1985 Australian Touring Car Racing - Discussion & Results

Jesper OH · 1 Jan 2011, 16:45 (Ref:2809967)

By request I'm starting a thread on the 1985 Australian touring car scene. This will be for the Australian Touring Car Championship, the Australian Endurance Championship, AMSCAR as well as any one-off races like the Adelaide GP support race. Don't know if there were a separate championship for 2-litre cars by 1985?

My sources are:
Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86
Bathurst 1985
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Au...r_Championship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Au...7_Championship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Au...e_Championship

Jesper

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:30 (Ref:2810979)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 1 - Winton, VIC (10/2/1985)

Circuit Length: 2.03 km
Race Distance: 50 laps
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	57m43.4s		1m05.8s	1
2	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	49 laps		1m	9
3	66	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Kevin Bartlett	Mitsubishi Starion	B	49 laps		1m08.8s	6
4	27	Network Alfa	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	49 laps		1m06.5s	4
5	78	Melbourne Clutch & Brake	Brian Sampson	Mitsubishi Starion	B	48 laps		1m11.4s	11
6	28	Capri Components	Lawrie Nelson	Ford Mustang	C	48 laps		1m11.6s	12
7	11	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	47 laps		1m09.4s	8
8	13	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	47 laps		1m12.9s	14
9			Laurie Hazelton	Ford Capri	B	47 laps		1m12.3s	13
10			Mike Minear	Volvo 360GT	B	45 laps		1m15.8s	15
DNF	12	Garry Willmington	Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJS	C			1m09.3s	7
DNF			Greville Arnel	Mitsubishi Starion	B			1m10.3s	10
DNF	33		Don Smith	Ford Mustang	B			1m08.7s	5
DNF	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C		overheating	1m05.9s	2
DNF	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	2 laps	oil leak, spun off	1m06.1s	3

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:31 (Ref:2810982)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 2 - Sandown Park, VIC (24/2/1985)

Circuit Length: 3.9 km
Race Distance: 25 laps
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	48m35.3s	1m54.9s	1m53.3s	1
2	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	48m37.0s	1m55.1s	1m53.6s	2
3	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C	25 laps	1m55.8s	1m53.7s
4	27	Network Alfa	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	25 laps	1m56.9s	1m54.7s
5	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	25 laps	1m56.4s	1m54.9s	9 or 10
6	21	Mark Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	25 laps	1m57.0s	1m56.2s
7	20	Jim Keogh	Jim Keogh	Holden Commodore VK	C	24 laps	1m59.8s	1m58.3s	rear of grid
8	66	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Kevin Bartlett	Mitsubishi Starion	B	24 laps	1m59.4s	1m57.2s
9	11	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	24 laps	2m04.1s	2m03.1s
10			Grevill Arnell	Mitsubishi Starion	B	23 laps	2m04.3s	2m03.7s
11	78	Melbourne Clutch & Brake	Brian Sampson	Mitsubishi Starion	B			2m04.4s
12	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B
13			Raymond Spencer	Mazda RX-7	B
14			Martin Power	Triumph Dolomite	A
15	13	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
16	28	Capri Components	Lawrie Nelson	Ford Mustang	C
			Don Smith	Ford Mustang	C
			Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJ-S	C			1m58.6s	rear of grid
			Laurie Hazelton	Ford Capri	B			2m08.1s
			Mike Minear	Volvo 360GT	B
			Iain Thompson	BMW 323i	B			2m54.4s

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:32 (Ref:2810986)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 3 - Symmons Plains, TAS (11/3/1985)

Circuit Length: 2.4 km
Race Distance: 40 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	21	Mark Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	42m15.94s		1m01.45s	1
2	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C	40 laps		1m01.83s	2
3	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	40 laps		1m03.54s	5
4	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	40 laps		1m02.09s	3
5	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	40 laps		1m02.23s	4
6	20	Jim Keogh	Jim Keogh	Holden Commodore VK	C	39 laps		1m03.71s	7
7	27	Network Alfa	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	39 laps		1m03.59s	6
8	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	39 laps		1m04.65s	8
9	28	Capri Components	Lawrie Nelson	Ford Mustang	C	38 laps			10
10	11	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	37 laps			11
11	13	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A				12
12			Mike Minear	Volvo 360GT	B				13
DNF	78		Brian Sampson	Mitsubishi Starion	B				9
DNS	66	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Kevin Bartlett	Mitsubishi Starion	B		engine - qualifying	1m04.09s	8

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:33 (Ref:2810987)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 4 - Wanneroo, WA (31/3/1985)

Circuit Length: 2.4 km
Race Distance: 40 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	44m24.21s	1m05.34s	1m04.61s	1
2	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	44m27.95s	1m05.89s	1m04.82s	2
3	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C	44m56.06s	1m06.18s	1m05.14s	3
4	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	45m07.21s	1m06.35s	1m06.46s	6
5	96		Tim Slako	Rover Vitesse	C	45m08.11s	1m06.30s	1m06.62s	7
6	27	Network Alfa	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	45m17.80s	1m07.27s	1m06.41s	5
7	66	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Kevin Bartlett	Mitsubishi Starion	B	45m23.27s	1m07.09s	1m06.73s	9
8	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	45m23.78s	1m07.27s	1m06.66s	8
9	21	Mark Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	38 laps	1m06.08s	1m05.98s	4
10	20	Jim Keogh	Jim Keogh	Holden Commodore VK	C	38 laps	1m07.78s		10
11	11	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	37 laps	1m10.50s		11
12	13	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	36 laps	1m13.18s		12

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:34 (Ref:2810988)

Better Brakes AMSCAR Series
Round 1 (7/4/1985)

