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Sandown 500 results

Wed, 17 Sep 1997 12:19:18 +0000

SANDOWN, SUNDAY SEPT 14 1997: Not even drought breaking rain could deter a huge crowd from attending the 1997 Tickford 500 at Melbourne's Sandown raceway. The huge crowd had gathered to say farewell to hometown hero Peter Brock in his final Melbourne appearance but it was Brock's younger teammates New Zealand's Greg Murphy and former champion Craig Lowndes who took the incident packed ... Keep reading

Oran Park Grand Final report

Mon, 04 Aug 1997 12:19:18 +0000

SETON WINS TITLE AS BROCK SAYS BYE BYE ORAN PARK, NSW, AUSTRALIA SUN August 3 1997: Glen Seton won the series, Greg Murphy won the day but it was retiring legend Peter Brock who won the hearts of a record Oran Park crowd in the final round of the Shell Australian Touring Car Championships. Brock topped the qualifying battle to take his 57th pole and promptly won race one much to the ... Keep reading

Round 9 Mallalla Results

Mon, 14 Jul 1997 12:19:18 +0000

MURPHY WINS AT MALLALLA SUNDAY JULY 13 MALLALLA, STH AUSTRALIA: A record crowd came to farewell Aussie Touring Car legend and Popular Culture Icon Peter Brock but it was team mate New Zealand's Greg Murphy and former Bathurst partner Larry Perkins who stole the show at Mallalla in the penulitimate round of this years Shell Australian Touring Car Championships. Murphy took wins in ... Keep reading

Barbergello results

Tue, 08 Jul 1997 12:19:18 +0000

WA SPORTING CAR CLUB - 1997 SHELL AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 8 Race Results Sunday 6th July, 1997 R11: Round 8 97 Shell Australian Touring Car Championshp Race 1 Pos NoEntrant Driver Vehicle Laps Elapsed 1 11 Larry Perkins Commodore 20 21:55.32441:02.6407 2 18 John Bowe Ford Falcon 20 21:55.44081:02.58963 3 05 Peter ... Keep reading

New V8 Supercar Club Newsletter

Sat, 28 Jun 1997 12:19:18 +0000

AVESCO and IMG have jointly launched the V8 Supercar Club to support the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship and The Australian 1000. Membership has many benefits, including a four day pass for Bathurst. The Motor Web (http://www.themotorweb.com.au) has 100 copies of the premiere edition of the newsletter to give away. For more information ... Keep reading

Primus 1000 report

Thu, 08 May 1997 12:19:18 +0000

PERKINS & INGALL WIN AS BROCK SAYS FAREWELL =========================================== Sunday October 19 1997, MT PANORAMA, BATHURST, N.S.W, AUSTRALIA : Fairy tales seldom come true in real life and even less so in motorsport, but for 52 delightful laps a record crowd of 51,400, cheered on as 9 times Bathurst winner Peter Brock looked set to say farewell to his beloved Mountain on ... Keep reading

Bathust 1000 report/results

Thu, 08 May 1997 12:19:18 +0000

reposted from the TOCA web site Brabhams win - Morris and Baird excluded Australia's Paul Morris and BMW Motorsport team-mate Craig Baird of New Zealand have been stripped of their victory in today's AMP Bathurst 1000 Super Touring motor race and fined US$40,000. The pair were excluded from the results of the 35th annual race after Stewards found ... Keep reading