The 1972 Chesterfield 250 was an endurance race for Series Production Touring Cars complying with
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regulations. The race, which was Round 1 of the
1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
The 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for car manufacturers. It was contested over a five-round series.
All rounds were open only to Group E Series Production Touring Cars.
Entries ...
, was held at the
Adelaide International Raceway near Virginia in South Australia on 27 August 1972 over 165 laps, totalling 247.5 miles. The field was divided into four classes, split via "CP Units", where the engine capacity of the vehicle (in litres) was multiplied by the retail price of the vehicle (in dollars) to give a CP Unit (i.e. Capacity Price Unit) value.
Results were as follows:
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, valign="bottom" , Colin Bond
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, valign="bottom" , Holden Torana
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GTR XU-1
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, valign="bottom" , Peter Brock
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, valign="bottom" , Holden Torana GTR XU-1
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, align="center" valign="bottom" , 165
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, valign="bottom" , Stewart McLeod
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, valign="bottom" , Holden Torana GTR XU-1
, valign="bottom" , Stewart McLeod
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 164
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, valign="bottom" , Fred Gibson
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, valign="bottom" , Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III
, valign="bottom" , Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 158
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, valign="bottom" , Noel Hurd
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 11
, valign="bottom" , Chrysler Valiant Charger
The Chrysler Valiant Charger was a two-door hardtop coupe introduced by Chrysler Australia in 1971. It was a short wheelbase version of the concurrent Australian Chrysler Valiant sedan. Introduced within the VH Valiant series, it continued as a v ...
R/T E49
, valign="bottom" , Australian Motors
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 157
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, valign="bottom" , John Stoopman
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 26
, valign="bottom" , Holden Torana GTR XU-1
, valign="bottom" , John Stoopman
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 155
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 7
, valign="bottom" , John Goss
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 12
, valign="bottom" , Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III
, valign="bottom" , McLeod Ford
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, style="font-weight:bold" valign="bottom" , Class A : Up to 3,000 CP Units
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, -
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, valign="bottom" , Geoff Perry
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 67
, valign="bottom" , Mazda 1300
, valign="bottom" , Bainbridge Motors
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, valign="bottom" , Jim Laing-Peach
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 73
, valign="bottom" , Datsun 1200
, valign="bottom" , Datsun Racing Team
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, valign="bottom" , Jon Leighton
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 63
, valign="bottom" , Datsun 1200
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, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 4
, valign="bottom" , Tony Farrell
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 64
, valign="bottom" , Mazda 1300
The , also marketed prominently as the Mazda 323, Mazda Protegé and Mazda Allegro, is a small family car that was manufactured by Mazda between 1963 and 2003. The Familia line was replaced by the Mazda3/Axela for 2004.
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, valign="bottom" , Bainbridge Motors
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, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 5
, valign="bottom" , Roger Bonhomme
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 66
, valign="bottom" , Chrysler Valiant Galant
, valign="bottom" , Collins Chrysler
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 6
, valign="bottom" , Mel McEwin
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 65
, valign="bottom" , Toyota Corolla
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, valign="bottom" , Mel McEwin
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , DNF
, valign="bottom" , Ray Lintott
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 71
, valign="bottom" , Datsun 1200
, valign="bottom" , LC Giddings & Son
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, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, style="font-weight:bold" valign="bottom" , Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 CP Units
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, valign="bottom" ,
, valign="bottom" ,
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 1
, valign="bottom" , Jim Murcott
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 40
, valign="bottom" , Ford Escort Twin Cam
, valign="bottom" , Brian Wood Ford
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 2
, valign="bottom" , Max Grayson
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 46
, valign="bottom" , Ford Escort Twin Cam
, valign="bottom" , Max Grayson
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 3
, valign="bottom" , Allan Keith
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 42
, valign="bottom" , Ford Escort Twin Cam
, valign="bottom" , Allan R Keith
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 4
, valign="bottom" , Bob Holden
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 52
, valign="bottom" , Ford Escort Twin Cam
, valign="bottom" , RJ Holden
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , DNF
, valign="bottom" , Lakis Manticas
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 38
, valign="bottom" , Ford Escort Twin Cam
, valign="bottom" , Slideaway Car Roofs Pty Ltd
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, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , DNF
, valign="bottom" , John Piper
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 39
, valign="bottom" , Ford Escort Twin Cam
, valign="bottom" , Evans Motor Service
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, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , DNF
, valign="bottom" , Herb Vines
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 50
, valign="bottom" , Ford Escort Twin Cam
, valign="bottom" , HL Vines
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, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, style="font-weight:bold" valign="bottom" , Class C : 9,001 to 18,000 CP Units
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, valign="bottom" ,
, valign="bottom" ,
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, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 1
, valign="bottom" , Colin Bond
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 24
, valign="bottom" , Holden Torana GTR XU-1
, valign="bottom" , Holden Dealer Team
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 165
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 2
, valign="bottom" , Peter Brock
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 28
, valign="bottom" , Holden Torana GTR XU-1
, valign="bottom" , Holden Dealer Team
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 165
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 3
, valign="bottom" , Stewart McLeod
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 31
, valign="bottom" , Holden Torana GTR XU-1
, valign="bottom" , Stewart McLeod
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 164
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, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 4
, valign="bottom" , John Stoopman
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 26
, valign="bottom" , Holden Torana GTR XU-1
, valign="bottom" , John Stoopman
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 155
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, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 5
, valign="bottom" , Ray Harrison
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 25
, valign="bottom" , Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV
, valign="bottom" , AF & M Beninca Pty Ltd
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , DNF
, valign="bottom" , Paul Beranger
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 34
, valign="bottom" , Holden Torana GTR XU-1
, valign="bottom" , Truform Engine Reconditioning
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, style="font-weight:bold" valign="bottom" , Class D : Over 18,000 CP Units
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, valign="bottom" ,
, valign="bottom" ,
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 1
, valign="bottom" , Fred Gibson
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 8
, valign="bottom" , Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III
, valign="bottom" , Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 158
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 2
, valign="bottom" , Noel Hurd
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 11
, valign="bottom" , Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49
, valign="bottom" , Australian Motors
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 157
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , 3
, valign="bottom" , John Goss
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 12
, valign="bottom" , Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III
, valign="bottom" , McLeod Ford
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , DNF
, valign="bottom" , Tom Naughton
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 4
, valign="bottom" , Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49
, valign="bottom" , Eastside Chrysler
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , DNF
, valign="bottom" , Allan Moffat
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 1
, valign="bottom" , Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III
, valign="bottom" , Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
, align="center" valign="bottom" ,
, -
, Height="12.75" align="center" valign="bottom" , DNF
, valign="bottom" , Murray Carter
, align="center" valign="bottom" , 3
, valign="bottom" , Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III
, valign="bottom" , Murray Carter
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References
*Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1973
*Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 August 1972
*Racing Car News, October 1972
*The Advertiser, Monday, 28 August 1972
*The Australian Racing History of Ford, ©1989
*The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988
Auto races in Australia
Chesterfield 250
Sports competitions in Adelaide
1970s in Adelaide