Circuit Length: 1.946 km

Heat 1
Race Distance: 5 laps

Position	Number	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	62	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	5 laps	0m55.2s	1
2	21	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	5 laps		3
3	2	Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C	5 laps		4
4	23	Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i	B	5 laps	0m56.4s	5
5	26	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	5 laps		2
6	12	Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJ-S	C	5 laps		6

Heat 2
Race Distance: 10 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	10 laps	1
2	2		Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C	10 laps	4
3	23		Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i	B	10 laps	5
4	21		Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	10 laps	3
5	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	10 laps	2
6	12		Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJ-S	C	10 laps	6
7	19		Ken Mathews	Holden Commodore VK	C	10 laps
8	22		Glenn Molloy	BMW 635CSi	C	10 laps
9			Laurie Hazelton	Ford Capri	B	10 laps

Heat 3
Race Distance: 15 laps

Position	Number	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Grid Position
1	62	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	20 laps	1
2	26	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	20 laps	2
3	21	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	20 laps	3
4	2	Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C	20 laps	4
5	23	Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i	B	20 laps	5
6	19	Ken Mathews	Holden Commodore VK	C	20 laps
7	22	Glenn Molloy	BMW 635CSi	C	20 laps
8		Laurie Hazelton	Ford Capri	B	20 laps

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:34 (Ref:2810989)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 5 - Adelaide International Raceway, SA (21/4/1985)

Circuit Length: 2.41 km
Race Distance: 42 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	43m01s		1m00.79s	0m59.71s	1
2	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	42 laps		1m01.00s	1m00.41s	2
3	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C	42 laps		1m00.86s	1m00.66s	3
4	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	42 laps		1m01.11s	1m00.97s	5
5	3		Kent Baigent	BMW 635CSi	C	42 laps		1m01.91s		12
6	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	41 laps		1m02.43s	1m01.67s	7
7	77		Peter Williamson	Toyota Supra	B	41 laps		1m02.45s	1m02.14s	13
8	66	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Kevin Bartlett	Mitsubishi Starion	B	41 laps		1m02.93s	1m01.80s	9
9	96		Tim Slako	Rover Vitesse	C	40 laps		1m02.59s	1m01.86s	11
10	28	Capri Components	Lawrie Nelson	Ford Mustang	C	40 laps		1m03.58s	1m02.45s	15
11			Laurie Hazelton	Ford Capri	B
12	10	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe	A
13	11	Toyota Team Australia	Drew Price	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
14	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
15	12		Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJ-S	C					10
16	27	Network Alfa	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B				1m01.42s	6
17			Mike Minear	Volvo 360GT	B
18	33		Don Smith	Ford Mustang	C					8
19			Martin Power	Triumph Dolomite	A
20			Iain Thompson	BMW 323i	B
			Jim Keogh	Holden Commodore VK						14
DNF	21	Mark Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	4 laps	clutch		1m00.68s	4
DNF			Ken Harrison	Ford Escort RS1600i	A	2 laps

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:35 (Ref:2810990)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 6 - Eurovox Trophy - Calder Park, VIC (28/4/1985)

Circuit Length: 1.61 km
Race Distance: 60 laps
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	49m32.33s		0m48.64s	0m48.07s	2
2	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C	60 laps		0m48.96s	0m48.38s	4
3	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	60 laps		0m49.02s	0m48.89s	7
4	27	Network Alfa	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	60 laps		0m49.21s	0m48.59s	6
5	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	John Harvey	Holden Commodore VK	C	60 laps		0m49.46s	0m49.73s	12
6	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	59 laps		0m49.54s	0m48.98s	8
7	21	Mark Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	59 laps		0m48.73s	0m48.26s	3
8	3		Kent Baigent	BMW 635CSi	C	59 laps		0m50.07s	0m49.40s	10
9	66	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Kevin Bartlett	Mitsubishi Starion	B	59 laps		0m49.49s	0m49.16s	9
10	78		Brian Sampson	Mitsubishi Starion	B	58 laps		0m50.52s	0m50.09s
11	10	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe	A
12	11	Toyota Team Australia	Drew Price	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
13			Ken Mathews	Holden Commodore VK	C
14	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
15			Ken Harrison	Ford Escort RS1600i	A
16
			Lawrie Nelson	Ford Mustang	C				NTR
			Mike Minear	Volvo 360GT	B				0m55.37s
DNF	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C		overheating		0m48.03s	1
DNF	2		Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C		differential		0m48.51s	5

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:36 (Ref:2810992)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 7 - Surfers Paradise, QLD (19/5/1985)

Circuit Length: 3.2 km
Race Distance: ? laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	1m18.0s	1m17.0s
2	21	Mark Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	1m18.6s	1m17.8s
3	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	1m18.8s	1m17.3s
4	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C	1m19.0s	1m18.0s
5	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	1m18.7s	1m19.0s
6	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VK	C	1m19.6s	1m19.1s
7	27	Network Alfa	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	1m19.7s	1m18.6s
8						1m20.5s	1m19.7s
9						1m20.4s	1m20.4s
10						1m22.6s	1m22.2s
	2		Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C			10
	77		Peter Williamson	Toyota Supra	B
	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B
	3		Kent Baigent	BMW 635CSi	C
	78		Brian Sampson	Mitsubishi Starion	B
	20		Jim Keogh	Holden Commodore VK	C
	10		John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe	A
	19		Ken Mathews	Holden Commodore VK	C
	13		Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
			Ross Burbidge	Mazda RX-7	?
			Mike Minear	Volvo 360GT	B

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:36 (Ref:2810994)

Better Brakes AMSCAR Series
Round 2 (28/5/1985)

