At the lunch break in Euroa, just off the Hume Freeway, the Waldock/Kirby Jaguar V8 F-Type had lost no penalty points at all and were already the team to beat.

The Marshall / Marshall Audi A5 were second, three points behind, and just a point clear of the thumping HSV W427 of Davis and Best.

The husband and wife Gluyas combination were fourth in their Toyota 86 GTS, while the category winners at Targa Wrest Point, Gerry Ashford and Bob Watson, were down 54 points after a disastrous first stage.