Driving their Alpine-winning Mazda RX2, the pair would eventually win the 8-stage, 200 kilometre rally by 90 seconds, but it wasn't all plain sailing.
Second place went to the Lancer Evo 8 pairing of Jody Mill and Snow McMahon, while former ARC Privateers' Cup winner, Brad Goldsbrough, finished third in a Datsun 1600.