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Sorry people, been busy. Henry, not Barry Lawrence & no NASCAR12, he's never driven 4 DJR.
I'm trying to think of another clue!!!
November 7 1982 he contested round 3 of the AEC in which Moffat won, Fury 2nd & DJ 3rd in the XE. I'm not sure where this particular driver finished as he wasn't listed but I know he qualified way down which is what you'd expect with a Torana in 1982.
He finished 7th just behind Carter at the Lakeside RD of the 1982 ATCC on April the 4th & finished 10th at Surfers behind John English at the final RD of the 82 ATCC on May 16..
I'm also pretty sure it was an L/34 & not an A9X so she was an old 4 door..
I'm trying to think of another clue!!!
November 7 1982 he contested round 3 of the AEC in which Moffat won, Fury 2nd & DJ 3rd in the XE. I'm not sure where this particular driver finished as he wasn't listed but I know he qualified way down which is what you'd expect with a Torana in 1982.
He finished 7th just behind Carter at the Lakeside RD of the 1982 ATCC on April the 4th & finished 10th at Surfers behind John English at the final RD of the 82 ATCC on May 16..
I'm also pretty sure it was an L/34 & not an A9X so she was an old 4 door..
I,ve got mixed reports on it Doug. I'm reading the same book as you by the looks of it & in some time sheets it's reported as an A9X & a few pages over it was reported to be a L/34. For Rd 7, it was listed as an SLR which is older again.
The only pic I have of it is at Lakeside in 81 & from what I can observe, it looks like a 4 door which probably means it's an L/34 & not an A9X. Although there was a very limited run on A9X 4 doors, not many, if any were raced in the ATCC as the 2 door hatchback seemed to have benefits over the 4 door in race trim.
That's the best I can come up with Doug. Someone with more of a Holden back ground than me might be able to explain it better though..
The only pic I have of it is at Lakeside in 81 & from what I can observe, it looks like a 4 door which probably means it's an L/34 & not an A9X. Although there was a very limited run on A9X 4 doors, not many, if any were raced in the ATCC as the 2 door hatchback seemed to have benefits over the 4 door in race trim.
That's the best I can come up with Doug. Someone with more of a Holden back ground than me might be able to explain it better though..
It's funny how the hatchback Torana is regarded as the "definitive" A9X... but I believe it was made in lesser numbers than the four-door. HDT, Morris, Brock all had 4-doors at one stage or another. A bloke I knew had a four-door at one stage, which was a pretty quick jigger.... made the rest of his Holden collection (an impressive thing in its own right) look a little sluggish...
Shame of shames, I know some of this Torana stuff. Basically the L34 had a great motor with roller rockers and a strong block. But they could never be used to the full extent as the axles would break at the slightest provocation. Also the drum braked rear was pretty useless after a few laps. So the A9X had tougher Salisbury rear axle and four-wheel discs. The motor was pretty much L34, which always surprises me.
The bit I did look up is that it also had an optional T10 gearbox as the old M21 was a bit suspect, and modified control arm pivot points.
The bit I did look up is that it also had an optional T10 gearbox as the old M21 was a bit suspect, and modified control arm pivot points.