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I don't recall any XR4Ti's racing in Australia after mid-1987 (before the RS500 homologation was official)
In 1986 David Oxton did a few rounds of the ATCC in the ex-Rouse 1985-BTCC car, before it was sold to Mark Petch for Bathurst, and last i saw was raced by Andrew Miedecke/Hall in the 1987 January Wellington 500.
In early 1987 Neville Crichton purchased a 1986 Eggenberger XR4Ti, and drove it with Steve Soper in the January 1987 Wellington 500. He (Crichton) ran it in the opening round of the 1987 ATCC at Calder, while Denny Hulme took it over for a few mid-season rounds, and that was it.
The only other Sierra runners in 1987 were the DJR and OXO teams, both running 2 Cosworths in ATCC, but upgrading to the RS500-spec for the 1987 Sandown 500 and beyond.
In 1988 there was an explosion of Sierra RS500 runners locally (no other Sierra variants ran as far as i remember)
2x DJR cars for Johnson & Bowe (a 3rd at Bathurst)
2x Oxo/Miedecke cars for Andrew Miedecke & Andrew Bagnall
1x Freeport Motorsport/Frank Gardner 'overlokked' car for Tony Longhurst (became Benson & Hedges for Sandown 500)
1x Caltex car for Colin Bond (2nd car for Bathurst)
1x ANZ/Eggenberger Sierra for Allan Moffat (ATCC rd4 at Wanneroo onwards)
1x Wolf car for Robbie Francevic (just the ATCC round at Winton, then Bathurst)
1x Murray Carter entry for the enduro's (ran a DR30 Skyline in the ATCC)
trying to recall if there were any other Sierra runners in 1988.....
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