1986 All Japan Touring Car Championship

[Jesper OH]

1986 All Japan Touring Car Championship

Okay then, here’s my (and your?) attempt to make sense of the 1986 Japanese Group A scene.

The races:
Round 1: 1986-03-23, Nishi Nippon (60 laps of 2.816 km = 168.960 km)*
Round 2: 1986-07-27, Sugo (114 laps of 2.655 km = 302.670 km)
Round 3: 1986-08-31, Tsukuba (133 laps of 2.045 km = 271.985 km) 2h30m race?
Round 4: 1986-09-21, Nishi Sendai (80 laps of 3.771 km = 301.680 km)
Round 5: 1986-11-09, Fuji (176 laps of 4.441 km = 781.616 km) 5 hour duration?
Round 6: 1986-11-30, Suzuka (51 laps of 5.914 km = 301.614 km)
*Likely to have been shortened – due to rain? It is described as a mixed weather event starting in fine condition turning into rain. Only half points were awarded and some co-drivers didn’t receive points at all, eventually deciding the championship in favour of Nissan driver Aguri Suzuki. His co-driver for the season, Takao Wada, was among those no-scores at Nishi Nippon.
Round 3 had a run time of 2 hours 30 minutes which is the reason for my ?.

Here’s a few links to races:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_tIj...eature=related
Seems to be a pre-Fuji Intertec highlights of both the European scene – featuring some hot Brno footage – and the previous four rounds of the Japanese series.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FIb...eature=related
The Fuji Intertec. As an afterthought this is about as hot a 1986 Group A would be, perhaps loosing out to Spa and Bathurst in absolute judgement, as Fuji is relatively flat but with that spectacular front straight and back ground.

The classes and point distribution was unchanged from 1985:
Division 1: 1001-1600 cc
Division 2: 1601-2500 cc
Division 3: over 2500 cc
From PZR we know that these were also the classes of the Japanese Touring Car Championship, but unlike 1985 when five different classes were contested.

The points:
The points:
Pos – cl. – o/a
P1 – 20 – 9
P2 – 15 – 6
P3 – 12 – 4
P4 – 10 – 3
P5 – 8 – 2
P6 – 6 – 1
P7 – 4
P8 – 3
P9 – 2
P10 – 1
I guess that the JTCC championship was decided without overall points, but missing a confirmation on that.

The standings – four rounds from six counting:
Pos. driver, car (points) total
1. Aguri Suzuki, Nissan Skyline RS Turbo (14.5 / 26 / 21 / 16 / 13 / 29) 119.5/92 points
2. Takao Wada, Nissan Skyline RS Turbo (NC / 26 / 21 / 16 / 13 / 29) 92 points
3 . Kunimitsu Takahashi, Mitsubishi Starion Turbo (6 / 19 / 29 / NC / NC / 21) 75 points
4. Akihiko Nakaya, Mitsubishi Starion Turbo (6 / 19 / 29 / NC / NC / 21) 75 points
5. Kaoru Ito, Honda Civic (0 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 12 / 0) 66 points
6. Tomohiko Tsutsumi, Honda Civic (0 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 12 / 0 ) 66 points
7. Toshio Suzuki, Toyota Corolla (8 / 0 / 24 / 29 / 0 / 0) 61 points
8. Masanori Sekiya, Toyota Corolla (8 / 0 / 24 / 29 / 0 / 0) 61 points
9. Masahiro Hasemi, Nissan Skyline RS Turbo (7.5 / 1 / 10 / 26 / 16 / 0) 60.5/59.5 points
10. Keiichi Suzuki, Toyota Corolla (6 / 8 / 0 / 8 / 20 / 23) 65/59 points
I case of a tie completed kilometers over the season decided the verdict – as in 1985.

An overview of teams will follow and each entry will be detailed further after that. Translations as previous from
http://translate.google.com/translate_t#
http://dk.babelfish.yahoo.com/
..in that order.

