1981 Hang Ten 400

The 1981 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event, Round 3 of the 1981 Australian Endurance Championship, was staged on 13 September over 119 laps of the 3.1 km Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia. The field was divided into four engine capacity classes:

Of the 55 cars which started the event, 26 were classified as finishers.

Contents

Results

Pos.[1] Drivers No. Car Entrant [2] Class Laps
1 Peter Brock 05 Holden VC Commodore Marboro Holden Dealer Team A 119
2 Dick Johnson 17 Ford XD Falcon Dick Johnson Racing A 118
3 Steven Harrington, Garth Wigston 27 Holden VC Commodore Roadways Gown Hindhaugh A 117
4 John Harvey, Vern Schuppan 25 Holden VC Commodore Marboro Holden Dealer Team A 117
5 Murray Carter 18 Ford XD Falcon Murray Carter A 116
6 Allan Moffat 43 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing A 115
7 Allan Grice 44 BMW 635CSi JPS Team BMW A 114
8 Neil Cunningham 19 Holden VC Commodore Neil Cunningham A 114
9 Colin Bond, Steve Masterton 32 Ford Capri V6 Masterton Homes Pty Ltd B 112
10 Joseph Moore, Christine Gibson 20 Ford XD Falcon King George Tavern A 111
11 Peter McLeod, Peter Dane 40 Mazda RX-7 Peter McLeod A 110
12 Gerry Burges 54 Mazda RX-7 Gerry Burges B 108
13 Garry Whittaker 78 Holden LX Torana SLR 5000 A9X 4 Door[3][4] Garry Whittaker A 107
14 Ray Allford, John Mann 14 Ford XD Falcon Ray Allford A 106
15 John Bundy, Norm Carr 69 Mazda RX-3 John Bundy B 106
16 Peter Williamson 77 Toyota Celica Toyota Dealer Team C 103
17 Craig Bradtke, Rod Stevens 68 Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 Dandenong Mitsubishi D 102
18 Bob Holden 52 Ford Escort Mk II Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale C 102
19 Shane Cowhan, Brain Wheeler 73 Mazda RX-3 Shane Cowhan B 102
20 Peter Boston 72 Isuzu Gemini Peter Boton D 101
21 John White 59 Holden Gemini John White D 98
22 Phillip Brock, Gary Scott 65 Holden Gemini HDT Special Vehicles Pty Ltd C 97
23 Phillip Revell, Ron Barnacle 84 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale D 94
24 Joseph Beninca, Peter Beninca 46 Alfa Romeo Alfetta Beninca Motors C 88
25 Chris Heyer 53 Volkswagen Golf GTi Lennox Motors D 87
26 Martin Power, Lorraine Orchard 49 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Martin Power D 69
DNF Charlie O'Brien 2 Holden VC Commodore Citizens Watches Australia A
DNF Peter Janson, Larry Perkins 3 Holden VC Commodore Cadbury Schweppes A
DNF Alan Browne, Tony Edmondson 4 Holden VC Commodore Re-Car Racing A
DNF Bob Morris 7 Ford XD Falcon Bob Morris A
DNF John Goss, Barry Seton 10 Jaguar XJ-S Goss Garage A
DNF Garry Rogers, Clive Benson-Browne 11 Holden VC Commodore The Launceston Hotel Pty Ltd A
DNF Warren Cullen 12 Holden VC Commodore Warren Cullen A
DNF Ron Wanless, Ralph Radburn 16 Holden VC Commodore Re-Car Racing A
DNF Jim Keogh, Andrew Newton 22 Ford XD Falcon John Sands 3MP Racing A
DNF Scotty Taylor, Kevin Kennedy 26 Holden VC Commodore Scotty Taylor Holden A
DNF Bill O'Brien, Garry Cooke 30 Ford XD Falcon Bill O'Brien A
DNF Terry Daly, Peter Hopwood 36 Ford Capri IIS Trend Windows Pty Ltd B
DNF Lawrie Nelson, Peter Jones 39 Ford Capri IIIS Capri Components B
DNF Graeme Bailey, Steve Land 51 Toyota Celica Chickadee Chicken C
DNF John Faulkner, Gary Dumbrell 63 Ford Escort Cherry City Ford C
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Statistics

References

  1. ^ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1981/82, pages 244 & 245
  2. ^ Official Programme, Hang Ten 400 at Sandown, 11 to 13 September 1981, pages 13 & 15
  3. ^ Official Programme, Hang Ten 400, Sandown, 11-13 September1981, page 15
  4. ^ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1981/82, page 244

Further reading

Preceded by
1980 Hang Ten 400		 Sandown 400
1981		 Succeeded by
1982 Castrol 400

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