1983 James Hardie 1000

Bathurst 1000
Previous = 1982
Current = 1983
Next = 1984The 1983 James Hardie 1000 was the 24th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was an endurance race for Touring Cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. It was held on October 2, 1983 at the Mount 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 and Nissan Bluebird.

Class B

For cars of under 3000cc engine capacity, it featured Alfa Romeo Alfetta, Audi 5+5, Ford Capri, Isuzu Gemini and Nissan 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 1983

tatistics

* 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/h

External 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]