The title, which was the inaugural australian touring car championship, was contested over a single 20 lap, 75 mile race held on 1 february 1960 at the gnoo blas motor racing circuit near orange in new south wales. Australia s most famous motor race, the bathurst, has contributed to the result of the. The official history of the great race bathurst 50 years. British touring car championship celebrates its 60th. The official 50 year history of the australian touring car championship published in 2011 to celebrate 50 years of the atcc from the 1960 gnoo blas race has cams fingerprints all over it.
The history of uk touring car racing the nostalgia forum. This book is a photographic sweep over the entire 50 years, featuring plenty of wellknown and exciting cars as well as numerous. The 1997 australian touring car championship was a cams sanctioned australian motor racing title open to 5. The official history of australian touring car championship 50 years. Just prior to leaving for queensland for the big atcc race, geoghegan took the teams cortina gt to oran park to run some test laps, and managed to tip it on its lid. As a driver, he was a fivetime australian touring car champion and a threetime winner of the bathurst. The 1976 australian championship of makes was contested over a fourround series, staged concurrently with the final four rounds of the australian touring car championship. British touring car championship the uks most popular national racing series. The 60th anniversary of the british touring car championships will be celebrated this year, starting january 1114 at the autosport international show at the nec in birmingham, england. Add to cart tt in camera a photographic celebration of the worlds greatest motorcycle road races.
In 2011, the team introduced the thirdgeneration ford focus, with chilton racing it to two victories and seventh in the drivers championship. List of australian touring car and v8 supercar champions. Australian touring car championship the crittenden. Be aware of the by putting an entry in for the bath is climbing they wanna run in the spec that they did last year about 3060 kilo. The championship began at symmons plains raceway on 7 march and ended at the phillip island grand prix circuit on 20 november after eleven rounds.
The kwik fit british touring car championship returns to silverstone on 2526 april round 7 of the season. Description 50 years of the australian touring car championship is a detailed history of the australian touring car championship and the v8 supercar championship. This huge 500plus page book is the definitive history of our touring car racing, tracking the development of the championship from its humble amateur beginnings to todays multimillion dollar industry that is v8 supercars. The british saloon car championship was inaugurated in 1958 and from the start it was. V8 supercars highlights of the 2001 shell australia tourinfg car championship. The latest british touring car championship news, analysis and stats from autosports team of british touring car championship correspondents and experts. Media in category touring car racing series the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Throughout the year, dhl works closely with wtcr, devising a tightly organized. Postponed kwik fit british touring car championship thruxton. In 1998 he entered the world of touring cars and this unique insight shows nigel as youve. As of 2008 johnson has claimed over twenty awards and honours, citation needed including the v8 supercars hall of fame into which he was inducted in 2001.
Nsw touring car championship, goulburn, new south wales. The 1998 australian touring car season was the 39th year of touring car racing in australia since the first runnings of the australian touring car championship and the forerunner of the present day bathurst, the armstrong 500. Net has put together a quiz to test your knowledge of british touring car championship history in the past 30 years. Among the historic vehicles to be featured are the rover sd1 raced by steve soper in 1983 and the alfa 155 that gabriele tarquini drove to the championship in 1994. The british touring car championship is one of the bestloved, most illustrious and famous motor racing championships in the world. Entry list and results for 1995 south african touring car championship. British touring car championship news, analysis and stats. The series itself is no longer contested, but the title lives on, with the winner of the virgin australia supercars championship awarded the trophy and title of australian touring car champion. My whole year has been geared up to winning the british touring car championship. Add to cart highlights of australian touring car championship 1997 dvd. The supercars championship history the supercars collective. The australian stock car championship was a support for the 1939 agp at lobethal.
It was established in 1958 as the british saloon car championship and was renamed as the british touring car championship for the 1987 season. There is still, however, a world title to be defended. Media in category australian touring car championship the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Kwik fit british touring car championship silverstone 2020.
Silverstone british touring car championship by coach. This was an acknowledgement of the rising popularity of races held for passenger sedans as opposed to the more purpose built open wheel racing cars, or sports cars. This lavish book, a feast of nostalgia, celebrates the 60year heritage of the british touring car championship. A capacity 32car entry list for the 2018 british touring car championship has been formally ratified by series organiser toca.
