1991 Australian Group A Touring Car Racing - Discussion & Results

Jesper OH · 5 Jan 2011, 20:07 (Ref:2811609)

The 1991 season was marked by a decline in economy and reduced grids at most races - a follow up on the first Gulf war, that also afflicted the rest of the world of motorsport. The Fred Gibson Nissan Skylines were all dominant, with a young Mark Skaife really coming off age, but with teammate Jim Richards taking his fourth ATCC title. Holden offered a brand new package in the Commodore VN, luring back the Brock-Perkins constellation, while BMW made a return with ..Frank Gardner managing once again. Among the Sierras the Seton family had the legs on the DJR cars in most races.

Jesper

racer69 · 6 Jan 2011, 09:46 (Ref:2811828)

The reduced grids was not solely down to the economy, it had as much to do with the fact that CAMS required all entrants, even those doing a one-off, to pay the full championship registration fee before their entry would be accepted. This angered alot of the privateers, Gerald Kay & Chris Lambden were very vocal about it, as was Brian Callaghan, and it discouraged alot of competitors.

The Brock/Perkins merger came about due to the rising costs of running a Sierra. Brock originally intended to just run the one Sierra in 1991, before the Perkins deal was done (it benefitted Perkins too, as it gave him the money to go racing).

It was, effectively, the end of what was in a previous life, the HDT. People like Graeme Brown etc.. were absorbed in Perkins Engineering for 1991 with Brock... (and according to Perkins, part of the contract to run Brock/Mobil was that he couldn't beat Peter on the track...)

Amaroo Park · 7 Jan 2011, 01:53 (Ref:2812213)

Not a good season, Amaroo and Lakeside mark 2 being the high lights

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:05 (Ref:2812389)

1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 1 - Sandown Park, VIC (24/2/1991)

Circuit Length: 3.1 km
Race Distance: 50 minutes (39 laps)
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	50m15.17s		1m15.70s	1m13.91s	1
2	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	50m15.46s		1m16.09s	1m13.95s	2
3	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	50m55.24s		1m16.29s	1m14.59s	3
4	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	51m20.81s		1m16.81s	1m15.12s	5
5	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	38 laps		1m17.41s	1m15.47s	6
6	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	38 laps		1m18.64s	1m17.25s	12
7	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	38 laps		1m18.57s	1m16.59s	10
8	28	Playscape Racing Australia	Kevin Waldock	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	38 laps		1m17.95s	1m16.20s	8
9	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	38 laps		1m18.42s	1m16.62s	11
10	21	Bob Forbes Corporation P/L	Mark Gibbs	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	38 laps		1m19.90s	1m17.33s	13
11	8	Caltex CXT Race Team	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	38 laps		1m18.39s	1m15.91s	7
12	27	Foodtown Supermarkets	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	37 laps		1m20.35s	1m19.06s	16
13	3	Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L	Steve Reed	Holden Commodore VN	1	37 laps		1m20.31s	1m18.80s	15
14	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	36 laps		1m18.41s	1m16.54s	9
15	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport P/L	Bob Pearson	Holden Commodore VN	1	35 laps		1m20.49s	1m18.68s	14
16	13	Bob Holden Motors	John Faulkner	Toyota Corolla	3	33 laps		1m29.24s	1m26.94s	18
17	72	David Sala	David Sala	Toyota Corolla AE82	3	33 laps		1m30.01s	1m29.44s	19
DNF	29		Wayne Park	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	21 laps		1m20.99s	1m19.65s	17
DNF	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	11 laps	engine	1m16.71s	1m15.03s	4

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:05 (Ref:2812390)

1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 2 - Symmons Plains, TAS (10/3/1991)

Circuit Length: 2.41 km
Race Distance: 50 minutes (51 laps)
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	49m04.89s		0m55.97s	0m58.00s	1
2	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	49m05.87s		0m56.41s	NTR	13
3	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	50 laps		0m57.28s	1m00.37s	3
4	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	50 laps		0m58.22s	1m01.57s	10
5	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	50 laps		0m56.63s	1m00.47s	4
6	8	Caltex CXT Race Team	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	50 laps		0m58.05s	1m00.75s	5
7	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	50 laps		0m57.72s	1m00.86s	6
8	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	50 laps		0m58.00s	1m01.02s	8
9	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	50 laps		0m58.27s	1m02.06s	12
10	28	Playscape Racing Australia	Kevin Waldock	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	50 laps		0m58.33s	1m01.02s	9
11	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	49 laps		0m56.85s	1m00.91s	7
12	21	Bob Forbes Corporation P/L	Mark Gibbs	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	47 laps		0m59.04s	1m01.73s	11
DNF	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	38 laps	engine	0m57.23s	1m00.31s	2

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:06 (Ref:2812391)

1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 3 - Wanneroo, WA (14/4/1991)

