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unusual facts about Holden V8 engine



1985 Australian Grand Prix

As the Group A race was scheduled for late on the Saturday afternoon after F1 qualifying had finished, Berger had to obtain permission from the FIA, FOCA and his Arrows team to race the BMW (as it turned out, his touring car race lasted 3 laps before he was punted into the gravel trap at the end of the pit straight by the Holden Dealer Team Commodore V8 of local star John Harvey).

Australian Stock Car Auto Racing

AUSCAR's were also restricted to running 5.0 litre Holden and Ford V8 engines.


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