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Old 4 Jun 2014, 06:25 (Ref:3415094)   #51
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If Gardner had run the car with previous model stuff it would have been against the rules and don't forget at the time all the teams were working themselves into a frenzy making sure every thing was 100% legal for the WTCC at Bathurst that October.
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Old 5 Jun 2014, 08:02 (Ref:3415611)   #52
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IIRC, neither Jum or Tony had a full blown M3 until the Surfers round, and even then it was only the #3 car. This was because the JPS cars were pretty much last cab off the rank when it came to parts supply from BMW, the WTCC teams being first in line, then the M3's running in the UK and Europe, then Franks little team in Sydney.

From what I know (and I may be wrong), the JPS M3's pretty much ran with 325i running gear and suspension for the first half of the ATCC, although Richards finished second at Symmons and won at Lakeside (and had pole at Calder and Adelaide). Its no coincidence that once the team got their hands on a full M3 that Jim Richards started to show how good the little car was and won 3 of the last 4 rounds to take the title from under Glenn Seton's nose.
325i was a six cylinder, the M3 was a four banger, I reckon the scrutes would notice that!
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Old 6 Jun 2014, 01:29 (Ref:3415994)   #53
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325i was a six cylinder, the M3 was a four banger, I reckon the scrutes would notice that!
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Old 21 Aug 2014, 15:27 (Ref:3446011)   #54
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I should clarify my statement about the JPS M3's.

It was the 325i suspension they were running before Jim got a full blown M3 for the Surfers round of the ATCC. Obviously they were running the 2.3L 4cyl engine and not the 6 from the 325i.
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here the video I have find on that race on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9-QbvLayXQ


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Castrol Clash
Oran Park South Circuit, NSW (15/2/1987)

Circuit Length: 1.96 km
Race Distance: 25 laps
Weather: Rain clearing

Oran Park was celebrating its 25th anniversary, and on the programme was the first Group A race for 1987 in Australia. A 25-lapper on the original short-circuit drew a solid local entry, with the bigger names mostly still on their way home from New Zealand's Nissan-Mobil Series. Larry Perkins entered, but didn't quite make it back in time.

Cars making their debut were Colin Bond's long-awaited Alfa Romeo 75, and two Ford Sierra RS Cosworths from the OXO team. Tony Noske planned to have his first run in his ex-Perkins VK but put it into the wall during practice, while Phil Ward had the first of many drives in his ex-AMG Mercedes-Benz 190E.

Reed mastered the greasy early conditions to run out a comfortable winner from Bond. Laurie Hazelton backed his Volvo into the pit wall late in the race, injuring a TV cameraman. Magazine sources disagree over whether the crash caused the race to be stopped, something I suspect the TV coverage would solve.

PositionNumberEntrantDriverCarClassRace Time/LapsRetirement CauseFastest TimeQualifying TimeGrid Position
134Lansvale Smash RepairsSteve ReedHolden Commodore VKA20m19.79s  0m47.18s2
275Network AlfaColin BondAlfa Romeo 75 TurboB20m43.88s  0m46.86s1
3 Terry FinniganTerry FinniganHolden Commodore VKA21m06.54s  0m48.35s9
4 Formula 1 InvestmentsGraham MooreHolden Commodore VKA21m48.43s  0m47.38s4
5 Lusty EngineeringGraham LustyHolden Commodore VKA24 laps  0m48.19s7
6 Tony MulvihillTony MulvihillHolden Commodore VKA24 laps  0m48.01s6
7 Reithmuller-WardPhil WardMercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16B24 laps  0m47.47s5
8 Paul JonesPaul JonesToyota CorollaC23 laps  0m51.66s15
9 GemsparesDaryl HendrickIzusu Gemini ZZC23 laps  0m52.04s16
10 Ray GulsonGraham GulsonBMW 635CSiA23 laps  0m48.51s10
11 Ratcliff Transport SparesDavid RatcliffToyota CorollaC22 laps  0m51.??s14
12 Laurie HazeltonLaurie HazeltonVolvo 240TA22 lapscrashed 0m55.22s17
13 Kevin ClarkKevin ClarkFord MustangA21 laps  0m51.12s13 (pits)
DNF35OXO Supercube MotorsportCraig HarrisFord Sierra Cosworth RSA6 laps?withdrew 0m50.11s12
DNF34OXO Supercube MotorsportDon SmithFord Sierra Cosworth RSA1 lap?withdrew 0m48.21s8
DNS  Peter McLeodHolden Commodore VKA lost wheel - parade lap 0m47.21s3
DNS26Kalari TransportTony NoskeHolden Commodore VKA practice crash 0m48.92s11
ENT11 Larry PerkinsHolden Commodore VKA     
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Old 16 Oct 2018, 05:48 (Ref:3857079)   #56
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Was a final pointscore for the 1987 AMSCAR Series ever printed? I don't have any of the relevant RCN's or AA's from that year to check, and AMRY ignores the '87 AMSCAR Series (and the non-WTCC enduro's too...). Jim Richards won it of course, but beyond him?

