2010 Australian Rally Championship

March 2015 March 2015 2010 Australian Rally Championship 2009 2011 The 2010 Australian Rally Championship was series of six rallying events held across Australia, including the international event 2010 International Rally of Queensland. It was 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. thumb|300px|Simon and Sue Evans in Tasmania. 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 Pedder out of the rally and the championship. While co-driver John Mortimer was largely unhurt, Pedder sustained a knee and ankle injuries ruling him out of a return to the championship in 2010.http://www.rally.com.au/index.php/news/news-archive/369-disastrous-scouts-rally-sa-for-pedders-suspension-rally-team Disastrous Scouts Rally SA For Pedders Suspension Rally Team 25 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110216095747/http://rally.com.au/index.php/news/news-archive/369-disastrous-scouts-rally-sa-for-pedders-suspension-rally-team 16 February 2011 dead dmy-all 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. 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 Pedder stuck trouble and the Mitsubishi driver raced home to take a popular win Rally Victoria. Fellow Mitsubishi drivers Justin Dowel and Mark Pedder finished second and third. The podium finish for Pedder 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 Pedder 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.http://www.rally.com.au/images/stories/ARC_Series_Points_2010_after_Rnd_6_Provisional.pdf 2010 Australian Rally Champion - Driver Pointscore - Provisional Official website of the Australian Rally Championship 2010-12-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706111557/http://www.rally.com.au/images/stories/ARC_Series_Points_2010_after_Rnd_6_Provisional.pdf 6 July 2011 dead dmy-all The Rallies The 2010 season featured six rallies.Official website of the Australian Rally Championship http://www.rally.com.au/2009/09calendar https://web.archive.org/web/20090821042207/http://www.rally.com.au/2009/09calendar 21 August 2009 dead 2009-08-14 dmy-all 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 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.http://www.rally.com.au/index.php/drivers/2010-arc-drivers Team Profiles 25 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100621132422/http://www.rally.com.au/index.php/drivers/2010-arc-drivers 21 June 2010 dead dmy-all Team Vehicle Number Driver Co-driver Class Evans Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX STI1 Simon Evans Sue Evans Group N Honda Civic Type R3 Eli Evans Glen Weston PRC Raymond Partners Accounting Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X2 Glen Raymond Matt Raymond Group N Activ Rallysport Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX4 Justin Dowel Matt Lee PRC OzTec Suspension Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X5 Steven Shepheard John McCarthy PRC Yandina Automotive Repairs Toyota Corolla Sportivo6 Ryan Smart Rebecca Smart Group N P Pedders Suspension Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX7 Scott Pedder Jonathan Mortimer Group N8 Mark Pedder Catherine Smallbone PRC Wauchope Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX9 Michael Boaden Helen Cheers PRC Speedie Contractors Toyota Corolla Sportivo10 Simon Knowles Margot Knowles Group N P Fullerton Financial Services Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX11 Bruce Fullerton Hugh Reardon-Smith PRC Daikin and Allied Air Conditioning Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX12 Nathan Quinn David Green Group N Hand Shield Mitsubishi Mirage13 Barry Kirk Daniel Wilson PRC Groundforce Truck Rentals Toyota Corolla S200014 Darren Windus John Allen Super 2000 Secure Glass Subaru Impreza WRX STI15 Roman Watkins Toni Feaver PRC Busselton Subaru Service Subaru Impreza WRX16 Leigh Hynes Stuart Percival Group N Wendys Bunbury Forum Subaru Impreza WRX STI19 Tom Wilde Nerralie Wilde PRC Mark Fawcett Motorsport Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C20 Mark Fawcett Simon Ellis PRC SaabCare Motorsport Services Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII21 Mike Bailey Caitlin Earley PRC Allquip Australia Ford Fiesta21 Barney Hogan Darren Grainger Super 2000 John Berne Subaru Impreza RS22 John Berne Tony Best PRC North Oz Projects Holden Commodore SS27 Jacob Bruinsma Lisa White Group N Hyundai Motor Company Australia Hyundai i30 CRDi30 Mick Gillett Harvey Smith PRC Rallyschool Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII32 Charlie Drake Eoin Moynihan PRC Drivers Championship Pointscore as follows.http://www.rally.com.au/images/stories/ARC_Series_Points_2010_after_Rnd_6_Provisional.pdf 2010 Australian Rally Champion - Driver Pointscore - Provisional Official website of the Australian Rally Championship 2010-11-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706111557/http://www.rally.com.au/images/stories/ARC_Series_Points_2010_after_Rnd_6_Provisional.pdf 6 July 2011 dead dmy-all Pos Driver Tas Forest Coffs SA 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 Pedder 9 26 8 6 9 9 12 7 18 11 15 30 75 235 4 Scott Pedder 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 References Rally Championship Category:Rally competitions in Australia Category:2010 in rallying