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3 unusual facts about Australian Rally Championship


Australian Rally Championship

Most of the cars in the privateer fields are of a similar make, but other makes with success have been the Mitsubishi Mirage, Mitsubishi Galant VR-4, Subaru Legacy, Datsun 1600, Datsun 240Z, Nissan Stanza and the Suzuki Swift GTi.

The rally stages are located in the Barossa Valley, Adelaide Hills and Mount Barker regions, and are within driving distance of the state capital Adelaide.

Lake Tyrrell

Each year on the Queen's Birthday long weekend the lake hosts the Mallee Rally, part of the Australian Rally Championship most years.


1982 James Hardie 1000

Hasemi and former Australian Rally Champion George Fury qualified their Nissan Bluebird Turbos 3rd and 10th respectively
* Nissan became the 5th make of car to appear in Hardies Heroes, following Holden, Ford, Chevrolet and Mazda.

2008 Rally of WA

The 2008 Australian Rally Championship Rally of WA was held in, around and near the town of Nannup, Western Australia.

Holden Dealer Racing Team

While the team did not feature strongly in the results due to mechanical woes, the team's second car driven by leading Australian Rally Championship driver Barry Ferguson finished 12th outright, while the 3rd car driven by triple Australian Grand Prix winner Doug Whiteford finished 14th.

Talmalmo, New South Wales

Talmalmo's most famous resident is multiple Australian Rally Champion and pole winner at the 1984 Bathurst 1000, George Fury.


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