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'''Peter Gerard McLeod''' (born 6 May 1948 in Newcastle, New South Wales<ref>{{cite journal |title=none|editor1-first=Bill |editor1-last=Tuckey | |
'''Peter Gerard McLeod''' (born 6 May 1948 in Newcastle, New South Wales<ref>{{cite journal |title=none|editor1-first=Bill |editor1-last=Tuckey |date=1987{{ndash}}88 |journal=The Great Race |volume=7 |page=277 |publisher=The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing Group |location=Hornsby |issn=1031-6124}}</ref>) is a retired [[Australians|Australian]] racing driver, best known as co-winner of the [[1987 James Hardie 1000]] at [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], and for driving the distinctive yellow and black Slick 50 [[Mazda RX-7]] [[Group C (Australia)|Group C]] [[Touring car racing|touring car]] during the early to mid-1980s. |
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==Group C Touring Cars== |
==Group C Touring Cars== |
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McLeod began his racing career in 1980 at the relatively old age of 32, progressing immediately into touring car racing where in just three seasons to become one of Australia's fastest privately entered touring car racers, and the fastest Mazda RX-7's behind [[Allan Moffat]]'s factory supported team (though with reportedly more horsepower than Moffat's cars). By 1981 he had scored his first podium result with a third at the [[Oran Park Raceway|Oran Park]] 250 behind the [[Ford XD Falcon|Falcon]]s of [[Dick Johnson (racing driver)|Dick Johnson]] and veteran [[Murray Carter]]. |
McLeod began his racing career in 1980 at the relatively old age of 32, progressing immediately into touring car racing where in just three seasons to become one of Australia's fastest privately entered touring car racers, and the fastest Mazda RX-7's behind [[Allan Moffat]]'s factory supported team (though with reportedly more horsepower than Moffat's cars). By 1981 he had scored his first podium result with a third at the [[Oran Park Raceway|Oran Park]] 250 behind the [[Ford XD Falcon|Falcon]]s of [[Dick Johnson (racing driver)|Dick Johnson]] and veteran [[Murray Carter]]. |
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His pace and consistency were rewarded when he won the [[1983 Australian Endurance Championship]], which didn't start well with 12th at both the [[Sydney]] rounds ([[Amaroo Park]] and Oran Park), followed by a [[Did |
His pace and consistency were rewarded when he won the [[1983 Australian Endurance Championship]], which didn't start well with 12th at both the [[Sydney]] rounds ([[Amaroo Park]] and Oran Park), followed by a [[Did not finish|DNF]] in the [[1983 Castrol 400|Castrol 400]] at [[Sandown Raceway]] in [[Melbourne]]. It was his results in the final 3 rounds of the series which lifted him above the [[JPS Team BMW]] [[BMW E24|635 CSi]] of [[Jim Richards (racing driver)|Jim Richards]]. McLeod finished 7th in the [[1983 James Hardie 1000|James Hardie 1000]] at [[Mount Panorama Circuit|Bathurst]] co-driving with [[Graeme Bailey]], 3rd at the [[Surfers Paradise International Raceway|Surfers Paradise]] 300, and finally 6th in the Humes Guardrail 300 at the [[Adelaide International Raceway]] (AIR) in November. Richards, who finished 5th and 15th at Amaroo and Oran Park and 2nd at Sandown, scored no points at Bathurst and only finished 7th at Surfers, needed to finish at least 2 points in front of McLeod to win the title at Adelaide, but could only manage 9th in his BMW, giving the [[Wollongong]] based McLeod his first and only touring car championship in just his 4th season of driving. |
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Still driving the Slick 50 Mazda, McLeod finished third in the [[1984 Australian Touring Car Championship]] behind the [[Holden Dealer Team]] [[Holden VH Commodore|Commodore]] of [[Peter Brock]], and series winner [[Dick Johnson (racing driver)|Dick Johnson]] in his [[Dick Johnson Racing|Greens-Tuf]] [[Ford XE Falcon|Ford Falcon]]. McLeod went into the final round at Adelaide in 2nd position, 22 points in front of Brock, and needed to only finish 14th to claim 2nd. Unfortunately a clash with the BMW of Jim Richards on lap 4 at the end of AIR's 900 |
Still driving the Slick 50 Mazda, McLeod finished third in the [[1984 Australian Touring Car Championship]] behind the [[Holden Dealer Team]] [[Holden VH Commodore|Commodore]] of [[Peter Brock]], and series winner [[Dick Johnson (racing driver)|Dick Johnson]] in his [[Dick Johnson Racing|Greens-Tuf]] [[Ford XE Falcon|Ford Falcon]]. McLeod went into the final round at Adelaide in 2nd position, 22 points in front of Brock, and needed to only finish 14th to claim 2nd regardless of where Brock finished. Unfortunately a clash with the BMW of Jim Richards on lap 4 at the end of AIR's 900-metre long front straight saw the Mazda with enough damage to have McLoeod limp back to the pits and retire, and with Brock finishing the race 2nd behind [[Allan Grice]] and gaining 23 points, he moved to 95 points, 1 point in front of McLeod. 1984 was actually the only full ATCC that McLeod ever contested. His best finishes in the series were back to back 2nd places in rounds 4 and 5 at Surfers Paradise behind Johnson and Oran Park behind the RX-7 of [[1979 Australian Touring Car Championship|1979 ATCC]] champion [[Bob Morris (racing driver)|Bob Morris]]. These would also prove to be the highest placings McLeod achieved in 25 ATCC rounds competed in between 1981 and 1988.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Howard |first1=Graham |last2=Wilson |first2=Stewart |title=Australian Touring Car Championship: 25 fabulous years |year=1986 |publisher=R&T Publishing |location=Gordon |isbn=0-9590378-2-9 |pages=272 |chapter=1984: Goodbye big bangers }}</ref> |
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Following the ATCC McLeod was unable to repeat his 1983 Endurance Championship win and finished the [[1984 Australian Endurance Championship|1984 Championship]] in 9th place. After finishing 3rd in the opening round, the Silastic 300 at Amaroo Park, behind the [[Datsun Bluebird 910|Nissan Bluebird Turbo]] of Garry Scott, he finished 7th in the [[Valvoline]] 250 at Oran Park, but it went downhill from there. McLeod and Graeme Bailey failed to finish at [[1984 Castrol 500|Sandown]] and [[1984 James Hardie 1000|Bathurst]], while Mcleod didn't compete at the Surfers Paradise 300 bringing an end to the Group C era in Australia. |
Following the ATCC McLeod was unable to repeat his 1983 Endurance Championship win and finished the [[1984 Australian Endurance Championship|1984 Championship]] in 9th place. After finishing 3rd in the opening round, the Silastic 300 at Amaroo Park, behind the [[Datsun Bluebird 910|Nissan Bluebird Turbo]] of Garry Scott, he finished 7th in the [[Valvoline]] 250 at Oran Park, but it went downhill from there. McLeod and Graeme Bailey failed to finish at [[1984 Castrol 500|Sandown]] and [[1984 James Hardie 1000|Bathurst]], while Mcleod didn't compete at the Surfers Paradise 300 bringing an end to the Group C era in Australia. |
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There were two more Group C races held before the end of 1994. One was the support race for the [[1984 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]] at the [[Calder Park Raceway]] in [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{YouTube|wtOOnou87Qg|1984 AGP Group C Support Race Pt1}}</ref> After qualifying 8th at Calder the RX-7 didn't get off the line and was a first lap DNF. McLeod didn't take the car to the final ever competitive Group C race at [[Baskerville Raceway]] in [[Tasmania]].<ref>[http://hobartsportingcarclub.org/history.html Group C Touring Car Era Baskerville 1975-84]</ref> |
There were two more Group C races held before the end of 1994. One was the support race for the [[1984 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]] at the [[Calder Park Raceway]] in [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{YouTube|wtOOnou87Qg|1984 AGP Group C Support Race Pt1}}</ref> After qualifying 8th at Calder the RX-7 didn't get off the line and was a first lap DNF. McLeod didn't take the car to the final ever competitive Group C race at [[Baskerville Raceway]] in [[Tasmania]].<ref>[http://hobartsportingcarclub.org/history.html Group C Touring Car Era Baskerville 1975-84] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227165036/http://www.hobartsportingcarclub.org/history.html |date=27 December 2010 }}</ref> |
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==1985 Daytona 24 Hour== |
==1985 Daytona 24 Hour== |
