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Castrol 500

Sandown Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date: 13/9/1987
Track length: 3.900 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 43
Starters: 41
Finishers: 26, 23 classified

Pole position: Johnson in 1.47,59
Fastest lap: Johnson/Crichton/Hansford in 1.50,28

Distance: 129 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Cloudy with showers
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1987 Cars

 

The new RS500 made quite an impact on its Australian debut. Andrew Miedecke put his Sierra on pole, until co-driver Don Smith rolled the car late in the qualifying session, writing it off. Johnson then put his on pole in the qualifying shootout, but blew the team's last engine in the morning warmup. Johnson and Hansford switched to the #18 car for the race and, from 13th place on the grid, Johnson proceeded to simply drive past everyone on the straights until he reached the lead. However, not knowing how long the engine would last, Johnson gave Neville Crichton the chance to get some laps in the car in preparation for Bathurst, the car reaching lap 87 before it was pushed away.

Up front, it was a battle between the two PJ Skylines and Grice, but the orange Bob Jane car headed to the pits with a misfire. It went back to a three car dice as Johnson joined in, the Sierra making ground down the straights and the Skylines pulling it back in the twisty infield section. Seton led after Johnson made his first pitstop but he too was soon into the pits, a blown exhaust turbine wheel putting the #15 car out of contention.

The rest of the race was between Fury and Richards, as changing conditions favoured each car at different times. Eventually, the matter was settled a handful of laps from the end, the BMW's engine crying enough with 12 laps to go. Fury would score a comfortable win, the team's second consecutive triumph in the Sandown enduro.
(William Dale Jr/www.ten-tenths.com)


