1990 Nissan Sydney 500

Motor race January 2021 January 2012 thumb|250px|Layout of the Eastern Creek Raceway The 1990 Nissan Sydney 500 was motor race held on 10 November 1990 at Eastern Creek Raceway1990 Championship Results, Nissan Sydney 500, Australian Motor Racing Year 1990/91, page 281 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The race, which was open to Group 3A Touring Cars,Conditions for Australian Titles, The Australian Manufacturers' Championship, 1990 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 172 to 173 was the final round of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.Exciting Creek Debut, Australian Motor Racing Year 1990/91, pages 232 to 235 Held over a distance of 500 kilometers, it was the first touring car event to be held at Eastern Creek Raceway.1990 Nissan 500 - Eastern Creek (full race) The race was won by Larry Perkins and Tomas Mezera driving a Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV. The race was broadcast by Ch.9 with commentary provided by Darrell Eastlake, Win Percy, Alan Jones (who also drove a Ford Sierra RS500 in the race), and legendary Formula One commentator Murray Walker (the race was held just a week after the 1990 Australian Grand Prix held in Adelaide). Divisional structure thumb|Mark Gibbs and Rohan Onslow drove a Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV in the race but failed to finish. Image from 2011 Cars competed in three engine capacity divisions.Exciting Creek Debut, Australian Motor Racing Year 1990/91, pages 232 to 235 makes reference to Division 2 and Division 3 competitors Division 1 Division 1, for cars of 3001cc and Over engine capacity,1990 Tooheys 1000 TV Guide, Modern Motor, October 1990, pages 66 & 67 specifies the three Divisions used in the Tooheys 1000, which was also a round of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras, Nissan Skylines and Toyota Supras and V8 Holden Commodores. Division 2 Division 2, for cars of 1601 to 3000cc engine capacity, was composed of BMW M3s, a BMW 323i and a Mercedes-Benz 190E. Division 3 Division 3, for cars of Up to 1600cc engine capacity, included various models of Toyota Corolla and Toyota Sprinter. Official results Top 10 Qualifying Pos No Team Driver Car Qual Pole 1 Nissan Motorsport Australia AUS Mark Skaife Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 1:35.26 2 11 Perkins Engineering AUS Larry Perkins Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 1:35.66 3 25 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Tony Longhurst Ford Sierra RS500 1:35.78 4 35 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Glenn Seton Ford Sierra RS500 1:36.18 5 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing AUS John Bowe Ford Sierra RS500 1:36.56 6 05 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Peter Brock Ford Sierra RS500 1:36.68 7 20 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS David Brabham Ford Sierra RS500 1:37.22 8 21 Bob Forbes Racing AUS Mark Gibbs Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 1:37.26 9 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS George Fury Ford Sierra RS500 1:37.36 10 6 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Charlie O'Brien Ford Sierra RS500 1:37.44 Race Race results as follows:Clarke Andrew Worker's Compensation Racing Car News 44–48 Chevron Publishing Group Hornsby December 1990 Pos. Div. No. Team Drivers Car Laps Qual.Pos. 1 1 11 Perkins Engineering AUS Larry PerkinsAUS Tomas Mezera Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 125 2 2 1 35 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Glenn SetonAUS Colin Bond Ford Sierra RS500 125 4 3 1 05 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Peter BrockAUS Andrew Miedecke Ford Sierra RS500 124 6 4 1 20 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Gary BrabhamAUS David Brabham Ford Sierra RS500 123 7 5 1 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS George FuryAUS Drew Price Ford Sierra RS500 123 9 6 1 25 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Tony LonghurstAUS Alan Jones Ford Sierra RS500 123 3 7 1 28 Playscape Racing AUS Kevin Waldock NZL Andrew Bagnall Ford Sierra RS500 123 12 8 1 33 Pro-Duct Motorsport AUS Bob PearsonAUS Bruce Stewart Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 122 16 9 1 4 Lansvale Racing Team AUS Steve ReedAUS Trevor Ashby Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 122 11 10 1 6 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Charlie O'BrienAUS David Parsons Ford Sierra RS500 121 10 11 1 12 Ray Lintott AUS Ray LintottAUS Terry Shiel Ford Sierra RS500 121 13 12 1 26 Garry Rogers Motorsport AUS Garry RogersAUS Paul Fordham Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 121 14 13 1 27 Terry Finnigan AUS Terry FinniganAUS Geoff Leeds Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 120 15 14 1 42 Lusty Engineering AUS John LustyAUS Bernie Stack Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 119 20 15 2 51 Phil Ward Racing AUS Phil WardAUS John Goss Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 118 23 16 2 54 Bryce Racing NZL Brett RileyNZL Craig Baird BMW M3 117 26 17 1 2 Alf Grant AUS Alf GrantAUS Tim Grant Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 117 24 18 1 45 Lester Smerdon AUS Lester SmerdonAUS Graham Jonsson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 116 25 19 3 71 Toyota Team Australia NZL John FaulknerAUS John SmithAustralia Neal Bates Toyota Corolla FX-GT 115 28 20 2 53 Brian Bolwell Racing AUS Brian BolwellAUS Mike Twigden BMW 323i 111 29 21 3 78 Phoenix Motorsport AUS Geoff FullAUS David Ratcliff Toyota Sprinter 111 30 22 1 32 Hersonne Engineering AUS Laurie DonaherAUS Marc Ducquet Holden VL Commodore SS Group A 109 34 23 3 76 Peter Verheyen AUS Peter VerheyenAUS John Vernon Toyota Sprinter 109 36 24 3 72 David Sala AUS David SalaAUS Richard Vorst Toyota Corolla 106 32 DNF 1 17 Shell Ultra-Hi Racing AUS Dick JohnsonAUS John Bowe Ford Sierra RS500 123 5 DNF 2 52 M3 Motorsport AUS Peter DoulmanAUS John Cotter BMW M3 109 22 DNF 3 75 Bob Holden Motors AUS Dennis RogersAUS Garry Jones Toyota Corolla 75 31 DNF 1 21 Bob Forbes Racing Australia Mark GibbsAustralia Rohan Onslow Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 64 8 DNF 1 19 Caltex CXT Racing AUS Ken MathewsAUS John Mathews Ford Sierra RS500 64 27 DNF 1 22 Lusty Engineering AUS Graham LustyAUS Ken Lusty Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 52 21 DNF 1 1 Nissan Motorsport Australia NZL Jim RichardsAUS Mark Skaife Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R 51 1 DNF 1 29 Wayne Park AUS Wayne ParkAUS John English Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 49 19 DNF 3 74 Bob Holden Motors AUS Phil AlexanderAUS Keith McCulloch Toyota Corolla 44 33 DNF 1 46 Garry Willmington Performance AUS Garry WillmingtonAUS John Bourke Toyota Supra Turbo 24 18 DNF 1 23 Beaurepaires Racing GBR Chris LambdenAUS Des Wall Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R 18 17 DNF 3 73 Bob Holden Motors AUS Bob HoldenAUS Mike Conway Toyota Sprinter 8 35 DNSJohn Evans, LP: What a gas!, Australian Auto Action, 16 November 1990, pages 12 to 15 1Nissan 500, touringcarracing.net, as archived at web.archive.org 40 AUS John Leeson AUS Gary Cooke Holden VL Commodore SS Group A - - Statistics Pole Position - #1 Jim Richards - Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R - 1:35.26 Fastest Lap - #11 Larry Perkins - Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV - 1:37.84 (new lap record) Winners' average speed - 140.61 km/h References See also 1990 Australian Touring Car season Nissan Sydney 500 Category:Motorsport at Eastern Creek Raceway