Jesper

[Jesper OH]

1986 All Japan Touring Car Championship

Entry list

Division 1 (1001-1600 cc)
#3 Rookie? / Toyota Corolla AE86/A5180 – Running as #86 at Fuji
#6 ? / Honda Civic AT/A5268
#7 TOM’S Minolta? / Toyota Corolla AE82/A5274
#8 TOM’S Minolta? / Toyota Corolla AE86/A5179 or A5180
#9 Weds Sport / Toyota Starlet/A5271
#10 Trampio / Honda Civic AT / A5268
#11 Trampio / Toyota Corolla AE86 / A5180
#12 Trampio / Toyota Corolla AE86 / A5180
#14 ? / Toyota Starlet/A5271?
#15 Endless / Honda Civic AT/A5268
#17 Wako’s / Toyota Corolla AE86 / A5179 or A5180
#18 Weds Sport / Toyota Corolla AE82 / A5274
#21 ? / Toyota Corolla AE82 / A5274
#25 Tsuchiya Engineering Advan / Toyota Corolla AE86 / A5180
#26 FET? / Toyota Corolla / A5179, A5180 or AE 5274?
#27 Trust / Toyota Corolla AE86 / A5179 or A5180
#28 and 85 Cabin Racing / Honda Civic AT / A5268
#29 ? / Toyota Corolla AE86 / A5179 or A5180
#33 ? / Toyota Corolla AE86 / A5179 or A5180
#36 ? / Toyota Corolla / A5179, A5180 or AE 5274?
#38 ? / Toyota Corolla AE82 / A5274
#56 ? / Toyota Corolla AE86 / A5179 or A5180
#57 ? / Toyota Corolla / A5179, A5180 or AE 5274?
#58 ? / Toyota Corolla / A5179, A5180 or AE 5274?
#60 ? / Toyota Corolla / A5179, A5180 or AE 5274?
#64 ? / Honda Civic AT / A5268
#67 Team Yamato / Honda Civic AT / A5268
#68 Team Yamato / Honda Civic AT / A5268
#82 ? / Toyota Corolla AE86 / A5179 or A5180
#83 ? / Toyota Corolla AE82 / A5274

Division 2 (1601-2500 cc)
#9 Weds Sport / Toyota Starlet Turbo / A5303
#13 ? / Mitsubishi Colt Mirage Turbo / A5260
#16 ? / Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 / A5269
#30 Canon / Nissan Silvia RS / A5247
#35 ? / Volkswagen Scirocco GTI / A5175
#45 ? / Honda Prelude BA1 / A5291
#54 ? / Mazda RX-7 / A5195
#74 ? / Mazda RX-7 / A5195
#76 ? / Toyota Starlet Turbo / A5303

[Jesper OH]

Division 3 (over 2500 cc)
#1 Auto Tech / BMW 635CSi / A5118
#2 Ralliart / Mitsubishi Starion Turbo / A5113
#4 “Dent Racing”? / Nissan Skyline RS Turbo / A5178
#5 Ralliart / Mitsubishi Starion Turbo / A5113
#14 Peter Brock / Holden Commodore VK / A5282
#19 SARD / Toyota Celica Supra / A5162
#20 Auto Beaurex / Nissan Skyline RS Turbo / A5178
#22 Diesel Kiki / Nissan Skyline RS Turbo / A5178
#23 NISMO / Nissan Skyline RS Turbo / A5178
#24 Diesel Kiki / Nissan Skyline RS Turbo / A5178
#27 Les Small-Allan Grice / Holden Commodore VK / A5282
#28 Herbert Schnitzer / BMW 635CSi / A5118
#31 RAS Sport / Volvo 240 Turbo / A5020
#32 RAS Sport / Volvo 240 Turbo / A5020
#50 Hasemi Motorsport / Nissan Skyline RS Turbo / A5178
#51 TWR / Jaguar XJ-S / A5023
#52 TWR / Jaguar XJ-S / A5023
#55 C-One / Toyota Celica Supra / A5162
#72 ? / Nissan Skyline RS Turbo / A5178
#77 TWR-ARJ / Rover 3500 V8 Vitesse / A5078
#84 Tomei? / Nissan Skyline RS Turbo / A5178
#88 ? / Nissan Skyline RS Turbo / A5178

As for 1985 I have a few cars unaccounted for:
#13 ? / Volkswagen Golf GTI E17 / Mark I 1.6 or 1.8?
#32 ? / ? / ?
#77 ? / ? / ?

