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1968 Australian Rally Championship


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

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

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.

The Rallies

The six events of the 1968 season were as follows.

RoundRallyDate123456
Classic Rally (VIC)
Snowy Mountains Rally (NSW)
Walkerville 500 (SA)
Canberra 500 (ACT)
Warana Rally (QLD)21/22 September 1968
Alpine Rally (VIC)

Round Two – [[Bega Valley Rally|Snowy Mountains Rally]]

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPoints123456
Barry FergusonDave JohnsonVolkswagen Beetle85
Greg GarardNigel CollierHolden 186S95
John GarardBrian WaldronHolden 186S99
Bruce CollierSteve HalloranRenault R8 Gordini102
Colin BondBrian HopeMitsubishi Colt Fastback120
Bob WatsonJim McCauliffeHolden Kingswood HK122

Round Five – Ampol Warana Car Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPoints1=1=3
Harry FirthGraham HoinvilleFord Cortina Lotus
Frank KilfoyleDoug RutherfordFord Cortina GT
John KeranPeter MeyerVolvo 142S99

1968 Drivers and Navigators Championships

Final pointscore for 1968 is as follows.

[[Harry Firth]] – Champion Driver 1968

PositionDriverCarPoints123456
Harry FirthFord Cortina Lotus
Frank KilfoyleFord Cortina GT
John KeranVolvo 142S
Bob WatsonHolden Kingswood HK
Ian VaughanFord Cortina GT
Barry FergusonVolkswagen Beetle

Graham Hoinville – Champion Navigator 1968

PositionNavigatorCarPoints12
Graham HoinvilleFord Cortina Lotus
Peter MeyerVolvo 142S

References

References

  1. "1968 CAMS AUSTRALIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP, www.snooksmotorsport.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org".
  2. "Bega Valley Rally, www.begavalleyrally.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org".
  3. BSCC Magazine Brisport, August 2015
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