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Like all Commodore runners, McLeod upgraded to the newly homologated [[Holden Commodore SS Group A#VK SS Group A|Holden VK Commodore SS Group A]] for [[1986 Australian Touring Car season|1986]]. He competed in only two rounds of the [[1986 Australian Touring Car Championship|1986 ATCC]] at Sandown and Oran Park, and finished 19th in the championship. He did not have a good [[1986 Australian Endurance Championship|Endurance Championship]]. He failed to finish the [[1986 Castrol 500|Castrol 500]] at Sandown and after qualifying 15th at [[1986 James Hardie 1000|Bathurst]], McLeod crashed the Commodore heavily at the 160 km/h right hand [[Mount Panorama Circuit#McPhillamy Park|McPhillamy Park]] on lap 48 of the race. McLeod later reported that the car blew its right front tyre and, unable to steer the car, he drove over the ripple strip on the outside of the track and flew clear over the sand trap and into the tyre wall, destroying the front right of the car in the process. The car's roll cars withstood the accident and Mcleod was able to walk away from the incident unhurt although he was a little shaken. Bathurst 1986 was where McLeod's friend Mike Burgmann lost his life in a 260 km/h crash at the base of the bridge near the end of the 1.9 km long Conrod straight. The consequence of Burgmann's crash saw the inclusion of [[Mount Panorama Circuit#The Chase|Caltex Chase]] to the circuit in 1987 in a bid to slow the cars down. McLeod's former co-driver Graeme Bailey won the 1986 James Hardie with [[Allan Grice]] in a Holden Commodore. |
Like all Commodore runners, McLeod upgraded to the newly homologated [[Holden Commodore SS Group A#VK SS Group A|Holden VK Commodore SS Group A]] for [[1986 Australian Touring Car season|1986]]. He competed in only two rounds of the [[1986 Australian Touring Car Championship|1986 ATCC]] at Sandown and Oran Park, and finished 19th in the championship. He did not have a good [[1986 Australian Endurance Championship|Endurance Championship]]. He failed to finish the [[1986 Castrol 500|Castrol 500]] at Sandown and after qualifying 15th at [[1986 James Hardie 1000|Bathurst]], McLeod crashed the Commodore heavily at the 160 km/h right hand [[Mount Panorama Circuit#McPhillamy Park|McPhillamy Park]] on lap 48 of the race. McLeod later reported that the car blew its right front tyre and, unable to steer the car, he drove over the ripple strip on the outside of the track and flew clear over the sand trap and into the tyre wall, destroying the front right of the car in the process. The car's roll cars withstood the accident and Mcleod was able to walk away from the incident unhurt although he was a little shaken. Bathurst 1986 was where McLeod's friend Mike Burgmann lost his life in a 260 km/h crash at the base of the bridge near the end of the 1.9 km long Conrod straight. The consequence of Burgmann's crash saw the inclusion of [[Mount Panorama Circuit#The Chase|Caltex Chase]] to the circuit in 1987 in a bid to slow the cars down. McLeod's former co-driver Graeme Bailey won the 1986 James Hardie with [[Allan Grice]] in a Holden Commodore. |
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McLeod continued to run his VK Commodore during [[1987 Australian Touring Car season|1987]] including the [[1987 Castrol 500|Castrol 500]] at Sandown co-driving with [[Peter Fitzgerald (race driver)|Peter Fitzgerald]] (DNF after only 17 laps with a failed clutch). Following the Sandown race, McLeod was drafted into the by then no longer factory-backed Holden Dealer Team, running under the name Brock HDT P/L after Brock's well publicised split with [[Holden]] earlier in the year, to drive the team's 2nd car at the [[1987 James Hardie 1000]] which had become a round of the [[1987 World Touring Car Championship]]. McLeod joined [[Australian Formula 2|formula 2]] racer John Crooke in car #10 (Brock's 1986 car upgraded to [[Holden Commodore SS Group A|VL Group A]] specs).<ref>{{cite journal |title=none|editor1-first=Bill |editor1-last=Tuckey | |
McLeod continued to run his VK Commodore during [[1987 Australian Touring Car season|1987]] including the [[1987 Castrol 500|Castrol 500]] at Sandown co-driving with [[Peter Fitzgerald (race driver)|Peter Fitzgerald]] (DNF after only 17 laps with a failed clutch). Following the Sandown race, McLeod was drafted into the by then no longer factory-backed Holden Dealer Team, running under the name Brock HDT P/L after Brock's well publicised split with [[Holden]] earlier in the year, to drive the team's 2nd car at the [[1987 James Hardie 1000]] which had become a round of the [[1987 World Touring Car Championship]]. McLeod joined [[Australian Formula 2|formula 2]] racer John Crooke in car #10 (Brock's 1986 car upgraded to [[Holden Commodore SS Group A|VL Group A]] specs).<ref>{{cite journal |title=none|editor1-first=Bill |editor1-last=Tuckey |date=1987{{ndash}}88 |journal=The Great Race |volume=7 |page=84 |publisher=The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing Group |location=Hornsby |issn=1031-6124}}</ref> Despite setting the qualifying time for his usual #05 car, Brock also set the time for car #10. Despite it being against the rules for a driver to qualify two cars (i.e. Brock's time for car #10 should not have counted towards the cars grid position as he had also set fastest time in 05, his nominated #1 car), somehow Brock's time stood and was good enough to put the car in 20th place (McLeod's time was good enough for 27th on the grid). McLeod completed the first two stints of the race totaling 61 laps, lifting the car to 5th place. Teammates Peter Brock and [[David Parsons (racing driver)|David Parsons]] then took over the car after their 05 went out with engine failure on lap 34. Inspired driving by Brock and Parsons in a rain-plagued second half combined with good strategy and a lucky break with safety car procedures placed them into third position behind the two Eggenberger Motorsport [[Ford Sierra RS500]]s at the end of the race. The car was only thrown together with old parts lying around the HDT workshop and wasn't expected to last very long (something McLeod didn't know at the time) so for it finish third while the teams lead car expired early was a surprise to the team. |
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Before the race, a formal protest had been lodged against the [[Eggenberger Motorsport]] Sierras for illegal bodywork relating to the size of their front wheel arches. As no road-legal Sierra existed in Australia at the time, the protest was delayed by a few months and it wasn't until January 1988 that McLeod, Brock and Parsons were declared the winners of the 1987 James Hardie 1000.<ref>{{cite journal |title=none|editor1-first=Bill |editor1-last=Tuckey | |
Before the race, a formal protest had been lodged against the [[Eggenberger Motorsport]] Sierras for illegal bodywork relating to the size of their front wheel arches. As no road-legal Sierra existed in Australia at the time, the protest was delayed by a few months and it wasn't until January 1988 that McLeod, Brock and Parsons were declared the winners of the 1987 James Hardie 1000.<ref>{{cite journal |title=none|editor1-first=Bill |editor1-last=Tuckey |date=1987{{ndash}}88 |journal=The Great Race |volume=7 |pages=263–265 |publisher=The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing Group |location=Hornsby |issn=1031-6124}}</ref> |
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Like other privateer Commodore runners, McLeod saw little value in driving in the [[1988 Australian Touring Car Championship]] against the improving Ford Sierras, though he did run in the first five rounds of the nine-race series. Following the ATCC, McLeod built a new '[[Tom Walkinshaw|Walkinshaw]]' spec [[Holden Commodore SS Group A|VL Commodore Group A SV]] with the engine and suspension supplied by the Peter Brock organisation, who by that stage were running the [[BMW M3#E30 M3|BMW M3's]]. The car debuted at the [[1988 Enzed 500|Enzed 500]] at Sandown complete with sponsorship from [[Yellow Pages]], the car's yellow and black paint scheme looking very similar to the Slick 50 Mazda of McLeod's Group C days. Clutch failure ended Mcleod and co-driver [[Jim Keogh (racing driver)|Jim Keogh]]'s race after just 21 laps at Sandown after qualifying 15th. The [[1988 Tooheys 1000|Tooheys 1000]] at Bathurst wasn't much better for the team. The car had three separate crashes in practice and qualifying and then blew its engine in the morning warm-up. The crew had just under 90 minutes to replace the engine and get the car into pit lane to make the start. This they accomplished just as the field was coming around for the rolling start (used for the first and only time in the race's history) and after taking two laps to get the car started, it lasted only 7 laps before the replacement engine failed. Before the first engine failure, McLeod had reported that the car felt better in the morning warm up session, and had reportedly set a faster time than he had during qualifying. |
Like other privateer Commodore runners, McLeod saw little value in driving in the [[1988 Australian Touring Car Championship]] against the improving Ford Sierras, though he did run in the first five rounds of the nine-race series. Following the ATCC, McLeod built a new '[[Tom Walkinshaw|Walkinshaw]]' spec [[Holden Commodore SS Group A|VL Commodore Group A SV]] with the engine and suspension supplied by the Peter Brock organisation, who by that stage were running the [[BMW M3#E30 M3|BMW M3's]]. The car debuted at the [[1988 Enzed 500|Enzed 500]] at Sandown complete with sponsorship from [[Yellow Pages]], the car's yellow and black paint scheme looking very similar to the Slick 50 Mazda of McLeod's Group C days. Clutch failure ended Mcleod and co-driver [[Jim Keogh (racing driver)|Jim Keogh]]'s race after just 21 laps at Sandown after qualifying 15th. The [[1988 Tooheys 1000|Tooheys 1000]] at Bathurst wasn't much better for the team. The car had three separate crashes in practice and qualifying and then blew its engine in the morning warm-up. The crew had just under 90 minutes to replace the engine and get the car into pit lane to make the start. This they accomplished just as the field was coming around for the rolling start (used for the first and only time in the race's history) and after taking two laps to get the car started, it lasted only 7 laps before the replacement engine failed. Before the first engine failure, McLeod had reported that the car felt better in the morning warm up session, and had reportedly set a faster time than he had during qualifying. |
