The 2010 Australian Rally Championship

Australian Rally Championship

The Australian Rally Championship is a 6 Round National motorsport Championship run in forested countryside throughout Australia.-Current Competition:...

is series of six rallying

Rallying

Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...

 events held across Australia, including the international event 2010 International Rally of Queensland. It is the 43rd season in the history of the competition.

Husband and wife team Simon and Sue Evans won their fourth Australian Rally Championship in five years. Driving their own privately prepared Subaru Impreza the duo became the first pair to win the Championship in vehicles of three different manufacturers.

Season review

After winning the 2009 championship in a Mitsubishi the Evans returned in 2010 with a Subaru, while after a several year lay-off the Pedder brothers in a two car team of Mitsubishis. Scott Pedder was instantly competitive, winning the opening round of the series, the all-tarmac Rally Tasmania. Simon Evans and his brother Eli, driving a JAS Motorsport built Honda Civic Type-R, shared the second places. With the dirt-surface season commencing with the Forest Rally, Peddar won both heats again from Evans. Former factory Ford rallyist Darren Windus making a one-off appearance at his home event in a Toyota and Ryan Smart, also Toyota mounted shared the third places. Next the Australian Championship returned to Coffs Harbour when Simon Evans won his first Heat for the year and backed it up immediately. Pedder was second in Heat 1 but rolled out of the rally in Heat 2. Mitsubishi driver Nathan Quinn finished second in Heat 2, with Smart taking a pair of thirds.

At Rally SA Evans won Heat 1 from Pedder and Mitsubishi driver Justin Dowel, but Heat 2 saw Evans win unopposed as an accident took Peddar out of the rally and the championship. While co-driver John Mortimer was unhurt, Peddar sustained a knee and ankle injuries ruling him out of a return to the championship in 2010. Evans won the heat from Quinn and Eli Evans.

Evans won the International Rally of Queensland, the ARCs annual get together with the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship

Asia-Pacific Rally Championship

The Asia-Pacific Rally Championship is an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The championship was first held in 1988 and won by Japan's Kenjiro Shinozuka in a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4. Other winners include the two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz of Spain and the 1986...

. Glen Raymond was second in a Mitsubishi with Mark Pedder third. The victory was enough for Evans to secure his fourth championship. Reymond struck back at his home event when Evans and Peddar stuck trouble and the Mitsubishi driver raced home to take a popular win Rally Victoria. Fellow Mitsubishi drivers Justin Dowel and Mark Peddar finished second and third. The pdoium finish for Peddar allowed him to tie on points with Ryan Smart for runner's up in the championship. The countback worked in Smart's favour giving him and sister Rebecca Smart second place in the title.

Scott Peddar still had enough points to finish fourth in the title, four points ahead of Queensland Mitsubishi driver Steven Shepheard. Glen Raymond and Eli Evans all finished the season within ten points of Scott Peddar.

Mitsubishi won the manufacturers title, 444 points to Subaru's 432. Eli Evans in the Honda took out the two-wheel drive title convincingly. Mitsubishi driver Michael Boaden won the Privateer's Cup.

The Rallies

The 2010 season featured six rallies.

Round	Rally	Date
1	Rally Tasmania	26–28 February
2	Quit Forest Rally	16–18 April
3	Coffs Coast Rally	14–16 May
4	Scouts Rally SA Rally of South Australia The Rally of South Australia is a round of the Australian Rally Championship.In 2006 the Toyota Rally SA will again be based in the Barossa Valley, Adelaide Hills and Mount Crawford area with the Service Park located at Mount Pleasant....	24-26 June
5	International Rally of Queensland	31 July–1 August
6	Rally Victoria	13 November

Teams & Drivers

The following are the competitors from the 2010 ARC season.

