2008 Australian Rally Championship


The 2008 Australian Rally Championship Season is the 41st Season in the history of the competition. This year once again there will be 6 classes in the competition and over 50 official drivers and 48 teams.

The Rallies

The 2008 Season has once again featured a total of 6 Rallies across Australia starting at the QUIT Rally until the final event at Coffs Harbour.
RoundRallyDate
1QUIT Forest Rally5–6 April
2Rally of Canberra10–11 May
3Coates Rally Queensland21–22 June
4Sprints Auto Parts RallySA26–27 July
5T.A.S Tarmac Challenge4–5 October
6Coffs Coast Rally15–16 November

Teams & Drivers

Officially, this season, there will be only one factory-built team competing in the competition. This will be the TTR Team. They win the Manufacturer's title for the 3rd consecutive season by default, this is due to the Ford-based Focus RS team of last season pulling out and instead deciding to field a Subaru and changed their Name to PIRTEK LWR Rally Team.
There are other manufacturers competing as Privateer teams which don't represent the manufacturer unlike the TTR team which represents Toyota, such as the Evans Motorsport Team which uses a Subaru but isn't backed by the manufacturer. All in all, there will be over 50 drivers competing across numerous classes. The Super 2000 class will once again be the Top-Category which is followed by the Group N and the Privateers competition which sees privately owned teams competing.
TeamManufacturerNumberDriverCo-DriverClass
TTRToyota1Simon EvansSue EvansSuper 2000
TTRToyota2Neal BatesCoral TaylorSuper 2000
Simon Evans MotorsportSubaru3Eli EvansChris MurphyGroup N
Pirtek LWR Rally TeamSubaru4Michael GuestDavid GreenGroup N
Japanese Wholesales SparesFord5Darren WindusJon MortimerSuper 2000
Access HardwareMitsubishi6Spencer LowndesChris RandallGroup N
Raymond Partner AccountantsToyota7Glen RaymondMatt RaymondGroup NP
Daikin MotorsportMitsubishiNathan QuinnCraig JonesPrivateers
Driver Skills AustraliaSubaru15Mark ButcherLisa WhitePrivateers
Fusion MotorsportSubaruMitchell HallPrivateers
Dennis Dunlop RacingMitsubishiDennis DunlopJacqueline DunlopPrivateers
RalliartMitsubishiMolly TaylorPrivateers
Activ RallyesportMitsubishi10Justin DowelLisa WhitePrivateers
KME Rally SportMitsubishiBrendon KaitlerVivek SamyPrivateers
Kipling's Bakery Point WakefieldMitsubishiBrett KiplingDarren MastersPrivateers
Fullerton Financial ServicesMitsubishi11Bruce FullertonHugh Reardon-SmithPrivateers
Fullerton Financial ServicesMitsubishi12Ryan SmartRebbecca SmartPrivateers
Australian Plastic ProfilesMitsubishiDavid HillsDavid CallaghanPrivateers
Secure Glass RacingSubaruRoman WatkinsToni FeaverPrivateers
GSA MotorsportMitsubishiSteven StepheardTom SmithPrivateers
Redline OilSubaru17Alex StoneDianna MadlenerPrivateers
RMS Service CentreSubaru19Leigh HynesStuart PercivalPrivateers
Oz2000 RallyesportVolkswagen S2000Marius SwartGerard McConkeyPrivateers
Barry Kirk RallyingMazda14Barry KirkJahmeil TaylorF16
Molly Taylor RallysportMitsubishi22Molly TaylorF16
SR AutomotiveToyotaStewart ReidJohn AllenPrivateers
Rally Power MotorsportDaihatsuJames RoddaNaomi TilletF16
Marlin AustraliaHoldenJohn Murray SeniorJeffrey StevensAussie Cup
Cullen MotorsportFordBen CullenMathew CullenF16
Houghton Team RacingSubaruRichard HoughtonAndrew HoughtonPrivateers

2008 Rallies

The series will once again be broadcast on the Australian channel, Channel 10 which will have a 1 hour magazine-type show on Sunday afternoons, on the same week as the events are actually taking place and concluding. All of the events will be broadcast between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m on Sunday.

Drivers Championship