1973 Phillip Island 500K

January 2021 January 2012 The 1973 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars,Conditions for Australian Titles, 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 95 – indicates that the 1973 Australian Manufacturers Championship was open to Group C Touring Cars staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 25 November 1973.Phillip Island 500k, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 139 to 143 Race distance was 106 laps of the 4.73 km circuit, a total distance of 501.38 km. The race, which was the fifth and final round of the 1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was the third Phillip Island 500. The race was won by Peter Brock, driving a Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 for the Holden Dealer Team. Defending race winner Allan Moffat crashed his Bathurst winning Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop into the lake on lap 90 of the race. As a result of the crash in which he almost hit his head on the steering wheel, Moffat never again raced with an open faced helmet. Classes Cars competed in four engine capacity classes. Class A: Up to 1300cc Class B: 1301 – 2000cc Class C: 2001 – 3000cc Class D: Over 3000cc Results Position Drivers No.Official Souvenir Programme, Meeting of Champions, Phillip Island, November 25th (1973) CarAll Torana XU1s listed in these results are shown as 3310cc in the Official Souvenir Programme and are therefore assumed to be LJ series Holden Torana GTR XU-1s Entrant Laps 1Phillip Island Double, Modern Motor, February 1974, page 98 to 101Peter Brock 1Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Holden Dealer Team106 2Colin Bond 24Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Holden Dealer Team 105 3Barry Nixon-Smith 22Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Merrell Motors 99 4Gil Davis 23 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 N. Edwards 98 5John Stoopman 30Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 J. Stoopman 97 6Ray Harrison 49Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV A.F. & M. Beninca 96 7 Cam Richardson 7Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Feltham Team Racing 94 8 Bill Evans 56 Datsun 1200 Coupe Datsun Racing Team 94 9 Roger Bonhomme 37 Holden LC Torana GTRImage of No 37 Holden LC Torana GTR of Roger Bonhomme at Phillip Island on 25 November, www.autopics.com.au Retrieved on 12 November 2013 Mollison Motors P. L. 92 10 Kevin KennedyKennedy is not shown in the Starting Position Grid Sheet but is shown in the race results published in Australian Competition Yearbook 29 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 K. H. Kennedy 92 Class A : Up to 1300cc 1Bill Evans 56 Datsun 1200 Coupe Datsun Racing Team 94 2Noel RileyAustralian Competition Yearbook has N. Riley, Official Souvenir Programme has Noel Riley 63 Honda Civic Bennett Honda 91 3John Lord 54 Morris Cooper S Lord Co. (Aust.) P. L. 89 4John BundyAustralian Competition Yearbook has J. Bundy, Official Souvenir Programme has John Bundy 61 Morris Cooper S J. Bundy 82 ?Lakis Manticas 55Fiat 128 Coupe Formula 1 Europa Garage ? ? Geoff Newton 62 Morris Cooper S G. Newton ? ? Lynne De Luca,Tom Naughton, Brock Does It For Holden, Racing Car News, January 1974, pages 29 to 31 Darrylyn Huitt 59 Mazda 1300 G. R. Berry ? ? Rod MurphyRacing Car News lists Murphy in a Honda Civic and he is shown on the Starting Position Grid Sheet as driving Honda Civic No. 64. The Official Souvenir Programme lists the No. 64 Honda Civic with Peter Janson as the driver. 64 Honda Civic Honda Sales P. L. ? DNF James Laing-Peach 57 Datsun 1200 Coupe Datsun Racing Team ? Class B : 1301 – 2000cc 1Ray Harrison 49Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV A.F. & M. Beninca 96 2Mel Mollison 45Mazda RX-3 Mazda Racing Team 92 3Raymond Harrison 50Mazda R100 Coupe R. Harrison 81 ?Geoff Perry 48Mazda RX-3 Mazda Racing Team 92 ? Geoff Wade 38Ford Escort Twin Cam Peter Mac's Towing ? DNFChristine Cole, Sue Ransom 40 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV Chesterfield Filter Racing ? DNF Graham Ritter 44Ford Escort Twin Cam Strapp Ford ? DNFBob Holden 43Ford Escort Twin Cam Brian Byrt Ford ? Class C : 2001 – 3000cc 1Roger Bonhomme 37 Holden LC Torana GTR Mollison Motors P. L. 92 2Gary CookeAustralian Competition Yearbook has G. Cooke, Official Souvenir Programme has Gary Cooke 35Mazda RX-2 James Mason Motors 91 3 Tony Roberts 36Datsun 240K Tony Roberts Auto Centre 90 Class D : Over 3000cc 1Peter Brock 1Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Holden Dealer Team 106 2Colin Bond 24Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1General Firth’s Man.Champ.Coup, Australian Motor Manual, February 1974, pages 64 & 65Holden Dealer Team 105 3Barry Nixon-Smith 22Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Merrell Motors 99 4Gil Davis 23 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 N. Edwards 98 5John Stoopman 30Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 J. Stoopman 97 6Cam Richardson 7 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Feltham Team Racing 94 7Kevin Kennedy 29 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 K. H. Kennedy 92 8Murray Carter 15Ford XA Falcon GTStewart Wilson & Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 290 Murray Carter / Shell Racing 91 9Graeme Blanchard 16 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 G. BlanchardEntrant in Official Souvenir Programme shown as Blancha 85 10Brian Ovenden 31Chrysler VH Valiant Charger B. Ovenden 78 ?Robert Bride 10Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 ACI Fibreglass ? ?Rod McRae 12Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Image of No 12 Holden LJ Torana of Rod McRae at Phillip Island on 25 November, www.autopics.com.au Retrieved on 12 November 2013 Dustings of Burwood ? ?Phillip Brock, Tom NaughtonRacing Car News has Phil Brock and Tom Naughton, Programme has Phillip Brock 4 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger Motor Racing Ins. Service ? DNFFred Gibson 6Ford XA Falcon GTFord Australia 95 DNFAllan Moffat 9Ford XA Falcon GTFord Australia 89 DNFJohn HarveyOfficial Souvenir Programme has Bob Jane as the driver of Bob Jane Racing Torana XU1 No. 2, Australian Competition Yearbook has John Harvey "in the Bob Torana XU-1" Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Bob Jane Racing ? DNFTony Niovanni 21 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1Peter Robinson Motors ? DNFStuart Saker 27Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Image of No 27 Holden LJ Torana of Stuart Saker at Phillip Island on 25 November, www.autopics.com.au Retrieved on 12 November 2013 S. Saker ? DNFJohn Goss 5Ford XA Falcon GT McLeod Ford / Shell Racing ? DNFLawrie Nelson 8Chrysler VH Valiant Charger L. Nelson 0 Notes Entries in Official Souvenir Programme: 47 Entries on Starting Position Grid Sheet: 39Starting Position Grid Sheet Pole Position: Allan Moffat (Ford Falcon GT), 1m 59.8 References Further reading Toranas fill first five places, The Age 26 November 1973, page 24 Category:Phillip Island 500 Category:Motorsport at Phillip Island Phillip Island 500K Category:November 1973 sports events in Australia