1998 Round Australia Trial
| 1998 Round Australia Trial Playstation Rally Round Australia | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Host country |  Australia | |
| Rally base | Adelaide | |
| Dates run | 6 – 27 September 1998 | |
| Stages | 21 | |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | |
| Overall distance | 18,500 km (11,500 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews | 57 at start, 47 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner | Bruce Garland  Harry SuzukiBruce Garland Holden Motorsport | |
The 1998 Round Australia Trial, officially the Playstation Rally Round Australia was the fourteenth and last running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 6 and 27 September 1998. The event covered 18,500 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Bruce Garland and Harry Suzuki, driving a Holden Jackaroo..
Results
[edit]| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Overall Time No. of Stages Missed (ms) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Bruce Garland Holden Motorsport
|
Bruce Garland Harry Suzuki
|
Holden Jackaroo | 34hr 27min 19sec |
| 2 | 05 | Bruce Garland Holden Motorsport
|
Peter Brock Wayne Webster
|
Holden Jackaroo | 34hr 56min 3sec |
| 3 | 54 | David Lowe
|
David Lowe Robert Gambino
|
Datsun 180B SSS | 37hr 29min 5sec |
| 4 | 4 | Warren Ridge Smash Repairs
|
Warren Ridge Joy Ridge
|
Mitsubishi Pajero | 37hr 50min 16sec |
| 5 | 8 | Owen Racing
|
Reg Owen Russell Cairns
|
Nissan Patrol | 37hr 55min 25sec |
| 6 | 18 | Pedders Suspension
|
Ron Pedder Scott Pedder
|
Holden Commodore VS Ute | 38hr 2min 29sec |
| 7 | 6 | Edwards Rally Team
|
Kevin Edwards Martin Reeves
|
Ford Falcon EF XR6 | 38hr 3min 3sec |
| 8 | 14 | Del Garbett Rally Sport
|
Mark Griffith Del Garbett
|
Toyota RAV4 | 38hr 47min 41sec |
| 9 | 69 | Colin Hunter Racing
|
Colin Hunter Guy Basile
|
Jeep Grand Cherokee | 39hr 6min 56sec |
| 10 | 13 | I.A. Swan Ford Explorer Team
|
Steve Cornwall Stewart Cornwall
|
Ford Explorer | 40hr 12min 51sec |
| 11 | 32 | John Williams
|
John Williams Mike Batten
|
Holden Monaro HT | 40hr 59min 41sec |
| 12 | 58 | Dennis Barber
|
Dennis Barber Andrew Crane
|
Peugeot 504 | 41hr 9min 11sec |
| 13 | 21 | Murray Rogers
|
Murray Rogers Russell McKenzie
|
Holden Commodore VH | 42hr 53min 19sec |
| 14 | 96 | Dennis McGregor
|
Dennis McGregor Mark Matschoss
|
Toyota Land Cruiser Ute[broken anchor] | 43hr 14min 43sec |
| 15 | 24 | Daniel Murphy
|
Daniel Murphy Steve Poore
|
Holden Commodore VH | 43hr 41min 4sec |
| 16 | 31 | Alan Cameron
|
Alan Cameron Ted Rogers
|
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 44hr 36min 33sec |
| 17 | 35 | Graham Birrell
|
Richard Pollock Graham Birrell
|
Peugeot 504 | 45hr 10min 4sec |
| 18 | 27 | Peter Cochrane Transport
|
Peter Cochrane Duncan Richter
|
Ford Falcon ED XR6 | 45hr 20min 39sec |
| 19 | 66 | Donald Williams
|
David Hodge Donald Williams
|
Rover 3500 SD1 | 46hr 28min 44sec |
| 20 | 29 | Ewan Jones
