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1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
The 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars.Australian Title Conditions, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 82 The championship, which was the inaugural Australian Manufacturers' Championship,Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4 was won by General Motors-Holden's. Calendar The championship was contested over a five heat series, with each heat being a single race staged over a minimum duration of three hours. Class Structure Cars competed in five classes based on a Capacity / Price index in which the engine capacity in litres was multiplied by the retail price to determine the CP units for each model. * Class A: 0-3,000 CP units * Class B: 3,001-4,600 CP units * Class C: 4,601-9,000 CP units * Class D: 9,001-18,000 CP units * Class E: Over 18,000 CP units Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederation Of Australian Motor Sport
Motorsport Australia, formerly the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the nationally recognised governing and sanctioning body for four-wheeled motorsport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Responsibilities Motorsport Australia has been the custodian of motor sport in Australia since 1953. It is the National Sporting Authority (ASN) for motorsport in Australia, recognised by Sport Australia, and is delegated this responsibility by the FIA. Motorsport Australia affiliated with the FIA in its own right in 1958 before being granted full membership in October of that year on a probationary basis. In 1960, Motorsport Australia's membership of the FIA as an ASN was confirmed as permanent. The FIA aims to ensure that motorsport is conducted in accordance with the highest standards of safety, fairness and social responsibility and Motorsport Australia, together with in excess of 120 other ASNs in over 100 nations, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holden Dealer Team
The Holden Dealer Team (HDT) was Holden's semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1986, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and Sports Sedan races during the 1970s. From 1980 the Holden Dealer Team, by then under the ownership of Peter Brock, diversified into producing modified road-going Commodores and other Holden cars for selected dealers via HDT Special Vehicles. After Holden terminated its association with Brock's businesses in February 1987, the team became the factory BMW team racing M3s race team in 1988. Further into 1988, Brock sold off his HDT Special Vehicles road car business, which has nevertheless, under various ownership, continued to modify Holden vehicles to this current day. The Firth years After showing an increasing interest in motorsport during the 1960s, Holden decided to form a team to enter both Touring Car and Rally events in 1969. However, Holden's parent company, General Motors forbade its manufa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Rothmans 250
The 1971 Rothmans 250 was motor raceDes White, Moffat's 250, Torana's Title, Racing Car News, December 1971, pages 68-70 for Group E Series Production Touring Cars.Australian Title Conditions, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 82 It was staged on 7 November 1971Bruce Waddell, Moffat by half lap in "250", Brisbane Courier Mail, Monday, 8 November 1971 at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia, over a 250-mile distance. The race, which was Heat 5 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat OBE (born 10 November 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian-Australian racing driver known for his four championships in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four ... driving a Ford Falcon GTHO. Classes As a heat of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, classes were defined by a Capacity/Price Units formula with values for each mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO
The Ford Falcon (XY) is a full-size car produced by Ford Australia from 1970 to 1972. It was the fourth and last iteration of the second generation of the Falcon and included the Ford Fairmont (XY)—the luxury-oriented version. Overview The XY Falcon was released in October 1970 replacing the XW Falcon.Tony Davis, Aussie Cars, 1987, page 118 The XY was a facelift of the XW, featuring a new divided grille and redesigned tail lights. Improvements were made to seating, safety equipment and ride quality. Model range The XY Falcon range featured eight passenger vehicles and three commercial models.Falcon XY Technical Specifications Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 17 February 2010 * Ford Falcon Sedan * Ford Falcon Wagon * Ford Falcon 500 Sedan * Ford Falcon 500 Wagon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surfers Paradise International Raceway
Surfers Paradise International Raceway was a motor racing complex at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The long circuit was designed and built by Keith Williams, a motor racing enthusiast who also designed and built the Adelaide International Raceway (AIR) in South Australia in 1972. It was located opposite the Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens at Carrara. The circuit Surfers Paradise Raceway included a dragstrip along the main straight (a design later incorporated into the Williams owned Adelaide International Raceway), with a very fast right-hander under the Dunlop Bridge leading to a tight corner that turned the track back to a medium-length straight. Then a fast left hander before rushing into a series of rights and lefts that skirted the only hill on the property (commonly known as Repco Hill). A slow right called that opened up brought the track back to the main straight. The right hand turn under the Dunlop Bridge was widely considered the fastest and most daunting corner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Phillip Island 500K
