1972 South Pacific Touring Series

The 1972 South Pacific Touring Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group E Series Production Touring Cars.Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday February 27, 1972 It was the third running of an annual series which had first been contested as the 1970 Tasman Touring Series. The series was won by John Goss driving for McLeod Ford in a Ford Falcon GTHO.Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1 Schedule The series was contested over four rounds: Round Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car Entrant 1 Surfers Paradise International Raceway 6 February Leo Geoghegan Chrysler Valiant Charger Austral Motors 2 Tele-Ads Series Production Touring Car RaceOfficial Programme, Warwick Farm, Feb 13 1972 Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit 13 February Doug Chivas Chrysler Valiant Charger Liverpool Chrysler 3 Autolite South Pacific Tourist Trophy RaceOfficial Programme, Sandown, February 20, 1972 Sandown International Motor Race Circuit 20 February John Goss Ford Falcon GTHO McLeod Ford 4 Adelaide International Raceway 27 February Allan Moffat Ford Falcon GTHO Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd. Each round was held as a support race to a round of the 1972 Tasman Championship for Drivers. Classes Competing cars were classified into four classes according to an assessed C.P. Units value for each vehicle. Under this system, the engine capacity of the car (in litres) was multiplied by the retail price of the car (in Australian dollars) to arrive at a CP Unit value.Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Australian Manufacturers' Championship, August 27, 1972 - Chesterfield 250 Class A: 0 to 3000 C.P. Units Class B: 3001 to 9000 C.P. Units Class C: 9001 to 18000 C.P. Units Class D: 18001 & over C.P. Units Points system Points were awarded on a 4,3,2,1 basis for the first four outright places at each round. In addition, points were awarded on a 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 basis for the first nine places in each class at each round. Points were only awarded to a driver conditional upon them competing in the same make and model of car entered by the same entrant in all four rounds of the series. The series win was awarded to a driver and entrant, who both received equal recognition. Series standings right|thumb|Allan Moffat placed second driving a Ford Falcon GTHO for the Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd. right|thumb|John French placed tenth driving a Ford Falcon GTHO for the Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd. Pos. Driver / Entrant Car Points 1 John Goss / McLeod FordFord Falcon GTHO 45 2Allan Moffat / Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd.Ford Falcon GTHO 39 3Eric Olsen / Eric OlsenFord Escort Twin Cam 32 4Alan Whitchurch / P. J. Motors Pty. Ltd.Chrysler Valiant Galant 29 =Peter Brock / Holden Dealer TeamHolden Torana GTR XU-1 29 6Colin Bond / Holden Dealer TeamHolden Torana GTR XU-1 28 7John Piper / John PiperFord Escort Twin Cam 25 8Leo Geoghegan / Austral MotorsChrysler Valiant Charger 24 9Roger Bonhomme / Collins ChryslerChrysler Valiant Galant 20 10John French / Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd.Ford Falcon GTHO 19 11Mel Mollison / Bainbridge Motors Mazda 1300 16 12Bob Forbes / Boyded (Randwick) Pty. Ltd.Holden Torana GTR 14 Note: The above table shows only the top twelve placings in the series. References South Pacific Touring Series Category:South Pacific Touring Series