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Hardie-Ferodo 1000 Bathurst 1977

Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Australia

Date: 2/10/1977
Track length:
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: 61
Starters: 60
Finishers: 22

Pole position: Brock in 2.24,1
Fastest lap: Moffat in 2.26,4

Distance: 163 laps, 1006 km
Average speed: 144,02 kmh
Weather: Fine
Ruleset: CAMS Group C
Car info:  

 

Australian Touring Car Champion Allan Moffat and his Belgian co-driver Jacky Ickx dominated the Hardie-Ferodo 1000 touring car race at Bathurst on October 2 to the extent that they were able to slow in the closing stages to allow the sister Ford Falcon Hardtop of Colin Bond and Alan Hamilton to move up and stage a 1-2 formation finish for the Allan Moffat/Ford Dealer Team cars. The two cars crossed the line almost abreast, over a lap clear of the first of the surviving Toranas which was driven to third place by Peter Janson and GP driver Larry Perkins. The winning Falcon finished the race with its
front brake pads completely worn out and was, perhaps, lucky there were no Toranas close enough to challenge for the lead. Fourth, fifth and sixth places were also filled with Toranas - respectively the second string Marlboro-Holden Dealer Team car of Charlie O'Brien/Ron Harrop, the pre-race favourites and pole winners Peter and Philip Brock in the Bill Pettersen car, and veterans Tony Roberts/Doug Chivas in another Bill Patterson entry, the car the Brock brothers drove to third place in 1976.
The Brocks had diced with the Falcons for a while before being slowed by problems with the rear tyres rubbing on the suspension. In seventh place was the under 3-litre class winner, the Ford Capri of Barry Seton/Don Smith, followed by the Mazda RX3 of Terry Shiel/Don Holland taking second in the same class. Ninth outright went to the Alfa Romeo GTV2000, brilliantly driven to the 2-litre class win by the hard-driving Derek Bell and his co-driver Garry Leggatt, though Bell was only able to take the class lead in the closing laps when the Ford Escort of Rod Stevens/Tony Farrell lost its brakes, thus robbing Ford of sweeping all three classes in the race. The Escort finished in 10th place.