Both #32 and 77 were non-qualifiers at the fourth round at Nishi Sendai while the Golf was a DNF at its two appearences.

Jesper

[Eircamae86]

Any pics or vids? Ive only seen 1 on youtube

[Jesper OH]

Originally Posted by Eircamae86

Any pics or vids? Ive only seen 1 on youtube

I have linked to two YouTube videos, but you can only see one?

No pictures, sorry. Don't know how to post pictures anyway so you have to make due with my words.

Jesper

[Jesper OH]

Lessons learned from the 1985 thread, I will start posting the entries that I know the least about - three entries as it happens. Here's the first one which is actually a 1985 entry.

#13

Division: division 1 (1001-1600 cc) or 2 (1601-2500 cc)
Car: Volkswagen Golf GTI Typ 17
Homologation: A5731 (Group 1 trans.) or A5096?
Engine: 1588 or 1781 cc?
Tyres: unknown (Dunlop?)

Driver 1: 斉藤 新 / Shin SAITO
Driver 2: 本多 淳 (Honda Kiyoshi / Honda 淳) Kiyoshi HONDA?/Jun KITA?
Driver 3: 鈴木 恭二 (Suzuki Kiyouzi / Suzuki 恭 two) Kiyouzi SUZUKI?

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R1: R.SCOMBE-GOLF
R2: R.S.COMBE-GOLF

R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / DNF
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / DNF
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / -
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / -
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / -
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / -

My comments:
As usual doubting weather this was a 1.6 or 1.8 Volkswagen so any confirmation would be very much appreciated.

[Jesper OH]

#32

Division: unknown
Car: unknown
Homologation: unknown
Engine: unknown
Tyres: unknown

Driver 1: 古屋 徹 (Huruya Tetsu / Tetsu Huruya) Tetsu HURUYA?
Driver 2: 中野 亘 (Nakano Wataru / Nakano 亘) Nakano WATARU?
Driver 3: 清水 健司 (Kenji Shimizu / Ken Osamu Shimizu) Kenji SHIMIZU?

R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / -
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / -
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / -
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / DNS (DNQ?)
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / -
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / -

My comments:
One of 11 entries that didn’t start the Nishi Sendai race, presumably because they didn’t qualify. This entry though, like #77, was the only one not to start in at least one other race over the season. As the qualifying results don’t have any mention of either entrant or car, I’m a bit lost, but here’s a lead: Driver 2 raced a division 1 Toyota Corolla #36 at round 5.

[Jesper OH]

#77

Division: unknown
Car: unknown
Homologation: unknown
Engine: unknown
Tyres: unknown

Driver 1: 橘田 明弘 (Akihiro橘田 / Orange rice field discernment Hiro) Akihiro ??
Driver 2: 永田 雅一 (Nagata Masakazu / Nagata elegance one) Nagata MASAKAZU?
Driver 3: 粕谷 純一郎 (Junichiro Kasuya / Junichiro Kasutani) Junichiro ??

R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / -
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / -
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / -
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / DNS (DNQ?)
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / -
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / -

My comments:
One of 11 entries that didn’t started the Nishi Sendai race, presumably because they didn’t qualify. This entry though, like #32, was the only one not to start in at least one other race over the season. As the qualifying results don’t have any mention of either entrant or car, I’m lost!

[Jesper OH]

#1

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: BMW 635 CSi (Chassis #74, ex-Schnitzer)
Homologation: A5118
Engine: 3430 cc (Schnitzer)
Class: division 3
Tyres: Pirelli

Driver 1: 長坂 尚樹 (Naoki NAGASAKA)
Driver 2: 茂木 和男 (Kazuo MOGI)

R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / 2. – 2.
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / 11. – 6.
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / no info
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / 14. – 6.
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / 8. – 7.
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / 3. – 3.

Defending championship winning team and driver combination Nagasaka and Mogi, but much less of a force in 1986.

