1994 Australian Super Production Car Series Explained

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]

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]

RoundCircuitDate[3] Round winnerCar
1Eastern Creek17 AprilLotus Esprit
2Phillip Island22 MayLotus Esprit
3Winton19 JuneLotus Esprit
4Lakeside17 JulyGregg HansfordMazda RX-7
5Mallala7 AugustJim RichardsPorsche 968CS
6Oran Park28 AugustGary WaldonMazda RX-7

Results

Position Driver CarEntrant[4] Eas Phi Win Lak Mal Ora Total
1Lotus EspritLotus Cars Australia20202015--75
2Tim GrantPorsche 968CSAlf Grant Racing12101010151067
3Peter FitzgeraldPorsche 968CSFalken Tyres151515--1560
4Jim RichardsPorsche 968CSJim Richards--1212201256
5Peter BradburyPorsche 968CSPeter Bradbury-88812642
6Nicholas LeutwilerPorsche 968CS 1012----22
7Gregg HansfordMazda RX-7 ---20--20
=Gary WaldonMazda RX-7 -----2020
9John BourkeSubaru Impreza WRXJohn Bourke8[5] ----311
10Steve SwaineHolden Commodore VP[6]  -46---10
11Keith CarlingMazda RX-7 -----88
12Tony ScottVolvo 850 T-5 6-----6
=Mal RoseFord Falcon[7]  -6----6
=Chris SextonFord Falcon XR6[8]  ---6--6
15Kevin BurtonFord Falcon SS 4-----4
=Chris Hinton  ---4--4
=Jeremy NorrisPorsche 968CS -----44
18Ron MasingMitsubishi Lancer 3-----3
19Darryl DixonFord Falcon S 2-----2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Lotus Flowers - Australian Super Production Car Series, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95, pages 206 - 209
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20050615215123/http://www.procar.com.au/Stats_PROCARTABLES.pdf 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. Garry O'Brien, Jones and the Flying Lotus, Australian Auto Action, 29 April 1994, page 26