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#1 IanC

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Posted 04 February 2023 - 05:56 AM

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Posted 04 February 2023 - 06:49 AM

Good story, great Aussie engineering, but gooord what an aweful looking body kit.



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Posted 05 February 2023 - 02:02 AM

Didn't Brock and Moffat take a Commodore to a 24 Hour Race?

 

May not have been Le Mans, may have been the Spa 24 Hr or something else?

 

I remember Moffatt telling a story how Brock was doing way faster lap times than him and told him you can ride the kerbs in the chicane cause its a Holden and it can take it.



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Posted 05 February 2023 - 05:17 AM

yeah, I think in the group A era they took 3 cars over, 2 x Rothmans and 1 x Chickadee Bailey/Grice.  Won the "Kings cup" or something for best team effort.

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Posted 05 February 2023 - 06:36 AM

Gricey did quite a few of the Euro Group A races that year ..... funnily didn't have enough money to do well, but the races he did participate in, heopened some eyes.



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Posted 05 February 2023 - 02:09 PM

24 h Spa 1986 Kings Cup Winners
 
Mobil Holden Dealer Team Holden VK Commodore Peter Brock, AUS Allan Moffat, CDN John Harvey, AUS
 
Australian National Motor racing Team Holden VK Commodore  Allan Grice, AUS Michel Delcourt, B Alex Guyaux, B
 
Mobil Holden Dealer Team Holden VK Commodore Neal Lowe, NZ Kent Baigent, NZ Graeme Bowkett, NZ

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Posted 06 February 2023 - 01:11 AM

Yeah Spa, I knew it was at one of the big 24Hr races, thanks guys.



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Posted 06 February 2023 - 01:24 AM

Not great quality but interesting watch and lots of familiar names!!!

 

https://www.youtube....ussieMotorsport


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