1975 Hardie-Ferodo 1000

Motor race in Australia August 2017 August 2017 1975 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 1974 1976 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938–1986) thumb|The Official Peter Brock Merchandise Truck features an image of the 1975 Hardie Ferodo 1000 winning Holden L34 Torana The 1975 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 16th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales on 5 October 1975 over a distance of 1006.036 km (163 laps × 6.172 km). The race was Round 3 of the 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. The race was won by Peter Brock, his second win, and Brian Sampson for his only Bathurst 1000 win. The pair drove their Gown - Hindhaugh entered Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 to a two-lap victory, avenging the previous year's result when the pair built up a record six-lap lead before suffering terminal engine failure on lap 118 with Brock at the wheel. Another dealership entered L34 Torana, the Ron Hodgson Motors car of Bob Morris and Frank Gardner, finished second with the Holden Dealer Team L34 Torana of Colin Bond and Johnnie Walker completing a clean sweep of the top three places for Holden. Class structure Cars competed in four classes, defined by engine capacity: Class A The smallest class was for under 1300cc engine capacity. It was made up of Alfa Romeo GT Junior, Datsun 1200, Ford Escort, Honda Civic, Mazda 1300, Morris Cooper S, Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Passat. Class B The under two litre class saw a mix of Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, BMW 2002, Ford Escort RS2000, Mazda RX-3 and Triumph Dolomite. Class C The under three litre class featured Datsun 260Z, Ford Capri, Mazda RX-3 and Mercedes-Benz 280E. Class D For cars over three litres of engine capacity, the class consisted only of Holden Torana and Ford Falcon. Top 10 Qualifiers Pos No Team Driver Car Qual Pole 2 Holden Dealer Team AUS Colin Bond Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:27.4 2 25 Allan Moffat Racing CAN Allan Moffat Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 2:27.5 3 5 Gown - Hindhaugh AUS Peter Brock Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:28.6 4 7 Ron Hodgson Motors AUS Bob Morris Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:31.8 5 3 Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd AUS Bob Skelton Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:32.0 6 12 Craven Mild Racing AUS Allan Grice Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:32.1 7 18 M Carter AUS Murray Carter Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 2:32.9 8 15 R Coppins NZL Jim Richards Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:33.4 9 4 Bob Forbes Automotive AUS Bob Forbes Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:33.6 10 1 John Goss Racing Pty Ltd AUS John Goss Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 2:33.6 Final results Final results were as follows: Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps QualPos 1 D 5 Gown - Hindhaugh Australia Peter BrockAustralia Brian Sampson Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 163 3 2 D 7 Ron Hodgson Motors Australia Bob MorrisAustralia Frank Gardner Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 161 4 3 D 2 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Australia Colin BondAustralia Johnnie Walker Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 154 1 4 D 3 Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd Australia Bob SkeltonAustralia Ron Dickson Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 152 5 5 C 6 Penrith Mazda Centre Pty Ltd Australia Don HollandJapan Hiroshi Fushida Mazda RX-3 151 19 6 B 27 Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia France Marie-Claude BeaumontAustralia John Leffler Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 150 29 7 B 50 Fischer Ford Racing Australia John BassettAustralia Eric Boord Ford Escort RS2000 149 20 8 D 15 R Coppins New Zealand Rod CoppinsNew Zealand Jim Richards Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 147 8 9 D 11 Tokico Australia John PollardAustralia Bryan Thomson Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 147 14 10 B 37 Ron Hodgson Motors Australia James Laing-PeachAustralia Graham Moore Triumph Dolomite Sprint 145 33 11 B 45 Jubilee Motors Five Dock Pty Ltd Australia Bill BrownAustralia Sue Ransom Ford Escort RS2000 144 34 12 B 36 B S Stillwell Ford & Co Pty Ltd Australia Mike StillwellAustralia Geoff Brabham Ford Escort RS2000 141 27 13 B 46 De Bortolis Wines Pty Ltd Australia Bruce HodgsonAustralia Dave Morrow Ford Escort RS2000 140 37 14 A 58 Orange City Motors Australia Peter LanderAustralia Bob Martin Morris Cooper S 140 45 15 A 68 Datsun Racing Team Australia Bill EvansAustralia Bruce Stewart Datsun 1200 139 48 16 C 22 Rotary Rebuild Australia Ray HarrisonAustralia Craig Bradtke Mazda RX-3 139 18 17 C 28 B Benson Australia Barry SetonAustralia Don Smith Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 138 17 18 A 65 Mini Bits Australia Terry WadeAustralia John Dellaca Morris Cooper S 136 52 19 B 42 R Gulson Australia Ray GulsonAustralia Paul Gulson Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 135 30 20 D 4 Bob Forbes Automotive Australia Bob ForbesAustralia Wayne Negus Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 135 9 21 B 35 Eurocars Pty Ltd Australia David ClementAustralia Brian Wheeler Mazda RX-3 135 39 22 A 62 Fred's Treads Pty Ltd Australia David CrowtherAustralia Gordon