1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500
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The 1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was a motor race held on 3 October 1971 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. It was open to production vehicles competing in showroom condition,[1] with the field divided into five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle in Australian dollars. Although an outright winner was officially recognised, all other official awards were for class results only.[2] The race was the 12th in a sequence of annual "Bathurst 500" production car races dating back to the 1960 Armstrong 500. The outright winner was Allan Moffat driving a Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III.
The 1971 race is perhaps best remembered for Sydney driver 's lucky escape after the biggest single car crash in the race's history. On lap 43, the right front tyre on Brown's Phase III GTHO Falcon burst at over 100 mph (161 km/h) on the approach to the daunting McPhillamy Park, which in 1971 had no runoff area on the outside of the track, just the earth bank and a fence made of railway sleepers on top. The Falcon barrel-rolled along the fence (with two marshals lucky to escape with their lives by only just scampering out of the way) and ended upside down after 3½ rolls. Brown was lucky because his seat broke in the first roll and he was lying flat in the car as it continued rolling. Amazingly his only injuries were a grazed shin and a black eye.[3]
1971 will also be remembered as the year that Moffat had a stray cardboard Southwark Bitter carton attached itself to the front of his GTHO for a number of laps, blocking the car's radiator. Pit boards told him of the problem and the team attempted to call Moffat in for a quick stop to remove the carton, but Moffat, seeing no change to the engine temperature and no reduction in the cars performance, waved them off and remained on the track until his scheduled pit stop with the approval of Ford Works Team manager Howard Marsden.[4]
Class structure[]
Cars competed in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle in Australian dollars.
Class A[]
Class A was for cars costing less than $2,150. It was contested by Datsun 1200, Mazda 1300 and Toyota Corolla.
Class B[]
The $2,151 to $2,500 class had the smallest number of starters with just four cars: Datsun 1600 and Mazda Capella 1600.
Class C[]
The $2,501 to $3,150 class saw a mix of Ford Cortina, Ford Escort, 2.8 litre Holden Torana GTR, Honda 1300, Mazda RX-2 and Morris Cooper S.
Class D[]
The $3,151 to $4,350 class featured Alfa Romeo Giulia, the E38 version of the Chrysler Valiant Charger, Ford Falcon 500 and 3.0 litre Holden Torana GTR XU-1.
Class E[]
For cars over $4,350. Apart from a single Fiat 124S, the class consisted only of Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase IIIs.
Top 10 Qualifiers[]
Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Qual |
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Pole | 65 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:38.9 |
2 | 64 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:41.9 |
3 | 66 | Road & Track Auto Services | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:43.3 |
4 | 57 | Finnie Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:44.4 |
5 | 63 | FF Newell & Son | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:44.7 |
6 | 62 | Byrt Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:45.4 |
7 | 69 | Trevor Thiele Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:45.5 |
8 | 43 | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 2:45.7 |
9 | 61 | Baldwin Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III | 2:46.6 |
10 | 45 | Reg Papps & Sons | ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 2:46.3 |
Results[]
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Pos.[5] | Class[5][6][7] | No.[6][7] | Entrant[6][7] | Drivers[5][6][7] | Car[5][6][7] | Laps[5][7] | Qual Pos. |
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1 | E | 65 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 130 | 1 |
2 | E | 62 | Byrt Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 129 | 6 |
3 | E | 57 | Finnie Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 129 | 4 |
4 | D | 31 | Holden Dealer Team | ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 129 | 15 |
5 | E | 64 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 129 | 2 |
6 | E | 60 | McLeod Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 129 | 17 |
7 | D | 43 | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 129 | 8 |
8 | D | 32 | Holden Dealer Team | ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 129 | 11 |
9 | D | 30 | Max Wright Motors | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 129 | 22 |
10 | D | 45 | Reg Papps & Sons | ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 129 | 10 |
11 | E | 59 | J Harding | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 127 | 21 |
12 | D | 41 | Shell Racing | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 127 | 19 |
13 | D | 28 | Suttons Motors (Petersham) | ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 127 | 32 |
14 | E | 55 | Sinclair Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 126 | 30 |
15 | D | 40 | Harvey Drew Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 126 | 24 |
16 | D | 49 | Courtesy Motors | ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 125 | 18 |
17 | D | 29 | Dusting & Co Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 125 | 36 |
18 | D | 39 | City State Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 124 | 28 |
19 | D | 42 | Liverpool Chrysler | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 124 | 16 |
20 | E | 67 | Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 123 | 12 |
