but I think we had the next best thing.
“As the season went on, it was clear they
were going to win and for the rest it was a
different battle. We won the non-Nissan
battle.”
GLENN SETON RACING
“I switched camps after the championship
and drove for Glenn Seton Racing in the
endurance races, which was more about
looking into the 1993 season given Group
A was getting the boot and a new formula
for V8 Holdens and Fords was coming in.
“Aside from the fact that Paul Morris
was now nosing into the BMW team with
pocket loads of cash, I felt Seton was better
prepared for the new era and that all made
sense.
“The 1992 championship itself was not
that much fun. CAMS had lumped both our
cars and the Nissans with extra weight to
slow us down, and it killed us. The Nissans
dominated the series again, but the Sierras
and Commodores were closer.
“Joining Glenn’s team was such a good
move for me. Both his dad Bo and he were
terrific to work with. The whole team was
really nice and even Ken Potter and Kerrie
Godfrey from Philip Morris, who was spon-
soring the team with the Peter Jackson
brand, were great. They all put on a really
professional show.
“For my first race with the new team we
ran the 1993-spec Falcon rather than the
Sierra, which we could also have run, but
Glenn was keen to get as many laps in the
car as possible before the next season began.
“So we raced the Falcon at Sandown and
Bathurst. Looking to the future was what
attracted me there in the first place, so Ithought this was good.
“We had retirements in both races, but
the potential was clear.
“The 1993 season was structured in an
interesting way. Amaroo Park was the
season-opener, and Tony was still allowed
to run his M3s during the season so I
thought they had the box seat. I was wrong.
The new cars dominated, and by that I
mean both Falcons and Commodores.
“At Symmons Plains my car was really
good and I won both my heat and the final
and had enough points to be the overall
winner for the weekend.
“I won’t say it was like winning my first
grand prix, because it wasn’t, but it was
very satisfying to finally win in a touring
car in Australia.
“Now comes the politics. I had not really
paid much attention, but there were littleThe 1993 championship-winning
Glenn Seton Racing team.