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==Bathurst 12 Hour== |
==Bathurst 12 Hour== |
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With the advent of the [[Bathurst 12 Hour|12 |
With the advent of the [[Bathurst 12 Hour|12-hour Production Car Race]] at Bathurst, McLeod took to the Mountain again in a [[Citroën BX|Citroën BX 16V]] in [[1991 James Hardie 12 Hour|1991]] finishing second in class B, returning the following year with a 3-car factory team to win the class, this time beating the Brock-prepared and driven [[Peugeot 405]]s. Further 12-hr attempts followed in the BX 16V's and later in a Mazda RX-7 Twin Turbo with moderate success. |
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==V8 Supercars== |
==V8 Supercars== |
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McLeod faded out of the scene over the next few racing seasons but returned to the sport in 1994 as McLeod's son Ryan started to make his way into [[V8 Supercar]] racing. McLeod co-drove with Ryan McLeod in endurance races from |
McLeod faded out of the scene over the next few racing seasons but returned to the sport in 1994 as McLeod's son Ryan started to make his way into [[V8 Supercar]] racing. McLeod co-drove with Ryan McLeod in endurance races from 1994–96 in the Family run ENZED sponsored Commodore before retiring completely. McLeod has stayed involved in the sport and recently has acted as driver of V8 Supercar's safety car. |
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==Semi-Retirement== |
==Semi-Retirement== |
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McLeod has since turned his attention to his passion for Citroëns, importing and fully restoring the rare and highly prized [[Maserati]]-engined [[Citroën SM]]s from the early 70s. His work is highly regarded on an international scale and the cars are in demand by classic car enthusiasts worldwide. Over 30 such examples have now been completed. A return to Bathurst as a competitor occurred for the [[2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour]] driving a [[Holden Astra|Holden Astra SRi Turbo]], co-driving with his two sons, Ryan and Gerard. The family run car finished 21st in 2009 before returning in 2010 to win Class D and finish 10th outright. As of 2015 McLeod was competing in the [[Kerrick Sports Sedan Series]] in a turbocharged [[Mazda RX-7]] Series 1 which made its debut in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?22 |
McLeod has since turned his attention to his passion for Citroëns, importing and fully restoring the rare and highly prized [[Maserati]]-engined [[Citroën SM]]s from the early 70s. His work is highly regarded on an international scale and the cars are in demand by classic car enthusiasts worldwide. Over 30 such examples have now been completed. A return to Bathurst as a competitor occurred for the [[2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour]] driving a [[Holden Astra|Holden Astra SRi Turbo]], co-driving with his two sons, Ryan and Gerard. The family run car finished 21st in 2009 before returning in 2010 to win Class D and finish 10th outright. As of 2015 McLeod was competing in the [[Kerrick Sports Sedan Series]] in a turbocharged [[Mazda RX-7]] Series 1 which made its debut in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?22%2F02%2F2009.MOUN.R14 |title=WPS 12 Hour / Shannons National - Round 1 Mount Panorama WPS 12 Hour |date=22 February 2009 |publisher=National Software |access-date=16 January 2010 |archive-date=18 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318214242/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?22%2F02%2F2009.MOUN.R14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Career results== |
==Career results== |
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| [[1980 Australian Touring Car Championship|1980]] |
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| [[Australian Touring Car Championship]] |
| [[1980 Australian Touring Car Championship|Australian Touring Car Championship]] |
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|align="center" | 24th |
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| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
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| McLeod Mazda |
| McLeod Mazda |
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!rowspan=2| 1981 |
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| [[1981 Australian Touring Car Championship|1981]] |
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| Australian Touring Car Championship |
| [[1981 Australian Touring Car Championship|Australian Touring Car Championship]] |
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|align="center" | 17th |
|align="center" | 17th |
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| Mazda RX-7 |
| Mazda RX-7 |
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| McLeod Mazda |
| McLeod Mazda |
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| [[1981 Better Brakes 3.5 Litre Series|1981]] |
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| [[AMSCAR Series|Better Brakes 3.5 Litre Series]] |
| [[AMSCAR Series|Better Brakes 3.5 Litre Series]] |
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|align="center" | 9th |
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| McLeod Mazda |
| McLeod Mazda |
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!rowspan=2| 1982 |
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| [[1982 Australian Touring Car Championship|1982]] |
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| Australian Touring Car Championship |
| [[1982 Australian Touring Car Championship|Australian Touring Car Championship]] |
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|align="center" | 15th |
|align="center" | 15th |
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| Mazda RX-7 |
|rowspan=2| Mazda RX-7 |
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| Strongbow Cider |
|rowspan=2| Strongbow Cider |
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| [[1982 Australian Endurance Championship| |
| [[1982 Australian Endurance Championship|Australian Endurance Championship]] |
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| [[Australian Endurance Championship]] |
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|align="center" | 37th |
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| Mazda RX-7 |
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| Strongbow Cider |
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!rowspan=2| 1983 |
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| [[1983 Better Brakes AMSCAR Series|1983]] |
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| [[Better Brakes AMSCAR Series]] |
| [[AMSCAR Series|Better Brakes AMSCAR Series]] |
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|align="center" | 6th |
|align="center" | 6th |
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| Mazda RX-7 |
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| Petrolon Slick 50 Racing |
|rowspan=2| Petrolon Slick 50 Racing |
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| [[1983 Australian Endurance Championship| |
| [[1983 Australian Endurance Championship|Australian Endurance Championship]] |
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|align="center" style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |
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| Australian Endurance Championship |
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|align="center" style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st |
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| Mazda RX-7 |
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| Petrolon Slick 50 |
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| [[1984 Australian Touring Car Championship|1984]] |
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| Australian Touring Car Championship |
| [[1984 Australian Touring Car Championship|Australian Touring Car Championship]] |
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|align="center" style="background:#ffdf9f;" | 3rd |
|align="center" style="background:#ffdf9f;" | '''3rd''' |
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| Mazda RX-7 |
| Mazda RX-7 |
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| Petrolon Slick 50 |
| Petrolon Slick 50 |
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| [[1984 Australian Endurance Championship| |
| [[1984 Australian Endurance Championship|Australian Endurance Championship]] |
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| Australian Endurance Championship |
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|align="center" | 9th |
|align="center" | 9th |
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| Mazda RX-7 |
| Mazda RX-7 |