21 | D | 47 | John McNicol Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon 500 | 122 | 34 |
22 | D | 37 | M Brown | ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 121 | 33 |
23 | D | 34 | The Commonwealth Ind. Gases | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 120 | 23 |
24 | E | 54 | Zanardo & Rodriguez Sales & Services Pty Ltd |
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Fiat 124 Sport | 118 | 35 |
25 | D | 38 | L Seaton | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 118 | 26 |
26 | C | 17 | G Cooke | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda RX-2 | 117 | 39 |
27 | C | 27 | Victorian Police Motor Sports Club | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR | 117 | 40 |
28 | D | 44 | Blue Point Motors (Management) Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 116 | 27 |
29 | C | 51 | D&P Traders Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 115 | 61 |
30 | C | 19 | Chas Tierney Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR | 115 | 42 |
31 | C | 16 | John Hile Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 110 | 45 |
32 | C | 22 | Mazda Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda RX-2 | 113 | 37 |
33 | C | 25 | Marque Motors | ![]() ![]() |
Morris Cooper S | 111 | 47 |
34 | C | 24 | H Vines | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 110 | 45 |
35 | C | 20 | Kloster Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Ford TC Cortina 2000L | 110 | 49 |
36 | B | 12 | WH Motors Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Datsun 1600 | 109 | 51 |
37 | A | 6 | John Palmer Motors | ![]() |
Mazda 1300 | 108 | 53 |
38 | A | 8 | Mazda Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda 1300 | 107 | 57 |
39 | A | 5 | AMI Racing Team | ![]() |
Toyota Corolla 1200 | 106 | 59 |
40 | A | 7 | C Kennedy | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda 1300 | 105 | 60 |
41 | C | 21 | Bennett Honda Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Honda 1300-S | 104 | 56 |
42 | C | 15 | Marque Motors | ![]() ![]() |
Morris Cooper S | 102 | 44 |
43 | A | 1 | Datsun Racing Team | ![]() |
Datsun 1200 | 100 | 52 |
44 | B | 14 | Mazda Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda Capella 1600 | 99 | 46 |
45 | B | 11 | WH Motors Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Datsun 1600 | 97 | 48 |
DNF | E | 61 | Baldwin Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 117 | 9 |
DNF | A | 4 | AMI Racing Team | ![]() |
Toyota Corolla 1200 | 102 | 58 |
DNF | D | 50 | R Lanyon | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 98 | 25 |
DNF | D | 48 | B Thomson | ![]() ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 1600 Giulia Super | 80 | 43 |
DNF | E | 58 | Mark IV Car Air Conditioning | ![]() ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 80 | 14 |
DNF | E | 69 | Trevor Thiele Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 55 | 7 |
DNF | D | 33 | Bob Jane Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 50 | 29 |
DNF | D | 46 | Bardahl International Oil Corp | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | 46 | 13 |
DNF | E | 63 | FF Newell & Son | ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 43 | 5 |
DNF | E | 66 | Road & Track Auto Services | ![]() ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | 32 | 3 |
DNF | A | 9 | Mazda Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Mazda 1300 | 17 | 54 |
DNF | D | 36 | BS NcNaughton | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 7 | 20 |
DSQ | C | 23 | Sinclair Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 115 | 41 |
DSQ | B | 10 | Datsun Racing Team | ![]() ![]() |
Datsun 1600 | 111 | 50 |
DSQ | A | 2 | Datsun Racing Team | ![]() |
Datsun 1200 | 109 | 55 |
DNS | A | 3 | AMI Racing Team | ![]() |
Toyota Corolla 1200 | ||
DNS | B | 13 | Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Ford Cortina 1600L | ||
DNS | C | 18 | Waterloo High Performance Tuning Centre | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR | ||
DNS | C | 26 | Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() |
Ford Escort Twin Cam | ||
DNS | D | 35 | L Grose | ![]() ![]() |
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 31 | |
DNS | D | 52 | R Lanyon | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | ||
DNS | D | 53 | Formula 1 International Motoring Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38 | ||
DNS | E | 56 | McCluskey Ford Pty Ltd | ![]() ![]() |
Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III | ||
DNS | E | 68 | G Ward | ![]() |
Volvo 164 | ||
DNS | E | 70 | HG Fenton | ![]() ![]() |
Ford XW Falcon GT-HO Phase II |
Statistics[]
- Pole Position - #65 Allan Moffat - 2:38.9[5]
- Fastest Lap - #58 Bob Morris - 2:40[7] (lap record)
- Average Speed - 130 km/h
- Race Time of winning car - 6:09:49.5[7]
References[]
- ^ 1971 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 6 Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 26 August 2009. Archived 3 September 2009.
- ^ 1971 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 60 Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 26 August 2009. Archived 3 September 2009.
- ^ Bill Brown crash
- ^ Mount Panorama Bathurst - The Great Race - 1971 highlights
- ^ a b c d e f Greenhalgh, David; Thomas B. Floyd; Bill Tuckey (2000). Australia's Greatest Motor Race 1960-1999. Chevron Publishing Group. pp. 178–185 & 459. ISBN 1-875221-12-3.
- ^ a b c d e 1971 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 59 Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 26 August 2009. Archived 3 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 1972 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 58 Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 15 March 2014.
External links[]
- Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales
- 1971 in Australian motorsport