[Jesper OH]

#2

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183A
Homologation: A5113
Engine: 1997 cc X 1.4 = 2795.8 cc
Class: division 3
Tyres: Yokohama

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R1: TOMEIスカイラインタ-ホ゛
- TOMEI SUKAIRAINTA - Ho゛
- TOMEI [sukairainta] - [ho] DOTDT
R3 and 5: ミツヒ゛シスタリオン
- SHISUTARION゛MITSUHI
- [mitsuhi] DOTDT sister Lyon
=Tomei Mitsubishi Starion

Driver 1: 袖山 誠一 (Seiichi SODEYAMA)
Driver 2: 木下 隆之 (Takayuki KINO****A)
Driver 3: JONES (Bradley JONES, Australia)
Driver 4: 小幡 = OBATA (Sakae OBATA)
Driver 5: 永松 = NAGAMATSU (Kuniomi NAGAMATSU)
Driver 6: 永松 邦臣 (Kuniomi NAGAMATSU)
Driver 7: Ｂ．ジョーンズ = B. JONES (Bradley JONES)
Driver 8: 小幡 栄 (Shigeru OBATA/ Obata glory)
Driver 9: 中谷 明彦 (Akihiko NAKAYA)
SODEYAMA, KINO****A, JONES, NAGAMATSU and NAKAYA seems to have the drivers. OBATA is the one or ones I’m uncertain of. Driver 4 Sakae OBATA is listed as driver for fifth position at round 2 in the Bridgestone results, but only family names given at the JAF site. The DNS-OBATA at round 4 translates to Driver 8 Shigeru OBATA on Google.

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / DNF
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / no info
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / 5. – 3.
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / 10 – 4.
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / DNF
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / no info

My comments:
-Mitsubishi Ralliart Japan entry – factory entry – if I’m correct.
-Four starts, two finishes and two DNFs and 24 points to my calculations.
-A young Bradley Jones apparently impressed the Japanese enough to rekindle “a Mitsubishi factory effort” in Australia, coming Bathurst in October. The Jones tended ’85 Bathurst cars were motioned into effort for the Australian endurance races in August/September with Mitsubishi Ralliart Japan

[Jesper OH]

#4

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Homologation: A5178
Engine: 1991.0 cc X 1.4 = 2784.4 cc
Class: Division 3
Tyres: unknown

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R2: テ゛ントレ-シンク゛スカイライン
-Te゛NTORE -゛sink Skyline
-[te] & [ntore] - sink & skyline
R3 and 5: ニッサンスカイライン
-Nissan Skyline
-The NISSAN skyline
R4: デントレーシングスカイライン
-DENTORESHINGUSUKAIRAIN
-Dent racing skyline
So it’s Dent Racing Nissan Skyline?

Driver 1: 渓 裕司 (Yuji River/Osamu valley Yutaka) = Yuji YUTAKA?
Driver 2: 徳永 寛司 (Hiroshi TOKUNAGA) Mamoru Hiroshi Hisashi Noboru/Osamu Hiroshi Tokunaga)
Driver 3: 渓 (River/Valley)
Driver 4: 徳永 (TOKUNAGA)
Driver 5: 伊藤 清彦 (Tokunaga Kiyohiko Itou/Kiyohiko Itoh) = ITO

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / no info
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / 13. – 7. (D1/D2)
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / 13. – 7. (D3/D4)
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / 18. – 9. (D1/D2/D5)
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / 14. – 9. (D1/D2/D5)
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / no info

My comments:
-A rather secondary Skyline entry, with the combined effort of three drivers over the season?
-10 points scored

[Jesper OH]

#5

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183A
Homologation: A5113
Engine: 1997 cc X 1.4 = 2795.8 cc
Class: division 3
Tyres: Yokohama

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R1, 2, 3, 5: ミツヒ゛シ スタリオン
-Si MITSUHI Stallion゛
-Si MITSUHI Stallion゛
R6: A186A

Driver 1: 高橋 国光 (Kunimitsu TAKAHASHI)
Driver 2: 中谷 明彦 (Akihiko NAKAYA)
Driver 3: 高橋 = TAKAHASHI (Kenji TAKAHASHI)
Driver 4: 永松 = NAGAMATSU (Kuniomi NAGAMATSU)
Driver 5: 高橋 健二 (Kenji TAKAHASHI)
NAKAYA and Kunimitsu TAKAHASHI being the main driver of this car, bar the Fuji Intertec where NAKAYA drove the sister car #2. NAGAMATSU was qualified to race this car on two occasions, but ended up driving the #2 sister car.

