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Sandown 250

Sandown Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date: 8/9/1974
Track length: 3.100 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 130 laps
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Australian Group C
Car info:  

 

Allan Moffat returned to racing in the next round at Sandown, in a new car, but not the one which had been getting all the publicity - that was being kept for Bathurst. Anyway, he won, and Murray Carter, as reliable as ever, came in third. Significantly, both the Dealer Team Toranas had big problems.


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 33 Allan Moffat Racing
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Allan Moffat, CDN
5763 V8 D - Over 3000 cc 130        
2 2 7 Ron Hodgson Motors
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
John Leffler, AUS
Bob Morris, AUS
3330 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 128        
3 3    
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Murray Carter, AUS
5763 V8 D - Over 3000 cc 127        
4 4   Bob Forbes Corporation Pty Ltd
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Wayne Negus, AUS
Bob Forbes, AUS
3330 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 124        
5 5    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Dennis Martin, AUS
3330 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 123        
6 6    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Stuart Saker, AUS
3330 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 122        
7 7    
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E49
Brian Ovenden, AUS
4342 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 121        
8 8    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Cam Richardson, AUS
Tony Niovanni, AUS
3330 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 121        
9 1 23  
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Tony Farrell, AUS
2 x 573 R2 C - 2000-3000 cc 120        
10 9 1 Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Peter Brock, AUS
5044 V8 D - Over 3000 cc 120        
11 10    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Graeme Blanchard, AUS
3330 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 119        
12 11    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Neil West, AUS
3330 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 117        
13 2    
Holden Torana LC GTR 2850S
Roger Bonhomme, AUS
2835 L6 C - 2000-3000 cc 117        
14 3    
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Bob Beasley, USA
2 x 573 R2 C - 2000-3000 cc 117        
15 1    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Ray Gulson, AUS
1962 L4 B - 1300-2000 cc 116        
16 1 52 Datsun Racing Team
Datsun 1200 coupé
Bill Evans, AUS
1171 L4 A - under 1300 cc 114        
17 2    
Morris Mini Cooper S
John Lord, AUS
1293 L4 A - under 1300 cc 114        
18 4    
Datsun 240K GT GC110
Stewart McLeod, AUS
2393 L6 C - 2000-3000 cc 113        
19 3    
Morris Mini Cooper S
Neil Mason, AUS
1293 L4 A - under 1300 cc 111        
20 2    
Ford Escort TC
Geoff Wade, AUS
Geoff Leeds, AUS
1558 L4 B - 1300-2000 cc 111        
21 4    
Mazda 1300
Lynn Brown, AUS
1272 L4 A - under 1300 cc 109        
22 5    
Honda Civic SB1
Max McGinley, AUS
1169 L4 A - under 1300 cc 109        
23 6    
Honda Civic SB1
Ken Brian, AUS
1169 L4 A - under 1300 cc 108        
24 7    
Morris Mini Cooper S
John Dellaca, AUS
1293 L4 A - under 1300 cc 108        
25 5    
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Nick Louis, AUS
2 x 573 R2 C - 2000-3000 cc 104        
26 3    
Chrysler Galant A53
Gary Baglee, AUS
Dave Condon, AUS
1597 L4 B - 1300-2000 cc 99        
27 12    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Russ McRae, AUS
3330 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 98        
28 4    
Alfa Romeo Alfetta
Lakis Manticas, AUS
1779 L4 B - 1300-2000 cc 98        
DNF      
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Robert Bride, AUS
3330 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 110        
DNF     Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Colin Bond, AUS
5044 V8 D - Over 3000 cc 98        
DNF      
Ford Escort TC
Alan Cant, AUS
1558 L4 B - 1300-2000 cc 95        
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Jim Murcott, AUS
1962 L4 B - 1300-2000 cc 83        
DNF      
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Ray Kaleda, AUS
5044 V8 D - Over 3000 cc 78        
DNF      
Morris Mini Cooper S
Gary Leggatt, AUS
1293 L4 A - under 1300 cc 68        
DNF      
Ford Escort 1300
Bob Holden, AUS
1298 L4 A - under 1300 cc 65        
DNF      
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
John Pollard, AUS
5044 V8 D - Over 3000 cc 61        
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1300 GT Junior
Robin Dudfield, AUS
1290 L4 A - under 1300 cc 59        
DNF      
Ford Escort TC
John Stevens, AUS
1558 L4 B - 1300-2000 cc 58        
DNF      
Alfa Romeo Alfetta
Peter Wherrett, AUS
1779 L4 B - 1300-2000 cc 55        
DNF      
Honda Civic SB1
Ian Judd
1169 L4 A - under 1300 cc 49        
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Graham Ritter, AUS
1962 L4 B - 1300-2000 cc 40        
DNF      
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
John Stoopman, AUS
3330 L6 D - Over 3000 cc 37        
DNF      
Mazda Familia R100 M10A coupé
Ray Harrison, AUS
2 x 491 R2 C - 2000-3000 cc (?) 20        
DNF      
BMW 3.0 S
Geoff Perry, AUS
Fred Sutherland, AUS
2985 L6 C - 2000-3000 cc 20        
DNF      
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Mel Mollison, AUS
2 x 491 R2 B - 1300-2000 cc 17        
DNF      
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Geoff Newton, AUS
2993 V6 C - 2000-3000 cc 1