1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

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The 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian national motor racing title open to Group C Touring Cars.[1] The championship, which was the fourth Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by General Motors-Holden's.[2]

A reproduction of the Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop with which John Goss & Kevin Bartlett won the Bathurst round of the championship

Calendar[]

The championship was contested over a five round series with each round being a single race staged over a minimum distance of 250 km.[1][3]

Round[3] Race title Circuit[3] State Date[3] Winning driver(s)[3] Winning car[3] Report
1 Chesterfield 250[4] Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 25 August Australia Colin Bond Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000
2 Sandown 250[5] Sandown Park Victoria 8 September Canada Allan Moffat Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop Report
3 Hardie-Ferodo 1000[3] Mount Panorama New South Wales 6 October Australia John Goss
Australia Kevin Bartlett 		Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop Report
4 Chesterfield 300[6] Surfers Paradise Queensland 10 November Australia Colin Bond Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000
5 RE-PO 500K[7] Phillip Island Victoria 24 November Australia Colin Bond Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Report

Class Structure[]

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes.[1]

  • Up to and including 1300 cc[1]
  • 1301 to 2000 cc[1]
  • 2001 to 3000 cc[1]
  • Over 3000 cc[1]

Points system[]

Championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four positions outright at all rounds except the Bathurst round.[1] For the Bathurst round only, championship points were awarded on an 18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four positions outright.[1] Only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points.[1]

Results[]

Position[8] Manufacturer[8] Car Points[8]
1 General Motors-Holden's Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 &
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1[3] 		69
2 Ford Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop &
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 		64

Note: Championship placings below second position are not known.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Conditions for Australian Titles, 1974 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 87
  2. ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Manufacturers Championships Review, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 120-145
  4. ^ Official Programme, Chesterfield 250, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, August 25th 1974
  5. ^ Phillip Island Break-Up Party, Australian Motor Manual, February 1975, page 64
  6. ^ Des White, Toranas top-score, Racing Car News, December 1974, page 54
  7. ^ Tom NcNaughton, K.B. stops Stewart’s run, Racing Car News, January 1975, page 60
  8. ^ a b c Turning point for tin-tops, Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1975, pages 16 to 21
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