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| Petrolon Slick 50 |
| Petrolon Slick 50 |
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| [[1985 Australian GT Championship|1985]] |
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| [[Australian GT Championship]] |
| [[1985 Australian GT Championship|Australian GT Championship]] |
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|align="center" | 5th |
|align="center" | 5th |
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| Mazda RX-7 |
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| Petrolon Slick 50 |
| Petrolon Slick 50 |
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| [[1986 Australian Touring Car Championship|1986]] |
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| Australian Touring Car Championship |
| [[1986 Australian Touring Car Championship|Australian Touring Car Championship]] |
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|align="center" | 19th |
|align="center" | 19th |
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| [[Holden Commodore SS Group A|Holden VK Commodore SS Group A]] |
|rowspan=2| [[Holden Commodore SS Group A|Holden VK Commodore SS Group A]] |
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| Autopart Centre |
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| [[1986 Australian Endurance Championship| |
| [[1986 Australian Endurance Championship|Australian Endurance Championship]] |
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| Australian Endurance Championship |
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|align="center" | 56th |
|align="center" | 56th |
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| Holden VK Commodore SS Group A |
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| Autopart Centre |
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! 1988 |
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| [[1988 Australian Touring Car Championship|1988]] |
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| Australian Touring Car Championship |
| [[1988 Australian Touring Car Championship|Australian Touring Car Championship]] |
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|align="center" | 17th |
|align="center" | 17th |
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| [[Holden Commodore SS Group A|Holden VL Commodore SS Group A]] |
| [[Holden Commodore SS Group A|Holden VL Commodore SS Group A]] |
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| Peter McLeod |
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| Yellow Pages |
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! 2015 |
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| [[2015 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series|2015]] |
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| [[Kerrick Sports Sedan Series]] |
| [[2015 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series|Kerrick Sports Sedan Series]] |
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|align="center" | 20th |
|align="center" | 20th |
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| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
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===Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results=== |
===Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results=== |
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| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]] |
| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]] |
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| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]] |
| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]] |
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| [[Surfers Paradise International Raceway|SUR]]<br> |
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Surfers Paradise International Raceway|SUR]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]]<br>{{small|5}} |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Oran Park Raceway|ORA]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Oran Park Raceway|ORA]]<br>{{small|6}} |
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| [[Oran Park Raceway|ORA]] |
| [[Oran Park Raceway|ORA]] |
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| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]] |
| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]] |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]]<br>{{small|4}} |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]]<br>{{small|6}} |
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| [[Lakeside International Raceway|LAK]] |
| [[Lakeside International Raceway|LAK]] |
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| [[Surfers Paradise International Raceway|SUR]] |
| [[Surfers Paradise International Raceway|SUR]] |
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!Strongbow Cider |
!Strongbow Cider |
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! [[Mazda RX-7]] |
! [[Mazda RX-7]] |
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| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]]<br> |
| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]]<br>{{small|12}} |
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| [[Calder Park Raceway|CAL]]<br> |
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Calder Park Raceway|CAL]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |
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| [[Symmons Plains Raceway|SYM]]<br> |
| [[Symmons Plains Raceway|SYM]]<br>{{small|7}} |
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| [[Oran Park Raceway|ORA]]<br> |
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Oran Park Raceway|ORA]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |
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| [[Lakeside International Raceway|LAK]] |
| [[Lakeside International Raceway|LAK]] |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]]<br>{{small|5}} |
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| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]]<br> |
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |
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| [[Surfers Paradise International Raceway|SUR]] |
| [[Surfers Paradise International Raceway|SUR]] |
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!Petrolon Slick 50 Racing |
!Petrolon Slick 50 Racing |
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! [[Mazda RX-7]] |
! [[Mazda RX-7]] |
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| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]]<br> |
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Symmons Plains Raceway|SYM]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Symmons Plains Raceway|SYM]]<br>{{small|4}} |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]]<br>{{small|4}} |
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|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Surfers Paradise International Raceway|SUR]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Surfers Paradise International Raceway|SUR]]<br>{{small|2}} |
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|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Oran Park Raceway|ORA]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [[Oran Park Raceway|ORA]]<br>{{small|2}} |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Lakeside International Raceway|LAK]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Lakeside International Raceway|LAK]]<br>{{small|5}} |
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| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]]<br> |
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |
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| [[Amaroo Park|AMA]] |
| [[Amaroo Park|AMA]] |
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| [[Symmons Plains Raceway|SYM]] |
| [[Symmons Plains Raceway|SYM]] |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]]<br>{{small|5}} |
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| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]] |
| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]] |
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| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]] |
| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]] |
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| [[Lakeside International Raceway|LAK]] |
| [[Lakeside International Raceway|LAK]] |
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| [[Winton Motor Raceway|WIN]] |
| [[Winton Motor Raceway|WIN]] |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Oran Park Raceway|ORA]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Oran Park Raceway|ORA]]<br>{{small|9}} |
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! 19th |
! 19th |
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! 25 |
! 25 |
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!Peter McLeod |
!Peter McLeod |
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! [[Holden VK Commodore SS Group A]]<br>[[Holden VL Commodore SS Group A]] |
! [[Holden VK Commodore SS Group A]]<br>[[Holden VL Commodore SS Group A]] |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Calder Park Raceway|CAL]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Calder Park Raceway|CAL]]<br>{{small|9}} |
