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Castrol 500

Sandown Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date: 9/9/1984
Track length: 3.903 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Fury/Scott in 1.46,2
Fastest lap: Grice/Harrington in 1.46,3

Distance: 129 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group A and Australian Group C
Car info:  

 

First race on a lengthened version of Sandown for the forthcoming 1000 km group C World championship race and a possible future Formula 1 Grand Prix fixture! The extra 800 metres or so added was a Mickey Mouse-section, expected to be hard on transmissions and so it proved.
Yet, eventual winners Peter Brock and Larry Perkins were never far from the lead. (10/10ths - Jesper Hansen)


Under and over 3000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 05 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden VK Commodore
Peter Brock, AUS
Larry Perkins, AUS
5044 V8 Group C +3000 129 laps, ca. 4:01 4 1.47,0    
2 2 43 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing
Mazda RX-7 SA22C 84
Allan Moffat, CDN
Gregg Hansford, AUS
2 x 654 R2 Group C +3000 128 5 1.47,5    
3 3 25 Marlboro BMW Dealer Team
Holden VK Commodore
John Harvey, AUS
David "Skippy" Parsons, AUS
5044 V8 Group C +3000 127 9 1.49,1    
4 4 18 Valentine Greetings
Mazda RX-7 SA22C 84
Murray Carter, AUS
John Goss, AUS
2 x 654 R2 Group C +3000 125 10 1.49,9    
5 5 20 Jim Keogh
Holden VH SS Commodore
Jim Keogh, AUS
Terry Shiel, AUS
5044 V8 Group C +3000 122 13      
6 1 77 Peter Williamson Toyota
Toyota Celica Supra MA61
Peter Williamson, AUS
Charlie O'Brien, AUS
2759 L6 Group A 3000 119 (1) 1.58,5    
7 6 27 Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Falcon XD
Alf Grant, AUS
Craig Harris, AUS
5760 V8 Group C +3000 118        
8 7 51 Tokico
Mazda RX-7 SA22C 84
Tony Mulvihill, AUS
Brian Nightingale, AUS
2 x 654 R2 Group C +3000 113        
9 1 74  
Mazda RX-7 SA22C
Dean Lindstrom, AUS
Larry Kogge, AUS
2 x 573 R2 Group C 3000 111        
10 2 65 Hulcraft Autos
Ford Capri III 3.0S
John Craft, AUS
Les Grose, AUS
2993 V6 Group A 3000 109        
11 3 28  
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Brian Bolwell, AUS
Ray Cutchie, AUS
1993 L4 Group C 3000 107        
12 8 8 K-Mart Auto racing
Holden VK Commodore
Warren Cullen, AUS
Alan Jones, AUS
5044 V8 Group C +3000 102 8 1.49,0    
13 3 52  
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Steve Williams, AUS
Alan Fender, AUS
1993 L4 Group C 3000 101        
14 4    
Holden Gemini PF60
Denis Horley, AUS
Colin Spencer, AUS
1817 L4 Group C 3000 98        
15 5    
Holden Gemini PF60
Mike Freeman, AUS
Andrew Millison, AUS
1817 L4 Group C 3000 96        
16 6 80  
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Ken Harrison, AUS
Ian Wells, AUS
1993 L4 Group C 3000 96        
17 7    
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Martin Power, AUS
Philip Larmour, AUS
1998 L4 Group C 3000 95        
18 8    
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Bob Harris
P. Tindell
2993 V6 Group C 3000 87        
NC   32  
Mazda RX-7 SA22C 84
Peter Hopwood, AUS
David Grose, AUS
2 x 654 R2 Group C +3000 95        
NC   10 John Sands Racing
Holden VH SS Commodore
Rusty French, AUS
Geoff Russell, AUS
Graham Moore, AUS
5044 V8 Group C +3000 91 16      
DNF   6 Roadways Pty Ltd
Holden VK Commodore
Allan Grice, AUS
Steve Harrington, AUS
5044 V8 Group C +3000 103 2 1.46,3 1.48,3 Differential
DNF   70 Network Alfa
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Colin Bond, AUS
Peter Fitzgerald, AUS
2491 V6 Group A 3000 93 (2) 2.01,4    
DNF   21 Lusty Engineering P/L
Holden VH SS Commodore
Graham Lusty, AUS
John Lusty, AUS
5044 V8 Group C +3000 84 15      
DNF     Capri Components
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
Peter Jones, AUS
2993 V6 Group C 3000 76        
DNF   31 JPS Team BMW
BMW 635 CSi
Jim Richards, NZ
Tony Longhurst, AUS
3475 L6 Group C 3000 72 6 1.47,8    
DNF   61  
Holden Gemini PF60
John White, AUS
Les Szreniawski
1817 L4 Group C 3000 70        
DNF   39? John Bundy
Mazda RX-7 SA22C 84
John Bundy, AUS
Barry Jones, AUS
2 x 654 R2 Group C +3000 64        
DNF   50 Petrolon Slick 50
Mazda RX-7 SA22C 84
Peter McLeod, AUS
Graeme Bailey, AUS
2 x 654 R2 Group C +3000 57        
DNF   3 Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd
Holden VH SS Commodore
Peter Janson, NZ
Garry Rogers, AUS
5044 V8 Group C +3000 46 12     Transmission
DNF   46?  
Ford Falcon XE
Les Swallow, AUS
John Tesoriero, AUS
5760 V8 Group C +3000 45        
DNF   19 or 20 Jim Keogh
Holden VH SS Commodore
Jim Keogh, AUS
Terry Shiel, AUS
5044 V8 Group C +3000 44 14      
DNF   9 K-Mart Auto racing
Holden VH SS Commodore
Andrew Harris, AUS
Ron Harrop, AUS
5044 V8 Group C +3000 43 7 1.48,7   Differential
DNF   26 Everlast Battery Service
Ford Falcon XD
Bill O'Brien, AUS
Gary Cooke, AUS
5760 V8 Group C +3000 41       Overheating
DNF   17 Palmer Tube Mills
Ford Falcon XE
Dick Johnson, AUS
John French, AUS
5760 V8 Group C +3000 37 3 1.46,9   Gearbox
DNF   15 Nissan Motor Company Australia
Nissan Bluebird Turbo
George Fury, AUS
Gary Scott, AUS
1770 tc L4 Group C +3000 32 1 1.46,2   Engine
DNF   2 Masterton Homes Pty Ltd
Ford Falcon XE
Steve Masterton, AUS
Phil Ward, AUS
5760 V8 Group C +3000 14 11     Differential
DNF   38? Bayswater Automotor Wreckers Pty Ltd
Holden VH SS Commodore
Colin Campbell, AUS
John Faulkner, NZ
5044 V8 Group C +3000 9        
DNS   64? Capri Components
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
Peter Jones, AUS
4999 V8 Group A +3000         Withdrawn in favour of the Capri