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2005
AUSTRALIAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (ARC)
- 4 manufacturers
(Subaru, Mitsubishi, Toyota, Ford)
- Defending
champion: Cody Crocker, Subaru
- 6 round
championship: 1 rally in each state: NSW, VIC, SA, WA, QLD,
TAS
- Spec: 2
LITRE TURBO CHARGED 4 WHEEL DRIVE
2005
SEASON:
- ORDYNSKI
OUT; KANGAS JOINS SUBARU; PEDDER JOINS MITSUBISHI
- FORD
DEBUT (final round - Melbourne Rally)
- Chris
Atkinson becomes
the first Australian to land a full time factory drive in World Rally
Championship.
2005
AUS RALLY RESULTS:
- 2005
ARC DRIVER CHAMPION: 1 Cody Crocker 2
Herridge 3 Evans
- 2005
ARC MANUFACTURER CHAMPION: Subaru
- 2005
ARC PRIVATEER CHAMPION: 1 Glenney 2
Goldsboruogh 3 Monkhouse
| Canberra
Rally, Asia Pacific Rally: April 24, 2005 |
OVERALL
RESULT: 1 *Cody Crocker, Subaru
2 *Dean Herridge, Subaru 3 *Juha Kangas, Subaru 4 *Arai 5 Villamaki
6 Pedder 7 Argyle
Post rally investigation: *Arai disqualified after event; first 3
places (Crocker, Heridge and Kangas) are all under investigation over
irregulaities in their car differential. |
| R1,
WA, Forest Rally: May 14-15, 2005 |
OVERALL
RESULT:
1 Cody Crocker, Subaru
2 Dean Herridge, Subaru
3 Juha Kangas, Subaru |
| R2,
QLD, June: June 11-12. 2005 |
OVERALL
RESULT:
1 Cody Crocker, Subaru
2 Simon Evans, Toyota
3 Dean Herridge, Subaru |
| R3,
TAS: July 10, 2005 |
OVERALL
RESULT:
1 Cody Crocker, Subaru
2 Scott Pedder, Mitsubishi
3 Juha Kangas, Subaru |
| R4,
SA, Aug 7, 2005 |
| OVERALL
RESULT: MITSUBISHI RALLY REPORT
1 Scott Pedder, Mitsubishi ***
first win for Pedder & Mitsubishi ***
2 Neil Bates, Toyota
3 Cody Crocker, Subaru |
| R5,
VIC - Melbourne, Sept
4,
2005 |
OVERALL
RESULT:
1 Cody Crocker, Subaru
2 Simon Evans, Toyota
3 Juha Kangas, Subaru |
| R6,
NSW - Bathurst, Oct 30, 2005 |
| OVERALL
RESULT: MITSUBISHI REPORT
1 Cody Crocker, Subaru
2 Dean Herridge, Subaru
3 Simon Evans, Toyota |
2005
TEAMS:
SUBARU (WRC)
- Cody Crocker
- Dean Herridge
- Juha Kangas - Satellite
Subaru team - managed by Les Walkden (ex Mitsubishi)
MITSUBISHI
(LANCER)
- NEW DRIVER,
NEW TEAM MANAGER
- Ed Ordynski and
Juha Kangas have both been replaced
- 1 factory car:
Scott Pedder and Glen Weston - Evolution VIII Mitsubishi Lancer
- Team Manager:
- 1 privateer: Jack
Monkhouse and Darren Masters - Evolution VII Mitsubishi Lancer
TOYOTA (COROLLA)
- 3 cars
- Protoype spec -
hybrid spec
- Neal Bates
- Simon Evans
- Ben Narker
- Toyota can compete
in Asia Pacific Canberra Rally but not in World Rally Australia
FORD (FOCUS)
- ARC DEBUT
- development year
- Team RS - New Ford
Focus
- Protoype spec -
hybrid spec 2 wheel drive
- 1 driver: Michael
Guest; co-driver Mark Stacey (who previously drove with Possum Bourne)
- testing year
- will only run in
selected rallies
PRIVATEERS:
- include:
- Brad Goldsborough
- 2004 Privateer Cup winner; 2002 Subaru WRX (ex P Bourne)
- Jack Monkhouse
- Evolution 7 Mitsubishi Lancer
- Martin Lintoff
- Toyota Corolla (Neal
- John Mitchell -
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 7 (ex Ordynski)
LAST
SEASON: 2004
- 2004 ARC
FINAL STANDING
1
Cody Crocker, Subaru 187
2 Chris Atkinson, Subaru 177
3 Simon Evans, Toyota 144
4 Kangas, Mitsub 139
5 Herridge, Subaru 135
6 Bates, Toyota 60
- MANUFCATURER
CHAMPION: SUBARU
- PRIVATEER CUP:
Brad Goldsborough
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2005
STANDING:
1 Crocker 247.5
2 Herridge 154
3 Evans 148
Pedder 116
Kangas 96
Bates 71
Glenney 46
Goldsbrough 46
SUBARU 464
TOYOTA
MITSUBISHI
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2005
CALENDAR:
R1,
WA
R2,
QLD
R3,
TAS
R4,
SA
R5,
VIC
R6,
NSW |
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