- 1983 James Hardie 1000
Bathurst 1000
Previous = 1982
Current = 1983
Next = 1984The 1983 James Hardie 1000 was the 24th running of theBathurst 1000 touring car race. It was an endurance race for Touring Cars complying withCAMS Group C regulations. It was held onOctober 2 ,1983 at theMount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race distance was 163 laps x 6.172 km = 1006.036 km.Class structure
Entries were divided into two, engine capacity based classes.
Class A
Class of cars of over 3000cc engine capacity, it featured BMW 635 CSi,
Chevrolet Camaro , Ford Falcon,Holden Commodore ,Mazda RX-7 andNissan Bluebird .Class B
For cars of under 3000cc engine capacity, it featured
Alfa Romeo Alfetta , Audi 5+5,Ford Capri ,Isuzu Gemini andNissan Pulsar .Hardies Heroes
Official results
Full results of the 1983 James Hardie 1000 were:
* Harris/Cooke qualified for the race in a Falcon but their car was used to get Johnson/Bartlett back into the race after their Falcon crashed in Hardies Heroes. The Harris/Cooke team took part in the race after acquiring the Lawrence/Russell Commodore.References
*Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84
*Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1960-1989 (©1990)
*James Hardie 1000, 1983/84
*Modern Motor, December 1983tatistics
* Provisional Pole Position - #05 Peter Brock - 2:15.3
* Pole Position - #05 Peter Brock - 2:16.270
* Fastest Lap - #05 Peter Brock - 2:18.5
* Average Speed - 158km/hExternal links
* [http://www.camsmanual.com.au/pdf/records/1403%20Australian%20titles%20Q307.pdf CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Races/1983%20Bathurst.html www.touringcarracing.net]
* [http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/bathurst_1983.htm race results]
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