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1998 Round Australia Trial

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1998 Round Australia Trial
Playstation Rally Round Australia
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Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseAdelaide
Dates run6 – 27 September 1998
Stages21
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance18,500 km (11,500 miles)
Statistics
Crews57 at start, 47 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerAustralia Bruce Garland
Japan Harry Suzuki
Bruce Garland Holden Motorsport

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..

Results

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Overall Time
No. of Stages Missed (ms)
1 3 Australia Bruce Garland Holden Motorsport Australia Bruce Garland
Japan Harry Suzuki
Holden Jackaroo 34hr 27min 19sec
2 05 Australia Bruce Garland Holden Motorsport Australia Peter Brock
Australia Wayne Webster
Holden Jackaroo 34hr 56min 3sec
3 54 Australia David Lowe Australia David Lowe
Australia Robert Gambino
Datsun 180B SSS 37hr 29min 5sec
4 4 Australia Warren Ridge Smash Repairs Australia Warren Ridge
Australia Joy Ridge
Mitsubishi Pajero 37hr 50min 16sec
5 8 Australia Owen Racing Australia Reg Owen
Australia Russell Cairns
Nissan Patrol 37hr 55min 25sec
6 18 Australia Pedders Suspension Australia Ron Pedder
Australia Scott Pedder
Holden Commodore VS Ute 38hr 2min 29sec
7 6 Australia Edwards Rally Team Australia Kevin Edwards
Australia Martin Reeves
Ford Falcon EF XR6 38hr 3min 3sec
8 14 Australia Del Garbett Rally Sport Australia Mark Griffith
Australia Del Garbett
Toyota RAV4 38hr 47min 41sec
9 69 Australia Colin Hunter Racing Australia Colin Hunter
Australia Guy Basile
Jeep Grand Cherokee 39hr 6min 56sec
10 13 Australia I.A. Swan Ford Explorer Team Australia Steve Cornwall
Australia Stewart Cornwall
Ford Explorer 40hr 12min 51sec
11 32 Australia John Williams Australia John Williams
Australia Mike Batten
Holden Monaro HT 40hr 59min 41sec
12 58 Australia Dennis Barber Australia Dennis Barber
Australia Andrew Crane
Peugeot 504 41hr 9min 11sec
13 21 Australia Murray Rogers Australia Murray Rogers
Australia Russell McKenzie
Holden Commodore VH 42hr 53min 19sec
14 96 Australia Dennis McGregor Australia Dennis McGregor
Australia Mark Matschoss
Toyota Land Cruiser Ute[broken anchor] 43hr 14min 43sec
15 24 Australia Daniel Murphy Australia Daniel Murphy
Australia Steve Poore
Holden Commodore VH 43hr 41min 4sec
16 31 Australia Alan Cameron Australia Alan Cameron
Australia Ted Rogers
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 44hr 36min 33sec
17 35 Australia Graham Birrell Australia Richard Pollock
Australia Graham Birrell
Peugeot 504 45hr 10min 4sec
18 27 Australia Peter Cochrane Transport Australia Peter Cochrane
Australia Duncan Richter
Ford Falcon ED XR6 45hr 20min 39sec
19 66 Australia Donald Williams Australia David Hodge
Australia Donald Williams
Rover 3500 SD1 46hr 28min 44sec
20 29 Australia Ewan Jones Australia Ewan Jones
Australia Andrew Smith
Alfa Romeo GTV 48hr 1min 47sec
21 16 Australia Danny Castro Australia Danny Castro
Australia Anthony Hudson
Datsun 1600 48hr 5min 55sec
22 72 Australia N.J. Hawkins Australia Neville Hawkins
Australia Shirley Hawkins