One assumes the AMSCAR points awarded for the round that doubled as the ATCC round, and the Hardie Irrigation 100, were awarded on the same format as the above?
Interestingly, the latest edition of "Australian Muscle Car Magazine" claims that Tony Longhurst won the 1987 AMSCAR Series..... I cannot work out how though given that he missed a complete round
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Interestingly, the latest edition of "Australian Muscle Car Magazine" claims that Tony Longhurst won the 1987 AMSCAR Series..... I cannot work out how though given that he missed a complete round
TouringCarRacing,net reckons Richards was the winner.....
Race results for all 4 rounds along with short race reviews here:
http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1987%20AMSCAR.html
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Recently I've been delving back into the Aussie Group A era and wondered how the AMSCAR title was decided. During the aftermath of the 1988 Toohey's 1000, winner Tony Longhurst mentions that he won the '87 AMSCAR title, so!?

As I understand it AMSCAR started at Amaroo Park as class for the under 3 litre cars during the CAMS Group C era, so favoring small cars would not be a surprise during the group A period - also given the nature of the track.

Also reviseted the Castrol Dash, where it is mentioned that Colin Bond had received the car from Italy (Luigi in Belgium?) earlier in the week and has changed the car to suit a warmer Australian climate rather than a colder European one. Car weighen in at 1010 kgs opposed to a minimum of 960. Running in black and silver colours and with Ignis fridges logos. Given that Luigi ran black 75s during 1986, that's no surprice, but where went the Ignis sponsorship for the rest of 1987? Bond had had Ignis on his GTV6s during the two previous seasons of group A?
The evo 75 kit was homologated from 1st of March 1987, the same day that the basic BMW M3 was homologated, so the fact that Bond raced with an Evo-spec. 75, he must have been granted an approval to do so by other competitors, just like the JPS Team BMW team did.

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Castrol Clash
Oran Park South Circuit, NSW (15/2/1987)

Circuit Length: 1.96 km
Race Distance: 25 laps
Weather: Rain clearing

Oran Park was celebrating its 25th anniversary, and on the programme was the first Group A race for 1987 in Australia. A 25-lapper on the original short-circuit drew a solid local entry, with the bigger names mostly still on their way home from New Zealand's Nissan-Mobil Series. Larry Perkins entered, but didn't quite make it back in time.

Cars making their debut were Colin Bond's long-awaited Alfa Romeo 75, and two Ford Sierra RS Cosworths from the OXO team. Tony Noske planned to have his first run in his ex-Perkins VK but put it into the wall during practice, while Phil Ward had the first of many drives in his ex-AMG Mercedes-Benz 190E.

Reed mastered the greasy early conditions to run out a comfortable winner from Bond. Laurie Hazelton backed his Volvo into the pit wall late in the race, injuring a TV cameraman. Magazine sources disagree over whether the crash caused the race to be stopped, something I suspect the TV coverage would solve.

PositionNumberEntrantDriverCarClassRace Time/LapsRetirement CauseFastest TimeQualifying TimeGrid Position
134Lansvale Smash RepairsSteve ReedHolden Commodore VKA20m19.79s  0m47.18s2
275Network AlfaColin BondAlfa Romeo 75 TurboB20m43.88s  0m46.86s1
3 Terry FinniganTerry FinniganHolden Commodore VKA21m06.54s  0m48.35s9
4 Formula 1 InvestmentsGraham MooreHolden Commodore VKA21m48.43s  0m47.38s4
5 Lusty EngineeringGraham LustyHolden Commodore VKA24 laps  0m48.19s7
6 Tony MulvihillTony MulvihillHolden Commodore VKA24 laps  0m48.01s6
7 Reithmuller-WardPhil WardMercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16B24 laps  0m47.47s5
8 Paul JonesPaul JonesToyota CorollaC23 laps  0m51.66s15
9 GemsparesDaryl HendrickIzusu Gemini ZZC23 laps  0m52.04s16
10 Ray GulsonGraham GulsonBMW 635CSiA23 laps  0m48.51s10
11 Ratcliff Transport SparesDavid RatcliffToyota CorollaC22 laps  0m51.??s14
12 Laurie HazeltonLaurie HazeltonVolvo 240TA22 lapscrashed 0m55.22s17
13 Kevin ClarkKevin ClarkFord MustangA21 laps  0m51.12s13 (pits)
DNF35OXO Supercube MotorsportCraig HarrisFord Sierra Cosworth RSA6 laps?withdrew 0m50.11s12
DNF34OXO Supercube MotorsportDon SmithFord Sierra Cosworth RSA1 lap?withdrew 0m48.21s8
DNS  Peter McLeodHolden Commodore VKA lost wheel - parade lap 0m47.21s3
DNS26Kalari TransportTony NoskeHolden Commodore VKA practice crash 0m48.92s11
ENT11 Larry PerkinsHolden Commodore VKA     
This race was the world racing debut of the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
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