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Re: WTB MA61 Supra Queensland	Sun, 27 March 2005 07:29

There are a couple of photos of my car on this website if you search for them, a couple on autopics and a good one on oldracephotos. Also, there are some photos of it in the UK on Pauls great website, www.toyotacelicasupra-ma61.co.uk, although I find it hard to tell the Toyota GB cars apart so don't really know which car is which. Otherwise, none that I am aware of, althugh I am supposed to be writing a long article for Paul's website which is nearly finished. I also wrote a bit of the history on the car which is somewhere on this website, but anyway a precis: I think there were originally seven Group A Supras built for Team Toyota Great Britain by Hughes of Beaconsfield, I believe around 4-5 for circuit racing and 2-3 for rallying. At least 3 were destroyed racing, so possibly a few of them are left. Mine is I think the second one built, the ex Win Percy car that was replaced in mid 1984 by his new car, raced at the Spa 24 hour race in Belgium in July 84, then came out here in time for the Castrol 500 at Sandown in 1984 where it was first in the Group A class with Peter Williamson and Charlie O'Brien, thus being the first ever winner of a Group A event in Australia. It won its class in that race again in 1985 (Peter W and Thomas Mezera) and 1986 (Peter W with Mark Skaife) but it never did well at Bathurst, involved in the start line accident in 84, retiring with computer problems in 1985, nearly destroyed in practice in 1986 and failing to qualify because of engine problems in 1987, after the class sizes had been moved from 3 litres down to 2.5 litres, putting in the outright class against the Sierras etc. Bathurst 86 was supposed to be Mark Skaife's first Bathurst, but the car was too badly damaged to repair in time for the race. It was the only Group A MA61 in Australia though so I assume it is the car you are talking about. So I have heaps of photos here, not that that helps you! Regards, John ART Racing [Report message to a moderator]

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