1974 Southern Cross Rally

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1974 Southern Cross Rally
The Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally
Host country Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Rally base Sydney
Port Macquarie
Dates run9 13 October 1974
Stages48 (1,919.60 km; 1,192.78 miles)
Stage surface Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance3,506.37 km (2,178.76 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Cowan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bryson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd
Crews61 at start, 7 at finish

The 1974 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally was the ninth running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 9th and the 13th of October 1974. The event covered 3,506 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie. [1] It was won by Andrew Cowan and John Bryson, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer GSR.

Results

PosNoEntrantDriversCarPenalties (Points)
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Cowan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bryson
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 209
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd Flag of Kenya.svg Joginder Singh
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Connelly
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 272
322 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuo Yaginuma Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuo Yaginuma
Flag of Japan.svg Haruo Okada
Toyota Trueno 441
418 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nissan Motor Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Fury
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monty Suffern
Datsun 180B SSS 1051
514 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nissan Motor Australia Flag of Japan.svg Yoshio Iwashita
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiro Yasuoka
Datsun 710 SSS 2021
631 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jackson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jackson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Jackson
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 2528
738 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dr. J. Munro Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Munro
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wal Harris
Datsun 1600 3708
Source: [2] [3]

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References

  1. Dan White. "1974 Route".
  2. Dan White. "1974 - Cowan leads the Magnificent Seven".
  3. Dan White. "1974 Entries".