1987 ATCC R8 Amaroo Park

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Always great racing at Amaroo, but the 1987 race was action packed seeing the Commodores qualifying well against the more nimble turbos.
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The 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition which was open to Touring Cars complying with regulations as defined by CAMS and based on FIA Group A rules. The championship, which was the 28th Australian Touring Car Championship, began on 1 March 1987 at Calder Park Raceway and ended on 5 July at Oran Park Raceway after nine rounds. The Calder round saw the world debut of the racing versions of the BMW M3, the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth and the Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo.
After years of racing for very little in prize money which brought numerous complaints from the leading competitors (in 1984, Dick Johnson Racing (DJR) had travelled an estmated 20,000 km to races around the country from their Brisbane base, often for as little as A$1,200 in prize money, far less money that was on offer at the time for the lower ranked Group E "Super Series"), CAMS signed a A$200,000 sponsorship package with Shell which brought the championship an overall sponsor for the first time and saw the series promoted as the Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship.[1] Shell would also become the major sponsor of DJR which saw the team expand to running two cars for the first time. The team ran a pair of the new Cosworth Sierra's for team boss Dick Johnson and his 1986 James Hardie 1000 co-driver Gregg Hansford.
The 1987 ATCC was the first time since 1975 that Peter Brock failed to win a round of the championship, his best finish being a 3rd at Symmons Plains in Tasmania in Round 2. The 1987 championship was also the first time since 1972 that a Holden car failed to win a round of the ATCC, the best result being a 2nd by Larry Perkins in the opening round at Calder.
The 1987 ATCC was also the first time in championship history that rolling starts were used. Rolling starts were used at Calder for Round 1 and at Adelaide for Round 5.

[@baysidelad1]

That M3 is EPIC!!!
And let's be clear, it's the best EVER looking touring car in the JPB Black and Gold !

[@voodootele]

That pass Richo made on Johnson was insane!!

[@markhobson5769]

This was the third year of Channel 7's coverage of the ATCC in 1987.

[@nickprice6187]

My Dad and my late grandparents worked at Amaroo Park with the ARDC until 1992 working in the office near the track

[@tubes-lut]

Great cars, great track, great race, great commentary.

[@kevysrandomstuff5835]

And here was me saying in 1984 that V8s days were numbered

[@abundantgiving-spirit4378]

Once got a perfect photo on the hill of the sun shining through a thigh gap

[@barryphillips7327]

BMWs are better suited to twisty tracks, superb handling/braking, by 1992 the Ford Sierras were up 650+ hp, 90 without the turbo, JB described the turbo coming like a bomb going behind you, traction was the problem they would SMOKE the rear tires very VERY easily!!!!

[@inquisitor229]

Channel 7 persisted in referring to Jim Richards as 'Gentleman Jim' during this era, and most of the time he was very fair in battle. At this race he has not quite lived up to that moniker, shoving cars aside with very well timed impacts. :>)

[@lukeslechta2834]

That’s motor racing in Australia at its best.

[@mathewballantyne4814]

"The crowd will erupt if Johnson can take Seton from behind" ..? That's a bit dirty for a Sunday isn't it?

[@aburrows2008]

+Tea Bagging Jesus lmao

[@tubes-lut]

Better than dick in a sandwich

[@Dany45UR]

Buena carrera

[@dabooda49]

holy shit, look at the crowd

[@zanemurcha2675]

Miedekie has a bit of Beemer Mallaria from Bavaria.

[@aussiebogan5077]

fantastic..