1976 Rover 500K
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The 1976 Rover 500K was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The race was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria on 28 November 1976 over 106 laps, totalling 501.4 kilometers. The Rover 500K was Round 4 of the 1976 Australian Championship of Makes and Round 11 of the 1976 Australian Touring Car Championship.
Cars competed in four classes:
- Class A : Up to 1300cc
- Class B : 1301 - 2000cc
- Class C : 2001 - 3000cc
- Class D : Over 3000cc
The race was notable for being Colin Bond's last drive for the Holden Dealer Team after more than 7 years with the team.
[edit] Results
Results were as follows:
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| 1 | Colin Bond | 1 | Holden Torana L34 | Marlboro-Holden Dealer Team | 106 |
| 2 | Charlie O'Brien | 8 | Holden Torana L34 | Tweed Motors | 106 |
| 3 | Peter Janson | Holden Torana L34 | Peter Janson | 102 | |
| 4 | Garth Wigston | Holden Torana L34 | Roadways Racing | 102 | |
| 5 | Allan Grice | Mazda RX3 | Craven Mild Racing | 101 | |
| 6 | Lou Stoopman, Martin Power | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | 95 | ||
| Class A : Up to 1,300 cc | |||||
| 1 | Roger Bonhomme | Honda Civic | 92 | ||
| 2 | Ray Farrar, John Millard | Ford Escort GT | 89 | ||
| 3 | Max McGinley | Honda Civic | 86 | ||
| 4 | Bronwyn Taylor, Frank Brewster | Honda Civic | 82 | ||
| 5 | Geoff Wade | Ford Escort 1300 | 75 | ||
| Class B : 1,301 to 2000 cc | |||||
| 1 | Frank Porter | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT | Clemens Motors | 94 | |
| 2 | Chris Heyer | Volkswagen Golf | 92 | ||
| 3 | Tony Niovanni | Holden Gemini | 87 | ||
| 4 | Graham Harrison, Warwick Henderson | Alfa Romeo GTV | 67 | ||
| Class C : 2,001 to 3,000 cc | |||||
| 1 | Allan Grice | Mazda RX3 | Craven Mild Racing | 101 | |
| 2 | Bob Nissen | Ford Capri V6 | 93 | ||
| 3 | Geoff Newton | Ford Capri V6 | 93 | ||
| Class D : Over 3,000 cc | |||||
| 1 | Colin Bond | 1 | Holden Torana L34 | Marlboro-Holden Dealer Team | 106 |
| 2 | Charlie O'Brien | 8 | Holden Torana L34 | Tweed Motors | 106 |
| 3 | Peter Janson | Holden Torana L34 | Peter Janson | 102 | |
| 4 | Garth Wigston | Holden Torana L34 | Roadways Racing | 102 | |
| 5 | Lou Stoopman, Martin Power | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | 95 | ||
| 6 | John Pollard | Holden Torana L34 | 95 | ||
| 7 | David Langman , Bernie McClure | Holden Torana L34 | 95 | ||
| Retirements | |||||
| DNF | Bill Evans | Datsun 1200 | |||
| DNF | Jim Murcott | Ford Escort RS2000 | |||
| DNF | Peter Brock | 5 | Holden Torana L34 | Team Brock | |
| DNF | Terry Wade | Triumph Dolomite | |||
| DNF | John Harvey | 2 | Holden Torana L34 | Marlboro-Holden Dealer Team | |
| DNF | Murray Carter | Ford Falcon GT | Brian Wood Ford | ||
| DNF | Jim Stewart | Mini Clubman GT | |||
| DNF | Jim Keogh | Ford Falcon GT | |||
| DNF | Geoff Moran | Ford Capri V6 | |||
| DNF | Bob Morris | Triumph Dolomite | Ron Hodgson Motors | ||
| DNF | Lawrie Nelson | Ford Capri V6 | |||
| DNF | Wayne Mitchell | Holden Torana L34 | |||
| DNF | James Laing-Peach | Triumph Dolomite |
[edit] References
- Australian Competition Yearbook 1977
