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Yokohama Cup, Formula 1 support race

Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit, Virginia, South Australia, Australia

Date: 4/11/1989 to: 5/11/1989
Track length: 3.780 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 46
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Johnson in 1.40,70
Fastest lap: Bowe in 1.44,58 (race 1); Johnson in 2.01,65 (race 2)

Distance: Race 1: 9 laps (15 laps scheduled, race distance reduced due to accident during first start), Race 2: 10 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny (race 1); Rain (race 2)
Ruleset: Group A
Car info:  

 

A bumper entry for the final touring car races of the year, though not all would make it. The format of the meeting had changed for the tourers, with two short sprints on the programme instead of the previous 120-km race on the Saturday.

Race 1
A crash and bash affair, this one. Skaife was the first domino to fall, getting punted into the fence as the field exited the chicane on the first lap. The damage ended his weekend. Brock led from Longhurst, Seton, Miedecke, Bowe and Johnson. Bowe was struggling with a misfire, which eventually caused his to spin into the wall when the car cut out mid-corner. Coming down to the final hairpin for the third time, Johnson tapped the back of Miedecke, sending the Kenwood Sierra hard left into the wall. Meanwhile further around the corner, Bond had a half-spin and was collected by Percy. The race was redflagged as marshals put out a fire at the front of Miedecke's car, while Miedecke himself went back to the pits to confront Johnson. Miedecke was scheduled to airfreight his car to Fuji for the Intertec 500, but the damage curtailed the plans. Sadly, it would be the last hurrah for Miedecke's independent efforts. He signed a deal to race for Brock in NZ and for 1990, soon putting the Kenwood Sierra on the market and selling the team to Kevin Waldock.

Brock led away from the restart while Johnson made his way into second past Longhurst and Seton down Brabham Straight. Longhurst soon found himself unchallenged out in front as first Brock then Johnson spun out of the lead, and Seton retired with a broken half-shaft. He went on to win the shortened race from a recovering Brock and Percy.

Heat 2
The foul weather that plagued the F1 race also afflicted the touring car race, the rain starting to fall with the cars already on the grid. Richards got the jump from the second row to lead early, before Longhurst and Bond passed the Nissan on Brabham Straight. I've haven't seen this race since it happened, and the report in AMRY isn't very extensive, just saying that this race was considerably less incident-packed compared to the previous day.
(William Dale Jr/www.ten-tenths.com)


Race 1
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 25 Benson & Hedges Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Tony Longhurst, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 9 laps, 15.48,01 2 1.41,46 1.43,98  
2 2 05 Mobil 1 Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Peter Brock, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 9 laps, 15.50,73 1 1.41,07 1.43,60  
3 3 16 Holden Racing Team
Holden VL SS Commodore
Win Percy, GB
4980 V8 A 9 laps, 15.58,15 9 1.45,42 1.44,96  
4 4 2 Nissan Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31
Jim Richards, NZ
2029 tc L6 A 9 laps, 15.59,45 8 1.43,19 1.44,85  
5 5 4 Caltex CXT Race Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Colin Bond, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 9 laps, 16.00,69 6 1.42,88 1.45,36  
6 6 3 Nissan Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31
George Fury, AUS
2029 tc L6 A 9 laps, 16.01,90 12 1.44,20 1.45,43  
7 7 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Dick Johnson, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 9 laps, 16.04,10 7 1.43,00 1.43,02  
8 8 40 F.A.I. Insurance Group
Holden VL SS Commodore
Allan Grice, AUS
4980 V8 A 9 laps, 16.13,16 10 1.43,52 1.45,91  
9 9 7 Holden Racing Team
Holden VL SS Commodore
Neil Crompton, AUS
4980 V8 A 9 laps, 16.13,57 14 1.45,83 1.46,19  
10 10 23 Beaurepaires
Holden VL SS Commodore
Chris Lambden, AUS
4980 V8 A 9 laps, 16.26,27 ? 1.46,37 1.46,19  
DNF   30 Peter Jackson Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Glenn Seton, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 4 4 1.42,67 1.44,44 Halfshaft
DNF   105 Mobil 1 Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Brad Jones, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 2 13 1.43,83 1.49,10  
DNF   18 Shell Ultra Hi Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
John Bowe, AUS
1993 tc L4 A   5 1.42,76   Accident (first start)
DNF   6 Miedecke Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Andrew Miedecke, AUS
1993 tc L4 A   3 1.42,10   Accident (first start)
DNF   12 Nissan Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31
Mark Skaife, AUS
2029 tc L6 A   11     Accident (first start)

Race 2
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 25 Benson & Hedges Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Tony Longhurst, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 10 laps, 20.40,20 1   2.01,70  
2 2 4 Caltex CXT Race Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Colin Bond, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 10 laps, 20.41,13 5   2.01,96  
3 3 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Dick Johnson, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 10 laps, 20.50,07 7   2.01,65  
4 4 2 Nissan Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31
Jim Richards, NZ
2029 tc L6 A 10 laps, 20.52,07 4   2.01,93  
5 5 05 Mobil 1 Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Peter Brock, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 10 laps, 20.52,64 2   2.01,79  
6 6 40 F.A.I. Insurance Group
Holden VL SS Commodore
Allan Grice, AUS
4980 V8 A 10 laps, 21.02,81 8   2.03,12  
7 7 3 Nissan Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31
George Fury, AUS
2029 tc L6 A 10 laps, 21.15,76 6   2.02,06  
8 1 8 Phil Ward Automotive Services Motor Racing Division
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Phil Ward, AUS
2323 L4 B 10 laps, 21.20,48     2.05,28  
9 9 7 Holden Racing Team
Holden VL SS Commodore
Neil Crompton, AUS
4980 V8 A 10 laps, 21.22,08 9   2.04,68  
10 9 105 Mobil 1 Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Brad Jones, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 10 laps, 21.22,67     2.02,24  
DNF   16 Holden Racing Team
Holden VL SS Commodore
Win Percy, GB
4980 V8 A   3     Tires