Class A, B and C
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 1 Moffat Ford Dealers
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop
Allan Moffat, CDN
Jacky Ickx, B
5760 V8 3001-6000 cc 163 laps, 6:59.07,8 3 2.25,6    
2 2 2 Moffat Ford Dealers
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop
Colin Bond, AUS
Alan Hamilton, AUS
(Gregg Hansford, AUS)
5760 V8 3001-6000 cc 163 laps, 6:59.07,9 2 2.25,2    
3 3 15 Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Peter Janson, NZ
Larry Perkins, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 162 13 2.29,2    
4 4 25 Bill Patterson Holden
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Peter Brock, AUS
Phil Brock, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 162 1 2.24,1    
5 5 8 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Charlie O'Brien, AUS
Ron Harrop, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 162 10 2.27,2    
6 1 33 AMCO Pty. Ltd.
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Barry Seton, AUS
Don Smith, AUS
2993 V6 2001-3000 cc 154 27 2.37,3    
7 6 26 Bill Patterson Holden
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Tony Roberts, AUS
Doug Chivas, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 154 21 2.32,2    
DSQ   48  
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Terry Shiel, AUS
Don Holland, AUS
2 x 573 R2 2001-3000 cc 152 31 2.39,8    
8 1 58 Brian Foley Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Derek Bell, GB
Gary Leggatt, AUS
1962 L4 Under 2000 cc 150 37 2.42,4    
9 2 69 Brian Wood Ford
Ford Escort Mk.I RS 2000
Rod Stevens, AUS
Tony Farrell, AUS
1993 L4 Under 2000 cc 150 41 2.44,2    
10 9 7 Ron Hodgson Motors
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Ron Dickson, AUS
Fred Gibson, AUS
5763 V8 3001-6000 cc 147 22 2.32,3    
11 3 3 Bob Jane 2UW Racing
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
Frank Porter, AUS
Jim Murcott, AUS
1962 L4 Under 2000 cc 146 47 2.46,8    
12 4 61  
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Ray Gulson, AUS
David Growther, AUS
1962 L4 Under 2000 cc 145 48 2.46,8    
13 2 43 Lance Dixon’s Great Doncaster Road Motor Show
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Nick Louis, AUS
Ted Brewster, AUS
2 x 573 R2 2001-3000 cc 145 45 2.45,1    
14 3 38 Quick Fit Spares & Accessories
BMW 3.0 Si
Phil McDonnell, AUS
Jim Hunter, AUS
2985 L6 2001-3000 cc 144 35 2.42,3    
15 4 45 Mayrack Manufacturers Pty. Ltd.
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Gary Cooke, AUS
Ben Penhall, AUS
2 x 573 R2 2001-3000 cc 143 51 2.47,7    
16 5 46  
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Bill Shiels, AUS
Frank Radisich, NZ
2 x 573 R2 2001-3000 cc 142 58 2.52,9    
17 8 30 Scotty Taylor Holden
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Alan "Scotty" Taylor, AUS
Kevin Kennedy, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 141 25 2.34,6    
18 9 4 John Goss Racing Pty Ltd.
Ford Falcon XC
Jack Brabham, AUS
Geoff Brabham, AUS
5760 V8 3001-6000 cc 141 9 2.26,9    
19 5 51 Kevin Fischer
Ford Escort Mk.I RS 2000
Eric Boord, AUS
Keith Poole, AUS
1993 L4 Under 2000 cc 138 42 2.44,8    
20 6 55  
Ford Escort Mk.I RS 2000
Terry Daly, AUS
Barry Jones, AUS
1993 L4 Under 2000 cc 137 43 2.44,9    
21 7 63  
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Robin Dudfield, AUS
Tony Niovanni, AUS
1962 L4 Under 2000 cc 131 56 2.50,7    
22 6 32 James Mason Motors Pty Ltd.
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Lynn Brown, AUS
Bruce Stewart, AUS
2 x 573 R2 2001-3000 cc 129 40 2.43,7    
DNF   11  
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Bob Forbes, AUS
Kevin Bartlett, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 147 11 2.27,5   Engine
DNF   20 Roadways/Gown-Hindhaugh
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Garth Wigston, AUS
Bruce Hindhaugh, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 144 14 2.29,5   Accident
DNF   16 Craven Mild Racing
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Allan Grice, AUS
Frank Gardner, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 140 4 2.25,8   Engine
DNF   13 Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Dick Johnson, AUS
Vern Schuppan, AUS
5763 V8 3001-6000 cc 124 15 2.30,0   Oil pressure
NC   5 John Goss Racing Pty Ltd.
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop
John Goss, AUS
Henri Pescarolo, F
5760 V8 3001-6000 cc 113 16 2.30,2   Insufficient laps
DNF   7 Ron Hodgson Racing
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Bob Morris, AUS
John Fitzpatrick, GB
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 111 7 2.26,6   Oil seal
NC   56 De Bortolis Wines Pty Ltd.
Ford Escort Mk.I RS 2000
Bruce Hodgson, AUS
Dave Morrow, AUS