Circuit Length: 1.946 km

Heat 1
Race Distance: 5 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	5 laps			0m54.23s	1
2	2		Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C	5 laps				6
3	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	5 laps		0m55.22s	0m54.41s	2
4	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	5 laps			0m54.95s	5
5	3		Neal Lowe	BMW 635CSi	C	5 laps				9
6			Ken Mathews	Holden Commodore VK	C	5 laps
12	27	Network Alfa	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	5 laps	jumped the start		0m54.90s	4
13	23		Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i	B	5 laps				7
	21		Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B				0m54.45s	3
	12		Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJ-S	C					8
	77		Peter Williamson	Toyota Supra	B					10

Heat 2
Race Distance: 10 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	10 laps		1
2	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	10 laps		2
3	2		Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C	10 laps		6
4	3		Neal Lowe	BMW 635CSi	C	10 laps		9
5	12		Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJ-S	C	10 laps		8
6	23		Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i	B	10 laps		7
7	77		Peter Williamson	Toyota Supra	B	10 laps		10
12	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C		jumped the start	5
DNF	27	Network Alfa	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B		puncture	4

Heat 3
Race Distance: 15 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	20 laps		0m55.20s	1
2	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	20 laps			2
3	23		Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i	B	20 laps			7
4	2		Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C	20 laps			6
5	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	20 laps			5
6	27	Network Alfa	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	20 laps			4
7	12		Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJ-S	C	20 laps			8
8	77		Peter Williamson	Toyota Supra	B	20 laps			10
DNF	3		Neal Lowe	BMW 635CSi	C		accident		9

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:37 (Ref:2810997)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 8 - Lakeside, QLD (23/6/1985)

Circuit Length: 2.41 km
Race Distance: 40 laps
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	34m47.8s		0m58.5s	0m58.1s	1
2	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C	34m49.1s		0m58.3s	0m58.2s	2
3	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	35 laps		0m59.2s	0m58.3s	3
4	21	Mark Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	35 laps		0m58.9s	0m58.5s	5
5	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	35 laps		0m59.6s	0m59.3s	7
6	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	35 laps		0m59.1s	0m59.2s	6
7	23		Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i	B	35 laps		0m59.2s	0m59.5s	8
8	10	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe	A	34 laps		1m01.1s	1m01.0s
9	20	Jim Keogh	Jim Keogh	Holden Commodore VK	C	34 laps		1m01.1s	1m00.8s	12
10	11	Toyota Team Australia	Drew Price	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	33 laps		1m01.9s	1m02.2s
	3		Kent Baigent	BMW 635CSi	C				0m59.7s	9
DNF	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VK	C	36 laps	tyres		0m58.4s	4
DNF	13	Bob Holden Motors	Mike Quinn	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	29 laps	out of fuel		1m02.5s
DNF			Peter Williamson	Toyota Supra	B				1m00.5s	11
DNF	2		Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C	13 laps	accident damage		1m00.0s	10

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:38 (Ref:2810998)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 9 - Amaroo Park, NSW (7/7/1985)
also Round 3 of the Better Brakes AMSCAR Series

Circuit Length: 1.946 km
Race Distance: 52 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	48m53.25s		0m55.03s	0m54.28s	3
2	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C	52 laps		0m55.12s	0m54.27s	2
3	23		Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i	B	52 laps		0m55.62s	0m55.19s	6
4	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	52 laps		0m55.64s	0m53.99s	1
5	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	52 laps		0m55.46s	0m54.79s	5
6	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	David Parsons	Holden Commodore VK	C	52 laps		0m56.10s	0m56.01s	10
7	3		Kent Baigent	BMW 635CSi	C	52 laps		0m56.40s	0m56.30s	11
8	96		Tim Slako	Rover Vitesse	C	51 laps		0m56.36s	0m55.49s	8
9	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C	51 laps		0m56.42s	0m55.63s	9
10	10	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe	A	50 laps		0m56.96s	0m56.49s	12
	11	Toyota Team Australia	Drew Price	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A				NTR	22
	20		Jim Keogh	Holden Commodore VK	C
	22		Glenn Molloy	BMW 635CSi	C
	78		Brian Sampson	Mitsubishi Starion	B
DNF	12		Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJ-S	C		misfire		0m55.19s	7
DNF	21	Mark Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B		turbo hose		0m54.78s	4

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:39 (Ref:2810999)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 10 - Oran Park, NSW (14/7/1985)

Circuit Length: 2.62 km
Race Distance: 35 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	55	Mark Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	35 laps		1m16.8s	1m16.3s	3
2	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C	35 laps		1m17.0s	1m16.3s	1
3	62	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	35 laps		1m16.7s	1m16.3s	2
4	26	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	35 laps		1m18.0s	1m17.6s
5	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	John Harvey	Holden Commodore VK	C	35 laps		1m18.2s	1m18.2s
6	96		Tim Slako	Rover Vitesse	C	35 laps		1m18.2s	1m18.2s
7	2		Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C	35 laps		1m18.1s	1m17.2s
8	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	35 laps		1m17.2s	1m16.3s	4
9	12		Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJ-S	C	35 laps		1m18.4s	1m17.7s
10	27	Network Alfa	Gregg Hansford	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	35 laps		1m19.2s	1m18.4s
	3		Kent Baigent	BMW 635CSi	C
	11		Drew Price	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
	10		John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe	A
DNF	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A		engine
DNF	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	C
DNF			Peter Williamson	Toyota Supra	B	8 laps	broken flywheel			8

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:41 (Ref:2811000)