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / 5. – 4. (Kunimitsu TAKAHASHI/NAKAYA)
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / 3. – 2. (Kunimitsu TAKAHASHI/NAKAYA)
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / 1. – 1. (Kunimitsu TAKAHASHI/NAKAYA/(DNS – NAGAMATSU))
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / DNF (Kunimitsu TAKAHASHI/NAKAYA/(DNS – NAGAMATSU))
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / DNF (TAKAHASHI/TAKAHASHI)
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / 2. – 2. (Kunimitsu TAKAHASHI/NAKAYA)

My comments:
-Mitsubishi Ralliart Japan entry – factory entry – if I’m correct (Repeat from #2).
-Entered as an A186A for the final round. Haven’t found any information about this variant, but guessing it’s en evolution of sorts.
-Kunimitsu TAKAHASHI finished 3rd in points, with NAKAYA in 4th, both on 75 points, but TAKAHASHI covering more kilometres, “winning”.

[Jesper OH]

#14

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Holden Commodore VK
Homologation: A5282
Engine: 4980.8 cc
Tyres: unknown (Pirelli?)

Driver 1: P．ブロック (P. Block/P. block) Peter BROCK
Driver 2: A．モファット (A. Moffat/A. [mohuatsuto) Allan MOFFAT

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / -
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / -
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / -
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / -
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / DNF
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / -

My comments:
-A selection of early ETCC races coupled with the Spa 24h and selected Australian Touring Car Championship and endurance races, ending up in Fuji for this team and driver combination..
-Was this car sold to Japan on this occasion?

[Jesper OH]

#19

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Toyota Celica Supra MA61
Homologation: A5162
Engine: 2759.0 cc
Tyres: Dunlop

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R3: セリカス-フ゜ラ
-Seri Cass - La degrees off
-Cicely refuse - [hu] & [ra
R4: ダンロップ・サード・スープラ
-Third Dunlop Supra
-Dunlop third [supura
R5: トヨタセリカ
-TOYOTASERIKA
-[toyotaserika
SARD entry

Driver 1: 佐々木 秀六 (Shuroku SASAKI)
Driver 2: 岡本 安弘 (Yasuhiro OKAMOTO)
Driver 3: 五藤 久豊 (Five Fuji Toyo Hisashi/Yutaka five rattan Hisashi) HISASHI?
Driver 4: D．J．Cシアーズ (D. J. C Sears/D.J.C [shiazu) David SEARS

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / 10. – 5. (SASAKI/OKAMOTO)
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / 7. – 5. (SASAKI/OKAMOTO)
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / 12. – 6. (SASAKI/OKAMOTO)
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / 17. – 8. (SASAKI/OKAMOTO/HISASHI)
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / DNF (SASAKI/SEARS)
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / DNF (SASAKI/HISASHI)

My comments

[Jesper OH]

#20

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Homologation: A5178
Engine: 1991.0 cc X 1.4 = 2784.4 cc
Class: Division 3
Tyres: unknown

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R1: オ-トテックスカイライン
-Oh - TOTEKKUSUKAIRAIN
-[o] - [totetsukusukairain
R2: オ-テック スカイライン
-Oh - Skyline Tech
-[o] - TEX skyline
R5: ニッサンスカイライン
-Nissan Skyline
-The NISSAN skyline

Driver 1: 柳田 春人 (Haruto YANAGIDA)
Driver 2: 中川 隆正 (Takamasa NAKAGAWA)

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / DNF
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / 6. – 4.
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / no info
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / DNS
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / 10. – 8.
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / DNF

My comments:

[Jesper OH]

#22

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Homologation: A5178
Engine: 1991.0 cc X 1.4 = 2784.4 cc
Class: Division 3
Tyres: unknown

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R1/R2: ヂーゼル機器Pスカイライン
-P DZIZERU equipment skyline
-Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. P skyline
R3/R5: ニッサンスカイライン
-Nissan Skyline
-The NISSAN skyline

Driver 1: 都平 健二 (Kenji TOHIRA)
Driver 2: 越野 照喜 (Hee Akira Koshino / Surpassing field illuminating happiness) ?
Driver 3: 粕谷 俊二 (Toshizi Kasuya / Syunji Kasutani) ?

