1986 James Hardie 1000

Motor race in Australia February 2020 October 2011 1986 James Hardie 1000 1985 1987 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938–1986) The 1986 James Hardie 1000 was an endurance motor race held on 5 October 1986 at the Mount Panorama Circuit, just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. The race, which was the 27th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race, was the fourth round of both the 1986 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1986 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. Allan Grice (in his 15th Great Race start) and his 1986 co-driver and team sponsor through his Chickadee Chicken business Graeme Bailey, took their Roadways Racing built Holden VK Commodore SS Group A to victory over the similar Holden Dealer Team Commodore John Harvey and Neal Lowe. Third was the factory backed Nissan Skyline of pole winner Gary Scott and Terry Shiel. Dick Johnson and Gregg Hansford finished fourth in their Ford Mustang, while the "Super" team of former rivals Peter Brock and Allan Moffat, who had won 12 of the previous 16 races at Bathurst, finished in fifth place one lap down in their repaired HDT Commodore after losing almost 3 laps in the pits with an oil cooler problem while in a strong second place. Belgian jeweller Michel Delcourt, who finished 7th with veteran Graham Moore in a Commodore, won the Rookie of the Year award. Moore and Delcourt had qualified a Mitsubishi Starion in 50th place for the 1985 race, but the car was withdrawn and did not start. Class structure The race was held for cars complying with Australian Touring Car regulations, which were based on International Group A touring car rules. It included three engine capacity classes. Class A For cars of up to 2000cc engine capacity, it saw a variety of cars entered. Most numerous were variations of Toyota Corollas, with individual entries of a turbocharged Fiat Uno, a Ford Escort and a Nissan Gazelle. Class B For cars of between 2001 and 3000cc engine capacity, it featured the turbos; Mitsubishi Starion, Nissan Skyline and Volvo 240, but also included Alfa Romeo GTV6, BMW 323i, Mercedes-Benz 190E and Toyota Supra. Class C For cars of over 3000cc engine capacity. Apart from a strong presence of BMW 635 CSi, the swansong of the V12 Jaguar XJS, and the first appearance of a turbocharged Ford Sierra, it was the domain of the V8; Holden Commodore SS Group A, Ford Mustang and Rover Vitesse. Hardies Heroes In a major change to the format, 1986 was the first time in the history of Hardies Heroes that drivers only had one lap to set a time. From 1978–1985, drivers had two laps in which to set a time. Pos No Team Driver Car HH Qual Pole 15 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing AUS Gary Scott Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 2:17.159 2:18.29 2 2 Roadways Racing AUS Allan Grice Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 2:17.246 2:16.16 3 30 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing AUS George Fury Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 2:19.044 2:18.68 4 11 Enzed Team Perkins AUS Larry Perkins Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 2:19.433 2:19.39 5 44 Volvo Dealer Team AUS John Bowe Volvo 240T 2:19.594 2:18.58 6 17 Palmer Tube Mills AUS Dick Johnson Ford Mustang GT 2:19.808 2:18.84 7 6 Bob Jane T-Marts NZL Graeme Crosby Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 2:20.370* 2:19.93 8 1 JPS Team BMW NZL Jim Richards BMW 635 CSi 2:20.751 2:19.53 9 21 Goold Motorsport ITA Roberto Ravaglia BMW 635 CSi 2:20.955 2:18.19 10 53 Mitsubishi Ralliart AUS Brad Jones Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 2:35.969 2:18.91 * Peter Brock had qualified the #05 Holden Dealer Team Commodore 2nd fastest with a 2:18.10 but the car was heavily damaged