1979 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
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The 1979 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 20th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on September 30, 1979 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was open to cars eligible to the locally developed CAMS Group C touring car regulations with four engine capacity based classes.
[edit] Class structure[edit] Class AFor cars over 3000cc, or three litres of engine capacity, the class featured the V8 Holden Toranas, Ford Falcons and a pair of Chevrolet Camaros, making their Bathurst debut. [edit] Class BThe under three litre class saw the debut of the Mazda RX7 (rotaries were rated as 2.292 litres capacity) which raced alongside its predecessor, the Mazda RX3 and against Ford Capris, a BMW 3.0Si and a largely unmodified Volvo 242GT entered as a publicity exercise by veteran journalist-racer David McKay. [edit] Class CThe under two litre class saw a mix Alfa Romeo Alfettas, Ford Escort RS2000s, Toyota Celicas and Triumph Dolomites. [edit] Class DThe final class had an upper limit of 1600cc capacity and was dominated by Holden Geminis, but also included a 1.6 litre Ford Escort, a Toyota Corolla, and a VW Golf. [edit] Hardies Heroes
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