Appendix J Touring Cars
Appendix J Touring Cars was an Australian motor racing category for modified, production based sedans. It was the premier form of Touring car racing in Australia from 1960 to 1964.
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The category was introduced by the
but in reality allowed virtually any form of closed vehicle to participateThe
Gnoo Blas circuit at Orange, New South Wales
on 1 February 1960 was in fact the first race to be staged for Appendix J cars.
From January 1965, Appendix J was replaced by a new category, Group C for Improved Production Touring Cars.[5]
In 1981 CAMS introduced the Group N Touring Cars category which was intended to recreate the style of racing which had existed under the Appendix J rules.[3] Originally Group N was restricted to cars manufactured before January 1965; however, this was later extended to permit models produced up to the end of 1972.[6]
References
- ^ Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson, Australian Touring Car Championship, 30 Fabulous Years, 1989, page 13
- ^ a b The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 485
- ^ a b The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 13
- ^ Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson, Australian Touring Car Championship, 30 Fabulous Years, 1989, page 16
- ^ a b Graham Howard & Stewart Wilson, Australian Touring Car Championship, 30 Fabulous Years, 1989, page 58
- ^ Appendix J Association of NSW Archived September 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 27 August 2008