1990 Australian Production Car Championship

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The 1990 Australian Production Car Championship was an Australian motor racing title for Group 3E Series Production Cars. [1] It has been recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the fourth Australian Production Car Championship. [2]

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After Production Car racing was dominated by the turbocharged Mitsubishi Starion, Mazda RX-7 and Toyota Supras from 1984 until 1989, CAMS banned turbo and V8 engined cars from 1990 in a bid to bring public interest back into the series. The dominant competitors in the championship were the Australian built Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons powered by naturally aspirated six cylinder engines.

The championship was won by Kent Youlden driving a Ford Falcon EA S.

Schedule

The championship was contested over eight rounds with one race per round. [3]

Round [3] Circuit [3] StateDate [3] Winning driver [3] Car
1 Amaroo Park New South Wales 25 FebruaryKent Youlden Ford Falcon EA S
2 Symmons Plains Tasmania 11 MarchKen Douglas Ford Falcon EA S
3 Phillip Island Victoria 25 MarchKen Douglas Ford Falcon EA S
4 Winton Victoria 8 AprilKent Youlden Ford Falcon EA S
5 Mallala South Australia 13 JunePeter Fitzgerald Holden Commodore VN S
6 Oran Park New South Wales 15 JulyPeter Fitzgerald Holden Commodore VN S
7 Lakeside Queensland 29 JulyTony Scott Holden Commodore VN S
8 Oran Park New South Wales 19 AugustTony Scott Holden Commodore VN S

Points system

Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top ten placegetters in each round. [1] Only the best seven round results were used to determine a drivers final pointscore, any other points being discarded. [1]

Championship standings

Position [4] Driver [4] No. [5] [6] Car [3] [6] [5] Entrant [5] Ama [4] Sym [4] Phi [4] Win [4] Mal [4] Ora [4] Lak [4] Ora [4] Total [4]
1Kent Youlden58 Ford Falcon EA S Kent Youlden20151220151212-106
2Peter Fitzgerald1 Holden Commodore VN S Goodyear Tyres151010(8)20201515105
3Ken Douglas10 Ford Falcon EA S Douglas Robinson Motorsport(4)202012128101294
4Tony Scott6 Holden Commodore VN S Bridgestone / Southland Mitsubishi1031510(2)15202093
5Jim Zerefos4 Ford Falcon EA S Goodyear Australia / Chris Stott812(3)156106865
6Roland Hill3 Holden Commodore VN S Goodyear Australia1286-10-8145
7Paul Fordham12 Holden Commodore VN S SAAS Steering Wheels6-84----18
8Steve Masterton2 Ford Falcon EA S Steve Masterton Racing2-464---16
8Mal Rose44 Ford Falcon EA S -----6-1016
10Ian Palmer7 Holden Commodore VN S Bridgestone / Palmer Promotions-41-311313
11Max Bonney Holden Commodore VN S -2-28---12
12Gordon Leven Holden Commodore VN S -----3-69
13Gary Scott Holden Commodore VN S 16------7
14Phil Alexander35 Suzuki Swift GTi 3--3----6
15Troy Nicholson Holden Commodore VN S -----4--4
15Graham Jonsson Holden Commodore VN S ------4-4
15Todd Wanless Ford Falcon EA S -------44
15Tom Watkinson Suzuki Swift GTi ---1--3-4
15Trevor Talbot75 Ford Falcon EA S Dukes Body Works-12-1---4
20Gary McDonald Holden Commodore VN S -----2--2
20Russell Worthington [3] Suzuki Swift GTi ------2-2
20Adrian Mastronardo [3] 27 Ford Falcon EA S Adrian Mastronardo-------22

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1990, pages 172-173
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 Manual of Motor Sport, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1990 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1990/91, pages 283-285
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "1990 Australian Production Car Championship, Procar Series Points Tables, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2005-06-15. Retrieved 2005-06-15.
  5. 1 2 3 Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Sport Park, 9–10 June 1990
  6. 1 2 New Era Winners, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1990/91, pages 164-181