1984 Australian Endurance Championship

Motor racing competition October 2020 1984 Australian Endurance Championship 1983 1985 The 1984 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Group C Touring Cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1984 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 88–93 The championship, which was the fourth Australian Endurance Championship, was contested over a five-round series. Titles were awarded for both Drivers and Makes with Allan Moffat winning the Drivers title and Mazda winning the Makes award. Calendar The championship was contested over a five-round series with one race per round.Brad Leach & Wayne Webster, Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1984/85, pages 288–311 Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinnerCarTeamReport 1 Silastic 300 Amaroo Park Sydney, New South Wales 5 August AUS Gary Scott Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan 2 Valvoline 250 Oran Park Sydney, New South Wales 19 August CAN Allan MoffatAUS Gregg Hansford Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing 3 Castrol 500 Sandown Melbourne, Victoria 9 September AUS Peter BrockAUS Larry Perkins Holden VK Commodore Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Report 4 James Hardie 1000 Mount Panorama Bathurst, New South Wales 30 September AUS Peter BrockAUS Larry Perkins Holden VK Commodore Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Report 5 Motorcraft 300 Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise, Queensland 4 November AUS Peter Brock Holden VK Commodore Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Classes Cars competed in two classes: Up to 3000 cc Over 3000 cc Points system Drivers Championship points were awarded to the drivers of the cars filling the first twenty places in each round, with the actual points allocation dependent on the class in which the car was competing. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th Points for Up to 3000 cc class car 30 27 24 21 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Points for Over 3000 cc class car 25 23 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 Makes Championship points were awarded on the same basis but only for the highest scoring car of each make. Championship results Drivers PositionSeason Results, Race Year 1984, page 140 Driver No. CarStewart Wilson, Holden the Official Racing History, pages 359–360 EntrantGraham Slater, Brock Gives a Lesson, Racing Car News, November 1984, pages 50–53Barry Naismith, Entry List, Bathurst 1984/85, page 123 Amaroo Oran Pk Sandown Bathurst Surfers Total 1 CAN Allan Moffat 43 & 42 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International - 12.5 23 20 23 78.5 2 AUS Gregg Hansford 43 & 42 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International - 12.5 23 20 20 75.5 3 AUS Peter Brock 05 Holden VH Commodore SSHolden VK Commodore SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team DNF - 25 25 25 75 4 AUS John Harvey 05 & 25 Holden VH Commodore SSHolden VK Commodore SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team - DNF 20 23 13 56 5 AUS Larry Perkins 05 Holden VK Commodore SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team DNS - 25 25 - 50 Note: Only the top five pointscorers are shown. Makes Position Make Car Amaroo Oran Pk Sandown Bathurst Surfers Total 1 Mazda RX-7 20 25 23 20 23 111 2 Holden VH Commodore SSVK Commodore SS 23 10 25 25 25 108 3 Ford XE FalconXD Falcon 9 23 11 11 9 63 4 Nissan Bluebird TurboPulsar EXA 25 - - 2 - 27 5 BMW BMW 635 CSi(Group C & Group A) - 20 - 3 - 23 References External links 1984 Silastic 300 video, www.youtube.com 1984 Motorcraft 300 video, www.youtube.com Category:Australian Endurance Championship Endurance Championship Category:Australian Manufacturers' Championship