1975 Phillip Island 500K
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The 1975 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance race for Touring Cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 23 November 1975. Race distance was 106 laps x 4.73 km = 501 km. The field was divided into four engine capacity classes:
- Class A: Up to 1300cc
- Class B: 1301 - 2000cc
- Class C: 2001 - 3000cc
- Class D: 3001 - 6000cc
There were 48 starters in the event, which event was the fifth and final round of the 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
[edit] Results
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Laps |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 5 | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 | Gown - Hindhaugh | D | 106 |
| 2 | Allan Grice | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 | D | 102 | ||
| 3 | Jim Murcott, Rod Stevens | 41 | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | 101 | |
| 4 | Kelvin Gough | 10 | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 | D | 100 | |
| 5 | Fred Gibson | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | B | 98 | ||
| 6 | Gary Cooke, Neil Mason | Mazda RX-3 | B | 98 | ||
| 7 | Lawrie Nelson | 13 | Ford Capri GT3000 | C | 98 | |
| 8 | John Goss | Ford Falcon XB GT | D | 97 | ||
| 9 | Craig Bradtke | Mazda RX-3 | C | 97 | ||
| 10 | Bill Evans | Datsun 1200 | A | 96 | ||
| 11 | Graeme Blanchard | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 | D | 96 | ||
| 12 | Rod McRae | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 | D | 95 | ||
| 13 | Cam Richardson | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | D | 95 | ||
| 14 | Phil George | Datsun 240K | B | 93 | ||
| 15 | Bob Nissen | Ford Capri V6 | C | 91 | ||
| 16 | Max de Jersey, Neil West | Honda Civic | A | 90 | ||
| 17 | Robin Dudfield | Alfa Romeo GT Junior | A | 90 | ||
| 18 | Caroline O'Shanesy | Morris Cooper S | A | 88 | ||
| 19 | Ray Molloy | Leyland Clubman GT | A | 83 | ||
| 20 | Alan Broome, Frank Brewster | Alfa Romeo GT Junior | A | 83 | ||
| 21 | B Derrick | Ford Escort GT | A | |||
| Other starters included the following | ||||||
| ? | B Porter, J Ainsley | 54 | Mazda 1300 | A | ||
| ? | Colin Campbell | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | |||
| ? | Ken Harrison | Ford Escort GT | A | |||
| ? | Max McGinley | 51 | Honda Civic | A | ||
| ? | Ross Wemys | Mercedes-Benz | ||||
| ? | V Evans | Ford Escort GT | A | |||
| DNF | Colin Bond | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | D | ||
| DNF | Frank Porter | Alfa Romeo | Beninca | |||
| DNF | Geoff Wade | Ford Escort GT | A | |||
| DNF | Jim Keogh | Ford Falcon XB GT | D | |||
| DNF | John Pollard | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 | D | |||
| DNF | John Stoopman | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 | D | |||
| DNF | Murray Carter | Ford Falcon XB GT | D | |||
| DNF | Paul Benasconi | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | |||
| DNF | Peter Janson | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 | D | |||
| DNF | Stuart Saker | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | D | |||
| DNF | Warren Cullen | Holden Torana LH SLR5000 L34 | D |
[edit] References
- Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition
- Racing Car News, January 1976
- The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
- The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988
