1984 Australian Sports Car Championship
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The 1984 Australian Sports Car Championship was a national motor racing title for drivers of Sports Cars complying with CAMS Group A regulations. The championship was contested over a five round series:
- Round 1, Calder Raceway, Victoria, 29 April
- Round 2, Surfers Paradise Raceway, Queensland, 13 May
- Round 3, Lakeside, Queensland, 22 July
- Round 4, Oran Park, New South Wales, 19 August
- Round 5, Winton, Victoria, 14 October
Round 1 was contested over two heats and all other rounds over a single race.
Cars competed in three classes according to engine capacity:
- Class A : Up to 1600cc
- Class B : 1601 - 3000cc
- Class C : Over 3000cc
[edit] Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bap Romano | 8 | Kaditcha K583 Cosworth | Bap Romano Racing | B | - | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 112 |
| 2 | Chris Clearihan | 22 | Kaditcha Chevrolet | C | 25 | 23 | - | 23 | 23 | 94 | |
| 3 | Andrew Roberts | Roberts S2 Ford | A | 21.5 | 21 | 13 | 21 | - | 76.5 | ||
| 4 | Jeff Harris | 49 & 6 | Kaditcha Mazda | B | - | 23 | - | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
| 5 | Michael Hart | Mawer Ford | A | 17 | 15 | 15 | - | - | 47 | ||
| 6 | John Campbell | Auscam | A | - | 17 | 27 | - | - | 44 | ||
| 7 | Peter Tighe | Mallock U2T Mk20T | A | - | 19 | 24 | - | - | 43 | ||
| 8 | Leigh Vine | 9 | Kaditcha Chevrolet Elfin 360 Mazda |
C & B | - | - | 13 | - | 20 | 33 | |
| 9 | Geoff Watson | Watson Toyota | A | 8.5 | - | - | 19 | - | 27.5 | ||
| 10 | Joe Vorst | Kaditcha Chevrolet | C | 21.5 | - | - | - | - | 21.5 | ||
| 11 | Kevin Johnston | WAH Datsun 002 | A | - | - | 21 | - | - | 21 | ||
| 12 | John Kierath | Cheetah Clubman | A | - | - | 19 | - | - | 19 | ||
| 12 | Colin Memery | Allison Clubman | A | - | - | - | - | 19 | 19 | ||
| 14 | Malcolm McLean | Nota | A | - | - | - | 17 | - | 17 | ||
| 14 | Greg Gardiner | Bulant Clubman | A | - | - | - | - | 17 | 17 | ||
| 16 | Wally Gates | Bulant | A | - | - | - | 15 | - | 15 | ||
| 16 | Peter Heraud | Farrell Clubman | A | - | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | ||
| 18 | Robert Fenwick | Scorpio | B | 14 | - | - | - | - | 14 | ||
| 18 | John Barram | ASP Clubman | A | - | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | ||
| 18 | Peter Ferguson | Nambull Clubman | A | - | - | - | - | 14 | 14 | ||
| 21 | Ken Peters | Auscam Mazda | B | - | - | 13 | - | - | 13 | ||
| 21 | John Butcher | Milano | Barry Ekins | B | - | - | - | 13 | - | 13 | |
| 21 | Brian Rawlings | Bulant | A | - | - | - | 13 | - | 13 | ||
| 24 | Peter Irwin | Triumph TR5 | B | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | ||
| 24 | John Dooley | Bulant Mk7 | A | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | ||
| 26 | Alan Newton | 5 | Elfin MS7 | C | 11.5 | - | - | - | - | 11.5 | |
| 27 | Peter Kyriakidis | Farrell F483 | Albert Middleton | A | 10.5 | - | - | - | - | 10.5 | |
| 28 | Bernie Van Elsen | Bolwell | C | 8.5 | - | - | - | - | 8.5 |
Championship points were awarded as shown in the table below. However for Round 1 only, points were awarded for each race with the aggregate achieved by each driver divided by two. The result was the driver's championship points allocation for that round.
| Position | Class A | Class B | Class C |
| 1 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
| 3 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
| 4 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
| 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| 6 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
| 8 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
| 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
[edit] References
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1984/85
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1984
- Race Year, 1984
- www.camsmanual.com.au