The 1971 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 24 October 1971. The event was staged over a race distance of 106 laps, totalling . It was Round 4 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. The race was won by Colin Bond, driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1. Classes The field was divided into five classes according to the assessed CP Units of each car (i.e. engine capacity in litres multiplied by retail price in dollars). Results {, class="wikitable" generated with :de:Wikipedia:Helferlein/VBA-Macro for EXCEL tableconversion V1.5 , - ! Position Tom Naughton, Torana Take Island Thriller, Racing Car News, December 1971, pages 38 to 41 ! Drivers ! No.Official Souvenir Programme, Phillip Island, October 24th, 1971 ! Car ! Entrant ! Laps , - ! 1 , Colin Bond , align="center" , 31 , Holden Torana GTR XU-1 , Holden Dealer Team , align="center" , 106 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1956. History Road circuit Motor racing on Phillip Island began in 1928 with the running of the 100 Miles Road Race, an event which has since become known as the first Australian Grand Prix. It utilised a high speed rectangle of local closed-off public roads with four similar right hand corners. The course length varied, with the car course approximately per lap, compared to the motorcycle circuit which was approximately in length. The circuit was the venue for the Australian Grand Prix through to 1935 and it was used for the last time on 6 May 1935 for the Jubilee Day Races.John B Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, Volume 1, 1981, p. 123 A new triangular circuit utilising the pit straight from the original rectangular course was subsequently mapped out and first used for the Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Island 500K
The Phillip Island 500 was an annual motor racing event, last held for Supercars at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island, Victoria. The race had three distinct eras; from 1971 to 1977 as an endurance production and later Australian Touring Car Championship race, from 2008 to 2011 as an endurance race as part of V8 Supercars and from 2017 to 2018 as a Supercars Championship event consisting of two 250 km races. Format The event was staged over a three-day weekend, from Friday to Sunday. Two thirty-minute practice sessions were held on Friday. Saturday featured a twenty-minute qualifying session which decided the grid positions for the following 250 kilometre race. A twenty-minute qualifying session was held on Sunday which decided the grid for the following 250 km race. History Background From 1960 to 1962, Phillip Island hosted the Armstrong 500, a 500-mile race which later evolved into the Bathurst 1000. 1971–77 The 1971 and 1972 races were open t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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).The Age, Monday, September 13, 1971, page 21 As a round of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, 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. The race, which is recognised as the sixth "Sandown 500", was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1. Results Note: The above results list 36 of the 37 starters in the race. Notes * Attendance: 25,000 * Number of entries in Official Programme: 44 * Starters: 37 * Finishers: 25 * Pole position: Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat OBE (born 10 November 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian-Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandown Raceway
Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in the suburb of Springvale in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. Sandown is considered a power circuit with its " drag strip" front and back straights being and long respectively. History Sandown Racecourse was first built as a horse racing facility, dating back into the 19th century, but closed in the 1930s in a government run rationalisation program. Redevelopment began not long after World War II. A bitumen motor racing circuit was built around the outside of the proposed horse track (which was not completed until 1965) and was first opened in 1962 and held the race which became the Sandown 500 for the first time in 1964. The circuit hosted its first Australian Touring Car Championship race in 1965. Motor racing The opening meeting, held on 11 and 12 March 1962, featured the 1962 Sandown International Cup, which was contested by world-famous international drivers including Jack Brab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandown 250
The Sandown 500 (formally known as the Penrite Oil Sandown 500) is an annual endurance motor race which is staged at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from 1964. The event's name, distance – and the category of cars competing in it – has varied widely throughout its history. Most recently, the event was held as a championship event for Supercars from 2003 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2019. Historically the event was held in September, the month before Australia's premier endurance race, the Bathurst 1000. However in its final running to date in 2019, it was held in November. The event will return in 2023 after a three-year hiatus in September. History Production car era The first two races were open to production based sedans and, at six hours duration, were substantially longer than later iterations of the race. Both races were won by an Alfa Romeo Giulia entered by Alec Mildren Racing. In 1965, Sandown also hosted the single-event Australian Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Castrol Trophy
The 1971 Castrol Trophy was an endurance race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars. The event, which was staged at the Warwick Farm circuit in New South Wales, Australia on 2 May 1971, was Round 2 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. Classes As the race was an Australian Manufacturers’ Championship round, the field was divided into five classes, based on “CP Units”. The engine capacity, in litres, was multiplied by the retail price, in Australian Dollars, to arrive at a CP Unit value for each competing model. * Class A : 0 to 3000 CP Units * Class B : 3001 - 4600 CP Units * Class C : 4601 - 9000 CP Units * Class D : 9001 - 18000 CP Units * Class E : Over 18000 CP Units Results {, class="wikitable" generated with :de:Wikipedia:Helferlein/VBA-Macro for EXCEL tableconversion V1.7 , - style="font-weight:bold" , height="13" align="center" , PositionMax Stahl, Toranas Top Funny Farm, Racing Car News, June 1971, pages 44-46 , Drivers , align="center" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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