1978 Hang Ten 400

January 2021 October 2011 The 1978 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 10 September 1978 over a total distance of 401 km. Cars competed in three engine capacity classes: 3001 to 6000cc 2001 to 3000cc Up to 2000cc The event was Round 2 of the 1978 Australian Championship of Makes. Results PositionAustralian Competition Yearbook, No 8, 1979, pages 84–85Stewart Wilson, The Official Racing History of Holden, 1988, page 347Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 298 Drivers No.Official Souvenir Program / Sandown 10 September 1978, pages 83-85 Car Entrant Class Laps 1 Peter Brock 05 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Holden Dealer Team 6000cc 129 2 John Harvey 15 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Holden Dealer Team 6000cc 128 3 Barry Seton 33 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Amco Pty Ltd 6000cc 125 4 Allan Grice 6 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Craven Mild Racing 6000cc 122 5 Allan Taylor 13 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Scotty Taylor Holden 6000cc 122 6 Ron Dickson 14 Ford Falcon XC GS500 Hardtop Thomson Ford 6000cc 119 7 Bill Evans 68 Ford Escort RS2000 Brian Wood Ford 2000cc 117 8 Lawrie Nelson 38 Ford Capri V6 Lawrie Nelson 3000cc 117 9 Peter Wiliamson 70 Toyota Celica GT Peter Wiliamson P/L 2000cc 117 10 James Laing-Peach Steve Masterton 52 Ford Capri V6 Amco Pty Ltd 3000cc 116 11 John Duggan 51 Mazda RX-3 John Duggan 3000cc 114 12 Jack Brabham 8 Holden Torana LX SLR 5000 A9X 4-Door Jack Brabham Holdings P/L 6000cc 113 13 Gary Dumbrell John Faulkner 49 Ford Capri V6 Wynns Friction Proofing Racing Team 3000cc 113 14 Peter Granger 67 BMW Bob Glassier 2000cc 112 15 Brain Potts 48 Mazda RX-3 B Potts 3000cc 112 16 Bob Holden 63 Ford Escort RS2000 Bob Holden / Shellsport 2000cc 111 17 Roger Cartwright 65 Ford Escort RS2000 R Cartwright 2000cc 111 18 Garth Wigston 20 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh 6000cc 110 19 Geoffrey Wade 62 Alfa Romeo 2000cc 110 20 Noel Edwards 44 Mazda Noel Edwards 3000cc 109 21 Ian Chilman 41 Mazda Ian Chilman 3000cc 109 22 Peter Janson 9 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback 6000cc 108 23 Ian Lees 42 Ford Capri V6 Hillrise Properties P/L 3000cc 106 24 Ian Messner 57 Ford Escort RS2000 Bob Holden Shellsport 2000cc 105 25 Robin Dudfield 55 Alfa Romeo R.C. Dudfield 2000cc 105 26 Matthew Philip 75 Honda Civic Mollison Motors P/L 2000cc 104 27 Colin Campbell 50 Ford Capri V6 Ranger Truck Rentals P/L 3000cc 103 DNF Wayne Negus 21 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh 6000cc 94 DNF Murray Carter 18 Ford Falcon XC GS500 Hardtop Brian Wood Ford 6000cc 75 DNF Gary Cooke 11 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Citizen Watches Australia P/L 6000cc DNF Bob Morris 7 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing 6000cc DNF Garry Rogers 34 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Greater Pacific Finance 6000cc DNF John Latham Brian Reed 26 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback Bruce Spicer 6000cc DNF Allan Moffat 1 Ford Falcon XC Cobra Moffat Ford Dealers 6000cc DNF Colin Bond 2 Ford Falcon XC Cobra Moffat Ford Dealers 6000cc DNF Jim Keogh 24 Ford Falcon XC GS500 Hardtop Shellsport / Henderson Federal Spring Works P/L 6000cc DNF Dick Johnson 17 Ford Falcon XC GS500 Hardtop Bryan Byrt Ford 6000cc DNF Warwick Brown 32 Ford Falcon XC GS500 Hardtop Bryan Byrt Ford 6000cc DNF Bill O'Brien 30 Ford Falcon XC GS500 Hardtop Everlast Battery Service 6000cc DNF Ray Farrar 46 Ford Capri V6 Brian Wood Ford 3000cc DNF Rod Stevens 69 Ford Escort RS2000 Brian Wood Ford 2000cc DNF David Cannon 77 Ford Escort RS2000 2000cc DNF Greville Arnel 64 Ford Escort RS2000 Bob Holden Shellsport 2000cc DNF Ian Sonneman 61 Ford Escort RS2000 2000cc DNF Phillip BrockThe Age, Monday, 11 September 1978, page 30 16 Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback 6000cc Note: The above results listing is incomplete with regard to the non-finishers shown. References External links Image of the Allan Moffat Ford XC Falcon Cobra at the 1978 Hang Ten 400 Retrieved from www.flickr.com on 2 May 2009 Sandown 400 1977 Hang Ten 400 1978 1979 Hang Ten 400 Category:Motorsport at Sandown Category:Pre-Bathurst 500