Rich Alfa Romeo GT Junior 135 56 23 C 29 G Moran Australia Geoff MoranAustralia Eugene McLaoughlin Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 134 50 24 A 69 James Mason Motors Pty Ltd Australia Brian PorterAustralia John Ainsley Mazda 1300 132 59 25 D 20 K Kennedy Australia Kevin KennedyAustralia Steve Land Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 130 62 26 C 51 J Wharton Australia John WhartonAustralia Kerry Horgan Mazda RX-3 129 41 27 A 59 Orange City Motors Australia Caroline O'ShanesyAustralia David Booth Morris Cooper S 128 57 28 A 55 Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Aust. Australia Robin DudfieldAustralia Lance DeLuca Alfa Romeo GT Junior 128 55 29 A 53 I Wells Australia Ian WellsAustralia Neil West Honda Civic 127 51 30 A 60 Peter Mac's Towing Service Pty Ltd Australia Geoff WadeAustralia Robert Bride Ford Escort GT1300 125 60 31 B 40 W D Electrics Australia Warren ThompsonAustralia Rod Morris Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 119 36 32 B 49 Clemens Sporting Car Services Pty Ltd Australia Mal RobertsonAustralia Frank Porter Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 119 28 33 C 10 Mazda House Racing Team Australia Lakis ManticasAustralia Mel Mollison Mazda RX-3 116 22 34 B 39 G Morrell Australia George MorrellAustralia Alan Cant Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam 113 38 DNF D 17 Massey Holden New Zealand Peter JansonAustralia John Harvey Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 143 12 DNF B 26 Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia Australia Tim SchenkenAustralia Paul Bernasconi Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 140 24 NC D 19 American Express International Inc Australia Graeme AdamsAustralia Bob Stevens Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 118 61 DNF A 56 Ray Molloy Motors Preston Australia Ray MolloyAustralia Alan Brazell Morris Clubman GT 118 54 DNF D 16 J Stoopman Australia John StoopmanAustralia Stuart Saker Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 113 16 DNF D 25 Allan Moffat Racing Canada Allan MoffatAustralia Ian Geoghegan Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 109 2 DNF C 30 West End Mazda Australia Bernie HaehnleAustralia Terry Finnigan Mazda RX-3 97 21 NC A 52 M McGinley Australia Max McGinleyAustralia Paul King Honda Civic 92 53 DNF B 70 BMW Dealers NSW Australia Peter WilliamsonAustralia John McDonald BMW 2002Tii 89 23 DNF D 21 T Slako Australia Tim SlakoAustralia Tony Wilkinson Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 87 15 NC A 57 Orange City Motors Australia Gary LeggattAustralia David Seldon Morris Cooper S 83 44 DNF B 41 Brian Wood Ford Australia Jim MurcottAustralia Rod Stevens Ford Escort RS2000 82 31 DNF A 54 Lordco (Aust) Pty Ltd Australia John LordAustralia John Harris Morris Cooper S 75 46 DNF D 9 Dusting of Burwood Australia Rod McRaeAustralia Russ McRae Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 67 13 DNF C 23 Mazda Dealers Victoria Australia Nick LouisAustralia Ted Brewster Mazda RX-3 64 32 DNF A 67 C Heyer Australia Chris HeyerAustralia Barry Allen Volkswagen Passat 1300 57 49 DNF D 18 M Carter Australia Murray CarterAustralia Ray Winter Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 53 7 DNF A 64 Fred Williams Car Sales Pty Ltd Australia Richard StieglerAustralia Greg Toepfer Toyota Corolla 46 58 DNF D 12 Craven Mild Racing Australia Allan GriceAustralia Jim Hunter Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 41 6 DNF C 31 G Newton Australia Geoff NewtonAustralia Paul Feltham Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 41 43 DNF C 66 Hobson White Motors Pty Ltd Australia Tom NaughtonAustralia Ross Wemyss Mercedes-Benz 280E 23 47 DNF D 14 C O'Brien Australia Charlie O'BrienAustralia Graham Ryan Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 22 11 DNF C 32 HM Headers Australia Lawrie NelsonAustralia Bob Watson Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 16 35 DNF B 8 Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia UK John FitzpatrickAustralia Fred Gibson Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 12 26 DNF D 1 John Goss Racing Pty Ltd Australia John GossAustralia Kevin Bartlett Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 10 10 DNF B 13 Bob Holden - Shell Racing Australia Bob HoldenAustralia Lyndon Arnel Ford Escort RS2000 3 40 DNF C 33 John Roxburgh Motors Pty. Ltd.Entry List, 1975 Official Programme, Hardie-Ferodo 1000, pages 34 & 35 Australia Doug WhitefordAustralia Geoff Perry Datsun 260Z 2+2 3 42 DSQ C 24 James Mason Motors Pty Ltd Australia Lynn BrownAustralia Ron Gillard Mazda RX-3 149 25 Statistics Pole Position - #2 Colin Bond - 2:27.4 Fastest Lap - N/A Average Speed - 140 km/h Race Time - 7:10:11.3 References Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1960–1989 Australia's Greatest Motor Race, The Complete History, © 1981 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1975 Hardie-Ferodo Bathurst 1000, The First 15 Years Official Programme, Hardie Ferodo 1000, Bathurst, 5 October 1975 The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989 The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988 David Greenhalgh Thomas B.Floyd Bill Tuckey Australia's Greatest Motor Race: The first 40 years 2000 Chevron Publishing Group Pty Limited Hornsby 1-875221-12-3 210–217, 463 1975 The beginning of Brock External links CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles www.touringcarracing.net race results Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Hardie-Ferodo 1000