Phil Ward Racing

Last updated

Phil Ward Racing
Manufacturer Mercedes-Benz
Holden
Team PrincipalPhil Ward
Race DriversPhil Ward (1987-90, 94-95)
Lyndon Reithmuller (1987-88)
David Clement (1988)
John Goss (1990)
Peter McKay (1994)
Steven Ellery (1994)
Jamie Miller (1994)
Chassis Mercedes-Benz 190E
Holden VP Commodore
Holden VR Commodore
Debut 1987

Phil Ward Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in touring car racing between 1987 and 1995. The race team would later become the organisation that created and ran the Aussie Racing Cars series.

History

After racing for a number of years in Sports Sedans, most notably in his Chevrolet V8 powered Holden Monaro sponsored by Australian Playboy Magazine, in 1987, Phil Ward and fellow Sydney driver Lyndon Reithmuller purchased two Helmut Marko Mercedes-Benz 190Es imported into Australia for the 1986 Bathurst 1000, debuting at the 1987 Sandown 500. [1] [2] [3] The team would compete primarily the East Coast rounds until the end of 1990, culminating in 12th outright and first in Class 2 at the 1990 Bathurst 1000 driving with two time race winner John Goss in what was Goss' 19th and last race at Bathurst before retiring. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Other than his class win in 1990, Phil Ward's most memorable moment in the Mercedes 190E was when he rolled the car in the sand trap at McPhillamy Park during the early laps of the 1988 Tooheys 1000 at Bathurst. Ward spent a number of laps digging the car out of the sand by hand before finally getting underway (with a little help from some sympathetic spectators who jumped the fence to help push the car out of the sand) and driving the car back to the pits. [9]

The cars were then stored, before being reactivated to compete in the 1994 Australian 2 litre Championship with Technophone sponsorship. [3] [8] [10] An ex Zakspeed 190E was purchased later in the year. [11] At the 1994 Bathurst 1000, Ward debuted a Perkins Engineering built Holden Commodore VP. [7] [12]

In 1995, Phil Ward Racing raced in both the Super Touring and V8 series with Nokia sponsorship. [10] [13] The team made its final appearance at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix support race.

Related Research Articles

Klaus Niedzwiedz is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stone Brothers Racing</span> Former racing team

Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the International V8 Supercars Championship between 1998 and 2012. The team was formed in 1998 when Ross and Jim Stone bought Alan Jones's shares in Alan Jones Racing and renamed it Stone Brothers Racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rod Nash Racing</span>

Rod Nash Racing is a Supercars Championship racing entity, owned by Rod Nash. Nash co-owns Tickford Racing and since 2018, Rod Nash Racing has run under the Tickford name.

Gibson Motorsport was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship from 1985 until 2003, though the team had its roots in Gibson's "Road & Track" team which ran a series of Ford Falcon GTHOs in Series Production during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The name of the team was also the name of Fred Gibson's automotive business in Sydney. As Gibson was also a driver for the Ford Works Team, his team was sometimes a pseudo-works team when the Ford factory did not enter.

Longhurst Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the V8 Supercar series between 1995 and 1999.

Wayne Gardner Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship from 1994 until 1999.

Lansvale Racing Team, also known as Lansvale Smash Repairs Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in Australian touring car racing between 1986 and 2003.

Pierre Dieudonné is a Belgian auto racing driver and motoring journalist.

Bob Forbes Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship between 1988 and 1993.

Colin Bond Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship between 1984 and 1993.

Toyota Team Australia was the name of two allied Australian motor racing teams. One competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship between 1985 and 1990. The other was a rally team in the Australian Rally Championship that competed from 1988 and continues today the identity of Neal Bates Motorsport as a historic rally team.

M3 Motorsport was an Australian motor racing team that competed in Australian touring car racing between 1989 and 2003.

Playscape Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in Australian touring car racing between 1989 and 1998.

Eggenberger Motorsport was a Swiss motor racing team that competed in the European Touring Car Championship in the 1980s.

Volvo Dealer Racing, known originally as the Volvo Dealer Team and occasionally as Volvo 850 Racing, Volvo S40 Racing and Volvo Racing was an Australian motor racing team that debuted in 1994 competing in the Australian Production Car Championship and at the Bathurst 12 Hour before stepping up to the new Australian Super Touring Championship in 1995 and continued racing through to 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miedecke Motorsport</span>

Miedecke Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team that is competing in Australian GT. It has previously competed in touring car racing between 1987 and 1989, and an earlier form of the team also competed in open wheel racing between 1981 and 1983.

Daily Planet Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercars between 1992 and 2000.

Mark Petch Motorsport was a motor racing team that competed in Australian and New Zealand motorsport.

Greenfield Mowers Racing was a motor racing team that competed in Australia from the early 1990s until 2000.

LoGaMo Racing, also known as Tony Longhurst Racing, was an Australian motor racing team that competed in Australian touring car racing between 1988 and 1994. The team was initially a collaboration between Tony Longhurst and Frank Gardner, with Terry Morris later joining as a shareholder, with their three names combining to create the LoGaMo name. The team is best known for winning the 1988 Bathurst 1000 with Longhurst and Tomas Mezera.

References

  1. ↑ Naismith, Barry (December 1987). Bathurst. Glen Waverley: Garry Sparke & Associates. ISBN   0-908-081-359.
  2. ↑ Normoyle, Steve (1988). "The Great Race 7". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN   1031-6124.
  3. 1 2 Mercedes Benz 190E Super Touring Register
  4. ↑ Naismith, Barry (April 1989). Bathurst. Glen Waverley: Garry Sparke & Associates. ISBN   0-908-081-677.
  5. ↑ Normoyle, Steve (1989). "The Great Race 8". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN   1031-6124.
  6. ↑ Normoyle, Steve (1991). "The Great Race 10". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN   1031-6124.
  7. 1 2 About Phil Ward Aussie Racing Cars
  8. 1 2 Saturday Sleuthing: A Miedecke Mercdedes Marriage V8 Supercars 1 November 2014
  9. ↑ From the Vault: ATCC Bathurst 1988 Ward Rolls
  10. 1 2 Phil Ward Super Touring Register
  11. ↑ AMG2019249 Super Touring Register
  12. ↑ Normoyle, Steve (1995). "The Great Race 14". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN   1031-6124.
  13. ↑ Normoyle, Steve (1995). "The Great Race 15". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN   1031-6124.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.