James Hardie Industries Iplex AMSCAR Series
Round 1 (27/3/1987)
Circuit Length: 1.946 km
The first AMSCAR round of the year saw Frank Gardner enter three of the little M3s, with the team's engine builder Ludwig Finauer making his first Group A start. Peter Williamson also entered his Supra, hopefully free of the bad luck that seemed to have plagued it since the car dealer brought it into the country.
The rounds would follow the same structure: three heats of 5, 10 and 15 laps. The winner of the round was a surprise, Trevor Ashby upsetting the JPS armada after Richards' exhaust problems in heat 2. Ashby's win in that heat would be the last race win for a Commodore (excluding Brock's 'eventual' win at Bathurst) until the end of 1988.
Heat 1
Race Distance: 5 laps
Position | Number | Entrant | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time | Qualifying Time | Grid Position |
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1 | 3 | JPS Team BMW | Jim Richards | BMW M3 | B | 5 laps | | | 0m53.50s | 1 |
2 | 4 | JPS Team BMW | Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 | B | 5 laps | | | 0m53.78s | 3 |
3 | 39 | Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L | Trevor Ashby | Holden Commodore VK | A | 5 laps | | | 0m53.70s | 2 |
4 | 35 | OXO Supercube Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 5 laps | | | 0m54.20s | 4 |
5 | 12 | JPS Team BMW | Ludwig Finauer | BMW M3 | B | 5 laps | | | 0m54.60s | 6 |
6 | 23 | | Terry Finnigan | Holden Commodore VK | A | 5 laps | | | 0m54.20s | 5 |
7 | 34 | OXO Supercube Motorsport | Don Smith | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 5 laps | | | 0m55.38s | 7 |
8 | | | Peter Williamson | Toyota Supra | A | 5 laps | | | 0m55.58s | 8 |
9 | | | Kevin Bartlett | Mitsubishi Starion | A | 5 laps | | | 0m56.16s | 10 |
10 | | | Tony Mulvihill | Holden Commodore VK | A | 5 laps | | | 0m55.58s | 9 |
11 | | | David Ratcliff | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | B | 5 laps | | | 0m57.74s | 11 |
12 | | Bob Holden Motors | Glenn Clark | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | B | 5 laps | | | 0m58.00s | 12 |
13 | | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | B | 5 laps | | | 0m58.52s | 13 |
ENT | 75 | | Colin Bond | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | B | | | | | |
ENT | | | Phil Ward | Mercedes-Benz 190E-16 | B | | | | | |
Heat 2
Race Distance: 10 laps
Position | Number | Entrant | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time |
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1 | 39 | Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L | Trevor Ashby | Holden Commodore VK | A | 10 laps | | |
2 | 23 | | Terry Finnigan | Holden Commodore VK | A | 10 laps | | |
3 | 4 | JPS Team BMW | Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 | B | 10 laps | | |
4 | 34 | OXO Supercube Motorsport | Don Smith | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 10 laps | | |
5 | | | Kevin Bartlett | Mitsubishi Starion | A | 10 laps | | |
6 | | | Peter Williamson | Toyota Supra | A | 10 laps | | |
7 | | Bob Holden Motors | Glenn Clark | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | B | 10 laps | | |
8 | | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | B | 10 laps | | |
DNF | 3 | JPS Team BMW | Jim Richards | BMW M3 | B | | exhaust | |
DNF | | | Tony Mulvihill | Holden Commodore VK | A | | overheating | |
DNF | | | David Ratcliff | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | B | | electrical | |
DNF | 35 | OXO Supercube Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 0 laps | accident damage | |
DNF | 12 | JPS Team BMW | Ludwig Finauer | BMW M3 | B | 0 laps | accident damage | |
Heat 3
Race Distance: 15 laps
Position | Number | Entrant | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time |
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1 | 4 | JPS Team BMW | Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 | B | 15 laps | | |
2 | 3 | JPS Team BMW | Jim Richards | BMW M3 | B | | | |
3 | 39 | Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L | Trevor Ashby | Holden Commodore VK | A | | | |
4 | 12 | JPS Team BMW | Ludwig Finauer | BMW M3 | B | | | |
5 | | | Tony Mulvihill | Holden Commodore VK | A | | | |
6 | | | Kevin Bartlett | Mitsubishi Starion | A | | | |
7 | | | David Ratcliff | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | B | | | |
8 | | Bob Holden Motors | Glenn Clark | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | B | | | |
9 | | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | B | | | |
DNF | 34 | OXO Supercube Motorsport | Don Smith | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | | puncture | |
DNF | 35 | OXO Supercube Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | | puncture | |
DNF | | | Peter Williamson | Toyota Supra | A | | oil temp. gauge | |
DNF | 23 | | Terry Finnigan | Holden Commodore VK | A | 0 laps | puncture | |