1985 Australian Touring Car Championship
Championship Results

Position	Driver	Car	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Total
1	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	25	23	(15)	25	25	25	25	25	25	20	218
2	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang		20	23	20	20	23	17	23	23	23	192
3	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK		25	17	23	23		20	20	15	10	153
4	Neville Crichton	BMW 635CSi	23	15	20	17	17	20	15	13	9		149
5	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T		15	28	12		14	25	20		28	143
6	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6		9	13	13	15	15	5	17	20	20	127
7	John Smith	Toyota Sprinter	15	13	12	11	10	11	12	14	12	(7)	110
8	Alan Jones	Alfa Romeo GTV6	20	20	14	15	5	20	14				108
9	Kevin Bartlett	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	23	13		14	13	12					75
10	Bob Holden	Toyota Sprinter	14	7	11	10	8	8	7		7		72
11	Jim Keogh	Holden Commodore VK		11	13	8			7	9	6		54
12	Kent Baigent	BMW 635CSi					15	10	10		11	5	51
13	Drew Price	Toyota Sprinter					9	10		12	11	8	50
14	Brian Sampson	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo	17	10				11				10	48
15	Tim Slako	Rover Vitesse				15	9				10	13	47
16	Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i								14	23	9	46
17	Mike Minear	Volvo 360GT	12		10		4	6	5				37
18	Lawrie Nelson	Ford Capri	13	2	9		8						32
19	John Harvey	Holden Commodore VK						15				15	30
20	Laurie Hazelton	Ford Capri	12				10				8		30
21	Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK							9			11	20
22	Russell Worthington	Mazda							8	10			18
23	Ross Burbidge	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo							7	9			16
24	Peter Williamson	Toyota Supra					14						14
25	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VK							13				13
26	David Parsons	Holden Commodore VK									13		13
27	Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJS					3					9	12
28	Greville Arnel	Mitsubishi Starion Turbo		11									11
29	Gregg Hansford	Alfa Romeo GTV6										11	11
30	Ken Mathews	Holden Commodore VK						5	6				11
31	Martin Power	Triumph Dolomite Sprint		8			3						11
32	Raymond Spencer	Mazda RX-7		8									8
33	Ken Harrison	Ford Escort RS1600i						7					7
34	John Craft	Ford Capri									7		7
35	Chris Heyer	Audi 5+5									5		5
36	Phil Parsons	Ford Capri									4		4
37	Iain Thompson	BMW 323i					1						1

() indicates dropped score

Points structure... not sure still. Points for outright positions were awarded differently in each class. See the 1986 thread for more discussion.

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:43 (Ref:2811001)

Better Brakes 300
1985 Australian Endurance Championship
Round 1 - Amaroo Park, NSW (4/8/1985)
also Round 4 of the Better Brakes AMSCAR Series

Circuit Length: 1.946 km
Race Distance: 155 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver/s	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	1	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	2h28m08.06s		0m55.11s	0m53.80s	1
2	3	H. Kent Baigent	Kent Baigent / Neal Lowe	BMW 635CSi	C	153 laps		0m55.11s	0m55.53s	8
3	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	153 laps		0m55.29s	0m54.34s	2
4	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	John Harvey / David Parsons	Holden Commodore VK	C	153 laps		0m56.33s	0m55.81s
5	27	Network Alfa	Colin Bond / Gregg Hansford	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	153 laps		0m56.33s	0m55.10s	5
6	23	JPS Team BMW	Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i	B	152 laps		0m57.01s	0m55.62s	9
7	10	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla	A	148 laps		0m58.00s	0m56.36s
8	19	Ken Mathews Prestige Cars	Ken Mathews / Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VK	C	147 laps		0m57.75s	0m56.64s
9	33	Mike Burgmann	Mike Burgmann / Bob Stevens	Holden Commodore VK	C	144 laps		0m58.47s	0m57.84s
10	24	Jagparts	Gerald Kay / Don Bretland	Holden Commodore VK	C	144 laps		0m57.98s	0m57.52s
	25	Yellow Pages	Tony Kavich / Ralph Radburn	Holden Commodore VK	C
			Bernie McClure	Holden Commodore VK	C
	39	Graeme Bowkett	Graeme Bowkett / Wayne Wilkinson	Holden Commodore VK	C
	53		Chris Heyer	Audi 5+5	B
	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden / Mike Quinn	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
	11	Toyota Team Australia	Drew Price	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
DNF	2	Masterton Homes Pty Ltd	Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C		lost wheel
	77		Peter Williamson / Charlie O'Brien	Toyota Supra	B	7 laps	clutch		0m54.56s	4
			Allan Grice	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	3 laps	gearbox		0m55.47s	7
DNS	21		Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B		lost wheel - warm-up lap			3

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:45 (Ref:2811002)

Pepsi 250
1985 Australian Endurance Championship
Round 2 - Oran Park, NSW (18/8/1985)

Circuit Length: 2.62 km
Race Distance: 100 laps

Johnson dominates the race, but suffers a stub axle failure with just over 10 laps to go. Who inherits the win? That black BMW...again!

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver/s	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	1	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C	2h12m07.2s		1m15.9s	2
2	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	99 laps		1m16.6s	5
3	21	Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic	Volvo 240T	B	99 laps		1m16.8s	7
4	6	Roadways Racing Services	Allan Grice	Holden Commodore VK	C	98 laps		1m16.5s	4
5	12		Garry Willmington / Ron Gillard	Jaguar XJ-S	C	98 laps		1m17.2s	8
6		Network Alfa	Colin Bond / Gregg Hansford	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	98 laps		1m17.7s
7			Kevin Bartlett	Mitsubishi Starion	B	98 laps		1m17.3s
8	3	H. Kent Baigent	Kent Baigent	BMW 635CSi	C	97 laps		1m16.7s	6
9	39	Graeme Bowkett	Graeme Bowkett / Wayne Wilkinson	Holden Commodore VK	C	97 laps		1m18.4s
10	23	JPS Team BMW	Tony Longhurst	BMW 323i	B	97 laps		1m18.9s
	10	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla	A
	13	Bob Holden Motors	Mike Quinn	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
DNF	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C	88 laps	stub axle	1m15.1s	1
	36	Lusty Engineering P/L	Graham Lusty	Holden Commodore VK	C
	14	Auckland - Coin & Bullion Exchange Ltd	Denny Hulme / Ray Smith	Holden Commodore VK	C
	19	Ken Mathews Prestige Cars	Ken Mathews	Holden Commodore VK	C
	33	Mike Burgmann	Mike Burgmann	Holden Commodore VK	C
	41	Barry Jones	Barry Jones	Holden Commodore VK	C
	37	Brian Callaghan	Brian Callaghan	Holden Commodore VK	C
	4		Peter McLeod	Holden Commodore VK	C
DNF	77		Peter Williamson / Tomas Mezera	Toyota Supra	B	15 laps	accident	1m16.5s	3
DNF	8		Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VK	C
DNF	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	John Harvey	Holden Commodore VK	C		oil line
DNF	2	Masterton Homes Pty Ltd	Steve Masterton	Holden Commodore VK	C		engine
DNF	27	Alf Grant	John French / Alf Grant	Holden Commodore VK	C		lost wheel

