1979 Southern Cross Rally
1979 Southern Cross Rally Southern Cross International Rally | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Rally base | Sydney Port Macquarie |
Dates run | 13 – 17 October 1979 |
Stages | 38 (1,563.72 km; 971.65 miles) |
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel |
Overall distance | 2,733.73 km (1,698.66 miles) |
Results | |
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Crews | 40 at start, 17 at finish |
The 1979 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Southern Cross International Rally was the fourteenth running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 13th and the 17th of October 1979. The event covered 2,733 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie.[1] It was won by George Fury and Monty Suffern, driving a Datsun Stanza.
Results[]
Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Overall Time |
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
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Datsun Stanza | 20hr 36min 9sec |
2 | 4 | ![]() |
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Datsun Stanza | 20hr 49min 20sec |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
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Datsun Stanza | 21hr 53min 53sec |
4 | 5 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II | 22hr 5min 19sec |
5 | 15 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-3 | 23hr 18min 13sec |
6 | 16 | ![]() |
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Toyota Levin TE25 | 23hr 32min 26sec |
7 | 10 | ![]() |
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Holden Commodore VB | 23hr 41min 35sec |
8 | 18 | ![]() |
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Datsun 1600 SSS | 23hr 46min 30sec |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
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Ford Cortina TE | 24hr 5min 36sec |
10 | 20 | ![]() |
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Datsun 120Y | 24hr 36min 41sec |
11 | 55 | ![]() |
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Datsun Stanza | 24hr 37min 9sec |
12 | 17 | ![]() |
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Mazda RX-2 | 24hr 44min 29sec |
13 | 43 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II | 25hr 27min 18sec |
14 | 30 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Galant | 25hr 40min 43sec |
15 | 34 | ![]() |
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Datsun 120Y | 25hr 57min 11sec |
16 | 24 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Lancer | 26hr 12min 39sec |
17 | 50 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS2000 Mark II | 26hr 37min 43sec |
Source:[2][3] |
References[]
- ^ Dan White. "1979 Route".
- ^ Dan White. "1979 - Fury makes it a double".
- ^ Dan White. "1979 Entries".
Categories:
- Rally competitions in Australia
- 1979 in rallying
- 1979 in Australian motorsport