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Castrol 500

Sandown Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date: 14/9/1986
Track length: 3.900 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 41
Starters: 39
Finishers: 28 classified

Pole position: Brock in 1.49,84 (Castrol chargers)
Fastest lap: Grice in 1.52,1

Distance: 129 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Cloudy
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1986 Cars

 

The big story is the turmoil in the Volvo camp. Neither the RHD ATCC car nor a brand new one were ready for qualifying. Francevic allegedly made some negative comments about the management of the team which led to his sacking on Saturday evening, leaving the current ATCC champion without a drive.
On Sunday, it transpired during the race that the Nissans would have top stop only once, beating the fuel efficient BMW of Richards in that respect which was quite a surprise. Fury sailed to a win, but teammate Scott had his work cut out when he tangled with Grice after the start, ending with massive body damage on his Nissan and a slightly awkward handling. After a pit stop, he stormed though the field and finally finished second behind Fury.


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 30 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
George Fury, AUS
Glenn Seton, AUS
1990 tc L4 B 129 laps, 4:05.37,3 2 1.50,1 1.52,3 Castrol chargers: 1.50,22 (Fury)
2 2 15 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Gary Scott, AUS
Terry Shiel, AUS
1990 tc L4 B 128 3 1.50,3 1.52,3 Castrol chargers: 1.50,33 (Scott)
3 1 2 Chickadee Chicken
Holden VK Commodore
Allan Grice, AUS
Graeme Bailey, AUS
4980 V8 C 128 4 ? 1.52,1 Castrol chargers: 1.50,66 (Grice)
4 2 05 Mobil Holden Dealer Team
Holden VK Commodore
Peter Brock, AUS
Allan Moffat, CDN
4980 V8 C 128 1 1.51,0 1.52,4 Castrol chargers: 1.49,84 (Brock)
5 3 1 JPS Team BMW
BMW 635 CSi
Jim Richards, NZ
Tony Longhurst, AUS
3475 L6 C 127 7 1.51,9 1.53,1 Castrol chargers: 1.51,59 (Richards)
6 4 6 Bob Jane T-Marts
Holden VK Commodore
Graeme Crosby, NZ
Wayne Wilkinson, NZ
4980 V8 C 127 6 ? 1.53,5 Castrol chargers: 1.51,47 (Crosby)
7 3 36 Everlast Battery Service
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Murray Carter, AUS
Bill O'Brien, AUS
1990 tc L4 B 125 10 1.53,1 1.54,4 Castrol chargers: 1.53,85 (Carter)
8 5 3 Mobil Holden Dealer Team
Holden VK Commodore
John Harvey, AUS
Neal Lowe, NZ
4980 V8 C 125 5 ? 1.53,7 Castrol chargers: 1.51,26 (Harvey)
9 6 33  
Holden VK Commodore
Mike Burgmann, AUS
Mal Rose, AUS
4980 V8 C 125 13 1.54,4 1.55,0  
10 4 77 Williamson Toyota
Toyota Celica Supra MA61
Peter Williamson, AUS
Mark Skaife, AUS
2759 L6 B 125 16 1.55,0 1.55,7  
11 7 7 Bob Jane T-Marts
BMW 635 CSi
Charlie O'Brien, AUS
Garry Rogers, AUS
3475 L6 C 125 19 1.55,4 1.55,4  
12 8 38 Grellis Marketing
Holden VK Commodore
Ray Ellis, AUS
Kerry Baily, AUS
4980 V8 C 123 20 1.55,6 1.55,8  
13 9 19 Tony Mulvihill
Holden VK Commodore
Tony Mulvihill, AUS
Ken Mathews, AUS
4980 V8 C 122 17 1.55,0 1.56,0  
14 10 11 Enzed team Perkins
Holden VK Commodore
Larry Perkins, AUS
David "Skippy" Parsons, AUS
4980 V8 C 122 11 1.53,7 1.54,0  
15 5 75 Network Alfa
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Colin Bond, AUS
Peter Fitzgerald, AUS
2491 V6 B 120 15 1.54,8 1.56,8  
