1985 James Hardie 1000

Motor race in Australia January 2020 October 2011 1985 James Hardie 1000 1984 1986 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) The 1985 James Hardie 1000 was a motor race held on 6 October 1985 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia. It was the 26th running of the Bathurst 1000 and was the first held exclusively for cars complying with the Australian version of International Group A touring car regulations. The event, which was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd, was Round Four of both the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. thumb|The 1980 Jaguar XJ-S of John Goss repainted as a replica of the 1985 James Hardie 1000 race winner, pictured in 2007 The race was dominated by the Tom Walkinshaw Racing run Jaguar XJ-S's, which finished first and third. John Goss and German driver Armin Hahne claimed the victory with team owner Tom Walkinshaw and his co-driver Win Percy finishing three laps down in third. On the same lap as the winning Jaguar was the Schnitzer Motorsport prepared BMW 635CSi of Italian driver Roberto Ravaglia and Venezuela's former Motorcycle World champion (and ex-Formula One driver) Johnny Cecotto who, despite their extensive overseas experience, were Bathurst rookies and as such easily co-won the Rookie of the Year award. The Holden Dealer Team Holden VK Commodore of Peter Brock and New Zealand open-wheel racer David Oxton was in second place with three laps to go when it broke a timing chain and retired. 1985 was the first Great Race since 1968 in which four-time winner Allan Moffat was not an entrant. Left without a drive in 1985 after the withdrawal of Mazda from Australian touring car racing, Moffat was guest expert commentator with race broadcaster Channel 7. The 1985 James Hardie 1000 was also the first Great Race since 1966, to be won by a car manufacturer other than Ford or Holden. Class structure The race was held for cars complying with the Australian version of International Group A touring car regulations with three engine capacity classes. Class A – Up to 2000 cc Six cars were entered for Class A, including four Toyotas, two of them factory supported, an Alfa Romeo Alfetta which did not start and a Volvo 360 which also failed to start. Class B – 2001–3000 cc With a multiplication factor of 1.4 applied to cars with turbocharged engines, a 2000cc car with a turbocharger was rated at 2800cc for the purposes of the class structure. This saw the factory supported turbocharged Mitsubishi Starions and a Volvo 240 compete against non-turbo Audi 5+5, Toyota Celica Supra and the factory-backed Alfa Romeo GTV6. It was the first time since the 1973 race that there was no Ford Capri on the grid. Also, after having 13 on the grid in 1984, there was only one solitary Mazda RX-7 at Bathurst in 1985, running the 12A rotary engine without peripheral porting. Class C – over 3000 cc The class featured Holden VK Commodore SS V8s, the big 5.3L V12 Jaguar XJ-S', the 4.9L V8 Ford Mustang GT's, the 3.5L V8 Rover Vitesses and the 3.5L Straight-six BMW 635 CSi. Although the HDT Special Vehicles road car division had failed to build the required 500 "evo" model Commodore's by the 1 August FISA homologation date, there were enough 4.9L base model Commodore road cars to allow Holden runners to use the smaller capacity 4.9L V8 engine in order to come under the 5000 cc class cutoff and be able to run 175 kg lb 1 on lighter. However, the engine was still the production V8 which came with