1973 Southern Cross Rally The Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally | |
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Host country | |
Rally base | Sydney Port Macquarie |
Dates run | 3 – 7 October 1973 |
Stages | 40 (1,822.70 km; 1,132.57 miles) |
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel |
Overall distance | 3,245.70 km (2,016.78 miles) |
Results | |
Overall winner | |
Crews | 71 at start, 38 at finish |
The 1973 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally was the eighth running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 3rd and the 7th of October 1973. The event covered 3,245 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie. [1] It was won by Andrew Cowan and John Bryson, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer GSR.
Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
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1 | 5 | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | 193.25 | ||
2 | 16 | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | 219 | ||
3 | 3 | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | 225.75 | ||
4 | 9 | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | 247.25 | ||
5 | 74 | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 264 | ||
6 | 8 | Datsun 180B SSS | 281.50 | ||
7 | 22 | Mitsubishi Galant | 366 | ||
8 | 17 | Datsun 240Z | 372 | ||
9 | 21 | Mazda RX-3 | 570.50 | ||
10 | 30 | Datsun 1200 | 726.25 | ||
11 | 41 | Datsun 180B SSS | 818.50 | ||
12 | 31 | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 819.50 | ||
13 | 28 | Datsun 1200 | 951 | ||
14 | 42 | Subaru Leone GSR | 1237.50 | ||
15 | 43 | Datsun 1600 | 1340.75 | ||
16 | 2 | Datsun 240Z | 1936 | ||
17 | 53 | Datsun 1600 | 2152.75 | ||
18 | 59 | Toyota Corolla | 2827.75 | ||
19 | 27 | Datsun 180B SSS | 3519.75 | ||
20 | 71 | Datsun 1600 | 3576.75 | ||
21 | 50 | Datsun 1600 | 3741.75 | ||
22 | 32 | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 3952.25 | ||
23 | 44 | Datsun 1600 | 4121 | ||
24 | 70 | Holden Torana LJ GTR | 4205.25 | ||
25 | 58 | Datsun 1600 | 4267.75 | ||
26 | 39 | Mitsubishi Galant | 4347.75 | ||
27 | 54 | Honda Civic | 4378.25 | ||
28 | 37 | Honda Civic | 4767.75 | ||
29 | 48 | Mazda RX-2 Coupe | 4800.75 | ||
30 | 57 | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 4825.50 | ||
31 | 56 | Honda Civic | 5239.75 | ||
32 | 67 | Datsun 1600 | 5922.25 | ||
33 | 46 | Mazda 1200 | 6095.25 | ||
34 | 45 | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 7930 | ||
35 | 52 | Leyland P76 | 8121.25 | ||
36 | 72 | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 8972.75 | ||
37 | 73 | Morris Cooper S | 12046.75 | ||
38 | 68 | Morris Cooper S | 14849.50 | ||
Source: [2] [3] [4] |
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