It has also featured many New Zealand motorsport personalities whose stories would have otherwise been forgotten or ignored, including Ross Jensen, Robbie Francevic, Ron Roycroft, Hec Green, Ralph Watson, Johnny Riley, Ken Smith, Spinner Black, and Howden Ganley.
After a strong early showing in the race in which Francevic had held 2nd for some time behind early leader Tom Walkinshaw, a failed alternator diode put them many laps down.
Robbie Williams | Robbie Robertson | Robbie Coltrane | Robbie Mustoe | Robbie McEwen | Robbie McIntosh | Robbie Gee | Robbie Francevic | Robbie Fowler | Robbie Findley | Robbie E | Robbie Deans | Robbie Buck | Jaime Robbie Reyne | Robbie Ross | Robbie Nevil | Robbie Hummel | Robbie Fulks | Robbie Waterhouse | Robbie Seay Band | Robbie Robinson | Robbie Rivera | Robbie O'Connell | Robbie Lawson | Robbie Knievel | Robbie Green | Robbie Farah | Robbie Dynamite | Robbie Dennison | Robbie Brookside |
It will be the first time that Volvo has competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship since Robbie Francevic won the title driving a Volvo 240T in 1986.
1988 saw him in a Mark Petch Racing Ford Sierra RS500 with New Zealand racer Robbie Francevic, the car engineered by its previous owner, and Hahne's team boss in the 1988 ETCC, former Wolf Racing Formula One team owner Walter Wolf.