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:46 (Ref:2811005)

Castrol 500
1985 Australian Endurance Championship
Round 3 - Sandown Park, VIC (15/9/1985)

Circuit Length: 3.9 km
Race Distance: 129 laps
Weather: Cloudy

Position	Number	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	1	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards / Tony Longhurst	BMW 635CSi	C	4h12m26.4s		1m53.8s	1m52.7s	4
2	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton / George Fury	BMW 635CSi	C	129 laps		1m55.2s	1m54.4s	9
3	44	Peter Williamson Toyota	Peter Williamson / Tomas Mezera	Toyota Supra	B	127 laps		1m56.0s	1m55.7s	13
4	47	Network Alfa	Colin Bond / Gregg Hansford	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	126 laps		1m56.1s	1m56.9s	16
5	36	Lusty Engineering P/L	Graham Lusty / Ken Lusty	Holden Commodore VK	C	123 laps		2m00.4s	2m01.0s	23
6	39	Graeme Bowkett	Graeme Bowkett / Wayne Wilkinson	Holden Commodore VK	C	123 laps		1m56.9s	1m57.1s	17
7	14	Auckland - Coin & Bullion Exchange Ltd	Denny Hulme / Ray Smith	Holden Commodore VK	C	121 laps		1m55.6s	1m55.4s	12
8	13	Grellis Marketing	Ray Ellis / Bernie McClure	Holden Commodore VK	C	120 laps		2m00.4s	1m58.5s	20
9	61	Toyota Team Australia	Ray Cutchie / John Faulkner	Toyota Sprinter	A	115 laps		2m01.5s	2m02.5s	26
10	57	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	Bob Holden / Glenn Clark	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	115 laps		2m04.0s	2m05.4s	28
11	58	David Ratcliff	David Ratcliff / Don Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	114 laps		2m05.1s	2m07.2s	31
12			John White / Les Szreiawski	Isuzu Gemini ZZ	A	112 laps		2m11.1s	2m09.8s	33
13	45	Ray Gulson	Ray Gulson / Frank Porter	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	111 laps		2m05.8s	2m02.0s	25
14			John Craft / Les Grose	Ford Capri	B	107 laps		2m05.5s	2m05.9s	29
15	52		Pat Hogbin / John Hogbin	Ford Capri	B	102 laps		2m03.4s	2m03.6s	27
16			Ken Harrison / Ian Wells	Ford Escort RS1600i	A	100 laps		2m07.5s	NTR	36
17	42	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Kevin Bartlett / Peter McKay	Mitsubishi Starion	B	100 laps		1m55.6s	1m54.4s	8
18			Laurie Hazelton / Jerry Strauberg	Ford Capri	B	100 laps		2m07.7s	2m06.3s	30
19	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson / Larry Perkins	Ford Mustang	C	92 laps		1m53.6s	1m52.4s	3
20			Lorraine Orchard / Paul Taylor	Triumph Dolomite	A	84 laps		2m10.5s	2m10.7s	34
21	54	Melbourne Clutch & Brake	Brian Sampson / Garry Waldon	Mitsubishi Starion	B	51 laps		1m58.5s	1m59.0s	21
DNF	41	Barry Jones	Barry Jones / Tony Mulvihill	Holden Commodore VK	C	92 laps	wheel bearing	1m57.1s	1m57.2s	18
DNF	24	Jagparts	Gerald Kay / Martin Power	Holden Commodore VK	C	92 laps	engine	1m56.0s	1m58.1s	19
DNF	12	Garry Willmington	Garry Willmington / Peter Janson	Jaguar XJS	C	81 laps	ignition	1m57.7s	1m55.2s	11
DNF	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	John Harvey / David Parsons	Holden Commodore VK	C	78 laps	overheating	1m54.6s	1m53.7s	7
DNF	6	Roadways Racing Services	Allan Grice / Warren Cullen	Holden Commodore VK	C	68 laps	engine	1m55.0s	1m52.4s	2
DNF	60	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith / Drew Price	Toyota Sprinter	A	66 laps	engine	2m02.6s	2m01.6s	24
DNF	49	John Bundy	John Bundy / Norman Carr	Mazda RX-7	B	65 laps	gearbox	2m09.2s	2m09.7s	32
DNF	55	Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic / John Bowe	Volvo 240T	B	60 laps	differential	1m53.9s	1m52.9s	5
DNF	43	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Peter Fitzgerald / Brad Jones	Mitsubishi Starion	B	50 laps	overheating	1m55.3s	1m53.3s	6
DNF	22	Erle McRae Motorsport	Charlie O'Brien / Andrew Miedecke	BMW 635CSi	C	50 laps	engine	1m55.6s	1m55.7s	14
DNF	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock / David Oxton	Holden Commodore VK	C	41 laps	engine	1m53.7s	1m52.3s	1
DNF	28	Capri Components	Laurie Nelson / Bill O'Brien	Ford Mustang	C	41 laps	engine	1m58.6s	1m56.3s	15
DNF	20	Jim Keogh	Jim Keogh / Garry Rogers	BMW 635CSi	C	39 laps	CV joint	1m58.5s	NTR	22
DNF	3	H. Kent Baigent	Kent Baigent / Neal Lowe	BMW 635CSi	C	38 laps	electrical	1m54.8s	1m54.4s	10
DNF			Mike Minnear / Paul Elliot	Volvo 360GLT	B	22 laps	gearbox	2m16.3s	2m12.1s	35

