The 1986
Australian Rally Championship
The Australia Rally Championship (ARC) is Australia's leading road motor rally competition. A multi-event national championship has been held each year since 1968.
Competition - to 2010
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was a series of six
rallying
Rally is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (often called ''rally racing),'' navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed time or average speed. ...
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
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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.
Round One – The Advocate – Fairfield Stages Rally
Round Two – The Forest Rally
Round Three – Bega Rally of the Valley
Round Four – The Keema Classic Rally
Round Five – The Tile Supplies Australia Rally
Round Six – BP Visco Bright Alpine Rally
1986 Drivers and Navigators championships
Final pointscore for 1986 is as follows.
[Australian Motor Racing Year 1986/87 ISSN 0158-4138]
Barry Lowe – Champion Driver 1986
Kate Officer – Champion Navigator 1986
References
External links
Results of Snowy Mountains Rally and ARC results.
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