Thread: Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 (Group A)

The Barry Naismith 1988 Bathurst annual has Miedecke's car as new at the beginning of the year, with Bagnall having the car built for Bathurst 87, while The Great Race has them the other way around. Miedecke was operating on a fairly tight budget, so it would have made sense for the new car to go to Bagnall. So if the Miedecke Motorsport car was not used by the Mobil team, presumably the Noske car was Brad Jones 1989 ATCC car, that Barry...

Quote: The Barry Naismith 1988 Bathurst annual has Miedecke's car as new at the beginning of the year, with Bagnall having the car built for Bathurst 87, while The Great Race has them the other way around. Miedecke was operating on a fairly tight budget, so it would have made sense for the new car to go to Bagnall . I had found that reference as well however both Miedecke and Ross Stone say that the Bagnall car was new for '88 and...

There definitely must have been five Longhurst Sierras, because there were three cars present at Bathurst in '89, the two race cars plus a T-car. One was the car built by the Longhurst team in late 1988, the other two the ex-Paxton cars. Throw in the Bathurst '88-winner, and that late '90-build car, and there were five. I thought I'd posted the article I'd found in Auto Action on Longhurst purchasing the two cars, but...

Had the honour of being on the track with the ex Damon Hill Sierra at Lakeside this weekend, along with watching DJR#6 getting a real good workout in the demo's. Woo-Hoo!! All the whooshing, popping and flame-blowing had me in a lather

Quote: Originally Posted by Bown Had the honour of being on the track with the ex Damon Hill Sierra at Lakeside this weekend, along with watching DJR#6 getting a real good workout in the demo's. Woo-Hoo!! All the whooshing, popping and flame-blowing had me in a lather Pictures please (if possible).

Down the end of my road

Djr3 is currently undergoing a full restoration in my fathers workshop in toowoomba queensland. Im hoping to have it race ready in 2 years.