The 1970
Sandown Three Hour 250 was an Australian endurance
motor race
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for
Series Production Cars. The event was held on 13 September 1970 over 130 laps of the 1.9 mile
Sandown Park
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circuit in
Victoria,
Australia
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, a total of 247 miles. There were 42 starters in the event.
Canadian race driver
Allan Moffat won the first of his five Sandown endurance race victories. Moffat drove the
factory-prepared Ford Falcon GT-HO race car to a one lap victory over
Holden Dealer Team driver,
Colin Bond (
Holden Torana
The Holden Torana is a mid-sized car that was manufactured by Holden from 1967 to 1980. The name apparently comes from an word meaning "to fly" in an unconfirmed Aboriginal Australian language. The original HB series Torana was released in 19 ...
). Chrysler factory team driver
Norm Beechey (
Chrysler Valiant Pacer) finished in third position, three laps behind Bond.
This event, revived from a previous six-hour format, debuted in 1968 and quickly became the recognized precursor event to the annual
Bathurst 500 / 1000 race.
Results
* Note : Of the 42 starters in the event, one has not been accounted for in the above table.
References
Further reading
* Australian Motor Manual, November 1970, pages 58–59
* Holden, The official racing history, 1988, page 332
* Modern Motor, November 1970, page 100
* Racing Car News, October 1970, pages 59–61
* The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 285
* The Melbourne Age, 14 September 1970
* The Melbourne Age, 9 September 1970, page 36
External links
1970 Australian motor sport images including 1970 Sandown Three Hour 250
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Motorsport at Sandown
Sandown Three Hour 250
Pre-Bathurst 500
September 1970 sports events in Australia