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Pye Audio Round 2

Sandown Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date: 24/2/1985
Track length: 3.900 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 22
Finishers: 16 classified

Pole position: Brock in 1.53,3
Fastest lap: Brock in 1.54,9

Distance: 25 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1985 Cars

 

The new prototype Group A Commodore of Brock (awaiting the homologation of the SS this had a 5.0 engine, 200 kg of extra weight, a 4-speed gearbox and no aerodynamic helpers at all) had an unexpected win here, though he was very closely followed by Richards at the end who then nearly spun. Johnson would also have been faster in a normal race. The Volvo of Francevic however was too untried at this stage; the long-distance car was not really suited to the sprint format races and it would take some time to alter that.
Tires still were in short supply apart from Brock, who played with the available rubber until he was on pole.


Class A-C
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 Mobil Holden Dealer Team
Holden VK Commodore
Peter Brock, AUS
5044 V8 C 25 laps, 48.35,3 1 1.53,3 1.54,9  
2 2 62 JPS Team BMW
BMW 635 CSi
Jim Richards, NZ
3475 L6 C 25 laps, 48.37,0 2 1.53,6 1.55,1  
3 3 17 Palmer Tube Mills
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Dick Johnson, AUS
4999 V8 C 25 3 1.53,7 1.55,8  
4 1 27 Network Alfa
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Alan Jones, AUS
2491 V6 B 25 4 1.54,7 1.56,9  
5 4 31 JPS Team BMW
BMW 635 CSi
Neville Crichton, NZ
3475 L6 C 25 5 1.54,9 1.56,4 Accident
6 5 21 Mark Petch Seals
Volvo 240 Turbo
Robbie Francevic, NZ
2141 tc L4 C 25 6 1.56,2 1.57,0  
7 6 20  
Holden VK Commodore
Jim Keogh, AUS
5044 V8 C 24 21 1.58,3 1.59,8 Started from the back of the grid - car underweight after practice
8 2 66 Mitsubishi Ralliart
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Kevin Bartlett, AUS
1998 tc L4 B 24 9 1.57,2 1.59,4  
9 1 11 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
John Smith, AUS
1587 L4 A 24 10 2.03,1 2.04,1  
10 3 68  
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Greville Arnel, AUS
1998 tc L4 B 23 11 2.03,7 2.04,3  
11 4 78 Melbourne Clutch and Brake service
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Brian Sampson, AUS
1998 tc L4 B   12 2.04,4    
12 5 26 Network Alfa
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Colin Bond, AUS
2491 V6 B   7     Accident
13 6 70  
Mazda RX-7
Raymond Spencer, AUS
2 x 573 R2 B          
14 2 29 Jagparts Racing
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Martin Power, AUS
1998 L4 A          
15 3 13 Bob Holden Motors
Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86
Bob Holden, AUS
1587 L4 A          
16 7 28 Capri Components
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
4999 V8 C          
    34  
Ford Escort II Mexico
Ken Harrison, AUS
1594 L4 A          
DNF   33  
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Don Smith, AUS
4999 V8 C   8      
DNF   12  
Jaguar XJ-S
Garry Willmington, AUS
5344 V12 C   22 1.58,6   Started from the back of the grid
DNF   57  
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Laurie Hazelton, AUS
2993 V6 B   13 2.08,1    
DNF   36 Mike Minear Racing
Volvo 360 GLT
Mike Minear, AUS
1986 L4 A          
DNF   77 Frank Gardner
BMW 323i
Ian Thompson, AUS
2291 L6 B   20 2.54,4