1998 Round Australia Trial

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..

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)
Results
Overall winner	Bruce Garland Harry Suzuki Bruce Garland Holden Motorsport
Crews	57 at start, 47 at finish

Results

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	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	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
Source:[1] [2] [3]

References

1. Playstation Rally Round Australia Official Results, 1998
2. Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 222-224
3. Festival Records, Playstation Rally Round Australia 1998 Official Video, 1998