1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500

Motor race in Australia January 2021 October 2011 1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500 1970 1972 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) The 1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was a motor race held on 3 October 1971 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. It was open to production vehicles competing in showroom condition,1971 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 6 Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 26 August 2009. 3 September 2009. with the field divided into five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle in Australian dollars. Although an outright winner was officially recognised, all other official awards were for class results only.1971 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 60 Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 26 August 2009. 3 September 2009. The race was the 12th in a sequence of annual "Bathurst 500" production car races dating back to the 1960 Armstrong 500. The outright winner was Allan Moffat driving a Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III. The 1971 race is perhaps best remembered for Sydney driver Bill Brown's lucky escape after the biggest single car crash in the race's history. On lap 43, the right front tyre on Brown's Phase III GTHO Falcon burst at over 100 mph km/h 0 on on the approach to the daunting McPhillamy Park, which in 1971 had no runoff area on the outside of the track, just the earth bank with a fence made of three rows of railway sleepers on top of each other and attached to sunken steel girders, at the top. The Falcon barrel-rolled along the fence (with two marshals lucky to escape with their lives by only just scampering out of the way) and ended upside down after 3½ rolls. Brown was lucky because his seat broke in the first roll and he was lying flat in the car as it continued rolling. Amazingly his only injuries were a grazed shin and a black eye.Bill Brown crash 1971 will also be remembered as the year that Moffat had a stray cardboard Southwark Bitter carton attach itself to the front of his GTHO for a number of laps, blocking the car's radiator. Pit boards told him of the problem and the team attempted to call Moffat in for a quick stop to remove the carton, but Moffat, seeing no change to the engine temperature and no reduction in the car's performance, waved them off and remained on the track until his scheduled pit stop with the approval of Ford Works Team manager Howard Marsden.Mount Panorama Bathurst - The Great Race - 1971 highlights Class structure Cars competed in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle in Australian dollars. Class A Class A was for cars costing less than $2,150. It was contested by Datsun 1200, Mazda 1300 and Toyota Corolla. Class B The $2,151 to $2,500 class had the smallest number of starters with just four cars: Datsun 1600 and Mazda Capella 1600. Class C The $2,501 to $3,150 class saw a mix of Ford Cortina, Ford Escort, 2.8 litre Holden Torana GTR, Honda 1300, Mazda RX-2 and Morris Cooper S. Class D The $3,151 to $4,350 class featured Alfa Romeo Giulia, the E38 version of the Chrysler Valiant Charger, Ford Falcon 500 and 3.0 litre Holden Torana GTR XU-1. Class E For cars over $4,350. Apart from a single Fiat 124S, the class consisted only of Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase IIIs. Top 10 Qualifiers Pos No Team Driver Car Qual Pole 65 Ford Motor Co of Australia CAN Allan Moffat Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 2:38.9 2 64 Ford Motor Co of Australia AUS John French Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 2:41.9 3 66 Road & Track Auto Services AUS Fred Gibson Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 2:43.3 4 57 Finnie Ford Pty Ltd AUS David McKay Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 2:44.4 5 63 FF Newell & Son AUS Bill Brown Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 2:44.7 6 62 Byrt Ford Pty Ltd AUS Phil Barnes Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 2:45.4 7 69 Trevor Thiele Ford Pty Ltd AUS Trevor Meehan Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 2:45.5 8 43 Geoghegan's Sporty Cars AUS Leo Geoghegan Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 2:45.7 9 61 Baldwin Ford Pty Ltd AUS Damon Beck Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 2:46.6 10 45 Reg Papps & Sons AUS Bob Beasley Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 2:46.3 Results thumb|right|The Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 of Leo Geoghegan & Peter Brown finished second in Class D in the 1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500. thumb|right|A recreation of the Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 which placed 6th in Class D in the hands of Norm Beechey & Jim McKeown Pos. Australia's Greatest Motor Race 1960-1999 Greenhalgh David Thomas B. Floyd Bill Tuckey Chevron Publishing Group 2000 1-875221-12-3 178–185 & 459 Class1971 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 59Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 26 August 2009. 