1970 Sandown Three Hour 250

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The 1970 Sandown Three Hour 250 was an endurance race for Series Production Cars. The event 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.

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[edit] Results

Position [1] Drivers No. Car Entrant Laps
1 Allan Moffat 50 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company 130
2 Colin Bond 20 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 129
3 Norm Beechey 41 Chrysler Valiant Pacer 4BBL Norm Beechey Shell Racing Team 126
4 Peter Brock 21 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 125
5 Doug Chivas, Graham Ryan Chrysler Valiant Pacer 2BBL Geoghegan's Sport Cars 125
6 Fred Gibson, Barry Seton 52 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company 124
7 Clem Smith Chrysler Valiant Pacer 4BBL Clem Smith 122
8 Ian Strachan Holden Torana GTR XU-1 IOC Australia 119
9 John Piper Ford Escort Twin Cam Bill Evans Developments 119
10 Bruce McPhee 51 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company 119
Class A : Up To $1960
1 Clive Millis, Ken Hastings 4 Mazda 1300 111
2 M Mollison, Roger Withers Mazda 1300 110
3 P Granger, K Mertz Toyota Corolla 103
 ? Preece Ford Escort 1300 Rollington Ford
 ? Stanley Toyota Corolla
DNF Evans Toyota Corolla
DNF Perry Mazda 1300
DISQ Roxburgh Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team
DISQ Barry Tapsall, Punch Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team
Class B : $1961 to $2400
1 Doug Whiteford, John Roxburgh Datsun 1600 114
2 John Mooney Holden LC Torana 2600S 113
3 Bob Hudson, Ray Parker Datsun 1600 109
DNF Chapple Ford Escort GT
DNF Murphy Mitsubishi Colt Galant Esquire
DNF Watson Renault 10S
Class C : $2401 to $3150
1 Colin Bond 20 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 129
2 Peter Brock 21 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 125
3 Doug Chivas, Graham Ryan Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL Geoghegan's Sporty Cars 125
4 Ian Strachan Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 IOC Australia 119
5 John Piper Ford Escort Twin Cam Bill Evans Developments 119
 ? Christine Cole, Sandra Bennett 22 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team
 ? Graeme Blanchard 25 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1
 ? Jim Murcott 27 Ford Escort Twin Cam
 ? John Gates 29 Ford Escort Twin Cam
 ? John Walker Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL
 ? Leo Geoghegan, Nick Ledingham Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL
DNF Bob Jane Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1
DNF David Yates Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Booran Motors
Class D : $3151 to $4100
1 Norm Beechey 41 Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL Norm Beechey Shell Racing Team 126
2 Clem Smith Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL Clem Smith 122
DNF Des West, P Brown Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL
Class E : Over $4100
1 Allan Moffat 50 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company 130
2 Fred Gibson, Barry Seton 52 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company 124
3 Bruce McPhee 51 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Ford Motor Company 119
 ? Pat Peck Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2
 ? Tony Roberts 60 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2
DNF Bob Holden Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2
DNF Murray Carter Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Rollington Ford 98
DNF Richard Knight, Graham Ritter 58 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Stillwell Ford
DNF Tom Roddy Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2
DISQ Garry Rush Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Byrt Ford
  • Note : Of the 42 starters in the event, one has not been accounted for in the above table.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1971, pages 102-103

[edit] 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


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