Holden Commodore VK HDT Group-C - Peter Brock - 1984
A bit better prepared this week for #mocaroundgang #mocaround57 for 80's touring cars.
This period covered my life ages 7 - 17, so a primetime interest in cars. It helps that I also live in Australia, home to the legendary Bathurst 1000 km Touring car race, held in October.
The 1984 HDT VKs were the simplest, lightest and fastest Group C Commodores produced by Holden’s factory team.
The VK’s aerodynamic fiberglass body kit comprising a front spoiler, rear spoiler and wheel flares was the most aggressive - yet smoothest - ever seen on a Commodore Group C racer, thanks largely to Holden’s switch from steel to polycarbonate front and rear bumpers on the VK road cars.
Beneath the bonnet of every Group C racing Commodore from the first VB to the last VK was Holden’s mighty home-grown 308cid (5044cc) cast iron, pushrod, carby-fed V8. Prior to that it had also powered the Torana L34 and A9X, so by 1984 this remarkable production-based engine had a decade of racing development behind it.
Simple by today’s standards but state-of-the-art for their time, the VK engines hand-built by HDT engine man Neil Burns produced just over 400bhp (300kW) at 6800rpm and 385 ft/lbs of torque at 4800rpm.
The two HDT VKs proved unbeatable in the three championship events they contested in 1984. Brock and Perkins won the Sandown 400 at a canter, finishing one lap ahead of the Moffat/Hansford Mazda RX-7 and two laps ahead of Harvey and Parsons in the second HDT car.
Three weeks later at Bathurst, Brock just got pipped for pole position by George Fury’s turbocharged Nissan Bluebird before he and Perkins raced away to another dominant victory two laps ahead of their team-mates. Brock slowed right down in the final stages to allow Parsons to catch up and stage the memorable 1-2 formation finish.
This mocaround challenge is hosted on instagram by @illuminated_mocs
Holden Commodore VK HDT Group-C - Peter Brock - 1984
A bit better prepared this week for #mocaroundgang #mocaround57 for 80's touring cars.
This period covered my life ages 7 - 17, so a primetime interest in cars. It helps that I also live in Australia, home to the legendary Bathurst 1000 km Touring car race, held in October.
The 1984 HDT VKs were the simplest, lightest and fastest Group C Commodores produced by Holden’s factory team.
The VK’s aerodynamic fiberglass body kit comprising a front spoiler, rear spoiler and wheel flares was the most aggressive - yet smoothest - ever seen on a Commodore Group C racer, thanks largely to Holden’s switch from steel to polycarbonate front and rear bumpers on the VK road cars.
Beneath the bonnet of every Group C racing Commodore from the first VB to the last VK was Holden’s mighty home-grown 308cid (5044cc) cast iron, pushrod, carby-fed V8. Prior to that it had also powered the Torana L34 and A9X, so by 1984 this remarkable production-based engine had a decade of racing development behind it.
Simple by today’s standards but state-of-the-art for their time, the VK engines hand-built by HDT engine man Neil Burns produced just over 400bhp (300kW) at 6800rpm and 385 ft/lbs of torque at 4800rpm.
The two HDT VKs proved unbeatable in the three championship events they contested in 1984. Brock and Perkins won the Sandown 400 at a canter, finishing one lap ahead of the Moffat/Hansford Mazda RX-7 and two laps ahead of Harvey and Parsons in the second HDT car.
Three weeks later at Bathurst, Brock just got pipped for pole position by George Fury’s turbocharged Nissan Bluebird before he and Perkins raced away to another dominant victory two laps ahead of their team-mates. Brock slowed right down in the final stages to allow Parsons to catch up and stage the memorable 1-2 formation finish.
This mocaround challenge is hosted on instagram by @illuminated_mocs