3 September 2009.1972 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 58 Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 15 March 2014. No. Entrant Drivers Car Laps QualPos. 1 E 65 Ford Motor Co of Australia Canada Allan Moffat Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 130 1 2 E 62 Byrt Ford Pty Ltd Australia Phil BarnesAustralia Bob Skelton Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 129 6 3 E 57 Finnie Ford Pty Ltd Australia David McKay Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 129 4 4 D 31 Holden Dealer Team Australia Colin Bond Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 129 15 5 E 64 Ford Motor Co of Australia Australia John French Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 129 2 6 E 60 McLeod Ford Pty Ltd Australia John GossAustralia Barry Sharp Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 129 17 7 D 43 Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Australia Leo GeogheganAustralia Peter Brown Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 129 8 8 D 32 Holden Dealer Team Australia Peter Brock Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 129 11 9 D 30 Max Wright Motors Australia Brian FoleyAustralia Don Holland Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 129 22 10 D 45 Reg Papps & Sons Australia Bob Beasley Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 129 10 11 E 59 J Harding Australia Murray Carter Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 127 21 12 D 41 Shell Racing Australia Norm BeecheyAustralia Jim McKeown Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 127 19 13 D 28 Suttons Motors (Petersham) Australia Bruce McPhee Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 127 32 14 E 55 Sinclair Ford Pty Ltd Australia Kevin Bartlett Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 126 30 15 D 40 Harvey Drew Pty Ltd Australia Joe ButtaAustralia Geoff Hunter Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 126 24 16 D 49 Courtesy Motors Australia Martin Chenery Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 125 18 17 D 29 Dusting & Co Pty Ltd Australia Tony Roberts Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 125 36 18 D 39 City State Racing Team Australia Johnnie WalkerAustralia Malcolm Ramsay Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 124 28 19 D 42 Liverpool Chrysler Australia Doug ChivasAustralia Graham Moore Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 124 16 20 E 67 Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd Australia Des West Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 123 12 21 D 47 John McNicol Pty Ltd Australia Gerry ListerAustralia David Seldon Ford XY Falcon 500 122 34 22 D 37 M Brown Australia Mick Brown Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 121 33 23 D 34 The Commonwealth Ind. Gases Australia Geoff LeedsAustralia Digby Cooke Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 120 23 24 E 54 Zanardo & Rodriguez Sales & Services Pty Ltd Australia Ron Kearns Fiat 124 Sport 118 35 25 D 38 L Seaton Australia Brian ReedAustralia Graham Ritter Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 118 26 26 C 17 G Cooke Australia Gary CookeAustralia Garry Holmes Mazda RX-2 117 39 27 C 27 Victorian Police Motor Sports Club Australia Geoff WadeAustralia Geoff Perry Holden LC Torana GTR 117 40 28 D 44 Blue Point Motors (Management) Pty Ltd Australia Graham Ryan Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 116 27 29 C 51 D&P Traders Pty Ltd Australia Pat PeckAustralia Jan Holland Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 115 61 30 C 19 Chas Tierney Pty Ltd Australia Mal BrewsterAustralia Ray Strong Holden LC Torana GTR 115 42 31 C 16 John Hile Ford Pty Ltd Australia Ross HewisonAustralia Brian Hones Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I 110 45 32 C 22 Mazda Racing