16 6 87 Brian Bolwell Racing
BMW 323i
Brian Bolwell, AUS
Tony Farrell, AUS
2330 L6 B 119 30 2.01,3 2.00,8  
17 1 61 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Mike Quinn, AUS
John Faulkner, NZ
1587 L4 A 119 23 1.58,6 1.59,9  
18 2 60 Giddings Motorsport/Vale Nissan
Nissan Gazelle
John Giddings, AUS
Bruce Stewart, AUS
1990 L4 A 118 26 1.59,0 1.58,8  
19 3 42 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
David Morton, AUS
Chris Clearihan, AUS
1587 L4 A 117 29 2.01,3 2.00,9  
20 4 14 Bob Holden Motors
Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86
Keith McClelland, AUS
Brian Nightingale, AUS
1587 L4 A 115 36 2.04,2 2.04,3  
21 11 91 Graham Lorimer
BMW 635 CSi
Graham Lorimer, NZ
Phil Myhre, NZ
3475 L6 C 114 32 2.02,8 2.02,8  
22 12 4 Petro Tech (Aust) P/L
Holden VK Commodore
Peter McLeod, AUS
Glenn Clark, NZ
4980 V8 C 113 9 1.53,3 1.54,7 Castrol chargers: 1.53,05 (McLeod)
23 5 13 Bob Holden Motors
Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86
Bob Holden, AUS
Ray Cutchie, AUS
1587 L4 A 108 34 2.03,6 2.03,6  
24 13 28 Capri Components
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
Brian Sampson, AUS
4999 V8 C 108 25 1.58,9 1.58,9  
25 14 20 Viacard Services
BMW 635 CSi
Jim Keogh, AUS
Des Wall, AUS
3475 L6 C 106 27 1.59,3 1.58,2  
26 6 88  
Isuzu Gemini ZZ
John White, AUS
Les Szreniawski
1817 L4 A 106 35 2.04,0 2.06,4  
NC   76  
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Rex Muldoon, AUS
David Sala, AUS
2993 V6 B 92 37 2.05,9 2.05,4  
NC   27  
Toyota Celica 2000 GT RA40
Mike Freeman, AUS
Bruce Williams, AUS
1968 L4 A 84 38 2.08,1 2.07,1  
DNF   8 Cullen Supa Salvage
Holden VK Commodore
Warren Cullen, AUS
Gary Sprague, AUS
4980 V8 C 113 12 1.53,9 1.55,1 Engine
DNF   44 Volvo Dealer Team
Volvo 240 Turbo
John Bowe, AUS
Alf Costanzo, AUS
2141 tc L4 B 112 22 no time 1.52,3 Rear suspension
DNF   21 Lusty Engineering P/L
Holden VK Commodore
Graham Lusty, AUS
Ken Lusty, AUS
4980 V8 C 68 21 1.56,2 1.55,4 Differential
DNF   9 JPS Team BMW
BMW 635 CSi
Trevor Crowe, NZ
Kevin Bartlett, AUS
3475 L6 C 57 18 1.55,2 1.56,0 Cracked sump
DNF   16 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
John Smith, AUS
Drew Price, AUS
1587 L4 A 48 24 1.58,7 1.59,2 Gearbox
DNF   86 Gemspares
Isuzu Gemini ZZ
Daryl Hendrick, AUS
Thomas Crozier
1817 L4 A 45 39 2.08,5 2.08,4 Differential
DNF   24 Jagparts Racing
Holden VK Commodore
Gerald Kay, AUS
Bryan Thomson, AUS
4980 V8 C 18 14 1.54,4 1.56,5 Differential
DNF   17 Palmer Tube Mills
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Dick Johnson, AUS
Gregg Hansford, AUS
4999 V8 C 16 8 1.51,9 1.53,6 Castrol chargers: 1.51,95 (Johnson); Gearbox
DNF   99 Nettcomm (Aust) Racing
Ford Capri III 3.0S
Denis Horley, AUS
Craig Harris, AUS
2993 V6 B 14 40 2.10,0 2.08,2  
DNF   58 Ratcliff Transport Spares
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
David Ratcliff, AUS
Don Smith, AUS
1587 L4 A 5 41 2.11,3 2.12,1 Broken wheel
DNF   49 Ray Gulson
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV/6
Ray Gulson, AUS
Frank Porter, AUS
2491 V6 B   28 2.00,58 no time Transmission
DNS   42 Volvo Dealer Team
Volvo 240 Turbo
Robbie Francevic, NZ
Graham McRae, NZ
2141 tc L4 B   33 no time   Withdrawn: technical and political problems
DNS   69  
Jaguar XJ-S
John Clinton
Garry Willmington, AUS
5344 V12 C   31 2.02,8