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Sandown

Sandown Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date: 19/2/1984
Track length: 3.100 m
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Finishers:

Pole position: Brock
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Ruleset: Australian Group C
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The new season started with title defender Moffat’s Mazda which was allowed a bigger engine to be able to compete with the V8’s newly acquired freedoms at the 1983 Castrol 400. But he felt this wouldn’t be enough, just like the Nissan team who had asked for just a more reliable turbocharger for their Bluebird. The BMW 635 now could use a 24-valve head while the V8’s had better inlet manifolds and bigger wheels. 1983 had seen little effect from these improvements, but after the season massive testing began with predictable results - tyre testing for the Marlboro Holden had paid off, but Brock had announced too that he would contest Le Mans in a Porsche 956 so he needed maximum scores to ensure any chances of a championship - he would miss two races since he would drive the Porsche at Silverstone as well as a shakedown. An insurance policy was that he would be replaced by John Harvey, who could snatch valuable points away from the competition. But few believed in Brock’s chances, Moffat was believed to be a better bet with dark horses Fury in the fragile Nissan, Grice in an under financed Holden and Richards in the BMW. Johnson’s Ford was not considered to be a real threat.
Brock was fastest in practice and simply dominated the race ahead of Johnson and Moffat, while McLeod and Harris tangled in the first lap and ended in the catch fencing. Masterton challenged the leading trio for a while but had to retire with an overheating engine.

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 VH SS Commodore		 Peter Brock, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000   1      
2 2 17 Palmer Tube Mills
Ford Falcon XE		 Dick Johnson, AUS
 5760 V8 +3000 14 seconds behind 2      
3 3 43 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing
Mazda RX-7 SA22C 84		 Allan Moffat, CDN
 2 x 654 R2 +3000   3      
4 4 31 JPS Team BMW
BMW 635 CSi		 Jim Richards, NZ
 3475 L6 +3000         Slow puncture
5 5 15 Nissan Motor Company Australia
Nissan Bluebird Turbo		 George Fury, AUS
 1770 tc L4 +3000         Turbo
6 6 8 K-Mart Auto racing
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Warren Cullen, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
7 7 10 John Sands Racing
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Rusty French, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
8 8 12/20  
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Jim Keogh, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
9 9 3 Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd
Holden VH SS Commodore		 David "Skippy" Parsons, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
10 10 29  
Ford Falcon XE		 Paul Jones, AUS
 5760 V8 +3000          
11 1 59  
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Lawrie Nelson, AUS
 2993 V6 3000          
12 2 44 Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Craig Harris, AUS
 2993 V6 3000          
13 3 68  
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Lyndon Arnel, AUS
 1993 L4 3000          
14 4 80  
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Ken Harrison, AUS
 1993 L4 3000          
15 5 28  
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Brian Bolwell, AUS
 1993 L4 3000          
16 6 65  
Holden Gemini PF60		 John White, AUS
 1817 L4 3000          
17 7    
Holden Gemini PF60		 Denis Horley, AUS
 1817 L4 3000          
18 8 49  
Triumph Dolomite Sprint		 Martin Power, AUS
 1998 L4 3000          
19 9? 18  
Mazda RX-7 SA22C		 Murray Carter, AUS
 2 x 573? R2 3000?          
DNF   70  
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Colin Campbell, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
DNF   4 Roadways Pty Ltd
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Steve Harrington, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
DNF   2 Masterton Homes Pty Ltd
Ford Falcon XE		 Steve Masterton, AUS
 5760 V8 +3000 3       Overheating
DNF   6 Roadways Pty Ltd
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Allan Grice, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000         Brakes, accident
DNF   73  
Toyota Celica		 Bob Holden, AUS
   L4 3000          
DNF   50 Petrolon Slick 50 Racing
Mazda RX-7 SA22C		 Peter McLeod, AUS
 2 x 654 R2 +3000         Accident
DNF   9 K-Mart Auto racing
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Andrew Harris, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000         Accident
DNF   21 Lusty Engineering P/L
Holden VH SS Commodore		 John Lusty, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000