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Sandown Drink/Drive 500

Sandown Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date: 13/9/1992
Track length: 3.100 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 27
Finishers: 15, 12 classified

Pole position: Johnson in 1.15,87
Fastest lap: Johnson/Bowe in 1.16,88

Distance: 161 laps, shortened to 136 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group 3A (FIA Group A)
Car info:  

 

The race was intended to be run over 161 laps, but the race was significantly delayed by several periods of slow running behind the pace car and with the Sandown circuit operating under an Environmental Protection Agency curfew of 5pm, the race was shortened to 136 laps.


Class 3A and 3E
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 11 Perkins Engineering Pty Ltd
Holden VL SS Commodore
Larry Perkins, AUS
Steve Harrington, AUS
4980 V8 3A 136 in 3:10.09,64 3 1.17,50 1.17,49  
2 2 25 Benson & Hedges Racing
BMW M3 Sport Evo
Tony Longhurst, AUS
Paul Morris, AUS
2492 L4 3A 136 in 3:10.10,66 8 1.18,16 1.17,89  
3 3 15 Holden Racing Team
Holden VP Commodore
Tomas Mezera, AUS
Brad Jones, AUS
4980 V8 3A 1993 133 2 1.16,62 1.17,39  
4 4 13 Ampol Max 3 Racing
Holden VL SS Commodore
Bob Jones, AUS
Peter Janson, NZ
4980 V8 3A 122 10 1.22,76 1.22,32  
5 1 10 Robinson Racing Developments
Ford Falcon EB2 SS
Ken Douglas, AUS
Kent Youlden, AUS
4949 V8 3E 117 16 1.32,74 1.32,95  
6 2 4  
Holden VP SS Commodore
Robert Ogilvie, AUS
Paul Fordham, AUS
4980 V8 3E 116 22 1.34,45 1.34,66  
7 3 7 Palmer Promotions
Holden VP SS Commodore
Ian Palmer, AUS
Brett Bull, AUS
4980 V8 3E 114 19 1.33,77 1.33,92  
8 5 75 Bob Holden Motors
Toyota Corolla
Brad Wright, AUS
Ted Dunford, AUS
1587 L4 3A 110 25 1.36,66 1.36,95  
9 4 6 Bridgestone Australia
Holden VP SS Commodore
Tony Scott, AUS
Ed Lamont, NZ
4980 V8 3E 110 18 1.33,74 1.32,86  
10 6 05 Mobil 1 Racing
Holden VN SS Commodore
Peter Brock, AUS
Troy Dunstan, AUS
4980 V8 3A 110 5 1.17,79 1.17,94  
11 5 21 Autobarn - Springvale
Suzuki Swift GTi
Danny Bogut, AUS
Henry Draper, AUS
1298 L4 3E 106 26 1.39,19 1.37,25  
12 6 14  
Nissan Pulsar SSS
Murray Carter, AUS
Chris Muscat, AUS
1998 L4 3E 102 24 1.36,54 1.33,67  
NC   26 Gemspares
Holden VL SS Commodore
Daryl Hendrick, AUS
John Blanchard, AUS
4980 V8 3A 88 12 1.24,35 1.24,73 Insufficient laps
NC   73 Bob Holden Motors
Toyota Corolla Levin
Bob Holden, AUS
Dennis Rogers, AUS
1587 L4 3A 72 27 1.41,65 1.39,83 Insufficient laps
NC   52 M3 Motorsport
BMW M3
John Cotter, AUS
Peter Doulman, AUS
2332 L4 3A 69 14 1.28,27 1.27,70 Insufficient laps
DNF   28 Playscape Racing Australia
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Kevin Waldock, AUS
Brett Peters, AUS
1993 tc L4 3A 130 13 1.24,52 1.20,54 Tie rod end
DNF   16 Holden Racing Team
Holden VP Commodore
Win Percy, GB
Allan Grice, AUS
4980 V8 3A 1993 109 4 1.17,71 1.17,98 Accident
DNF   3 Fitzgerald Team
Holden VP SS Commodore
Peter Fitzgerald, AUS
Terry Lewis, AUS
4980 V8 3E 109 20 1.34,42 1.33,95 Brakes
DNF   18 Shell Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Terry Shiel, AUS
Greg Crick, AUS
1993 tc L4 3A 108 9 1.18,75 1.19,34  
DNF   41  
Holden VP SS Commodore
Terry Bosnjak, AUS
Peter Hopwood, AUS
4980 V8 3E 100 21 1.34,44 1.32,83  
DNF   39 Challenge Motorsport
Holden VL SS Commodore
Chris Smerdon, AUS
Mark Poole, AUS
4980 V8 3A 90 11 1.23,63 1.20,42 Rear suspension
DNF   35 Peter Jackson Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Wayne Park, AUS
David "Skippy" Parsons, AUS
1993 tc L4 3A 82 7 1.18,16 1.18,46 Brakes
DNF   29 Mountain Motorsport
Toyota Corolla Levin
Calvin Gardiner, AUS
Mike Conway, AUS
1587 L4 3A 35 23 1.34,64 1.34,82  
DNF   17 Shell Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Dick Johnson, AUS
John Bowe, AUS
1993 tc L4 3A 31 1 1.15,87 1.16,88 Engine
DNF   30 Peter Jackson Racing
Ford Falcon EB2 SS
Glenn Seton, AUS
Alan Jones, AUS
4949 V8 3A 1993 18 6 1.17,80 1.19,67 Differential
DNF   88 Mountain Motorsport
Toyota Corolla Levin
Gregg Easton, AUS
Brad Stratton, AUS
1587 L4 3A 12 17 1.33,41 1.34,94 Overheating
DNF   31 Ampol Max 3 Racing
Holden VL SS Commodore
Robbie Ker, NZ
Don Watson, AUS
4980 V8 3A 2 15 1.28,72 1.32,63 Camshaft
DNS   22 Garry Rogers Motorsport
Nissan Pulsar SSS
Melinda Price, AUS
Steven Richards, NZ
1998 L4 3E          

Remarks: 3A = Group A cars, 3E = Series Production Cars