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| [[Symmons Plains Raceway|SYM]]<br> |
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Symmons Plains Raceway|SYM]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |
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| [[Winton Motor Raceway|WIN]]<br> |
|style="background:#efcfff;"| [[Winton Motor Raceway|WIN]]<br>{{small|Ret}} |
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|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]]<br> |
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| [[Barbagallo Raceway|WAN]]<br>{{small|8}} |
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| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]]<br> |
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[Adelaide International Raceway|AIR]]<br>{{small|15}} |
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| [[Lakeside International Raceway|LAK]] |
| [[Lakeside International Raceway|LAK]] |
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| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]] |
| [[Sandown Raceway|SAN]] |
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===Complete World Touring Car Championship results=== |
===Complete World Touring Car Championship results=== |
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! [[1987 World Touring Car Championship season|1987]] |
! [[1987 World Touring Car Championship season|1987]] |
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! [[Holden Dealer Team|HDT Racing P/L]] |
! {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Holden Dealer Team|HDT Racing P/L]] |
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! [[Holden VL Commodore SS Group A]] |
! [[Holden VL Commodore SS Group A]] |
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| [[1987 Monza 500|MNZ]] |
| [[1987 Monza 500|MNZ]] |
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| [[1987 Burgundy 500|DIJ]] |
| [[1987 Burgundy 500|DIJ]] |
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| [[1987 Nürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix|NUR]] |
| [[1987 Nürburgring Touring Car Grand Prix|NUR]] |
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| [[1987 Spa 24 Hour|SPA]] |
| [[1987 Spa 24 Hour|SPA]] |
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| [[1987 Grand Prix Brno|BNO]] |
| [[1987 Grand Prix Brno|BNO]] |
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| [[1987 WTCC Silverstone|SIL]] |
| [[1987 WTCC Silverstone|SIL]] |
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|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1987 James Hardie 1000|BAT]]<br> |
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1987 James Hardie 1000|BAT]]<br>{{small|1}} |
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|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1987 Bob Jane T-Marts 500|CLD]]<br><small>11</small> |
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1987 Bob Jane T-Marts 500|CLD]]<br><small>ovr:11<br>cls:7</small> |
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| [[1987 Wellington 500|WEL]] |
| [[1987 Wellington 500|WEL]] |
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| [[1987 Fuji InterTEC 500|FJI]] |
| [[1987 Fuji InterTEC 500|FJI]] |
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! NC |
! NC |
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<small>* Despite winning the [[1987 James Hardie 1000|James Hardie 1000]] at [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], McLeod scored no World Championship points as he wasn't a registered WTCC competitor.</small> |
<small>* Despite winning the [[1987 James Hardie 1000|James Hardie 1000]] at [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], McLeod scored no World Championship points as he wasn't a registered WTCC competitor.</small> |
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===Bathurst 1000 |
===Complete Bathurst 1000 results=== |
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: |
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
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|- |
|- |
||
! |
! Year |
||
! Team |
|||
!rowspan=2| Pos |
|||
! Co-drivers |
|||
!rowspan=2| Class |
|||
! Car |
|||
!rowspan=2| No |
|||
! Class |
|||
!rowspan=2| Team |
|||
! Laps |
|||
!rowspan=2| Co-Drivers |
|||
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}} |
|||
! Chassis |
|||
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>pos.|Class position}} |
|||
!rowspan=2| Laps |
|||
!rowspan=2| Grid |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
! [[1980 Hardie-Ferodo 1000|1980]] |
|||
! Engine |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} McLeod Mazda |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mal Brewster]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
|||
| 2001-3000cc |
|||
| 65 |
|||
| DNF |
|||
| DNF |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
! [[1981 James Hardie 1000|1981]] |
|||
! colspan=10 | [[Group A]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McLeod |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Dane]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
|||
| 6 Cylinder & Rotary |
|||
| 96 |
|||
| 26th |
|||
| 7th |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
! |
! [[1982 James Hardie 1000|1982]] |
||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Strongbow Racing Team |
|||
!rowspan=2| '''''1''''' |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Dane]] |
|||
|rowspan=2| 3 |
|||
|align="left"| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
|||
|rowspan=2| 10 |
|||
| A |
|||
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Holden Dealer Team|HDT Racing P/L]] |
|||
| 153 |
|||
|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Brock]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Parsons (racing driver)|David Parsons]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} ''[[Jon Crooke]]'' |
|||
| 9th |
|||
| [[Holden VL Commodore SS Group A]] |
|||
| 8th |
|||
|rowspan=2| 158 |
|||
|- |
|||
|rowspan=2| 20 |
|||
! [[1983 James Hardie 1000|1983]] |
|||
|- |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Petrolon Slick 50 |
|||
| [[Holden]] [[Holden V8 engine|304]] 4.9 L [[V8 engine|V8]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graeme Bailey]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
|||
| A |
|||
| 157 |
|||
| 5th |
|||
| 5th |
|||
|- |
|||
! [[1984 James Hardie 1000|1984]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Petrolon Slick 50 |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graeme Bailey]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
|||
| Group C |
|||
| 39 |
|||
| DNF |
|||
| DNF |
|||
|- |
|||
! [[1985 James Hardie 1000|1985]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} I.M.B. Team Wollongong |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graeme Bailey]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Holden VK Commodore]] |
|||
| C |
|||
| 126 |
|||
| DNF |
|||
| DNF |
|||
|- |
|||
! [[1986 James Hardie 1000|1986]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Autopart Centre |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Glenn Clark (racing driver)|Glenn Clark]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Holden VK Commodore SS Group A]] |
|||
| C |
|||
| 48 |
|||
| DNF |
|||
| DNF |
|||
|- |
|||
! [[1987 James Hardie 1000|1987]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Holden Dealer Team|HDT Racing P/L]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Brock]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David "Skippy" Parsons|David Parsons]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} ''[[Jon Crooke]]'' |
|||
|align="left"| [[Holden VL Commodore SS Group A]] |
|||
| 1 |
|||
| 158 |
|||
| style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |
|||
| style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st''' |
|||
|- |
|||
! [[1988 Tooheys 1000|1988]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Yellow Pages |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jim Keogh (racing driver)|Jim Keogh]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV]] |
|||
| A |
|||
| 7 |
|||
| DNF |
|||
| DNF |
|||
|- |
|||
! [[1994 Tooheys 1000|1994]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McLeod |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan McLeod (racing driver)|Ryan McLeod]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kevin Burton]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV]] |
|||
| A |
|||
| 83 |
|||
| DNF |
|||
| DNF |
|||
|- |
|||
! [[1995 Tooheys 1000|1995]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Enzed Racing |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan McLeod (racing driver)|Ryan McLeod]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Holden VR Commodore]] |
|||
| |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| DNF |
|||
| DNF |
|||
|- |
|||
! [[1996 AMP Bathurst 1000|1996]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Enzed Racing |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan McLeod (racing driver)|Ryan McLeod]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Holden VR Commodore]] |
|||
| |
|||
| 85 |
|||
| DNF |
|||
| DNF |
|||
|} |
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===Complete Bathurst/Eastern Creek 12 Hour results=== |
