Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 - an armchair guide
2/10/2004 22:10 (Press Release) -
Please see below a comprehensive guide to all variables relating to the 42nd Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 to be held at Bathurst's Mount Panorama circuit October 7-10
What: The Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 is the ultimate showdown between Ford and Holden V8 Supercar teams in Australia’s premier endurance motor race over 1000km.
When: Thursday to Sunday 7-10 October 2003
Where: Mount Panorama, Bathurst. The city of Bathurst is 210km West of Sydney along the Great Western Highway. The city can be reached by car or bus and is also serviced by its own airport. You can also catch a train to Lithgow and then a bus to Bathurst.
Track: 6.213km circuit length, with racing in an anti-clockwise direction.
Record Attendance: 163,840 over 4 days in 2002
Series: Round 10 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. The V8 Supercar Championship Series is the premier Australian motor racing series pitting the popular Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore V8 Supercars together over 13 rounds.
Television: Network Ten – Friday 1300-1600, Saturday 1200-1700, Sunday 0700-1700. Stay tuned to Network Ten news and Sport’s Tonight for daily updates. The race will also reach North America (Speed Channel), throughout Europe (MotorsTV), U.K. (Five), China (CCTV), Shanghai (Grandsports, Shanghai Television Station - LIVE) New Zealand (TV One - LIVE) South Africa (SABC), Argentina (TyC Sports) and Asia Pacific (ABCAP).
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KEY STATISTICS
There has been a 500 mile or 1000 kilometre race at Mt Panorama every year since 1963 and since 1973 it has been for cars complying to the regulations for the Australian Touring Car Championship and since 1997 the V8 Supercar Championship Series.
MOUNT PANORAMA LAP RECORDS
Current Qualifying Record 2003 Greg Murphy Holden 2.08.3873
Current Lap Record 2003 Garth Tander Holden 2.09.5705
Outright Lap Record 2003 Greg Murphy Holden 2.08.3873
BATHURST RACE TIME RECORDS
Jim Richards/Mark Skaife Nissan GT-R 6:19:14.80 1991
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Year Drivers Car Grid Position
1963 Harry Firth/Bob Jane Ford Cortina GT
1964 Bob Jane/George Reynolds Ford Cortina GT
1965 Bo Seton/Midge Bosworth Ford Cortina GT500
1966 Raunp Aaltonen/Bob Holden Morris Mini Cooper S
1967 Harry Firth/Fred Gibson Ford Falcon XRGT 2nd
1968 Bruce McPhee/Barry Mulholland Holden Monaro GTS 327 1st
1969 Colin Bond/Tony Roberts Holden Monaro GTS 327 7th
1970 Allan Moffat* Ford Falcon XW GTHO 1st
1971 Allan Moffat* Ford Falcon XY GTHO 1st
1972 Peter Brock* Holden Torana LJ XU1 5th
1973 Allan Moffat/Ian Geoghegan Ford Falcon XA GT 3rd
1974 John Goss/Kevin Bartlett Ford Falcon XA GT 3rd
1975 Peter Brock/Brian Sampson Holden Torana L34 3rd
1976 Bob Morris/John Fitzpatrick Holden Torana L34 4th
1977 Allan Moffat/Jackie Ickx Ford Falcon XC 3rd
1978 Peter Brock/Jim Richards Holden Torana A9X 1st
1979 Peter Brock/Jim Richards Holden Torana A9X 1st
1980 Peter Brock/Jim Richards Holden Commodore VB 3rd
1981 Dick Johnson/John French Ford Falcon XD 2nd
1982 Peter Brock/Larry Perkins Holden Commodore VH 2nd
1983 Peter Brock/Larry Perkins/John Harvey Holden Commodore VH 5th+
1984 Peter Brock/Larry Perkins Holden Commodore VK 2nd
1985 Armin Hahne/John Goss Jaguar XJS 6th
1986 Allan Grice/Graeme Bailey Holden Commodore VK 2nd
1987 Peter Brock/David Parsons/Peter McLeod Holden Commodore VL 20th#
1988 Tony Longhurst/Tomas Mezera Ford Sierra RS500 3rd
1989 Dick Johnson/John Bowe Ford Sierra RS500 2nd
1990 Allan Grice/Win Percy Holden Commodore VL 6th
1991 Jim Richards/Mark Skaife Nissan GT-R 1st
1992 Jim Richards/Mark Skaife Nissan GT-R 3rd
1993 Larry Perkins/Gregg Hansford Holden Commodore VP 1st
1994 Dick Johnson/John Bowe Ford Falcon EB 10th
1995 Larry Perkins/Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VR 3rd
1996 Craig Lowndes/Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VR 2nd
1997 **Geoffrey Brabham/David Brabham BMW 320i 6th
1997 Larry Perkins/Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VS 4th
1998 **Rickard Rydell/Jim Richards Volvo S40 1st
1998 Jason Bright/Steven Richards Ford Falcon EL 15th
1999 Greg Murphy/Steven Richards Holden Commodore VT 12th
2000 Garth Tander/Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VT 10th
2001 Mark Skaife/Tony Longhurst Holden Commodore VX 5th
2002 Mark Skaife/Jim Richards Holden Commodore VX 1st
2003 Greg Murphy/Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VY 1st
* - Denotes - Single driver race ** - Denotes 2-litre Super Touring event of same year
+ - The Brock/Perkins car started from Pole but retired and the drivers moved into the other car.
# - Again the car that Peter Brock started in retired and he moved over to the other car.
MULTIPLE WINNERS
9 Peter Brock
7 Jim Richards
6 Larry Perkins
4 Allan Moffat, Mark Skaife
3 Dick Johnson, Greg Murphy
2 Harry Firth, John Bowe, Tony Longhurst, Bob Jane, Russell Ingall, John Goss, Allan Grice, Steven Richards
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