| 1984 James Hardie 1000 | |
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The 1984 James Hardie 1000 was the 25th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 30 September 1984 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia and was Round 4 of the 1984 Australian Endurance Championship. 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.
The race was won by Peter Brock and Larry Perkins driving a Holden Commodore for the Holden Dealer Team, the third consecutive victory for Brock, Perkins and the HDT. It was the most dominant team performance for the HDT in the history of the race as the team claimed a 1-2 finish with John Harvey and David Parsons backing up their team leaders by finishing second. Third place was taken by the Mazda RX-7 of Allan Moffat and Gregg Hansford.
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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.
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.
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | HH | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 15 | Nissan Motor Co. | George Fury | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 2:13.850 | 2:14.81 |
| 2 | 05 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock | Holden VK Commodore | 2:14.039 | 2:14.31 |
| 3 | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Dick Johnson | Ford XE Falcon | 2:14.710 | 2:15.07 |
| 4 | 6 | Roadways Racing Pty. Ltd. | Allan Grice | Holden VK Commodore | 2:14.886 | 2:14.74 |
| 5 | 43 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | Allan Moffat | Mazda RX-7 | 2:16.411 | 2:15.54 |
| 6 | 31 | JPS Team BMW | Jim Richards | BMW 635 CSi | 2:16.795 | 2:16.49 |
| 7 | 2 | Masterton Homes Pty. Ltd. | Steve Masterton | Ford XE Falcon | 2:17.055 | 2:16.33 |
| 8 | 42 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | Gregg Hansford | Mazda RX-7 | 2:18.051 | 2:15.85 |
| 9 | 41 | Chequered Flag Magazine | Bob Morris | Mazda RX-7 | 2:18.107 | 2:16.05 |
| 10 | 12 | John Goss Racing Pty. Ltd. | Tom Walkinshaw | Jaguar XJS | 2:18.960 | 2:16.09 |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
Shootout Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 05 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock Larry Perkins |
Holden VK Commodore | 163 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | C | 25 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | John Harvey David Parsons |
Holden VK Commodore | 161 | 12 | |
| 3 | C | 42 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | Gregg Hansford Allan Moffat |
Mazda RX-7 | 161 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | C | 8 | K-Mart Auto Racing | Warren Cullen Alan Jones |
Holden VK Commodore | 161 | 13 | |
| 5 | C | 28 | Bayside Spare Parts | Barry Lawrence Alan Browne |
Holden VH Commodore | 158 | 17 | |
| 6 | C | 10 | John Sands Racing | Rusty French Geoff Russell |
Holden VH Commodore | 154 | 31 | |
| 7 | C | 47 | Brian Callaghan | Barry Graham Brian Callaghan |
Ford XE Falcon | 154 | 21 | |
| 8 | C | 33 | Michael Burgmann | Mike Burgmann Bob Stevens |
Mazda RX-7 | 153 | 39 | |
| 9 | C | 35 | Goodyear Car Owners Club | Ron Gillard Mark Gibbs |
Mazda RX-7 | 153 | 19 | |
| 10 | C | 27 | Bryan Byrt ford | Alf Grant Craig Harris |
Ford XD Falcon | 153 | 42 | |
| 11 | C | 52 | Fred Geissler | Fred Geissler Ralph Radburn |
Holden VH Commodore | 153 | 27 | |
| 12 | A | 61 | Mobil Rover Racing | Jeff Allam Armin Hahne |
Rover Vitesse | 152 | 36 | |
| 13 | C | 19 | Ken Mathews Prestige Cars | Ken Mathews Greg Toepfer |
Holden VH Commodore | 151 | 32 | |
| 14 | C | 21 | Lusty Engineering Pty. Ltd. | Graham Lusty John Lusty |
Holden VH Commodore | 148 | 35 | |
| 15 | A | 62 | JPS Team BMW | Denny Hulme Leopold von Bayern |
BMW 635 CSi | 148 | 49 | |
| 16 | C | 15 | Nissan Motor Co. | George Fury Gary Scott |
Nissan Bluebird Turbo | 146 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | C | 7 | Qld Highway Patrol Racing Team | Lester Smerdon Wayne Park |
Holden VK Commodore | 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 Mk.III | 135 | 60 | |
| 22 | A | 67 | Ray Gulson | Ray Gulson Grant O'Donnell |