Circuit Length: 2.41 km
Race Distance: 50 minutes (44 laps)
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	45m05.52s		1m00.42s	0m59.65s	6
2	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	45m05.90s		1m00.59s	0m59.38s	3
3	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	45m25.29s		1m00.64s	0m59.54s	4
4	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	45m32.81s		1m00.91s	0m59.60s	5
5	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	45m34.08s		1m01.03s	1m00.36s	9
6	8	Caltex CXT Race Team	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	45m52.48s		1m01.13s	0m59.92s	7
7	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	43 laps		1m01.95s	1m00.58s	11
8	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	39 laps		1m00.19s	1m00.37s	10
9	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	35 laps		1m01.18s	1m00.30s	8
DNF	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	33 laps	overheating	1m00.41s	0m59.26s	2
DNF	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	18 laps	misfire	1m00.42s	0m59.10s	1

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:08 (Ref:2812393)

AMSCAR Series
Round 1 (24/4/1991)

Circuit Length: 1.946 km

This is the only standalone AMSCAR round I have results on. I believe there was another between Lakeside and Oran Park.

Heat 1
Race Distance: 10 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Grid Position	Qualifying Time
1	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1			0m51.16s	1	0m50.66s
2	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	+16.3s			2	0m51.14s
3	27	Foodtown Supermarkets	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VN	1				6	0m52.82s
4	21	Bob Forbes Corporation P/L	Mark Gibbs	Holden Commodore VN	1				5	0m52.48s
5	8	Caltex CXT Race Team	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1				3	0m51.58s
6	3	Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L	Trevor Ashby	Holden Commodore VN	1				7	0m52.94s
7	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport P/L	Bob Pearson	Holden Commodore VN	1				4	0m52.34s
8	41	Garry Willmington	Garry Willmington	Toyota Supra	1				8	0m53.72s
9	53	M3 Motorsport	John Cotter	BMW M3	2	9 laps			10	0m55.02s
10	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	9 laps			13	0m58.86s
11	74	Bob Holden Motors	Frank Binding	Toyota Corolla AE82	3	9 laps			15	0m58.94s
12	99	Richard Scarf	Rick Scarf	Holden Commodore VK	1	9 laps			12	0m57.86s
DNF	76	Bob Holden Motors	Mike Conway	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	6 laps	gear lever		14	0m58.90s
DNF	52	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman	BMW M3	2	5 laps	electrical		9	0m54.60s
DNS			John Leeson	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1				11	0m57.24s

Heat 2
Race Distance: 10 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Grid Position
1	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2			2
2	27	Foodtown Supermarkets	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VN	1			3
3	21	Bob Forbes Corporation P/L	Mark Gibbs	Holden Commodore VN	1			4
4	3	Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L	Trevor Ashby	Holden Commodore VN	1			6
5	8	Caltex CXT Race Team	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1			5
6	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport P/L	Bob Pearson	Holden Commodore VN	1			7
7	41	Garry Willmington	Garry Willmington	Toyota Supra	1			8
8	52	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman	BMW M3	2			14
9	53	M3 Motorsport	John Cotter	BMW M3	2			9
10	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla	3	9 laps		10
11	74	Bob Holden Motors	Frank Binding	Toyota Corolla	3	9 laps		11
12	76	Bob Holden Motors	Mike Conway	Toyota Corolla	3	9 laps		13
DNF	99	Richard Scarf	Rick Scarf	Holden Commodore VK	1	9 laps		12
DNF	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	5 laps	misfire	1
DNS			John Leeson	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:08 (Ref:2812395)

1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 4 - Lakeside, QLD (28/4/1991)

Circuit Length: 2.41 km
Race Distance: 50 minutes (54 laps)
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	49m02.35s	0m53.86s	0m53.43s	1
2	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	49m02.73s	0m53.78s	0m53.89s	3
3	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	49m17.73s	0m53.97s	0m53	2
4	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	53 laps	0m54.69s		5
5	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	53 laps	0m54.66s		7
6	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	53 laps	0m54.83s		8
7	8	Caltex CXT Racing	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	53 laps	0m55.13s		11
8	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	53 laps	0m55.36s
9	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	53 laps	0m54.53s		12
10	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	53 laps	0m54.37s		6
11	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	53 laps	0m54.62s	0m53.95s	4
12	28	Playscape Racing Australia	Kevin Waldock	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	52 laps	0m55.61s	0m54.71s
13	27	Foodtown Supermarkets	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VN	1	52 laps	0m56.31s
14	6	Alf Grant Racing	Tim Grant	Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR31	1	51 laps	0m57.24s
15	44	Brian Bolwell	Mike Twigden	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	50 laps	0m57.87s
16	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	45 laps	1m03.56s
DNF	3	Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L	Steve Reed	Holden Commodore VN	1	44 laps	0m56.05s
DNF	14	Warren A Jonsson	Warren Jonsson	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	31 laps	0m57.13s
DNF			Kevin Heffernan	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	17 laps	0m56.37s
DNF	43	Brian Bolwell	Brian Bolwell	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	12 laps	0m57.65s
DNS			Dean Tighe	Toyota Corolla	3