This huge 500plus page book is the definitive history of australian touring car racing, tracking the development of the championship from its humble beginnings as a single race on the gnoo blas circuit near orange in rural nsw in 1960 to todays multimillion dollar industry. A drivers title has been awarded since 1960 and titles for teams and manufacturers are also currently awarded. Though the performance of this little car has been breathtaking usually up with the slower examples of the m3s, its points total is a little hollow in that the class is very poorly supported. Australian touring car championship race number 1 of 1. This was only the second time the championship had been fought over a series of races, with accumulated points, rather than the single race championship the atcc had been since its inception in 1960. It was the tenth running of the australian touring car. World touring car championship archives my life at speed. After the classic 1990 season, things could only go down and it did. The official history of australian touring car championship.
Australian touring car championship wikimedia commons. Tuff touring cars amaroo park raceway special release. Cars 1999 australian super touring car championship. Nigel mansell obe, one of the all time greats of motor racing and the only driver ever to win backtoback formula 1 and indycar world titles, returns to the track for the first time since 1995. Over the last 50 years, the british touring car championship has entertained more people than any other domestic series, with great racing, great personalities. Australian touring car championship tag hemmings daily. Dick also went on to win his first australian touring car championship that year. Shell australian touring car championship 1991 index. Originally known as the australian touring car championship atcc, the first race is held in 1960 at gnooblas in orange, new south wales, as a category for modified, productionbased sedans. Next season, the ford mustang will become the first twodoor car to race in the atccsupercars championship in 25 years. The liquimoly bathurst 12 hour is an international endurance race, for performance and production cars, at the spiritual home of australian motor sport. The 1960 australian touring car championship was a cams sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of appendix j touring cars. The world touring car championship was transformed into the world touring car cup for 2018, and runs to tcr regulations.
Australias greatest motor race 50 years at bathurst. Fifty years ago a young brock racing for the holden dealer team drove a ht monaro gts 350 to third place in the bathurst endurance race. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. The 1979 australian touring car championship was a cams sanctioned australian motor racing title open to group c touring cars. Qtcc qld touring car championship public group facebook. The first official british saloon car championship was held in 1958, so 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of this evercompetitive, highly popular form of racing, now called the british touring car championship btcc. Confirmed at the official season launch at donington park this morning 27 march, it marks the fourth consecutive season the uks headline tintop category has begun the campaign with a capacity field. A coach break to the british touring car championship provides great value for money with three btcc races and no fewer than 16 races over the weekend courtesy of the renault clio cup, the msa formula championship, porsche carrera cup and ginetta junior and supercup. Included in the extra folder there is a secondary livery for malcom reas toyota carina. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Sarahs preloved books n bits australian touring car championship. The australian touring car championship, presently known as the virgin australia supercars championship, is a motor racing competition open to australia s premier touring car category. The 1968 australian touring car championship was a cams sanctioned australian motor.
Richard johnson born 26 april 1945 is a partowner of the v8 supercar team djr team penske and a former racing driver. The monday 2 january lobethal 1939 agp event program comprised a 10. The 1977 australian touring car championship was a cams sanctioned australian motor racing championship open to group c touring cars. Description 50 years of the australian touring car championship is a detailed history of the australian touring car championship and the v8 supercar championship series. The championship, which was the 38th australian touring car championship, 3 began on 15 march at calder park raceway and ended on 3 august at oran park raceway after 10 rounds. Leading the championship until that point had been john cleland, driving his vauxhall astra gte 16v in class c for 16002000cc cars. The 1995 australian touring car championship was a cams sanctioned australian motor racing title for 5. There are 74 more covers to display on this day in history about. While there are other races on the australian touring car championship schedule, other circuits around oz to turn a tire in anger, its bathurst technically the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales that has always captured the australian racing enthusiasts imagination. Touring cars the british touring car championship abebooks. Peter brocks first bathurst drive is up for auction. The australian touring car championship atcc is a touring car racing award held in australia since 1960.
Peter brock, brocky, australian race car driver born feb. Australian touring car championship tnfs archive the. On the web since 1998, today there are 28,636 official race day programme covers on display from 1,746 motor racing tracks across the world. British touring car championship confirms capacity entry list. British touring car championship motor sport magazine. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. V8 supercars highlights of the 2000 shell australian touring car championship. The kwik fit british touring car championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the united kingdom, currently organised and administered by toca. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This huge 400plus page book is the definitive history of our touring car racing. It was contested over a single 40lap race staged at sandown raceway in melbourne, victoria, australia on 11 april 1965. Australian motor racing year 198687 bathurst 1986 both book and dvd. The earliest use of the term touring car in australia that i can find is the hannan bros saloon and touring car handicap at port wakefield on october 12th 1954.
