The 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars.[1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.[1]
The title, which was the second Australian Sports Car Championship,[2] was won by Peter Woodward, driving an Elfin 350 Coventry Climax.[3]
Schedule
editThe championship was contested over three heats with one race per heat.[1]
- Heat 1, Endeavour Cup, Phillip Island, Victoria, 25 January[4]
- Heat 2, RAC Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 3 May[5]
- Heat 3, Western Australian Sports Car Championship,[6] Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 16 August[7]
Points system
editChampionship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat.[1]
Championship standings
edit| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Phi. | War. | Wan. | Total[5][7][8] |
| 1 | Peter Woodward | 47 & 3 | Elfin 350 Coventry Climax | Woodward Racing | 9 | - | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Phillip Moore | 6 & 15 | Elfin 300C Ford | PC Moore | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Niel Allen | 2 | Elfin ME5 Chevrolet | NE Allen Auto. Ind. | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| = | Howie Sangster | 4 | Lola T70 Mk2 Ford | Pinocchios Racing | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Frank Matich | 1 | Matich SR4 Repco | Rothmans Team Matich | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| 6 | Peter Larner | 34 | Lotus 23B | Civil Flying School | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| = | Stan Starcevich | 5 | Graduate Mk 2 Ford | S Starcevich | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Bob Jane | 3 | Ford Mustang | Bob Jane Shell Racing Team | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| = | Dennis Urhane | Elfin 300 Ford | Total Morwell Service Station | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| 10 | Charlie Occhipinti | 35 | Elfin Mallala | C Occhipinti | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| = | John Goss | 12 | Tornado Ford | McLeod Ford | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| = | Dick Murphy | 47 | Bolwell Mk 7 | R Murphy | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Bill Peacock | 48 | Pegasus | WR Peacock | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| = | Bob Martin | Hustler SC1 Ford | Robert Martin | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| = | Murray Charnley | 51 | Lotus 23 | M Charnley | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c d CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1970, pages 78–82
- ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
- ^ Australian Sports Car Championship 1970, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1971, pages 108–113
- ^ Adrian Ryan, Title Lead to Woodward, Racing Car News, March 1970, page 46
- ^ a b Jim Morris, Allen Breaks Title Grip on RAC, Racing Car News, June 1970, pages 42–43
- ^ Terry Walker, Around the Houses, 1980, page 53
- ^ a b Mike Cuss, Woodward: Sports Champ, Racing Car News, October 1970, pages 34–35
- ^ Occhipinti & Peacock are omitted from the points listing published in Racing Car News, October 1970 however they are both included in the listing published in the June issue
Further reading
edit- Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1971, page 58
- Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 169 – 170
External links
edit- 1970 Endeavour Cup images & Official Souvenir Programme extracts Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 22 June 2009
- 1970 Western Australian race results Retrieved from www.terrywalkersplace.com au on 22 June 2009
- 1970 Australian sports car racing images Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 22 June 2009