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:47 (Ref:2811007)

James Hardie 1000
1985 Australian Endurance Championship
Round 4 - Mount Panorama, NSW (6/10/1985)

Circuit Length: 6.172 km
Race Distance: 163 laps
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position	Hardie's Heroes
1	10	JRA Ltd / Jaguar Racing	Armin Hahne / John Goss	Jaguar XJ-S	C	6h41m30.19s		2m21.86s	2m19.77s	6	2m20.92s (Goss)
2	21	Goold Motorsport	Johnny Cecotto / Roberto Ravaglia	BMW 635CSi	C	6h42m17.66s		2m24.56s	2m24.22s	8	2m22.88 (Ravaglia)
3	8	JRA Ltd / Jaguar Racing	Tom Walkinshaw / Win Percy	Jaguar XJ-S	C	160 laps		2m21.90s	2m19.78s	1	2m18.82s (Walkinshaw)
4	1	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards / Tony Longhurst	BMW 635CSi	C	160 laps		2m23.17s	2m21.68s	7	2m21.39s (Richards)
5	3	H. Kent Baigent	Kent Biagent / Neal Lowe	BMW 635CSi	C	159 laps		2m25.18s	2m24.38s	11
6	20	Jim Keogh	Jim Keogh / Garry Rogers	BMW 635CSi	C	159 laps		2m26.06s	2m25.64s	15
7	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson / Larry Perkins	Ford Mustang	C	159 laps		2m23.19s	2m21.79s	3	2m20.65s (Johnson)
8	47	Network Alfa	Colin Bond / Gregg Hansford	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	158 laps		2m18.08s	2m26.65s	20
9	42	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Kevin Bartlett / Peter McKay	Mitsubishi Starion	B	157 laps		2m26.79s	2m24.60s	12
10	41	Barry Jones	Barry Jones / Tony Mulvihill	Holden Commodore VK	C	156 laps		2m29.58s	2m27.32s	24
11	25	Yellow Pages	Tony Kavich / Ralph Radburn	Holden Commodore VK	C	156 laps		2m30.01s	2m31.12s	33
12	40	Terry Finnigan	Terry Finnigan / Barry Lawrence	Holden Commodore VK	C	155 laps		2m27.33s	2m27.19s	23
13	11	Tim Slako	Tim Slako / Geoff Leeds	Rover Vitesse	C	152 laps		2m27.13s	2m25.92s	17
14	12	Garry Willmington	Garry Willmington / Peter Janson	Jaguar XJ-S	C	150 laps		2m30.13s	2m29.10s	28
15	19	Ken Mathews Prestige Cars	Ken Mathews / Robert Muir	Holden Commodore VK	C	147 laps		2m32.03s	2m29.74s	31
16	45	Ray Gulson	Ray Gulson / Frank Porter	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	147 laps		2m33.14s	2m33.25s	39
17	60	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith / Andrew Price	Toyota Sprinter	A	147 laps		2m37.22s	2m34.38s	41
18	30	Lester Smerdon	Lester Smerdon / Geoff Russell	Holden Commodore VK	C	145 laps		2m30.52s	2m32.40s	37
19	51	Greville Arnel	Andrew Harris / Greville Arnel	Mitsubishi Starion	B	141 laps		2m37.04s	2m40.94s	47
20	39	Graeme Bowkett	Graeme Bowkett / Wayne Wilkinson	Holden Commodore VK	C	135 laps		2m27.90s	2m26.60s	19
21	53	Kingswood Import Centre	Chris Heyer / Graham McGregor	Audi 5+5	B	134 laps		2m42.25s	2m42.13s	48
22	36	Lusty Engineering P/L	Graham Lusty / Ken Lusty	Holden Commodore VK	C	133 laps		2m35.39s	2m35.89s	44
23	34	The Xerox Shop	Scotty Taylor / Kevin Kennedy	Holden Commodore VK	C	132 laps		2m39.79s	2m33.96s	40
NC	54	Melbourne Clutch & Brake	Brian Sampson / Garry Waldon	Mitsubishi Starion	B	117 laps	insufficient laps	2m32.98s	2m31.12s	34
NC	37	Brian Callaghan	Brian Callaghan / Barry Graham	Holden Commodore VK	C	114 laps	insufficient laps	2m29.18s	2m28.38s	25
NC	58	David Ratcliff	David Ratcliff / Don Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	98 laps	insufficient laps	2m38.10s	2m36.38s	46
NC	2	Masterton Homes Pty Ltd	Steve Masterton / Bruce Stewart	Holden Commodore VK	C	96 laps	insufficient laps	2m33.48s	3m01.31s	52
DNF	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock / David Oxton	Holden Commodore VK	C	160 laps	engine	2m23.31s	2m22.85s	10	2m23.02s (Brock)
DNF	14	Auckland - Coin & Bullion Exchange Ltd	Ray Smith / Denny Hulme	Holden Commodore VK	C	146 laps	engine	2m27.26s	2m24.87s	14
DNF	13	Grellis Marketing	Bernie McClure / Ray Ellis	Holden Commodore VK	C	136 laps	engine	2m31.18s	2m31.95s	35
DNF	4	I.M.B. Team Wollongong	Peter McLeod / Graeme Bailey	Holden Commodore VK	C	123 laps	gearbox	2m26.47s	2m27.13s	21
DNF	57	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	Bob Holden / Glenn Clark	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A	123 laps	engine	2m36.58s	2m35.94s	45
DNF	55	Petch Mechanical Seals	Robbie Francevic / John Bowe	Volvo 240T	B	122 laps	electrical	2m22.88s	2m22.22s	5	2m20.83s (Francevic)
DNF	6	Roadways Racing Services	Allan Grice / Warren Cullen	Holden Commodore VK	C	114 laps	accident	2m23.68s	2m21.72s	4	2m20.66s (Grice)
DNF	24	Jagparts	Gerald Kay / Martin Power	Holden Commodore VK	C	112 laps	overheating	2m30.22s	2m30.34s	32
DNF	61	Toyota Team Australia	Ray Cutchie / John Faulkner	Toyota Sprinter	A	110 laps	broken axle	2m38.20s	2m35.37s	42
DNF	22	Erle McRae Motorsport	Charlie O'Brien / John English	BMW 635CSi	C	106 laps	accident	2m26.19s	2m27.15s	22
DNF	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	John Harvey / David Parsons	Holden Commodore VK	C	96 laps	engine	2m24.81s	2m23.49s	9	2m22.34s (Parsons)
DNF	33	Mike Burgmann	Mike Burgmann / Bob Stevens	Holden Commodore VK	C	93 laps	engine	2m29.72s	2m29.58s	29
DNF	31	JPS Team BMW	Neville Crichton / Goerge Fury	BMW 635CSi	C	68 laps	engine	2m26.43s	2m25.79s	16
DNF	49	John Bundy	John Bundy / Norm Carr	Mazda RX-7	B	67 laps	differential	2m48.22s	2m48.68s	50
DNF	16	Flexible Hose Supplies Ltd	Barry Robinson / John Jeffery	Rover Vitesse	C	59 laps	damage	2m48.88s	2m55.33s	51
DNF	23	Simon Emmerling	Simon Emmerling / Trevor Hine	BMW 635CSi	C	42 laps	engine	2m35.32s	2m29.62s	30
DNF	38	Barry Wraith	Barry Wraith / Wayne Park	Holden Commodore VK	C	34 laps	engine	2m39.26s	2m33.12s	38
DNF	44	Peter Williamson Toyota	Peter Williamson / Tomas Mezera	Toyota Supra	B	32 laps	electrical	2m32.95s	2m28.79s	26
DNF	29	Ken Davison	Ken Davison / Wally Kramer	Ford Mustang	C	19 laps	accident	2m39.18s	2m35.83s	43
DNF	28	Capri Components	Laurie Nelson / Bill O'Brien	Ford Mustang	C	18 laps	distributor	2m30.74s	2m31.99s	36
DNF	32	Anderson & O'Leary Ltd Pinepac Racing	Bruce Anderson / Wayne Anderson	Ford Mustang	C	17 laps	engine	2m30.53s	2m28.90s	27
DNF	9	JRA Ltd / Jaguar Racing	Ron Dickson / Jeff Allam	Jaguar XJ-S	C	3 laps	engine	2m23.51s	2m20.32s	2	2m19.91s (Allam)
DNF	43	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Peter Fitzgerald / Brad Jones	Mitsubishi Starion	B	0 laps	accident		2m24.77s	13
DNF	27	Alf Grant	Alf Grant / John French	Holden Commodore VK	C	0 laps	accident		2m26.45s	18
DNS	52	Formula 1 Investments Pty Ltd	Graham Moore / Michel Delcourt	Mitsubishi Starion	B		withdrawn		2m44.40s	49
DNS	18	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson / Larry Perkins	Ford Mustang	C		withdrawn		2m21.99s	8	2m22.34s (Perkins)
DNS	26	Roadways Racing Services	Allan Grice / Warren Cullen	Holden Commodore VK	C		crashed - practice

