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Old 18 Feb 2011, 18:01 (Ref:2833397)   #25
Jesper OH
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Jesper OH should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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1990 Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 2 - Symmons Plains, TAS (11/3/1990)


Circuit Length: 2.41 km
Race Duration: 50 minutes (51 laps)
Weather: Cloudy

PositionNumberEntrantDriverCarClassRace Time/LapsRetirement CauseFastest TimeQualifying TimeGrid Position
117Shell Ultra Hi RacingDick JohnsonFord Sierra Cosworth RS500150m08.49s 0m57.46s0m56.08s3
205Mobil 1 RacingPeter BrockFord Sierra Cosworth RS500150m11.79s 0m57.01s0m55.85s1
318Shell Ultra Hi RacingJohn BoweFord Sierra Cosworth RS500150m15.03s 0m57.67s0m56.47s6
435Glenn Seton Racing P/LGlenn SetonFord Sierra Cosworth RS500150m17.99s 0m57.89s0m56.40s4
56Mobil 1 RacingAndrew MiedeckeFord Sierra Cosworth RS500150m23.60s 0m57.90s0m56.63s8
68Caltex CXT RacingColin BondFord Sierra Cosworth RS500150m30.35s 0m58.12s0m56.85s9
72Nissan Motor SportJim RichardsNissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31150m45.73s 0m58.17s0m56.63s7
89Allan Moffat EnterprisesGregg HansfordFord Sierra Cosworth RS500150m59.96s 0m58.50s0m57.23s10
916Holden Racing TeamWin PercyHolden Commodore VL (TWR)151m06.44s 0m58.93s0m57.89s12
1011Perkins MotorsportLarry PerkinsHolden Commodore VL (TWR)150 laps 0m58.83s0m58.17s13
1155Playscape RacingKevin WaldockFord Sierra Cosworth RS500150 laps 0m58.71s0m57.78s11
1220Benson & Hedges RacingAlan JonesFord Sierra Cosworth RS500150 laps 0m56.96s0m56.41s5
1323Beaurepaires MotorsportChris LambdenNissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31150 laps 0m0m58.88s15
14 Car-Trek Racing P/LGreg CrickHolden Commodore VL (TWR)149 laps 1m00.59s0m59.76s16
1524Jagparts RacingGerald KayHolden Commodore VL (TWR)148 laps 1m00.97s1m00.31s18
1698Car-Trek Racing P/LBob JonesHolden Commodore VL (TWR)147 laps 1m02.89s1m01.30s19
1715Toyota Team AustraliaJohn SmithToyota Supra MA70146 laps 0m59.98s1m00.03s17
1839David SalaDavid SalaToyota Corolla344 laps 1m08.22s1m08.00s22
1978Big Toys MotorsportGeoff FullToyota Corolla343 laps 1m08.38s1m08.93s23
2076Bob Holden MotorsMatthew SpringerToyota Corolla343 laps 1m08.66sNTR25
DNF74Alf Grant RacingAlf GrantToyota Corolla331 laps 1m08.44s1m09.15s24
DNF26The Brock Racing TeamTony NoskeFord Sierra Cosworth RS500125 laps 0m59.21s0m58.49s14
DNF71Toyota Team AustraliaJohn FaulknerToyota Corolla320 lapsengine1m06.62s1m05.03s20
DNF25Benson & Hedges RacingTony LonghurstFord Sierra Cosworth RS500111 lapsengine0m57.01s0m55.91s2
DNF Alexander RotaryPhil AlexanderToyota Corolla32 lapsgearbox1m08.22s1m06.52s21
YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8hE9HYd8qg

After the beating by Jim Richards and Nissan on the tight confines of Amaroo, the Ford Sierras could unleash their mighty horsepower on the blast around the windy wide open spaces of Symmons Plains in Tasmania. From pole position Peter Brock looked as he had a firm grip on the race, but late in the day he had to relinquish the lead to Dick Johnson. After several laps of pressuring Brock Johnson finally blasted by on the long righthander opposite the pit. The battle for the lead allowed John Bowe to close up, but never became a threat for Peter Brock in second. Bowe on his hand had the attention of Glenn Seton from behind before finishing third and fourth respectively. Two more Sierras made it a Ford 1-6 in the second Mobil car of Andrew Miedecke and Colin Bond in the sole Caltex version. Only then came first round winner Jim Richards as the only official Nissan driver of the weekend, Mark Skaife missing this round.
Gregg Hansford finished a lonely 8th from the Holdens of Win Percy and Larry Perkins, the privateer being the first lapped finisher. The two B&H Sierras of Tony Longhurst and Alan Jones only featured shortly in this race. Jones was a pit caller on the first lap for new tyres eventually finishing 12th, while Longhurst held second behind Brock before his engine let go.

This left defending champion Dick Johnson in the points lead with 32 from team mate John Bowe at 27 and Jim Richards at 24. Another two weeks would commence before the competitors would make an ATCC comeback at Victoria's Phillip Island.


Dick Johnson hounding Peter Brock for the lead reminded me of Jim Richards working Peter Brock during the 1987-race, but the final pass was reminiscent of Johnson passing Brock on the opening lap of Bathurst '89.

A third Brock RS500 was in the hands of Tony Noske. I have only seen a small b/w picture of this car running a seperate paint scheme from the Mobil cars of Brock and Andrew Miedecke. The car was entered under the 'The Brock Racing Team' name. In the past I believed the Peter Brock Ford Sierra team was Advantage Racing, only to find out that that name was only coined around late 1991/early 1992. If I know my Australian touring car scene Peter Brock was effectively his own boss from the forming of the Holden Dealer Team for the 1980 season, no matter what name the team bore.

Six Toyota Corollas started, the class dominating John Faulkner car an AE92, the cars of David Sala, Alf Grant and Phil Alexander being the older AE82s and finally two rwd AE86s for Geoff Full and Matthew Springer. Somehow I suspect the Grant, Alexander and Springer cars were all Bob Holden owned cars, but what do the local experts say?

Mark Skaife missed this race, but I don't know exactly why. I half remember it being down to an engine failure during testing at Amaroo, but also a shunt was involved. An engine change would be relatively easy, while a crash would be the more likely reason for Skaife not racing at Symmons Plains.

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