1987 Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 6 - Surfers Paradise, QLD (31/5/1987)
Circuit Length: 2.41 km
Race Distance: 46 laps
Weather: Cloudy
Delayed by a week due to flooding, this would turn out to be the final time the ATCC ventured to Surfers Paradise Raceway before it closed down at the end of the year. Grice was scheduled to miss this race as it clashed with the World 600 NASCAR race, but Commodore numbers were maintained as the HDT welcomed back Gary Scott, Brock finally debuting his new VL. Meanwhile, John Giddings was now in the second OXO Sierra after buying the car from Don Smith.
Johnson put his Sierra on pole but blew the engine half was around the first lap, Hansford capping off a bad day for the Shell team when his engine went south a lap later. Scott put in a great drive to run near the front in the first half of the race, but dropped back as his tyres wore out. The two M3s looked after their tyres, Richards running out a comfortable winner.
Miedecke had his best run of the year finishing second, but post-race scrutineering revealed illegalities in the turbochargers of both OXO cars. They raced the rest of the year under appeal but eventually were found guilty, receiving the same 7-day punishment as Johnson and exclusion from the results of Surfers, Sandown, and Amaroo.
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 | 0h59m17.4s | | 1m15.5s | 1m14.6s | 3 |
DQ | 35 | OXO Supercube Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 0h59m25.2s | illegal turbo wheels | 1m16.0s | 1m14.8s | 5 |
2 | 4 | JPS Team BMW | Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 | B | 0h59m32.4s | | 1m16.7s | 1m15.2s | 10 |
3 | 15 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | Glenn Seton | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | A | 0h59m50.4s | | 1m17.0s | 1m15.2s | 8 |
4 | 30 | Peter Jackson Nissan Racing | George Fury | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | A | 0h59m52.2s | | 1m16.4s | 1m15.1s | 6 |
5 | 11 | Enzed Team Perkins | Larry Perkins | Holden Commodore VK | A | 1h00m06.6s | | 1m16.5s | 1m14.4s | 2 |
6 | 25 | Team Nissan Racing N.Z. | Graeme Bowkett | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | A | 1h00m10.8s | | 1m17.5s | 1m16.2s | 13 |
7 | 24 | Team Nissan Racing N.Z. | Kent Baigent | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | A | 1h00m19.6s | | 1m17.0s | 1m15.2s | 9 |
8 | 6 | Mobil HDT | Gary Scott | Holden Commodore VK | A | 1h00m25.0s | | 1m16.7s | 1m15.1s | 7 |
DQ | 34 | OXO Supercube Motorsport | John Giddings | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 45 laps | illegal turbo wheels | 1m18.7s | 1m19.8s | 20 |
9 | 05 | Mobil HDT | Peter Brock | Holden Commodore VL (HDT) | A | 45 laps | | 1m17.1s | 1m14.7s | 4 |
10 | 26 | Kalari Transport Services | Tony Noske | Holden Commodore VK | A | 45 laps | | 1m18.5s | 1m18.2s | 16 |
11 | 45 | Lester Smerdon | Lester Smerdon | Holden Commodore VK | A | 43 laps | | 1m21.3s | 1m19.7s | 19 |
12 | 27 | Ray Gulson | Graham Gulson | BMW 635CSi | A | 43 laps | | 1m19.2s | 1m20.3s | 21 |
13 | 50 | John Donnelly | John Donnelly | Rover Vitesse | A | 43 laps | | 1m21.8s | 1m22.5s | 22 |
14 | 48 | Wayne Park | Wayne Park | Holden Commodore VK | A | 41 laps | | 1m20.2s | 1m19.1s | 18 |
DNF | 16 | Mitsubishi Ralliart | Brad Jones | Mitsubishi Starion | A | 31 laps | | 1m18.4s | 1m16.5s | 14 |
DNF | 10 | John Andrew Motor Sport | Neville Crichton | Ford Sierra XR4Ti | A | 13 laps | | 1m18.7s | 1m17.5s | 15 |
DNF | 38 | Wayne Clift | Wayne Clift | Holden Commodore VK | A | 12 laps | engine | 1m20.1s | 1m22.8s | 23 |
DNF | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Tech Racing | Gregg Hansford | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 2 laps | turbo | 1m16.7s | 1m15.7s | 12 |
DNF | 75 | Network Alfa | Colin Bond | Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo | B | 1 lap | | 1m17.8s | 1m15.4s | 11 |
DNF | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Tech Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS | A | 0 laps | turbo | NTR | 1m14.1s | 1 |
DNF | 23 | Dulux Auto Colour | Alf Grant | Holden Commodore VK | A | 0 laps | clutch | NTR | 1m18.4s | 17 |