1988 Tooheys 1000

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Tooheys 1000 - Mount Panorama, Bathurst - 2nd October, 1988

Mount Panorama, Bathurst - 2nd October, 1988
Number of Laps: 161


Total Race Time: 7:2:10.28
Fastest lap: Tony Longhurst, 2:19.06 (160.84 km/h) on lap 4
Classes: Class A - Over 2500cc; Class B - 1601 to 2500cc; Class C - Under 1600cc
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Because of the rules governing turbo technology, the scales were tipping away from the V8 by 1988. Brock, meanwhile, had had a much-published split with Holden's and switched to racing a BMW. Still, Holden stalwarts Larry Perkins and Allan Grice staged some almighty duels during the 1988 season. Tom Walkinshaw had been employed by Holden to develop the VL racer further and the HSV organisation (owned by Walkinshaw and Holden's) produced a Group A special with fuel injection and body modifications to make the car more stable at speed.

Holden Special Vehicles ran two cars in the 1988 Great Race with Walkinshaw and Perkins as lead drivers. Although the Holden ran as high as third outright, it failed to keep check on the rampaging Fords. Nonetheless, it did win the AGP support race that year in Adelaide.
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Falcon XC Cobra
Bathurst 1988
Torana L34
Please Note: You can sort this listing by simply clicking on the column heading
DRIVER / CO DRIVER(S)
1

Tony Longhurst / Tomas Mezera

Ford Sierra RS500
A
161
0:2:17.96
2

Dick Johnson / John Bowe / John Smith

Ford Sierra RS500
A
160
not available
3

Colin Bond / Alan Jones

Ford Sierra RS500
A
158
0:2:19.84
4

Colin Bond / Alan Jones

Ford Sierra RS500
A
158
0:2:19.84
5

Trevor Crowe / Peter Janson

BMW M3
B
156
0:2:30.46
6

John Giddings / Bruce Stewart

Ford Sierra RS500
A
155
0:2:27.84
7

Brian Callaghan / Barry Graham

Commodore VL
A
152
0:2:26.14
8

Tony Hunter / Steve Harrington

Commodore VK
A
151
0:2:30.40
9

Gerald Kay / Geoff Munday

Commodore VK
A
150
0:2:30.84
10

John Faulkner / Drew Price

Toyota Corolla
C
146
0:2:38.84
11

Terry Shiel / Brad Jones

Mitsubishi Starion
A
145
0:2:27.62
12

Brett Riley / Peter McKay

Toyota Corolla
C
145
0:2:41.32
13

Bryan Bate / Andrew Maher / Dave Barrow

Toyota Corolla
C
144
0:2:44.54
14

Chris Lambden / Kerry Baily

Commodore VL
A
141
0:2:30.18
15

John Harvey / Kevin Bartlett

Commodore VL
A
140
0:2:26.26
16

Allan Grice / Win Percy

Commodore VL
A
139
0:2:22.32
17

Mike Oliver / Mike Freeman

Toyota Corolla
C
133
0:2:46.46
18

Bob Holden / Damon Beck / James Faneco

Toyota Corolla
C
128
0:2:46.90
19

Wayne Park / Bob Tindal

Commodore VL
A
127
0:2:29.36
20

Paul Radisich / Ludwig Finauer

BMW M3
B
113
0:2:25.60
DNF

Graham Lusty / John Lusty

Commodore VL
A
DNF
0:2:17.96
DNF

Larry Perkins / Denny Hulme / Tom Walkinshaw

Commodore VL
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Trevor Ashby / Steve Reed

Commodore VL
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Klaus Niedzwiedz / Allan Moffat / Gregg Hansford

Ford Sierra RS500
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Tony Mulvihill / Geoff Leeds

Commodore VL
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Mike Mortimer / David Ratcliff

Toyota Corolla
C
DNF
not available
DNF

Armin Hahne / Robbie Francevic

Ford Sierra RS500
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Andrew Miedecke / Steve Soper

Ford Sierra RS500
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Garry Willmington / John Leeson

Commodore VL
A
DNF
not available
DNF

John Sorensen / Kayne Scott

BMW M3
B
DNF
not available
DNF

Peter Brock / Neil Crompton

BMW M3
B
DNF
not available
DNF

Dennis Rogers / Garry Jones

Toyota Corolla
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Gary Scott / Akihiko Nakaya

Mitsubishi Starion
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Marc Ducquet / Brian Selby

Toyota Corolla
C
DNF
not available
DNF

Terry Finnigan / Ken Mathews

Commodore VL
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Tony Noske / Graham Moore

Commodore VL
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Jim Richards / David Parsons

BMW M3
B
DNF
not available
DNF

Bill O'Brien / Ray Lintott / Brian Sampson

Commodore VL
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Garry Rogers / John Andretti

Commodore VL
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Phil Ward / David Clement

Mercedes 190E
B
DNF
not available
DNF

John Bowe / Robb Gravett / Neville Crichton

Ford Sierra RS500
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Dick Johnson / John Bowe

Ford Sierra RS500
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Murray Carter / Steve Masterton

Ford Sierra RS500
A
DNF
not available
DNF

George Fury / Mark Skaife

Nissan Skyline
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Andrew Bagnall / Pierre Dieudonne

Ford Sierra RS500
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Peter McLeod / Jim Keogh

Commodore VL
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Ulf Granberg / Ian Tulloch / Christer Simonsen

Ford Sierra RS500
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Tom Walkinshaw / Jeff Allam

Commodore VL
A
DNF
not available
DNF

Glenn Seton / Anders Olofsson

Nissan Skyline
A
DNF
not available
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