in a crash in Fridays's qualifying by Allan Moffat and was not repaired in time for Hardies Heroes and was subsequently withdrawn from the session by the team. Race organisers the Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) then elevated the Graeme Crosby Commodore into the Top 10 Runoff in its place. Brock had also qualified the HDT's #3 car with a time of 2:17.7 (good enough for 2nd behind Grice), but the race rules prevented car swapping in qualifying and his time only served to qualify him in car #3 for the race and not Hardie's Heroes. It was the first time Brock would not appear in the Saturday morning runoff since its inception in 1978, leaving Dick Johnson as the only driver to have done so.* Allan Grice became the first Group A driver to lap the 6.172 km (3.835 mi) circuit at over 100 mph km/h 0 on with a 2:16.16 lap in Friday qualifying in his Holden VK Commodore SS Group A. Grice had also been the first to lap the track at over 100 mph in a Group C touring car in 1982 driving a VH Commodore. He had also set his qualifying time running on Dunlop Tyres and not the Yokohama's he was required by contract to run when the television cameras were running in the runoff.* Through their mutual Philip Morris cigarette sponsorship, the Peter Jackson Nissan team had tyre warmers for their cars flown out from the McLaren Formula One team in England to cope with the cold conditions, the first time the technology had been used in Australian touring car racing. Despite this and the fact that he was the only driver to improve on his qualifying time, pole winner Gary Scott believed the tyres on the Nissan Skyline RS DR30 were still not up to full operating temperature. This was put down to the fact that after team finally got the blankets working, Ch.7 had the Top 10 cars line up for 45 minutes on pit straight to film part of their TV package shown around the country later in the afternoon during which time the tyres cooled back down.* Roberto Ravaglia had been officially second fastest in qualifying behind Grice with a time of 2:18.19, aided by a tow from a couple of Commodore's down Conrod Straight. Without the tow, Ravaglia fell to 9th in the runoff. Ravaglia and his co-driver Dieter Quester weren't originally scheduled to drive the BMW 635 CSi. Originally advertised to be driving were BMW factory Formula One drivers Riccardo Patrese and Gerhard Berger.* The 1986 version of Hardie's Heroes saw four new drivers contesting the Saturday morning runoff for pole position. Pole winner Scott, John Bowe (5th), Graeme Crosby (7th), and Brad Jones (10th). Scott (1979 and 1982) and Bowe (1985) had previously been in cars that had qualified for the runoff, but it was their respective co-drivers who had set the times.* Brad Jones, whose Mitsubishi Starion had been the fastest car on Conrod Straight during qualifying at 269 km/h mph 0 on, was forced by officials to run on smaller width wheels during the runoff after checks revealed the car was using wider tyres than was allowed. Jones aborted his lap in Hardies Heroes at the top of the mountain after the smaller wheels caused the car to handle badly. Official results Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps QualPos ShootoutPos 1 C 2 Roadways Racing AUS Allan GriceAUS Graeme Bailey Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 163 1 2 2 C 3 Mobil Holden Dealer Team AUS John HarveyNZL Neal Lowe Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 163 13 3 B 15 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing AUS Gary ScottAUS Terry Shiel Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 163 3 1 4 C 17 Palmer Tube Mills AUS Dick JohnsonAUS Gregg Hansford Ford Mustang GT 162 5 6 5 C 05 Mobil Holden Dealer Team AUS Peter BrockCAN Allan Moffat Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 162 11 6 C 1 JPS Team