It was an 18-year-old Dean Herridge who immediately made an impression in rally circles, capturing the 1994 WA Clubman Championship behind the wheel of a Hyundai Lantra. With that title under his belt, Dean was given the chance to compete at Rally Australia that year, becoming the youngest rally driver to contest a World Championship rally.

The following year saw Dean gain more experience, driving the family Subaru Legacy on rally sprints to claim 2nd outright in the WA Rallysprint championship, and took another state title, this time A3 class championship in the Hyundai.

1996 saw Dean compete in his first overseas events, with a factory drive for the Kia at three APRC rounds. For 1997 Dean was back in another factory car, this time the newly homologated Hyundai Coupe FX. And the partnership was immediately a success, with 2L Australian championships in 1997 and 1998.

At the start of 1999 Dean packed his bags for England, driving a factory Hyundai in the Rally of Wales and the Pirelli Rally. The team was impressed, with Dean becoming the first Australian to score points in the British Rally Championship.

1999

World Rally Championship

• 6th Group N Rally Australia

Asia Pacific Championship

• DNF Rally of Canberra

British Rally Championship (Formula 2)

• 15th Outright Rally of Wales (2nd Independent)
• DNF Pirelli International Rally

Australian Rally Championship

• 5th Outright Rally of Perth (1st Privateer)

1998

World Rally Championship

• 6th Formula 2 Rally Australia (5th Australian)

Australian Rally Championship

• 3rd Formula 2 Rally of NSW, Coffs Harbour
• 2nd Formula 2 Forest Rally, Perth
• 3rd Formula 2 Rally of Queensland
• 3rd Formula 2 Rally of Tasmania
• 1st Formula 2 Rally of Melbourne

1997

World Rally Championship

• DNF Rally Australia

Australian Rally Championship

• 2nd Formula 2 Forest Rally, Perth
• 3rd Formula 2 Rally of Queensland
• 1st Formula 2 Coffs Harbour Rally
• 1st Formula 2 Saxon Safari Rally, Tasmania
• 2nd Formula 2 Rally of Melbourne

Asia-Pacific Championship

• 1st Formula 2 Rally of Canberra

1996

World Rally Championship

• 3rd Formula 2 Rally Indonesia (1st in Class)
• DNF Rally New Zealand
• 7th Formula 2 Rally Australia (2nd in Class)

Western Australian Rally Championship

• 1st Outright WA Rallysprint Champion
• 1st Outright Round 1 WA Championship

1995

• Western Australian Rally Championship
• 1st Outright WA Championship ClassA3
• 2nd Outright WA Rallysprint Championship

1994

• Western Australian Rally Championship
• 1st Outright WA Clubman Championship
• Debut year of rallying.