Toyota Land Cruiser[broken anchor] 49hr 11min 55sec
23 34 Australia Team Phillips Australia Steve Phillips
Australia David Phillips
Australia Jason Neasy
Toyota 4 Runner 49hr 59min 39sec
24 39 Australia L.G. Matheson Australia Gordon Matheson
Australia Michael Matheson
Ford Falcon XT GT 58hr 59min 24sec
25 404 Australia Ron Fraser Australia Chris Hall
Australia Ron Fraser
Australia Matt Windrum
Peugeot 404 1ms 55hr 30min 13sec
26 61 Australia P.M. Holloway Australia Michael Holloway
Australia Timothy Kennon
Holden Monaro HT 4ms 55hr 57min 31sec
27 53 Australia Brett Wright Australia Barry Ferguson
Australia Brett Wright
Volkswagen Beetle 6ms 55hr 36min 34sec
28 9 Australia Pedders Suspension Australia Graeme Wise
Australia Linda Long
Holden Commodore VS Ute 7ms 44hr 18min 52sec
29 505 Australia Peter Champion Mining Pty Ltd Australia Peter Champion
Australia Ken Long
Australia Joe Caudo
Holden Commodore VR 7ms 48hr 25min 43sec
30 214 Australia Gary Randell Australia Gary Randell
Australia Eric Clementson
Volvo 142 7ms 60hr 53min 41sec
31 121 Australia Sutton Rallying Australia Dennis Sutton
Australia David O'Neil
Ford Falcon EF XR6 10ms 59hr 2min 12sec
32 83 Australia H.I. Enter Australia Humphrey Enter
Australia Kim Reynolds
Triumph 2000 Mark I 13ms 61hr 41min 13sec
33 15 Australia Peter George Australia Peter George
Australia Jane Oliver
Datsun 1600 13ms 62hr 35min 28sec
34 26 Australia Lockhart Holden Gold Coast Australia Peter Lockhart
Australia Tim Donovan
Holden Jackaroo 17ms 56hr 1min 17sec
35 1 Australia Rolin Motorsport Australia Michael Guest
Australia Jason Walk
Australia Paul Pyyvaara
Subaru Impreza WRX STi 17ms 60hr 29min 48sec
36 51 Australia New Pioneer Motors Australia Keith Callinan
Australia Paul Couper
Holden Commodore VR 18ms 59hr 16min 42sec
37 237 Australia Alastair McKechnie Australia Alastair McKechnie
Australia John Thain
Holden EH 19ms 71hr 28min 57sec
38 955 Australia Eon McDonald Australia Eon McDonald
Australia Victor Willman
Holden Torana LJ 22ms 76hr 45min 31sec
39 17 Australia Barry Rowe Australia Barry Rowe
Australia Michael Ellis
MG MGB GT 32ms 87hr 24min 37sec
40 911 Australia Lloyd Hughes Australia Lloyd Hughes
Australia Peter Meddows
Renault 12 GL 37ms 104hr 54min 1sec
41 240 Australia Geoffrey McEwan Australia Geoffrey McEwan
Australia Andrew D'espeissis
Holden EH 47ms 116hr 40min 35sec
42 300 Australia Stewart Rally Team Australia David Stewart
Australia Graeme Rogers
Ford Falcon EL XR6 50ms 112hr 8min 46sec
43 23 Australia Simon Bairstow Australia Simon Bairstow
Australia Stephan Kulynycz
Datsun Stanza 66ms 137hr 59min 19sec
44 112 Australia D.J. Coote Australia Douglas Coote
Australia Cono Onofaro
Morris Cooper S 86ms 168hr 37min 1sec
45 47 Australia John Darby Australia John Darby
Australia Colin Stewart
Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 94ms 164hr 20min 35sec
46 40 Australia John Fraser Australia John Fraser
Australia Gwyn Mulholland
Toyota Corolla FX-GT 95ms 163hr 12min 32sec
47 226 Australia Graham McPherson Australia Graham McPherson
Australia Ray Scheiwe
Australia R. Morgan
Ford Fairlane FD Compact 99ms 186hr 23min 7sec
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References

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  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