1988 Tooheys Top 10 Shootout

[Kingair]

Watching the DVD on the top ten shoootouts from 1985 to 92, the 1988 shoutout is certainly interesting.

The 1988 shootout isn’t for grid position for the big race but for $40,000 in prize money.

Everyone’s favourite Scotsman, Mr Walkinshaw protested about the Ford Sierras of Dick Johnson, John Bowe, Andrew Miedecke, Colin Bond, Tony Longhurst, but not the Allan Moffat/ Klaus Niedzwiedz entry. This result in the five Sierras being pulled apart to be inspected, only problem there was no road registered Ford Sierras to compare components with! As Dick said, Tom would lodge a protest about the colour of his own bagpipes,

What a clustef##k, expecting drivers to go out an doing a flying lap in a car that has been pulled apart and then rebuilt without doing a few laps to make sure everything is working.

As Mke Raymond said it was a bit controversial!

The top ten shootout became the bakers dozen with the inclusion of Larry Perkins and Peter Brock in the BMW.

Any of the ten tenths members at Bathurst that year, and add to the story?

The Moffat ANZ Sierra did look a million dollars in that very simple paint scheme.

The other noticeable thing is the big improvement in the track, the facilities at Bathurst from 30 years ago.