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s complying with CAMS

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regulations. The event was held at the

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circuit in

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on 12 September 1982 over 109 laps, totalling 337.9 km. The field was divided into four classes according to engine capacity: *Class A : Up to 1600 cc *Class B : 1601 - 2000 cc *Class C : 2001 - 3000 cc *Class D : 3001 - 6000 cc There were 52 starters in the event, which was the second round of the

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and the second round of the

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's win in his Peter Stuyvesant International

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was the first outright win by a car from a

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ese manufacturer in the annual Sandown endurance race.

Results

References

*Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83 *CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1982 *Racing Car News, September 1982 *The Age, Monday, 13 September 1982 *The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989 *The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988

Results

References

See also