Cat. No. DVDS 1037: GROUP A TOURING CAR CLASSICS. CHEVRON BHE4999.
COLOUR RUNNING TIME: 152 MINS (Main) / 85 Mins (Bonus)
Review: Three of the best races of the 1980s in the Australian Touring Car Championship…The Group A era of the Australian Touring Car Championship between 1985 and 1992 saw a wide range of cars from different brands tackle one another on tracks all over the country.
We start with Round 6 of the 1985 ATCC from Calder Park in Melbourne as the likes of Peter Brock, Jim Richards, Dick Johnson and Alan Jones battle the invading turbo Volvo of Robbie Francevic in a barn-stormer on the tight 1.6 kilometre short track over 60 laps. Then we fast forward to Round 8 in 1987 and the penultimate round at Amaroo Park in Sydney as the JPS BMWs of Richards and Tony Longhurst come charging through to 1-2. To finish with, we bring you Round 7 from Winton in 1989 as George Fury’s Skyline splashes its way to victory from Brock’s Sierra in an action-packed wet race on the tight 2.03 kilometre layout. BONUS FEATURE: *Included a very rare race – the final round of the 1987 AMSCAR Series from Amaroo Park – the Hardie Irrigation 100. This was the last Amaroo Park touring car endurance race held at the now defunct venue: an event with its roots in the CRC 300 held at the start of the decade.
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