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
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|- |
|||
! Year |
|||
! Team |
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! Co-drivers |
|||
! Car |
|||
! Class |
|||
! Laps |
|||
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}} |
|||
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>pos.|Class position}} |
|||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|||
! [[1991 James Hardie 12 Hour|1991]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McLeod |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Glenn Clark (racing driver)|Glenn Clark]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Barry Jones (racing driver)|Barry Jones]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Citroën BX|Citroën BX16]] |
|||
| B |
|||
| ''NA'' |
|||
| ''NA'' |
|||
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd''' |
|||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|||
! [[1992 James Hardie 12 Hour|1992]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McLeod |
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|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Dane]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Peter Janson]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Citroën BX|Citroën BX16]] |
|||
| B |
|||
| 238 |
|||
| 8th |
|||
| style="background:#ffffbf;" | '''1st''' |
|||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|||
! [[1993 James Hardie 12 Hour|1993]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McLeod |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Dane]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Peter Janson]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Citroën BX|Citroën BX16]] |
|||
| B |
|||
| 191 |
|||
| DNF |
|||
| DNF |
|||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|||
! [[1994 James Hardie 12 Hour|1994]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McLeod |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Dane]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Des Wall]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
|||
| X |
|||
| 225 |
|||
| 26th |
|||
| 5th |
|||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|||
! [[1995 Eastern Creek 12 Hour|1995]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McLeod |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan McLeod (racing driver)|Ryan McLeod]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
|||
| X |
|||
| 137 |
|||
| DNF |
|||
| DNF |
|||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|||
! [[2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour|2009]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[MARC Cars Australia|Racer Industries]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan McLeod (racing driver)|Ryan McLeod]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gerard McLeod]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Holden Astra|Holden Astra SRi]] |
|||
| F |
|||
| 216 |
|||
| 21st |
|||
| style="background:#ffdf9f;" | '''3rd''' |
|||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|||
! [[2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour|2010]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[MARC Cars Australia|Racer Industries]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan McLeod (racing driver)|Ryan McLeod]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gerard McLeod]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Holden Astra|Holden Astra SRi Turbo]] |
|||
| D |
|||
| 192 |
|||
| 11th |
|||
| style="background:#ffffbf;" | '''1st''' |
|||
|} |
|||
===Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results=== |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
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|- |
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! Year |
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! Team |
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! Co-drivers |
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! Car |
|||
! Class |
|||
! Laps |
|||
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}} |
|||
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>pos.|Class position}} |
|||
|- |
|||
! 1985 |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Moffat Racing]] |
|||
|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Allan Moffat]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gregg Hansford]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kevin Bartlett (racing driver)|Kevin Bartlett]] |
|||
|align="left"| [[Mazda RX-7]] |
|||
| GTO |
|||
| 482 |
|||
| 24th |
|||
| 7th |
|||
|} |
|} |
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{{Bathurst 1000 winners}} |
{{Bathurst 1000 winners}} |
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{{Persondata |
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| NAME = McLeod, Peter Gerard |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian Racing Driver |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 6 May 1948 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Newcastle, New South Wales]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:McLeod, Peter}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:McLeod, Peter}} |
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[[Category:Australian Endurance Championship drivers]] |
Latest revision as of 15:48, 6 July 2023
Peter McLeod | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Newcastle, New South Wales | 6 May 1948
Australian Touring Car Championship | |
Years active | 1980–88 |
Starts | 25 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 3rd in 1984 Australian Touring Car Championship |
Previous series | |
1980–86 1980–87 | Australian Endurance Championship AMSCAR Series |
Championship titles | |
1983 1987 | Australian Endurance Championship Bathurst 1000 |
Peter Gerard McLeod (born 6 May 1948 in Newcastle, New South Wales[1]) is a retired Australian racing driver, best known as co-winner of the 1987 James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst, and for driving the distinctive yellow and black Slick 50 Mazda RX-7 Group C touring car during the early to mid-1980s.
Group C Touring Cars[edit]
McLeod began his racing career in 1980 at the relatively old age of 32, progressing immediately into touring car racing where in just three seasons to become one of Australia's fastest privately entered touring car racers, and the fastest Mazda RX-7's behind Allan Moffat's factory supported team (though with reportedly more horsepower than Moffat's cars). By 1981 he had scored his first podium result with a third at the Oran Park 250 behind the Falcons of Dick Johnson and veteran Murray Carter.
His pace and consistency were rewarded when he won the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship, which didn't start well with 12th at both the Sydney rounds (Amaroo Park and Oran Park), followed by a DNF in the Castrol 400 at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne. It was his results in the final 3 rounds of the series which lifted him above the JPS Team BMW 635 CSi of Jim Richards. McLeod finished 7th in the James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst co-driving with Graeme Bailey, 3rd at the Surfers Paradise 300, and finally 6th in the Humes Guardrail 300 at the Adelaide International Raceway (AIR) in November. Richards, who finished 5th and 15th at Amaroo and Oran Park and 2nd at Sandown, scored no points at Bathurst and only finished 7th at Surfers, needed to finish at least 2 points in front of McLeod to win the title at Adelaide, but could only manage 9th in his BMW, giving the Wollongong based McLeod his first and only touring car championship in just his 4th season of driving.
Still driving the Slick 50 Mazda, McLeod finished third in the 1984 Australian Touring Car Championship behind the Holden Dealer Team Commodore of Peter Brock, and series winner Dick Johnson in his Greens-Tuf Ford Falcon. McLeod went into the final round at Adelaide in 2nd position, 22 points in front of Brock, and needed to only finish 14th to claim 2nd regardless of where Brock finished. Unfortunately a clash with the BMW of Jim Richards on lap 4 at the end of AIR's 900-metre long front straight saw the Mazda with enough damage to have McLoeod limp back to the pits and retire, and with Brock finishing the race 2nd behind Allan Grice and gaining 23 points, he moved to 95 points, 1 point in front of McLeod. 1984 was actually the only full ATCC that McLeod ever contested. His best finishes in the series were back to back 2nd places in rounds 4 and 5 at Surfers Paradise behind Johnson and Oran Park behind the RX-7 of 1979 ATCC champion Bob Morris. These would also prove to be the highest placings McLeod achieved in 25 ATCC rounds competed in between 1981 and 1988.[2]
Following the ATCC McLeod was unable to repeat his 1983 Endurance Championship win and finished the 1984 Championship in 9th place. After finishing 3rd in the opening round, the Silastic 300 at Amaroo Park, behind the Nissan Bluebird Turbo of Garry Scott, he finished 7th in the Valvoline 250 at Oran Park, but it went downhill from there. McLeod and Graeme Bailey failed to finish at Sandown and Bathurst, while Mcleod didn't compete at the Surfers Paradise 300 bringing an end to the Group C era in Australia.
