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] As a round of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship,[2] 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.[3]
The race, which is recognised as the sixth "Sandown 500",[4] was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1.
Results
editPosition[5] | Drivers[5][6] | No.[6] | Car[5] | Entrant[6] | Laps[5] |
1 | Colin Bond | 44 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 130 |
2 | Murray Carter | 65 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | John Harding Ford | 125 |
3 | Tony Roberts | 40 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Dustings of Burwood | 124 |
4 | Bruce McPhee | 48 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Kevin Dennis Motors | 124 |
5 | Bill Evans | 27 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | R. G. Wilson | 122 |
6 | Peter Brock | 45 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 121 |
7 | Graeme Blanchard | 39 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Blanchard Motors | |
8 | Bob Forbes, John Millyard | 34 | Fiat 124 Coupe | Fiat Dealers Team | 120 |
9 | Frank Porter | 43 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Garry & Warren Smith - Oakleigh | 120 |
10 | Wayne Rogerson, Alan Mayne | 23 | Mazda Capella R.E. Coupe | Mazda Dealers Team | 120 |
11 | Lakis Manticas | 19 | Morris Cooper S | British Leyland Works | 119 |
12 | Bill Stanley, Mike Kable | 16 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | 117 |
13 | Caroline O'Shaughnessy, Paul Gulson | 16 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | 117 |
Class A : Up to 3000 CP Units | |||||
1 | Doug Whiteford | 1 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | 112 |
2 | John Leffler | 5 | Mazda 1300 | John Palmer Motors | 112 |
3 | Geoff Perry | 3 | Mazda 1300 | Geoff Perry | 112 |
4 | James Laing-Peach | 2 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | 112 |
? | Mel Mollison | 4 | Mazda 1300 | Mel Mollison | |
? | Brian Sampson | 9 | Toyota Corolla | A.M.I. Racing Team | |
Class B : 3001 to 4600 CP Units | |||||
1 | Lakis Manticas | 19 | Morris Cooper S | British Leyland Works | 119 |
2 | Bill Stanley, Mike Kable | 16 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | 117 |
3 | Caroline O'Shaughnessy, Paul Gulson | 15 | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | 117 |
? | Jon Leighton | 12 | Datsun 1600 | Datsun Racing Team | |
? | George Garth | 22 | Mazda Capella | Mazda Dealers Team | |
Class C : 4601 to 9000 CP Units | |||||
1 | Bill Evans | 27 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | R. G. Wilson | 122 |
2 | Bob Forbes, John Millyard | 34 | Fiat 124 Coupe | Fiat Dealers Team | 120 |
3 | Wayne Rogerson, Alan Mayne | 23 | Mazda Capella R.E. Coupe | Mazda Dealers Team | 120 |
? | Alan Keith | 28 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Aladdin Vacuum Flasks | |
? | Barry Ward | 26 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Barry Ward | |
? | Bryan Thomson | 33 | Alfa Romeo Giulia Super[6] | Bryan Thomson | |
DNF | Barry Seton | 31 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Barry Seton | |
DNF[7] | Bill Gates | 25 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Morley Ford | |
Disq | Jim Murcott | 30 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Jim Murcott | 123 |
Class D : 9001 to 18000 CP Units | |||||
1 | Colin Bond | 44 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 130 |
2 | Tony Roberts | 40 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Dustings of Burwood | 124 |
3 | Bruce McPhee | 48 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Kevin Dennis Motors | 124 |
4 | Peter Brock | 45 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 121 |
5 | Graeme Blanchard | 39 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Blanchard Motors | |
6 | Frank Porter | 43 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Garry & Warren Smith - Oakleigh | 120 |
? | Doug Gardiner | 21 | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV[8] | A. F. & M. Beninca | |
DNF | Malcolm Ramsay | 42 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | City State Racing Team | |
DNF | John Walker | 41 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | City State Racing Team | |
DNF | Pat Peck, Jan Holland | 38 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | D & P Traders Pty. Ltd. | |
Class E : 18001 and Over CP Units | |||||
1 | Murray Carter | 65 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | John Harding Ford | 125 |
2 | Doug Grimson | 62 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Doug Grimson | 113 |
DNF | Phil Barnes, Bob Skelton | 64 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Byrt Ford | 81[1] |
DNF | John French | 61 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | |
DNF | Allan Moffat | 60 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | |
DNF[9] | Kingsley Hibbard[9] | 63 | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3[9] | Wright Ford Motors |
Note: The above results list 36 of the 37 starters in the race.
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c The Age, Monday, September 13, 1971, page 21
- ^ Modern Motor, November 1971, page 95
- ^ Racing Car News, May 1971, page 54
- ^ Stefan Bartholomaeus, End of an era, Sandown 500’s complex history, 6/11/2019, www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d e f Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68-71
- ^ a b c d e Official Programme, Sandown, September 11 & 12 1971
- ^ Stewart Wilson and Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 287
- ^ "Gardner's Alfa" is mentioned in the RCN race report. The Official Programme lists Doug Gardiner in an Alfa Romeo 1750. An image published with the RCN report shows an obscured Alfa Romeo GTV.
- ^ a b c Australian Muscle Car, Issue 101, page 52
- ^ 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
External links
edit- Images from the Sandown 250 Retrieved from www.flickr.com on 17 March 2009