1984 James Hardie 1000

The 1984 James Hardie 1000 was the 25th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on September 30, 1984 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. This race was celebrated as 'The Last of the Big Bangers', in reference to the Group C touring cars, which were competing at Bathurst for the last time.

[edit] Class structure

[edit] Group C

This was the last Bathurst to be held for Group C touring cars, which had first contested the Bathurst 1000 in 1973. While a production based category, continual parity adjustments to keep the leading vehicles roughly at the same pace had seen the cars become wildly over-specified.

[edit] Group A

The international Group A formula was allowed to enter for the first time as a prelude to their adoption for Bathurst and the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1985. The vehicles were closer to pure bred racing cars in concept, but without the extensive performance modifications allowed for Group C, were much slower, and thus formed their own class.

[edit] Hardies Heroes

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car	Time
Pole	15	Nissan Motor Co.	George Fury	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	2:13.850
2	05	Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore VK	2:14.039
3	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Falcon XE	2:14.710
4	6	Roadways Racing	Allan Grice	Holden Commodore VK	2:14.886
5	43	Peter Stuyvesant International Racing	Allan Moffat	Mazda RX-7	2:16.411
6	31	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards	BMW 635CSi	2:16.795
7	2	Masterton Homes	Steve Masterton	Ford Falcon XE	2:17.055
8	42	Peter Stuyvesant International Racing	Gregg Hansford	Mazda RX-7	2:18.051
9	41	Barry Jones	Bob Morris	Mazda RX-7	2:18.107
10	12	John Goss Racing	Tom Walkinshaw	Jaguar XJS	2:18.960

