1970 Sandown Three Hour 250

March 2024 The 1970 Sandown Three Hour 250 was a motor race for Series Production Touring Cars.Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday, September 13, 1970 It was organized by the Light Car Club of Australia and was held on 13 September 1970 over 130 laps of the 1.9 mile Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total of 247 miles. There were 42 starters in the event.Light Car Club of Australia, Results, Event 3, Sandown "Three Hour" 250 Canadian race driver Allan Moffat won the second of his five Sandown endurance race victories. Moffat drove a factory-entered Ford Falcon GTHO to a one lap victory over Holden Dealer Team driver, Colin Bond (Holden Torana). Chrysler factory-supported driver Norm Beechey (Chrysler Valiant Pacer) finished in third position, three laps behind Bond. This event, revived from a previous six-hour format, debuted in 1968 and quickly became the recognized precursor event to the annual Bathurst 500 / 1000 race. Classes Cars competed in five price classes: Class A: Up To $1,960 Class B: $1,961 to $2,400 Class C: $2,401 to $3,150 Class D: $3,151 to $4,100 Class E: Over $4,100 Results Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Class Pos. Laps 1 Alan Moffat 50 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company of Australia E 1 130 2 Colin Bond 20 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 1 129 3 Norm Beechey 41 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL Norm Beechey Shell Racing D 1 126 4 Peter Brock 21 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 2 125 5 Doug Chivas, Graham Ryan 32 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL Geoghegan's Sporty Cars C 3 125 6 Fred Gibson, Barry Seton 52 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company of Australia E 2 124 7 Clem Smith 42 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL Clem Smith D 2 122 8 Ian Strachan 24 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 IOC Australia Pty. Ltd. C 4 119 9 John Piper 28 Ford Escort Twin Cam Bill Evans Developments C 5 119 10 Bruce McPhee 51 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company of Australia E 3 119 11 Bill Gates 29 Ford Escort Twin Cam Mortley Ford Pty. Ltd. C 6 118 12 Tony Roberts 60 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Tony Roberts Team E 4 118 13 John Walker 30 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL Clem Smith C 7 118 14 Pat Peck 56 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 D & P Traders Pty. Ltd. E 5 115 15 Doug Whiteford 11 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team B 1 114 16 John Mooney 18 Holden LC Torana 2600S John Mooney B 2 113 17 Graeme Blanchard, Terry Robertson 25 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Blanchard Motors C 8 111 18 Christine Cole, Sandra Bennett 22 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 9 111 19 Clive Millis, Ken Hastings 4 Mazda 1300 Clive Millis Motors A 1 111 20 Mel Mollison, Roger Withers 6 Mazda 1300 R. G. Lanyon A 2 110 21 Robert Hudson, Ray Parker 19 Datsun 1600 Robert Hudson B 3 109 22 Jim Murcott 27 Ford Escort Twin Cam Jim Murcott C 10 108 23 P. Granger, K. Merz 3 Toyota Corolla Scuderia Avanti A 3 103 24 M. D. Matheson 34 Morris Cooper S M. D. Matheson C 11 103 25 Don Preece 8 Ford Escort 1300 Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. A 4 102 DNF Murray Carter 54 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. E - 99 DNF Leo Geoghegan 31 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL Geoghegan's Sporty Cars C - 98 DNF Dick Thurston, Bill Evans 1 Toyota Corolla Pitstop Motors A - 89 DNF John Chapple 17 Ford Escort 1300GT John Chapple B - 81 DNF Des West, Peter Brown 40 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL Geoghegan's Sporty Cars C - 59 DNF Geoff Perry, Kevin Wanstall 7 Mazda 1300 Geoff Perry A - 59 DNF Bob Holden, Bill Fanning 55 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 The Mennen Co. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. E - 52 DNF Rod Murphy 16 Mitsubishi Colt 1100 SS Esquire Motors B - 51 DNF Bob Jane, John Harvey 26 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Bob Jane Shell Racing C - 43 DNF David Yates, Brian Reed 23 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Booran Motors Pty. Ltd. C - 29 DNF Richard Knight, Graham Ritter 58 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 B. S. Stillwell & Co. Pty. Ltd. E - 16 DNF Bob Watson, Bruce Watt 14 Renault 10S John Ould Motors B - 16 DNF Tom Roddy 53 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. E - 15 Disq. John Roxburgh 9 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team A - 112 Disq. Barry Tapsall, Bob Punch 10 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team A - 109 Disq. Bill Stanley 2 Toyota Corolla Marque Motors A - 104 Disq. Gary Rush, Martin Chenery 61 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Byrt Ford Pty. Ltd. E - 21 References Further reading Australian Motor Manual, November 1970, pages 58–59 Holden, The official racing history, 1988, page 332 Modern Motor, November 1970, page 100 Racing Car News, October 1970, pages 59–61 The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 285 The Melbourne Age, 14 September 1970 The Melbourne Age, 9 September 1970, page 36 External links 1970 Australian Touring Car images including 1970 Sandown Three Hour 250 Sandown 250 1969 Datsun Three Hour 1970 1971 Sandown 250 Category:Motorsport at Sandown Sandown Three Hour 250 Category:Pre-Bathurst 500 Category:September 1970 sports events in Australia