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / 18. – 7. (Driver 1, 2, 3)
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / 17. – 9. (Driver 1, 2, 3)
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / 14. – 8. (Driver 1, 2, 3)
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / DNS (Driver 1, 2)
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / DNF (Driver 1, 2)
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / DNF (Driver 1, 2)

My comments:
The Diesel Kiki name is about the most concrete I have on this entry. The team (or is it sponsor?) was still involved with the next generation Skyline up till the late 80’s.
Fairly ordinary results.
Sister car to #24.

[Jesper OH]

#23

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Homologation: A5178
Engine: 1991.0 cc X 1.4 = 2784.4 cc
Class: Division 3
Tyres: unknown

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R1: ニッサンスカイラインRSタ-ホ゛
-Nissan Skyline RS data - Ho゛
-NISSAN skyline RS [ta] - [ho] DOTDT
R2: スカイラインRSタ-ホ゛
-Skyline RS data - Ho
-Skyline RS [ta] - [ho] DOTDT
R3/R5: ニッサンスカイライン
-Nissan Skyline
-The NISSAN skyline
R4: ニッサンスカイラインＲＳターボ
-Nissan Skyline Turbo RS
-The NISSAN skyline RS turbo
R6: DR30
-DR30
-DR30

Driver 1: 和田 孝夫 (Takao WADA)
Driver 2: 鈴木 亜久里 (Aguri SUZUKI)

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / 1. – 1. (WADA not receiving points – DNS?)
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / 2. – 1.
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / 2. – 2.
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / 6. – 2.
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / 4. – 4.
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / 1. – 1.

My comments:
Nismo entry?
Championship winning combination, with SUZUKI winning the title.

[Jesper OH]

#24

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Homologation: A5178
Engine: 1991.0 cc X 1.4 = 2784.4 cc
Class: Division 3
Tyres: unknown

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R1/R2/R4: ヂーゼル機器Pスカイライン
-P DZIZERU equipment skyline
-Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. P skyline
R3/R5: ニッサンスカイライン
-Nissan Skyline
-The NISSAN skyline

Driver 1: 関根 基司 (Motoji SEKINE)
Driver 2: 三好 正己 (Masami MIYOSHI)
Driver 3: 萩原 誠 (Makoto HAGIWARA)

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / 19. – 8. (SEKINE/MIYOSHI/HAGIWARA)
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / 4. – 3. (SEKINE/MIYOSHI/HAGIWARA)
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / 25. – 10. (SEKINE/MIYOSHI/HAGIWARA)
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / 9. – 3. (SEKINE/MIYOSHI/HAGIWARA)
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / 21. – 10. (SEKINE/MIYOSHI/HAGIWARA)
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / 14. – 4. (SEKINE/MIYOSHI/HAGIWARA)

My comments:
Another Diesel Kiki entry – this time with driver names known by me. The team (or is it sponsor?) was still involved with the next generation Skyline up till the late 80’s.
Better results than sister car #22.

[Jesper OH]

#27

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Holden Commodore VK
Homologation: A5282
Engine: 4980.8 cc
Tyres: unknown (Yokohama)

Driver 1: A．グレイス (A. Grace / A. [gureisu) Allan GRICE
Driver 2: G．クロスビー (G. Crosby / G. Crosby) Graeme CROSBY

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / -
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / -
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / -
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / -
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / 5. – 5.
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / -

My comments:
Roadways entry with a killer driver combination!
Is this the Bathurst winning car or the second ETCC Grice car?

