Pole position: Moffat in 1.36,4
Fastest lap: Jane in 1.37,2
Distance: 23 laps
Average speed: 132,13 kmh
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Car info:
If the Moffat/Jane clash at AIR was hot, it was even hotter at Warwick Farm. Moffat won the race after his car had touched the leading car of Bob Jane and the Camaro had spun off the circuit, but that wasn't the end of the story. Jane protested that Moffat's action had been deliberate. The protest was dismissed. Jane appealed, and weeks later there was a CAMS tribunal for which Jane had prepared much more thoroughly than Moffat. Whether the decision was right or wrong, or whether Moffat had lost purely because he was unable to properly state his case is not for us to say. The fact is, Moffat was disqualified and Jane was the winner of the race. It was the second year in succession that Moffat had been disqualified from a championship round that he had won —on both occasions losing a valuable nine points that would have given him that Australian Championship that he wants so badly. Moffat had been the early leader in the 23 lap Warwick Farm race, leading for six laps before Jane dived underneath the Mustang as they braked for Paddock Bend. Moffat kept the pressure on and decided to retake the lead on lap 11. He tried first at Creek Corner with an outside pass, chased the Camaro hard all the way through the Esses, that tried again at The Causeway. Moffat was trying to get inside Jane as the leader swung wide to line up for the exit of The Causeway. As Jane headed back towards the apex of the corner, Moffat's right front 'guard clipped the left rear 'guard of Jane's car, and Jane spun off onto the grass. He made a quick recovery and was just eight seconds back from the new leader, but there was little he could do. The spin had flat spotted his rear tyres and the resultant vibration and bad handling caused him to settle for a safe second rather than lose even that in a new effort to retake the lead. Malcolm Ramsay scored another reliable and well driven third place, with fourth going to the forcefully driven and well prepared improved Torana XU-1 of Queenslander Dick Johnson seen in one of his rare excursions outside of his home state. The ever-present Escort of Mike Stillwell was fifth and, you guessed it, first in his class, while the series production Torana XU-1 of Don Holland was sixth. 'Pete' Geoghegan continued his streak of misfortune when, after setting third fastest time in practice, he over-revved and bent a valve. The mechanics repaired it overnight, getting to the circuit just before the race, only to find an oil leak on the warm-up lap from a hastily fitted rocker cover gasket and being unable to replace it before the race started. Stillwell still led the Points race with 54 to 53 for Jane and 52 for Moffat, but Stillwell still had to drop one of his lots of nine points before the final tally, and Moffat dropped to 43 after his disqualification, so Jane was the real series leader, and now the man to beat. |
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Overall result
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| Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
| DSQ | 9 | Allan Moffat Racing Ford Mustang Boss |
Allan Moffat, CDN |
V8 | Over 2000 cc | 23 laps, 37.48,5 | 1 | 1.36,4 | 1.37,4 | Disq: dangerous driving | ||
| 1 | 1 | 76 | Bob Jane Racing Chevrolet Camaro Z28 |
Bob Jane, AUS |
4956 | V8 | Over 2000 cc | 2 | 1.38,2 | 1.37,2 | Spin | |
| 2 | 2 | 5AD City State Racing Team Holden HQ Kingswood |
Malcolm Ramsay, AUS |
5736 | V8 | Over 2000 cc | 3 | 1.42,7 | 1.42,1 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 |
Dick Johnson, AUS |
3330 | L6 | Over 2000 cc | 4 | 1.43,9 | 1.43,6 | |||
| 4 | 1 | BS Stilwell Ford Ford Escort TC |
Mike Stillwell, AUS |
1558 | L4 | Under 2000 cc | 5 | 1.44,0 | 1.43,8 | |||
| 5 | 4 | Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd. Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 |
Don Holland, AUS |
3330 | L6 | Over 2000 cc/E | 8 | 1.46,9 | 1.46,2 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 |
Colin Bond, AUS |
3330 | L6 | Over 2000 cc | 7 | 1.46,6 | 1.46,1 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Dr. Allan Hogan Ford Escort TC |
Bob Holden, AUS |
1558 | L4 | Under 2000 cc | 6 | 1.45,3 | 1.45,8 | |||
| 8 | 6 | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49 |
Graham Ryan, AUS |
4342 | L6 | Over 2000 cc | 9 | 1.48,2 | 1.47,6 | |||
| 9 | 7 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 |
Bruce Stewart, AUS |
3330 | L6 | Over 2000 cc | 10 | 1.49,1 | 1.48,6 | |||
| 10 | 3 | Motor Improvements Ford Capri 1600 |
Norm Watts, AUS |
1599 | L4 | Under 2000 cc | 12 | 1.51,8 | 1.48,9 | |||
| 11 | 8 | Holden EH S4 Special Sedan |
Herb Taylor, AUS |
2933 | L6 | Over 2000 cc | 13 | 1.56,2 | 1.52,9 | |||
| DNF | Alfa Romeo Australia Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV |
Peter Brown, AUS |
1962 | L4 | Under 2000 cc | 8 | 11 | |||||
| DNS | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III |
Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, AUS |
5763 | V8 | Over 2000 cc/E | 3 | no time | Oil leak after bent valve in practice | ||||