1979 Australian Rally Championship

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The 1979 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the twelfth season in the history of the competition.

Ross Dunkerton and navigator Jeff Beaumont in the Datsun Stanza won the 1979 Championship.

Season review

The twelfth Australian Rally Championship was held over five events across Australia, the season consisting of one event each for New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. [1] The 1979 season saw the Datsun Stanzas of Dunkerton and Fury regain some of their dominance with the main challenge from the Ford Escort of Greg Carr.

The Rallies

The five events of the 1979 season were as follows.

RoundRallyDate
1Akademos Rally (VIC)
2Rally of the West (WA)
3Lutwyche Village Rally (QLD)
4 Bega Valley Rally (NSW)
5Endrust Forest Rally (SA)

Round Four – Bega Valley Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPoints
1 Colin Bond John Dawson-Damer Ford Escort RS1800 91.18
2 George Fury Monty Suffern Datsun Stanza 97.56
3 Ross Dunkerton Jeff Beaumont Datsun Stanza 123.35
4Peter GaudronGraeme Pigram Datsun 1600 134.50
5Paul NuddBarbara Nudd Datsun 120Y 142.10
6Ian SwanPhillip Rainer Datsun 120Y 149.17

1979 Drivers and Navigators Championships

Final pointscore for 1979 is as follows. [2]

Ross Dunkerton – Champion Driver 1979

PositionDriverCarPoints
1 Ross Dunkerton Datsun Stanza
2 Greg Carr Ford Escort RS1800
3 Colin Bond Ford Escort RS1800
4Geoff Portman
5 George Fury Datsun Stanza
6Dean Rainsford

Jeff Beaumont – Champion Navigator 1979

PositionNavigatorCarPoints
1Jeff Beaumont Datsun Stanza
2Fred Gocentas Ford Escort RS1800
3John Dawson-Damer Ford Escort RS1800
4Ross Runnalls
5Monty Suffern Datsun Stanza
6Jerry Browne

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References

  1. "Bega Valley Rally". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  2. "Bega Valley Rally". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2011.