1974 South Pacific Touring Series

February 2021 The 1974 South Pacific Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars.South Pacific Touring Series, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 24 February 1974, page 4 It was contested over four rounds, each staged as a support race to an Australian round of the 1974 International Tasman Championship. The series, which was the fourth South Pacific Touring Series, was won by Peter BrockStewart Wilson, Holden – The official racing history, 1988, pages 142 & 143 and his entrant, the Holden Dealer Team.Event 7, The South Pacific Touring Car Series (Final Round), Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 24 February 1974, page 42 Round schedule The series was contested over four rounds. Round Circuit Date Round winner 1 Oran Park 3 February Peter Brock 2 Surfers Paradise 10 February Peter Brock 3 Sandown 17 February John Goss 4 Adelaide 24 February John Goss Classes Cars competed in four engine displacement classes: Up to 1300cc 1301 to 20000cc 2001 to 30000cc Over 3000cc Points system Points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the top four outright placegetters in each round and on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each class in each round. Points were only awarded conditional on the driver competing in the same make and model of car entered by the same entrant in all four rounds. Series results Position Driver & Entrant Car 1 Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 2 John Goss McLeod Ford Ford Falcon Note: The series winner was considered to be the driver and his entrant. References South Pacific Touring Series Category:South Pacific Touring Series