1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500

Motor race in Australia January 2021 October 2011 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 1969 1971 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938–1986) The 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the 11th running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1970 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was open to standard production sedans competing in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle (in Australian dollars). Allan Moffat won his first Bathurst endurance race, leading home Bruce McPhee in a one-two result for the Ford works team and their Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II's. It was the fifth Phillip Island / Bathurst 500 victory for the factory team. Third, a lap behind the Fords, was Don Holland driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1. Defending winners Colin Bond and Tony Roberts drove separate cars in the event. Bond finished 16th in his Holden Dealer Team Torana GTR XU-1 after having led the early laps, while Roberts was lucky to survive a spectacular accident when his Ford Falcon GTHO crashed at Skyline only 6 laps from the finish. The Falcon spun backwards, leapt over the guard rail and rolled about 50 metres down the mountain before being stopped by a tree. Class structure thumb|A race replica of the Ford XW Falcon GTHO driven by Kim Aunger and John Walker in the 1970 Hardie Ferodo 500 Class A For cars up to $1,960. It was made up of Datsun 1200s, 1.3 litre Ford Escorts, Mazda 1300s and Toyota Corollas. A Datsun 1200 won the class with an average lap time of 3 minutes, 26 seconds. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250246674 New Datsun 1200 wins Class A in Bathurst 500 Trove Papua New Guinea Post-Courier Port Moresby 12 18 November 1970 21 November 2020 Class B The $1,961 to $2,400 class consisted of Datsun 1600, Fiat 128, Ford Cortina and 2.6 litre Holden Torana. Class C The $2,401 to $3,150 class saw a mix of two barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer, 1.6 litre Ford Escort, 3.1 litre Holden Torana and Morris Cooper S. Class D The $3,151 to $4,100 class featured only the four barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer, a Fiat 125 and a Triumph 2.5 PI although a Ford Capri was also entered but did not start. Class E For cars over $4,100. Apart from a single BMW 2800 and a Holden Monaro the class consisted only of Ford Falcon GTHO Phase II. Top 10 Qualifiers Pos No Entrant Driver Car Qual Pole 64 Ford Motor Co of Australia CAN Allan Moffat Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:49.3 2 63 Ford Motor Co of Australia AUS Bruce McPhee Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:50.0 3 62 Ford Motor Co of Australia AUS Fred Gibson Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:53.6 4 39 Holden Dealer Team AUS Colin Bond Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 2:54.0 5 30 Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd AUS Don Holland Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 2:54.3 6 40 Holden Dealer Team AUS Peter Brock Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 2:54.8 7 67 The Tony Roberts Team AUS Tony Roberts Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:54.9 8 56 Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd AUS Graham Ritter Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:55.1 9 55 Finnie Ford Pty Ltd AUS David McKay Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:55.1 10 60 Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd AUS Bob Muir Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:55.4 Results Pos Class No EntrantOfficial Programme, 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500, pages 28-29 Drivers Car Laps QualPos 1 E 64 Ford Motor Co of Australia Canada Allan Moffat Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 130 1 2 E 63 Ford Motor Co of Australia Australia Bruce McPhee Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 130 2 3 C 30 Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd Australia Don Holland Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 129 5 4 C 35 Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Australia Doug ChivasAustralia Graham Ryan Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrel 129 25 5 C 34 Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Australia Leo GeogheganAustralia Nick Ledingham Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrel 128 22 6 C 33 McLeod Kelso & Lee Pty Ltd Australia George GarthAustralia John Hall Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 128 19 7 D 51 Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Australia Peter BrownAustralia Des West Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel 127 11 8 C 31 Booran Motors Pty Ltd Australia Brian ReedAustralia Bob Watson Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 127 14 9 E 53 McLeod Ford Pty Ltd Australia John GossAustralia Bob Skelton Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 127 32 10 C 28 Waterloo High Performance Centre Australia Ron GillardAustralia Warren Gracie Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 126 30 11 C 37 Boyded Pty Ltd Australia Bob MartinAustralia Spencer Martin Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 125 16 12 E 66 Commonwealth Industrial Gases Limited Australia Bill FordAustralia Hans Tholstrup Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 125 21 13 C 38 Holden Dealer Team Australia Sandra BennettAustralia Christine Cole Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 123 24 14 E 65 Alto Ford Racing Pty Ltd Australia Bob HoldenAustralia (Bill Fanning)"How They Finished Last Year", Official Programme, 1971 Hardie Ferodo 500, page 58 indicates that Fanning co-drove the car with Holden. Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1990 edition, page 300 omits Fanning from the results Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 123 26 15 D 46 Central Motors (Nepean) Pty Ltd Australia Bob CookAustralia Alan Cant Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel 121 31 16 C 39 Holden Dealer Team Australia Colin Bond Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 119 4 17 C 36 Thomson Ford Pty Ltd Australia Bob Drane Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I 119 34 18 E 54 Rowell Thiele Ford Pty Ltd Australia Trevor MeehanAustralia Peter Wherrett Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 118 15 19 B 23 W.H. Motors Pty Ltd Australia Don SmithAustralia (Herb Taylor)"How They Finished Last Year", Official Programme, 1971 Hardie Ferodo 500, page 58 indicates that Taylor co-drove the car with Smith. Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1990 edition, page 300 states that both Smith and Taylor have confirmed that Smith completed the race solo Datsun 1600 117 38 20 B 20 Datsun Racing Team Australia Doug Whiteford Datsun 1600 117 39 21 C 42 Muir Motors (Ryde) Pty Ltd Australia Martin CorteseAustralia Chris Cronan Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 117 29 22 E 58 Eiffeltower Group Australia Jack NougherAustralia David O'Keefe BMW 2800 117 33 23 D 47 John McNicol Pty Ltd Zanardo & Rodriguez Australia Ron KearnsAustralia Gerry Lister Fiat 125S 116 40 24 A 6 Datsun Racing Team Australia Jon LeightonAustralia Barry Tapsall Datsun 1200 114 43 25 A 1 Denlo Motors Pty Ltd Australia Bernie HaehnleAustralia Neil Revell Mazda 1300 114 47 26 A 12 John Palmer Motors Australia Gary HodgeAustralia John Leffler Mazda 1300 113 45 27 A 10 AMI Racing Team Australia Brian SampsonAustralia Dick Thurston Toyota Corolla 113 48 28 A 7 Mazda House Pty Ltd Australia Barry FergusonAustralia Jim Laing-Peach Mazda 1300 112 50 29 B 21 Kloster Pty Ltd Australia Ray MarquetAustralia Geoff Westbury Ford Cortina 240 Mk.II 112 53 30 A 9 AMI Racing Team Australia Max StewartAustralia Dick Young Toyota Corolla 112 51 31 D 48 TVW 7 Perth Artransa Park Television Australia Brian CulchethAustralia Lyndon McLeod Triumph 2.5 PI 111 37 32 A 13 Tynan Motors Australia Ray Morris Mazda 1300 111 54 33 A 4 Parry's Car Sales Pty Ltd Australia Trevor Mason Mazda 1300 111 55 34 C 32 Fair Deal Car Sales Pty Ltd Australia Digby CookeAustralia David Seldon Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 108 13 35 A 14 C Kennedy Australia Carl KennedyAustralia Bill Slattery Datsun 1200 108 56 36 C 26 P & R Williams Australia Lyn KeefeAustralia Arthur Olsen Morris Cooper S 107 57 37 C 40 Holden Dealer Team Australia Peter BrockAustralia Bob Morris Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 107 6 38 A 2 Marque Motors Australia Bill StanleyAustralia Mike Kable Toyota Corolla 106 52 39 B 22 Grenville Motors Pty Ltd Australia Peter FinlayAustralia Bob Forbes Fiat 128 106 58 40 C 43 BP Muirfield Service Station Australia Ross HewisonAustralia Brian Hones Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I 105 36 41 A 8 Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd Australia Harry GappsAustralia Frank Hann Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I 103 59 42 A 15 Woman's Day Australia Carole CornessAustralia Gloria Taylor Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I 103 60 43 D 49 J Butta Australia Joe ButtaAustralia Bob Genders Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel 63 18 DNF E 67 The Tony Roberts Team Australia Tony Roberts Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 124 7 DNF A 5 Datsun Racing Team Australia John Roxburgh Datsun 1200 100 46 DNF A 11 AMI Racing Team Australia Bill EvansAustralia Gary Cooke Toyota Corolla 98 49 DNF C 27 Les Grose Racing Division Australia Les GroseAustralia Keith Grose Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 81 27 DNF B 19 G Moore Australia Graham MooreAustralia Bill Brown Holden LC Torana 2600S 52 42 DNF E 56 Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd Australia Graham RitterAustralia Richard Knight Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 49 8 DNF D 50 N Beechey Australia Norm BeecheyAustralia Bruce Hindhaugh Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel 39 17 DNF C 29 Pat Cullen's Garage Australia John KeranAustralia Clyde Hodgins Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 38 23 DNF E 62 Ford Motor Co of Australia Australia Fred GibsonAustralia Barry Seton Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 33 3 DNF B 24 W.H. Motors Pty Ltd Australia Bruce StewartAustralia Iain Corness Datsun 1600 32 41 DNF E 61 Byrt Ford Pty Ltd Australia Garry RushAustralia Martin Chenery Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 27 12 DNF E 55 Finnie Ford Pty Ltd Australia David McKay Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 23 9 DNF E 57 Aunger Accessories Fairway Ford Australia Kym AungerAustralia Johnnie Walker Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 18 28 DNF E 59 Southern Motors Pty Ltd Australia Bruce Hodgson Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 16 35 DNF E 69 EL Hugo Australia David Sheldon Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 11 20 DNF E 60 Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd Australia Bob BeasleyAustralia Bob Muir Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 6 10 DNF A 3 Tynan Motors Australia Geoff LeedsAustralia Les Carne Mazda 1300 3 44 DNS E 70 Rollington Pty Ltd Australia Murray Carter Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II DNS E 71 Ira L & AC Birk Pty Ltd Australia Nick PetrilliAustralia Mike Savva Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II DNS D 52 B Arentz Australia Barry ArentzAustralia Brian Michelmore Ford Capri V6 GT DNS C 45 Sydney Speed Shop Pty Ltd Australia Scott McNaughtonAustralia Bob Inglis Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 DNS C 44 R Radford Australia Rick Radford Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 DNS A 17 M Daddo Australia M DaddoAustralia P Ulbrich Morris Mini K DNS A 18 RG Lanyon Australia A BarrettAustralia R Withers Mazda 1300 Statistics Pole Position - #64 Allan Moffat - 2:49.3 Fastest Lap - #53 Goss/Skelton - 2:53 Race time of winning car - 6:33:47 References Australia's Greatest Motor Race 1960-1999 Greenhalgh David Thomas B. Floyd Bill Tuckey Chevron Publishing Group 2000 1-875221-12-3 170–177 & 458 External links 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500, www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au (includes Official Programme and race results) Bathurst 1970 images, autopics.com.au Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Hardie-Ferodo 500 Category:October 1970 sports events in Australia