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If chassis 1 - 7 were Group Cs and 15-17 VLs, presumably there were 7
HDT VKs built in 85/86.
The 1st Group A VK was debuted by Brock and Perkins in New Zealand in
January 85, albeit in the livery of a finance company. A 2nd VK was built for John
Harvey and was debuted by Brock at the Surfers Paradise round of the ATCC
as # 7.
For 86 there were 2 VKs for the ATCC. # 3 was driven throughout the
series by Harvey and 05 by Brock or when there was a clash with the ETCC
program, Neal Lowe. Whether these were new cars or the 85 cars I am
not sure.
For the ETCC campaign a brand new VK was built for Brock and Moffat to
race. A second VK was entered at the Spa 24 Hour as # 6 for Lowe /
Kent Baigent / Graham Bowkett, but whether this was one of the ATCC cars
or another chassis I am not sure. I recall that at one round (possibly
the Silverstone TT) John Cleland drove the HDT VK as # 41, possibly
because this clashed with the Sandown 500.
During 86 one of the 85 chassis was sold to Graham Moore who raced it
at Bathurst with Michel Delcourt in 86 and 87.
Presumably HDT only had access to 2 chassis at Bathurst in 86 as they
elected to repair 05 after it was severely damaged in Friday practice,
rather than go to a spare when such practice was allowed. This would
also explain why after Scott wrote off chassis 14 at Lakeside, Brock moved to 6 and
no second car appeared until VL chassis 16 debuted.
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