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Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Queensland, Australia

Date: 13/5/1984
Track length: 3.200 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Moffat
Fastest lap:

Distance:
Average speed:
Weather: Rain
Ruleset: Australian Group C
Car info:  

 

While points leader Brock was in the UK, Grice was missing too (he had no funding for this race) and Nissan decided to give the race a miss in favour of some more development.
After dry practice, the race started on a damp track and most of the field opted for slicks. Moffat was beaten by Johnson, Harvey, Masterton and McLeod after the start. Masterton lost touch while Richards moved up, and by lap 6 rain began to fall with the order being Johnson, Harvey, McLeod, Richards and Moffat. After a few laps, the order changed and by lap 17 Johnson led ahead of McLeod, Moffat and Harvey. Then it happened: Moffat attacked McLeod right at the moment Willmington’s Falcon had to be lapped. Moffat moved over but touched the Falcon, sending himself, Willmington and Harvey off the track at high speed. Moffat came off worst, skating across the wet track up the bank, leaping a tire barrier and slamming head-on into a tree. It meant the end of the car as well as the season with a broken bone in his hand.
Johnson won over McLeod and leapt ahead at the points table.

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 17 Palmer Tube Mills
Ford Falcon XE		 Dick Johnson, AUS
 5760 V8 +3000          
2 2 50 Petrolon Slick 50 Racing
Mazda RX-7 SA22C		 Peter McLeod, AUS
 2 x 654 R2 +3000          
3 3 31 JPS Team BMW
BMW 635 CSi		 Jim Richards, NZ
 3475 L6 +3000          
4 4 4 Roadways Pty Ltd
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Steve Harrington, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
5 5 8 K-Mart Auto racing
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Warren Cullen, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
6 6 18  
Mazda RX-7 SA22C		 Murray Carter, AUS
 2 x 654 R2 +3000          
7 7 9 K-Mart Auto racing
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Andrew Harris, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
8 8 21 Lusty Engineering P/L
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Graham Lusty, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
9 9 2 Masterton Homes Pty Ltd
Ford Falcon XE		 Steve Masterton, AUS
 5760 V8 +3000          
10 10 32  
Mazda RX-7 SA22C		 Chris Clearihan, AUS
 2 x 654 R2 +3000          
11 11 14  
Ford Falcon XD		 John English, AUS
 5760 V8 +3000          
12 12 27  
Ford Falcon XD		 Alf Grant, AUS
 5760 V8 +3000          
13 13 40 King George Tavern
Ford Falcon XE		 Joe Moore, AUS
 5760 V8 +3000          
14 14 62  
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Peter Brierley, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
15 1 28  
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Brian Bolwell, AUS
 1993 L4 3000          
16 2 55 Barry Seton
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Glenn Seton, AUS
 2993 V6 3000          
17 3 44 Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Capri III 3.0S		 Craig Harris, AUS
 2993 V6 3000          
18 15 45  
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Gary Hinton, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
19 4 37  
Mazda RX-7 SA22C or 323?		 Murray Coote, AUS
 2 x 573 R2 3000          
20 5 77  
Ford Escort II RS 2000		 Garry McGrath, AUS
 1993 L4 3000          
DNF   70  
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Colin Campbell, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
DNF   05 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden VH SS Commodore		 John Harvey, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000         Accident
DNF   11 Garry Willmington Performance
Ford Falcon XD		 Garry Willmington, AUS
 5760 V8 +3000          
DNF   43 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing
Mazda RX-7 SA22C 84		 Allan Moffat, CDN
 2 x 654 R2 +3000         Accident
DNF   14  
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Paul Gulson, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
DNF   100  
Mazda 626		 Russell Worthington, AUS
 1998 L4 3000          
DNF      
Holden VH SS Commodore		 Lester Smerdon, AUS
 5044 V8 +3000          
DNF   19  
Mazda RX-7 SA22C		 David Cox, AUS
 2 x 654 R2 +3000