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Calder Park

Calder Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date: 6/3/1988
Track length: 2.400 m?
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 31
Starters: 27
Finishers: 22

Pole position: Johnson in 0.58,86
Fastest lap: Johnson in 1.00,32

Distance: 60 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1988 Cars

 

A new-look to the ATCC, as Sierras flood the outright class. No factory Nissans - still building their new R31s - nor was the new TWR-developed Commodore ready. Also gone are the factory JPS BMWs, now painted white and run by Peter Brock. Frank Gardner and Tony Longhurst put together a Sierra team with the tobacco money, now displaying Amatil's Freeport brand; the car was only just finished in time for the race weekend. Bond had ditched the Alfa Romeo 75, and was now leasing the former #34 OXO car while his own was built. Miedecke was joined by Andrew Bagnall in a new car, while Gregg Hansford finds out John Bowe has replaced him at Dick Johnson Racing from a newspaper.

The Shell Sierra steamroller begins! The two red cars lock-out the front row, with Miedecke a distant third. The Commodores and BMWs are nowhere near the pace. Tony Mulvihill's time is disallowed after the car weighs in under the legal limit.

Johnson leads flag to flag to take a comfortable win, leaving the field in his wake. Bowe makes a bad start from the front row, charging back into the top five before low oil pressure forces his retirement. Biggest controversy is over the Mobil BMWs of Brock and Richards, the dispute focussed on homologation changes to the inlet manifold. The cars run under appeal - with the agreement of all entrants - in 1987-spec. They finish inside the top 6 on the road, but are later excluded. (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 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Dick Johnson, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 60 laps, 1:01.22,75 1 0.58,86 1.00,32  
2 2 3 Freeport Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Tony Longhurst, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 60 laps, 1:02.05,05 5 1.00,52 1.00,98  
3 3 4 Caltex CXT Race Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Colin Bond, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 60 laps, 1:02.08,92 6 1.01,30 1.01,15  
4 4 11 Holden Special Vehicles
Holden VL Commodore
Larry Perkins, AUS
4980 V8 A 59 4 1.00,31 1.01,53  
5 5 6 Miedecke Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Andrew Miedecke, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 59 3 0.59,46 1.01,03  
DSQ   05 Mobil 1 Racing
BMW M3
Peter Brock, AUS
2332 L4 B 59 8 1.02,10 1.02,54 Illegal inlet manifold
DSQ   1 Mobil 1 Racing
BMW M3
Jim Richards, NZ
2332 L4 B 58 10 1.02,75 1.02,70 Illegal inlet manifold
6 6 8 Miedecke Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Andrew Bagnall, NZ
1993 tc L4 A 58 9 1.02,49 1.02,89  
7 7 14 Nettcomm (Aust) Racing
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Murray Carter, AUS
1990 tc L4 A 58 11 1.03,05 1.03,17  
8 8 26 Kalari Transport Services
Holden VK Commodore
Tony Noske, AUS
4980 V8 A 58 7 1.02,05 1.03,03  
9 9 12 Petro Tech (Aust) P/L
Holden VL Commodore
Peter McLeod, AUS
4980 V8 A 57 12 1.03,05 1.03,46  
10 10 44 Mulvihill Motorsport P/L
Holden VK Commodore
Tony Mulvihill, AUS
4980 V8 A 57 27 time disallowed 1.03,63  
11 11 36 Everlast Automotive Services
Holden VL Commodore
Bill O'Brien, AUS
4980 V8 A 57 13 1.03,69 1.03,69  
12 12 27 Ray Gulson
BMW 635 CSi
Ray Gulson, AUS
3475 L6 A 56 18 1.05,12 1.04,81  
13 13 22 Lusty Engineering P/L
Holden VL Commodore
Graham Lusty, AUS
4980 V8 A 56 14 1.03,93 1.03,80  
14 14 46 Sunliner Campmobiles
Holden VK Commodore
Tony Hunter, NZ
4980 V8 A 55 16 1.04,90 1.05,31  
15 15 24 Jagparts Racing
Holden VK Commodore
Gerald Kay, AUS
4980 V8 A 55 15 1.03,98 1.04,48  
16 1 32 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
John Smith, AUS
1587 L4 C 53 19 1.07,82 1.07,99  
17 2 33  
Nissan Gazelle
Colin Fulton, AUS
1990 L4 C 52 22 1.08,90 1.09,79  
18 3 86 Gemspares
Isuzu Gemini ZZ
Daryl Hendrick, AUS
1817 L4 C 52 23 1.09,97 1.10,31  
19 4 88  
Holden Gemini PF60
David Sala, AUS
1817 L4 C 52 24 1.10,17 1.10,18  
20 5 31 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
Drew Price, AUS
1587 L4 C 47 20 1.07,91 1.08,47  
DNF   87 Sommariva Concrete
BMW 635 CSi
Darrel Belsky, AUS
3475 L6 A 49 26 no time 1.07,49  
DNF   28 Capri Components
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
4999 V8 A 22 17 1.05,01 1.05,55  
DNF   13 Bob Holden Motors
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Bob Holden, AUS
1587 L4 C 15 25 1.10,59 1.11,48  
DNF   75 Murphy Johnson Imported Cars
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo
Gerard Murphy, AUS
1779 tc L4 A 9 21 1.08,87 1.08,42  
DNF   18 Shell Ultra Hi Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
John Bowe, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 5 2 0.59,09 1.00,41 Oil pressure