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1990 Nissan Sydney 500

Motor race

Layout of the [[Eastern Creek Raceway

The 1990 Nissan Sydney 500 was motor race held on 10 November 1990 at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The race, which was open to Group 3A Touring Cars, was the final round of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. Held over a distance of 500 kilometers, it was the first touring car event to be held at Eastern Creek Raceway.

The race was won by Larry Perkins and Tomas Mezera driving a Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV. The race was broadcast by Ch.9 with commentary provided by Darrell Eastlake, Win Percy, Alan Jones (who also drove a Ford Sierra RS500 in the race), and legendary Formula One commentator Murray Walker (the race was held just a week after the 1990 Australian Grand Prix held in Adelaide).

Divisional structure

Cars competed in three engine capacity divisions.

Division 1

Division 1, for cars of 3001cc and Over engine capacity, featured the turbocharged Ford Sierras, Nissan Skylines and Toyota Supras and V8 Holden Commodores.

Division 2

Division 2, for cars of 1601 to 3000cc engine capacity, was composed of BMW M3s, a BMW 323i and a Mercedes-Benz 190E.

Division 3

Division 3, for cars of Up to 1600cc engine capacity, included various models of Toyota Corolla and Toyota Sprinter.

Official results

Top 10 Qualifying

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car
1	Nissan Motorsport Australia	AUS Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R	1:35.26
11	Perkins Engineering	AUS Larry Perkins	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	1:35.66
25	Benson & Hedges Racing	AUS Tony Longhurst	Ford Sierra RS500	1:35.78
35	Peter Jackson Racing	AUS Glenn Seton	Ford Sierra RS500	1:36.18
17	Shell Ultra Hi Racing	AUS John Bowe	Ford Sierra RS500	1:36.56
05	Mobil 1 Racing	AUS Peter Brock	Ford Sierra RS500	1:36.68
20	Benson & Hedges Racing	AUS David Brabham	Ford Sierra RS500	1:37.22
21	Bob Forbes Racing	AUS Mark Gibbs	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	1:37.26
30	Peter Jackson Racing	AUS George Fury	Ford Sierra RS500	1:37.36
6	Mobil 1 Racing	AUS Charlie O'Brien	Ford Sierra RS500	1:37.44

Race

Race results as follows:

