The 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title[1] open to Group B Sports Sedans.[2] The title, which was the inaugural Australian Sports Sedan Championship,[1] was won by Allan Moffat, driving a Chevrolet Monza and a Ford Capri RS3100.
Calendar edit
The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two heats per round.[3]
| Round[3] | Name | Circuit[3] | Date[4] | Winning driver[3] | Car[3] |
| 1 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway[5] | 16 May | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza | |
| 2 | The Marlboro Cup[6] | Sandown Park | 4 July | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza |
| 3 | Oran Park | 1 August | Tony Edmondson | Chrysler Valiant Charger | |
| 4 | Wanneroo Park | 15 August | Allan Moffat | Ford Capri RS3100 | |
| 5 | The Advertiser Trophy[7] | Adelaide International Raceway[8] | 22 August | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair |
| 6 | Symmons Plains | 26 September | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair | |
| 7 | Calder | 5 December | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair |
Points system edit
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the six best placed drivers at each round.
Results edit
| Position[4] | Driver[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[7] | Sur[4] | San[4] | Ora[4] | Wan[4] | Ade[4] | Sym[4] | Cal[4] | Total[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza Ford Capri RS3100[9] |
Allan Moffat Racing | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 33 |
| 2 | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair | John Player Racing | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Tony Edmondson | Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger Repco-Holden[10] | Donald Elliott | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | 21 |
| 4 | Jim Richards | Ford Mustang | Sidchrome | - | 3 | - | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Ian Diffen | Holden LJ Torana[11] Chevrolet[12] | World of Tyres | 3 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Ian Geoghegan | Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350[13] | Craven Mild Racing | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Colin Bond | Holden LH Torana Repco-Holden[14] | Holden Dealer Team[15] | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 8 | Brian Potts | Holden Torana GTR XU-1[16] | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 9 | Bob Jane | Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350[14] | Bob Jane T Marts[17] | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Garry Rogers | Ford Escort | Garry Rogers | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| 11 | Pat Crea | Ford TC Cortina[12] | Pat Crea's Volkspares | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Grant Walker | Ford Capri RS[9] | Grant Walker[18] | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Vince Gregory | Volkswagen 1600TS[7] Chevrolet[4] | Gregory Racing | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | |
| 14 | Brian Smith | Holden Torana | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 15 | Stuart Beechen | Holden Torana GTR XU-1[16] | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Peter Wells | Vauxhall Viva | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Ron Harrop | Holden EH Repco-Holden[14] | Ron Harrop[17] | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| John Pollard | Chevrolet Camaro | John Pollard[17] | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 | Ed Conacher | Holden Torana GTR XU-1[16] | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bruce Peacock | Ford Anglia | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Lyndon Arnel | Holden Torana | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Doug Clark | Toyota Celica TA22[18] | Brian Hilton[18] | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Don Halliday | Ford Capri | Halliday Racing (NZ)[17] | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ a b Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 31 October 2013
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 3
- ^ a b c d e Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 157-158
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Evan Green, Australian Sports Sedan Championship – 1976 Results, Evan Green’s World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 32
- ^ Official Programme, The Opening Round of the 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship, Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Sunday, 16 May 1976
- ^ 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship - Rd 2 Sandown Heat 2, www.youtube.com Retrieved on 2/7/2014
- ^ a b c Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 37
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976
- ^ a b Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 295
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 9
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 20
- ^ a b "Gardner's Final Round". Auto Action. 9 December 1976. pp. 8–9.
- ^ Mark Oastler, Pete Geoghegan’s ‘Craven Mild’ Monaro GTS 350, Australian Muscle Car, Issue 21, September / October 2005, page 50
- ^ a b c Mark Oastler, Bob Jane’s Monaro GTS 350, Australian Muscle Car, Issue 41, January / February 2009, page 60
- ^ Ross Lawley, Australian Sports Sedan Championship – Round 3 – Oran Park – August 1, Chequered Flag, August 1976, page 60 to 63
- ^ a b c Stewart Wilson, The official racing history of Holden, 1988, Page 343
- ^ a b c d Tom Naughton, Frank's final, Jimmy's SS, Racing Car News, January 1977, page 48
- ^ a b c Monza The Best, Chequered Flag, June 1976, pages 43-44
Further reading edit
- Gardner Heads Richards, Auto Action, 9 December 1976, pages 18 & 20