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:48 (Ref:2811010)

Motorcraft 300
1985 Australian Endurance Championship
Round 5 - Surfers Paradise, QLD (27/10/1985)

Circuit Length: 3.2 km
Race Distance: 40 laps (90 laps scheduled, race duration reduced due to multi-car accident during first start)
Weather: Overcast and rainy

Heavy rains overnight had left the Surfers circuit well and truly waterlogged, including flooding the storm water drains around the circuit which forced the cancellation of supporting open-wheel races. More rain a few laps in mixed with oil left by the Davidson/Kramer Mustang caused over 2/3rds of the field to slip off into the ditch on the outside of Ipec corner. Greville Arnel was taken to hospital with neck injuries after Bond's Alfa slammed into his parked Starion as Arnel was getting out of the car. The carnage left Terry Finnigan leading John Smith; both had gone off in the oil and water but had somehow avoided getting stuck. The race was eventually stopped and completely restarted an hour later but without Brock and Harvey, both of whom had already caught a plane back to Melbourne! Skippy Parsons would take the wheel of the #7 Commodore.

Only 14 cars would take the restart, eventually won by Richards from O'Brien and Johnson. The Mustang led early before dropping back with tyres woes caused by a differential damaged in the carnage earlier, while bent suspension, also from the crash, meant O'Brien couldn't quite chase down Richards.

