The 1980 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Southern Cross International Rally was the fifteenth and final running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 18th and the 22nd of October 1980. The event covered 2,616 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie.[1] It was won by Ross Dunkerton and Jeff Beaumont, driving a Datsun Stanza.
| 1980 Southern Cross Rally Southern Cross International Rally | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Australia |
| Rally base | Sydney Port Macquarie |
| Dates run | 18 – 22 October 1980 |
| Stages | 35 (1,098.54 km; 682.60 miles) |
| Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel |
| Overall distance | 2,616.19 km (1,625.63 miles) |
| Statistics | |
| Crews | 45 at start, 24 at finish |
| Overall results | |
| Overall winner | Ross Dunkerton Jeff Beaumont Nissan Motor Australia |
Results edit
| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Overall Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Nissan Motor Australia
|
Ross Dunkerton Jeff Beaumont
|
Datsun Stanza | 13hr 56min 26sec |
| 2 | 3 | Ford Motor Company of Australia
|
Greg Carr Fred Gocentas
|
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II | 13hr 59min 26sec |
| 3 | 1 | Ford Motor Company of Australia
|
 Ari Vatanen  David Richards
|
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II | 14hr 23min 29sec |
| 4 | 9 | Gosford Dyno Tune Centre
|
Ian Hill Ann Heaney
|
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II | 14hr 58min 52sec |
| 5 | 12 | Kambrook Distributing P/L
|
David Jones Ian Pearson
|
Holden Commodore VB | 15hr 33min 22sec |
| 6 | 11 | Frank Johnston
|
Frank Johnston Stephen Vanderbyl
|
Mazda 323 Rotary | 15hr 36min 33sec |
| 7 | 27 | G.J Berne
|
John Berne David Peiti
|
Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II | 15hr 50min 7sec |
| 8 | 13 | Race & Rally Sales P/L
|
Gordon Leven Robert Wilson
|
Datsun 1600 SSS | 16hr 4min 34sec |
| 9 | 26 | Bathurst Light Car Club
|
Graham Clark Arthur Davis
|
Datsun 180B | 16hr 14min 43sec |
| 10 | 20 | Apex Batteries P/L
|
Gary Meehan Greg Gifford
|
Toyota Celica RA40 | 16hr 17min 36sec |
| 11 | 22 | Mazcars Croydon
|
Gary Mecak Ron Marks
|
Mazda 323 | 16hr 24min 27sec |
| 12 | 21 | Max Roberts
|
Max Roberts Tony Carroll
|
Datsun Stanza | 16hr 37min 30sec |
| 13 | 10 |  IMSC Monster
|
Nobuhiro Tajima Kiyoshi Kawamura
|
Datsun Stanza | 16hr 44min 24sec |
| 14 | 38 | Wayne Pritchard
|
Wayne Pritchard Garry Pritchard
|
Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II | 16hr 52min 1sec |
| 15 | 33 | Alan McLucas
|
Alan McLucas Derek Hunter
|
Datsun 180B SSS | 17hr 5min 35sec |
| 16 | 16 | Citizen Watches Australia
|
Peter Nelson Grahame Moule
|
Datsun 1600 | 17hr 14min 16sec |
| 17 | 36 | Col Parry
|
Col Parry Philip Speer
|
Holden Commodore VB | 17hr 18min 26sec |
| 18 | 24 | Stones Corner Motors
|
Hank Kabel Gary Kabel
|
Mazda 323 | 17hr 31min 7sec |
| 19 | 15 | Whalebone Wharf
|
Dan White Steve Griffiths
|
Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II | 17hr 51min 29sec |
| 20 | 32 | John Murray
|
John Murray Jeff D'Albora
|
Holden Commodore VB | 17hr 52min 4sec |
| 21 | 41 | Stephen Annabel
|
Stephen Annabel Fran Fifield
|
Mazda RX-3 | 17hr 56min 45sec |
| 22 | 25 | Christian Autosports Club
|
George Kahler Greg Weale
|
Mazda RX-7 | 18hr 54min 25sec |
| 23 | 30 | N.D.C. Tokyo
|
Takashi Yufune Yukiaki Aida
|
Datsun Sunny | 19hr 37min 56sec |
| 24 | 31 | George Rugg
|
George Rugg -
|
Mitsubishi Galant | 20hr 7min 45sec |
| Source:[2][3] | |||||
References edit
- ^ Dan White. "1980 Route".
- ^ Dan White. "1980 - Dunkerton wins last Cross".
- ^ Dan White. "1980 Entries".