The top twodoors in aussie touring car history supercars. The 1987 australian touring car championship was a motor racing competition which was open to touring cars complying with regulations as defined by the confederation of australian motor sport and based on fia group a rules. The title, which was the 20th australian touring car championship, was won by bob morris driving a holden torana. Fifty years ago on monday, february 1st, 1960 it was the australia day long weekend. Charismatic drivers and evocative racing cars from five decades plot the growth of the sport and technology. News, video highlights, calendar, results and live timing from the virgin australia supercars championship, formerly the v8 supercars championship. Australian touring car championship 25 fabulous years. Fia world touring car cup dhl united states of america. An inopportune engine failure at silverstone finally put the btcc title out of reach. It was the sixth championship for manufacturers to be awarded by cams, and the first to be contested under the australian championship of makes name. World touring car championship thrilling fans around the world from march to november, the wtcc includes visits to china, france, germany and japan, while two street tracks and a seasonclosing night race will further increase the spectacle. It was the 18th running of the australian touring car championship.
The championship, which was the 36th australian touring car championship, was contested over a. Pete lougheeds photograph of dick johnsons mighty true blue xd falcon at lakeside. With the current covid19 coronavirus pandemic putting the brakes on global motorsport, touringcars. Australian touring car championship posted in tnfs archive. Want to race your touring car, in an affordable, competitive and tightly controlled environment, in. The 1964 australian touring car championship would be contested over 50 laps, for a total distance of 120. Kumho tyre australian v8 touring car series a touring car category providing the perfect place for exv8 supercars to continue their long and successful lives after they finish in the supercars championship and super 2 series. After five years in the fia world touring car championship wtcc, chilton returned to the btcc with power maxed racing in 2017, driving the teams new vauxhall astra. The 1969 australian touring car championship was a camssanctioned australian motor racing title open to group c improved production touring cars and group e series production touring cars.
Adrenalin brings the exciting and successful bmw touring car story to the big screen. Run to the same technical platform, the category is ideal for young drivers wanting a taste of. But in the new south wales township of orange the australian touring car championship was born. Intended to include results and general information about the australian touring car championship, the 2litre championship, amscar, the australian endurance championship as well as oneoff races. The championship, which began at calder raceway on 23 march and ended at symmons plains raceway on 16 november, was contested over a five heat series. First australian touring car championship, lobethal 1939. The first australian touring car championship was held in 1960 as a single race for appendix j touring cars. Supercars australian touring car season highlights 1997 to 2006. The 1965 australian touring car championship was a cams sanctioned motor racing title. Classic australian motorsport vol 5 the super touring years.
In 2010, dhl became official logistics partner of the world touring car cup. Only formula 1 and americas nascar stock car series have longer histories since its inception in 1958 it has attracted and captivated millions of fans around the world. The 1972 australian touring car championship was a national motor racing title open to group c improved production touring cars and group e series production touring cars. Brock won the circuit championship three times 1974, 1978, and 1980, finished as t.
This book is the fourth historical compilation others being the 20, 30 and 40 year books which all sold out very quickly to an enthusiastic and appreciative market. Motorsport, aviation and special interest dvds chevron. But while a generation has now grown up with australian touring car racing meaning fourdoor sedans, many of the categorys most iconic and successful vehicles have been twodoors. From 1973, cams introduced a new production based group c touring car formula. Such was the gtrs dominance it won backtoback bathurst races in 1991 and 1992 the australian touring car championship s governing body banned all. British touring car championship news autosport official toyota team speedworks motorsport has been chosen as the british touring car championships testing partner for development of the series. Australian touring car championship heritage touring cars.
A key supporting slot with alongside the inaugural otr 500 at the bend motorsport park highlights the fiveevent kumho tyre v8 touring cars series calendar announced for 2020. We hope to have information on a revised date soon. The championship, which began at calder raceway on 23 march and ended at symmons plains raceway on 16. So we have there terminology more in line with the uk and usa. A chronicle of australian touring car championship v8 supercars supercars championship history from 1960 to the present day 1960. All tickets will be valid for any rescheduled date. Sunday, july 30, 1967 at lakeside international raceway, brisbane, queensland 50 laps on a 2. Multiple manufacturers are represented in tcr championship s around the world, including alfa romeo, audi, ford, honda, hyundai, kia, peugeot, renault, subaru and volkswagen. Old motor racing footage from australia and overseas. Veteran heritage touring cars competitor tony pallas will be racing the only australian group a jaguar xjs to have raced in the australian touring car championship, garry willmingtons jaguar xjs, at muscle car masters this 2829 october. If you have a racing collection and want to swap original footage get in contact. Two major touring car categories raced in australia during 1998, v8 supercar and super touring. Their circuit being gnoo blas and it was chosen to begin what would become an annual, one race.
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