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver/s	Car	Class	Retirement Cause	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	1	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	C		1m16.6s	1
2	22	Erle McRae Motorsport	Charlie O'Brien	BMW 635CSi	C		1m17.5s	3
3	17	Palmer Tube Mills	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang	C		1m17.2s	2
4	40	Terry Finnigan	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VK	C
5	10	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla	A
6	12	Garry Willmington	Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJS	C
	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	David Parsons	Holden Commodore VK	C
	30	Lester Smerdon	Lester Smerdon	Holden Commodore VK	C
	20	Jim Keogh	Jim Keogh	BMW 635CSi	C
	41	Barry Jones	Barry Jones / Tony Mulvihill	Holden Commodore VK	C
	44	Peter Williamson Toyota	Peter Williamson	Toyota Supra	B
	58	David Ratcliff	David Ratcliff / Don Smith	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback	A
	4	I.M.B. Team Wollongong	Peter McLeod	Holden Commodore VK	C
				Isuzu Gemini PF60	A
DNS	24		Gerald Kay	Holden Commodore VK	C	accident - first start
DNS	38	Barry Wraith	Barry Wraith / Wayne Park	Holden Commodore VK	C	accident - first start
DNS	47	Network Alfa	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6	B	accident - first start	1m18.?s	5
DNS	51	Greville Arnel	Greville Arnel	Mitsubishi Starion	B	accident - first start
DNS	6?		Martin Power	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	A	accident - first start
DNS	7	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	John Harvey	Holden Commodore VK	C	accident - first start
DNS	05	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	C	timing chain - first start	1m18.0s	4
DNS	16	Ken Davison	Ken Davison / Wally Kramer	Ford Mustang	C	engine - first start

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:50 (Ref:2811011)

AGP Support Race
Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit, SA (2/11/1985)

Circuit Length: 3.78 km
Race Distance: 15 laps
Weather: Sunny

All I've got from this race are the grid positions, courtesy of Channel 9's broadcast of the race.

Grid Position	Number	Driver	Car
1	17	Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang
2	21	Gerhard Berger	BMW 635CSi
3	05	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK
4	22	Charlie O'Brien	BMW 635CSi
5	47	Colin Bond	Alfa Romeo GTV6
6	43	Brad Jones	Mitsubishi Starion
7	42	Kevin Bartlett	Mitsubishi Starion
8	40	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VK
9	12	Garry Willmington	Jaguar XJ-S
10	7	John Harvey	Holden Commodore VK
11	13	Ray Ellis	Holden Commodore VK
12	10	John Smith	Toyota Sprinter
13	24	Gerald Kay	Holden Commodore VK
14	57	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback
15	63	G. Horley	Ford Capri
16	3	Gerry Burgess	Mazda RX-7
17	66	Martin Power	Triumph Dolomite
18	62	John Craft	Ford Capri
19	20	Jim Keogh	BMW 635CSi

No JPS cars but making up for that was the presence of Gerhard Berger, moonlighting on his Arrows F1 gig. Berger was driving Bob Jane's ex-Schnitzer 635, the car Ravaglia and Cecotto took to 2nd place at Bathurst. John Harvey jumped the start in a big way to be second by turn one, while Johnson had made a magnificent - legal - start to get to the chicane first. Harvey started to fall back into the clutches of the chasing pack, holding off Berger for a couple of laps until the Austrian got down the inside down pit straight. Contact in the braking area saw Harvey dispatch the orange BMW, Berger's race ending in the sand trap. From there, it was all Johnson, winning comfortably from Brock, O'Brien, Finnigan, and Bond (in the Toy Shop Alfa after the adventures at Surfers the week before).

William Dale Jr · 4 Jan 2011, 13:55 (Ref:2811015)

Well, that's all I've got for 1985. AMRY and my Auto Actions were particularly unhelpful for this year. There were a lot of mistakes in the AMRY results pages: the results of both the Surfers ATCC and enduro were completely wrong, and several rounds had the fastest lap and qualifying time columns filled with N/A. Also, AMRY only contained the top 10 finishers.

I think RCNs would be helpful for filling out the results, as it doesn't look like Auto Action ran comprehensive race results at that point. Unfortunately, I don't have any from 1985

Jesper OH · 4 Jan 2011, 20:36 (Ref:2811188)

Regarding class structure it went as follows:

Class A: 0-2000 cc (perhaps 1001-2000 cc, as the 1000 cc minimum limit was upheld in the European championship)
Class B: 2001-3000 cc
Class C: over 3000 cc

This would make the Mike Minear Volvo 360 GLT a class A car, the Mazda RX-7 just into a class B car, just as the straight 5 Audi of Chris Heyer.

Jesper

racer69 · 5 Jan 2011, 05:58 (Ref:2811330)

Can help with some car numbers;

Grice was #26 in the Toy Shop Alfa at Amaroo

Grice was #30 at Oran Park, alongside Tony Kavich in the Yellow Pages-liveried Commodore. This was the ex-Roadways Group C VK wasn't it? Did they run the car here, or Kavich's team itself with Grice doing the sorting?

Quote:

Originally Posted by William Dale Jr

I think RCNs would be helpful for filling out the results, as it doesn't look like Auto Action ran comprehensive race results at that point. Unfortunately, I don't have any from 1985

Unfortunatly i don't think RCN will be that helpful, was 1985 the year it changed its name to "Racing Car" and was only bi-monthly, focusing on features? In mid-86 it changed back to the classic RCN (with Elizabeth Tuckey editing rather than Max Stahl), before Chevron bought it in late-1988.

Amaroo Park · 5 Jan 2011, 09:00 (Ref:2811369)

The old Cherqued Flag magazine was going in those days and was pretty good, Rob Luck was the editor if I rember correctly.

racer69 · 5 Jan 2011, 09:42 (Ref:2811387)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amaroo Park

The old Cherqued Flag magazine was going in those days and was pretty good, Rob Luck was the editor if I rember correctly.

Had Dick Johnson and John Smith amongst the columnists too.

They didn't hold back in their columns either, a real pity that PR these days muffles drivers views.

George Fury had a regular column in RCN too

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