Team Australia Wayne RogersonAustralia Alan Mayne Mazda RX-2 113 37 33 C 25 Marque Motors Australia Bob CracknellAustralia Bob Wedd Morris Cooper S 111 47 34 C 24 H Vines Australia Herb VinesAustralia Chris Batger Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I 110 45 35 C 20 Kloster Pty Ltd Australia Geoff WestburyAustralia Jim Sullivan Ford TC Cortina 2000L 110 49 36 B 12 WH Motors Pty Ltd Australia Bruce Stewart Datsun 1600 109 51 37 A 6 John Palmer Motors Australia John Leffler Mazda 1300 108 53 38 A 8 Mazda Racing Team Australia Les CarneAustralia Peter Cray Mazda 1300 107 57 39 A 5 AMI Racing Team Australia Barry Arentz Toyota Corolla 1200 106 59 40 A 7 C Kennedy Australia Carl KennedyAustralia Bill Slattery Mazda 1300 105 60 41 C 21 Bennett Honda Pty Ltd Australia Ken BrianAustralia Noel Riley Honda 1300-S 104 56 42 C 15 Marque Motors Australia Bill StanleyAustralia Mike Kable Morris Cooper S 102 44 43 A 1 Datsun Racing Team Australia Doug Whiteford Datsun 1200 100 52 44 B 14 Mazda Racing Team Australia George GarthAustralia John Hall Mazda Capella 1600 99 46 45 B 11 WH Motors Pty Ltd Australia Don Smith Datsun 1600 97 48 DNF E 61 Baldwin Ford Pty Ltd Australia Damon BeckAustralia Garry Rush Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 117 9 DNF A 4 AMI Racing Team Australia Brian Sampson Toyota Corolla 1200 102 58 DNF D 50 R Lanyon Australia Tom NaughtonAustralia Lawrie NelsonNelson replaced Ross Wemyss as Naughton's co-driver although the late change saw Wemyss's name remain on the driver entry list. As outlined in What Might Have Been, Australian Muscle Car, 1 May 2021, page 44 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 98 25 DNF D 48 B Thomson Australia Bryan ThomsonAustralia John Mann Alfa Romeo 1600 Giulia Super 80 43 DNF E 58 Mark IV Car Air Conditioning Australia Bob MorrisAustralia Ray Morris Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 80 14 DNF E 69 Trevor Thiele Ford Pty Ltd Australia Trevor Meehan Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 55 7 DNF D 33 Bob Jane Racing Team Australia Bob JaneAustralia John Harvey Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 50 29 DNF D 46 Bardahl International Oil Corp Australia Bob ForbesAustralia John Millyard Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 46 13 DNF E 63 FF Newell & Son Australia Bill Brown Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 43 5 DNF E 66 Road & Track Auto Services Australia Fred GibsonAustralia Barry Seton Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III 32 3 DNF A 9 Mazda Racing Team Australia Bernie HaehnleAustralia Ray Kaleda Mazda 1300 17 54 DNF D 36 BS NcNaughton Australia Scott McNaughtonAustralia Geoff Harvey Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 7 20 DSQ C 23 Sinclair Ford Pty Ltd Australia Alan CantAustralia Herb Taylor Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I 115 41 DSQ B 10 Datsun Racing Team Australia John RoxburghAustralia Jon Leighton Datsun 1600 111 50 DSQ A 2 Datsun Racing Team Australia Jim Laing-Peach Datsun 1200 109 55 DNS A 3 AMI Racing Team Australia Bill Evans Toyota Corolla 1200 DNS B 13 Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd Australia Harry GappsAustralia Frank Hann Ford Cortina 1600L DNS C 18 Waterloo High Performance Tuning Centre Australia Warren GracieAustralia Ron Gillard Holden LC Torana GTR DNS C 26 Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd Australia R Kramer Ford Escort Twin Cam DNS D 35 L Grose Australia Les GroseAustralia Lakis Manticas Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 31 DNS D 52 R Lanyon Australia Lawrie NelsonAustralia Tony Farrell Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 DNS D 53 Formula 1 International Motoring Pty Ltd Australia Tony AllenAustralia Len Searle Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 DNS E 56 McCluskey Ford Pty Ltd Australia Ian GeogheganAustralia Brian Michelmore Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III DNS E 68 G Ward Australia Graham Ward Volvo 164 DNS E 70 HG Fenton Australia H FentonAustralia F Ure Ford XW Falcon GT-HO Phase II Statistics Pole Position - #65 Allan Moffat - 2:38.9 Fastest Lap - #58 Bob Morris - 2:40 (lap record) Average Speed - 130 km/h Race Time of winning car - 6:09:49.5 References External links 1971 Race results & Official Program, www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au 1971 Bathurst 500 images, www.autopics.com.au Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Hardie-Ferodo 500