What the data showed:
80% of the respondents told us something about the vehicle they have ready to race, or will have ready to race very soon.
The vehicle makes and models were far broader that what we had considered. The list included the following:
- Alfa Romeo Giulia
- Alfa Romeo GTV
- Alfa Romeo Alfetta
- BWM E30
- Datsun Stanza
- Datsun 180B
- Fiat 131
- Ford Falcon
- Ford Mustang
- Ford Escort
- Ford Laser
- Holden Commodore
- Holden Torana
- Holden Gemini
- Honda Civic
- Jaguar XJC
- Jaguar XJS
- Leyland Mini
- Leyland Marina
- Leyland P76
- Mazda RX2
- Mazda RX3
- Mazda RX7
- Mercedes Benz 450SLC
- Mitsubishi Scorpion
- Nissan Bluebird
- Nissan Skyline
- Rover 3500SE
- Subaru Leone
- Toyota Sprinter
- Toyota Celica
- Triumph Dolomite Sprint
- Volvo 740
- Volvo 240
- Volvo 242
- Volvo 164
- VW Golf
The biggest quantity of any given vehicle were:
8 x Mazda RX7, 8 x Ford Escort, 7 x Holden Commodore and 6 x Triumph Dolomite Sprint.
Something that was often hinted at by people outside of Group ND, was a fear that the field of vehicles would congregate at the far end of the time line in the early 80s. The data has shown that the vehicle makes and models are spread out pretty evenly across the entire time frame of Group ND, i.e. from 1973 to 1984.
| '73 | '74 | '75 | '76 | '77 | '78 | '79 | '80 | '81 | '82 | '83 | '84 |
| 9% | 10% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 12% | 9% |
90% of the vehicles are normally aspirated and the majority of the turbo charged vehicles are Volvo 240 series.
Summary:
The importance of this data shows that, provided the rules stay pretty much as currently proposed to keep costs as low as reasonably possible without degrading safety, Group ND will have a wide diversity of vehicles spread across the era and won't be just high powered Turbo cars from the early 80's nor V8 Muscle cars. It also confirms there are vehicles ready to race today and in the foreseeable future.
