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1989 ATCC R5 Mallala

Super100MPH 14,644 10 years ago
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https://www.youtube.com/SUPER100MPH This was an interesting race as Mallala was included in the ATCC as round 5 after a break of 18 years for touring cars (Bob Jane was the last winner back then.) Not all the drivers were happy about the Mallala track as a venue, you will find out who in this video. Some great racecam footage from the Jim Richards HR 31 Nissan GTR, a must see. Mallala produced some great racing and is an interesting track in our view, enjoy! All Credit Channel 7 Sport, commentators Mike Raymond, Garry Wilkinson, Neil Crompton. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Australian_Touring_Car_Championship 1989 also saw the last ATCC round win for long time Nissan driver George Fury when he took victory in Round 7 at the tight Winton circuit in rural Victoria in what proved to be the most competitive race of the championship. Fury was joined in the Nissan team by 1985 and 1987 champion Jim Richards, and the teams 1987 recruit Mark Skaife, each driving a turbocharged Skyline HR31 GTS-R. Skaife made his first appearance of the series at the Mallala circuit in South Australia for Round 5, and avoided the first corner carnage (caused by an out of control Brock) to finish a fine fifth.

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