▁Tom as ▁Me z era ▁in ▁the ▁Hold en ▁Racing ▁Team ▁V P ▁Com mod ore , ▁Mc Con ville ▁mis cu ed ▁going ▁over ▁Sky line , ▁got ▁the ▁car ▁side ways ▁and ▁cl out ed ▁the ▁wall , ▁causing ▁what ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁mostly ▁cos met ic ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁Fal con . ▁However , ▁the ▁damage ▁the ▁# 1 8 ▁Sh ell ▁car ▁was ▁done ▁and ▁Rad is ich / Mc Con ville ▁would ▁ultimately ▁finish ▁in ▁ 8 th ▁position , ▁ 1 0 ▁la ps ▁behind ▁the ▁winning ▁Larry ▁Per kins / Gre gg ▁Hans ford ▁Com mod ore . ▁Mc Con ville ' s ▁crash ▁at ▁Mount ▁Pan or ama ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁cost ly ▁to ▁his ▁rising ▁career . ▁ ▁After ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁driving ▁for ▁less er ▁teams , ▁his ▁pers istence ▁finally ▁paid ▁off ▁when ▁he ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁prominent ▁Melbourne ▁business man ▁Tom ▁War wick ▁to ▁drive ▁a ▁Por sche ▁ 9 9 3 ▁R SC S ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁G TP ▁championship ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁season . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁be ating ▁championship ▁favour ite ▁Jim ▁Rich ards . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁replace ▁Greg ▁Mur phy ▁as ▁the ▁A udi ▁Australia ▁' works ' ▁driver ▁( larg ely ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁success ▁the ▁previous ▁year ) ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Super ▁Tour ing ▁Championship . ▁In ▁ 1