1976 Rothmans Sun-7 Series

Motor racing competition for Touring Cars of under 3 litre capacity thumb|250px|Layout of the Amaroo Park Raceway The 1976 Rothmans Sun-7 Series was a motor racing competition open to Touring Cars of under 3 litre capacity.Rothmans Sun-7 Series, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition, pages 114 to 120 It was contested at the Amaroo Park circuit in New South Wales, Australia and was the sixth annual Touring Car series to be staged at that circuit. It was won by Allan Grice driving a Mazda RX-3. Schedule The series was contested over four rounds with preliminary heats and a 50 lap final at each round. Round Date Winner of Final CarEvan Green, Sun-7 Rothmans Series 3 Litre Touring Cars - 1976 Results, Evan Green's Word of Motor Sport, 1977, page 196 1 7 March Barry Seton Ford Capri V6 2 30 May Barry Seton Ford Capri V6 3 18 July Allan Grice Mazda RX-3 4 15 August Lakis Manticas Ford Capri V6 Series results Position Driver Car Entrant R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 Allan Grice Mazda RX-3 Mazda House 3 3 4 ½ 5 15 ½ 2 Barry Seton Ford Capri V6 4 ½ 4 ½ 1 ½ - 10 ½ 3 Bob Morris Triumph Dolomite Sprint Ron HodgsonEvan Green, Road & Track, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 1976 2 - - 6 8 4 Lakis Manticas Ford Capri V6 - - - 7 ½ 7 ½ 5 Don Holland Mazda RX-3 1 ½ - 3 2 ½ 7 6 Phil McDonell Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV - - 2 4 6 7 Lyndon Arnel Ford Escort RS2000 - 3 - 2 5 8 Bob Holden Ford Escort RS2000 3 1 - - 4 9 Bill Stanley Ford Escort RS2000 - - 3 - 3 10 Geoff Leeds Mazda RX-3 2 - - - 2 11 Russell Skaife Ford Capri V6 - 1 ½ - - 1 ½ 12 Peter Granger BMW 2002 1 - - - 1 13 Terry Daley Ford Escort Twin Cam - - 1 - 1 References Further reading Driver wins first title, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 16 August 1976, page 13 Rothmans Sun 7 Series Category:Amaroo Park Touring Car Series