1994 Australian Super Production Car Series

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The 1994 Australian Super Production Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for production cars. [1] It was the first and only series to be contested under the Australian Super Production Car Series name prior to the adoption of "Australian GT Production Car Series" for 1995 [2] and subsequently "Australian GT Production Car Championship" for 1996. [2]

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The 1994 series differed from the 1994 Australian Production Car Championship in that it was open to cars more closely aligned with the James Hardie 12 Hour rather than restricted to the under 2.5 litre front wheel drive cars which were eligible for the Production Car Championship. [1] It was won by Brad Jones driving a Lotus Esprit. [1]

Schedule

The series was contested over six rounds with one race per round. [1] Each round was a support race to a round of the 1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. [1]

Round [1] Circuit [1] Date [3] Round winner [1] Car [1]
1 Eastern Creek 17 April Brad Jones Lotus Esprit
2 Phillip Island 22 May Brad Jones Lotus Esprit
3 Winton 19 June Brad Jones Lotus Esprit
4 Lakeside 17 July Gregg Hansford Mazda RX-7
5 Mallala 7 August Jim Richards Porsche 968CS
6 Oran Park 28 AugustGary Waldon Mazda RX-7

Results

Position [2] Driver [2] Car [1] Entrant [4] Eas [2] Phi [2] Win [2] Lak [2] Mal [2] Ora [2] Total [2]
1 Brad Jones Lotus Esprit Lotus Cars Australia20202015--75
2Tim Grant Porsche 968CS Alf Grant Racing12101010151067
3Peter Fitzgerald Porsche 968CS Falken Tyres151515--1560
4 Jim Richards Porsche 968CS Jim Richards--1212201256
5Peter Bradbury Porsche 968CS Peter Bradbury-88812642
6Nicholas Leutwiler Porsche 968CS  1012----22
7 Gregg Hansford Mazda RX-7  ---20--20
=Gary Waldon Mazda RX-7  -----2020
9John Bourke Subaru Impreza WRX John Bourke8 [5] ----311
10Steve Swaine Holden Commodore VP [6]  -46---10
11Keith Carling Mazda RX-7  -----88
12Tony Scott Volvo 850 T-5  6-----6
=Mal Rose Ford Falcon [7]  -6----6
=Chris Sexton Ford Falcon XR6 [8]  ---6--6
15Kevin Burton Ford Falcon SS [8]  4-----4
=Chris Hinton  ---4--4
=Jeremy Norris Porsche 968CS  -----44
18Ron Masing Mitsubishi Lancer [8]  3-----3
19Darryl Dixon Ford Falcon S [8]  2-----2

Notes & references

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lotus Flowers - Australian Super Production Car Series, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 206 - 209
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Procar Series Points Tables, www.procar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ↑ Valvoline Australian Manufacturers' Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, page 287
  4. ↑ Official Programme, Mallala Motor Sport Park, August 6 & 7 1994
  5. ↑ The Procar Series Points Tables show Bourke as scoring 3 points at Oran Park and a total of 11 points. Bourke's missing 8 points have been added to this table under Eastern Creek as the 29 April Australian Auto Action report indicates that Bourke placed fifth at that round.
  6. ↑ John Evans, Keeping up with the Jones, Australian Auto Action, 24 June 1994, page 39
  7. ↑ Graham Smith, Jones Powers to Super Win, Australian Auto Action, 27 May 1994, page 35
  8. 1 2 3 4 Garry O'Brien, Jones and the Flying Lotus, Australian Auto Action, 29 April 1994, page 26

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