Team	Vehicle	Number	Driver	Co-Driver	Class
Evans Motorsport	Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities...	1	Simon Evans	Sue Evans	Group N Group N In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class"....
	Honda Civic Type R Honda Civic Type R The first Civic to receive the 'Type R' name was based on the 6th generation 'EK' Civic. The contributing base model was the JDM Civic 3 door hatchback called SiR, code named EK4...	3	Eli Evans	Glen Weston	PRC
Raymond Partners Accounting	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	2	Glen Raymond	Matt Raymond	Group N Group N In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class"....
Activ Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	4	Justin Dowel	Matt Lee	PRC
OzTec Suspension	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	5	Steven Shepheard	John McCarthy	PRC
Yandina Automotive Repairs	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	6	Ryan Smart	Rebecca Smart	Group N Group N In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class"....  P
Pedders Suspension	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	7	Scott Pedder	Jonathan Mortimer	Group N Group N In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class"....
		8	Mark Pedder	Catherine Smallbone	PRC
Wauchope Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	9	Michael Boaden	Helen Cheers	PRC
Speedie Contractors	Toyota Corolla Sportivo	10	Simon Knowles	Margot Knowles	Group N Group N In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class"....  P
Fullerton Financial Services	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	11	Bruce Fullerton	Hugh Reardon-Smith	PRC
Daikin and Allied Air Conditioning	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	12	Nathan Quinn	David Green	Group N Group N In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class"....
Hand Shield	Mitsubishi Mirage Mitsubishi Mirage Mitsubishi launched the Mirage as a three-door front wheel drive hatchback in 1978, as a response to the first fuel crisis some years before. It had a distinctive design with large windows and Mitsubishi's Super Shift transmission . A five-door joined the range in 1979...	13	Barry Kirk	Daniel Wilson	PRC
Groundforce Truck Rentals	Toyota Corolla S2000	14	Darren Windus	John Allen	Super 2000 Super 2000 Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification is split to cover both rally and touring car racing. Super 2000 rally cars are also permitted to compete in Super 2000 World Rally Championship events...
Secure Glass	Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities...	15	Roman Watkins	Toni Feaver	PRC
Busselton Subaru Service	Subaru Impreza WRX Subaru Impreza WRX The Subaru Impreza WRX is a turbocharged version of the Subaru Impreza, an all-wheel drive, four-door passenger vehicle. It is available as a sedan or wagon....	16	Leigh Hynes	Stuart Percival	Group N Group N In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class"....
Wendys Bunbury Forum	Subaru Impreza WRX STI Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities...	19	Tom Wilde	Nerralie Wilde	PRC
Mark Fawcett Motorsport	Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C Subaru Impreza WRX The Subaru Impreza WRX is a turbocharged version of the Subaru Impreza, an all-wheel drive, four-door passenger vehicle. It is available as a sedan or wagon....	20	Mark Fawcett	Simon Ellis	PRC
SaabCare Motorsport Services	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	21	Mike Bailey	Caitlin Earley	PRC
Allquip Australia	Ford Fiesta Ford Fiesta The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa...	21	Barney Hogan	Darren Grainger	Super 2000 Super 2000 Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification is split to cover both rally and touring car racing. Super 2000 rally cars are also permitted to compete in Super 2000 World Rally Championship events...
John Berne	Subaru Impreza RS Subaru Impreza Introduced in November 1993, the Impreza was offered in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive versions and as a four-door sedan/saloon or five-door station wagon/estate. According to a Motor Trend article written March 1992 on page 26, the name of Subaru's new compact was, initially, to be...	22	John Berne	Tony Best	PRC
North Oz Projects	Holden Commodore SS	27	Jacob Bruinsma	Lisa White	Group N Group N In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group N refers to a set of regulations providing 'standard' production vehicles for competition, often referred to as the "Showroom Class"....
Hyundai Motor Company Australia	Hyundai i30 CRDi Hyundai i30 The Hyundai i30 is a small family car by South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company. The i30 shares its platform with the Kia cee'd, available as a five-door hatchback or estate, with a choice of three petrol and two diesel engines, either with manual or automatic transmissions.The i30 wagon is...	30	Mick Gillett	Harvey Smith	PRC
Rallyschool	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, colloquially known as the Lancer Evo or Evo, is a high-performance sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. There have been ten official versions to date, and the designation of each model is most commonly a roman numeral...	32	Charlie Drake	Eoin Moynihan	PRC

Drivers Championship

Pointscore as follows.

Pos	Driver	Tas			Forest		Coffs		SA Rally of South Australia The Rally of South Australia is a round of the Australian Rally Championship.In 2006 the Toyota Rally SA will again be based in the Barossa Valley, Adelaide Hills and Mount Crawford area with the Service Park located at Mount Pleasant....		Qld			Victoria	Total
		Heat1	Heat2	Heat3	Heat1	Heat2	Heat1	Heat2	Heat1	Heat2	Heat1	Heat2	Heat3
1	Simon Evans	15	34	15	34	34	40	41	40	41	20	21	40	20	395
2	Ryan Smart	10	22	9	26	30	30	30	Ret	DNS	13	Ret	Ret	65	235
3	Mark Peddar	9	26	8	6	9	9	12	7	18	11	15	30	75	235
4	Scott Peddar	20	40	21	40	41	34	Ret	34	Ret					230
5	Steven Shepheard	7	20	7	9	16	26	9	22	26	9	7	18	50	226
6	Glen Raymond	13	Ret	13	10	18	Ret	DNS			17	17	34	100	222
7	Eli Evans	17	16	17	5	14	12	Ret	20	30	10	13	26	40	220
8	Justin Dowel	11	30	11	16	6			30	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	85	204
9	Michael Boaden				14	10	22	26	18	22	8	11	22	45	198
10	Bruce Fullerton	5	14	5			20	22	14	16	6	9	16	35	162
11	Nathan Quinn				22	22	Ret	34	26	34	Ret	DNS	Ret		138
12	Barry Kirk	3	10	4	7	7	8	14	8	9	4	5	10	15	104
13	Mick Gillett						14	16	9	10	5	5	14	22.5	95.5
14	Mark Fawcett	8	8	6					16	20	7	10	20		95
15	Simon Knowles	4	12	5	8	8	18	10	Ret	14	Ret	8	Ret		87
16	John Berne						16	18	10	12	5	Ret	Ret	25	86
17	Mike Bailey						10	20	12	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	30	78
18	Leigh Hynes				18	Ret	Ret	Ret						55	73
19	Darren Windus				30	26									56
20	Jacob Bruinsma										4	4	12	17.5	37.5
21	Charlie Drake	6	18	10			Ret	DNS							34
=22	Roman Watkins				12	20	Ret	Ret							32
=22	Tom Wilde				20	12									32
24	Barney Hogan	4	9	4											17