The 1977 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The race was held on 11 September 1977 at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia over a total distance of 400 km. It was Round 8 of the 1977 Australian Touring Car Championship and Round 1 of the 1977 Australian Championship of Makes.
Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:
- Class A: 3001 to 6000cc
- Class B: 2001 to 3000cc
- Class C: 1301 to 2000cc
- Class D: Up to 1300cc
Results edit
| Position[1] | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Laps |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 05 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Bill Patterson Racing | A | 129 |
| 2 | Allan Grice | 6 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Craven Mild Racing | A | 128 |
| 3 | Allan Moffat | 1 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Moffat Ford Dealers | A | 127 |
| 4 | Bazil Van Rooyen | 24 | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Bill Patterson Racing | A | 126 |
| 5 | Colin Bond | 9 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Moffat Ford Dealers | A | 125 |
| 6 | Lawrie Nelson | 32 | Ford Capri V6 | Capri Components | B | 119 |
| 7 | John Duggan, Brian Wheeler | 51 | Mazda RX-3 | B | 119 | |
| 8 | Brian Potts | 50 | Mazda RX-3 | B | 112 | |
| 9 | Frank Porter, Jim Murcott | 59 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTAm | C | 118 | |
| 10 | Ralph Radburn | 69 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | C | 115 | |
| 11 | Warwick Henderson, Peter Hopwood | 62 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | C | 114 | |
| 12 | Greg Toepfer | 88 | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | 111 | |
| 13 | Chris Heyer, Rudi Dahlhauser | 53 | Volkswagen Golf GTi | C | 110 | |
| 14 | Matthew Phillip | 109 | Honda Civic | D | 108 | |
| 15 | Robin Dudfield | 63 | Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior | D | 107 | |
| 16 | Garry Leggat | 94 | Fiat 128 3P | D | 106 | |
| 17 | Ian Chilman, Brian Reed | 64 | Honda Civic | D | 105 | |
| 18 | Ray Farrar, Geoff Wade | 46 | Ford Capri V6 | B | 100 | |
| DNF | John Harvey | 14 | Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | A | |
| DNF | John Goss, Jack Brabham | 21 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | John Goss Racing | A | |
| DNF | Jim Richards | 10 | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | Melford Motors | A | |
| DNF | Garth Wigston | 20 | Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hardtop | Roadways Racing | A | |
| DNF | Phil Brock | 26 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Bill Patterson Racing | A | |
| DNF | Charlie O'Brien, Wayne Negus | 8 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | A | |
| DNF | Peter Janson | 15 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Captain Peter Janson | A | |
| DNF | Jim Keogh, Graham Ritter | 28 | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | A | ||
| DNF | Larry Perkins | 15 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Captain Peter Janson | A | |
| DNF | Dick Johnson | 17 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | Bryan Byrt Ford | A | |
| DNF | Ron Dickson, Fred Gibson | 12 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | A | ||
| DNF | Graeme Blanchard, Scott Taylor | 81 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | A | ||
| DNF | Bruce Hindhaugh | 4 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | A | ||
| DNF | Warren Cullen, Brian Sampson | 22 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | A | ||
| DNF | Rusty French, Leo Leonard | 23 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | A | ||
| DNF | Tim Slako | 34 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | A | ||
| DNF | Bob Forbes | 11 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Bob Forbes Motorsport | A | |
| DNF | Bob Morris | 7 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Ron Hodgson Racing | A | |
| DNF | Kevin Bartlett | 14 | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | A | ||
| DNF | Bob Jane, Ian Geoghegan | 3 | Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback | Bob Jane T-Marts | A | |
| DNF | Graham Ryan, Phillip Arnull | 29 | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | A | ||
| DNF | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Brian Wood Ford | A | |
| DNF | Lyndon Arnel | 49 | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | ||
| DNF | Rod Stevens, Tony Farrell | 71 | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | ||
| DNF | Geoff Leeds, Bruce Leffler | 41 | Mazda RX-3 | B | ||
| DNF | David Seldon | 38 | Triumph Dolomite | C | ||
| DNF | Lyn Brown, Bruce Stewart | 33 | Mazda | |||
| DNF | Barry Lawrence | 45 | Triumph Dolomite | C | ||
| DNF | James Laing-Peach | 65 | Triumph Dolomite | C | ||
| DNF | Wilson, Andrews | 47 | Holden Torana | A | ||
| DNF | Peter Williamson | 70 | Toyota Celica | Peter Williamson Toyota | C | |
| DNF | Louis, Brewster | 43 | Mazda | |||
| DNF | Penhall, Gary Cooke | 44 | Mazda | |||
| DNF | Ian Messner, Bill Stanley | 52 | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | ||
| DNF | John White, John English | 66 | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | ||
| DNF | Ray Cutchie | 58 | Ford Capri V6 | B | ||
| DNF | Wade, Myers | 61 | Triumph Dolomite | C | ||
| DNF | Ian Wells, McGinley | 79 | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | ||
| DNF | Gough, Gough | 54 | Isuzu Gemini | C | ||
| DNF | Granger, Richards | 67 | BMW | |||
| DNF | Stoopman, Stoopman | 99 | BMW | |||
| DNF | Tony Niovanni | 82 | Isuzu Gemini | C | ||
| DNF | Patterson | 111 | Honda | D | ||
| DNF | Ken Harrison | 91 | Ford Escort | |||
| DNF | Bernie Stack, Poole | 74 | Volkswagen Passat | D |
References edit
- ^ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, pages 62-63
Further reading edit
- Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, The Australian racing history of Ford, 1989
- Stewart Wilson, Holden, The Official Racing History, 1988
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1977, pages 89&90