1979_Australian_Rallycross_Championship Knowpia

The 1979 Australian Rallycross Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title^[1] which was contested on 24 June 1979 at Tailem Bend Raceway^[2] near Tailem Bend in South Australia. It was the inaugural Australian Rallycross Championship,^[3] and is, as of 2014, the only such title to have been recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.^[1]

The championship was won by Larry Perkins driving a Volkswagen Beetle for Kruger Motors.^[3]

Championship classification edit

Position^[2]	Driver^[2]	Car^[2]	Entrant^[2]
1	Larry Perkins	Volkswagen Beetle	Kruger Motors
2	Keith Poole	Volkswagen Beetle	Kruger Motors
3	Phil March	Datsun 510^[3]
?	Rod Morris	Morris Cooper S
?	Bob Lenholm^[3]	Ford Cortina Lotus^[3]
?	Steve Blee^[3]	Renault R8 Gordini^[3]

Following a number of qualifying heats, six drivers contested the championship final.^[3]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Australian Titles, 1 January 2014, page 23, www.cams.com.au Retrieved on 21 March 2014
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bob Jennings, Rallycross win to Vic. Driver, The Advertiser, Monday, June 25, 1979, page 9
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h John Lemm, Perkins is Australian Champ! Racing Car News, August 1979, page 68

[CAMS-1] Australian Titles, 1 January 2014, page 23, www.cams.com.au Retrieved on 21 March 2014

[Jennings-2] Bob Jennings, Rallycross win to Vic. Driver, The Advertiser, Monday, June 25, 1979, page 9

[Lemm-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h John Lemm, Perkins is Australian Champ! Racing Car News, August 1979, page 68

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Summary

Championship classification edit

References edit