1972 Phillip Island 500K

The 1972 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars.[1] The event, which was Heat 4 of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was held on 21 October 1972 at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia over a distance of 318 miles [2] (512 km).

Class Structure

As a heat of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, the race featured four classes defined by "Capacity Price Units".[3] The CP Unit value for each car was assessed by multiplying the engine capacity (in litres) by the Sydney retail price (in Australian dollars).[3]

Results

Position [2] Drivers [2] No.[2] Car [2] Entrant [2] Class [2] Class Pos.[2] Laps [2]
1 Allan Moffat 1 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III [4] Ford Motor Company D 1 106
2 Peter Brock 28 [5] Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 1 106
3 Fred Gibson   Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III [4] Ford Motor Company D 2 104
4 Graeme Blanchard   Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Graeme Blanchard Motors C 2 102
5 Colin Bond   Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 3 102
6 Tom Naughton   Chrysler VH Valiant Charger Eastside Chrysler D 3 102
7 Murray Carter   Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III [4]   D 4 101
8 Tony Niovanni   Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [6] Peter Robinson C 4 100
9 John Stoopman   Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [6]   C 5 99
10 Bill Gates 51 [7] Ford Escort Twin Cam [7] Morley Ford B 1 98
11 Lakis Manticas   Ford Escort Slideaway Car Roofs B 2 98
12 Jim Murcott   Ford Escort Brian Wood Ford B 3 98
13 Rogerson   Mazda Capella   B 4 96
14 Harrison       C or D   96
15 John Piper   Ford Escort   B 5 96
16 Garth   Mazda Capella   B 6 93
17 Geoff Perry   Mazda 1300 Bainbridge Motors A 1 90
18 Mel Mollison   Mazda 1300 Bainbridge Motors A 2 90
19 Fred Sutherland, Gary Keen   Mazda 1300 Victorian Police Motor Sport Club A 3 88
20 Allan Keith   Ford Escort   B 7 87
21 Whiteford   Datsun   A 4 84
22 G Parnaby 44 [7] Datsun 1600 [7]   B [7] 8 79
NC Roxburgh, Leighton   Datsun   A    
? Evans   Datsun   A    
? Ovenden       C or D    
DNF Nelson   Chrysler VH Valiant Charger   D    
DNF Des West   Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III [4]   D   36

References

  1. ↑ Eligibilty for the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was restricted to Group E Series Production Touring Cars, as outlined in Australian Title Conditions, 1972 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 89
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tom Naughton, Ford Scores at The Island, Racing Car News, December 1972, pages 74-75 & 81
  3. 1 2 3 Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 August 1972
  4. 1 2 3 4 Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The Racing History, 1989, page 289
  5. ↑ 500K:Moffat's Revenge, Australian Motor Manual, January 1973, pages 42-43
  6. 1 2 Stewart Wilson, Holden -The Official Racing History, 1988, page 335
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Autopics image of Gates & Parnaby Retrieved on 11 October 2010
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