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:09 (Ref:2812396)

1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 5 - Winton, VIC (5/5/1991)

Circuit Length: 2.03 km
Race Distance: 50 minutes (47 laps)

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	49m05.97s		1m01.86s		1
2	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	49m07.66s		1m01.86s		5
3	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	49m18.64s		1m01.97s	1m01.61s	2
4	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	49m19.46s		1m02.27s		7
5	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	49m38.25s		1m02.47s		9
6	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	49m50.92s		1m01.98s		3
7	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	49m56.55s		1m02.84s		8
8	8	Caltex CXT Racing	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	49m58.32s		1m02.72s		6
9	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	50m02.90s		1m02.66s		10
10	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	46 laps		1m03.08s		11
11	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	46 laps		1m02.92s		4
12	3	Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L	Trevor Ashby	Holden Commodore VN	1	45 laps		1m04.08s		14
13	27	Foodtown Supermarkets	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VN	1	44 laps		1m03.47s		12
14	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	39 laps		1m10.55s		16
15	48	Peter Verheyen	John Vernon	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	37 laps		1m08.12s		15
DNF	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport P/L	Bob Pearson	Holden Commodore VN	1	20 laps	steering	1m04.04s		13

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:10 (Ref:2812397)

1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 6 - Amaroo Park, NSW (2/6/1991)
also Round 2 of the AMSCAR Series

Circuit Length: 1.964 km
Race Duration: 50 minutes (55 laps)
Weather: Cloudy

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	48m49.10s		0m51.98s	0m51.14s	4
2	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	48m50.26s		0m51.92s	NTR	22
3	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	48m59.88s		0m51.96s	0m51.06s	3
4	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	49m19.56s		0m52.14s	0m50.58s	1
5	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	49m26.22s		0m51.80s	0m51.38s	6
6	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	54 laps		0m52.00s	0m51.38s	5
7	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	54 laps		0m51.88s	0m51.02s	2
8	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	54 laps		0m52.24s	0m51.78s	9
9	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	54 laps		0m53.30s	0m52.20s	10
10	8	Caltex CXT Racing	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	54 laps		0m52.50s	0m51.68s	8
11	27	Foodtown Supermarkets	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VN	1	53 laps		0m53.34s	0m52.68s	12
12	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	53 laps		0m52.16s	0m51.60s	7
13	28	Playscape Racing Australia	Kevin Waldock	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	53 laps		0m53.98s	0m52.36s	11
14	3	Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L	Trevor Ashby	Holden Commodore VN	1	52 laps		0m54.12s	0m52.88s	14
15	52	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman	BMW M3	2	52 laps		0m55.58s	0m55.26s	17
16	53	M3 Motorsport	John Cotter	BMW M3	2	51 laps		0m56.40s	0m54.86s	16
17	48	Peter Verheyen	Peter Verheyen	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	50 laps		0m58.24s	0m59.34s	21
18	74	Bob Holden Motors	Frank Binding	Toyota Corolla AE82	3	49 laps		0m58.54s	0m57.94s	18
19	76	Bob Holden Motors	Mike Conway	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	49 laps		0m58.50s	0m58.32s	19
20	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport P/L	Bob Pearson	Holden Commodore VN	1	48 laps		0m53.94s	0m53.28s	15
21	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	48 laps		0m59.48s	0m58.38s	20
DNF	21	Bob Forbes Corporation P/L	Mark Gibbs	Holden Commodore VN	1	31 laps	oil pressure	0m53.82s	0m52.70s	13

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:10 (Ref:2812398)

1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 7 - Mallala, SA (23/6/1991)

Circuit Length: 2.6 km
Race Distance: 50 minutes (41 laps)
Weather: Cloudy

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	48m40.92s	1m09.48s	1m08.98s	1
2	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	48m59.51s	1m10.00s		2
3	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	49m02.51s	1m10.70s		9
4	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	49m10.26s	1m10.68s	1m04.16s	4
5	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	49m11.57s	1m10.58s	1m10.04s	3
6	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	49m14.57s	1m11.07s		5
7	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	49m29.92s	1m11.30s		6
8	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	49m30.67s	1m11.24s		7
9	8	Caltex CXT Racing	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	49m52.93s	1m12.13s		10
10	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	49m53.51s	1m12.43s		11
11	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	40 laps	1m11.42s		8
12	48	Peter Verheyen	John Vernon	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	35 laps	1m20.90s		12

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:11 (Ref:2812399)

1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 8 - Lakeside, QLD (14/7/1991)