known issues such as a single row timing chain (double row was preferred) as well as somewhat brittle valves and rockers, issues that would be fixed with the full blown Group A SS version that would appear in 1986. Use of the smaller Holden V8 also allowed the use of a 5-speed racing gearbox rather than the VK's production 4-speed. For 1985, all Commodore's regardless of engine size ran the standard VK Commodore body devoid of the front and rear spoilers that would appear on the 1986 cars Thus the Holden Commodore V8's ran in two different configurations: 4.9L (4980 cc) - 5-speed gearbox (Getrag 265) and a minimum weight of 1325 kg lb 1 on 5.0L (5044 cc) - Holden production 4-speed M21 gearbox (known colloquially as the "Aussie 4 speed") and a minimum weight of 1400 kg lb 1 on Due to high demand after Australia had gone wholesale Group A in 1985, there ended up being a lack of available Getrag gearboxes by the time of the James Hardie, thus some of the 4.9L Commodores were forced to use Holden's production 4-speed box. Unfortunately for the West German based transmission company in 1985, being the major supplier of Group A racing gearboxes for both touring cars and rallying saw them struggle to keep up with demand with the increasing amount of Group A racing across the globe. Hardies Heroes Pos No Entrant Driver Car HH Qual Pole 8 JRA Ltd / Jaguar Racing GBR Tom Walkinshaw Jaguar XJ-S 2:18.822 2:19.78 2 9 JRA Ltd / Jaguar Racing GBR Jeff Allam Jaguar XJ-S 2:19.915 2:20.32 3 17 Palmer Tube Mills AUS Dick Johnson Ford Mustang GT 2:20.646 2:21.79 4 6 Roadways Racing Services AUS Allan Grice Holden VK Commodore SS 2:20.661 2:21.72 5 55 Mark Petch Motorsport NZL Robbie Francevic Volvo 240T 2:20.873 2:22.22 6 10 JRA Ltd / Jaguar Racing AUS John Goss Jaguar XJ-S 2:20.919 2:19.77 7 1 JPS Team BMW NZL Jim Richards BMW 635 CSi 2:21.396 2:21.68 8 18 Palmer Tube Mills AUS Larry Perkins Ford Mustang GT 2:22.340 2:21.99 9 21 Goold Motorsport ITA Roberto Ravaglia BMW 635 CSi 2:22.874 2:24.25 10 7 Mobil Holden Dealer Team AUS David Parsons Holden VK Commodore SS 2:22.886 2:23.22 11 05 Mobil Holden Dealer Team AUS Peter Brock Holden VK Commodore SS 2:23.018 2:22.85 * Tom Walkinshaw's pole time of 2:18.822 in his Group A Jaguar XJ-S was 0.138 seconds faster than he had qualified John Goss' Group C Jaguar XJS in Hardie's Heroes the previous year. It was also the first time a driver had gone from being the slowest in the runoff one year to being the fastest a year later. Showing the difference in performance between Group A and Group C at that stage, Walkinshaw's time was 4.972 seconds slower than George Fury's pole winning time of 1984.Jaguar V12 Bathurst 1000 1985 pole lap Hardies Heroes* Walkinshaw's Jaguar was recorded at 274 km/h mph 0 on on Conrod Straight during the runoff. The fastest non-Jaguar was the turbocharged Volvo 240T driven by Bathurst Rookie Robbie Francevic which recorded 260 km/h mph 0 on. The once dominant V8 Holden and Fords were slower still, topping out at around 250 km/h mph 0 on.* Volvo became the 8th marque to be represented in the Top 10 runoff since its inception in 1978 when Auckland based Robbie Francevic qualified his Mark Petch Motorsport Volvo 240T in 5th place. The Volvo was also the only turbo powered car in the runoff.* With Walkinshaw on pole and teammate Jeff Allam in second, 1985 was the first and so far only year that cars powered by V12 engines have filled the front row of the grid at Bathurst. It was also the first time since Peter Brock and Colin Bond had qualified 1-2 for the Holden Dealer Team in 1974 that one team had occupied the front row.