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Winton

Winton Motor Raceway, Benalla, Victoria, Australia

Date: 10/4/1988
Track length: 2.030 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 27
Starters: 26
Finishers: 19

Pole position: Johnson in 1.01,93
Fastest lap: Bowe in 1.03,43

Distance: 50 laps
Average speed:
Weather: Sunny
Ruleset: Group A
Car info: 1988 Cars

 

Although the new Nissans, new Commodores and Allan Moffat's Eggenberger Sierra were rumoured to appear at Winton, the only new car that materialised was Robbie Francevic's ex-Wolf Sierra. Longhurst heads home early after several engine failures, while Larry Perkins drags the old VL up into 3rd on the grid, behind another Johnson-Bowe front row.

Bowe makes a bad start, letting Perkins sneak into 2nd. Perkins crashes into Johnson after a botched passing move halfway around the first lap, eliminating both cars. Bowe moves into the lead with Miedecke challenging, but the OXO car soon heads to the pits with turbocharger problems - the result of Miedecke Motorsports lack of sponsorship money. Bowe races on to his first ATCC race win, while Bond holds off Richards for second.

Tragedy strikes when Tony Hunter's Commodore suffers a wheel failure at mid-distance, the loose wheel bounding into a spectator area and killing a young girl. (William Dale Jr/www.ten-tenths.com)


Class A-C
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 18 Shell Ultra Hi Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
John Bowe, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 50 laps, 53.36,25 2 1.02,12 1.03,43  
2 2 4 Caltex CXT Race Team
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Colin Bond, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 50 laps, 54.14,67 4 1.02,65 1.04,34  
3 1 1 Mobil 1 Racing
BMW M3
Jim Richards, NZ
2332 L4 B 50 laps, 54.17,52 7 1.03,01 1.04,33  
4 3 8 Miedecke Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Andrew Bagnall, NZ
1993 tc L4 A 49 8 1.04,46 1.05,70  
5 4 14 Nettcomm (Aust) Racing
Nissan Skyline RS Turbo DR30
Murray Carter, AUS
1990 tc L4 A 49 11 1.05,70 1.05,91  
6 5 27 Ray Gulson
BMW 635 CSi
Graham Gulson, AUS
3475 L6 A 49 16 1.06,66 1.05,87  
7 2 05 Mobil 1 Racing
BMW M3
Peter Brock, AUS
2332 L4 B 48 6 1.03,01 1.04,21  
8 6 26 Kalari Transport Services
Holden VK Commodore
Tony Noske, AUS
4980 V8 A 48 14 1.06,51 1.06,35  
9 7 22 Lusty Engineering P/L
Holden VL Commodore
Graham Lusty, AUS
4980 V8 A 48 15 1.06,52 1.06,83  
10 8 24 Jagparts Racing
Holden VK Commodore
Gerald Kay, AUS
4980 V8 A 47 17 1.07,43 1.07,58  
11 3 34 Riethmuller-Ward International Motorsport P/L
Mercedes 190 E 2.3-16
Phil Ward, AUS
2323 L4 B 47 12 1.05,82 1.05,33  
12 1 32 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
John Smith, AUS
1587 L4 C 46 23 1.08,77 1.08,59  
13 2 29 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
John Faulkner, NZ
1587 L4 C 46 18 1.07,71 1.08,33  
14 3 31 Toyota Team Australia
Toyota Corolla FX-GT AE82
Drew Price, AUS
1587 L4 C 46 22 1.08,63 1.08,86  
15 9 28 Capri Components
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
4999 V8 A 46 19 1.07,74 1.07,87  
16 10 69  
Mitsubishi Starion Turbo A183
Paul Trevathan, AUS
1998 tc L4 A 46 21 1.08,26 1.08,59  
17 4 13 Bob Holden Motors
Toyota Corolla GT AE86
Bob Holden, AUS
1587 L4 C 46 26 1.10,27 1.09,41  
18 5 33  
Nissan Gazelle
Colin Fulton, AUS
1990 L4 C 46 25 1.09,46 1.08,85  
19 4 78 Brian Bolwell Racing
BMW 323i
Ian Mayberry, AUS
2330 L6 B 42 27 1.11,71 1.11,76  
DNF   25 Mark Petch Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Robbie Francevic, NZ
1993 tc L4 A 48 10 1.05,66 1.05,09 Gearbox
DNF   46 Sunliner Campmobiles
Holden VK Commodore
Tony Hunter, NZ
4980 V8 A 24 20 1.08,04 1.07,81 Lost wheel
DNF   6 Miedecke Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Andrew Miedecke, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 20 5 1.02,78 1.03,81 Turbo
DNF   12 Petro Tech
Holden VL Commodore
Peter McLeod, AUS
4980 V8 A 17 13 1.06,24 1.06,18  
DNF   86 Gemspares
Isuzu Gemini ZZ
Daryl Hendrick, AUS
1817 L4 C 15 24 1.09,00 1.08,92  
DNF   17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Dick Johnson, AUS
1993 tc L4 A 1 1 1.01,93 1.24,33 Accident
DNF   11 Holden Special Vehicles
Holden VL Commodore
Larry Perkins, AUS
4980 V8 A   3 1.02,36   Accident
DNS   3 Freeport Motorsport
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth
Tony Longhurst, AUS
1993 tc L4 A   9 1.04,20