1984 James Hardie 1000
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The 1984 James Hardie 1000 was the 25th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 30 September 1984 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia and was Round 4 of the 1984 Australian Endurance Championship. This race was celebrated as 'The Last of the Big Bangers', in reference to the Group C touring cars, which were competing at Bathurst for the last time.
The race was won by Peter Brock and Larry Perkins driving a Holden Commodore for the Holden Dealer Team, the third consecutive victory for Brock, Perkins and the HDT. It was the most dominant team performance for the HDT in the history of the race as the team claimed a 1-2 finish with John Harvey and David Parsons backing up their team leaders by finishing second. Third place was taken by the Mazda RX-7 of Allan Moffat and Gregg Hansford.
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[edit] Class structure
[edit] Group C
This was the last Bathurst to be held for Group C touring cars, which had first contested the Bathurst 1000 in 1973. While a production based category, continual parity adjustments to keep the leading vehicles roughly at the same pace had seen the cars become wildly over-specified.
[edit] Group A
The international Group A formula was allowed to enter for the first time as a prelude to their adoption for Bathurst and the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1985. The vehicles were closer to pure bred racing cars in concept, but without the extensive performance modifications allowed for Group C, were much slower, and thus formed their own class.
[edit] Hardies Heroes
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | HH | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 15 | Nissan Motor Co. |  George Fury |
Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 2:13.850 | 2:14.81 |
| 2 | 05 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock |
Holden VK Commodore | 2:14.039 | 2:14.31 |
| 3 | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Dick Johnson |
Ford XE Falcon | 2:14.710 | 2:15.07 |
| 4 | 6 | Roadways Racing Pty. Ltd. | Allan Grice |
Holden VK Commodore | 2:14.886 | 2:14.74 |
| 5 | 43 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing |  Allan Moffat |
Mazda RX-7 | 2:16.411 | 2:15.54 |
| 6 | 31 | JPS Team BMW |  Jim Richards |
BMW 635 CSi | 2:16.795 | 2:16.49 |
| 7 | 2 | Masterton Homes Pty. Ltd. | Steve Masterton |
Ford XE Falcon | 2:17.055 | 2:16.33 |
| 8 | 42 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | Gregg Hansford |
Mazda RX-7 | 2:18.051 | 2:15.85 |
| 9 | 41 | Chequered Flag Magazine | Bob Morris |
Mazda RX-7 | 2:18.107 | 2:16.05 |
| 10 | 12 | John Goss Racing Pty. Ltd. |  Tom Walkinshaw |
Jaguar XJS | 2:18.960 | 2:16.09 |
[edit] Official results
Cars 12, 34 & 77 were involved in a startline accident which caused the race to be stopped and all three cars failed to take the restart.[1]
Car 18 was involved in a separate accident during the first lap of the initial race and was also unable to front for the second start.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] Statistics
- Pole Position - #15 George Fury - 2:13.850
- Fastest Lap - #05 Peter Brock - 2:15.13 (lap record)
- Average Speed - 158 km/h
[edit] External links
- Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 30 March 2009
- 1984 James Hardie 1000 race results Retrieved from www.touringcarracing.net on 4 October 2007
- 1984 James Hardie 1000 race results & Official Programme Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 4 October 2007
- Images from the 1984 James Hardie 1000 Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 30 March 2009
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