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Datsun Trophy Meeting - Adelaide International Raceway

Adelaide International Raceway, Virginia, South Australia, Australia

Date: 10/6/1973
Track length: 2.410 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Moffat (own car)
Fastest lap: Brock in 1.03,6

Distance: 35 laps
Average speed: 127,551 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Australian Group C and Group E
Car info:  

 

The night before Round 6 of the series at the Adelaide International Raceway, Moffat's GTHO Falcon was stolen from Stillwell Ford in the northern Adelaide suburb of Medindie. Rather than see Moffat out of the race (he was the series points leader at the time having won the opening 4 rounds and finishing 3rd in round 5), Murray Carter loaned Moffat his GTHO Falcon for the race. Peter Brock won the race while Moffat kept his points lead by finishing second. Moffat's stolen Falcon was later found abandoned in the Adelaide Hills where the thieves who had taken it for a "joy ride" dumped it when it ran out of fuel. (Wikipedia)


Overall result
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
1 1 2 Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Peter Brock, AUS
3330 L6 Over 2000 cc 35 laps, 39.40,7 2   1.03,6  
2 2 3 Shell Racing
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III
Allan Moffat, CDN
5763 V8 Over 2000 cc 34 17     Lent cat from Carter
3 3 88  
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
4342 L6 Over 2000 cc 34        
4 4    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
John Stoopman, AUS
3330 L6 Over 2000 cc 34        
5 5 14 Peter Robinson Motors
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Tony Niovanni, AUS
3330 L6 Over 2000 cc 33        
6 6 98  
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49
Ian Diffen, AUS
4342 L6 Over 2000 cc 33 6      
7 1 58 Strapp Ford Doncaster
Ford Escort TC
Graham Ritter, AUS
1558 L4 Under 2000 cc 33 7      
8 7    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Colin Pawson, AUS
3330 L6 Over 2000 cc 32        
9 8    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Robin Keitley, AUS
3330 L6 Over 2000 cc 32        
10 2    
Toyota Corolla TE27
Peter Moore, AUS
1588 L4 Under 2000 cc 30        
11 3    
Toyota Corolla TE27
Mel McEwin, AUS
1588 L4 Under 2000 cc 30        
12 9    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
John Lewis, AUS
3330 L6 Over 2000 cc 30 4      
13 4    
Toyota Corolla TE27
Nick Munting, AUS
1588 L4 Under 2000 cc 28        
14 5 83  
Ford Escort TC
Eric Olsen, AUS
1558 L4 Under 2000 cc 28        
DNF   1 Grace International Racing
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49
Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, AUS
4342 L6 Over 2000 cc 26 5     Tyre
DNF   5 McLeod Ford
Ford Falcon XA GT Hardtop
John Goss, AUS
5763 V8 Over 2000 cc 19 3     Oil pressure
DNF   17  
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Bryan Thomson, AUS
3330 L6 Over 2000 cc 3       Axle
DNS   3 Shell Racing
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III
Murray Carter, AUS
5763 V8 Over 2000 cc         Can lent to Moffat
DNS   9 Allan Moffat Racing
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III
Allan Moffat, CDN
5763 V8 Over 2000 cc   1     Car stolen before practice