Scalextric - Holden VL Commodore SS Group A Road Car - Silver
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As anticipated, qualifying for the 1988 Bathurst 1000 saw the Ford
Sierras dominate and occupy the top seven grid spots with the
fastest of the non-Sierra brigade being the factory Holden Special
Vehicles Commodore of Larry Perkins and the late Denny Hulme
who qualified in 8th position with a lap time of 2.21:00.
For the first and only time ever, the race began with a rolling
start and pole-sitter Dick Johnson convincingly led the field into
Hell Corner with the 47-car pack very strung out as it headed up
Mountain Straight for the first time.
It was also the era in which drivers were allowed to cross enter
so this allowed Tom Walkinshaw to jump into the Perkins/Hulme
#10 car. Walkinshaw was making tremendous progress and had
slotted into 2nd place behind the Tony Longhurst/Tomas Mezera
Ford Sierra before pitting on lap 137 to change over with Larry
Perkins but the car never made it out of the pits, retiring with
engine failure and ending a very promising race for the team.
Dick Johnson and John Bowe finished second to Tony Longhurst
and Tomas Mezera. Colin Bond and Alan Jones finished third,
rounding out a Sierra-sweep of the podium.
Sierras dominate and occupy the top seven grid spots with the
fastest of the non-Sierra brigade being the factory Holden Special
Vehicles Commodore of Larry Perkins and the late Denny Hulme
who qualified in 8th position with a lap time of 2.21:00.
For the first and only time ever, the race began with a rolling
start and pole-sitter Dick Johnson convincingly led the field into
Hell Corner with the 47-car pack very strung out as it headed up
Mountain Straight for the first time.
It was also the era in which drivers were allowed to cross enter
so this allowed Tom Walkinshaw to jump into the Perkins/Hulme
#10 car. Walkinshaw was making tremendous progress and had
slotted into 2nd place behind the Tony Longhurst/Tomas Mezera
Ford Sierra before pitting on lap 137 to change over with Larry
Perkins but the car never made it out of the pits, retiring with
engine failure and ending a very promising race for the team.
Dick Johnson and John Bowe finished second to Tony Longhurst
and Tomas Mezera. Colin Bond and Alan Jones finished third,
rounding out a Sierra-sweep of the podium.