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Tony Longhurst is the only driver to have won five of the now defunct AMSCAR series run at [[Sydney]]'s [[Amaroo Park]] circuit. He won the series in 1986 ([[BMW E30|BMW 325i]]), 1987 (BMW M3), 1989 and 1990 (Ford Sierra RS500) and 1991 (BMW M3 Evolution).
In 1992 he also won the NZ Wellington street race in BMW M3. Came 3rd in 1989 Wellington street race and 3rd 1989 and 2nd in 1986 in the Pukekohe Nissan Mobil race in NZ.
In 2005, Longhurst bought the license for [[Team Dynamik]]'s second car, running the #45 car for [[Max Wilson]] under [[WOW Sight & Sound]] sponsorship. Following [[Simon Wills]]'s rollover at the Sandown 500, Longhurst purchased the remaining license from Team Dynamik and replaced Wills as Wilson's co-driver for the following round at Bathurst. He announced his retirement from competitive racing after the [[2005 Bathurst 1000]], where he and Brazilian co-driver [[Max Wilson]] failed to finish the race. He also made an appearance at the [[Targa Tasmania]] that year. He returned to this event in 2006, finishing fourth overall.
He announced his retirement from competitive racing after the [[2005 Bathurst 1000]], where he and Brazilian co-driver [[Max Wilson]] failed to finish the race. He also made an appearance at the [[Targa Tasmania]] that year. He returned to this event in 2006, finishing fourth overall. He went one better in the event in 2007, placing third overall in a [[Subaru Impreza WRX STI]]. In 2009 he added a [[Bathurst 12 Hour]] victory, co-driving with Rod Salmon and Damien White.<ref>[http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=319478&FS= Bathurst 12: Event race report]</ref> By winning the 12 Hour, Longhurst joined [[Allan Grice]], [[Gregg Hansford]], [[Dick Johnson (racing driver)|Dick Johnson]] and [[John Bowe (racing driver)|John Bowe]] as winners of both the [[Bathurst 1000]] and Bathurst 12 Hour races (this list was later joined by [[Paul Morris (racing driver)|Paul Morris]] and [[Jonathon Webb]]).▼
Longhurst made two subsequent returns to the V8 Supercar Championship Series. In 2006, he was co-driver for Steve Owen in the [[Rod Nash Racing]] AutoBarn Commodore. The pair put in solid drives finishing 12th at Sandown and 7th at Bathurst. Longhurst's final drive came at the 2007 Sandown 500 where he paired with Glenn Seton following a series of last minute driver swaps in the Holden Racing Team following Mark Skaife having surgery to remove his appendix<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lynch |first1=Michael |title=Skaife ruled out of Sandown after appendix surgery |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/skaife-ruled-out-of-sandown-after-appendix-surgery-20070914-ge5tmd.html |website=The Age |publisher=The Age |accessdate=5 May 2019}}</ref>.
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In 2016, Longhurst returned to competition making an appearance at the [[Sydney Motorsport Park]] round of the [[2016 Australian GT Championship|Australian GT Championship]] in a Marque Sports [[Ford Focus]] and at the [[Silverstone Classic]] driving his [[1994 Australian Manufacturers' Championship]] winning [[BMW E36|BMW 318i]] [[Super Touring]] car.<ref>[http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/07/01/longhurst-eyes-bathurst-amid-race-return/ Longhurst eyes Bathurst amid race return] ''[[Speedcafe]]'' 1 July 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/06/25/longhurst-to-race-to-win-title-winning-bmw/ Longhurst to race title winning BMW at Silverstone] ''Speedcafe'' 25 June 2016</ref>
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