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Symmons Plains

Symmons Plains Raceway, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Date: 11/3/1990
Track length: 2.410 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 25
Starters: 25
Finishers: 20

Pole position: Brock in 0.55,85
Fastest lap: Jones in 0.56,96

Distance: 50 minutes, 51 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Overcast
Ruleset: Group A
Car info:  

 

After the beating by Jim Richards and Nissan on the tight confines of Amaroo, the Ford Sierras could unleash their mighty horsepower on the blast around the windy wide open spaces of Symmons Plains in Tasmania. From pole position Peter Brock looked as he had a firm grip on the race, but late in the day he had to relinquish the lead to Dick Johnson. After several laps of pressuring Brock Johnson finally blasted by on the long right-hander opposite the pit. The battle for the lead allowed John Bowe to close up, but never became a threat for Peter Brock in second. Bowe on his hand had the attention of Glenn Seton from behind before finishing third and fourth respectively. Two more Sierras made it a Ford 1-6 in the second Mobil car of Andrew Miedecke and Colin Bond in the sole Caltex version. Only then came first round winner Jim Richards as the only official Nissan driver of the weekend, Mark Skaife missing this round.
Gregg Hansford finished a lonely 8th from the Holdens of Win Percy and Larry Perkins, the privateer being the first lapped finisher. The two B&H Sierras of Tony Longhurst and Alan Jones only featured shortly in this race. Jones was a pit caller on the first lap for new tyres eventually finishing 12th, while Longhurst held second behind Brock before his engine let go.

This left defending champion Dick Johnson in the points lead with 32 from team mate John Bowe at 27 and Jim Richards at 24. Another two weeks would commence before the competitors would make an ATCC comeback at Victoria's Phillip Island.
(Jesper O. Hansen/www.ten-tenths.com)


Class 1-3
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 1 51 laps, 50.08,49 3 0.56,08 0.57,46  
2 2 05 Mobil 1 Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Peter Brock, AUS
1993 tc L4 1 51 laps, 50.11,79 1 0.55,85 0.57,01  
3 3 18 Shell Ultra Hi Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
John Bowe, AUS
1993 tc L4 1 51 laps, 50.15,03 6 0.56,47 0.57,67  
4 4 35 Glenn Seton Racing Pty Ltd
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Glenn Seton, AUS
1993 tc L4 1 51 laps, 50.17,99 4 0.56,40 0.57,89  
5 5 6 Mobil 1 Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Andrew Miedecke, AUS
1993 tc L4 1 51 laps, 50.23,60 8 0.56,63 0.57,90  
6 6 8 Caltex CXT Race Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Colin Bond, AUS
1993 tc L4 1 51 laps, 50.30,35 9 0.56,85 0.58,12  
7 7 2 Nissan Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31
Jim Richards, NZ
2029 tc L6 1 51 laps, 50.45,73 7 0.56,63 0.58,17  
8 8 9 Allan Moffat Enterprises
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Gregg Hansford, AUS
1993 tc L4 1 51 laps, 50.59,96 10 0.57,23 0.58,50  
9 9 16 Holden Racing Team
Holden VL SS Commodore
Win Percy, GB
4980 V8 1 51 laps, 51.06,44 12 0.57,89 0.58,93  
10 10 11 Perkins Motorsport Pty Ltd
Holden VL SS Commodore
Larry Perkins, AUS
4980 V8 1 50 13 0.58,17 0.58,83  
11 11 55 Playscape Racing Australia
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Kevin Waldock, AUS
1993 tc L4 1 50 11 0.57,78 0.58,71  
12 12 20 Benson & Hedges Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Alan Jones, AUS
1993 tc L4 1 50 5 0.56,41 0.56,96  
13 13 23 Beaurepaires Motorsport
Nissan Skyline GTS-R Turbo HR31
Chris Lambden, AUS
2029 tc L6 1 50 15 0.58,88    
14 14   Car-Trek Racing Pty Ltd
Holden VL SS Commodore
Greg Crick, AUS
4980 V8 1 49 16 0.59,76 1.00,59  
15 15 24 Jagparts Racing
Holden VL SS Commodore
Gerald Kay, AUS
4980 V8 1 48 18 1.00,31 1.00,97  
16 16 98 Car-Trek Racing Pty Ltd
Holden VL SS Commodore
Bob Jones, AUS
4980 V8 1 47 19 1.01,30 1.02,89  
17 17 15 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Supra Turbo MA70
John Smith, AUS
2954 tc L6 1 46 17 1.00,03 0.59,98  
18 1 39 David Sala
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
David Sala, AUS
1587 L4 3 44 22 1.08,00 1.08,22  
19 2 78 Big Toys Motorsport
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Geoffrey Full, AUS
1587 L4 3 43 23 1.08,93 1.08,38  
20 3 76 Bob Holden Motors
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Matthew Springer, AUS
1587 L4 3 43 25 no time 1.08,38  
DNF   74 Alf Grant Racing
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
Alf Grant, AUS
1587 L4 3 31 24 1.09,15 1.08,44  
DNF   26 The Brock Racing Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Tony Noske, AUS
1993 tc L4 1 25 14 0.58,49 0.59,21  
DNF   71 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla AE92
John Faulkner, NZ
1587 L4 3 20 20 1.05,03 1.06,62 Engine
DNF   25 Benson & Hedges Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Tony Longhurst, AUS
1993 tc L4 1 11 2 0.55,91 0.57,01 Engine
DNF   74 Alexander Rotary Engines
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
Phil Alexander, AUS
1587 L4 3 2 21 1.06,52 1.08,22 Gearbox