Picture request.

[trois-numan]

Hi, I am new here, I was wondering if anyone has a picture of the red Volvo 850 that Jim Richards drove in the 1998 australian super touring championship? I had some on my old computer but it is no more. Thanks in advance.

[CooperS79]

http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/~amh110/volvo_racing.htm

http://www.supertouringregister.com/image/636.jpg

[F J Nedos]

What were they thinking with that 850 - what a shocking looking brick.

The S40 was a fair bit nicer.

[Uncle Cranker]

Jim also raced the 850 wagon in Australia.

I remember it at the 2lt night race at Calder in 97

[dmcl]

Originally Posted by Uncle Cranker

Jim also raced the 850 wagon in Australia.

I remember it at the 2lt night race at Calder in 97

Cranker,

I know Im old and becoming senile and the burnt rubber from easternats is rotting my brain, but am pretty sure the 2 litre race you are referring to at Calder was in 95, and it would have been Gary Scott at the wheel of the OVLOV at that time, if my memory serves me correctly, Jeff Allam was driving the lone Ross palmer Motorsport Mondeo (post Hansford) and Teddy Yip from Hong Kong had Bruno Giacomelli in an Alfa 164. Not that it mattered, Paul Morris in the Diet Coke BMW drove away from everyone till he backed off to make it look like a race.

newsstalker, Im willing to bet, if you looked up your files, you would find results for it????? Not sure if natsoft would go back that far

[BFC]

had any good hits lately DMCL???????

[Uncle Cranker]

Originally Posted by dmcl

Cranker,

I know I'm old and becoming senile and the burnt rubber from easternats is rotting my brain, but am pretty sure the 2 litre race you are referring to at Calder was in 95, and it would have been Gary Scott at the wheel of the OVLOV at that time, if my memory serves me correctly, Jeff Allam was driving the lone Ross palmer Motorsport Mondeo (post Hansford) and Teddy Yip from Hong Kong had Bruno Giacomelli in an Alfa 164. Not that it mattered, Paul Morris in the Diet Coke BMW drove away from everyone till he backed off to make it look like a race.

newsstalker, Im willing to bet, if you looked up your files, you would find results for it????? Not sure if natsoft would go back that far

Righto:

If you had crucified as many brain cell's as I had since then, you would cut me some slack about the year.......

I still maintain, Jum drove the phuker, he was testing the braking up "Tommy Easton Drive" all through Friday practice.

Newsie, WTF are you; when me & the bloke Skaifee rolled in the Laser series need you ??


BTW anybody got a second hand, passenger side front door-skin for a VY commie ?

[PVDA]

Originally Posted by Uncle Cranker

BTW anybody got a second hand, passenger side front door-skin for a VY commie ?

and hopefully that was the only "casualty" of the EasterNats.

[Falcadore]

Originally Posted by dmcl

Cranker,

I know Im old and becoming senile and the burnt rubber from easternats is rotting my brain, but am pretty sure the 2 litre race you are referring to at Calder was in 95, and it would have been Gary Scott at the wheel of the OVLOV at that time, if my memory serves me correctly, Jeff Allam was driving the lone Ross palmer Motorsport Mondeo (post Hansford) and Teddy Yip from Hong Kong had Bruno Giacomelli in an Alfa 164. Not that it mattered, Paul Morris in the Diet Coke BMW drove away from everyone till he backed off to make it look like a race.

newsstalker, Im willing to bet, if you looked up your files, you would find results for it????? Not sure if natsoft would go back that far

You're both wrong. Morris wasn't even there, no factory BMW's, and only one Audi, and Alfa 164's never raced in Australia. Maybe you're thinking of Hong Kong racer Albert Poon who brought his two Ford Mondeos to Australia for himself (which he crashed heavily at PI) and a guest driver to race in 1997. Gianfranco Brancatelli drove the other car at Phillip Island and South African Mike Briggs drove the car at Oran Park, then they packed up for home.

The results were as follows.

November 25, 1995
TAC Brock Classic - Super Touring Race 1
1. #18 Brad Jones Audi 80 Quattro
2. #77 Jim Richards Ford Mondeo
3. #34 Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155TS
4. #11 Tony Scott Volvo 850 Estate
5. #4 Cameron McLean BMW 318i
6. #66 Les May BMW M3
7. #13 Justin Mathews BMW M3
DNF. #16 Bob Holden BMW M3

TAC Brock Classic - Super Touring Race 2
1. #34 Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155TS
2. #18 Brad Jones Audi 80 Quattro
3. #11 Tony Scott Volvo 850 Estate
4. #4 Cameron McLean BMW 318i
5. #66 Les May BMW M3
6. #13 Justin Mathews BMW M3
7. #16 Bob Holden BMW M3
DNF. #77 Jim Richards Ford Mondeo



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Au...r_Championship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Au...r_Championship

[Falcadore]

The night race was actually the 1995 championship round.