* The No. 18 DJR Ford Mustang GT driven by Larry Perkins was officially withdrawn from the race following Hardies Heroes. Every car on the grid that qualified behind the car was then moved up one grid position. The car had been entered as an insurance policy should something happen to keep the #17 Mustang out of the race, and to give drivers Dick Johnson and Perkins the maximum amount of practice time before the race.* For the first time there were 11 cars and not 10 in the runoff. The ARDC had originally bumped the Larry Perkins Mustang believing (correctly) that it would not start the race despite persistent rumours that it would, and included in its place the BMW 635 CSi of Bathurst rookie and 1985 Spa 24 Hours winner Roberto Ravaglia. However, DJR protested as their car had provisionally qualified 8th. As the ARDC had no grounds to exclude it as regulations stated the top 8 qualifiers were an automatic inclusion, the runoff went ahead with both Perkins and Ravaglia taking part.* 1985 was the only time Peter Brock was out-qualified by one of his HDT team mates in Hardie's Heroes, qualifying 0.132 behind David Parsons, who was listed only as co-driver to 1983 race winner John Harvey in the No. 7 car. Prior to this the closest a team mate had got to him in HH was when Harvey was only 1.19 seconds slower in 1980. 1985 would also be the only time that the HDT had the slowest two cars in the runoff.* The fastest driver in official qualifying, 1974 winner John Goss, made his first and only appearance in Hardie's Heroes. Goss' Jaguar had also qualified for the shootout in 1984 but Tom Walkinshaw was at the wheel. Official results Bold donates outright and class winners Pos Class No Entrant Drivers Car Laps QualPos ShootoutPos 1 C 10 JRA Ltd / Jaguar Racing AUS John GossFRG Armin Hahne Jaguar XJ-S 163 1 6 2 C 21 Goold Motorsport VEN 1930 Johnny CecottoITA Roberto Ravaglia BMW 635 CSi 163 11 9 3 C 8 JRA Ltd / Jaguar Racing GBR Tom WalkinshawGBR Win Percy Jaguar XJ-S 160 2 1 4 C 1 JPS Team BMW NZL Jim RichardsAUS Tony Longhurst BMW 635 CSi 160 4 7 5 C 3 H. Kent Baigent NZL Kent BaigentNZL Neal Lowe BMW 635 CSi 159 12 6 C 20 Jim Keogh AUS Jim KeoghAUS Garry Rogers BMW 635 CSi 159 16 7 C 17 Palmer Tube Mills AUS Dick JohnsonAUS Larry Perkins Ford Mustang GT 159 6 3 8 B 47 Network Alfa AUS Colin BondAUS Gregg Hansford Alfa Romeo GTV6 158 21 9 B 42 Mitsubishi Ralliart AUS Kevin BartlettAUS Peter McKay Mitsubishi Starion 157 13 10 C 41 Barry Jones AUS Barry JonesAUS Tony Mulvihill Holden VK Commodore SS 156 25 11 C 25 Yellow Pages AUS Tony KavichAUS Ralph Radburn Holden VK Commodore SS 156 34 12 C 40 Terry Finnigan AUS Terry FinniganAUS Barry Lawrence Holden VK Commodore SS 155 24 13 C 11 Alf Barbagallo NZL Tim SlakoAUS Geoff Leeds Rover Vitesse 152 18 14 C 12 Garry Willmington AUS Garry WillmingtonNZL Peter Janson Jaguar XJ-S 150 29 15 C 19 Ken Mathews Prestige Cars AUS Ken MathewsAUS Bob Muir Holden VK Commodore SS 147 38 16 B 45 Ray Gulson AUS Ray GulsonAUS Frank Porter Alfa Romeo GTV6 147 40 17 A 60 Toyota Team Australia AUS John SmithAUS Drew Price Toyota Corolla GT 147 42 18 C 30 Lester Smerdon AUS Lester SmerdonAUS Geoff Russell Holden VK Commodore SS 145 38 19 B 51 Greville Arnel AUS Andrew HarrisAUS Greville Arnel Mitsubishi Starion 141 48 20 C 39 Sleepyhead Beds NZL Graeme BowkettNZL Wayne Wilkinson Holden VK Commodore SS 135 20 21 B 53 Chris Heyer's Kingswood