Turbo's Racing Photos - Camel GTP

Sarel Van Der Merve & Doc Bundy

Hendrick Motorsports

Goodwrench Corvette GTP

Photography by Mike Smith

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Riverside Raceway

Time Grand Prix of Endurance

April 1986

HERE'S A COUPLEOF SHOTS OF THE CORVETTE GTP AT RIVERSIDE RACEWAY IN APRIL 1986. THE TEAM STARTED 7TH AND DIDN'T FINISH DUE TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN TURN ONE. DOC BUNDY TRIED TO MAKE IT THREE WIDE GOING INTO THE HIGH SPEED TURN ONE, WHICH RESULTED IN CARS FLIPPING THROUGH THE AIR AND TAKING ALL THREE CARS OUT OF THE RACE. LYNN ST. JAMES IN THE FORD PROBE AND CHIP ROBINSON IN THE JAGUAR XJR-4 WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN ONE OF THE HAIRIEST ACCIDENTS IN GTP HISTORY. LUCKILY, ALL THREE WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY UNINJURED.

THE RACE WAS WON BY ROB DYSON AND PRICE COBB.

THE GTP CORVETTE ENDED A 16 RACE WINNING STREAK BY PORSCHE WHEN IT WON AT ROAD ATLANTA AND LATER AT WATKINS GLEN. THE VETTE ALSO WON POLES AT DAYTONA AND MIAMI. THE TEAM TIED FOR 10TH IN POINTS IN 1986.

SAREL IS AN EXCELLENT ROAD RACER AND EXCELS AT QUALIFYING, TAKING THE POLE IN SEVEN RACES IN 1986. AT THE END OF THE SEASON, SAREL HAD 4 IMSA WINS INCLUDING THE 1984 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA.

DOC BUNDY SHARED DRIVING CLORES WITH SAREL FOR THE 10TH PLACE POINTS FINISH. DOC HAD SIX CAMEL GT WINS UNDER HIS BELT WITH THREE COMING AT THE WHEEL OF THE GROUP 44 JAGUAR IN 1983 & 1984. DOC ALSO GOT A GTO WIN IN A MUSTANG AT THE 1985 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA.

INFORMATION COMPILED FROM THE 1986 & 1987 RIVERSIDE RACE PROGRAMS.

 
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