1971_Sandown_250 Knowpia

The 1971 Sandown 250 was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 September 1971 over 130 laps, approximately 250 miles (403 km).^[1] As a round of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship,^[2] the race featured five classes based on Capacity Price Units with the CP Unit value for each model determined by multiplying the engine capacity of the vehicle in litres by its retail price in Australian dollars.^[3]

The race, which is recognised as the sixth "Sandown 500",^[4] was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1.

Results edit

Position^[5]	Drivers^[5]^[6]	No.^[6]	Car^[5]	Entrant^[6]	Laps^[5]
1	Colin Bond	44	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team	130
2	Murray Carter	65	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3	John Harding Ford	125
3	Tony Roberts	40	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Dustings of Burwood	124
4	Bruce McPhee	48	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Kevin Dennis Motors	124
5	Bill Evans	27	Ford Escort Twin Cam	R. G. Wilson	122
6	Peter Brock	45	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team	121
7	Graeme Blanchard	39	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Blanchard Motors
8	Bob Forbes, John Millyard	34	Fiat 124 Coupe	Fiat Dealers Team	120
9	Frank Porter	43	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Garry & Warren Smith - Oakleigh	120
10	Wayne Rogerson, Alan Mayne	23	Mazda Capella R.E. Coupe	Mazda Dealers Team	120
11	Lakis Manticas	19	Morris Cooper S	British Leyland Works	119
12	Bill Stanley, Mike Kable	16	Morris Cooper S	Marque Motors	117
13	Caroline O'Shaughnessy, Paul Gulson	16	Morris Cooper S	Marque Motors	117
	Class A : Up to 3000 CP Units
1	Doug Whiteford	1	Datsun 1200	Datsun Racing Team	112
2	John Leffler	5	Mazda 1300	John Palmer Motors	112
3	Geoff Perry	3	Mazda 1300	Geoff Perry	112
4	James Laing-Peach	2	Datsun 1200	Datsun Racing Team	112
?	Mel Mollison	4	Mazda 1300	Mel Mollison
?	Brian Sampson	9	Toyota Corolla	A.M.I. Racing Team
	Class B : 3001 to 4600 CP Units
1	Lakis Manticas	19	Morris Cooper S	British Leyland Works	119
2	Bill Stanley, Mike Kable	16	Morris Cooper S	Marque Motors	117
3	Caroline O'Shaughnessy, Paul Gulson	15	Morris Cooper S	Marque Motors	117
?	Jon Leighton	12	Datsun 1600	Datsun Racing Team
?	George Garth	22	Mazda Capella	Mazda Dealers Team
	Class C : 4601 to 9000 CP Units
1	Bill Evans	27	Ford Escort Twin Cam	R. G. Wilson	122
2	Bob Forbes, John Millyard	34	Fiat 124 Coupe	Fiat Dealers Team	120
3	Wayne Rogerson, Alan Mayne	23	Mazda Capella R.E. Coupe	Mazda Dealers Team	120
?	Alan Keith	28	Ford Escort Twin Cam	Aladdin Vacuum Flasks
?	Barry Ward	26	Ford Escort Twin Cam	Barry Ward
?	Bryan Thomson	33	Alfa Romeo Giulia Super^[6]	Bryan Thomson
DNF	Barry Seton	31	Ford Escort Twin Cam	Barry Seton
DNF^[7]	Bill Gates	25	Ford Escort Twin Cam	Morley Ford
Disq	Jim Murcott	30	Ford Escort Twin Cam	Jim Murcott	123
	Class D : 9001 to 18000 CP Units
1	Colin Bond	44	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team	130
2	Tony Roberts	40	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Dustings of Burwood	124
3	Bruce McPhee	48	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Kevin Dennis Motors	124
4	Peter Brock	45	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team	121
5	Graeme Blanchard	39	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Blanchard Motors
6	Frank Porter	43	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	Garry & Warren Smith - Oakleigh	120
?	Doug Gardiner	21	Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV^[8]	A. F. & M. Beninca
DNF	Malcolm Ramsay	42	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	City State Racing Team
DNF	John Walker	41	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	City State Racing Team
DNF	Pat Peck, Jan Holland	38	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	D & P Traders Pty. Ltd.
	Class E : 18001 and Over CP Units
1	Murray Carter	65	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3	John Harding Ford	125
2	Doug Grimson	62	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2	Doug Grimson	113
DNF	Phil Barnes, Bob Skelton	64	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3	Byrt Ford	81^[1]
DNF	John French	61	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3	Ford Motor Company of Australia
DNF	Allan Moffat	60	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3	Ford Motor Company of Australia
DNF^[9]	Kingsley Hibbard^[9]	63	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3^[9]	Wright Ford Motors

Note: The above results list 36 of the 37 starters in the race.

Notes edit

Attendance: 25,000^[1]
Number of entries in Official Programme: 44^[6]
Starters: 37^[10]
Finishers: 25^[10]
Pole position: Allan Moffat, 1 minute 21.4 seconds^[5]
Race time of winning car: 3 hours 5 minutes 21.0 seconds^[5]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c The Age, Monday, September 13, 1971, page 21
^ Modern Motor, November 1971, page 95
^ Racing Car News, May 1971, page 54
^ Stefan Bartholomaeus, End of an era, Sandown 500’s complex history, 6/11/2019, www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68-71
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Official Programme, Sandown, September 11 & 12 1971
^ Stewart Wilson and Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 287
^ "Gardner's Alfa" is mentioned in the RCN race report. The Official Programme lists Doug Gardiner in an Alfa Romeo 1750. An image published with the RCN report shows an obscured Alfa Romeo GTV.
^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Muscle Car, Issue 101, page 52
^ ^a ^b V8 Sleuth staff, 3 April 2019, When Torana first slayed the V8 goliaths, www.v8sleuth.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org