1980 Hang Ten 400

The 1980 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event, which was Round 2 of the 1980 Australian Championship of Makes was staged on 14 September 1980 over 109 laps of the 3.1 km Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total distance of 337.9 km. [1]

The field was divided into the following four engine capacity classes:

Results

Position [2] Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Pos. Class Laps
1 Peter Brock 05 Holden Commodore VC Marlboro Holden Dealer Team 1 A 109
2 Garry Rogers, Fred Geissler 16 Holden Commodore VC Greater Pacific Finance 2 A 108
3 Allan Moffat 25 Holden Commodore VC Marlboro Holden Dealer Team 3 A 107
4 Murray Carter 18 Ford Falcon XD Magnum Wheels 4 A 107
5 Gary Cooke, Warwick Brown 11 Holden Commodore Citizen Watches 5 A 106
6 Ray Cutchie Ford Escort RS2000 Rex Monahan 1 C 99
7 Peter Hopwood, Terry Daly Ford Capri V6 Trend Windows 1 B 99
8 Terry Wade Triumph Dolomite B&G Myers 2 C 98
9 Joe Beninca Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Beninca Motors 3 C 97
10 Ray Alford Ford Falcon XD Ray Alford 6 A 97
11 Roger Cartwight, Rod Stevens Ford Escort RS2000 Roger Cartwright 4 C 95
12 Stephen Brook, Wally Storey Ford Escort RS2000 Formula Ford Australia 5 C 93
13 Alan Browne, Brian Sampson Holden Commodore Re-Car Racing 7 A 92
14 Bob Holden, David Earle Ford Escort 1600 Formula Ford Australia 1 D 92
15 Jim Faneco Holden Gemini Country Dealer Team 2 D 90
16 Ian Burrell, Rob Shute Mitsubishi Lancer Scottune 3 D 90
17 Steve Masterton, Colin Bond 31 Ford Capri V6 Masterton Homes 2 B 89
18 Kevin Kennedy, Scotty Taylor Holden Torana LX SS5000 Scotty Taylor Holden 8 A 89
19 John Bristow, Greg Toepfer Toyota Celica Cord Car Co 6 C 89
20 Ken Price, Steve Jonas Holden Gemini CARS Gemini Team 4 D 86
21  ?
22  ?
23 Graeme Bailey, Doug Clark Toyota Celica Chickadee Chicken C
 ? Allan Bryant Mazda RX-7 B
 ? Chris Heyer Volkswagen Golf Lennox Motors D
 ? Gerald Kay, Martin Power Triumph Dolomite C
 ? John Bundy, Norm Carr Mazda RX-3 B
 ? Larry Kogge, J Chambers Mazda RX-3 B
 ? L Stoopman BMW 2002 C
 ? Martin Power, Gerald Kay Triumph Dolomite C
 ? Peter McLeod, Mal Brewster Mazda RX-7 B
 ? Peter Granger BMW 2002 C
 ? Warwick Henderson, Graham Harrison Alfa Romeo Alfetta C
DNF Charlie O'Brien 10 Holden Commodore VC Roadways A 84
DNF Ron Dickson Chevrolet Camaro Avco A 71
DNF Peter Williamson, Mike Quinn 44 Toyota Celica C 64
DNF Bob Morris, Bill O'Brien 7 Ford Falcon XD Channel 7 Breville Racing A 31
DNF Bob Muir, Kingsley Hibbard Ford Falcon XD A 7
DNF Allan Grice 6 Holden Commodore VC Craven Mild A
DNF Colin Spencer, Allan Gough Holden Gemini D
DNF Gary Rowe, Geoff Wade Holden Gemini Coupe Country Dealer Team D
DNF Graham Mein, Geoff Russell Ford Escort RS2000 C
DNF J Gates, P Lyon Holden Torana SLR5000 A
DNF Jim Keogh, Ross Mathieson Ford Falcon XD A
DNF John Faulkner, Gary Dumbrell Ford Escort RS2000 C
DNF Ken Harrison, Ian Wells Ford Escort 1600 D
DNF Lawrie Nelson, Tony Farrell Ford Capri V6 B
DNF Peter Janson, Larry Perkins Holden Commodore VC Cadbury-Schweppes A
DNF Rusty French, Leo Leonard Ford Falcon XD A

Note : Of the forty seven starters, twenty three were classified as finishers. Of the ten for which the results are unknown, eight were non-finishers and the remaining two placed 21st and 22nd.

References

  1. ^ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1980/81, pages 210-211 & 214-215
  2. ^ Racing Car News, October 1980, page 79

Further reading

Preceded by
1979 Hang Ten 400		 Sandown 400
1980		 Succeeded by
1981 Hang Ten 400