Circuit Length: 2.41 km
Race Distance: 50 minutes (54 laps)
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	49m07.89s		0m53.53s	0m53.40s	4
2	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	49m18.61s		0m53.67s	0m53.65s	5
3	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	49m29.62s		0m53.32s	0m53.23s	3
4	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	49m33.89s		0m53.16s	0m52.78s	1
5	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	53 laps		0m54.70s	0m53.78s	6
6	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	53 laps		0m53.87s	0m53.19s	2
7	8	Caltex CXT Racing	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	53 laps		0m55.24s		11
8	16	Holden Racing Team	Allan Grice	Holden Commodore VN	1	53 laps		0m54.64s		10
9	27	Foodtown Supermarkets	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VN	1	52 laps		0m55.86s		13
10	21	Bob Forbes Corporation P/L	Mark Gibbs	Holden Commodore VN	1	52 laps		0m55.70s		12
11	14	Warren A Jonsson	Warren Jonsson	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	52 laps		0m56.26s		15
12	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	52 laps		0m54.72s	0m53.93s	9
13	48	Peter Verheyen	Peter Verheyen	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	47 laps		1m02.72s		16
14	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	45 laps		1m04.17s		17
DNF	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	28 laps	steering	0m55.00s		8
DNF	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	14 laps	radiator	0m55.06s		7
DNF	32		Kevin Heffernan	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	13 laps		0m56.30s		14

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:11 (Ref:2812400)

1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 9 - Oran Park, NSW (11/8/1991)

Circuit Length: 2.62 km
Race Distance: 50 minutes (41 laps)
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	49m32.67s		1m11.54s	1m10.60s	1
2	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	49m55.69s		1m12.01s	1m11.40s	7
3	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	49m55.90s		1m11.30s	1m11.26s	5
4	30	Peter Jackson Racing	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	50m18.26s		1m12.57s	1m11.40s	8
5	4	Bob Jones Corporation	Mark Gibbs	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	50m33.18s		1m12.83s	1m11.45s	9
6	11	Mobil 1 Racing	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	50m39.67s		1m12.61s	1m11.29s	6
7	05	Mobil 1 Racing	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	40 laps		1m11.53s	1m10.78s	2
8	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	40 laps		1m12.58s	1m11.66s	10
9	27	Foodtown Supermarkets	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VN	1	40 laps		1m14.52s	1m12.36s	11
10	52	M3 Motorsport	John Cotter	BMW M3	2	39 laps		1m16.89s	1m17.36s	16
11	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	38 laps		1m13.07s	1m11.76s	12
12	48	Stahlwille Motor Sport	John Vernon	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	37 laps		1m20.89s	1m20.70s	17
13	76	Bob Holden Motors	Mike Conway	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	36 laps		1m20.96s	1m22.33s	20
14	3	Lansvale Smash Repairs	Trevor Ashby	Holden Commodore VN	1	36 laps		1m14.34s	1m13.45s	13
15	53	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman	BMW M3	2	35 laps		1m16.93s	1m16.13s	15
16	74	Bob Holden Motors	David Thomas	Toyota Corolla AE82	3	27 laps		1m21.70s	1m21.42s	18
DNF	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	12 laps	engine	1m12.67s	1m11.11s	4
DNF	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	8 laps	engine	1m11.13s	1m10.81s	3
DNF	8	Caltex CXT Racing	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	4 laps	rear shock arm	1m14.00s	1m11.68s	11
DNS	13	Bob Holden Motors	Dennis Rogers	Toyota Corolla AE86	3				1m21.49s	19

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:13 (Ref:2812402)

1991 Australian Touring Car Championship
Championship Results

Position	Driver	Car	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Total
1	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	20	20	15	20	20	15	15	12		137
2	Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	15	15	20	15	15	12	20	(10)	20	132
3	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	(2)	10	12	12	10	20	12	20	12	108
4	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	6	2	8	8	8	8	(1)	15	15	70
	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500		12	10	10	12		8	8	10	70
6	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	4	4	(2)	6	2	6	6	6	4	38
7	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	12		3	1	4	10	4			34
8	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	8				6	3	10		3	30
9	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	10	8		2		4	3			27
10	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500		6	6	4	3	1	2	4		26
11	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN		3	4	3	1	2			6	19
12	Mark Gibbs	Holden Commodore VN / Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1							1	8	10
13	Kevin Waldock	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	3	1								4
	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VN								2	2	4
15	Allan Grice	Holden Commodore VN								3		3
16	John Cotter	BMW M3									1	1

Same points structure as in recent years, () indicates a dropped score.

