1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes
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The 1983 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title [1]open to Group C Touring Cars.[2] The championship was contested over a six round series with all rounds run concurrently with those of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship.[3]
- Round 1, Silastic 300, Amaroo Park, New South Wales, 7 August
- Round 2, Oran Park, New South Wales, 21 August
- Round 3, Castrol 400, Sandown Park, Victoria, 11 September
- Round 4, James Hardie 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, 2 October
- Round 5, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, 30 October
- Round 6, Humes Guardrail 300 [4], Adelaide International Raceway, South Australia, 20 November
Cars competed in two engine displacement classes:
- Up to 3000cc
- Over 3000cc
Championship points were awarded at each round according to the outright position attained by the best placed car of each make:
| Outright | Up to | Over |
| Position | 3000cc | 3000cc |
| 1 | 30 | 25 |
| 2 | 27 | 23 |
| 3 | 24 | 20 |
| 4 | 21 | 17 |
| 5 | 19 | 15 |
| 6 | 17 | 13 |
| 7 | 15 | 11 |
| 8 | 14 | 10 |
| 9 | 13 | 9 |
| 10 | 12 | 8 |
| 11 | 11 | 7 |
| 12 | 10 | 6 |
| 13 | 9 | 5 |
| 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 0 |
[edit] Results
| Position | Make | Car | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total[3] |
| 1 | Holden | Holden Commodore VH | 23 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 131 |
| Mazda | Mazda RX-7 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 131 | |
| 3 | Ford | Ford Capri V6, Falcon XE, Falcon XD & Escort | 14 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 84 |
| 4 | BMW | BMW 635CSi | 15 | 5 | 23 | - | 11 | 13 | 67 |
| 5 | Nissan | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 25 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| 6 | Audi | Audi 5+5 | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| 7 | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Camaro | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo GTV6 | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | - | 11 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.camsmanual.com.au/records.asp
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1983, page 95
- ^ a b Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1983/84, pages 288 - 311
- ^ Official programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 20th November 1983.
