Words: Michael Vella
Pics: Joel Strickland

The Rally of Melbourne event was held this year from the 22nd to the 24th of September and featured plenty of four-cylinder-powered rally demons. Rallying on dry roads is hard enough, but during Saturday night, it rained heavily, causing the grounds to be soaked, and this gave the drivers a tough challenge indeed. It didn’t make things any better when stormy weather conditions on Sunday caused two stages to be cancelled. Despite Mother Nature ruining most of the event, there was still a winner, and Kira Douglas and Mandy Rudham took first place for that weekend, racing in a Mitsubishi Galant. Check out the coverage.