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:13 (Ref:2812404)

Drink/Drive 500
1991 Australian Endurance Championship
Round 1 - Sandown Park, VIC (1/9/1991)

Circuit Length: 3.1 km
Race Distance: 161 laps
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	4	Bob Forbes Corporation P/L	Mark Gibbs / Rohan Onslow	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	3h36m37.04s		1m15.74s	1m14.66s	2
2	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	Alan Jones / Peter Fitzgerald	BMW M3 Evolution	2	155 laps		1m18.14s	1m17.27s	8
3	28	Playscape Racing	Kevin Waldock / Brett Peters	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	152 laps		1m16.45s	1m16.39s	6
4	26	Gemspares	Daryl Hendrick / John White	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	144 laps		1m22.67s	1m	9
5	71	John Smith	Ron Searle / Don Griffiths	Toyota Corolla AE92	3	141 laps		1m28.44s	1m	11
6	78	Speedtech Motor Sport	Geoff Full / Paul Morris	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	122 laps		1m26.55s	1m	12
NC	76	Bob Holden Motors	Mike Conway / Calvin Gardner	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	97 laps	insufficient laps	1m30.31s	1m	14
DNF	30	Peter Jackson Racing	Glenn Seton / Gregg Hansford	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	146 laps	engine	1m15.81s	1m14.17s	1
DNF	05	Mobil 1 Racing	Peter Brock / Andrew Miedecke / Tomas Mezera	Holden Commodore VN	1	133 laps	engine	1m15.92s	1m14.67s	3
DNF	13	Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd.	Bob Jones / Ed Lamont	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	122 laps	misfire	1m24.72s	1m	10
DNF	7	Holden Racing Team	Neil Crompton / Brad Jones	Holden Commodore VN	1	103 laps	engine	1m16.78s	1m16.43s	7
DNF	11	Mobil 1 Racing	Larry Perkins / Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	103 laps	engine	1m16.25s	1m14.73s	4
DNF	13	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden / Dennis Rogers	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	103 laps	battery	1m32.09s	1m	15
DNF	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy / Allan Grice	Holden Commodore VN	1	101 laps		1m16.00s	1m15.38s	5
DNF	31	Car Trek Racing Pty. Ltd.	Peter Hudson / Ian Carrig / Ian Clark	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	56 laps	spun off	1m24.83s	1m	13
DNS	50	Bryan Sala	Bryan Sala / Graham Lusty	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1		engine		1m	11

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:14 (Ref:2812405)

Tooheys 1000
1991 Australian Endurance Championship
Round 2 - Mount Panorama, NSW (6/10/1991)

