1971 Australian Rally Championship

none March 2015 March 2015 1971 Australian Rally Championship 1970 1972 thumb|1971 Series winners Colin Bond and George Shepheard in the Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana GTR XU-1. The 1971 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the fourth season in the history of the competition. Colin Bond and navigator George Shepheard in the Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana GTR XU-1 were the winners of the 1971 Championship. Season review The fourth Australian Rally Championship was decided over five events, staged across the Eastern States of Australia with two events in New South Wales and one each in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.http://www.begavalleyrally.com.au/history/ Bega Valley Rally website 31 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302071747/http://www.begavalleyrally.com.au/history/ 2 March 2014 dead dmy-all The series was the start of the domination of the Holden Dealer Team Holden Torana GTR XU-1 of Colin Bond and George Shepheard. The Renault R8 Gordinis which had won the previous year were the only team to present any real challenge to the Toranas. The Rallies The five events of the 1971 season were as follows. Round Rally Date 1 Classic Rally (VIC) 20 March 1971 2 Bunbury-Curran Rally (NSW) 17 April 1971 3 Snowy Mountains Rally (NSW) 12 June 1971 4 Uniroyal Southern Rally (SA) 31 July 1971 5 Warana Rally (QLD) 18 September 1971 Round Three – Snowy Mountains Rally Position Driver Navigator Car Points 1 Colin Bond George Shepheard Torana GTR XU-1 36 2 Barry Ferguson Dave Johnson Torana GTR XU-1 59 3 Bruce Collier Lindsay Adcock Renault R8 Gordini 60 4 Stewart McLeod Jack Lock Torana GTR XU-1 68 5 Bob Watson Andy Chapman Renault R8 Gordini 82 6 Peter Haughton Jim Faulkner Mitsubishi Colt 1100 83 Round Five – Warana Rally Position Driver Navigator Car Points 1 Colin Bond George Shepheard Torana GTR XU-1 39 2 Frank Kilfoyle Mike Osborne Torana GTR XU-1 47 3 Bob Watson Andy Chapman Renault R8 Gordini 57 4 Brian Michelmore Greg Sked Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV 59 5 Charlie Lund Murray Coote Mazda RX-2 69 6 Greg Smith Rod Browning Torana GTR XU-1 93 7 Peter Janson Mike Mitchell Holden Monaro GTS 350 94 8 Mal McPherson Jeff Beaumont Renault R8 Gordini 95 9 Roger Bonhomme G Thomas Renault R8 Gordini 96 10= John Connell Gerry Brameld Holden Monaro GTS 186 110 10= John McLean Laurie Garth Fiat 124 110 1971 Drivers and Navigators Championships Final pointscore for 1971 is as follows. Colin Bond – Champion Driver 1971 Position Driver Car Points 1 Colin Bond Torana GTR XU-1 2 Bob Watson Renault R8 Gordini 3 Frank Kilfoyle Torana GTR XU-1 4= Stewart McLeod Torana GTR XU-1 4= Barry Ferguson Torana GTR XU-1 4= Mal McPherson Renault R8 Gordini George Shepheard – Champion Navigator 1971 Position Navigator Car Points 1 George Shepheard Torana GTR XU-1 2 Andy Chapman Renault R8 Gordini 3 Mike Osborne Torana GTR XU-1 4= David Johnson Torana GTR XU-1 4= Jeff Beaumont Renault R8 Gordini 6 Jack Lock Torana GTR XU-1 References External links Results of Snowy Mountains Rally and ARC results. Rally Championship Category:Rally competitions in Australia Category:1971 in rallying