A report on 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship
CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group C Touring Cars.
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1980 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
1 linksThe 21st running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race.
The 21st running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race.
Johnson would go on to repay the faith shown in him by Edsel Ford and the Australian public, using the $144,000 he received to build a new Falcon in which he would go on to win the 1981 ATCC and the crash shortened 1981 James Hardie 1000.
Ford Falcon (XD)
1 linksFull-size car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1979 to 1982.
Full-size car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1979 to 1982.
Dick Johnson drove a 351 cuin Group C Falcon XD, commonly called "Tru-Blu" (due to the cars blue paint and the name of the steel products from the main sponsor - Palmer Tube Mills), to win the 1981 and 1982 Australian Touring Car Championships.
Lakeside International Raceway
0 linksMotor racing circuit located in Kurwongbah, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.
Motor racing circuit located in Kurwongbah, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.
For much of the circuit's life these meetings were the largest of the year and played host to some brilliant racing, the highlight of which was the 1981 title showdown between local hero Dick Johnson and reigning champion Peter Brock.
Colin Bond
0 linksRetired Australian racing driver.
Retired Australian racing driver.
He was also third in the 1981 and 1988 Australian Touring Car Championships, 1981 in a Ford Capri Mk.II for the Masterton Homes team and 1988 in a Ford Sierra RS500 in what was his first ATCC in an outright car since 1978.