1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round

The 1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round was the first round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 25 to 27 February at Amaroo Park in Sydney, New South Wales. This would be the last time the Australian Touring Car Championship would compete at Amaroo Park, whilst the circuit itself would close down just four years later. It was won by Mark Skaife, who took a clean sweep and took maximum points from the weekend.

New South Wales 1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round
Event Information
Round 1 of 10 in the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship
Date25-27 February 1994
LocationSydney, New South Wales
VenueAmaroo Park
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 28 laps 54 km
Pole position Mark Skaife
Gibson Motorsport		 49.795
Winner Mark Skaife
Gibson Motorsport
Race 2
Distance 28 laps 54 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Gibson Motorsport
Round Results
First
46 pts
Second
32 pts
Third
24 pts

Race results

Qualifying

Mark Skaife took the first pole position of the year, with Glenn Seton just three-tenths slower.

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 2 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 49.795
2 1 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 49.827
3 30 Australia Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 50.024
4 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 50.073
5 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 50.133
6 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 50.141
7 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 50.182
8 23 Australia Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 50.306
9 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 50.306
10 25 Australia Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 50.341
11 7 Australia Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 50.378
12 6 New Zealand Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 50.434
13 4 Australia Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 50.575
14 3 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 50.804
15 33 Australia Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 51.145
16 27 Australia Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden VP Commodore 51.190
17 12 Australia Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 51.748
18 28 Australia Kevin Waldock Playscape Racing Ford EB Falcon 52.125
19 39 Australia Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 52.582
20 47 Australia John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 53.922
21 79 Australia Mike Conway Cadillac Productions Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 54.542
22 88 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 54.683
23 42 Australia Glenn Mason Glenn Mason Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 54.922
24 36 Australia Neil Schembri Schembri Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 54.943
Sources:

Peter Jackson Dash

Mark Skaife took out the Peter Jackson Dash with a commanding win - leading from the drop of the flag to the finish. Tomas Mezera was the big mover of the pack, moving from fifth place to second, thereby putting himself on the front row for race one. Meanwhile, Glenn Seton went from second to sixth, losing his front row start.

Pos. No. Name Team Car Grid
1 2 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1
2 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 5
3 30 Australia Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 3
4 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 6
5 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 4
6 1 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 2
Sources:

Race 1

After Mezera was relegated to the back of the grid after being unable to get his engine started for the warm-up lap on time, Skaife was effectively given a free front-row. Using this to his advantage, he got off to an early lead and would keep it all the way to the flag for the first race win of the 1994 season. Down the pack, there were some drivers making moves. Glenn Seton would pass the Dick Johnson Racing duo of Bowe and Johnson and team-mate Alan Jones, who would later incur a puncture, effectively dropping him out of the race. Mezera would climb from 23rd to ninth in a stirring drive. Skaife took a convincing win, with Seton in second and Bowe in third.

Pos. No. Name Team Car Laps Grid
1 2 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 28 1
2 1 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 6
3 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 4
4 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 5
5 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 28 7
6 23 Australia Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 28 8
7 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 28 9
8 6 New Zealand Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 28 12
9 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 28 24 1
10 25 Australia Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 28 10
11 4 Australia Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 13
12 27 Australia Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden VP Commodore 16
13 33 Australia Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15
14 28 Australia Kevin Waldock Playscape Racing Ford EB Falcon 18
15 39 Australia Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 19
16 7 Australia Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 11
17 47 Australia John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 20
18 30 Australia Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 3
19 79 Australia Mike Conway Cadillac Productions Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 21
20 88 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 22
21 12 Australia Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 17
22 3 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 14
23 42 Australia Glenn Mason Glenn Mason Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 23
WD 36 Australia Neil Schembri Schembri Motorsport Holden VP Commodore
Sources:[1]
Notes
1.^ – Mezera was relegated to the back of the grid after failing to start his engine on time for the warm-up lap.

Race 2

In the final Australian Touring Car Championship race at Amaroo Park, Skaife took another flag-to-flag victory, in a relatively uneventful race. Although closer than the previous race, Skaife was never really challenged and walked away from the weekend with maximum points toward his assault on the 1994 season. The podium was completed by Seton and Brock.

Pos. No. Name Team Car Laps Grid
1 2 Australia Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 28 1
2 1 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 2
3 05 Australia Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 28 5
4 015 Australia Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 28 9
5 6 New Zealand Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 28 8
6 25 Australia Tony Longhurst LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 28 10
7 23 Australia Paul Morris LoGaMo Racing Holden VP Commodore 28 6
8 17 Australia Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 4
9 18 Australia John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon 28 3
10 4 Australia Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 28 11
11 7 Australia Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VP Commodore 16
12 3 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 22
13 33 Australia Bob Pearson Pro-Duct Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 13
14 12 Australia Bob Jones Ampol Max 3 Racing Holden VP Commodore 21
15 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 7
16 27 Australia Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden VP Commodore 12
17 39 Australia Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 15
18 47 Australia John Trimble Daily Planet Racing Holden VP Commodore 17
19 79 Australia Mike Conway Cadillac Motorsport Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 19
20 30 Australia Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EB Falcon 18
21 42 Australia Glenn Mason Glenn Mason Racing Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 23
Ret 88 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Sierra RS 20
Ret 28 Australia Kevin Waldock Playscape Racing Ford EB Falcon 14
WD 36 Australia Neil Schembri Schembri Motorsport Holden VP Commodore
Sources:[2]

Championship Standings
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 Australia Mark Skaife 46
2 Australia Glenn Seton 32
3 Australia Peter Brock 24
4 Australia John Bowe 16
5 Australia Dick Johnson 16

References
  1. "1994 Amaroo Park #1". racing-reference.info. 1994-02-27. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  2. "1994 Amaroo Park #2". racing-reference.info. 1994-02-27. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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