There were two more Group C races held before the end of 1994. One was the support race for the Australian Grand Prix at the Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne.[3] After qualifying 8th at Calder the RX-7 didn't get off the line and was a first lap DNF. McLeod didn't take the car to the final ever competitive Group C race at Baskerville Raceway in Tasmania.[4]
1985 Daytona 24 Hour[edit]
In 1985 he joined Allan Moffat, Kevin Bartlett and Gregg Hansford in Mazda Australia's attack on the 24 Hours of Daytona. Driving Moffat's Bathurst RX-7, but with a different rear wing and without the CAMS imposed 20 kg (44 lb) lead ballast, the car qualified in the 38th (11th in the GTO class) and ran strongly until mechanical failure near the end of the race. They were eventually classified 24th, 221 laps behind the winning Porsche 962 driven by A. J. Foyt, Bob Wollek, Al Unser and Thierry Boutsen. McLeod, Moffat and Hansford, all of whom had been regular drivers of the RX-7's in Australia, all expressed delight with how much quicker the car was without its added weight, stating that without that extra weight, the rotary powered cars would have proved more of a threat to the V8's at Bathurst.
1985 Australian GT Championship[edit]
McLeod continued to race his Mazda RX-7 in the 1985 Australian GT Championship. He placed fifth in the championship, his best finish being third at the Adelaide round. The 13B engined Mazda was still in the same CAMS production based Group C trim in which it finished 1984 and was outperformed by purpose-built GT cars such as Bryan Thompson's 4.2L Chevrolet powered, twin turbocharged Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC and his newly acquired 6.0L Chevrolet Monza (in which Allan Grice had easily won the 1984 Australian GT Championship), and Kevin Bartlett's ground effects De Tomaso Pantera. Thompson would win the title driving both the Mercedes-Benz and the Chevrolet.
Group A Touring Cars[edit]
The change to Group A Touring Car regulations for the 1985 Australian Touring Car Championship forced McLeod, and others such as Allan Moffat, to abandon the RX-7 as the cars would have to revert to running the standard 12A motor, would have no aerodynamic aids and would generally be uncompetitive. Like many privateers, McLeod opted to drive a Holden VK Commodore for the 1985 season, but like most Commodore teams, including the factory-backed Holden Dealer Team, the 1985 Group A Commodore wasn't as competitive as hoped. Compared to 1984, the cars had no aerodynamic aids, was some 120 kg heavier, and had lost approximately 110 bhp (82 kW; 112 PS) in 1985. McLeod's car, built from an ex road car, came into its own in the 1985 James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst, and for much of the race McLeod and co-driver Bailey had the car running in the top 10, and indeed held 5th place for a time and was the second Commodore on the road behind Peter Brock's lead HDT car. Their good run came to an end when the gearbox broke on lap 126.
Like all Commodore runners, McLeod upgraded to the newly homologated Holden VK Commodore SS Group A for 1986. He competed in only two rounds of the 1986 ATCC at Sandown and Oran Park, and finished 19th in the championship. He did not have a good Endurance Championship. He failed to finish the Castrol 500 at Sandown and after qualifying 15th at Bathurst, McLeod crashed the Commodore heavily at the 160 km/h right hand McPhillamy Park on lap 48 of the race. McLeod later reported that the car blew its right front tyre and, unable to steer the car, he drove over the ripple strip on the outside of the track and flew clear over the sand trap and into the tyre wall, destroying the front right of the car in the process. The car's roll cars withstood the accident and Mcleod was able to walk away from the incident unhurt although he was a little shaken. Bathurst 1986 was where McLeod's friend Mike Burgmann lost his life in a 260 km/h crash at the base of the bridge near the end of the 1.9 km long Conrod straight. The consequence of Burgmann's crash saw the inclusion of Caltex Chase to the circuit in 1987 in a bid to slow the cars down. McLeod's former co-driver Graeme Bailey won the 1986 James Hardie with Allan Grice in a Holden Commodore.
McLeod continued to run his VK Commodore during 1987 including the Castrol 500 at Sandown co-driving with Peter Fitzgerald (DNF after only 17 laps with a failed clutch). Following the Sandown race, McLeod was drafted into the by then no longer factory-backed Holden Dealer Team, running under the name Brock HDT P/L after Brock's well publicised split with Holden earlier in the year, to drive the team's 2nd car at the 1987 James Hardie 1000 which had become a round of the 1987 World Touring Car Championship. McLeod joined formula 2 racer John Crooke in car #10 (Brock's 1986 car upgraded to VL Group A specs).[5] Despite setting the qualifying time for his usual #05 car, Brock also set the time for car #10. Despite it being against the rules for a driver to qualify two cars (i.e. Brock's time for car #10 should not have counted towards the cars grid position as he had also set fastest time in 05, his nominated #1 car), somehow Brock's time stood and was good enough to put the car in 20th place (McLeod's time was good enough for 27th on the grid). McLeod completed the first two stints of the race totaling 61 laps, lifting the car to 5th place. Teammates Peter Brock and David Parsons then took over the car after their 05 went out with engine failure on lap 34. Inspired driving by Brock and Parsons in a rain-plagued second half combined with good strategy and a lucky break with safety car procedures placed them into third position behind the two Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500s at the end of the race. The car was only thrown together with old parts lying around the HDT workshop and wasn't expected to last very long (something McLeod didn't know at the time) so for it finish third while the teams lead car expired early was a surprise to the team.
Before the race, a formal protest had been lodged against the Eggenberger Motorsport Sierras for illegal bodywork relating to the size of their front wheel arches. As no road-legal Sierra existed in Australia at the time, the protest was delayed by a few months and it wasn't until January 1988 that McLeod, Brock and Parsons were declared the winners of the 1987 James Hardie 1000.[6]
Like other privateer Commodore runners, McLeod saw little value in driving in the 1988 Australian Touring Car Championship against the improving Ford Sierras, though he did run in the first five rounds of the nine-race series. Following the ATCC, McLeod built a new 'Walkinshaw' spec VL Commodore Group A SV with the engine and suspension supplied by the Peter Brock organisation, who by that stage were running the BMW M3's. The car debuted at the Enzed 500 at Sandown complete with sponsorship from Yellow Pages, the car's yellow and black paint scheme looking very similar to the Slick 50 Mazda of McLeod's Group C days. Clutch failure ended Mcleod and co-driver Jim Keogh's race after just 21 laps at Sandown after qualifying 15th. The Tooheys 1000 at Bathurst wasn't much better for the team. The car had three separate crashes in practice and qualifying and then blew its engine in the morning warm-up. The crew had just under 90 minutes to replace the engine and get the car into pit lane to make the start. This they accomplished just as the field was coming around for the rolling start (used for the first and only time in the race's history) and after taking two laps to get the car started, it lasted only 7 laps before the replacement engine failed. Before the first engine failure, McLeod had reported that the car felt better in the morning warm up session, and had reportedly set a faster time than he had during qualifying.
