Pole position: Bond in 0.46,86
Fastest lap:
Distance: 25 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Rain clearing, partly slippery track after FF accident
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1987 Cars
Oran Park was celebrating its 25th anniversary, and on the programme was the first Group A race for 1987 in Australia. A 25-lapper on the original short-circuit drew a solid local entry, with the bigger names mostly still on their way home from New Zealand's Nissan-Mobil Series. Larry Perkins entered, but didn't quite make it back in time. Cars making their debut were Colin Bond's long-awaited Alfa Romeo 75, and two Ford Sierra RS Cosworths from the OXO team. Tony Noske planned to have his first run in his ex-Perkins VK but put it into the wall during practice, while Phil Ward had the first of many drives in his ex-AMG Mercedes-Benz 190E. Reed mastered the greasy early conditions to run out a comfortable winner from Bond. Laurie Hazelton backed his Volvo into the pit wall late in the race, injuring a TV cameraman. Magazine sources disagree over whether the crash caused the race to be stopped, something I suspect the TV coverage would solve. (William Dale Jr/www.ten-tenths.com) |
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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 | 34 | Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L Holden VK Commodore |
Steve Reed, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 25 laps, 20.19,79 | 2 | 0.47,18 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 75 | Network Alfa Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo |
Colin Bond, AUS |
1779 tc | L4 | B | 25 laps, 20.43,88 | 1 | 0.46,86 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 8 | Terry Finnigan Holden VK Commodore |
Terry Finnigan, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 25 laps, 21.06,54 | 9 | 0.48,35 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 22 | Formula 1 Investments Pty Ltd Holden VK Commodore |
Graham Moore, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 25 laps, 21.48,43 | 4 | 0.47,38 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 21 | Lusty Engineering P/L Holden VK Commodore |
Graham Lusty, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 24 | 7 | 0.48,19 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 19 | Tony Mulvihill Holden VK Commodore |
Tony Mulvihill, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 24 | 6 | 0.48,01 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 10 | Reithmuller-Ward International Motorsport P/L Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16 |
Phil Ward, AUS |
2323 | L4 | B | 24 | 5 | 0.47,47 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 16 | Toyota Corolla |
Paul Jones, AUS |
L4 | C | 23 | 15 | 0.51,66 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 86 | Gemspares Isuzu Gemini ZZ |
Daryl Hendrick, AUS |
1817 | L4 | C | 23 | 16 | 0.52,04 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 27 | Ray Gulson BMW 635 CSi |
Graham Gulson, AUS |
3475 | L6 | A | 23 | 10 | 0.48,51 | ||
| 11 | 3 | 58 | Ratcliff Transport Spares Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 |
David Ratcliff, AUS |
1587 | L4 | C | 23 | 15 | 0.51,66 | ||
| 12/NRF? | 7 | 50 | Volvo 240 Turbo |
Laurie Hazelton, AUS |
2141 tc | L4 | A | 22 | 17 | 0.55,22 | Accident | |
| 13 | 8 | 18 | Ford Mustang 5.0 GT |
Kevin Clark, AUS |
4999 | V8 | A | 21 | 13 | 0.51,12 | Started from pit lane | |
| DNF | 36 | OXO Supercube Motorsport Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
Craig Harris, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 6? | 12 | 0.50,11 | Withdrawn | ||
| DNS | 35 | OXO Supercube Motorsport Ford Sierra RS Cosworth |
Don Smith, AUS |
1993 tc | L4 | A | 8 | 0.48,21 | Retired on warmup lap | |||
| DNS | Holden VK Commodore |
Peter McLeod, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 3 | 0.47,21 | Lost wheel on parade lap (!) | ||||
| DNS | 2? | Kalari Transport Services Holden VK Commodore |
Tony Noske, AUS |
4980 | V8 | A | 11 | 0.48,92 | Accident in practice | |||