Circuit Length: 6.214 km
Race Distance: 161 laps
Weather: Sunny

Position	Number	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position	Tooheys Top Ten Time
1	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards / Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	6h19m14.80s		2m16.60s	2m12.84s	1	2m12.62s (Skaife)
2	16	Holden Racing Team	Allan Grice / Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	160 laps		2m18.80s	2m16.96s	10	2m17.73s (Percy)
3	4	Bob Forbes Corporation P/L	Mark Gibbs / Rohan Onslow	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	159 laps		2m19.14s	2m15.08s	2	2m13.876s (Gibbs)
4	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	Peter Fitzgerald / Denny Hulme	BMW M3 Evolution	2	157 laps		2m20.56s	2m20.88s	19
5	28	Playscape Racing Australia	Kevin Waldock / Brett Peters	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	155 laps		2m20.80s	2m20.56s	18
6	6	Alf Grant Racing	Alf Grant / Tim Grant	Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31	1	148 laps		2m27.34s	2m26.44s	27
7	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock / Andrew Miedecke	Holden Commodore VN	1	147 laps		2m19.18s	2m16.44s	6	2m16.08s (Brock)
8	27	Foodtown Supermarkets	Terry Finnigan / Geoff Leeds	Holden Commodore VN	1	146 laps		2m23.58s	2m22.78s	24
9	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton / Gregg Hansford	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	146 laps		2m17.58s	2m15.26s	3	2m14.90s (Seton)
10	50	Bryan Sala	Bryan Sala / Graham Lusty	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	140 laps		2m26.98s	2m29.78s	35
11	14	Warren A Jonsson	Warren Jonsson / Graham Jonsson	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	140 laps		2m25.24s	2m27.74s	29
12	78	Speedtech Motorsport	Geoff Full / Paul Morris	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	140 laps		2m37.28s	2m34.54s	39
13	3	Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L	Trevor Ashby / Steve Reed	Holden Commodore VN	1	137 laps		2m20.96s	2m19.44s	16
14	26	Gemspares	Daryl Hendrick / Chris Lambden / John White	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	137 laps		2m31.26s	2m29.94s	36
15	22	Formula 1 Investments	Graham Moore / Michel Delcourt	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	136 laps		2m22.16s	2m20.90s	21
16	34	Ray Gulson	Ray Gulson / Graham Gulson	BMW 635CSi	1	134 laps		2m30.60s	2m29.24s	34
17	71	Mercantile Mutual Toyota Dealer Team	Ron Searle / Don Griffiths	Toyota Corolla AE92	3	133 laps		2m37.70s	2m36.94s	42
18	15	Mercantile Mutual Toyota Dealer Team	John Smith / Geoff Morgan	Toyota Supra Turbo MA70	1	131 laps		2m23.36s	2m20.56s	17
19	75	Bob Holden Motors	Brad Wright / Ted Dunford	Toyota Corolla AE82	3	126 laps		2m51.02s	2m49.08s	46
20	73	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden / Rauno Aaltonen / Dennis Rogers	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	124 laps		2m43.52s	2m49.26s	47
21	12	Valvoline (Aust.) P/L	Ray Lintott / Tony Scott / John English	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	122 laps		2m22.12s	2m20.90s	20
NC	39	Bill O'Brien	Bill O'Brien / Brian Callaghan / Brian Callaghan Jr	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	116 laps	insufficient laps	2m27.06s	2m26.06s	26
DNF	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe / Terry Shiel / Paul Radisich	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	152 laps	engine	2m19.06s	2m16.06s	4	2m15.679s (Bowe)
DNF	8	Caltex CXT Race Team	Colin Bond / Graeme Crosby	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	152 laps	engine	2m21.32s	2m18.94s	14
DNF	21	Cartrek Racing	Bob Jones / Mike Imrie	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	139 laps	differential	2m29.96s	2m28.90s	33
DNF	25	Benson & Hedges Motorsport	Tony Longhurst / Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	138 laps	engine	2m19.32s	2m17.80s	11
DNF	2	Nissan Motor Sport	Drew Price / Garry Waldon / Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	135 laps	driveshaft	2m14.50s	2m13.96s	7	2m16.296s (Price)
DNF	52	M3 Motorsport	John Cotter / Peter Doulman	BMW M3	2	133 laps	crashed	2m34.86s	2m28.70s	32
DNF	9	Allan Moffat Enterprises P/L	Gary Brabham / Steve Millen	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	128 laps	turbo	2m19.16s	2m19.90s	15
DNF	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson / John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	123 laps	engine	2m19.16s	2m16.06s	5	2m16.04s (Johnson)
DNF	24	Hesonne Engineering P/L	Laurie Donaher / Mick Donaher	Holden Commodore VL (HDT)	1	123 laps	tailshaft	2m33.98s	2m33.02s	38
DNF	43	Brian Bolwell	Brian Bolwell / Arthur Abrahams	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	113 laps	accident	2m22.16s	2m22.32s	22
DNF	7	Holden Racing Team	Brad Jones / Neil Crompton	Holden Commodore VN	1	100 laps	out of fuel	2m19.58s	2m18.38s	13
DNF	77	Bob Holden Motors	Geoff Forshaw / Richard Vorst	Toyota Corolla AE82	3	96 laps	lost wheel	2m46.10s	2m49.52s	48
DNF	44	Brian Bolwell	Glenn McIntyre / Dave Barrow	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	93 laps	accident	2m25.22s	2m28.26s	31
DNF	19	Shell Racing	Kayne Scott / Greg Taylor	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	90 laps	tailshaft	2m23.32s	2m23.42s	25
DNF	74	Peter Verheyen	Peter Verheyen / John Vernon	Toyota Corolla AE86	3	86 laps	fuel pump	2m39.70s	2m45.04s	43
DNF	70	Mercantile Mutual Toyota Dealer Team	Neal Bates / Rick Bates	Toyota Corolla AE92	3	76 laps	engine	2m37.60s	2m36.88s	41
DNF	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins / Tomas Mezera	Holden Commodore VN	1	65 laps	valve springs	2m19.18s	2m16.20s	8	2m17.018s (Perkins)
DNF	35	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	David Parsons / Wayne Park	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	60 laps	input shaft	2m19.92s	2m17.54s	9	2m17.581s (Parsons)
DNF	41	Garry Willmington	Garry Willmington / Reda Awadallah	Toyota Supra	1	56 laps	gearbox	2m29.50s	2m27.82s	30
DNF	13	Captain Peter Janson	Peter Gazzard / Peter Janson	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	53 laps	oil pressure	2m27.98s	2m26.88s	28
DNF	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport P/L	Bob Pearson / Bruce Stewart	Holden Commodore VN	1	48 laps	accident	2m22.92s	2m22.74s	23
DNF	54	Kiwi Motorsport Ltd	Keith Sharp / Ian Spurle / Edgar Salwegter	BMW M3	2	34 laps	engine	2m36.26s	2m36.48s	40
DNF	72	David Sala	David Sala / Brad Stratton	Toyota Corolla AE82	3	28 laps	engine	2m49.48s	2m43.90s	43
DNF	32	Pro-Duct Motorsport P/L / Bob Forbes Corporation P/L	Bob Tindall / Darren Stewart	Holden Commodore VN	1	0 laps	headgasket	NTR	2m33.02s	37
DNF	76	Bob Holden Motors	Mike Conway / Calvin Gardiner	Toyota Corolla	3	0 laps	engine	NTR	2m45.34s	45
DQ	10	Allan Moffat Enterprises	Charlie O'Brien / Gianfranco Brancatelli	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	158 laps	illegal diff ratio	2m19.70s	2m18.28s	12
DNQ	36	Ron Masing	Ron Masing / Greville Arnel	Mitsubishi Starion	1		DNQ Arnel		2m38.20s	49
DNQ	79	Malcolm Rea	Garry Jones / John Blanchard / Ken Talbert	Toyota Corolla	3				2m45.04s	44