Following the Tooheys 1000, Peter McLeod bowed out of touring car racing. Like many other privateers, he claimed it was too expensive to run a competitive Group A touring car.
Bathurst 12 Hour[edit]
With the advent of the 12-hour Production Car Race at Bathurst, McLeod took to the Mountain again in a Citroën BX 16V in 1991 finishing second in class B, returning the following year with a 3-car factory team to win the class, this time beating the Brock-prepared and driven Peugeot 405s. Further 12-hr attempts followed in the BX 16V's and later in a Mazda RX-7 Twin Turbo with moderate success.
V8 Supercars[edit]
McLeod faded out of the scene over the next few racing seasons but returned to the sport in 1994 as McLeod's son Ryan started to make his way into V8 Supercar racing. McLeod co-drove with Ryan McLeod in endurance races from 1994–96 in the Family run ENZED sponsored Commodore before retiring completely. McLeod has stayed involved in the sport and recently has acted as driver of V8 Supercar's safety car.
Semi-Retirement[edit]
McLeod has since turned his attention to his passion for Citroëns, importing and fully restoring the rare and highly prized Maserati-engined Citroën SMs from the early 70s. His work is highly regarded on an international scale and the cars are in demand by classic car enthusiasts worldwide. Over 30 such examples have now been completed. A return to Bathurst as a competitor occurred for the 2009 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour driving a Holden Astra SRi Turbo, co-driving with his two sons, Ryan and Gerard. The family run car finished 21st in 2009 before returning in 2010 to win Class D and finish 10th outright. As of 2015 McLeod was competing in the Kerrick Sports Sedan Series in a turbocharged Mazda RX-7 Series 1 which made its debut in 2012.[7]
Career results[edit]
Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 24th | Mazda RX-7 | McLeod Mazda |
1981 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 17th | Mazda RX-7 | McLeod Mazda |
Better Brakes 3.5 Litre Series | 9th | Mazda RX-7 | McLeod Mazda | |
1982 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 15th | Mazda RX-7 | Strongbow Cider |
Australian Endurance Championship | 37th | |||
1983 | Better Brakes AMSCAR Series | 6th | Mazda RX-7 | Petrolon Slick 50 Racing |
Australian Endurance Championship | 1st | |||
1984 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 3rd | Mazda RX-7 | Petrolon Slick 50 |
Australian Endurance Championship | 9th | Mazda RX-7 | Petrolon Slick 50 | |
1985 | Australian GT Championship | 5th | Mazda RX-7 | Petrolon Slick 50 |
1986 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 19th | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | Autopart Centre |
Australian Endurance Championship | 56th | |||
1988 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 17th | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | Peter McLeod |
2015 | Kerrick Sports Sedan Series | 20th | Mazda RX-7 | Slick 50 |
Complete Australian Touring Car Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1980 | McLeod Mazda | Mazda RX-7 | SYM | CAL | LAK | SAN | WAN | SUR Ret |
AIR 5 |
ORA 6 |
24th | 3 | ||
1981 | McLeod Mazda | Mazda RX-7 | SYM | CAL | ORA | SAN | WAN 4 |
AIR 6 |
LAK | SUR | 17th | 5 | ||
1982 | Strongbow Cider | Mazda RX-7 | SAN 12 |
CAL Ret |
SYM 7 |
ORA Ret |
LAK | WAN 5 |
AIR Ret |
SUR | 15th | 12 | ||
1984 | Petrolon Slick 50 Racing | Mazda RX-7 | SAN Ret |
SYM 4 |
WAN 4 |
SUR 2 |
ORA 2 |
LAK 5 |
AIR Ret |
3rd | 95 | |||
1986 | Autopart Centre | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | AMA | SYM | SAN 5 |
AIR | WAN | SUR | CAL | LAK | WIN | ORA 9 |
19th | 25 |
1988 | Peter McLeod | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A Holden VL Commodore SS Group A |
CAL 9 |
SYM Ret |
WIN Ret |
WAN 8 |
AIR 15 |
LAK | SAN | AMA | ORA | 17th | 5 |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1987 | HDT Racing P/L | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NUR | SPA | BNO | SIL | BAT 1 |
CLD ovr:11 cls:7 |
WEL | FJI | NC | 0 |
* Despite winning the James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst, McLeod scored no World Championship points as he wasn't a registered WTCC competitor.
Complete Bathurst 1000 results[edit]
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1980 | McLeod Mazda | Mal Brewster | Mazda RX-7 | 2001-3000cc | 65 | DNF | DNF |
1981 | Peter McLeod | Peter Dane | Mazda RX-7 | 6 Cylinder & Rotary | 96 | 26th | 7th |
1982 | Strongbow Racing Team | Peter Dane | Mazda RX-7 | A | 153 | 9th | 8th |
1983 | Petrolon Slick 50 | Graeme Bailey | Mazda RX-7 | A | 157 | 5th | 5th |
1984 | Petrolon Slick 50 | Graeme Bailey | Mazda RX-7 | Group C | 39 | DNF | DNF |
1985 | I.M.B. Team Wollongong | Graeme Bailey | Holden VK Commodore | C | 126 | DNF | DNF |
1986 | Autopart Centre | Glenn Clark | Holden VK Commodore SS Group A | C | 48 | DNF | DNF |
1987 | HDT Racing P/L | Peter Brock David Parsons Jon Crooke |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A | 1 | 158 | 1st | 1st |
1988 | Yellow Pages | Jim Keogh | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | A | 7 | DNF | DNF |
1994 | Peter McLeod | Ryan McLeod Kevin Burton |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | A | 83 | DNF | DNF |
1995 | Enzed Racing | Ryan McLeod | Holden VR Commodore | 0 | DNF | DNF | |
1996 | Enzed Racing | Ryan McLeod | Holden VR Commodore | 85 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Bathurst/Eastern Creek 12 Hour results[edit]
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | Peter McLeod | Glenn Clark Barry Jones |
Citroën BX16 | B | NA | NA | 2nd |
1992 | Peter McLeod | Peter Dane Peter Janson |
Citroën BX16 | B | 238 | 8th | 1st |
1993 | Peter McLeod | Peter Dane Peter Janson |
Citroën BX16 | B | 191 | DNF | DNF |
1994 | Peter McLeod | Peter Dane Des Wall |
Mazda RX-7 | X | 225 | 26th | 5th |
1995 | Peter McLeod | Ryan McLeod | Mazda RX-7 | X | 137 | DNF | DNF |
2009 | Racer Industries | Ryan McLeod Gerard McLeod |
Holden Astra SRi | F | 216 | 21st | 3rd |
2010 | Racer Industries | Ryan McLeod Gerard McLeod |
Holden Astra SRi Turbo | D | 192 | 11th | 1st |
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results[edit]
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Allan Moffat Racing | Allan Moffat Gregg Hansford Kevin Bartlett |
Mazda RX-7 | GTO | 482 | 24th | 7th |
References[edit]
- ^ Tuckey, Bill, ed. (1987–88). The Great Race. 7. Hornsby: The Berghouse Floyd Tuckey Publishing Group: 277. ISSN 1031-6124.
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- ^ 1984 AGP Group C Support Race Pt1 on YouTube
- ^ Group C Touring Car Era Baskerville 1975-84 Archived 27 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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