Old australian racing regulations?

ford man xf · 26-07-2007, 10:26 PM

Before todays v8 supercars, the older australian touring car championships, what where the regulations if anyone knows? For example, the cars that where raced at Bathurst, Phillip Island etc. the cars there, they where the exact models you could buy off the showroom, for example, XY GTHO that where raced, you could buy that same car in the showroom, had same power handling etc.? And the manufacturor had to release at least 300 to showrooms to race?

Then in later years the rules changed that for racing that the racing versions could have 15-20% power increase over the showroom model?

Is this correct?

RSgerry · 26-07-2007, 10:34 PM

wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back the cars were often driven to bathurst. i have a video somewhere that shows the cortina that won the first bathurst (1965???) being driven home. i think they had to be cars that could be bought from the showroom. not sure how the homologation rules apply though.

Nostalgia · 27-07-2007, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by RSgerry

wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back the cars were often driven to bathurst. i have a video somewhere that shows the cortina that won the first bathurst (1965???) being driven home. i think they had to be cars that could be bought from the showroom. not sure how the homologation rules apply though.

I have that on DVD. If i remember rightly, It was Harry Firth and co-driver whos name i cant recall of the top of my head. 1964 a Mk1 Cortina won but it was George Reynolds and Bob Jane. Bob Jane and Harry Firth won in 63 in a GT Cortina. I will find out who won and drove the car home.

Nostalgia · 27-07-2007, 11:00 PM

Its all on the DVD "THE RACING HISTORY OF FORD AT THE GREAT RACE". It shows the winners and footage from 1960 to 1997. Great viewing for nostalgia fans. Pitstops for wheel changes include a hightech wheel brace with a Falcon steering wheel welded to one end of it for faster spinning. Ah, the good ol days !!!

ford man xf · 27-07-2007, 11:03 PM

How many Mustangs did Ian Geoghegan own!!
Racing is not what is used to be. I missed out on it all!

Alan Moffats Mustang:

Nostalgia · 27-07-2007, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ford man xf

How many Mustangs did Ian Geoghegan own!!
Racing is not what is used to be. I missed out on it all!

Alan Moffats Mustang:

What the ?

ford man xf · 27-07-2007, 11:44 PM

Sorry the pics didnt work, they have them blocked, you have to go to the link carnutt posted: http://members.tripod.com/motorsport...photo_page.htm

ford man xf · 26-07-2007, 10:48 PM

Drove it to the race track! Unbelievable! You would have to say that it was a car you would buy at the showroom?

carnutt · 27-07-2007, 07:10 AM

Here's a site with race cars from the 50's - 90's , some photo's are pretty bad because they're so old , but some pretty interesting stuff in there

http://members.tripod.com/motorsport...photo_page.htm

Also I've got a CAMS regulation book from the 70's , Ill see if I can find it , may have info what you're after . PM me if you're interested

carnutt

ford man xf · 27-07-2007, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by carnutt

Here's a site with race cars from the 50's - 90's , some photo's are pretty bad because they're so old , but some pretty interesting stuff in there

http://members.tripod.com/motorsport...photo_page.htm

Also I've got a CAMS regulation book from the 70's , Ill see if I can find it , may have info what you're after . PM me if you're interested

carnutt

Yes that would be great! Can you tell me from the book was a role cage mandatory, it wasn't back then was it?

Peter B - CV8 · 27-07-2007, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ford man xf

Drove it to the race track! Unbelievable! You would have to say that it was a car you would buy at the showroom?

Back in the old days, many of the NSW based competitors were of the opinion that driving the car to the track gave them an ideal opportunity to "bed in" the the engine & associated transmission components & get to know the vehicle's limits. They still had practice sessions at the track - but the drive to Bathurst was considered a good "shake down run".
I've heard many an old story from the late 60's& early 70's of quick road trips from Sydney to Bathurst.

ford man xf · 27-07-2007, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter B - CV8

Back in the old days, many of the NSW based competitors were of the opinion that driving the car to the track gave them an ideal opportunity to "bed in" the the engine & associated transmission components & get to know the vehicle's limits. They still had practice sessions at the track - but the drive to Bathurst was considered a good "shake down run".
I've heard many an old story from the late 60's& early 70's of quick road trips from Sydney to Bathurst.

Pretty amazing if you ask me, you could never even think of that happening these days! So much has changed!

What I would love to know, is how did they regulate/monitor the cars, how did they know that the race cars had the same power as the showroom cars that where on the track, surely you could esily do a cam change for the race and no one would even know!?