[edit] Official results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Qual Pos	Shootout Pos
1	C	05	Holden Dealer Team	Peter Brock Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VK	163		2
2	C	25	Holden Dealer Team	John Harvey David Parsons	Holden Commodore VK	161	12
3	C	42	Peter Stuyvesant International Racing	Gregg Hansford Allan Moffat	Mazda RX-7	161		8
4	C	8	K-Mart Auto Racing	Warren Cullen Alan Jones	Holden Commodore VK	161	13
5	C	28	Bayside Spares	Barry Lawrence Alan Browne	Holden Commodore VH	158	17
6	C	10	John Sands Racing	Rusty French Geoff Russell	Holden Commodore VH	154	31
7	C	37	Brian Callaghan Racing	Barry Graham Brian Callaghan	Ford Falcon XE	154	21
8	C	33	Michael Burgmann	Mike Burgmann Bob Stevens	Mazda RX-7	153	39
9	C	35	Ron Gillard	Ron Gillard Mark Gibbs	Mazda RX-7	153	19
10	C	27	Alf Grant	Alf Grant Craig Harris	Ford Falcon XD	153	42
11	C	52	Fred Geissler	Fred Geissler Ralph Radburn	Holden Commodore VH	153	27
12	A	61	Mobil Rover Racing	Jeff Allam Armin Hahne	Rover Vitesse	152	36
13	C	19	Ken Mathews	Ken Mathews Greg Toepfer	Holden Commodore VH	151	32
14	C	21	Lusty Engineering	Graham Lusty John Lusty	Holden Commodore VH	148	35
15	A	62	JPS Team BMW	Denny Hulme Leopold von Bayern	BMW 635CSi	148	49
16	C	15	Nissan Motor Co.	George Fury Gary Scott	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	146		1
17	C	7	Lester Smerdon	Lester Smerdon Wayne Park	Holden Commodore VK	145	53
18	C	51	Tokico	Tony Mulvihill Brian Nightingale	Mazda RX-7	140	44
19	C	37	Graham Stones	Graham Stones Ian Stones	Mazda RX-7	138	47
20	A	69	Don Smith	Barry Seton Don Smith	Ford Mustang	136	56
21	A	65	Hulcraft Autos	John Craft Les Grose	Ford Capri	135	60
22	A	67	Ray Gulson	Ray Gulson Grant O'Donnell	Alfa Romeo GTV6	131	58
23	C	24	Scotty Taylor	Alan "Scotty" Taylor Kevin Kennedy	Holden Commodore VH	130	33
24	C	45	James Keogh	Bernie Stack Wayne Clift Terry Shiel	Holden Commodore VH	130	23
25	C	38	Bayswater Wreckers	Colin Campbell John Faulkner	Holden Commodore VH	130	23
26	A	73	Bob Holden Motors	Bob Holden Alexandra Surplice	Toyota Sprinter AE86	125	63
27	C	32	Berklee Exhausts	Chris Clearihan David Grose	Mazda RX-7	123	50
28	A	63	Chris Heyer	Chris Heyer Gerard Murphy	Audi 5+5	117	64
29	A	60	Mobil Rover Racing	Steve Soper Ron Dickson	Rover Vitesse	116	38
DNF	C	13	Bruce Smith	Bruce Smith Graeme Waswo	Holden Commodore VH	123	37
DNF	C	49	Kenmar Agency Pty Ltd	John Donnelly Simon Harrex	Ford Falcon XD	122	55
DNF	C	22	P.F. Motor Racing	Bryan Thomson John Mann	Chevrolet Camaro	121	45
DNF	A	75	Laurie Hazelton	Laurie Hazelton Jerry Strauberg	Ford Capri	119	62
DNF	C	30	Yellow Pages Racing	Tony Kavich John Duggan	Mazda RX-7	117	43
DNF	C	44	Formula 1 Investments P/L	Graham Moore Peter McKay	Mazda RX-7	116	30
DNF	A	70	Network Alfa	Colin Bond Alfredo Costanzo	Alfa Romeo GTV6	111	52
DNF	C	40	King George Tavern	Joe Moore Bob Muir	Ford Falcon XE	110	24
DNF	C	3	Peter Janson	Peter Janson Garry Rogers	Holden Commodore VH	109	16
DNF	C	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson John French	Ford Falcon XE	107		3
DNF	C	26	Everlast Battery Service	Bill O'Brien John French	Ford Falcon XD	104	28
DNF	A	72	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith Stephen Brook	Toyota Sprinter AE86	100	57
DNF	C	41	Barry Jones	Bob Morris Barry Jones	Mazda RX-7	97		9
DNF	A	68	Greville Arnel	Greville Arnel Lyndon Arnel	Mitsubishi Starion	95	54
DNF	C	29	Freedom Fence	Paul Jones Peter Hopwood	Ford Falcon XE	88	20
DNF	C	39	John Bundy	John Bundy Norm Carr	Mazda RX-7	83	34
DNF	C	16	Nissan Motor Co.	Christine Gibson Glenn Seton	Nissan Pulsar EXA	76	26
DNF	C	6	Roadways Racing	Allan Grice Steve Harrington	Holden Commodore VK	70		4
DNF	C	9	K-Mart Auto Racing	Andrew Harris Ron Harrop	Holden Commodore VH	51	18
DNF	C	4	Terry Finnigan	Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds	Holden Commodore VH	48	14
DNF	C	31	JPS Team BMW	Jim Richards Tony Longhurst	BMW 635CSi	39		6
DNF	C	50	Peter McLeod	Peter McLeod Graeme Bailey	Mazda RX-7	39	15
DNF	C	11	Garry Willmington Performance	Garry Willmington Mike Griffin	Ford Falcon XE	37	41
DNF	C	14	John English	John English Paul Gulson	Ford Falcon XD	34	29
DNF	A	66	Mitsubishi Ralliart	Kevin Bartlett Peter Fitzgerald	Mitsubishi Starion	27	61
DNF	C	20	James Keogh	Jim Keogh Terry Shiel	Holden Commodore VH	17	25
DNF	C	2	Masterton Homes	Steve Masterton Bruce Stewart	Ford Falcon XE	16		7
DNF	C	43	Peter Stuyvesant International Racing	Allan Moffat Gregg Hansford	Mazda RX-7	15		5
DNF	C	36	Roadways Racing	Steve Harrington Allan Grice	Holden Commodore VH	7	11
DNF	A	64	Capri Components	Lawrie Nelson Peter Jones	Ford Mustang	1	59
DNF	C	18	Murray Carter Racing	Murray Carter John Murdern	Mazda RX-7	0	22
DNF	C	12	John Goss Racing	John Goss Tom Walkinshaw	Jaguar XJS	0		10
DNF	C	34	Pennant Hills Suspension Centre	John Tesoriero Bob Tindal	Chevrolet Camaro	0	46
DNF	A	77	Peter Williamson Toyota	Peter Williamson Charlie O'Brien	Toyota Celica Supra	0	51
DNS	A	71	Dick Johnson Racing	John French Dick Johnson	Ford Mustang		48

[edit] Statistics

• Pole Position - #15 George Fury - 2:13.850
• Fastest Lap - #05 Peter Brock - 2:15.13
• Average Speed - 158km/h

[edit] External links

• CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles
• www.touringcarracing.net
• race results