1971 South Pacific Touring Series

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The 1971 South Pacific Touring Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Series Production Touring Cars. [1] It was the second running of an annual series which had first been contested as the 1970 Tasman Touring Series. [1]

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

Schedule

Colin Bond won the series driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1 similar to that pictured above Holden Torana XU1 (6285418442).jpg
Colin Bond won the series driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1 similar to that pictured above
Bruce McPhee placed second driving a Ford Falcon GTHO similar to that pictured above Ford Falcon GTHO (6263000001).jpg
Bruce McPhee placed second driving a Ford Falcon GTHO similar to that pictured above

The series was contested over three rounds: [1]

Round [3] Race nameCircuitDateWinning driverWinning car
1 [3]   Warwick Farm [3] 14 February [3] Colin Bond [3] Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [3]
2 [1] International Motor Show Trophy [1] Sandown [1] 21 February [1] Bruce McPhee [4] Ford Falcon GTHO [4]
3 [2]   Surfers Paradise [2] 28 February [2] Colin Bond [2] Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [2]

Each round was held as a support race to a round of the 1971 Tasman Championship. [1]

The first round was scheduled to be held at Surfers Paradise on 7 February however that meeting was postponed due to heavy rain and it was rescheduled to 28 February. [3]

Classes

Competing cars were classified into five classes according to an assessed CP Units value for each vehicle. [1] Under this system, the engine capacity of the car (in litres) was multiplied by the retail price of the car (in Australian dollars) to arrive at a CP Unit value. [1]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 4,3,2,1 basis for the first four places at each round. [5] In addition, points were awarded for places in each class as follows: [5]

Points were only awarded to a driver who started in all three rounds. [5] The driver was required to compete in a vehicle entered by the same entrant in all three rounds and that vehicle was required to be the same make and model although not necessarily the same vehicle. [5]

Series standings

Pos. [2] Driver [2] Car [1] Entrant [1] Points [2]
1 Colin Bond Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 37
2 Bruce McPhee Ford Falcon GTHO Ford Motor Company of Australia 34
3Lakis Manticas Morris Cooper S British Leyland Works Team 24

Only the first three outright series placings are shown in the above table.

Manufacturers Awards

A Manufacturers Award was presented to the manufacturer of the winning driver's car at the end of the series. [5] In addition, awards were made to the manufacturers of the winning driver's car in each of the four remaining classes. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Official Programme, Sandown, 21 February 1971
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Des White, Matich Makes It!, Racing Car News, April 1971, pp. 34-37
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gardner Go To Whoa, Racing Car News, March 1971, pp. 38-43
  4. 1 2 Tom Naughton, McRae's Sensational Sandown, Racing Car News, April 1971, pp. 28-31
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 General Supplementary Regulations, Surfers Paradise International Motor Racing Circuit Pty Ltd, Sunday, 7 February 1971