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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b The Age, Monday, September 13, 1971, page 21
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Official Programme, Sandown, September 11 & 12 1971
  3. ^ Stefan Bartholomaeus, End of an era, Sandown 500’s complex history, 6/11/2019, www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ^ Modern Motor, November 1971, page 95
  5. ^ Racing Car News, May 1971, page 54
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68-71
  7. ^ a b c d e Sandown 250 Boilover!, Australian Motoring News, Friday, September 24, 1971, pages 8 & 9
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Australian Muscle Car, Issue 101, page 52
  12. ^ 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
  13. ^ a b c d Holden Wins 250, Australian Auto Action, September 17, 1971, pages 2,4 & 5
  14. ^ a b Disaster Day for the Fords, Australian Motoring News, Friday, September 24, 1971, page 1
  15. ^ Stewart Wilson and Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 287
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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

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  • Holden, The official racing history, 1988, page 333
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