The 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a
CAMS sanctioned
Australian motor racing title
[''Australian Titles'', docs.cams.com.au]
As archived at www.webcitation.org on 31 October 2013 open to
Group B Sports Sedans.
[Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 3] The title, which was the inaugural
Australian Sports Sedan Championship
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,
[ was won by ]Allan Moffat
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, driving a Chevrolet Monza
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and a Ford Capri RS3100.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two heats per round.[Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 157-158]
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the six best placed drivers at each round.
Results
References
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Further reading
* Gardner Heads Richards, Auto Action, 9 December 1976, pages 18 & 20
External links
www.autopics.com.au > Touring Cars > Touring Cars 1970s > Touring Cars 1976
National Sports Sedan Series
Sports Sedan Championship