1970 Sandown Three Hour 250

The 1970 Sandown Three Hour 250 was a motor race for Series Production Touring Cars.[1] It was organized by the Light Car Club of Australia [1] and was held on 13 September 1970 over 130 laps of the 1.9 mile Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total of 247 miles. There were 42 starters in the event.[2]

Canadian race driver Allan Moffat won the second of his five Sandown endurance race victories. Moffat drove a factory-entered Ford Falcon GTHO to a one lap victory over Holden Dealer Team driver, Colin Bond (Holden Torana). Chrysler factory-supported driver Norm Beechey (Chrysler Valiant Pacer) finished in third position, three laps behind Bond.

This event, revived from a previous six-hour format, debuted in 1968 and quickly became the recognized precursor event to the annual Bathurst 500 / 1000 race.

Classes

Cars competed in five price classes:

  • Class A: Up To $1,960
  • Class B: $1,961 to $2,400
  • Class C: $2,401 to $3,150
  • Class D: $3,151 to $4,100
  • Class E: Over $4,100 [1]

Results

Position [2] Drivers [2][1] No.[2] Car [2][1] Entrant [2][1] Class [2] Class Pos.[2] Laps [2]
1 Alan Moffat 50 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company of Australia E 1 130
2 Colin Bond 20 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 1 129
3 Norm Beechey 41 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL Norm Beechey Shell Racing D 1 126
4 Peter Brock 21 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 2 125
5 Doug Chivas, Graham Ryan 32 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL Geoghegan's Sporty Cars C 3 125
6 Fred Gibson, Barry Seton 52 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company of Australia E 2 124
7 Clem Smith 42 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL Clem Smith D 2 122
8 Ian Strachan 24 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 IOC Australia Pty. Ltd. C 4 119
9 John Piper 28 Ford Escort Twin Cam Bill Evans Developments C 5 119
10 Bruce McPhee 51 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company of Australia E 3 119
11 Bill Gates 29 Ford Escort Twin Cam Mortley Ford Pty. Ltd. C 6 118
12 Tony Roberts 60 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Tony Roberts Team E 4 118
13 John Walker 30 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL Clem Smith C 7 118
14 Pat Peck 56 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 D & P Traders Pty. Ltd. E 5 115
15 Doug Whiteford 11 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team B 1 114
16 John Mooney 18 Holden LC Torana 2600S John Mooney B 2 113
17 Graeme Blanchard, Terry Robertson 25 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Blanchard Motors C 8 111
18 Christine Cole, Sandra Bennett 22 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 9 111
19 Clive Millis, Ken Hastings 4 Mazda 1300 Clive Millis Motors A 1 111
20 Mel Mollison, Roger Withers 6 Mazda 1300 R. G. Lanyon A 2 110
21 Robert Hudson, Ray Parker 19 Datsun 1600 Robert Hudson B 3 109
22 Jim Murcott 27 Ford Escort Twin Cam Jim Murcott C 10 108
23 P. Granger, K. Merz 3 Toyota Corolla Scuderia Avanti A 3 103
24 M. D. Matheson 34 Morris Cooper S M. D. Matheson C 11 103
25 Don Preece 8 Ford Escort 1300 Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. A 4 102
DNF Murray Carter 54 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. E - 99
DNF Leo Geoghegan 31 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL Geoghegan's Sporty Cars C - 98
DNF Dick Thurston, Bill Evans 1 Toyota Corolla Pitstop Motors A - 89
DNF John Chapple 17 Ford Escort 1300GT John Chapple B - 81
DNF Des West, Peter Brown 40 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL Geoghegan's Sporty Cars C - 59
DNF Geoff Perry, Kevin Wanstall 7 Mazda 1300 Geoff Perry A - 59
DNF Bob Holden, Bill Fanning 55 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 The Mennen Co. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. E - 52
DNF Rod Murphy 16 Mitsubishi Colt 1100 SS Esquire Motors B - 51
DNF Bob Jane, John Harvey 26 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Bob Jane Shell Racing C - 43
DNF David Yates, Brian Reed 23 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Booran Motors Pty. Ltd. C - 29
DNF Richard Knight, Graham Ritter 58 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 B. S. Stillwell & Co. Pty. Ltd. E - 16
DNF Bob Watson, Bruce Watt 14 Renault 10S John Ould Motors B - 16
DNF Tom Roddy 53 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. E - 15
Disq. John Roxburgh 9 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team A - 112
Disq. Barry Tapsall, Bob Punch 10 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team A - 109
Disq. Bill Stanley 2 Toyota Corolla Marque Motors A - 104
Disq. Gary Rush, Martin Chenery 61 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Byrt Ford Pty. Ltd. E - 21

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday, September 13, 1970
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Light Car Club of Australia, Results, Event 3, Sandown "Three Hour" 250

Further reading

  • Australian Motor Manual, November 1970, pages 58–59
  • Holden, The official racing history, 1988, page 332
  • Modern Motor, November 1970, page 100
  • Racing Car News, October 1970, pages 59–61
  • The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 285
  • The Melbourne Age, 14 September 1970
  • The Melbourne Age, 9 September 1970, page 36
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