1971 Sandown 250

March 2024 The 1971 Sandown 250 was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 September 1971 over 130 laps, approximately 250 miles (403 km).The Age, Monday, September 13, 1971, page 21 The race was Round 3 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.Official Programme, Sandown, September 11 & 12 1971 The race, which is recognised as the sixth "Sandown 500",Stefan Bartholomaeus, End of an era, Sandown 500’s complex history, 6/11/2019, www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1. Classes As a round of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship,Modern Motor, November 1971, page 95 the race featured five classes based on Capacity Price Units with the CP Unit value for each model determined by multiplying the engine capacity of the vehicle in litres by its retail price in Australian dollars.Racing Car News, May 1971, page 54 Class A : Up to 3000 CP Units Class B : 3001 to 4600 CP Units Class C : 4601 to 9000 CP Units Class D : 9001 to 18000 CP Units Class E : Over 18000 CP Units Results PositionRacing Car News, October 1971, pages 68-71Sandown 250 Boilover!, Australian Motoring News, Friday, September 24, 1971, pages 8 & 9 Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Class Pos. Laps Results, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, Victorian Trophy Gold Star 100 & Sandown 250 Meeting : Sunday 12th September 1971 (Only the 25 finishers are listed) 1 Colin Bond 44 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team D 1 130 2 Murray Carter 65 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 John Harding Ford E 1 125 3 Tony Roberts 40 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Dustings of Burwood D 2 124 4 Bruce McPhee 48 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Kevin Dennis Motors D 3 123 5 Bill Evans 27 Ford Escort Twin Cam R. G. Wilson C 1 122 6 Peter Brock 45 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team D 4 121 7 Graeme Blanchard 39 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Blanchard Motors D 5 120 8 Bob Forbes, John Millyard 34 Fiat 124 Coupe Fiat Dealers Team C 2 120 9 Frank Porter 43 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Garry & Warren Smith - Oakleigh D 6 120 10 Wayne Rogerson, Alan Mayne 23 Mazda Capella R.E. Coupe Mazda Dealers Team C 3 120 11 Lakis Manticas 19 Morris Cooper S British Leyland Works B 1 119 12 Bill Stanley, Mike Kable 16 Morris Cooper S Marque Motors B 2 117 13 Caroline O'Shannessy, Paul Gulson 15 Morris Cooper S Marque Motors B 3 117 14 Alan Keith 28 Ford Escort Twin Cam Aladdin Vacuum Flasks C 4 117 15 Doug Gardiner 21 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTVMeeting Results list Doug Gardiner in the 21D Alfa Romeo 1750. The race report in Australian Motoring News lists him in an Alfa Romeo GTV. A. F. & M. Beninca D 7 115 16 Bryan Thomson 33 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super Bryan Thomson C 5 115 17 John Hall, George GarthRacing Car News refers to Garth's Capella competing in the race. The Official Programme has John Hall or George Garth driving Capella No 22. Australian Motoring News lists John Hall (Mazda Capella) as a finisher. 22 Mazda Capella Mazda Dealers Team B 4 114 18 Doug Grimson 62 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Doug Grimson E 2 113 19 John Roxburgh, Jon Leighton 12 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team B 5 112 20 Doug Whiteford 1 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team A 1 112 21 John Leffler 5 Mazda 1300 John Palmer Motors A 2 112 22 Geoff Perry 3 Mazda 1300 Geoff Perry A 3 112 23 James Laing-Peach 2 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team A 4 112 24 Mel Mollison 4 Mazda 1300 Mel Mollison A 5 110 25 Brian Sampson 9 Toyota Corolla A.M.I. Racing Team A 6 106 DNFAustralian Muscle Car, Issue 101, page 52 Kingsley Hibbard 63 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 Wright Ford Motors E - ? DNF Malcolm Ramsay 42 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 City State Racing Team D - ? DNF Pat Peck, Jan Holland 38 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 D & P Traders Pty. Ltd. D - ? DNFThe Racing Car News report mentions Ward's Escort competing in the race but it is not included in the list of finishers published in Australian Motoring News Barry Ward 26 Ford Escort Twin Cam Barry Ward C - ? DNFHolden Wins 250, Australian Auto Action, September 17, 1971, pages 2,4 & 5 Ron McCormack 14 Honda 1300 CoupeDisaster Day for the Fords, Australian Motoring News, Friday, September 24, 1971, page 1 Melbourne Vehicle Sales B - ? DNF Phil Barnes, Bob Skelton 64 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 Byrt Ford E - 81 DNF Barry Seton 31 Ford Escort Twin Cam Barry Seton C - 69 DNF John Walker 41 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 City State Racing Team D - 47 DNFStewart Wilson and Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 287 Bill Gates 25 Ford Escort Twin Cam Morley Ford C - 43 DNF John French 61 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 Ford Motor Company of Australia E - 8 DNF Allan Moffat 60 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 Ford Motor Company of Australia E - 3 Disq Jim Murcott 30 Ford Escort Twin Cam Jim Murcott C - 123 DNS Bill EvansBill Evans is listed in the Official Programme in both a Class A Toyota Corolla and a Class C Ford Escort. Racing Car News mentions that he drove both cars in Practice and was "likely to start in the Escort". The results in the same publication show him in the Ford Escort. 8 Toyota Corolla A.M.I. Racing Team A - - Notes Attendance: 25,000 Number of entries in Official Programme: 44 Starters: 37V8 Sleuth staff, 3 April 2019, When Torana first slayed the V8 goliaths, www.v8sleuth.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Finishers: 25 Pole position: Allan Moffat, 1 minute 21.4 seconds Race time of winning car: 3 hours 5 minutes 21.0 seconds References Further reading Holden, The official racing history, 1988, page 333 Sandown 250 1970 Sandown Three Hour 250 1971 1972 Sandown 250 Category:Motorsport at Sandown Sandown 250 Category:Pre-Bathurst 500