BMW NZL Jim RichardsAUS Tony Longhurst BMW 635 CSi 161 8 8 7 C 22 Formula 1 Investments P/L AUS Graham MooreBEL Michel Delcourt Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 158 18 8 C 8 Cullen Supa Salvage AUS Warren CullenAUS Gary Sprague Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 157 12 9 B 41 Bob Jane T-Marts NZL Denny HulmeAUT Franz Klammer Mercedes-Benz 190E 157 23 10 B 36 Everlast Battery Service AUS Murray CarterAUS Bill O'Brien Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 157 42 11 B 42 Volvo Dealer Team NZL Graham McRaeNZL Neville CrichtonAUS John Bowe Volvo 240T 156 24 12 C 37 Airport Car Rental AUS Chris ClearihanAUS Fred Geissler Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 156 34 13 C 6 Bob Jane T-Marts NZL Graeme CrosbyNZL Wayne Wilkinson Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 156 10 7 14 C 19 Tony Mulvihill AUS Ken MathewsAUS Tony MulvihillAUS Barry Jones Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 155 31 15 C 23 Lusty Engineering P/L AUS Graham LustyAUS John Lusty Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 154 37 16 C 38 Grellis Marketing AUS Kerry BailyAUS Ray Ellis Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 150 33 17 C 26 Simon Emmerling AUS Simon EmmerlingAUS Trevor Hine BMW 635 CSi 149 45 18 B 57 Network Alfa AUS Lucio CesarioAUS Warwick Rooklyn Alfa Romeo GTV6 148 47 19 A 61 Toyota Team Australia NZL John FaulknerAUS Mike Quinn Toyota Corolla GT 148 52 20 C 91 Graham Lorimer NZL Graham LorimerNZL Phil Myhre BMW 635 CSi 146 51 21 A 60 Giddings Moss Vale Nissan AUS Bruce StewartAUS John Giddings Nissan Gazelle 146 50 22 C 18 Terry Finnigan AUS Terry FinniganAUS Steve Williams Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 144 30 23 C 48 The Xerox Shop AUS Alan TaylorAUS Kevin Kennedy Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 144 44 24 C 10 John Goss AUS John GossAUS Bob Muir Jaguar XJS 140 26 25 C 11 Enzed Team Perkins AUS Larry PerkinsAUS David Parsons Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 140 7 4 26 A 58 Ratcliff Transport Spares AUS David RatcliffAUS Don Smith Toyota Sprinter AE86 140 58 27 A 13 Bob Holden Motors AUS Bob HoldenGBR Geoff Kimber-Smith Toyota Sprinter AE86 138 55 DNF C 47 Brian Callaghan AUS Barry GrahamAUS Brian Callaghan Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 140 25 DNF C 24 Jagparts AUS Gerald KayAUS Martin Power Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 135 29 DNF B 87 Brian Bolwell AUS Brian BolwellAUS Tony Farrell BMW 323i 124 54 DNF B 30 Peter Jackson Nissan Racing AUS George FuryAUS Glenn Seton Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 114 3 DNF B 44 Volvo Dealer Team AUS John BoweAUS Alfredo Costanzo Volvo 240T 113 9 5 DNF B 75 Network Alfa AUS Colin BondAUS Peter Fitzgerald Alfa Romeo GTV6 111 36 DNF C 34 Lansvale Smash Repairs AUS Steve ReedAUS Trevor Ashby Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 111 16 NC A 56 Frank Cecchele AUS Gordon MitchellAUS Allan McCarthy Fiat Uno Turbo 110 59 DNF C 9 JPS Team BMW AUS Kevin BartlettNZL Trevor Crowe BMW 635 CSi 109 17 NC C 32 John English AUS John EnglishNZL Glenn McIntyre BMW 635 CSi 101 40 DNF C 35 Lester Smerdon AUS Lester SmerdonAUS Geoff Russell Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 100 28 DNF C 50 John Donnelly AUS John DonnellyGBR Simon Harrex Rover Vitesse 98 53 NC B 49 Ray Gulson AUS Ray GulsonAUS Frank Porter Alfa Romeo GTV6 94 46 NC C 39 Trevor McLean NZL Trevor McLeanNZL Rod Downs Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 90 43 DNF C 12 Garry Willmington AUS Garry WillmingtonNZL Peter Janson Jaguar XJS 88 14 DNF C 43 Anderson & O'Leary Ltd. NZL Bruce AndersonNZL Wayne Anderson Ford Mustang GT 81 39 DNF C 96 Tim Slako NZL Tim SlakoAUS Geoff Leeds Rover Vitesse 77 32 DNF B 53 Mitsubishi Ralliart AUS Brad