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Originally Posted by William Dale Jr

Yokohama Cup
Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit, SA (4-5/11/1989)

Circuit Length: 3.78 km

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.

Entry List:


Race 1 (4/11/1989)
Race Distance: 9 laps (15 laps scheduled, race distance reduced due to accident during first start)
Weather: Sunny

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 red-flagged as marshalls 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 air-freight 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 unchallanged 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 (5/11/1989)
Race Distance: 10 laps
Weather: Rain

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.

by Nigel Greenway's motorsport information service - the touring car book
the following drivers raced at the AGP

2 Jim Richards
3 George Fury
4 Colin Bond
05 Peter Brock
6 Andrew Miedecke
7 Neil Crompton
8 Phil Ward
12 Mark Skaife
14 Murray Carter
15 Les Swallow
16 Win Percy
17 Dick Johnson
18 John Bowe
20 Neville Crichton
23 Chris Lambden
24 Gerald Kay
25 Tony Longhurst
28 Joe Sommariva
29 Lawrie Nelson
30 Glenn Seton
32 John Faulkner
40 Allan Grice
46 Llyndon Reithmuller
48 Wayne Park
52 John Cotter
53 Peter Doulman
54 Clive Smith
55 Kevin Waldock
86 Daryl Hendrick
99 Rick Scarf
105 Brad Jones
?? Ken Lusty
?? Dale Smart

the book does not give results or car they were driving but with William's entry list helps you to tell.

the 2 not on the list Ken Lusty would be in the family commodore and I don't known what Dale Smart drove.