1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1974 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84 to 89 It was authorised by Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title. The championship, which was the fourth Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Holden.Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4 Calendar thumb|Holden won the championship, with the Torana SL/R 5000 L34 model being its main pointscorer. The example above contested the Bathurst round of the 1974 championship thumb|A reproduction of the Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop with which John Goss & Kevin Bartlett won the Bathurst round of the championship The championship was contested over a five round series with each round being a single race staged over a minimum distance of 250 km.Manufacturers Championships Review, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 120-145 Round Race title Circuit State Date Winning driver(s) Winning car Entrant Report 1 Chesterfield 250Official Programme, Chesterfield 250, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, August 25th 1974 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 25 August AUS Colin Bond Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Holden Dealer Team 2 Sandown 250Official Programme, Sandown 250, Manchamps Round 2, September 8th (1974) Sandown Park Victoria 8 September CAN Allan Moffat Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop Allan Moffat Racing Report 3 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 Mount Panorama, Bathurst New South Wales 6 October AUS John GossAUS Kevin Bartlett Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop McLeod Ford-2UW1974 Official Programme, Hardie-Ferodo 1000 Report 4 Chesterfield 300Des White, Toranas Top-score, Racing Car News, December 1974, pages 54 to 57 Surfers Paradise Queensland 10 November AUS Colin Bond Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Holden Dealer Team 5 RE-PO 500KTom NcNaughton, K.B. stops Stewart’s run, Racing Car News, January 1975, page 60 Phillip Island Victoria 24 November AUS Colin Bond Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000Holden Dealer TeamOfficial Souvenir Programme, The Re-Po Meeting of Champions, Phillip Island Auto Racing Club, November 24, 1974 Report Class Structure Cars competed in four engine capacity classes. Up to and including 1300 cc 1301 to 2000 cc 2001 to 3000 cc Over 3000 cc Points system For all rounds except the Bathurst round, championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four positions outright. For the Bathurst round only, championship points were awarded on an 18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four positions outright. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points. Results Position ManufacturerChampionship Pointscores, Chequered Flag, December 1974 / January 1975, Page Seventy Six Ade. San. Bat. Sur. Phi. Total. 1 Holden 13 11 15 13 13 65 2 Ford 11 13 22 4 9 59 3 Mazda 11 9 18 9 9 56 4 Alfa Romeo 9 9 18 9 9 54 5 Leyland 7 8 18 6 - 39 = Datsun 9 9 12 - 9 39 7 Honda 8 6 12 4 6 36 8 Chrysler - 6 - - - 6 References Category:Australian Manufacturers' Championship Manufacturers' Championship