William Dale Jr · 7 Jan 2011, 11:15 (Ref:2812407)

Hush Puppies Olympic Group A Challenge
Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit, SA (2-3/11/1991)

Circuit Length: 3.78 km

Heat 1 (2/11/1991)
Race Distance: 20 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Grid Position
1	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	34m30.09s	1
2	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	34m31.37s	2
3	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	34m32.02s
4	25	Benson & Hedges Motorsport	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	34m33.45s
5	20	Benson & Hedges Motorsport	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	34m40.86s
6	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	34m43.33s
7	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	34m43.73s
8	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	34m44.81s
9	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	34m46.11s
10	8	Caltex CXT Race Team	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	35m08.22s

Heat 2 (3/11/1991)
Race Distance: 10 laps
Weather: Overcast with showers

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Grid Position
1	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	18m12.41s		1
2	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	18m15.61s		3
3	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	18m15.85s		6
4	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	18m18.76s		9
5	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	18m22.77s		7
6	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	18m27.41s		8
7	8	Caltex CXT Race Team	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	18m46.41s		10
8	20	Benson & Hedges Motorsport	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	18m58.67s		5
9	42	Formula 1 Investments	Graham Moore	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	19m04.85s
10	13		Peter Gazzard	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	19m22.38s
?			Chandra Alam	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1
?	21	Cartrek Racing	Bob Jones	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1
?	74	Peter Verheyen	John Vernon	Toyota Corolla AE86	3
?			Brad Stratton	Toyota Corolla AE82	3
?			Frank Binding	Toyota Corolla	3
?			Frank Dartell	Toyota Corolla	3
DNF			Tommy Suharto	Holden Commodore VN	1		crashed
DNF	53	M3 Motorsport	John Cotter	BMW M3	2		crashed
DNF	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	0 laps	accident	2
DNF	25	Benson & Hedges Motorsport	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	0 laps	accident	4

racer69 · 7 Jan 2011, 14:33 (Ref:2812514)

Quote:

Originally Posted by William Dale Jr

This is the only standalone AMSCAR round I have results on. I believe there was another between Lakeside and Oran Park.

There was another round, Tony Longhurst won both 10 lap heats from Mark Gibbs, who was debuting the GIO Nissan GTR

I'll have a watch of the DVD and put together some results

htc · 8 Jan 2011, 11:03 (Ref:2812861)

Quote:

Originally Posted by William Dale Jr

Hush Puppies Olympic Group A Challenge
Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit, SA (2-3/11/1991)

Circuit Length: 3.78 km

Heat 1 (2/11/1991)
Race Distance: 20 laps

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Grid Position
1	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	34m30.09s	1
2	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	34m31.37s	2
3	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	34m32.02s
4	25	Benson & Hedges Motorsport	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	34m33.45s
5	20	Benson & Hedges Motorsport	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	34m40.86s
6	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	34m43.33s
7	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	34m43.73s
8	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	34m44.81s
9	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	34m46.11s
10	8	Caltex CXT Race Team	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	35m08.22s

Heat 2 (3/11/1991)
Race Distance: 10 laps
Weather: Overcast with showers

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Grid Position
1	1	Nissan Motor Sport	Jim Richards	Nissan Skyline GT-R R32	1	18m12.41s		1
2	30	Glenn Seton Racing P/L	Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	18m15.61s		3
3	11	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VN	1	18m15.85s		6
4	18	Shell Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	18m18.76s		9
5	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VN	1	18m22.77s		7
6	17	Shell Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	18m27.41s		8
7	8	Caltex CXT Race Team	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	1	18m46.41s		10
8	20	Benson & Hedges Motorsport	Alan Jones	BMW M3 Evolution	2	18m58.67s		5
9	42	Formula 1 Investments	Graham Moore	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	19m04.85s
10	13		Peter Gazzard	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1	19m22.38s
?			Chandra Alam	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1
?	21	Cartrek Racing	Bob Jones	Holden Commodore VL (TWR)	1
?	74	Peter Verheyen	John Vernon	Toyota Corolla AE86	3
?			Brad Stratton	Toyota Corolla AE82	3
?			Frank Binding	Toyota Corolla	3
?			Frank Dartell	Toyota Corolla	3
DNF			Tommy Suharto	Holden Commodore VN	1		crashed
DNF	53	M3 Motorsport	John Cotter	BMW M3	2		crashed
DNF	16	Holden Racing Team	Win Percy	Holden Commodore VN	1	0 laps	accident	2
DNF	25	Benson & Hedges Motorsport	Tony Longhurst	BMW M3 Evolution	2	0 laps	accident	4

