphy Steve Poore | Holden Commodore VH | 43hr 41min 4sec |
16 | 31 | Alan Cameron | Alan Cameron Ted Rogers | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 44hr 36min 33sec |
17 | 35 | Graham Birrell | Richard Pollock Graham Birrell | Peugeot 504 | 45hr 10min 4sec |
18 | 27 | Peter Cochrane Transport | Peter Cochrane Duncan Richter | Ford Falcon ED XR6 | 45hr 20min 39sec |
19 | 66 | Donald Williams | David Hodge Donald Williams | Rover 3500 SD1 | 46hr 28min 44sec |
20 | 29 | Ewan Jones | Ewan Jones Andrew Smith | Alfa Romeo GTV | 48hr 1min 47sec |
21 | 16 | Danny Castro | Danny Castro Anthony Hudson | Datsun 1600 | 48hr 5min 55sec |
22 | 72 | N.J. Hawkins | Neville Hawkins Shirley Hawkins | Toyota Land Cruiser [ broken anchor ] | 49hr 11min 55sec |
23 | 34 | Team Phillips | Steve Phillips David Phillips Jason Neasy | Toyota 4 Runner | 49hr 59min 39sec |
24 | 39 | L.G. Matheson | Gordon Matheson Michael Matheson | Ford Falcon XT GT | 58hr 59min 24sec |
25 | 404 | Ron Fraser | Chris Hall Ron Fraser Matt Windrum | Peugeot 404 | 1ms 55hr 30min 13sec |
26 | 61 | P.M. Holloway | Michael Holloway Timothy Kennon | Holden Monaro HT | 4ms 55hr 57min 31sec |
27 | 53 | Brett Wright | Barry Ferguson Brett Wright | Volkswagen Beetle | 6ms 55hr 36min 34sec |
28 | 9 | Pedders Suspension | Graeme Wise Linda Long | Holden Commodore VS Ute | 7ms 44hr 18min 52sec |
29 | 505 | Peter Champion Mining Pty Ltd | Peter Champion Ken Long Joe Caudo | Holden Commodore VR | 7ms 48hr 25min 43sec |
30 | 214 | Gary Randell | Gary Randell Eric Clementson | Volvo 142 | 7ms 60hr 53min 41sec |
31 | 121 | Sutton Rallying | Dennis Sutton David O'Neil | Ford Falcon EF XR6 | 10ms 59hr 2min 12sec |
32 | 83 | H.I. Enter | Humphrey Enter Kim Reynolds | Triumph 2000 Mark I | 13ms 61hr 41min 13sec |
33 | 15 | Peter George | Peter George Jane Oliver | Datsun 1600 | 13ms 62hr 35min 28sec |
34 | 26 | Lockhart Holden Gold Coast | Peter Lockhart Tim Donovan | Holden Jackaroo | 17ms 56hr 1min 17sec |
35 | 1 | Rolin Motorsport | Michael Guest Jason Walk Paul Pyyvaara | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 17ms 60hr 29min 48sec |
36 | 51 | New Pioneer Motors | Keith Callinan Paul Couper | Holden Commodore VR | 18ms 59hr 16min 42sec |
37 | 237 | Alastair McKechnie | Alastair McKechnie John Thain | Holden EH | 19ms 71hr 28min 57sec |
38 | 955 | Eon McDonald | Eon McDonald Victor Willman | Holden Torana LJ | 22ms 76hr 45min 31sec |
39 | 17 | Barry Rowe | Barry Rowe Michael Ellis | MG MGB GT | 32ms 87hr 24min 37sec |
40 | 911 | Lloyd Hughes | Lloyd Hughes Peter Meddows | Renault 12 GL | 37ms 104hr 54min 1sec |
41 | 240 | Geoffrey McEwan | Geoffrey McEwan Andrew D'espeissis | Holden EH | 47ms 116hr 40min 35sec |
42 | 300 | Stewart Rally Team | David Stewart Graeme Rogers | Ford Falcon EL XR6 | 50ms 112hr 8min 46sec |
43 | 23 | Simon Bairstow | Simon Bairstow Stephan Kulynycz | Datsun Stanza | 66ms 137hr 59min 19sec |
44 | 112 | D.J. Coote | Douglas Coote Cono Onofaro | Morris Cooper S | 86ms 168hr 37min 1sec |
45 | 47 | John Darby | John Darby Colin Stewart | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | 94ms 164hr 20min 35sec |
46 | 40 | John Fraser | John Fraser Gwyn Mulholland | Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 95ms 163hr 12min 32sec |
47 | 226 | Graham McPherson | Graham McPherson Ray Scheiwe R. Morgan | Ford Fairlane FD Compact | 99ms 186hr 23min 7sec |
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