1987 Australian Production Car Championship

The 1987 Australian Production Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Group E Series Production Cars.David Hassell, Australian Series Production Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1987/88, pages 276-281 The championship was contested over two 30 lap, 60 km heats staged at the Winton circuit in Victoria, Australia on 27 September 1987.Mike Jacobson, The man most likely, Australian Auto Action, October 9, 1987, pages 10-11 The championship winner was determined by a pointscore system which awarded the first twenty placegetters in each heat. The championship was organised by the Benalla Auto Club. The title, which was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the first Australian Production Car Championship,Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10 was won by Peter Fitzgerald driving a Mitsubishi Starion. Championship results Position Driver No. Car H1 H2 1 Peter Fitzgerald 3 Mitsubishi Starion 1st 1st 2 Phil Brock Holden VK Commodore 10th 2nd 3 John Bourke 77 Toyota Supra 4th 6th 4 Mike Glynn Mitsubishi Starion 9th 3rd 5 Des Gibbs Mitsubishi Starion 7th 5th 6 Kent Youlden Holden VK Commodore ? 4th ? Leo Geoghegan Mitsubishi Starion 8th 7th ? Brad Jones 2 Mitsubishi Starion 2nd DNF ? Kevin Bartlett 9 Mitsubishi Starion 3rd DNF ? Peter Dane Holden VK Commodore 5th ? ? Mal Rose Holden VK Commodore 6th DNF ? Tony Greig Mitsubishi Starion ? 8th ? Ian Allen Holden VK Commodore ? 9th ? Ian Green Mazda RX-7 ? 10th ? Mark Gibbs Holden VK Commodore ? ? ? Shane Press Holden VK Commodore ? ? ? Brett Youlden Holden VK Commodore ? ? ? Michael Preston Holden VL Commodore ? ? ? Peter Granger Holden VL Commodore ? ? ? Roland Hill Holden VL Commodore ? ? ? Ian Stewart ? ? ? ? Ron Ison Mazda RX-7 ? ? ? Kim Jane Holden VK Commodore ? ? ? Geoff Newton ? ? ? ? John Phillips Holden VL Commodore DNF ? ? Gary Waldon Mazda RX-7 DNF DNS ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Notes Number of competitors: 53 Number of competitors selected for the championship: 30 Fastest lap in Heat 1: 1m 12.14s, Gary Waldon, (Mazda RX-7), (new lap record) Fastest lap in Heat 2: 1m 12.22s, Peter Fitzgerald, (Mitsubishi Starion), Championship name The terms Australian Production Car Championship,Bob Jennings, Victorian dominates production car heats, The Advertiser, Monday, 28 September 1987 Australian Series Production Championship and Australian Production Touring Car Championship have been used in relation to this competition. The name Australian Production Car Championship was used by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport and has been used here. References Category:Australian Production Car Championship Production