1986 Australian Rally Championship

The 1986 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the 19th season in the history of the competition.

Barry Lowe in the Subaru RX Turbo won the 1986 Driver's Championship. Kate Officer took out the Navigator's championship. Lowe's navigator Mark Stacey placed second as he didn't compete in the opening round.

Season review

The 19th 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. The 1986 season saw Barry Lowe silence his critics by winning the ARC title for the second year in a row. It was the last season for the Group G contenders, as the 1987 championship would only be open to Group A cars. Group A cars dominated the season accounting for wins in four of the six events. Lowe only had one outright win for the season, but his consistent high placings saw him victorious at season's end.

The Rallies

The six events of the 1986 season were as follows.[1][2]

Round Rally Date
1 The Advocate – Fairfield Stages Rally (TAS) 5–6 April 1986
2 The Forest Rally (WA) 10–11 May 1986
3 Bega Rally of the Valley (NSW) 7–8 June 1986
4 The Keema Classic Rally (QLD) 18–19 July 1986
5 The Tile Supplies Rally (SA) 18–19 October 1986
6 BP Visco Bright Alpine Rally (VIC) 22–23 November 1986

Round One – The Advocate – Fairfield Stages Rally
Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties
1 Peter Glennie Coral Taylor Datsun 264.14
2 David Officer Kate Officer Mitsubishi Starion 264.34
3 Barry Lowe Kevin Pedder Subaru RX Turbo 268.52
4 Graham Alexander Graham Sedgwick Toyota Corolla GT 271.22
5 Phil Reader Rod Coenan Mazda RX-4 275.02
6 Balt Vandenberg Bill Worsley Datsun 1600 275.24
7 Philip Smith John Howard Datsun 1600 277.25
8 Graeme Walkem Bill Cromarty Mazda RX-7 281.21
9 John Brock Greg Preece Subaru RX Turbo 281.53
10 Jon Waterhouse Russ Witty Mazda RX-7 284.07

Round Two – The Forest Rally
Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties
1 Wayne Bell Dave Boddy Toyota Corolla GT 243.10
2 Peter Clark Wayne Kenny Subaru RX Turbo 244.33
3 Barry Lowe Mark Stacey Subaru RX Turbo 247.28
4 John Atkinson Jim Gleeson Subaru RX Turbo 247.45
5 John Macara Rod van der Straaten Toyota Corolla GT 248.08
6 Greg Carr Fred Gocentas Alfa Romeo GTV6 249.57
7 Peter Myers Keith Moyes Toyota Corolla GT 253.59
8 David Officer Kate Officer Mitsubishi Starion 254.28
9 Jim Marden Alan Stafford Toyota Corolla GT 254.46
10 Clive Slater Steve Owers Mitsubishi Galant 257.54

Round Three – Bega Rally of the Valley
Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties
1 Dave Eadie Chris Shearer Datsun 1600 223.56
2 Ron McKinnon Steve Owers Datsun 1600 223.59
3 Greg Carr Fred Gocentas Alfa Romeo GTV6 224.53
4 David Officer Kate Officer Mitsubishi Starion 226.05
5 John Atkinson Jim Gleeson Subaru RX Turbo 226.19
6 Barry Lowe Mark Stacey Subaru RX Turbo 229.28
7 Peter Glennie Coral Taylor Subaru RX Turbo 229.48
8 Andrew Murfett Tony Jackson Mazda RX-2 230.45
9 Arthur Jackson Roger Mail Datsun 1600 232.53
10 Hannu Ropolla Geoff Jones Datsun 1600 233.27

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Round Four – The Keema Classic Rally
Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties
1 Andrew Murfett Tony Jackson Mazda 323 4WD 177.26
2 Barry Lowe Mark Stacey Subaru RX Turbo 177.50
3 Murray Coote Ian Stewart Mazda 323 4WD 178.50
4 Peter Glennie Coral Taylor Subaru RX Turbo 179.11
5 Peter Marcovich Greg Weale Subaru RX Turbo 187.13
6 David Officer Kate Officer Mitsubishi Starion 187.47
7 John Atkinson Jim Gleeson Subaru RX Turbo 189.23
8 Greg Batts Rob Kimmons Holden Gemini 194.05
9 Glenn Sommerville Martin Darch Datsun 1600 194.36
10 Doug Stewart Wayne Stewart Toyota Corolla GT 198.00

Round Five – The Tile Supplies Australia Rally
Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties
1 Barry Lowe Mark Stacey Subaru RX Turbo 1:36.11
2 Andrew Murfett Tony Jackson Mazda 323 4WD 1:36.17
3 David Officer Kate Officer Mitsubishi Starion 1:37.12
4 Mark Tolcher David Tolcher Subaru RX Turbo 1:38.48
5 Peter Glennie Coral Taylor Subaru RX Turbo 1:43.37
6 Ed Ordynski Lynn Wilson Subaru RX Turbo 1:48.50

Round Six – BP Visco Bright Alpine Rally
Position Driver Navigator Car Penalties
1 David Officer Kate Officer Mitsubishi Starion 6:36.06
2 Murray Coote Ian Stewart Mazda 323 4WD 6:40.50
3 Peter Clark Wayne Kenny Subaru RX Turbo 6:42.46
4 Neil Bates David Jorgensen Datsun 1600 6:44.14
5 Geoff Portman Ross Runnalls Datsun 1600 6:47.30
6 Greg Brown Arthur Davis Datsun 1600 6:48.27
7 Barry Lowe Mark Stacey Subaru RX Turbo 6:50.05
8 Mark Tolcher David Tolcher Subaru RX Turbo 6:52.13
9 Leslie Adams Ian Enders Datsun 1600 6:53.38
10 Paul Bramble Barrie Nicholl Holden Commodore V8 6:55.33

1986 Drivers and Navigators championships

Final pointscore for 1986 is as follows.[3]

Barry Lowe – Champion Driver 1986
Position Driver Car Points
1 Barry Lowe Subaru RX Turbo 83
2 David Officer Mitsubishi Starion 66
3 Andrew Murfett Mazda 323 4WD 64
4 Peter Glennie Subaru RX Turbo 49
5 Greg Carr Alfa Romeo GTV6 30

Kate Officer – Champion Navigator 1986
Position Navigator Car Points
1 Kate Officer Mitsubishi Starion 67
2 Mark Stacey Subaru RX Turbo 66
3 Tony Jackson Mazda 323 4WD 64
4 Coral Taylor Subaru RX Turbo 49
=5 Fred Gocentas Alfa Romeo GTV6 30
=5 Steve Owers Datsun 1600 30

References
  1. "History". Bega Valley Rally. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  2. Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87 ISSN 0158-4138
  3. Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87 ISSN 0158-4138
  • Results of Snowy Mountains Rally and ARC results.
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