The 1971

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was a series of five

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events held across Australia. It was the fourth season in the history of the competition. Colin Bond and navigator George Shepheard in the Holden Dealer Team

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were the winners of the 1971 Championship.

Season review

The fourth Australian Rally Championship was decided over five events, staged across the Eastern States of Australia with two events in

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and one each in

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, Victoria and

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. The series was the start of the domination of the Holden Dealer Team

of Colin Bond and George Shepheard. The Renault R8 Gordinis which had won the previous year were the only team to present any real challenge to the Toranas.

The Rallies

The five events of the 1971 season were as follows.

Round Three – Snowy Mountains Rally

Round Five – Warana Rally

1971 Drivers and Navigators Championships

Final pointscore for 1971 is as follows.

Colin Bond – Champion Driver 1971

George Shepheard – Champion Navigator 1971

References

External links

Results of Snowy Mountains Rally and ARC results. {{Australian Rally Championship years 1971 in Australian motorsport, Rally Championship Rally competitions in Australia 1971 in rallying