Alfa Romeo GTV6 | 131 | 58 | |
| 23 | C | 24 | Scotty Taylor Holden | Alan Taylor Kevin Kennedy |
Holden VH Commodore | 130 | 33 | |
| 24 | C | 45 | James Keogh | Bernie Stack Wayne Clift Terry Shiel |
Holden VH Commodore | 130 | 23 | |
| 25 | C | 38 | Bayswater Auto Wreckers Pty. Ltd. | Colin Campbell John Faulkner |
Holden VH Commodore | 130 | 23 | |
| 26 | A | 73 | Racing Car News | 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's Kingswood Import Centre | 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 Keith Smith | Bruce Smith Graeme Waswo |
Holden VH Commodore | 123 | 37 | |
| DNF | C | 49 | Kenmar Agency Pty. Ltd. | John Donnelly Simon Harrex |
Ford XD Falcon | 122 | 55 | |
| DNF | C | 22 | P.F. Motor Racing | Bryan Thomson John Mann |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 121 | 45 | |
| DNF | A | 75 | Laurie Hazelton | Laurie Hazelton Jerry Strauberg |
Ford Capri Mk.III | 119 | 62 | |
| DNF | C | 30 | Tony Kavich | Tony Kavich John Duggan |
Mazda RX-7 | 117 | 43 | |
| DNF | C | 44 | Chequered Flag Magazine | 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 XE Falcon | 110 | 24 | |
| DNF | C | 3 | Cadbury Schweppes Pty. Ltd. | Peter Janson Garry Rogers |
Holden VH Commodore | 109 | 16 | |
| DNF | C | 17 | Palmer Tube Mills | Dick Johnson John French |
Ford XE Falcon | 107 | 3 | 3 |
| DNF | C | 26 | Everlast Battery Service | Bill O'Brien Gary Cooke |
Ford XD Falcon | 104 | 28 | |
| DNF | A | 72 | Toyota Team Australia | John Smith Stephen Brook |
Toyota Sprinter AE86 | 100 | 57 | |
| DNF | C | 41 | Chequered Flag Magazine | Bob Morris Barry Jones |
Mazda RX-7 | 97 | 7 | 9 |
| DNF | A | 68 | Greville Arnel | Greville Arnel Lyndon Arnel |
Mitsubishi Starion | 95 | 54 | |
| DNF | C | 29 | Freedom Fence | Paul Jones Peter Hopwood |
Ford XE Falcon | 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 Pty. Ltd. | Allan Grice Steve Harrington |
Holden VK Commodore | 70 | 2 | 4 |
| DNF | C | 9 | K-Mart Auto Racing | Andrew Harris Ron Harrop |
Holden VH Commodore | 51 | 18 | |
| DNF | C | 4 | Terry Finnigan | Terry Finnigan Geoff Leeds |
Holden VH Commodore | 48 | 14 | |
| DNF | C | 31 | JPS Team BMW | Jim Richards Tony Longhurst |
BMW 635 CSi | 39 | 10 | 6 |
| DNF | C | 50 | Petrolon Slick 50 | Peter McLeod Graeme Bailey |
Mazda RX-7 | 39 | 15 | |
| DNF | C | 11 | Magic Eleven | Garry Willmington Mike Griffin |
Ford XD Falcon | 37 | 41 | |
| DNF | C | 14 | John English | John English Paul Gulson |
Ford XD Falcon | 34 | 29 | |
| DNF | A | 66 | Equipe Sixty Six (Hong Kong) | Kevin Bartlett Peter Fitzgerald |
Mitsubishi Starion | 27 | 61 | |
| DNF | C | 20 | Jim Keogh | Jim Keogh Terry Shiel |
Holden VH Commodore | 17 | 25 | |
| DNF | C | 2 | Masterton Homes Pty. Ltd. | Steve Masterton Bruce Stewart |
Ford XE Falcon | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| DNF | C | 43 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | Allan Moffat Gregg Hansford |
Mazda RX-7 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| DNF | C | 36 | Roadways Racing Pty. Ltd. | Steve Harrington Allan Grice |
Holden VH Commodore | 7 | 11 | |
| DNF | A | 64 | Capri Components | Lawrie Nelson Peter Jones |
Ford Mustang | 1 | 59 | |
| DNF | C | 18 | Valentine Greetings | Murray Carter John Murdern |
Mazda RX-7 | 0 | 22 | |
| DNF | C | 12 | John Goss Racing Pty. Ltd. | John Goss Tom Walkinshaw |
Jaguar XJS | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| DNF | C | 34 | Pennant Hills Suspension Centre | John Tesoriero Bob Tindal |
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | 0 | 46 | |
| DNF | A | 77 | Peter Williamson Toyota | Peter Williamson Charlie O'Brien |
Toyota Celica Supra | 0 | 51 | |
| DNS | A | 71 | Palmer Tube Mills | Dick Johnson John French |
Ford Mustang | 48 |
Cars 12, 34 & 77 were involved in a startline accident which caused the race to be stopped and all three cars failed to take the restart.[1]
Car 18 was involved in a separate accident during the first lap of the initial race and was also unable to front for the second start.[1]
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