The 1984 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to

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Calendar

The championship was contested over a five-round series with one race per round.Brad Leach & Wayne Webster, Australian Endurance Championship, Australian Motor Racing Year 1984/85, pages 288–311

Classes

Cars competed in two classes: * Up to 3000 cc * Over 3000 cc

Points system

Drivers Championship points were awarded to the drivers of the cars filling the first twenty places in each round, with the actual points allocation dependent on the class in which the car was competing. Makes Championship points were awarded on the same basis but only for the highest scoring car of each make.

Championship results

Drivers

Note: Only the top five pointscorers are shown.

Makes

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References

External links

1984 Silastic 300 video, www.youtube.com

1984 Motorcraft 300 video, www.youtube.com
Australian Endurance Championship Endurance Championship Australian Manufacturers' Championship