DJR AU V8 SUPERCAR

DJR AU11 WAS THE THIRD OF FIVE AU FALCONS BUILT BY DICK JOHNSON RACING.

THE CAR MADE ITS DEBUT WITH PAUL RADISICH AT SANDOWN, THE 12TH ROUND OF THE 2000 SHELL CHAMPIONSHIP. THE CAR WAS A SUCCESS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX, TAKING THE ROUND WIN.

THE NUMBER 18 CAR THEN TRAVELED TO SURFERS PARADISE FOR HONDA INDY 300. RADISISCH MADE IT BACK-TO-BACK OUTRIGHT WINS WITH VICTORY IN THE OPENING TWO RACES AND A SECOND PLACE IN THE FAI SUPERCAR CHALLENGE.

RADISICH PARTNERED JASON BRIGHT FOR THE FAI 1000 AT BATHURST. THE PAIR FINSIHED SECOND OUTRIGHT NARROWLY BEHIND WINNERS GARTH TANDER AND JASON BARGWANA.

AT THE 2001 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX DJR AU11 AGAIN REIGNED SUPREME. RADISICH THIS TIME SNARING TWO RACE WINS FROM THREE STARTS IN THE HOT WHEELS V8 SUPERCAR SHOWDOWN.

DJR AU11 THEN ASSUMED THE FAMOUS NUMBER “17” AFTER STEVE JOHNSON INHERITED THE CAR FOR THE CLIPSAL 500. THE FALCON’S STELLAR FORM CONTINUED WITH THIRD PLACE ARUND THE STREETS OF ADELAIDE.

“JUNIOR” JOHNSON THEN CLAIMED POLE AND HIS FIRST EVER ROUND WIN AT THE GMC 400 IN CANBERRA. JOHNSON ALSO SCORED A SECOND PLACE IN THE CAR AT THE 7TH ROUND OF THE 2001 CHAMPIONSHIP AT CALDER BEHIND WINNER PAUL MORRIS.

DJR AU11 AND STEVE JOHNSON COLLECTED POINTS CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE 2001 SERIES – JOHNSON WAS ALSO THE FIRST FORD HOME IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP THAT YEAR IN 5TH PLACE.

IN 2002 GREG RITTER DROVE THE CAR (NUMBER 71) IN FOUR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS AND COLLECTED POINTS IN ALL RACES. RITTER LATER PARTNERED 1980 F1 WORLD CHAMPION, ALAN JONES FOR THE ENDURANCE RACES.

IN 2004 DICK JOHNSON RACING ENTERED THE CAR FOR THE KONICA MINOLTA V8 SUPERCAR SERIES WITH OWEN KELLY AT THE WHEEL. KELLY CLAIMED 7 RACE WINS, THE MOST OF ANY CAR THAT YEAR.

THIS UNIQUE PIECE OF AUSSIE MOTOR RACING HISTORY IS OFFERED WITH AN EXTENSIVE INVENTORY OF SPARES INCLUDING COMPLETE SPARE DJR MOTOR, LIGHTWEIGHT PANELS, SPLITTER, 3 SETS OF WHEELS - MANY OTHER PARTS INCLUDED.

GEARBOX HAS ALSO JUST BEEN OVERHAULED.