1981 James Hardie 1000
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The 1981 James Hardie 1000 was the 22nd running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1981 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was open to cars elig
Dick Johnson and John French won the race driving a Ford XD Falcon (image from 1991)
Alan Browne and Tony Edmondson placed fifth in a Holden VC Commodore (image from 2015)
Colin Bond and Don Smith placed eighth in a Ford Capri (image from 2005)
Kevin Bartlett and Bob Forbes placed 13th in a Chevrolet Camaro (image from 2010)
Bob Morris (racing driver)
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Robert Morris is an Australian former racing driver. Morris was one of the leading touring car drivers during the 1970s and continued racing until 1984. Morris won Australia's premier Touring car race
1981 James Hardie 1000
…and John French were leading the race at the time of the accident and were declared the winners, becoming the first Queenslanders to win the race. Bob Morris and British endurance racer John Fitzpatrick, also driving a Falcon finished second. A lap down in third was Allan Moffat and British endurance racing…
Bob Morris' championship-winning Holden Torana.
The 1976 Bathurst winning Holden Torana
Morris/O'Brien/Moffat 1980 Bathurst Falcon