Import Centre AUS Chris HeyerNZL Graham McGregor Audi 5+5 134 49 22 C 36 Lusty Engineering AUS Graham LustyAUS Ken Lusty Holden VK Commodore SS 133 45 23 C 34 The Xerox Shop AUS Alan TaylorAUS Kevin Kennedy Holden VK Commodore SS 132 41 DNF C 05 Mobil Holden Dealer Team AUS Peter BrockNZL David Oxton Holden VK Commodore SS 160 9 11 DNF C 14 Auckland Coin & Bullion Exchange NZL Denny HulmeNZL Ray Smith Holden VK Commodore SS 146 15 DNF C 13 Grellis Marketing AUS Bernie McClureAUS Ray Ellis Holden VK Commodore SS 136 36 DNF C 4 I.M.B. Team Wollongong AUS Peter McLeodAUS Graeme Bailey Holden VK Commodore SS 126 22 DNF A 57 Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale AUS Bob HoldenNZL Glenn Clark Toyota Sprinter AE86 123 46 DNF B 55 Mark Petch Motorsport NZL Robbie FrancevicAUS John Bowe Volvo 240T 122 8 5 NC B 54 Melbourne Clutch & Brake Service AUS Brian SampsonAUS Garry Waldon Mitsubishi Starion 117 35 NC C 37 Brian Callaghan AUS Barry GrahamAUS Brian Callaghan Holden VK Commodore SS 114 26 DNF C 6 Super K-MartRoadways Racing Services AUS Allan GriceAUS Warren Cullen Holden VK Commodore SS 114 5 4 DNF C 24 Jagparts Racing AUS Gerald KayAUS Martin Power Holden VK Commodore SS 112 33 DNF A 61 Toyota Team Australia NZL John FaulknerAUS Ray Cutchie Toyota Sprinter AE86 110 43 DNF C 22 Erle McRae Motorsport AUS Charlie O'BrienAUS John English BMW 635 CSi 106 23 NC A 58 David Ratcliff AUS David RatcliffAUS Don Smith Toyota Sprinter AE86 98 47 NC C 2 Masterton Homes AUS Steve MastertonAUS Bruce Stewart Holden VK Commodore SS 96 53 DNF C 7 Mobil Holden Dealer Team AUS John HarveyAUS David Parsons Holden VK Commodore SS 96 10 10 DNF C 33 Mike Burgmann AUS Mike BurgmannAUS Bob Stevens Holden VK Commodore SS 93 30 DNF C 31 JPS Team BMW AUS George FuryNZL Neville Crichton BMW 635 CSi 68 17 DNF B 49 John Bundy AUS John BundyAUS Norm Carr Mazda RX-7 67 51 DNF C 16 Flexible Hose Supplies GBR Barry RobinsonGBR Jon Jeffery Rover Vitesse 59 52 DNF C 23 Simon Emmerling AUS Simon EmmerlingAUS Trevor Hine BMW 635 CSi 42 31 DNF C 38 Barry Wraith AUS Barry WraithAUS Wayne Park Holden VK Commodore SS 34 39 DNF B 44 Peter Williamson Toyota AUS Peter WilliamsonAUS Tomas Mezera Toyota Celica Supra 32 27 DNF C 29 Ken Davison AUS Ken DavisonAUS Wally Kramer Ford Mustang GT 19 44 DNF C 28 Capri Components AUS Lawrie NelsonAUS Bill O'Brien Ford Mustang GT 18 37 DNF C 32 Anderson & O'Leary NZL Bruce AndersonNZL Wayne Anderson Ford Mustang GT 17 28 DNF C 9 JRA Ltd / Jaguar Racing GBR Jeff AllamAUS Ron Dickson Jaguar XJ-S 3 3 2 DNF B 43 Mitsubishi Ralliart AUS Brad JonesAUS Peter Fitzgerald Mitsubishi Starion 0 14 DNF C 27 Alf Grant AUS Alf GrantAUS John French Holden VK Commodore SS 0 19 DNS C 18 Palmer Tube Mills AUS Larry PerkinsAUS Dick Johnson Ford Mustang GT 7 8 DNS B 52 Formula 1 Investments AUS Graham MooreBEL Michel Delcourt Mitsubishi Starion 50 DNS C 26 Super K-MartRoadways Racing Services AUS Warren CullenAUS Allan Grice Holden VK Commodore SS DNS A 59 Phil McDonnell AUS Greg CrickAUS Phil McDonnell Alfa Romeo Alfetta Statistics Provisional pole position – #10 John Goss – 2:19.77 Pole position – #8 Tom Walkinshaw – 2:18.822 Fastest lap – #10 John Goss – 2:21.86 Average speed – 150 km/h Race time – 6:41:30.19 External links James Hardie 1000 Bathurst 1985, www.touringcarracing.net, as archived at web.archive.org 1985 James Hardie 1000, www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au References Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales James Hardie 1000