1971_South_Pacific_Touring_Series Knowpia

The 1971 South Pacific Touring Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Series Production Touring Cars.^[1] It was the second running of an annual series which had first been contested as the 1970 Tasman Touring Series.^[1]

The series was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1.^[2]

Schedule edit

Colin Bond won the series driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1 similar to that pictured above

Bruce McPhee placed second driving a Ford Falcon GTHO similar to that pictured above

The series was contested over three rounds:^[1]

Round^[3]	Race name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Winning car
1^[3]		Warwick Farm^[3]	14 February^[3]	Colin Bond^[3]	Holden Torana GTR XU-1^[3]
2^[1]	International Motor Show Trophy^[1]	Sandown^[1]	21 February^[1]	Bruce McPhee^[4]	Ford Falcon GTHO^[4]
3^[2]		Surfers Paradise^[2]	28 February^[2]	Colin Bond^[2]	Holden Torana GTR XU-1^[2]

Each round was held as a support race to a round of the 1971 Tasman Championship.^[1]

The first round was scheduled to be held at Surfers Paradise on 7 February however that meeting was postponed due to heavy rain and it was rescheduled to 28 February.^[3]

Classes edit

Competing cars were classified into five classes according to an assessed CP Units value for each vehicle.^[1] Under this system, the engine capacity of the car (in litres) was multiplied by the retail price of the car (in Australian dollars) to arrive at a CP Unit value.^[1]

Class A: Up to 3000 CP Units^[1]
Class B: 3001 to 6000 CP Units^[1]
Class C: 6001 to 9000 CP Units^[1]
Class D: 9001 to 18000 CP Units^[1]
Class E: Over 18000 CP Units^[1]

Points system edit

Points were awarded on a 4,3,2,1 basis for the first four places at each round.^[5] In addition, points were awarded for places in each class as follows:^[5]

Where there were 5 or more starters - on a 9,6,4,3,2,1 basis^[5]
Where there was 3, 4 or 5 starters - on a 6,4,2,1 basis^[5]
Where there was less than 3 starters - no points were awarded^[5]

Points were only awarded to a driver who started in all three rounds.^[5] The driver was required to compete in a vehicle entered by the same entrant in all three rounds and that vehicle was required to be the same make and model although not necessarily the same vehicle.^[5]

Series standings edit

Pos.^[2]	Driver^[2]	Car^[1]	Entrant^[1]	Points^[2]
1	Colin Bond	Holden Torana GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team	37
2	Bruce McPhee	Ford Falcon GTHO	Ford Motor Company of Australia	34
3	Lakis Manticas	Morris Cooper S	British Leyland Works Team	24

Only the first three outright series placings are shown in the above table.

Manufacturers Awards edit

A Manufacturers Award was presented to the manufacturer of the winning driver's car at the end of the series.^[5] In addition, awards were made to the manufacturers of the winning driver's car in each of the four remaining classes.^[5]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Official Programme, Sandown, 21 February 1971
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Des White, Matich Makes It!, Racing Car News, April 1971, pp. 34-37
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Gardner Go To Whoa, Racing Car News, March 1971, pp. 38-43
^ ^a ^b Tom Naughton, McRae's Sensational Sandown, Racing Car News, April 1971, pp. 28-31
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ General Supplementary Regulations, Surfers Paradise International Motor Racing Circuit Pty Ltd, Sunday, 7 February 1971

[Sandown_Programme-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Official Programme, Sandown, 21 February 1971

[RCN_Surfers-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Des White, Matich Makes It!, Racing Car News, April 1971, pp. 34-37

[RCN_Farm-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Gardner Go To Whoa, Racing Car News, March 1971, pp. 38-43

[RCN_Sandown-4] Tom Naughton, McRae's Sensational Sandown, Racing Car News, April 1971, pp. 28-31

[Surfers_Regs-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ General Supplementary Regulations, Surfers Paradise International Motor Racing Circuit Pty Ltd, Sunday, 7 February 1971

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