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1990 Australian Touring Car season

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and a three-round series of long-distance races, nicknamed 'enduros', which counted towards both the
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There were 12 touring car race meetings held during 1990; an eight-round series, the
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was the 31st year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the
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outlasting the GT-R and the pack of tyre frying Sierras on a day of attrition.
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The 1990 Australian touring car season consisted of 12 events.
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List of Australian Touring Car and V8 Supercar driver records
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The Ansett Air Freight Challenge was a support event at the
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took his first race wins as a team owner beginning with the
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rolled his GT-R at Brewery Bend (turn 10) during practice.
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List of Australian Touring Car and V8 Supercar champions
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first major touring car race at the end of the season.
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List of Australian Touring Car Championship circuits
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Index

Australian Touring Car season
1989
1991
Australian Touring Car Championship
Bathurst 1000
1990 Australian Touring Car Championship
1990 Australian Grand Prix
1990 Australian Endurance Championship
1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Dick Johnson Racings
Ford Sierras
4WD
Nissan Skyline GT-R
Australian Touring Car Championship
Jim Richards
Nissan
Dick Johnson
Peter Brock
Colin Bond
Lakeside
Mallala
Glenn Seton
Sandown 500
Holden Racing Team
Win Percy
Allan Grice
Larry Perkins
Eastern Creek Raceways
ATCC
Amaroo Park

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