Pos.	Div.	No.	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Qual.
Pos.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS
1	11	Perkins Engineering	AUS Larry Perkins
AUS Tomas Mezera	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	125	2
1	35	Peter Jackson Racing	AUS Glenn Seton
AUS Colin Bond	Ford Sierra RS500	125	4
1	05	Mobil 1 Racing	AUS Peter Brock
AUS Andrew Miedecke	Ford Sierra RS500	124	6
1	20	Benson & Hedges Racing	AUS Gary Brabham
AUS David Brabham	Ford Sierra RS500	123	7
1	30	Peter Jackson Racing	AUS George Fury
AUS Drew Price	Ford Sierra RS500	123	9
1	25	Benson & Hedges Racing	AUS Tony Longhurst
AUS Alan Jones	Ford Sierra RS500	123	3
1	28	Playscape Racing	AUS Kevin Waldock
NZL Andrew Bagnall	Ford Sierra RS500	123	12
1	33	Pro-Duct Motorsport	AUS Bob Pearson
AUS Bruce Stewart	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	122	16
1	4	Lansvale Racing Team	AUS Steve Reed
AUS Trevor Ashby	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	122	11
1	6	Mobil 1 Racing	AUS Charlie O'Brien
AUS David Parsons	Ford Sierra RS500	121	10
1	12	Ray Lintott	AUS Ray Lintott
AUS Terry Shiel	Ford Sierra RS500	121	13
1	26	Garry Rogers Motorsport	AUS Garry Rogers
AUS Paul Fordham	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	121	14
1	27	Terry Finnigan	AUS Terry Finnigan
AUS Geoff Leeds	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	120	15
1	42	Lusty Engineering	AUS John Lusty
AUS Bernie Stack	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	119	20
2	51	Phil Ward Racing	AUS Phil Ward
AUS John Goss	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16	118	23
2	54	Bryce Racing	NZL Brett Riley
NZL Craig Baird	BMW M3	117	26
1	2	Alf Grant	AUS Alf Grant
AUS Tim Grant	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	117	24
1	45	Lester Smerdon	AUS Lester Smerdon
AUS Graham Jonsson	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	116	25
3	71	Toyota Team Australia	NZL John Faulkner
AUS John Smith
Australia Neal Bates	Toyota Corolla FX-GT	115	28
2	53	Brian Bolwell Racing	AUS Brian Bolwell
AUS Mike Twigden	BMW 323i	111	29
3	78	Phoenix Motorsport	AUS Geoff Full
AUS David Ratcliff	Toyota Sprinter	111	30
1	32	Hersonne Engineering	AUS Laurie Donaher
AUS Marc Ducquet	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A	109	34
3	76	Peter Verheyen	AUS Peter Verheyen
AUS John Vernon	Toyota Sprinter	109	36
3	72	David Sala	AUS David Sala
AUS Richard Vorst	Toyota Corolla	106	32
1	17	Shell Ultra-Hi Racing	AUS Dick Johnson
AUS John Bowe	Ford Sierra RS500	123	5
2	52	M3 Motorsport	AUS Peter Doulman
AUS John Cotter	BMW M3	109	22
3	75	Bob Holden Motors	AUS Dennis Rogers
AUS Garry Jones	Toyota Corolla	75	31
1	21	Bob Forbes Racing	Australia Mark Gibbs
Australia Rohan Onslow	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	64	8
1	19	Caltex CXT Racing	AUS Ken Mathews
AUS John Mathews	Ford Sierra RS500	64	27
1	22	Lusty Engineering	AUS Graham Lusty
AUS Ken Lusty	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	52	21
1	1	Nissan Motorsport Australia	NZL Jim Richards
AUS Mark Skaife	Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R	51	1
1	29	Wayne Park	AUS Wayne Park
AUS John English	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	49	19
3	74	Bob Holden Motors	AUS Phil Alexander
AUS Keith McCulloch	Toyota Corolla	44	33
1	46	Garry Willmington Performance	AUS Garry Willmington
AUS John Bourke	Toyota Supra Turbo	24	18
1	23	Beaurepaires Racing	GBR Chris Lambden
AUS Des Wall	Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R	18	17
3	73	Bob Holden Motors	AUS Bob Holden
AUS Mike Conway	Toyota Sprinter	8	35
1	40		AUS John Leeson
AUS Gary Cooke	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A	-	-

Statistics

Pole Position - #1 Jim Richards - Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R - 1:35.26
Fastest Lap - #11 Larry Perkins - Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV - 1:37.84 (new lap record)
Winners' average speed - 140.61 km/h

References

1990 Championship Results, Nissan Sydney 500, Australian Motor Racing Year 1990/91, page 281
Conditions for Australian Titles, The Australian Manufacturers' Championship, 1990 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 172 to 173
Exciting Creek Debut, Australian Motor Racing Year 1990/91, pages 232 to 235
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_h_foPidKQ 1990 Nissan 500 - Eastern Creek (full race)]
Exciting Creek Debut, Australian Motor Racing Year 1990/91, pages 232 to 235 makes reference to Division 2 and Division 3 competitors
1990 Tooheys 1000 TV Guide, Modern Motor, October 1990, pages 66 & 67 specifies the three Divisions used in the Tooheys 1000, which was also a round of both the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Clarke, Andrew. (December 1990). "Worker's Compensation". Chevron Publishing Group.
John Evans, LP: What a gas!, Australian Auto Action, 16 November 1990, pages 12 to 15
[https://web.archive.org/web/20201213211431/http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1990%20Nissan%20500.html Nissan 500, touringcarracing.net, as archived at web.archive.org]

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