1993 L4 Under 2000 cc 107 52 2.48,4   Insufficient laps
DNF   24 Bill Patterson Holden
Holden Torana LX A9X
Gerry Marshall, GB
Basil van Rooyen, ZA
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 107 18 2.30,9   Engine
DNF   68 Chevelle Motors Pty. Ltd.
BMW 2002 TII
Phil Ward, AUS
Phil Lucas, AUS
1990 L4 Under 2000 cc 106 55 2.49,2    
DNF   44 Craven Mild Racing
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Yoshimi Katayama, J
Geoff Leeds, AUS
2 x 573 R2 2001-3000 cc 103 38 2.43,0   Accident
NC   23  
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop
Rusty French, AUS
Leo Leonard, NZ
5760 V8 3001-6000 cc 99 17 2.30,3   Insufficient laps
NC   34 AMCO Pty. Ltd.
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Russell Skaife, AUS
Sue Ransom, AUS
2993 V6 2001-3000 cc 98 36 2.42,3   Insufficient laps
DNF   67 Bob Glazier
BMW 2002 TII
Peter Granger, AUS
Ian Richards, AUS
1990 L4 Under 2000 cc 96 57 2.51,2    
NC   40 A.T.P. (Aust.) Pty Ltd.
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Alan Cant, AUS
Satoru Nakajima, J
2993 V6 2001-3000 cc 95 32 2.40,2   Insufficient laps
NC   47 Brian Wood Ford
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Ray Farrar, AUS
Geoff Wade, AUS
2993 V6 2001-3000 cc 93 60 2.55,2   Insufficient laps
DNF   14 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
John Harvey, AUS
Wayne Negus, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 91 8 2.26,8   Differential
DNF   19  
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Ian Diffen, AUS
Tim Slako, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 90 19 2.31,6   Differential
DNF   49 Bob Holden - Shell Sport
Ford Escort II RS 2000
Lyndon Arnel, AUS
Richard Carter, AUS
1993 L4 Under 2000 cc 88 46 2.46,7    
NC   50 Bob Holden - Shell Sport
Ford Escort Mk.I RS 2000
Bob Holden, AUS
Ian Messner, AUS
1993 L4 Under 2000 cc 84 49 2.47,1   Insufficient laps
NC   28 Henderson’s Federal Spring Works
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Graham Ritter, AUS
Jim Keogh, AUS
5763 V8 3001-6000 cc 82 20 2.31,6   Insufficient laps
DNF   60 Peter Williamson Pty Ltd.
Toyota Celica
Peter Williamson, AUS
Gary Scott, AUS
1968 L4 Under 2000 cc 76 34 2.41,6   Engine
DNF   41 Warren Torr
Mazda Savanna RX-3
John Duggan, AUS
Brian Wheeler, AUS
2 x 573 R2 2001-3000 cc 72 44 2.44,9   Transmission
DNF   62 Gil Gordon Alfa Geelong
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
Peter Hopwood, AUS
Warwick Henderson, AUS
1962 L4 Under 2000 cc 65 53 2.48,5    
DNF   53 Lennox Motors
VW Golf
Chris Heyer, AUS
Rüdiger Dahlhäuser, D
1588 L4 Under 2000 cc 62 50 2.47,5    
DNF   29 Bond’s Coats Patents
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Graham Ryan, AUS
Phillip Arnull, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 57 23 2.32,9   Camshaft
DNF   10 Melford Motors
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Jim Richards, NZ
Rod Coppins, AUS
5763 V8 3001-6000 cc 53 6 2.26,0   Engine
NC   54 Nev Ham Pty. Ltd.
Ford Escort Mk.I RS 2000
Rod Morris, AUS
Paul Gulson, AUS
1993 L4 Under 2000 cc 46 54 2.49,0   Insufficient laps
DNF   36  
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Bill Stanley, AUS
Les Grose, AUS
2993 V6 2001-3000 cc 46 33 2.44,5   Transmission
DNF   37  
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Lakis Manticas, AUS
Graham Moore, AUS
2993 V6 2001-3000 cc 46 28 2.38,4   Electrics
DNF   22 Pioneer Electronics
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Warren Cullen, AUS
Brian Sampson, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 39 24 2.34,6   Fuel pump
DNF   18 Brian Wood Ford
Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop
Murray Carter, AUS
Bob Stevens, AUS
5760 V8 3001-6000 cc 38 12 2.27,9   Engine
DNF   3 Bob Jane 2UW Racing
Holden Torana LX A9X
Bob Jane, AUS
Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, AUS
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 35 5 2.25,9   Oil filter
DNF   27  
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Rod Donovan, AUS
Ron Lindau, AUS
5763 V8 3001-6000 cc 31 29 2.38,5   Engine
DNF   17 Ron Hodgson Racing
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Johnny Rutherford, USA
Janet Guthrie, USA
5044 V8 3001-6000 cc 13 26 2.34,8   Accident
DNF   65 Ken Mathews Rose Bay
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
James Laing-Peach, AUS
Bill Evans, AUS
1998 L4 Under 2000 cc 12 39 2.43,4   Axle
DNF   73 Barry Sheales Holden
Holden Gemini TX
Allan Gough, AUS
Kelvin Gough, AUS
1584 L4 Under 2000 cc 7 59 2.53,8   Piston
DNF   39  
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
Brian Reed, AUS
2993 V6 2001-3000 cc 6 30 2.38,5   Gearbox
DNQ   57 Freds Treads Pty Ltd.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Gordon Rich, AUS
Unknown
1962 L4 Under 2000 cc         Accident