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1985 Australian Touring Car Season
The 1985 Australian Touring Car season was the 26th season of touring car racing in Australia commencing from 1960 when the first Australian Touring Car Championship and the first Armstrong 500 (the forerunner of the present day Bathurst 1000) were contested. It was the first season in which Australian Touring Car regulations were based on those for the FIA Group A Touring Car category. Touring Cars competed at 19 race meetings in Australia during the 1985 season, contesting the following events: * The ten rounds of the 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) * The five rounds of the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship (AEC) * The four rounds of the 1985 AMSCAR series, held exclusively at Amaroo Park. One round was also an ATCC round, one was an AEC round. * A 15 lap touring car support race at the 1985 Australian Grand Prix meeting at the Adelaide Street Circuit In 21 races contested in 1985 (including the heats of the AMSCAR series rounds), the JPS Team BMW 635 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Australian Touring Car Season
The Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) is a touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960. The series itself is no longer contested, but the title lives on, with the winner of the V8 Supercars, Repco Supercars Championship awarded the trophy and title of Australian Touring Car Champion. History The first Australian Touring Car Championship was held in 1960 as a single race for Appendix J Touring Cars. This was reflected the rising popularity of races held for passenger sedans; as opposed to those for purpose built open-wheel car, open wheel racing cars, or sports car racing, sports cars. The race was held at the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit in Orange, New South Wales, Orange in rural New South Wales, west of Sydney. It was won by journalist racer, David McKay (journalist), David McKay driving a Jaguar Mark 1, Jaguar 3.4 Litre prepared by his own racing team, which to this point had been better known for preparing open-wheel and sports racing cars. The early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
