1971 Sandown 250
The 1971 Sandown 250 was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 September 1971 over 130 laps, approximately 250 miles (403 km).[1] The race was Round 3 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.[2]
The race, which is recognised as the sixth "Sandown 500",[3] was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1.
Classes
[edit]As a round of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship,[4] the race featured five classes based on Capacity Price Units with the CP Unit value for each model determined by multiplying the engine capacity of the vehicle in litres by its retail price in Australian dollars.[5]
- Class A : Up to 3000 CP Units [2]
- Class B : 3001 to 4600 CP Units [2]
- Class C : 4601 to 9000 CP Units [2]
- Class D : 9001 to 18000 CP Units [2]
- Class E : Over 1800 CP Units [2]
Results
[edit]| Position [6][7] | Drivers [6][7][2] | No.[2] | Car [6] | Entrant [2] | Class [2] | Class Pos.[6][7] | Laps [6] |
| 1 | Colin Bond | 44 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | D | 1 | 130 |
| 2 | Murray Carter | 65 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | John Harding Ford | E | 1 | 125 |
| 3 | Tony Roberts | 40 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Dustings of Burwood | D | 2 | 124 |
| 4 | Bruce McPhee | 48 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Kevin Dennis Motors | D | 3 | 124 |
| 5 | Bill Evans | 27 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | R. G. Wilson | C | 1 | 122 |
| 6 | Peter Brock | 45 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | D | 4 | 121 |
| 7 | Graeme Blanchard | 39 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Blanchard Motors | D | 5 | ? |
| 8 | Bob Forbes, John Millyard | 34 | Fiat 124 Coupe | Fiat Dealers Team | C | 2 | 120 |
| 9 | Frank Porter | 43 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Garry & Warren Smith - Oakleigh | D | 6 | 120 |
| 10 | Wayne Rogerson, Alan Mayne | 23 | Mazda Capella R.E. Coupe | Mazda Dealers Team | C | 3 | 120 |
| 11 | Lakis Manticas | 19 | Morris Cooper S | British Leyland Works | B | 1 | 119 |
| 12 | Bill Stanley, Mike Kable | 16 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | B | 2 | 117 |
| 13 | Caroline O'Shaughnessy, Paul Gulson | 15 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | B | 3 | 117 |
| 14 | Alan Keith | 28 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Aladdin Vacuum Flasks | C | 4 | ? |
| 15 | Doug Gardiner | 21 | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV[8] | A. F. & M. Beninca | D | 7 | ? |
| 16 | John Hall, George Garth [9] | 22 | Mazda Capella | Mazda Dealers Team | B | 4 | ? |
| 17 | Bryan Thomson | 33 | Alfa Romeo Giulia Super | Bryan Thomson | C | 5 | ? |
| 18 | Doug Grimson | 62 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Doug Grimson | E | 2 | 113 |
| 19 | Jon Leighton | 12 | Datsun 1600 | Datsun Racing Team | B | 5 | ? |
| 20 | Doug Whiteford | 1 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | A | 1 | 112 |
| 21 | John Leffler | 5 | Mazda 1300 | John Palmer Motors | A | 2 | 112 |
| 22 | Geoff Perry [10] | 3 | Mazda 1300 | Geoff Perry | A | 3 | 112 |
| 23 | James Laing-Peach | 2 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | A | 4 | 112 |
| 24 | Mel Mollison | 4 | Mazda 1300 | Mel Mollison | A | 5 | ? |
| 25 | Brian Sampson | 9 | Toyota Corolla | A.M.I. Racing Team | A | 6 | ? |
| DNF [11] | Kingsley Hibbard | 63 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Wright Ford Motors | E | - | ? |
| DNF | Malcolm Ramsay | 42 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | City State Racing Team | D | - | ? |
| DNF | Pat Peck, Jan Holland | 38 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | D & P Traders Pty. Ltd. | D | - | ? |
| DNF [12] | Barry Ward [12] | 26 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Barry Ward | C | - | ? |
| DNF [13] | Ron McCormack [13] | 14 | Honda 1300 Coupe[14] | Melbourne Vehicle Sales | B | - | ? |
| DNF | Phil Barnes, Bob Skelton | 64 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Byrt Ford | E | - | 81 |
| DNF | Barry Seton | 31 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Barry Seton | C | - | 69 [13] |
| DNF | John Walker | 41 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | City State Racing Team | D | - | 47 [14] |
| DNF [15] | Bill Gates | 25 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Morley Ford | C | - | 43 [13] |
| DNF | John French | 61 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | E | - | 8 [7] |
| DNF | Allan Moffat | 60 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | E | - | 3 [7] |
| Disq | Jim Murcott | 30 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Jim Murcott | C | - | 123 |
| DNS | Bill Evans [16] | 8 | Toyota Corolla | A.M.I. Racing Team | A | - | - |
Notes
[edit]- Attendance: 25,000[1]
- Number of entries in Official Programme: 44[2]
- Starters: 37[17]
- Finishers: 25[17]
- Pole position: Allan Moffat, 1 minute 21.4 seconds[6]
- Race time of winning car: 3 hours 5 minutes 21.0 seconds[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b The Age, Monday, September 13, 1971, page 21
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Official Programme, Sandown, September 11 & 12 1971
- ^ Stefan Bartholomaeus, End of an era, Sandown 500’s complex history, 6/11/2019, www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ Modern Motor, November 1971, page 95
- ^ Racing Car News, May 1971, page 54
- ^ a b c d e f g Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68-71
- ^ a b c d e Sandown 250 Boilover!, Australian Motoring News, Friday, September 24, 1971, pages 8 & 9
- ^ The Official Programme lists Doug Gardiner in an Alfa Romeo 1750 and an Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina. The race report in Australian Motoring News lists him in an Alfa Romeo GTV.
- ^ Racing Car News refers to Garth's Capella competing in the race. The Official Programme has John Hall or George Garth driving Capella No 22. Australian Motoring News lists John Hall (Mazda Capella) as a finisher.
- ^ Perry is omitted from the list of finishers in the Australian Motoring News report but is shown as third in Class A in the same publication.
- ^ Australian Muscle Car, Issue 101, page 52
- ^ a b The Racing Car News report mentions Ward's Escort competing in the race but it is not included in the list of finishers published in Australian Motoring News
- ^ a b c d Holden Wins 250, Australian Auto Action, September 17, 1971, pages 2,4 & 5
- ^ a b Disaster Day for the Fords, Australian Motoring News, Friday, September 24, 1971, page 1
- ^ Stewart Wilson and Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 287
- ^ Bill Evans is listed in the Official Programme in both a Class A Toyota Corolla and a Class C Ford Escort. Racing Car News mentions that he drove both cars in Practice and was "likely to start in the Escort". The results in the same publication show him in the Ford Escort.
- ^ a b V8 Sleuth staff, 3 April 2019, When Torana first slayed the V8 goliaths, www.v8sleuth.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
Further reading
[edit]- Holden, The official racing history, 1988, page 333