BOC Gases Australian Super Touring Car Championship Round 4 - Race 1
13 May 1995
1. #83 Geoff Brabham BMW 318i
2. #2 Paul Morris BMW 318i
3. #77 Jeff Allam Ford Mondeo
4. #8 Greg Murphy Audi 80 Quattro
5. #18 Brad Jones Audi 80 Quattro
6. #34 Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155TS
7. #14 Graham Moore Opel Vectra
8. #11 Tony Scott Volvo 850 Estate
9. #96 Mark Adderton Peugeot 405Mi16
10. #4 Steven Ellery BMW 318i
11. #97 Mark Seymour BMW M3
12. #13 Justin Mathews BMW M3
13. #16 Paul Nelson BMW M3
DNF. #79 Bob Tweedie Ford Sierra
DNF. #80 Steve Hardman Hyundai Lantra
DNF. #58 Paul Pickett BMW 318iS
DNS. #26 Melinda Price Toyota Corolla Seca

Race 2
1. #2 Paul Morris BMW 318i
2. #83 Geoff Brabham BMW 318i
3. #77 Jeff Allam Ford Mondeo
4. #18 Brad Jones Audi 80 Quattro
5. #8 Greg Murphy Audi 80 Quattro
6. #11 Tony Scott Volvo 850 Estate
7. #14 Graham Moore Opel Vectra
8. #96 Mark Adderton Peugeot 405Mi16
9. #13 Justin Mathews BMW M3
10. #80 Steve Hardman Hyundai Lantra
11. #4 Steven Ellery BMW 318i
12. #26 Melinda Price Toyota Corolla Seca
DNF. #34 Steven Richards Alfa Romeo 155TS
DNF. #58 Paul Pickett BMW 318iS
DNF. #97 Mark Seymour BMW M3
DNF. #16 Paul Nelson BMW M3
DNS. #79 Bob Tweedie Ford Sierra

[NAC]

http://www.minerva.com.au/winton/astc.htm#Supertoures

This footage may also help



Link Here

[Trevor]

Fight you bustards, fight - LOL

[Uncle Cranker]

Thanks Falc & NAC.

Now can either of you remember if Jim ever drove the blue & white OVLOV Wagon, at Calder, or should I just give up now......



Oh, and as a side note, Melinda Price had an engine bay fire in the toyota on the grid of R 1; that's why she was a DNS....

From memory, 'The Legendary Barney' (R.I.P) put the fire out......


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[dmcl]

Originally Posted by Uncle Cranker

Thanks Falc & NAC.

Oh, and as a side note, Melinda Price had an engine bay fire in the toyota on the grid of R 1; that's why she was a DNS....

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ah yes, the Box Hill TAFE entered Corolla, driven by Melinda Price, and sponsored by Tom Piper, makers of various tinned foods, which could "augment" the meal somewhat - do you get the segue Cranker????

[Uncle Cranker]

Originally Posted by dmcl

ah yes, the Box Hill TAFE entered Corolla, driven by Melinda Price, and sponsored by Tom Piper, makers of various tinned foods, which could "augment" the meal somewhat - do you get the segue Cranker????

Tom Piper; Corolla; Melinda Price; Vectra; Sam Newman; Spa; Phillip Island; Holden Motorsport; Spam; Groove Amarda; Barry Sheen; Augmentation; Segue....



Let's see what i can do.


How Bout:


Now just where did that "Castrol Cougars" final payout money go ???






Let's just say, I believe the lovely Melinda is possibly the only Australian race driver with a twin air-bag front.


And didn't I tidy that one up........

Did Melinda ever drive a Volvo ?/

[BFC]

Originally Posted by Uncle Cranker

Tom Piper; Corolla; Melinda Price; Vectra; Sam Newman; Spa; Phillip Island; Holden Motorsport; Spam; Groove Amarda; Barry Sheen; Augmentation; Segue....



Let's see what i can do.


How Bout:


Now just where did that "Castrol Cougars" final payout money go ???






Let's just say, I believe the lovely Melinda is possibly the only Australian race driver with a twin air-bag front.


And didn't I tidy that one up........

Did Melinda ever drive a Volvo ?/

Who said the memory goes as u get older?? Was the blonde haeaded race driver involved in those days??

[peckstar]

whatever happened to melinda price?

[NAC]

Originally Posted by peckstar

whatever happened to melinda price?

http://www.nmd.com.au/news2/news_sel...elinda%20Price

http://www.conrod.com.au/stats/drprof.cgi?id=141

[trois-numan]

Thanks for the pictures! I was looking for the one with the Valvoline logo on the hood. (Bonnet in Aussie?)

[Falcadore]

Originally Posted by Uncle Cranker

Thanks Falc & NAC.

Now can either of you remember if Jim ever drove the blue & white OVLOV Wagon, at Calder, or should I just give up now......



Oh, and as a side note, Melinda Price had an engine bay fire in the toyota on the grid of R 1; that's why she was a DNS....

From memory, 'The Legendary Barney' (R.I.P) put the fire out......


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Just Tony Scott. The wagon only ran in the '94 British series and the '95 Australian series. In '95 Richards only joined late in the series, racing initially the second factory Hyundai that Colin Bond built before jumping into the ex-Jeff Allam/Darren Palmer RPM Mondeo for the final round. In '96 he ran a Vauxhall Cavalier out of his own team racing against The Brock in the red Volvo, but Richo filled in for Brock at Bathurst in '96 when Super Tourers had a support race and HRT demanded 100% on the Commodore.

Richo moved to Volvo full-time in 1997, the team briefly expanded to two cars at seasons end after TWR brought a new car with them for the first Super Touring Bathurstwith Tony Scott returning to drive the ex-Brock car when Richo got the new one.

In 1998 the team upgraded to S40's, expanded to two cars for '99 with the second car going to pay drivers Mark Williamson and Mark Adderton with Cameron McLean having a steer at the final round as a warm-up for Bathurst '99 where McLean famously did not get to drive in the weather shortened event. With no decent BMWs or Audis to race against in 2000, Volvo followed all the other manufacturers and left the series.

[Uncle Cranker]

Originally Posted by BFC

Who said the memory goes as u get older?? Was the blonde haeaded race driver involved in those days??

Yes the "Tatong Typhoon" was the team manager at the time.....