|
Ewan Jones Andrew Smith
|
Alfa Romeo GTV | 48hr 1min 47sec |
| 21 | 16 | Danny Castro
|
Danny Castro Anthony Hudson
|
Datsun 1600 | 48hr 5min 55sec |
| 22 | 72 | N.J. Hawkins
|
Neville Hawkins Shirley Hawkins
|
Toyota Land Cruiser[broken anchor] | 49hr 11min 55sec |
| 23 | 34 | Team Phillips
|
Steve Phillips David Phillips Jason Neasy
|
Toyota 4 Runner | 49hr 59min 39sec |
| 24 | 39 | L.G. Matheson
|
Gordon Matheson Michael Matheson
|
Ford Falcon XT GT | 58hr 59min 24sec |
| 25 | 404 | Ron Fraser
|
Chris Hall Ron Fraser Matt Windrum
|
Peugeot 404 | 1ms 55hr 30min 13sec |
| 26 | 61 | P.M. Holloway
|
Michael Holloway Timothy Kennon
|
Holden Monaro HT | 4ms 55hr 57min 31sec |
| 27 | 53 | Brett Wright
|
Barry Ferguson Brett Wright
|
Volkswagen Beetle | 6ms 55hr 36min 34sec |
| 28 | 9 | Pedders Suspension
|
Graeme Wise Linda Long
|
Holden Commodore VS Ute | 7ms 44hr 18min 52sec |
| 29 | 505 | Peter Champion Mining Pty Ltd
|
Peter Champion Ken Long Joe Caudo
|
Holden Commodore VR | 7ms 48hr 25min 43sec |
| 30 | 214 | Gary Randell
|
Gary Randell Eric Clementson
|
Volvo 142 | 7ms 60hr 53min 41sec |
| 31 | 121 | Sutton Rallying
|
Dennis Sutton David O'Neil
|
Ford Falcon EF XR6 | 10ms 59hr 2min 12sec |
| 32 | 83 | H.I. Enter
|
Humphrey Enter Kim Reynolds
|
Triumph 2000 Mark I | 13ms 61hr 41min 13sec |
| 33 | 15 | Peter George
|
Peter George Jane Oliver
|
Datsun 1600 | 13ms 62hr 35min 28sec |
| 34 | 26 | Lockhart Holden Gold Coast
|
Peter Lockhart Tim Donovan
|
Holden Jackaroo | 17ms 56hr 1min 17sec |
| 35 | 1 | Rolin Motorsport
|
Michael Guest Jason Walk Paul Pyyvaara
|
Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 17ms 60hr 29min 48sec |
| 36 | 51 | New Pioneer Motors
|
Keith Callinan Paul Couper
|
Holden Commodore VR | 18ms 59hr 16min 42sec |
| 37 | 237 | Alastair McKechnie
|
Alastair McKechnie John Thain
|
Holden EH | 19ms 71hr 28min 57sec |
| 38 | 955 | Eon McDonald
|
Eon McDonald Victor Willman
|
Holden Torana LJ | 22ms 76hr 45min 31sec |
| 39 | 17 | Barry Rowe
|
Barry Rowe Michael Ellis
|
MG MGB GT | 32ms 87hr 24min 37sec |
| 40 | 911 | Lloyd Hughes
|
Lloyd Hughes Peter Meddows
|
Renault 12 GL | 37ms 104hr 54min 1sec |
| 41 | 240 | Geoffrey McEwan
|
Geoffrey McEwan Andrew D'espeissis
|
Holden EH | 47ms 116hr 40min 35sec |
| 42 | 300 | Stewart Rally Team
|
David Stewart Graeme Rogers
|
Ford Falcon EL XR6 | 50ms 112hr 8min 46sec |
| 43 | 23 | Simon Bairstow
|
Simon Bairstow Stephan Kulynycz
|
Datsun Stanza | 66ms 137hr 59min 19sec |
| 44 | 112 | D.J. Coote
|
Douglas Coote Cono Onofaro
|
Morris Cooper S | 86ms 168hr 37min 1sec |
| 45 | 47 | John Darby
|
John Darby Colin Stewart
|
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | 94ms 164hr 20min 35sec |
| 46 | 40 | John Fraser
|
John Fraser Gwyn Mulholland
|
Toyota Corolla FX-GT | 95ms 163hr 12min 32sec |
| 47 | 226 | Graham McPherson
|
Graham McPherson Ray Scheiwe R. Morgan
|
Ford Fairlane FD Compact | 99ms 186hr 23min 7sec |
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