BJR Falcons

[pete60]

Let's see if that can be answered at Clipsal.

[dirttrack]

Stamps in the roll cages say nothing as that is the number assigned by Beehag/CAMS or whoever gives those numbers out. The BJR # is the number given to it by the team.

[anthony81901]

Think over the years there has been a bit of confusion over the chassis numbers, depending on whether the Longhurst car is included. But I think the consensus is that there were 3 AUs, the original Longhurst car and the 2 BJR cars at the beginning of 01 & 02 and 4 BAs as above.

The Cleland rollover car was one of the 03 built cars, the 04 built car was the Bowe / Brad Jones car at Bathurst in 04.

I think Noonz has become a bit confused himself the same cars listed as 5 & 6 in The Great Race 2005 were listed as 6 & 7 in The Great Race 2007.

Agree, we should see what comes up at Adelaide.

[dirttrack]

Can't find it at the moment but there is a press release about the new car for Sandown 06.

[dirttrack]

Found it it was actually 2005.

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by dirttrack

Stamps in the roll cages say nothing as that is the number assigned by Beehag/CAMS or whoever gives those numbers out. The BJR # is the number given to it by the team.

Isnt there a build plate inside with the chassis number on it? There is in DJR Falcons...

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by pete60

The chronology above looks pretty right, except I think the chassis numbers aren't right.

The first BA was chassis #3, not 4. This followed the two chassis #1 and #2, which were the AUs built in house by BJR. The first BJR AU was the ex Longhurst car, which retained its TLR chassis designation.

This means the chassis were numbered #3 to #6. This is consistent with Noonz's analysis in the great Race Books of 2003 and 2004. The car tipped on its lid with Cleland at the wheel in 2004 would be #5 (built in 2004), meaning #3 was pressed back into service for the rest of that year. I think #4 is the Neville car.

Seems strange that there is a disparity in numbering....

[pascofi m-sport]

here's the long and short

BJR 01: AU -> Debut: 2001 (Phillip Island)
BJR 02: AU -> Debut: 2002 (AGP)
BJR 03: BA -> Debut: 2003 (AGP)
BJR 04: BA -> Debut: 2003 (AGP)
BJR 05: BA -> Debut: 2004 (AGP)
BJR 06: BA -> Debut: 2005 (Sandown 500)

if you don't have the sequence that i have, go back one, and you are on track
some of my notes are from the 2007 V8 Yearbook (they refer to the BJR numbers as 04, 05 & 07)...this should be correct now.

[Noonz1]

Guys ... BJR deemed the ex Longhurst car to be BJR 01 ... so the cars the actually built start from #2.
Plenty of questions on all of this stuff ... will go and dig it out when I have time in Clipsal with the Russells etc