1974 RE-PO 500K

May 2021 The 1974 RE-PO 500K was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. It was held at the Phillip Island Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 24 November 1974 over 106 laps, a race distance of 501 km mi. The race, which was the fifth round of the 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship,Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 144-145 was the fourth annual "Phillip Island 500K". The race was won by Holden Dealer Team driver Colin Bond driving a Holden Torana. Bond finishing a lap ahead of the Ford Falcon (XB) of Murray Carter. Brothers Rod and Russ McRae finished three laps behind Bond in a Holden Torana to take third. Class structure Cars competed in four classes:Official Souvenir Programme, The RE-PO Meeting of Champions, Phillip Island Auto Racing Club, 24 November 1974 Class A : Up 1300cc Class B : 1301–2000cc Class C : 2001 – 3000cc Class D : More than 3000cc Race results Race results were as follows: PositionTom Naughton, aaaand Bond Takes Manchamp, Racing Car News, January 1975, pages 60-64 Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Laps 1 Colin Bond 2 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D 106 2 Murray Carter 18 Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop Murray Carter D 105 3 Rod McRae Russ McRae 28 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Dustings of Burwood D 105 4 Graeme Blanchard 16 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Insul Fluf Home Insulation D 103 5 Stuart Saker 17 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Stuart Saker D 101 6 Tony Farrell Mazda RX-3 Mazda Racing Team C 100 7 Kevin Kennedy 15 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Kevin Kennedy D 99 8 Ray Gulson 48 Alfa Romeo GTV Ray Gulson B 99 9 Jim Murcott 49 Alfa Romeo GTV AF & M Beninca B 99 10 Mel Mollison 42 Mazda RX-3 Bainbridge Motors B 98 11 Matt Phillip 37 Holden Torana GTR Mollison Motors C 96 12 Bill Evans 58 Datsun 1200 Coupe Datsun Racing Team A 94 13 Brian Ovenden 21 Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T Brian Ovenden D 94 14 Stewart McLeod Datsun 240K Datsun Racing Team C 93 15 Colin Campbell 44 Ford Escort Twin Cam Alan Coffey Motors of Dandenong B 93 16 Ken Brian 63 Honda Civic Auto Village - Nowra A 92 17 Gary Toepfer 64 Toyota Corolla G Toepfer A 88 18 Gary Rowe 45 Ford Escort Twin Cam Peter Mac's Towing Pty Ltd B 87 19 Max McClure Mazda RX-3 B 84 20 Max McGinley 65 Honda Civic Max McGinley A 82 21 Geoff Wade 46 Ford Escort Twin Cam Peter Mac's Towing Pty Ltd B 78 DNF Dave Clement 53 Morris Cooper S Clement Motors A DNF Cam Richardson 11 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Richardson Engine Reconditioning D 83 DNF John Bundy 57 Morris Cooper S JF Bundy A 72 DNF Robin Dudfield 59 Alfa Romeo Junior Victorian Police Motor Sport Club A DNF Lawrie Nelson 19 Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T Lawrie Nelson D 61? DNF John Stoopman 14 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Bayside Holden D 51 DNF Peter Brock 1 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D DNF Peter Janson 4 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 P Janson D DNF Allan Moffat 33 Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop Allan Moffat Racing D 35 DNF Robert Bride 9 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Torana Club of Victoria D DNF Bernie McClure 25 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Bendigo Motor Co D ? Geoff Newton 32G Newton - Capri V6 - 24/11/1974 - Phillip Island, autopics.com.au Retrieved 21 July 2017 Ford Capri V6 Geoff Newton C Excl Nick Louis Mazda RX-3 Kernan Motors (Mazda) Flemington C 95 Note: The Mazda RX-3 of Tony Farrell was excluded from the results due to a modification to the half shafts.Six months late but..., Australian Auto Action No 109, Friday, 25 April 1975, page 1 An appeal was successful and the car was re-instated. References CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974 The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989 The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988 Category:Phillip Island 500 Repo 500K Category:Motorsport at Phillip Island Category:November 1974 sports events in Australia