[Jesper OH]

#28

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: BMW 635 CSi
Homologation: A5118
Engine: 3430 cc
Tyres: Yokohama

Driver 1: E．ピロ (E. Pirro / E. pyro) Emanuele PIRRO
Driver 2: C．オブライアン (C. O'Bryan / C. [oburaian) Charlie O’BRIEN

R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / -
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / -
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / -
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / -
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / 2. – 2.
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / -

Schnitzer entry?
Orange color scheme similar to Bathurst Bob Jane livery.

[Jesper OH]

#31

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Volvo 240 Turbo
Homologation: A5020
Engine: 2127.0 x 1.4 = 2977.8 cc
Tyres: Pirelli

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R5: VOLVO240T

Driver 1: T．リンドストローム (Thomas LINDSTRÖM)
Driver 2: U．グランベルグ (Ulf GRANBERG)

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / did not participate
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / did not participate
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / did not participate
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / did not participate
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / DNF
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / did not participate

My comments:
European RAS Sport Volvo factory team – running their last race, I believe!?

[Jesper OH]

#32

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Volvo 240 Turbo
Homologation: A5020
Engine: 2127.0 x 1.4 = 2977.8 cc
Tyres: Pirelli

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R5: VOLVO240T

Driver 1: J．チェコット (Johnny CECOTTO)
Driver 2: A．オロフソン (Anders OLOFSSON)

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / did not participate
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / did not participate
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / did not participate
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / did not participate
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / 1. – 1.
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / did not participate

My comments:
European RAS Sport Volvo factory team – running their last race, I believe!?
The first of 38 race starts I have of the late Anders Olofsson in the AJTCC, winning 11 of them outright and DNF’ing only six times.

[Jesper OH]

#50

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Homologation: A5178
Engine: 1991.0 cc X 1.4 = 2784.4 cc
Class: Division 3
Tyres: Dunlop

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R1/R2/R5: トミカPタ゛ッシュスカイライン
-Tomica P゛data SSHUSUKAIRAIN
-[tomika] P [ta] DOTDT [tsushiyusukairain
R3/R5: ニッサンスカイライン
-Nissan Skyline
-The NISSAN skyline

Driver 1: 長谷見 昌弘 (Masahiro HASEMI)
Driver 2: 舘 善泰 (Yoshiyasu TACHI)

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / 4. – 3.
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / 20. – 10.
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / 7. – 4.
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / 2. – 1.
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / 3. – 3.
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / DNF

My comments:
Tomica was the sponsor? Given that HASEMI was the driver, I would take a guess that he was also involved in the ownership of this team.
Third at Fuji, only beaten by the RAS Volvo and Schnitzer BMW, must be regarded as a very fine result, beating all the “homies”.

[Jesper OH]

#51

Division: 3
Car: Jaguar XJS
Homologation: A5023
Engine: 5343 cc
Tyres: Dunlop

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R5: JAGUAR XJS

Driver 1: T．ウォーキンショー (Tom WALKINSHAW)
Driver 2: W．パーシー (Win PERCY)

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / did not participate
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / did not participate
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / did not participate
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / did not participate
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / DNF
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / did not participate

My comments:
The TWR Jaguars on their last tour, that would see them end their career in New Zealand in a couple of months.

[Jesper OH]

#52

Division: 3 (over 2500 cc)
Car: Jaguar XJS
Homologation: A5023
Engine: 5343 cc
Tyres: Dunlop

Entrant/sponsor/etc.:
R5: JAGUAR XJS

Driver 1: A．ハーネ (Armin HAHNE)
Driver 2: D．フルム (D. FURUMU / D. [hurumu) Denny HULME?

Results:
R1 / 1986.03.23 / Nishi Nippon / did not participate
R2 / 1986.07.27 / Sugo / did not participate
R3 / 1986.08.31 / Tsukuba / did not participate
R4 / 1986.09.21 / Nishi Sendai / did not participate
R5 / 1986.11.09 / Fuji / DNF
R6 / 1986.11.30 / Suzuka / did not participate

My comments:
The TWR Jaguars on their last tour, that would see them end their career in New Zealand in a couple of months.
Denny Hulme and Armin Hahne shared car 52 at the Wellington 500 on January 25 1987 recording another DNF.