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:
Number | Entrant | Driver | Car |
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2 | Nissan Motor Sport | Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 |
3 | Nissan Motor Sport | George Fury | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 |
4 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | Colin Bond | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
6 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
7 | Holden Racing Team | Neil Crompton | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
8 | Phil Ward Automotive Services | Phil Ward | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 |
9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Allan Moffat | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
10 | Phil Ward Automotive Services | Garry Jones | Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 |
11 | Holden Racing Team | Larry Perkins | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
12 | Nissan Motor Sport | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 |
13 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback |
14 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
15 | Les Swallow | Les Swallow | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | John Bowe | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
19 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | Ken Mathews | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Neville Crichton | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
23 | Beaurepaires | Chris Lambden | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
24 | Jagparts | Gerald Kay | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
26 | Tony Noske | Tony Noske | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
28 | Joe Sommariva | Joe Sommariva | BMW 635CSi |
29 | Capri Components | Lawrie Nelson | Ford Mustang |
30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
32 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner | Toyota Corolla AE92 Hatch |
33 | Maurice Pickering | Maurice Pickering | Holden Commodore VK |
34 | Garry Rogers | Garry Rogers | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
35 | Peter Jackson Racing | TBA | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
39 | David Sala | David Sala | Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch |
40 | F.A.I. Insurance Group | Allan Grice | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
41 | Leeson Civil Engineering | John Leeson | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
42 | Matt Wacker | Matt Wacker | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
45 | Lester Smerdon | Alf Grant | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
46 | Riethmuller Pentecost Racing | Llynden Riethmuller | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
48 | Mistic | Wayne Park | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
51 | Bob Holden Motors | Dennis Rogers | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback |
52 | M3 Motorsport | John Cotter | BMW M3 |
53 | M3 Motorsport | Peter Doulman | BMW M3 |
54 | Clive Smith | Clive Smith | Nissan Skyline DR30 |
55 | Playscape Racing Australia | Kevin Waldock | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
80 | Paul Naughton | Paul Naughton | Ford Mustang |
86 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) |
99 | Richard Scarf | Ric Scarf | Holden Commodore VK |
105 | Mobil 1 Racing | Brad Jones | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 |
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.
Position | Number | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time | Qualifying Time | Grid Position |
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1 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 15m48.01s | | 1m43.98s | 1m41.46s | 2 |
2 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 15m50.73s | | 1m43.60s | 1m41.07s | 1 |
3 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | 15m58.15s | | 1m44.96s | 1m45.42s | 9 |
4 | 2 | Nissan Motor Sport | Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | 15m59.45s | | 1m44.85s | 1m43.19s | 8 |
5 | 4 | Caltex CXT Race Team | Colin Bond | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 16m00.69s | | 1m45.36s | 1m42.88s | 6 |
6 | 3 | Nissan Motor Sport | George Fury | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | 16m01.90s | | 1m45.43s | 1m44.20s | 12 |
7 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 16m04.10s | | 1m43.02s | 1m43.00s | 7 |
8 | 40 | F.A.I. Insurance Group | Allan Grice | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | 16m13.16s | | 1m45.91s | 1m43.52s | 10 |
9 | 7 | Holden Racing Team | Neil Crompton | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | 16m13.57s | | 1m46.19s | 1m45.83s | 14 |
10 | 23 | Beaurepaires | Chris Lambden | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | 16m26.27s | | 1m47.28s | 1m46.37s | |
DNF | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 4 laps | half-shaft | 1m44.44s | 1m42.67s | 4 |
DNF | 105 | Mobil 1 Racing | Brad Jones | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 2 laps | | 1m49.10s | 1m43.83s | 13 |
DNS | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | John Bowe | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | | accident - first start | | 1m42.76s | 5 |
DNS | 6 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | | accident - first start | | 1m42.10s | 3 |
DNS | 12 | Nissan Motor Sport | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | | accident - first start | | | 11 |
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.
Position | Number | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time | Grid Position |
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1 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 20m40.20s | | 2m01.70s | 1 |
2 | 4 | Caltex CXT Race Team | Colin Bond | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 20m41.13s | | 2m01.96s | 5 |
3 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 20m50.07s | | 2m01.65s | 7 |
4 | 2 | Nissan Motor Sport | Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | 20m52.07s | | 2m01.93s | 4 |
5 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 20m52.64s | | 2m01.79s | 2 |
6 | 40 | F.A.I. Insurance Group | Allan Grice | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | 21m02.81s | | 2m03.12s | 8 |
7 | 3 | Nissan Motor Sport | George Fury | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | 21m15.76s | | 2m02.06s | 6 |
8 | 8 | Phil Ward Automotive Services | Phil Ward | Mercedes-Benz 190E-16 | 21m20.78s | | 2m05.28s | |
9 | 7 | Holden Racing Team | Neil Crompton | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | 21m22.08s | | 2m04.68s | 9 |
10 | 105 | Mobil 1 Racing | Brad Jones | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | 21m22.67s | | 2m02.24s | |
DNF | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | | tyres | | 3 |
DNS | 6 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | | accident - race 1 | | |
DNS | 12 | Nissan Motor Sport | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | | accident - race 1 | | |