JonesJPN Akihiko Nakaya Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 61 6 10 DNF C 4 Autopart Centre AUS Peter McLeodNZL Glenn Clark Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 48 15 DNF A 62 Bob Holden Motors AUS Keith McClellandAUS Brian Nightingale Toyota Sprinter AE86 38 57 DNF C 29 Ken Davison AUS Ken DavisonAUS Wally Kramer Ford Mustang GT 36 48 DNF C 20 James Keogh AUS Jim KeoghAUS Des Wall BMW 635 CSi 30 41 DNF C 40 Motorsport Pacific Ltd. NZL Robbie FrancevicNZL Leo Leonard Ford Sierra XR4Ti 27 21 DNF A 55 Motorsport Pacific Ltd. NZL Andrew BagnallNZL Ted Jarvis Ford Escort RS 1600i 23 56 DNF C 7 Goold Motorsport AUS Charlie O'BrienAUS Garry Rogers BMW 635 CSi 19 22 DNF B 51 Team Nissan Racing NZ NZL Graeme BowkettNZL Kent Baigent Nissan Skyline DR30 RS 13 38 DNF C 27 Dulux Auto Colour AUS Alf GrantAUS John French Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 11 20 DNF C 33 Michael Burgmann AUS Mike BurgmannAUS Mal Rose Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 5 27 DNF C 28 Yellow Pages AUS Tony KavichAUS Ralph Radburn Holden VK Commodore SS Group A 4 19 DNF A 16 Toyota Team Australia AUS John SmithAUS Drew Price Toyota Corolla GT 3 49 DNF C 21 Goold Motorsport ITA Roberto RavagliaAUT Dieter Quester BMW 635 CSi 2 2 9 DNF B 14 Bob Jane T-Marts AUS Andrew MiedeckeFRG Jörg van Ommen Mercedes-Benz 190E 1 35 DNS B 77 Peter Williamson Toyota AUS Peter WilliamsonAUS Mark Skaife Toyota Celica Supra DNS B 25 JPS Team BMW AUS Tony LonghurstNZL Trevor Crowe BMW 325i Italics indicate driver practiced this car but did not race. Statistics Provisional Pole Position - #2 Allan Grice - 2:16.16 Pole Position - #15 Gary Scott - 2:17.159 Fastest Lap - #2 Allan Grice - 2:18.99 Average Speed - 155 km/h Race Time - 6:30:35.68 Mike Burgmann The 1986 James Hardie 1000 is unfortunately also remembered for the death of Sydney privateer Mike Burgmann. On lap 5, Burgmann's Holden VK Commodore SS Group A and the privateer Jaguar XJS of his friend Garry Willmington were neck and neck over the notorious second hump on Conrod Straight at approximately 260 km/h mph 0 on when the front of the Commodore got airborne (as cars did coming over the hump at that speed, more so for cars on the right hand side or outside part of the track which is where Burgmann was). The front of the Commodore moved slightly to the left and Burgmann, who was only a part-time racer, tried to correct by turning the wheel to the right. Unfortunately for Burgmann, the front tyres suddenly gripped when they landed and the car then turned into and hit the tyre barrier at the bottom of the well-known curved bridge at the end of Conrod with unabated speed causing the entire front end to be pushed back to the firewall. The car's roll cage did its job and the cabin survived the violent impact mostly intact. However, when officials reached the car they found Burgmann in what would normally be the back seat of the vehicle. While his driving seat had remained intact the force of the impact had broken the seat belt buckle which caused his body to be thrown out of the seat. Mike Burgmann became the first driver to die while competing in the Bathurst 1000 when he was pronounced dead on arrival at Bathurst Hospital.http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20537975-23770,00.html Drivers defend Bathurst 4 June 2010 Premier Media Group Robert Wilson and Peter Kogoy October 2006 See also 1986 Australian Touring Car season References External links Bathurst 1000 winners at CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > Race > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles Race results at www.touringcarracing.net Race results at www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Race images at www.autopics.com.au Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales James Hardie 1000