1984 Australian Super Series
The 1984 Australian Super Series[1] was an Australian motor racing competition for Group E Series Production Cars.[2] With prizemoney totaling $200,000, the series was claimed, at the time, to be "the richest race series staged in Australia".[2]
The series was won by Peter Fitzgerald driving a Mitsubishi Starion.[2]
Race schedule
[edit]The series was contested over six rounds with two heats and a final at each round.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Round | Circuit[1] | State | Date[1] | Round winner | Car |
| 1 | Calder Park | Victoria | 29 April | Peter Fitzgerald[3] | Mitsubishi Starion[3] |
| 2 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 6 May | Brian Sampson[4] | Mitsubishi Starion[4] |
| 3 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 20 May | Peter Fitzgerald[5] | Mitsubishi Starion[5] |
| 4 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 1 July | Peter Fitzgerald[6] | Mitsubishi Starion[6] |
| 5 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 8 July | Peter Fitzgerald[7] | Mitsubishi Starion[7] |
| 6 | Calder Park | Victoria | 29 July | Peter Fitzgerald[8] | Mitsubishi Starion[8] |
Series standings
[edit]| Position[2] | Driver[2] | Car[2] | Entrant[1] | Points[2] |
| 1 | Peter Fitzgerald | Mitsubishi Starion | Eastside Mitsubishi / Palcolor Phot Services | 118 |
| 2 | Brian Sampson | Mitsubishi Starion | Melbourne Clutch & Brake Service Pty Ltd | 90 |
| 3 | Ross Burbidge | Alfa Romeo Alfasud | John French | ? |
| 4 | Colin Bond | Alfa Romeo GTV6 | Network Alfa | ? |
| 5 | Phil Alexander | Ford Laser | Alexander Rotary | ? |
| 6 | Kevin Bartlett | Mitsubishi Starion | Kevin Bartlett | ? |
| 7 | Brad Jones | Mitsubishi Starion | Bradley Jones | ? |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Program, Calder Park, 29 April 1984
- ^ a b c d e f g Phillip Christensen, Group E in 1984 - And the beat goes on…, Australian Motor Racing Year 1984/85, pages 62-67
- ^ a b c Racing Car News, June 1984, page 29
- ^ a b c Racing Car News, June 1984, page 53
- ^ a b c Racing Car News, June 1984, page 34
- ^ a b c Racing Car News, August 1984, page 57
- ^ a b c Racing Car News, August 1984, page 54
- ^ a b c Racing Car News, September 1984, page 51