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
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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 | 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 |