by Nigel Greenway's motorsport information service - the touring car book

the following drivers raced at the AGP

Chandra Alam
Frank Binding
Colin Bond
John Bowe
Peter Brock
John Cotter
Peter Doulman
Peter Gazzard
Dick Johnson
Alan Jones
Bob Jones
Tony Longhurst
Graham Moore
Win percy
Larry Perkins
Jim Richards
Bryan Sala
Glenn Seton
Brad Stratton
Tommy Suharto
Paul Trevethan
John Vernon
Brad Wright

Amaroo Park · 9 Jan 2011, 06:44 (Ref:2813115)

Quote:

Originally Posted by racer69

There was another round, Tony Longhurst won both 10 lap heats from Mark Gibbs, who was debuting the GIO Nissan GTR

I'll have a watch of the DVD and put together some results

That was the race that the Forbes outfit was taken over by Gibson's crew. It's a fair assesment I think to state that in hindsight the GIO car was a semi works car with money going to the team through the Nissan dealer network

Jesper OH · 29 Jan 2011, 20:50 (Ref:2822418)

I have a note about the Mercantile Mutual Toyota Dealer Team being entered by driver John Smith for 1991. The Tony Giovanni managed Toyota Team Australia team seems to have been disbanned, with the Supra and the two Corollas going to this new outfit. Can any of our resident specialists elaborate on this shift?

Jesper

**GTRMagic** · 30 Jan 2011, 05:32 (Ref:2822545)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amaroo Park

That was the race that the Forbes outfit was taken over by Gibson's crew. It's a fair assesment I think to state that in hindsight the GIO car was a semi works car with money going to the team through the Nissan dealer network

Capitol Motors, the former Datsun/Nissan importer, was a sponsor in 1991, and part of 1992. They were the largest dealer in NSW around that time, owned by racer Ray Lintott (who bought an ex-DJR Sierra to run in Valvoline colours in competition to the Nissan) so perhaps this unlocked some funds for the BFR squad?

Mr Forbes seemed quite happy to put his own personal dollars on the line though, the GIO deal, even in the Commodore days, was said to be quite a small investment from that company, while to spend $600k on a GT-R with at best an 18 month racing life, tells a lot about a racer not an accountant

Lets not forget that 00 Motorsport was also funded by Mr Forbes, with some income from Ford for one of the 3 cars.. not a decent sized commercial sponsor in sight

Amaroo Park · 30 Jan 2011, 07:01 (Ref:2822565)

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Originally Posted by Jesper OH

I have a note about the Mercantile Mutual Toyota Dealer Team being entered by driver John Smith for 1991. The Tony Giovanni managed Toyota Team Australia team seems to have been disbanned, with the Supra and the two Corollas going to this new outfit. Can any of our resident specialists elaborate on this shift?

Jesper

Sorry dont mean to be a smart arse but it is Tony Niovani (not sure on the correct speeling of the surname)

willofan · 30 Jan 2011, 09:02 (Ref:2822599)

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Originally Posted by Jesper OH

I have a note about the Mercantile Mutual Toyota Dealer Team being entered by driver John Smith for 1991. The Tony Giovanni managed Toyota Team Australia team seems to have been disbanned, with the Supra and the two Corollas going to this new outfit. Can any of our resident specialists elaborate on this shift?

Jesper

Hi Jesper,

AMI Toyota and Thiess Toyota merged in 1987 to become Toyota Motor Sales Australia which became Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd in 1989 to formalise the merge. TTA remained through this under the management of Tony Niovanni till sometime well into the 90’s.

TTA still owned all cars, transporter and equipment through this time until the end of Group A in 1993. The Mercantile Mutual sponsorship came about due to the withdraw of funding for the Group A team by the parent company Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd in 1990.

The MA7# turbo and the AE92’s continued to run in 1991 entered by TTA but with Mercantile livery till the end of the series. Toyota still has the MA7#, one of the AE86 GT Coupes, one of the AE92 FX-GT’s and the transporter on its asset register. However, John Smith still has custody of the MA7# and promises to look after it till his last breath. All the others have been sold off with only one casualty when it went into rally.

Here is the MA71 Supra only a few months ago at Eastern Creek.

Jesper OH · 30 Jan 2011, 10:56 (Ref:2822632)

Thank you for clearing the Toyota matter, Willofan. And what beautyfull lines of that Supra! On the rare occations I see one on the road I'll still give it a second glanse. Despite their age, most examples looks decent.
..and Tony Niovanni it will be from here on, Amaroo Park

Jesper

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