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
Terry Shiel, AUS
1990 tc L4 B 129 laps, 4:10.28,06 3 1.49,79 1.50,58 Dulux dozen: 1.49,43 (Fury)
2 1 11 Enzed team Perkins
Holden VK Commodore
Larry Perkins, AUS
Denny Hulme, NZ
4980 V8 A 128 9 1.51,89 1.50,58 Dulux dozen: 1.51,31 (Perkins)
3 2 25 Team Nissan racing NZ
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Kent Baigent, NZ
Graeme Bowkett, NZ
1990 tc L4 B 127 6 1.49,80 1.51,90 Dulux dozen: 1.50,01 (Bowkett)
4 2 6 HDT Racing P/L
Holden VL Commodore
Jon Crooke, AUS
Neil Crompton, AUS
4980 V8 A 126 11 1.51,17 1.53,50 Dulux dozen: 1.54,37 (Crompton)
5 3 3 JPS Team BMW
BMW M3
Robbie Francevic, NZ
Ludwig Finauer, D
2332 L4 B 125 7 1.51,17 1.52,98 Dulux dozen: 1.51,14 (Finauer)
6 4 14 Nettcomm (Aust) Racing
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Murray Carter, AUS
Denis Horley, AUS
1990 tc L4 B 125 10 1.52,30 1.52,65 Dulux dozen: 1.53,92 (Carter)
7 5 40  
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Kieran Wills, NZ
Phil Henley, NZ
1990 tc L4 B 124 18 1.54,0 1.53,56  
8 6 43 John Sax Racing
BMW M3
Graham Lorimer, NZ
John Sax, NZ
2332 L4 B 123 22 1.55,1 1.55,84  
9 3 19 Everlast Automotive Services
Holden VL Commodore
Bill O'Brien, AUS
Brian Sampson, AUS
4980 V8 A 123 17 1.53,8 1.54,57  
10 1 60 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing
Nissan Gazelle
Mark Skaife, AUS
Grant Jarrett, AUS
1990 L4 C 121 31 1.57,6 1.57,58  
11 4 38 Wayne Clift
Holden VK Commodore
Wayne Clift, AUS
Bernie Stack, AUS
4980 V8 A 121 23 1.55,3 1.52,63  
12 5 36 Grellis Marketing
Holden VL Commodore
Ray Ellis, AUS
John Lusty, AUS
4980 V8 A 120 24 1.55,5 1.54,67  
13 2 31 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
John Faulkner, NZ
Mike Quinn, AUS
1587 L4 C 91 35 1.59,34 2.00,17 Alternator
14 6 29 Mulvihill Motorsport P/L
Holden VK Commodore
Tony Mulvihill, AUS
Ken Mathews, AUS
4980 V8 A 118 26 1.55,8 1.54,84  
15 7 78 Brian Bolwell Racing
BMW 323i
Brian Bolwell, AUS
Rod Smith, AUS
2330 L6 B 117 38 2.03,2 1.59,89  
16 7 20 Salisbury Nthn. Service Station
BMW 635 CSi
Des Wall, AUS
John Virgo, AUS
3475 L6 A 117 34 1.59,02 1.59,35  
17 8 24 Lockwood Bryce Homes
BMW 325i
Bill Bryce, AUS
Leo Geoghegan, AUS
2494 L6 B 116 40 2.06,18 1.59,05  
18 8 21 Lusty Engineering P/L
Holden VL Commodore
Graham Lusty, AUS
Ken Lusty, AUS
4980 V8 A 115 25 1.55,6 1.56,13  
19 3 13 Bob Holden Motors
Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86
Bob Holden, AUS
Garry Willmington, AUS
1587 L4 C 115 36 1.59,6 2.01,79  
20 9 22 DFC New Zealand Limited
Holden VK Commodore
Chris Castle, NZ
John Billington, NZ
4980 V8 A 114 30 1.57,3 1.57,83  
21 10 23 Yellow Pages Racing
Holden VK Commodore
Tony Kavich, AUS
Kerry Baily, AUS
4980 V8 A 113 21 1.54,9 1.54,92  
22 4 88 David Sala
Holden Gemini PF60
David Sala, AUS
Dale Smart, AUS
1817 L4 C 111 41 2.08,15 2.07,42  
23 5 86 Gemspares
Isuzu Gemini ZZ
Daryl Hendrick, AUS
John White, AUS
1817 L4 C 106 39 2.05,0 2.05,42  
NC   15 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Glenn Seton, AUS
John Bowe, AUS
1990 tc L4 B 86 8 1.50,59 1.50,53 Dulux dozen: 1.51,18 (Seton); insufficient distance
NC   28 Capri Components
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
Bob Jolly, AUS
4999 V8 A 78 33 1.58,49 1.58,11 Insufficient distance
NC   10 Reithmuller-Ward International Motorsport P/L
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Phil Ward, AUS
Llynden Reithmuller, AUS
2323 L4 B 55 29 1.57,0 1.57,81 Insufficient distance
DNF   1 JPS Team BMW
BMW M3
Jim Richards, NZ
Tony Longhurst, AUS
2332 L4 B 118 2 1.50,13 1.50,99 Dulux dozen: 1.49,43 (Richards); oil pressure
DNF   7 Canam Enterprises
Holden VL Commodore
Graeme Cameron, NZ
Wayne Wilkinson, NZ
4980 V8 A 116 16 1.53,7 1.55,35 Timing gear
DNF   05 HDT Racing P/L
Holden VL Commodore
Peter Brock, AUS
David "Skippy" Parsons, AUS
4980 V8 A 113 5 1.50,55 1.51,28 Dulux dozen: 1.49,81 (Brock); accident
DNF   8 Warren Cullen
Holden VK Commodore
Warren Cullen, AUS
Gary Cooke, AUS
4980 V8 A 99 12 ? 1.54,92 Dulux dozen: 1.57,24 (Cullen)
DNF   44 Viacard Services
BMW M3
Trevor Crowe, NZ
Jim Keogh, AUS
2332 L4 B 93 20 1.54,2 1.54,96 Accident
DNF   32 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
John Smith, AUS
Drew Price, AUS
1587 L4 C 119 32 1.58,1 2.01,32  
DNF   18 Shell Ultra Hi Tech Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Dick Johnson, AUS
Neville Crichton, NZ
Gregg Hansford, AUS
1993 tc L4 B 87 13 1.51,19 1.50,28 Engine
DNF   34 OXO Supercube Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
John Giddings, AUS
Bruce Stewart, AUS
1993 tc L4 B 82 14 1.51,80 1.51,99 Differential
DNF   4 R.G. Lanyon
Holden VK Commodore
Graeme Crosby, NZ
Graham McRae, NZ
4980 V8 A 74 15 1.53,2 1.53,73 Wheel stud
DNF   42 Jagparts Racing
Holden VK Commodore
Gerald Kay, AUS
Alf Grant, AUS
4980 V8 A 73 27 1.56,5 1.56,93 Alternator
DNF   58 Ratcliff Transport Spares
Toyota Corolla Levin AE86
David Ratcliff, AUS
Mark Gibbs, AUS
1587 L4 C 64 37 2.01,3 2.02,34 Engine
DNF   45 Lester Smerdon
Holden VK Commodore
Lester Smerdon, AUS
Bruce Williams, AUS
4980 V8 A 43 28 1.56,59 1.57,72 Gearbox
DNF   12 Petro Tech (Aust) P/L
Holden VK Commodore
Peter McLeod, AUS
Peter Fitzgerald, AUS
4980 V8 A 17 19 1.54,1 1.55,65 Clutch
DNF   2 Bob Jane T-Marts
Holden VL Commodore
Allan Grice, AUS
Win Percy, GB
4980 V8 A 10 4 1.49,80 1.50,59 Dulux dozen: 1.49,63 (Grice); Rocker stud
DNF   27 Sunliner Campmobiles
Holden VK Commodore
Tony Hunter, NZ
Warren McKellar, NZ
4980 V8 A 1 42 no time 2.34,39 Head gasket
DNS   17 Shell Ultra Hi Tech Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Dick Johnson, AUS
Gregg Hansford, AUS
1993 tc L4 B   1 1.50,55   Dulux dozen: 1.47,59 (Johnson); engine in warmup
DNS   35 OXO Supercube Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Andrew Miedecke, AUS
Don Smith, AUS
1993 tc L4 B   (13) 1.49,45   Accident in practice