1971 TVW Channel 7 6 Hour Le Mans

thumb|250px|Layout of the Wanneroo Park The TVW Channel 7 6 Hour Le Mans was motor race staged at the Wanneroo Park Circuit in Western Australia on 7 June 1971.Official Program, 1971 TVW Channel 7 6 Hour Le Mans, Wanneroo Park Circuit, Monday June 7 1971, front cover It was the 17th “Six Hour Le Mans” race to be held in Western Australia and the third to be staged at Wanneroo Park.Terry Walker, Six-Hour "Le Mans", Around the Houses, 1980, pages 56 to 59 The race was won by Ray Thackwell and Jim Mullins driving a Porsche 911S.Six-hour Le Mans won by Porsche, The West Australian, Tuesday, June 8, 1971 Groups Cars competed in three Groups:Mike Cuss, WA 6-Hour to Porsche, Racing Car News, July 1971, pages 68 & 69 Group A Sports Cars and Clubman Group C Improved Production Touring Cars Group E Series Production Touring Cars Results PositionWestern Australian Motor Race Results 1971, www.terrywalkersplace.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140603143323/http://terrywalkersplace.com/Results/1971-all.pdf 2014-06-03 Retrieved on 4 November 2012 DriversWanneroo Park race numbers, www.terrywalkersplace.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140603143157/http://terrywalkersplace.com/HousesSupp/racenumWannPk.xls 2014-06-03 Retrieved on 4 November 2012 No. Car Entrant Group Pos. Group Laps 1 Ray Thackwell, Jim Mullins 4 Porsche 911S R Thackwell 1 C 282 2 Peter Doney, Paul Wilkins 9 Morris Cooper S P Doney 2 C 265 3 Stan Starcevich, Stuart Kostera, Ron Bairstow 2 Graduate S Starcevich 1 A 265 4 Gordon Leney, Dave Sullivan Jnr 20 Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 G Leney 1 E 261 5 Bill Russell, John Alford 19 Datsun 2000 SR 311 W Russell 2 A 261 6 Gordon Mitchell, Alan Richards 6 Austin-Healey Sprite Mark 1 G Mitchell 3 A 257 7 Barry Coleman, Graeme Ashdown 25 Morris Cooper S B Coleman 2 E 248 8 Rod Collins, Stan Starcevich 10 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Anderson Ford 3 E 248 9 Mal McKiggan, Les Verco 32 Mazda Capella RE       244 10 Richard Williamson, John Farrell 23 Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1       240 11 Colin Hall, Anthony Hall 17 Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1       235 12 Stephen Bruce, David McBean 35 Morris Cooper S       231 13 Geoff Abbott, Kim Abbott 14 Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1       230 14 Leo Stubber, Bob Kingsbury 12 Porsche 911S L Stubber 3 C 229 15 Dennis Knox, Ross McGregor 36 Vauxhall Viva       212 16 Don Hall, Lindsay Derriman 27 Datsun 1600       211 17 Murray Thomas, Tim Garrett 38 Volkswagen       209 18 Tony McAlinden, Colin Weir 16 U2 Mk 8B       200 19 Bill Maddocks, Valerie Maddocks 33 Mini Monaco       198 20 Ean Hill, John Hill 18 RE Ford       183 21 Jack Kennedy, Terry Lyons 21 Morris Cooper       180 DNF Dick Murphy, Noel Mitchell 3 Bolwell Mark 7       218 DNF Andrew Lewis, Roly Richardson 37 Holden FJ       122 DNF Mit Vaughan, Daryl Manning, Alan Stean 34 Austin-Healey Sprite       116 DNF Howie Sangster, Don O'Sullivan 1 Lola T70 Mk 2       111 DNF Basil Ricciardello, Bernie Zampatti 15 Alfa Romeo GTA       107 DNF Greame Ibbotson, George Cole 8 Jomax Ford Snob Boutique     105 DNF Nigel Barter, Peter Green 11 Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1       95 DNF John Lowe, Brian Rhodes 26 Ford Escort Twin Cam       86 DNF Rick Lisle, Anne Wong 7 Morris Cooper S       73 DNF John Haynes, Ray Tyler 24 Morgan +4       38 Pole position was attained by Howie Sangster with a lap time of 1:02.0 There were 31 starters in the event. References Category:Six Hours Le Mans TVW Channel 7 6 Hour Le Mans Category:June 1971 sports events in Australia