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Revision as of 07:27, 15 July 2017
The 1989 Tooheys 1000 was a 1000 km endurance motor race for Group A Touring Cars. It was held on the 1st of October 1989 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. The race was run as the season finale to the World Touring Car Masters.
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Background
Two weeks before the race, CAMS announced that the two dominant cars of the 1989 World Touring Car Masters, the Ford Sierra RS500 entered by Zakspeed and the Nissan Skyline R32, would get a restrictor plate placed into their engines in order to maximize the power output of both cars to just 500HP, citing it as safety measures due to the crashes that had occurred during the actual WTCM season.
While the Australian privateers were certainly very happy about this, Zakspeed principal Erich Zakowski wasn't very happy with the situation: "I mean, they clearly did this in order to benefit the Australian privateers. Else, they wouldn't stand a chance of winning this race with all things considering. We saw last year how Kaliber dominated the race, and while I understand they want more spectacle, ruining championship fights for some teams isn't the way to do it..." Nismo didn't comment on the subject, as it appeared the handicap could probably help them with the better aerodynamics of the R32 hoping to take part in the race decision.
In terms of the actual championship fight, Klaus Ludwig entered the final race of the championship in the championship lead, on 193 points. 6 points behind him was Roland Ratzenberger, as it seemed the championship was going to be decided between them both. Manuel Reuter, who would be paired with Ratzenberger for the race, was 3rd on 154 points, 39 behind Ludwig. So, while still mathematically in the championship, the German wouldn't be able to overtake Ratzenberger. None of the R32's, despite having the pace throughout the season to beat Ford, were in the championship fight, with Nismo more worried about defending 2nd in the teams championship from Toyota's Union Saver Developments, who were just 1 point behind - the Austrian team looking for their World Touring Car Masters debut race victory, and the reliability displayed by the Supra Turbo this year marking them as dark horses in the bookies.
Independents championship still existed, and even though it kept a low profile throughout the year, it was the Venezuelan Johnny Cecotto, using sheer consistency, found himself in the championship lead on 159 points, despite not having won a single race through the year. Steve Soper was in 2nd place on 151 points, with Winkelhock 3rd on 150 points. The championship was going to be decided between these three drivers, with Borgudd and Donnelly still mathematically in it, but proving impossible for Donnelly - due to beeing Winkelhock's team-mate - and Borgudd had to expect to win the class while everyone else retired ahead of him, which had not happened this year thus far.
Entry List
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29 | ![]() |
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30 | ![]() |
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36 | ![]() |
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55 | ![]() |
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70 | ![]() |
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79 | ![]() |
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86 | ![]() |
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100 | ![]() |
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B |
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B |
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B |
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B |
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B |
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C |
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C |
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C |
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C |
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C |
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C |
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C |
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C |
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C |
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C |
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C |
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C |
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D |
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D |
78 | ![]() |
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D |
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D |
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D |
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D |
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D |