Phil Ward Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in touring car racing between

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and

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. The race team would later become the organisation that created and ran the

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series.

History

After racing for a number of years in

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, most notably in his

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V8 powered

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sponsored by

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Magazine, in 1987, Phil Ward and fellow

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driver Lyndon Reithmuller purchased two

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Mercedes-Benz 190Es imported into Australia for the 1986 Bathurst 1000, debuting at the 1987 Sandown 500.Mercedes Benz 190E
Super Touring Register The team would compete primarily the East Coast rounds until the end of

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, culminating in 12th outright and first in Class 2 at the

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driving with two time race winner John Goss in what was Goss' 19th and last race at Bathurst before retiring.About Phil Ward
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Super Touring Register An ex

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190E was purchased later in the year. At the 1994 Bathurst 1000, Ward debuted a

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built

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. In

, Phil Ward Racing raced in both the

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and V8 series with

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sponsorship. The team made its final appearance at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix support race.

References

{{reflist Australian auto racing teams Auto racing teams established in 1987 Auto racing teams disestablished in 1995 Sports teams in Sydney 1987 establishments in Australia 1995 disestablishments in Australia