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DJR AU V8 Supercar, originally raced by Paul Radisich. These early V8 Supercars are now attracting a strong following, and its only a matter of time before a full grid of them is put together.
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This is interesting. I assume its a replica, the original Allan Moffat Federation Insurance/Camel Filters car from 1979 was one of his 1978 Falcon Cobra's, which I think were his 1977 Moffat Ford Dealer cars. I believe both of those cars are accounted for and restored back to their 1977 colours. So if this is a replica, its a bloody good one!
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This superb Corvette has done a lot of racing at historic events all over the world, including the Goodwood Revival, where I think it was driven by Peter Brock? More recently it raced at the Monterey Historics, driven by John Bowe.
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Some of the Group A touring cars, including a Schnitzer M3, and one of the Peter Brock Mobil M3s, possibly the Jim Richards car. Is the Brock M3 one of the JPS cars from 1987?
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These are the last of the pics from Steve Dansie. More Group A, including Jim Richards in his old HR31 Skyline, plus the Walkinshaw Commodore Adrian Allisey, and the Bryan Sala RS500. Can someone tell me the history on the Sala Sierra? I know he was racing this car himself when Group A was current, but I thought it'd been previously raced before he bought it? Looking at the yellow rollcage, is it one of the Tony Longhurst B&H cars?
My thanks again to Steve for allowing me to post his beautiful photos here.
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OK, next batch of photos come from Brent Murray of Speed Images. Again, please support these guys if you see anything on here you'd like to buy. Its thanks to their generosity in sharing their beautiful photos that those of us who can't attend still get to enjoy what was there.
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Kicking things off, and here is a car that has featured quite prominently on The Roaring Season, with some great photos of it racing in period, in both Australia and New Zealand. This is the Brian Foley Porsche 911, which Foley raced in the ATCC in 1970, before it made its way across the Tasman, where Jim Palmer raced it in the 1971 NZ Saloon Car Championship.
Its now stunningly restored, and looking pretty as a picture!
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Speaking of Porsche's, here is Rusty French in the wild twin-turbo 935 K3 he ran in the Sports Car group against the Can-Am cars etc. I think this is the car entered by Alan Hamilton for Alan Jones to race in the 1982 Australian GT/Sports Sedan Championship, and which won every race. French then bought the car and raced it in 1983, also winning the championship. Pretty sure I've got that right, someone here will correct me if not.
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Glorious Talbot-Lago doing demonstration laps. Who is driving?
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Maseratti 4CLT of Paddins Dowling.
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Healey Silverstone of Graeme and Louis Raper which was entered in Regularity.
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Graeme Raper in the George Reed Spl, which also became known as the Co-Cal Spl. Some good period photos of this car on here, taken by Bruce Wells.
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Rex Robinson and Sulman Singer.
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Ron Townley in Talbot-Lago leads Rod Jolley in the magnificent Monza Lister Jaguar
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From the Sa & Sb Sports Car races, Brent Cooper in the lovely Mercedes-Benz 190SL
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Peter Harburgs Jaguar D Type. What is the link with Vern Schuppan? Did he race this car at Goodwood Revival or something?
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Group C and Group A historic touring cars ran together as one group, with an impressive entry list, that included this pair of HR31 Nissan Skylines, one of my all-time favourite Group A cars. I'd forgotten what a shrill their turbo-6 motors made back when they were current, but was reminded at a historic event at Eastern Creek a few years ago. What a sound! Three HR31s were at the 2013 Phillip Island Classic.
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Against a barrage of RS500 Sierra's, Jim Richards won the 1990 in an HR31. I'm guessing this was JR's old car?
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There was also one of the earlier 4-cylinder DR30s racing. These cars first appeared in the ATCC in 1986. They took a little while to really get up to speed, allowing Robbie Francevic in the Volvo Australia 240T to build an early points gap. But by the end of the season the little DR30 in the hands of George Fury and a young bloke called Glenn Seton were the cars to beat.
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And, prior to the DR30 Skyline in Group A, was the Nissan Bluebird from the Group C era. George Fury famously wound up the boost to take pole in the Hardies Heroes at Bathurst in 1984 in one of these. This was the first time a turbo-charged car sat on pole at the great race. But it did take a few years of hard work to reach that stage, as Nissan first entered Group C in late 1981. Pictured here is one of the earlier Bluebirds, shared by George Fury and Fred Gibson, before Gibson stepped out of the drivers seat to focus on running the team.
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And the last of the line of Nissans in the Australian Touring Car Championship (prior to their re-entry in 2013) was the all-conquering Skyline R32 GT-R, which wiped the floor with everything. Fred Gibson ran two cars for Nissan Australia, plus Bob Forbes ran this car, driven by a young Mark Gibbs, who qualified alongside Mark Skaife in the Gibson car on the front row at Bathurst in 1991.
I don't think any car in the history of Aussie touring car racing has polarized opinion like the R32.
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Another from the Group C & A touring cars. This is the old Colin Bond Caltex RS500. Bond was winding down his career by the time he started racing this RS500, but pulled out a couple of very popular victories in the ATCC in this car.
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The Allan Grice/Colin Bond Group C Commodore from 1983, which finished 3rd at that years Bathurst.
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The Re-Car Commodore of Alan Brown/Tony Edmonson which placed 5th at Bathurst in 1981.
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Peter Jansons Group C Commodore
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And again. This car Janson shared with Garry Rogers at Bathurst in 1984.
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Historic Group Nb/Nc touring car action, with the '69 Mustangs of Michael Donaher and Darryl Hansen
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Andrew Whiteside's Mustang
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Andrew Cannon and Grant Bingley
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Ian Pringles XU-1 being chased by David Browns Datsun 1600. The Historic Group Nb/Nc touring cars had 45 cars on the grid!
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Donaher again
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Groups Sbd & Sc production sports cars, this was Rusty French in his De Tomaso which was the pace-setter
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Rusty being chased by Geoff Morgan
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Ian Ross in the Shelby GT350. I'm not able to ID the TVR owner sorry
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Greg White Mustang, and Tim Lynas in the 356
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Kevin Luke in the Shelby GT350. I'm wondering if this car came out from the US, given the B/P designation on the side?
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Another of the De Tomaso's in the production sports car group, this of Ross Jackson
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