The 1976 Goodrich Radial Challenge was an Australian motor racing series open to Group C Touring Cars of up to 3000cc capacity.[1] It was contested over four rounds, each being staged with a round of the 1976 Rothmans International Series.[2] Cars were required to use street radial tyres provided by the series sponsor, BF Goodrich Australia.[2]
The series was won by Bill Evans driving a Datsun 1200 Coupe.[3]
Series schedule edit
The 1976 Goodrich Radial Challenge was contested over four rounds.[1]
| Round[1] | Circuit[1] | Date[1] | Winning driver | Car | Entrant |
| 1 | Oran Park Raceway | 1 February | Peter Williamson[4] | BMW 2002 tii | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd |
| 2 | Adelaide International Raceway | 8 February | |||
| 3 | Sandown Park | 15 February | |||
| 4 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | 22 February | Cancelled[5] | ||
The meeting at Surfers Paradise International Raceway was postponed for one week due to heavy rain and the rescheduled meeting was cancelled after Saturday practice due to further rain.[5]
Class structure edit
Car competed in three classes:[1]
Points system edit
Points were awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions in each class at each round.[1]
Series results edit
| Position | Driver[3] | Car[3] | Class[3] | Entrant[6] | Ora[3] | Ade[3] | San[3] | Sur[3] | Total[3] |
| 1 | Bill Evans | Datsun 1200 Coupe[6] | A | John Roxburgh Motors | 8 | 10 | 10 | - | 28 |
| 2 | Peter Williamson | BMW 2002 tii | B | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | 10 | 8 | 9 | - | 27 |
| 3 | Laurie Nelson | Ford Capri V6 | C | Laurie Nelson | 8 | 10 | 8 | - | 26 |
| 4 | Chris Brockoff | Mazda RX-3 Coupe[6] | C | Andre Tuning | 9 | 9 | 6 | - | 24 |
| 5 | Jim Murcott | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | Brian Wood Ford | 9 | 7 | 7 | - | 23 |
| = | Chris Heyer | Volkswagen Passat | A | Lennox Motors | 9 | 6 | 8 | - | 23 |
| 7 | Bob Holden | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | Bob Holden Shell Sport | 3 | 9 | 8 | - | 20 |
| = | Lyndon Arnel | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | Bob Holden Shell Sport | - | 10 | 10 | - | 20 |
| 9 | Max McGinley | Honda Civic RS | A | Max McGinley | 7 | 9 | 3 | - | 19 |
| = | Don Holland | Mazda RX-3 | C | 10 | - | 9 | - | 19 | |
| 11 | Bob Nissen | Ford Capri V6 | C | G Foy | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | 17 |
| = | Ray Molloy | Morris Clubman GT | A | Ray Molloy Motors Preston | - | 8 | 9 | - | 17 |
| 13 | Peter Granger | BMW 2002 ti[6] | B | RA Glazier | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | 16 |
| = | Bill Stanley | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | Westline Ford Pty Ltd | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | 16 |
| 15 | Ian Wells | Honda Civic RS | A | 10 | 5 | - | - | 15 | |
| 16 | Ben Penhall | Mazda RX-2 | C | TB Penhall | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | 14 |
| = | Ian Chilman | Honda Civic | A | Ian Chilman | - | 7 | 7 | - | 14 |
| 18 | John English | Ford Escort Twin Cam | B | 7 | - | 5 | - | 12 | |
| 19 | Ray Cutchie | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | Ray Cutchie | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 10 |
| = | Allan Grice | Mazda RX-3 | C | Mazda House Racing | - | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| 21 | Chris Cole | Ford Capri V6 | C | Chris Cole | - | 8 | 1 | - | 9 |
| = | Alan Guest | Holden Torana | C | Alan Guest | - | 5 | 4 | - | 9 |
| 23 | Caroline O'Shannessy | Morris Cooper S | A | Caroline O'Shannessy | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 |
| = | Terry Daley | Ford Escort Twin Cam | B | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 25 | Paul Older | BMW 3.0Si[6] | C | Craven Mild Racing | - | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| 26 | Geoff Wade | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | - | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
| = | Greg Toepfer | Toyota Corolla | A | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| = | Robin Dudfield | Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior[7] | A | Avanti Motors | - | 2 | 4 | - | 6 |
| 29 | Phil Harris | Ford Escort Twin Cam | B | Barry Lee | 2 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| = | Arthur Crosthwaite | Morris Cooper S | A | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| = | Jeff Harris | Morris Cooper S | A | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| = | Hugh Donaldson | Morris Cooper S | A | Hugh Donaldson | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| = | Ray Harrison | Mazda RX-3 | C | - | - | 5 | - | 5 | |
| 34 | Frank Dortell | Morris Cooper S | A | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 35 | Peter Kuebler | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV[6] | B | Peter Kuebler | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 36 | Brian Porter | Mazda 1300 | A | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 37 | Jeff Ogg | Morris Cooper S | A | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| = | Kelvin Gough | Holden Gemini[8] | B | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Programme of Events, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 8th Feb, 1976, page 3
- ^ a b Goodrich Radial Challenge, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 8th Feb, 1976, page 16
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Evan Greens' World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 195
- ^ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 8th Feb, 1976, page 44
- ^ a b Surfers Paradise, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition, page 112
- ^ a b c d e f Goodrich Radial Challenge (Round 2), Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 8th Feb, 1976, page 44
- ^ Green lists the car as an Alfa Romeo 1300 and the AIR Programme lists it as an Alfa Romeo GT Jnr.
- ^ Green lists the car only as a "Gemini"