1971 Rothmans 250
The 1971 Rothmans 250 was motor race[1] for Group E Series Production Touring Cars.[2] It was staged on 7 November 1971[3] at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in Queensland, Australia, over a 250-mile distance.[1] The race, which was Heat 5 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falcon GTHO.[1]
Classes
As a heat of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, classes were defined by a Capacity/Price Units formula with values for each model calculated by multiplying the engine capacity in litres by the retail price.[4]
Results
Position[1] | Drivers[1] | No.[1] | Car[1] | Entrant[1] | Laps[1] |
1 | Allan Moffat | 60E | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3[5] | Ford Motor Co | 125 |
2 | Leo Geoghegan | 43D | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Austral Motors | 125 |
3 | Peter Brock | 55D | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | Holden Dealer Team | 124 |
4 | Colin Bond | 54D[6] | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | Holden Dealer Team | 124 |
5 | John French | 61E[6] | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3[5] | Ford Motor Co | 123 |
6 | Doug Chivas | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Austral Motors | 123 | |
Class A : Up to 3000 CP Units | |||||
1 | Jim Laing-Peach | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | ||
2 | Barry Tapsall | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | ||
3 | Mel Mollison | 4A | Mazda 1300 | Mel Mollison | |
4 | Peter Le Francke | Toyota Corolla | AMI Racing Team | ||
5 | Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | ||
6 | Paul McInerney | Chrysler Valiant Galant 1300 | |||
7 | Middleton | Mazda | |||
? | Paul Buda | 7A | Honda Scamp | ||
Class B : 3001 - 4600 CP Units | |||||
1 | Lakis Manticas | Morris Cooper S | British Leyland Works Team | ||
2 | Paul Gulson | Morris Cooper S | Marque Motors | ||
3 | Bruce Stewart | Datsun 1600 | WH Motors | ||
4 | Jenny Parker | Morris Cooper S | |||
5 | Keith Henry | Morris Cooper S | |||
6 | Graeme Finan | Morris Cooper S | |||
? | Datsun 1600[7] | ||||
? | Keith Shaw,[7] Dennis Caswell[7] | Honda Coupe 9[7] | |||
? | O'Shanesy,[7] English[7] | Morris Cooper S[7] | Marque Motors[7] | ||
DNF | Joe Camilleri | Morris Clubman GT | |||
Class C : 4601 - 9000 CP Units | |||||
1 | Eric Olsen | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Eric Olsen | ||
2 | Lyndon Arnel | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Tony Motson's Performance Tune | ||
3 | Bob Forbes | Fiat 124 Coupe | Fiat Dealers Team | ||
? | John Piper | Ford Escort Twin Cam | |||
? | Jim Murcott | Ford Escort Twin Cam | |||
? | George Giesberts | Holden LC Torana GTR | |||
? | Warren Gracie | Holden LC Torana GTR | |||
? | Garry Cooke | Mazda Capella RE | |||
? | Charlie Lund | Mazda Capella RE | |||
? | Terry Friar | Mazda Capella RE | |||
Class D : 9001 - 18000 CP Units | |||||
1 | Leo Geoghegan | 43D | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Austral Motors | 125 |
2 | Peter Brock | 55D | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | Holden Dealer Team | 124 |
3 | Colin Bond | 54D | Holden LC Torana GTR-XU1 | Holden Dealer Team | 124 |
5 | Doug Chivas | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | Austral Motors | 123 | |
6 | Tony Paul | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T | |||
Class E : 18001 and Over CP Units | |||||
1 | Allan Moffat | 60E | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3[5] | Ford Motor Co | 125 |
2 | John French | 61E | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3[5] | Ford Motor Co | 123 |
DNF | David McKay | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3[5] | Finnie Ford | ||
DNF | Phil Barnes | Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3[5] | Brian Byrt Ford | ||
DNF | Rod Donovan | Ford Falcon GTHO[5] |
The winning car completed the race in 3 hours 11 minutes 46.1 seconds at an average speed of 83 mph[3] (133 km/h).
The above results table does not list all competitors, given that there were "over forty starters" in the race.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Des White, Moffat's 250, Torana's Title, Racing Car News, December 1971, pages 68-70
- ^ Australian Title Conditions, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 82
- ^ a b Bruce Waddell, Moffat by half lap in "250", Brisbane Courier Mail, Monday, 8 November 1971
- ^ John Medley, Bathurst, The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, 1997, page 423
- ^ a b c d e f g Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford, The Racing History, 1989, page 287
- ^ a b Fantastic Finale, Modern Motor, January 1972
- ^ a b c d e f g h Keith Shaw, Surfers 250, Australian Motor Manual, January 1972, page 56
External links
- Image of model of winning car at www.motorfocus.com.au
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