1971 Phillip Island 500K

The 1971 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 24 October 1971.[1] The event was staged over a race distance of 106 laps, totalling 318 mi (512 km).[2] It was Round 4 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.[2]

The race was won by Colin Bond, driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1.[2]

Classes

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The field was divided into five classes according to the assessed CP Units of each car (i.e. engine capacity in litres multiplied by retail price in dollars).[3]

Results

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Position [2] Drivers [2] No.[3] Car [2] Entrant [3] Laps [2]
1 Colin Bond 31 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 106
2 Peter Brock 32 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 106
3 Doug Chivas 45 Chrysler Valiant Charger Liverpool Chrysler 105
4 Frank Porter 43 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Garry & Warren Smith 104
5 Allan Moffat 65 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III Ford Motor Co. of Australia Ltd. 104
6 [1] Tony Roberts 39 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Dustings of Burwood 102
7 [1] Tom Naughton 33 Chrysler Valiant Charger Northcote Chrysler 101
8 [1] John Piper 29 Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam J. J. Piper 99
9 [1] Bill Evans 27 Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam R. G. Wilson 99
10 [1] Bob Forbes 23 Fiat 124S Fiat Dealer Team 98
Class A (Up to 3000 CP Units)
1 Geoff Perry 3 Mazda 1300 G. R. Perry 90
2 Mel Mollison 4 Mazda 1300 M. N. Mollison 87
3 Jim Laing-Peach 2 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team 85
DNF [1] Doug Whiteford[1] 1 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team ?
Class B (3001 to 4600 CP Units)
1 Bill Stanley, Paul Gulson [1] 10 Morris Cooper S Marque Motors 96
2 Lakis Manticas 19 Morris Cooper S British Leyland Works 92
3 Ron McCormack 14 Honda 1300 Melbourne Vehicles Sales
Class C (2601 to 9000 CP Units)
1 John Piper 29 Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam J. J. Piper 99
2 Bill Evans 27 Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam R. G. Wilson 99
3 Bob Forbes 23 Fiat 124S Fiat Dealer Team 98
4 Clive Millis [1] 24 Mazda Capella RE [3] Clive Millis Motors Pty. Ltd. 97 [1]
DNF Tony Niovanni 22 Mazda Capella RE [3]
DNF Jim Murcott 25 Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam Brian Wood Ford 44 [1]
DNF Barry Ward [2][3] 26 Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam B. Ward
DNF Alan Keith 28 Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam A. Keith 2
Class D (9001 to 18000 CP Units)
1 Colin Bond 31 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 106
2 Peter Brock 32 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 106
3 Doug Chivas 45 Chrysler Valiant Charger Liverpool Chrysler 105
4 Frank Porter 43 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Garry & Warren Smith 104
5 Tony Roberts 39 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Dustings of Burwood 102
6 Tom Naughton 33 Chrysler Valiant Charger Northcote Chrysler 101
7 [1] Malcolm Ramsay 41 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 City State Racing Team 97 [1]
Lawrie Nelson 34 Chrysler Valiant Charger Northcote Chrysler
Mike Bertram [2][3] 44 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 M. J. Bertram
Lionel Rose 37 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 T. Robertson
DNF [1] Leo Geoghegan 46 Chrysler Valiant Charger Geoghegan Sporty Cars
DNF Bruce McPhee 38 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Kevin Dennis Motors
DNF Brian Reed 40 Chrysler Valiant Charger West Heidelberg Motors
DNF Noel Devine [2][3] 35 Chrysler Valiant Charger Eastside Chrysler
DNF John Walker 42 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 City State Racing Team
Class E (18001 and Over CP Units)
1 Allan Moffat 65 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III Ford Motor Co. of Australia Ltd. 104
2 Don Preece 61 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III Pitstop Motors 84
DNF Murray Carter 60 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III John Harding Ford
DNF Phil Barnes 62 Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III Byrt Ford

Note: The above table may not show all starters.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Holden 1-2 at The Island, Australian Auto Action, October 29, 1971, Pages 1 to 3
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tom Naughton, Torana Take Island Thriller, Racing Car News, December 1971, pages 38 to 41
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Official Souvenir Programme, Phillip Island, October 24th, 1971

Further reading

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  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1971
  • Phillip Island 500K, Australian Motor Manual, January 1972, page 56
  • Bond Leads 'Island' Torana Benefit, Modern Motor, January 1972, Page 93
  • Ford, The Australian Racing History © 1989
  • Holden, The Official Racing History © 1988