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According to the Canberra Times of August 6, "the 1983 Silastic 300 will be the first time the touring-car circus meets with the new "freedoms" recently granted by the sport's governing body and will answer many questions posed by the rule changes."
"All the major teams have been at Amaroo for most of the week
testing but there are still no real pointers to the likely outcome
of tomorrow's 155-lap contest."
Terry Shiel started on pole in his Eurocars Mazda RX7 (spotted
at last year's Muscle Car Masters).
Drivers include Barry Jones, George Fury, Allan Grice, Peter Brock,
Terry Finnigan, Peter McLeod, Graeme Bailey, Fred Gibson,
Garry Willmington, Mike Burgmann, John Harvey, Jim Richards, Larry Perkins, Ron Dickson, Bob Stevens, Geoff Russell, Brian Callaghan, Barry Graham and Bo & Glenn Seton in their Ford Capri.
Great interviews with Frank Gardner and Howard Marsden.
Race results:
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1983 Australian Endurance Championship:
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Canberra Times 6/8/83:
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Commentated by Evan Green, Garry Wilkinson and Mike Raymond.
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Music by BLAKHATZ (with permission)
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