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The Australian MOTOR RACING YEAR 1985/86

Year Position Results Here

 

Some exerpts below showing why you should purchase this book.

Produced by: BERGHOUSE PUBLISHING GROUP PTY. LTD. 6 Rosetta Avenue, KILLARA, NSW 2071 Australia Phone: (02) 46 4271 First published 1986 Copyright © Berghouse Publishing Group Pty. Ltd. International Standard Serial Number ISSN 0158-4138 . Printed by Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd. Singapore.

    NISSAN Pulsar ET TURBO SUPER CHALLENGE                            Click Photo's for larger view   NISSAN TURBO SUPER CHALLENGE
    You could call it the Waltz of the Toreadors. This was the sort of action that had the Nissan men and the spectators jumping, but for very different reasons. Chris Snowdon

Nissan prepared and provided the racecars, close-to-stock versions of the zappy little Australianised Pulsar ET Turbo, modified only to satisfy safety requirements. Engines, suspensions and brakes were as they left the factory, the idea being to provide a realistic test of a kosher road-going car. Even the radial street tyres - Bridgestones early in the series; Goodyears later-were unbuffed. The series opened at Amaroo, returned there twice and also made a couple of stops at Calder and Adelaide. Grice was the nominated early favourite. He knew Amaroo better than most, logging countless laps there every year both in racecars and as part of his regular work with his popular advanced driving school. And, as well, Grice had campaigned a turbo ET during season

AMRY8586_2.jpg (20807 bytes) A moment of considerable controversy John Bowe and Allan Grice disagreeing the lead at Honda corner, Amaroo Park. This incident was the cause of a stewards enquiry which blamed neither driver. Chris Snowdon

At a point in the series Ford Australia produced a very naughty press release. Now Broadmeadows has shown a traditional indifference to motor racing and yet it doesn't mind lunching off the sport when the occasion arises. FoMoCo's PR arm was shamelessly pointing out the Laser was faster on the track than the rival turbo Pulsar ET. Of course Ford was conveniently ignoring the fact that the Goodyear Lasers were modified to a far greater extent than were the racing Pulsar ETs. Put a bog standard ET alongside a showroom 

  Positions

1. Jim Richards 293

2. George Fury 286

2. Allan Grice 286

4. Dick Johnson 281

5. Colin Bond 279

6. John Bowe 276

7. Gary Scott 253

8. Peter McKay 220

9. Geoff Portman 207

10. Garry Rogers 173

11. Steve Masterton 143

12. Glenn Seton 109

    Mitsubishi Starion   Click Photo's for larger view
    AMRY8586_Starion.jpg (17177 bytes)   Mitsubishi's corporate approach to motor racing matched the all-out racing flair of Alfa Romeo's factory team in Class B honours after the demise of the class conquering Volvo. In the end, consistent driving and smooth pit work won the day for the Ignis Alfa team of Colin Bond and Gregg Hansford. They finished one lap up on the lead Ralliart Starion crewed by Kevin Bartlett and Peter McKay. Mitsubishi's second hope, the Brad Jones/Peter Fitzgerald machine, lasted until only the first corner when Fitz clashed with the John French/Alf Grant Commodore in a mysterious incident that put both cars into a barrier and out of the race. The Bartlett/McKay Starion was delayed by gearbox problems that saw oil added to the box at each stop.
    Volvo 240 Turbo   Click Photo's for larger view
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  The Mark Petch Volvo team which once again enlisted Gold Star champ John Bowe as co-driver to Robbie Francevic following the late withdrawal of Siggi Muller from the driver lineup. Francevic qualified the Swedish turbo fifth fastest in Hardies Heroes and ran with the fast boys at the front of the field until a series of electrical problems cost the team plenty of time in the pits. During practice, the Volvo team was kept busy swapping turbos and engines in a bid to overcome a lack of boost that had plagued the car for some time. Additionally, Francevic reckoned they went too conservative with qualifying boost and tyre compound selection.
   
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