1989 Australian Production Car Championship

The 1989 Australian Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Production Cars complying with Group 3E regulations.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, pages 74-75 These regulations were formulated by CAMS to facilitate the racing in Australia of mass-produced motor vehicles with minimal modifications.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1989, page 235 The championship was contested over an eight round series with one race per round. Round 1, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 12 March Round 2, Lakeside, Queensland, 16 April Round 3, Mallala, South Australia, 30 April Round 4, Sandown, Victoria, 21 May Round 5, Winton, Victoria, 4 June Round 6, Oran Park, New South Wales, 9 July Round 7, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 6 August Round 8, Oran Park, New South Wales, 20 AugustAustralian Motor Racing Year, 1989/90, page 302 Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first ten finishers in each round. Only the best seven round results were retained in determining each driver's points total. Results PositionProcar Tables Retrieved on 15 October 2008 Driver No. Car Entrant Rd 1 Rd 2Only half points were awarded at Round 2 due to the race distance being less than the prescribed minimum. Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Total 1 Peter Fitzgerald 3 Toyota Supra Turbo Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd 15 - 20 15 15 20 20 15 120 2 Ken Douglas 10 Toyota Supra Turbo Douglas-Robinson Motorsport 12 (6) 15 20 10 12 15 20 104 3 Mark Gibbs 8 Toyota Supra Turbo Michael Preston Racing 20 (10) 12 12 20 10 12 12 98 4 John Bourke 2 Toyota Supra Turbo John Bourke Racing 8 7.5 6 10 12 15 - 8 66.5 5 Michael Preston 6 Toyota Supra Turbo Michael Preston Racing 10 - - - 4 8 10 10 42 6 Ian Palmer 7 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Palmer Promotions - 5 10 - - 3 3 4 25 7 Andrew Newton 35 Honda CRX Andrew Newton - 2 1 1 3 2 4 6 19 8 Kent Youlden 58 Ford Falcon EA S Kent Youlden - - 2 4 6 - 2 2 16 9 Richard Whyte Holden VL Commodore Turbo Richard Whyte - - - 6 8 - - - 14 10 Andrew Harris Mazda RX-7 Turbo Andrew Harris Constructions - - - - - 6 6 - 12 11 Kevin Waldock 41 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Blast Dynamics 2 1.5 8 - - - - - 11.5 12 Allen Fender 16 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Allen Fender - - 4 - - 4 - - 8 John Suttor Holden VL Commodore Turbo John Suttor - - - 8 - - - - 8 Roland Hill Holden Commodore Roland Hill - - - - - - 8 - 8 15 Gary Waldon 1 Mazda RX-7 Turbo Gary Waldon 6 - - - - - - - 6 Paul Fordham Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VN Commodore SS SAAS Steering Wheels 4 - - 2 - - - - 6 Max Bonney 86 Holden VL Commodore Turbo Holden VN Commodore SS Max Bonney 3 - - 3 - - - - 6 Tony Farrell 34 Honda CRX Tony Farrell - - 3 - - - - 3 6 19 Terry Skeene Holden VL Commodore Turbo Terry Skeene - 4 - - - - - - 4 20 Alf Grant 14 Mazda RX-7 Turbo Yokohama Tyres - 3 - - - - - - 3 21 Tom Watkinson Suzuki Swift GTi Tom Watkinson - 0.5 - - 2 - - - 2.5 22 Jim Keogh 11 BMW 325iS Jim Keogh - - - - 1 - - - 1 Ian Green Mazda RX-7 Turbo Starion Enterprises - - - - - 1 - - 1 Greg Crick Mazda RX-7 Turbo Yokohama Tyres Australia Pty Ltd 1 - - - - - - - 1 Ian Thompson 63 Honda CRX Ian Thompson - 1 - - - - - - 1 Lou Renato 40 Honda CRX Forte Lubrications Pty Ltd - - - - - - - 1 1 Notes References Further reading Australian Motor Racing Year, 1989/90, pages 185-203 Australian Touring Car Racing Annual 2, 1990, pages 76–92 External links Australian Titles https://web.archive.org/web/20080719013217/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp 2008-07-19 Retrieved on 15 October 2008 Category:Australian Production Car Championship Production Car Championship