1968 Australian Rally Championship

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The 1968 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the inaugural Australian Rally Championship.

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Harry Firth and navigator Graham Hoinville won the Champion Driver and Champion Navigator titles respectively with a Ford Cortina Lotus. [1]

Season review

The first Australian Rally Championship was decided over six events, staged across the Eastern States of Australia with two events in Victoria and one each in Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and South Australia. [2]

The Rallies

The six events of the 1968 season were as follows.

RoundRallyDate
1Classic Rally (VIC)
2 Snowy Mountains Rally (NSW)
3Walkerville 500 (SA)
4Canberra 500 (ACT)
5Warana Rally (QLD)21/22 September 1968
6Alpine Rally (VIC)

Round Two – Snowy Mountains Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPoints
1Barry FergusonDave Johnson Volkswagen Beetle 85
2Greg GarardNigel Collier Holden 186S 95
3John GarardBrian Waldron Holden 186S 99
4Bruce CollierSteve Halloran Renault R8 Gordini 102
5 Colin Bond Brian Hope Mitsubishi Colt Fastback 120
6Bob WatsonJim McCauliffe Holden Kingswood HK 122

Round Five – Ampol Warana Car Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPoints
1=Harry FirthGraham Hoinville Ford Cortina Lotus
1=Frank KilfoyleDoug Rutherford Ford Cortina GT
3John KeranPeter Meyer Volvo 142S 99

[3]

1968 Drivers and Navigators Championships

Final pointscore for 1968 is as follows. [2]

Harry Firth – Champion Driver 1968

PositionDriverCarPoints
1 Harry Firth Ford Cortina Lotus [1]
2Frank Kilfoyle Ford Cortina GT
3John Keran Volvo 142S
4Bob Watson Holden Kingswood HK
5Ian Vaughan Ford Cortina GT [1]
6Barry Ferguson Volkswagen Beetle

Graham Hoinville – Champion Navigator 1968

PositionNavigatorCarPoints
1Graham Hoinville Ford Cortina Lotus [1]
2Peter Meyer Volvo 142S

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References

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  3. BSCC Magazine Brisport , August 2015