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Symmons Plains

Symmons Plains Raceway, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Date: 6/3/1977
Track length: 2.410 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Moffat in 1.02,0
Fastest lap: Moffat in 1.02,9 (heat 2)

Distance: 2 heats of 25 laps
Average speed: 133,526 kmh (heat 1); 139,737 kmh (heat 2)
Weather:
Ruleset: Australian Group C
Car info:  

 



Heat 1
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 Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Allan Moffat, CDN
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc 25 laps, 27.04,4 1 1.02,2    
2 2 2 Moffat Ford Dealers
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Colin Bond, AUS
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc 25 3      
3 3 25 Bill Patterson Holden
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Peter Brock, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   2      
4 4 3 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
John Harvey, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   4      
5 5 8 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Charlie O'Brien, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   11      
6 6   Philips Industries
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Ian Diffen, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   14      
7 7 18 Brian Wood Ford
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Murray Carter, AUS
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc   8      
8 8 17 Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Dick Johnson, AUS
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc   10      
9 9 29  
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Phillip Arnull, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   15      
10 10    
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Brian Potts, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   18      
11 1 32  
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
2993 V6 Under 3000 cc   19      
12 11    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Alan Welling, AUS
3330 L6 Over 3000 cc   17      
13 12   Ipec
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Peter Janson, NZ
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   5      
14 2    
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Kim Harley
2 x 573 R2 Under 3000 cc   20      
15 13 6 Craven Mild Racing
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Allan Grice, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   7      
16 3    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Ray Gulson, AUS
1962 L4 Under 3000 cc   21      
17 4 77  
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Bob Morris, AUS
1998 L4 Under 3000 cc   9      
18 5   Bob Glazier
BMW 2002 TII
Peter Granger, AUS
1990 L4 Under 3000 cc   22      
DNF     Roadways/Gown-Hindhaugh
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Garth Wigston, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   6      
DNF      
Holden Torana
Graham Parsons, AUS
    Over 3000 cc   12      
DNF      
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Darryl Wilcox
3330 L6 Over 3000 cc   13      
DNF   70 Ferris Car Radios
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Barry Allen, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   16      
DNF     HM Headers
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Jim Keogh, AUS
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc   23      
DNF      
Holden Torana
Wayne Sweetland
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   24      

Heat 2
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 Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Allan Moffat, CDN
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc 25 laps, 25.52,2 1 1.02,0 1.02,9  
2 2 2 Moffat Ford Dealers
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Colin Bond, AUS
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc 25 2      
3 3 25 Bill Patterson Holden
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Peter Brock, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   3      
4 4   Roadways/Gown-Hindhaugh
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Garth Wigston, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   19      
5 5 18 Brian Wood Ford
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Murray Carter, AUS
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc   7      
6 6    
Holden Torana
Graham Parsons, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   20      
7 7   Philips Industries
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Ian Diffen, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   6      
8 8    
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Darryl Wilcox
3330 L6 Over 3000 cc   21      
9 9 8 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Charlie O'Brien, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   5      
10 10    
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Brian Potts, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   10      
11 11 29  
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Phillip Arnull, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   9      
12 1 32  
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
2993 V6 Under 3000 cc   11      
13 2    
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Kim Harley
2 x 573 R2 Under 3000 cc   14      
14 3 77  
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Bob Morris, AUS
1998 L4 Under 3000 cc   17      
15 12 6 Craven Mild Racing
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Allan Grice, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   15      
16 13   Ipec
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 A9X
Peter Janson, NZ
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   13      
17 14 70 Ferris Car Radios
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Barry Allen, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   22      
18 4    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Ray Gulson, AUS
1962 L4 Under 3000 cc   16      
19 5   Bob Glazier
BMW 2002 TII
Peter Granger, AUS
1990 L4 Under 3000 cc   18      
DNF   3 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
John Harvey, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   4      
DNF   17 Bryan Byrt Ford
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Dick Johnson, AUS
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc   8      
DNF      
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1
Alan Welling, AUS
3330 L6 Over 3000 cc   12      
DNF     HM Headers
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Jim Keogh, AUS
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc   23      
DNF      
Holden Torana
Wayne Sweetland
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc   24      

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 1 Moffat Ford Dealers
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Allan Moffat, CDN
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc 50 laps        
2 2 2 Moffat Ford Dealers
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Colin Bond, AUS
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc 50        
3 3 25 Bill Patterson Holden
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Peter Brock, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc          
4 4 18 Brian Wood Ford
Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
Murray Carter, AUS
5763 V8 Over 3000 cc          
5 5   Philips Industries
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Ian Diffen, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc          
6 6 8 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Charlie O'Brien, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc          
7 7   Roadways/Gown-Hindhaugh
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Garth Wigston, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc          
8 8 3 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
John Harvey, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc          
9 9    
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Brian Potts, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc          
10 10 29  
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
Phillip Arnull, AUS
5044 V8 Over 3000 cc          
  1 32  
Ford Capri 3000 GT
Lawrie Nelson, AUS
2993 V6 Under 3000 cc          
  2 77  
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Bob Morris, AUS
1998 L4 Under 3000 cc          
  3    
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Ray Gulson, AUS
1962 L4 Under 3000 cc          
  4   Bob Glazier
BMW 2002 TII
Peter Granger, AUS
1990 L4 Under 3000 cc