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Originally Posted by brendonwood1
| Rd 2: Baypark | | Distance: 2 1/2 hours | | Starters: unknown (guess was around 30) | | Cars Eligible: FIA Group A; NZ Assembled Standard Production 0-1300cc, 1301-1600cc, 1601-2000cc, over 2,000cc | | POLE: Francevic/Petch* Volvo 240 Turbo | | RESULTS | | 1st Trevor Crowe/Tony Longhurst BMW 635CSi | | 2nd Robbie Francevic/Mark Petch Volvo 240 Turbo | | 3rd Mike Hourigan/Allan Prince Jaguar XJS |
| Rd 3: Pukekohe | | Distance: 6 hours | | Starters: around 40 | | Cars Eligible: FIA Group A; NZ Assembled Standard Production 0-1300cc, 1301-1600cc, 1601-2000cc, over 2,000cc | | POLE Francevic/Petch* Volvo 240 Turbo | | RESULTS | | 1st Trevor Crowe/Tony Longhurst BMW 635CSi | | 2nd Dick Johnson/Neville Crichton Ford Mustang GT | | 3rd Paul Adams/Allan Woolf Toyota Corolla GT | | 4th Graeme Crosby/Lew McKinnon BMW 635CSi |
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Thanks to the "Bathurst 1986/87" annual that I had amongst the pile of books stored at my parent's place, I can add the two results in bold for the second and third round of the 1985 B&H Series.
After retirements of the leading Commodores, it was the Jaguar XJS of Mike Hourigan and Allan Prince which finished third at Baypark. This car was largely standard except for good brakes and suspension.
They tweaked the motor after this race and did not finish another race during the 1985/86 season.
Also, the Pukekohe 6-hour race saw Graeme Crosby and Lew McKinnon join the series in a BMW 635CSi. The "Bathurst 1986/87" annual describes the car as an ex-Frank Sytner car. For some reason I thought the engine/gearbox from the destroyed Kent Baigent BMW ended up in this car. That may have been the case later on.
At Pukekohe the car finished fourth after an early stop to replace a half shaft.