Photos: January 1987 Wellington Street Race

[Steve Holmes]

Pictured here is the Tony Longhurst/Bill Bryce BMW 325i. This is the car Longhurst raced in Australia in JPS colours, before being purchased by Bryce.

In behind is one of two Sierra XR4Ti's. 1987 would also see the debut of the new Sierra Cosworth, but again, none were ready for the January street race. I'd love to know the origins of the two XR4Ti's in this race. One was driven by Steve Soper/Neville Crichton, the other by Andrew Miedecke/???. The Soper/Crichton car is surely the Eggenberger machine Crichton contested some ATCC races in during 1987.

I figure the car here is Miedecke's, given the Port MacQuarie signage. Where did this car come from? And where did it go? Did it become a Cosworth? I have a vague recollection the OXO car raced in 1987 by Don Smith started life as an XR4Ti, but maybe I'm just imagining that.

Anyway, the Soper/Crichton car finished the race in 4th. The Miedecke car didn't make the distance.