6 October 1990 - Killarney

The first 535i made its debut in traditional Winfield colours at Killarney on 6 October 1990 in the hands of Tony Viana. Freshly built with a new engine due to failure in practice, the car was clearly unsorted and proved to be a handful. It oversteered wildly, and at the end of the race, Viana was smilingly quoted as saying: “How was that? Every time I touched the brake, it was sideways. It didn’t handle, but I tried.” 

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Results:

Heat 1 – Overall Result (Top 6)

1. Sarel van der Merwe (Audi 500 Turbo), 2. Graham Duxbury (Ford Sapphire Cosworth Turbo), 3. Ben Morgenrood (Mazda 323TRS), 4. Chris Aberdein (Audi 500 Turbo), 5. Johan Coetzee (Nissan Skyline), 6. Gary Dunkerley (Porsche Carrera)

Heat 1 – Class B Result

1. Johan Coetzee (Nissan Skyline), 2. Gary Dunkerley (Porsche Carrera), 3. Ivor Raasch (Mazda RX7), 4. Tony Viana (BMW 535i), 5. Johan van Rensburg (Nissan Skyline)

 

Heat 2 – Overall Result (Top 6)

1. Ben Morgenrood (Mazda 323TRS), 2. Willie Hepburn (Opel Rekord V8), 3. Johan Coetzee (Nissan Skyline), 4. Larry Wilford (Nissan Skyline), 5. Gary Dunkerley (Porsche Carrera), 6. Ivor Raasch (Mazda RX7)

Heat 2 – Class B Result

1. Johan Coetzee (Nissan Skyline), 2. Larry Wilford (Nissan Skyline), 3. Gary Dunkerley (Porsche Carrera), 4. Ivor Raasch (Mazda RX7), 5. Tony Viana (BMW 535i), 6. Johan van Rensburg (Nissan Skyline)