Pole position: Brock in 0.48,03
Fastest lap: ?
Distance: 60 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1985 Cars
At Calder, another win for Richards was overshadowed by some panel beating from his opponents. Brock had a new Commodore, and HDT built their first customer car for Masterton which appeared too. While Masterton soon faded, Brock was happy with his car, put it on pole and took an early lead. But then the rebuilt Volvo of Francevic closed, and in a move on the outside of Valvoline the cars touched, resulting in a damaged valve on the Commodore’s left rear - which put the Holden into a spin next time round. After a tire change, Brock moved on but the engine had been overheating during the stop and he was a retirement. Francevic meanwhile had gambled with his soft tires and paid the price; Richard and close follower Johnson neared, and Francevic resisted the pressure by outgunning them on the straights while easing through the curves. Richards wouldn’t have any of it and shoved the Volvo through the esses but the car did not spin and seemed not really impressed by what was happening. It did slow Richards down though, and Johnson was quick to respond and passed Richards. It was not over yet, since the Volvo now used a backmarker to block the Mustang, giving the Swedish car an even worse appearance than it already had after the coming together with Richards. A few laps later, Johnson used the very same technique to shove the Volvo through the esses, albeit a bit friendlier but with the same outcome: Richards took second again. Two laps later, the Volvo ran wide and Richards as well as Johnson finally got past, while the Volvo dropped down the charts to seventh at the end. |
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Class A-C
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| 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 | 62 | JPS Team BMW BMW 635 CSi |
Jim Richards, NZ |
3475 | L6 | C | 60 laps, 49.32,33 | 2 | 0.48,07 | 0.48,64 | |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills Ford Mustang 5.0 GT |
Dick Johnson, AUS |
4999 | V8 | C | 60 | 4 | 0.48,38 | 0.48,96 | |
| 3 | 3 | 31 | JPS Team BMW BMW 635 CSi |
Neville Crichton, NZ |
3475 | L6 | C | 60 | 7 | 0.48,89 | 0.49,02 | |
| 4 | 1 | 27 | Network Alfa Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Alan Jones, AUS |
2491 | V6 | B | 60 | 6 | 0.48,59 | 0.49,21 | |
| 5 | 4 | 05 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team Holden VK Commodore |
John Harvey, AUS |
5044 | V8 | C | 60 | 12 | 0.49,73 | 0.49,46 | |
| 6 | 2 | 26 | Network Alfa Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6 |
Colin Bond, AUS |
2491 | V6 | B | 59 | 8 | 0.48,98 | 0.49,54 | |
| 7 | 3 | 21 | Mark Petch Seals Volvo 240 Turbo |
Robbie Francevic, NZ |
2141 tc | L4 | B | 59 | 3 | 0.48,26 | 0.48,73 | |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | BMW 635 CSi |
Kent Baigent, NZ |
3475 | L6 | C | 59 | 10 | 0.49,40 | 0.50,07 | |
| 9 | 4 | 66 | Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183 |
Kevin Bartlett, AUS |
1998 tc | L4 | B | 59 | 9 | 0.49,16 | 0.49,49 | |
| 10 | 5 | 78 | Melbourne Clutch and Brake service Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183 |
Brian Sampson, AUS |
1998 tc | L4 | B | 58 | 0.50,09 | 0.52,52 | ||
| 11 | 1 | 10 | Toyota Team Australia Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
John Smith, AUS |
1587 | L4 | A | |||||
| 12 | 2 | 11 | Toyota Team Australia Toyota Corolla GT AE86 |
Drew Price, AUS |
1587 | L4 | A | |||||
| 13 | 6 | 19 | Holden VK Commodore |
Ken Mathews, AUS |
5044 | V8 | C | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 13 | Bob Holden Motors Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 |
Bob Holden, AUS |
1587 | L4 | A | |||||
| 15 | 4 | 34 | Ford Escort II Mexico |
Ken Harrison, AUS |
1594 | L4 | A | |||||
| 16 | 5 | 36 | Mike Minear Racing Volvo 360 GLT |
Mike Minear, AUS |
1986 | L4 | A | 0.55,37 | ||||
| DNF | 7 | Mobil Holden Dealer Team Holden VK Commodore |
Peter Brock, AUS |
5044 | V8 | C | 1 | 0.48,03 | Overheating | |||
| DNF | 2 | Masterton Homes Pty Ltd Holden VK Commodore |
Steve Masterton, AUS |
5044 | V8 | C | 5 | 0.48,51 | Differential - and panel damage, consequence of a practice accident | |||
| DNF | 28 | Capri Components Ford Mustang 5.0 GT |
Lawrie Nelson, AUS |
4999 | V8 | C | no time | |||||
| DNF | 33 | Don Smith Ford Mustang 5.0 GT |
Don Smith, AUS |
4999 | V8 | C | ||||||
| DNF | 20 | Jim Keogh Holden VK Commodore |
Jim Keogh, AUS |
5044 | V8 | C | 12 | |||||