The 1985 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the 18th season in the history of the competition.
Barry Lowe and navigator Kevin Pedder in the Subaru RX Turbo won the 1985 Championship.
The 18th Australian Rally Championship was held over six events across Australia, the season consisting of one event each for New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and West Australia. This was the first time an ARC round was conducted in Tasmania, making it a truly Australian wide series.[1] The 1985 season saw the Group A cars finally come into their own, with many crews making the change to the new category, but more importantly the first championship won by a Group A car. It was a tightly fought season with only three points separating first and second after the six events.
The Rallies
The six events of the 1985 season were as follows.[2][1]
^ abcAustralian Motor Racing Year. 1985–86. ISSN 0158-4138.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
^ ab. Bega Valley Rally. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
External links
Results of Snowy Mountains Rally and ARC results.
January 18, 2023
1985, australian, rally, championship, previous, 1984, next, 1986, series, rallying, events, held, across, australia, 18th, season, history, competition, barry, lowe, navigator, kevin, pedder, subaru, turbo, 1985, championship, contents, season, review, rallie. 1985 Australian Rally Championship Previous 1984 Next 1986 The 1985 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia It was the 18th season in the history of the competition Barry Lowe and navigator Kevin Pedder in the Subaru RX Turbo won the 1985 Championship Contents 1 Season review 2 The Rallies 2 1 Round One The Advocate Fairfield Stages Rally 2 2 Round Two Western Mail Nissan Rally 2 3 Round Three Mobil Dealers Rally of the Valley 2 4 Round Four The Keema Classic Rally 2 5 Round Five The Tile Supplies Rally 2 6 Round Six Akademos Rally 3 1985 Drivers and Navigators championships 3 1 Barry Lowe Champion Driver 1985 3 2 Kevin Pedder Champion Navigator 1985 4 References 5 External linksSeason review EditThe 18th Australian Rally Championship was held over six events across Australia the season consisting of one event each for New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Tasmania and West Australia This was the first time an ARC round was conducted in Tasmania making it a truly Australian wide series 1 The 1985 season saw the Group A cars finally come into their own with many crews making the change to the new category but more importantly the first championship won by a Group A car It was a tightly fought season with only three points separating first and second after the six events The Rallies EditThe six events of the 1985 season were as follows 2 1 Round Rally Date1 The Advocate Fairfield Stages Rally TAS 13 14 April 19852 Western Mail Nissan Rally WA 11 12 May 19853 Mobil Dealers Rally of the Valley NSW 9 10 June 19854 The Keema Classic Rally QLD 6 7 July 19855 The Tile Supplies Rally SA 19 20 October 19856 Akademos Rally VIC 16 17 November 1985Round One The Advocate Fairfield Stages Rally Edit Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties1 Hugh Bell Steve Ellis Mazda RX 7 238 572 Ian Hill Phillip Bonser Ford Escort RS 243 193 Andrew Murfett Phillip Welch Mazda RX 2 245 244 Barry Lowe Kevin Pedder Subaru RX Turbo 255 345 Andrew Lawson Paul Kettle Datsun 1600 258 596 Ron Cremmen Ray Temple Toyota Sprinter 259 28Round Two Western Mail Nissan Rally Edit Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties1 Ross Dunkerton Steve McKimmie Subaru RX Turbo 235 372 Mark Anderson Peter Baesjou Datsun 240 323 John Macara David Hatley Datsun 240 404 Peter Clark Wayne Kenny Subaru RX Turbo 243 415 Brian Smith David MacKenzie Mitsubishi Sigma 244 286 Robb Herridge Colin Eckert Datsun 244 57Round Three Mobil Dealers Rally of the Valley Edit Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties1 Hugh Bell Steve Ellis Mazda RX 7 190 332 Ron McKinnon David Kelley Datsun 1600 194 463 John Atkinson Geoff Jones Subaru RX Turbo 194 484 Mark Hankinson Steve Owers Datsun 1600 195 015 Ian Hill Phillip Bonser Ford Escort RS 195 356 Barry Lowe Kevin Pedder Subaru RX Turbo 195 38 2 Round Four The Keema Classic Rally Edit Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties1 Murray Coote Iain Stewart Mazda 323 92 492 Gregg Hansford Dale Payne Mazda RX 7 95 233 Ron Cremmen Ray Temple Toyota Sprinter 121 014 Denis Brown John Hall 122 125 David Adam Chris Randell 123 216 Mark Taylor Noel Drummond 123 34Round Five The Tile Supplies Rally Edit Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties1 Barry Lowe Kevin Pedder Subaru RX Turbo 147 422 Brian Smith David MacKenzie Mitsubishi Sigma 147 513 Ed Ordynski Lyn Wilson Subaru RX Turbo 148 174 Andrew Murfett Pip Welsh Mazda RX 2 149 485 Peter Clark Wayne Kenny Subaru RX Turbo 151 416 George Fury Monty Suffern Datsun 1600 153 56Round Six Akademos Rally Edit Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties1 Hugh Bell Steve Ellis Mazda RX 7 77 122 Barry Lowe Kevin Pedder Subaru RX Turbo 78 323 Wayne Bell David Boddy Toyota Sprinter 78 394 Peter Clark Wayne Kenny Subaru RX Turbo 78 435 Terry Harris Bryan Oliver Ford Escort 79 126 Brian Smith John Birrell Mitsubishi Sigma 79 441985 Drivers and Navigators championships EditFinal pointscore for 1985 is as follows 1 Barry Lowe Champion Driver 1985 Edit Position Driver Car Points1 Barry Lowe Subaru RX Turbo2 Hugh Bell Mazda RX 73 Peter Clark Subaru RX Turbo 4 Brian Smith Mitsubishi Sigma 4 Ron Cremmen Toyota Sprinter6 Graham Alexander Toyota SprinterKevin Pedder Champion Navigator 1985 Edit Position Navigator Car Points1 Kevin Pedder Subaru RX Turbo2 Steve Ellis Mazda RX 73 Wayne Kenny Subaru RX Turbo 4 Ray Temple Toyota Sprinter 4 David MacKenzie Mitsubishi Sigma6 Jon Thompson Holden CommodoreReferences Edit a b c Australian Motor Racing Year 1985 86 ISSN 0158 4138 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint untitled periodical link a b History Bega Valley Rally Archived from the original on 2 March 2014 Retrieved 3 June 2013 External links Edit 1 Results 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