1985 ATCC Round 3 Symmons Plains Part [1/2] 

Couldn't believe my luck. I relived lots of happy memories watching this video two nights ago, then next day walked into the local Go Kart centre here in Canberra and would you believe it, Robby Francavic's '85 Volvo and Brocky's '85 05 Commodore are parked in the main foyer! I thought I was seeing things :-) Great memories and thanks for posting 1985 ATCC

Heheheh i'd remember this one. Never forget how Dickie was calling 'em Volvo Swedish Valiants.

awesome, I was one of the kids standing ontop of the fuel tanker in the pits.. lol.. what OH&S =D

This was the first year of Channel 7's coverage of the ATCC in 1985 after the ATCC had spent a quarter of a century on the ABC from 1960-1984.

The drivers themselves knew how quick the Volvo turbo could be having seen it not only in Wellington and Pukekohe but they knew how quick they were in European Group A. But to the Aussie public at the time this was a complete shock. A turbo is one thing as it was dominating Formula One. But a Volvo?? And it blew the Holden (Brock) and Ford (Johnson) V8's into the Tasmanian scenery. Mark Petch and Robbie Francevic certainly put the cat among the pigeons that day.