1975 Australian Rally Championship

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The 1975 Australian Rally Championship was a series of seven rallying events held across Australia. It was the eighth season in the history of the competition.

Ross Dunkerton and navigator John Large in the Datsun 240Z were the winners of the 1975 Championship.

Season review

The eighth Australian Rally Championship was once again held over seven events across Australia. This season consisted of two events each for Victoria and New South Wales, and one each in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. [1] The 1975 season saw domination of the Datsun 240Z's, with Dunkerton and Large winning convincingly (three wins, two seconds and a third) from McLeod and Mortimer.

The Rallies

The seven events of the 1975 season were as follows. [2]

RoundRallyDate
1Mazda House 1000 Rally (NSW)
2Toms Tyres 1600 Rally (WA)
3Akademos Rally (VIC)
4 Bega Valley Rally (NSW)
5Warana Rally (QLD)
6Walker Trophy Rally (SA)
7Alpine Rally (VIC)

Round One – Mazda House 1000 Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPoints
1 George Fury Roger Bonhomme Datsun 710 34
=2 Ross Dunkerton John Large Datsun 260Z 39
=2Doug StewartBrian Hope Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 39
4Adrian TaylorJohn Suominen Honda Civic 49
5Stewart McLeodAdrian Mortimer Datsun 260Z 51
6Dean RainsfordGraham West Porsche 911 64

Round Two – Toms Tyres 1600 Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPoints
1 Ross Dunkerton John Large Datsun 260Z 44
2John EdwardsBill Philip Datsun 260Z 63
3Stewart McLeodAdrian Mortimer Datsun 260Z 64
4Ed MulliganGeorge Shepheard Holden Torana L34 67
5John NealDave Manners Torana GTR XU-1 92
6Alan SteanLyn Mathews Datsun 240Z 104

Round Three – Akademos Rally

=1 Ross Dunkerton John Large Datsun 260Z 48
=1Stewart McLeodAdrian Mortimer Datsun 260Z 48
3 George Fury Monty Suffern Datsun 710 55
4 Colin Bond George Shepheard Holden Torana L34 61
5Doug StewartLindsay Adcock Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 64
6Dean RainsfordBernie Peasley Porsche 911 77

Round Four – Bega Valley Rally

PositionDriverNavigatorCarPoints
1 Colin Bond George Shepheard Holden Torana L34 65
2Robert JacksonRoss Jackson Torana GTR XU-1 77
3 Ross Dunkerton John Large Datsun 260Z 87
4Ed MulliganFred Gocentas Holden Torana L34 88
5David JonesIan Baldock Mitsubishi Galant 97
6Barry DyerBrian McGuirk Subaru Coupe 145

Round Five – Warana Rally

1 Ross Dunkerton John Large Datsun 260Z 49
2Stewart McLeodAdrian Mortimer Datsun 260Z 50
3Ed MulliganFred Gocentas Holden Torana L34 52
4Alan HallBruce Mallett Mazda RX-3 83
5David JonesIan Baldock Mitsubishi Galant 86
6Peter WickhamDarryl Kelly Torana GTR XU-1 100

Round Six – Walker Trophy Rally

1Dean RainsfordGraham West Porsche 911 45
2 Ross Dunkerton John Large Datsun 260Z 45.75
3Stewart McLeodAdrian Mortimer Datsun 260Z 50.25
4Bob PikeGraham Middleton Datsun 260Z 59.5
5Jim ConaghtyKevin Attwood Mazda RX-3 72.25
6Dieter ThummBarry Walmsley Ford Escort RS2000 72.5

Round Seven – Alpine Rally

1Stewart McLeodAdrian Mortimer Datsun 260Z 121
2David BondIan Richards Mitsubishi Lancer 143
3Murray CooteRod Browning Datsun 1200 148
4Roger JacksonFred Gocentas Torana GTR XU-1 159
5Garry HarrowfieldTrevor Boyd Datsun 1600
6David JonesIan Baldock Mitsubishi Galant 215

1975 Drivers and Navigators Championships

Final pointscore for 1975 is as follows. [3] [4]

Ross Dunkerton – Champion Driver 1975

PositionDriverCarPoints
1 Ross Dunkerton Datsun 240Z 37.5
2Stewart McLeod Datsun 240Z 30.5
3 George Fury Datsun 710 13
4 Colin Bond Holden Torana L34 12
5=Ed Mulligan Holden Torana L34 10
5=Dean Rainsford Porsche 911 10

John Large – Champion Navigator 1975

PositionNavigatorCarPoints
1John Large Datsun 240Z 37.5
2Adrian Mortimer Datsun 240Z 30.5
3George Shepheard Holden Torana L34 13
4=Fred Gocentas Holden Torana L34 10
4=Graham West Porsche 911 10
6Roger Bonhomme Datsun 9

References

  1. "Bega Valley Rally". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. Australian Competition Yearbook 1976
  3. "Bega Valley Rally". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  4. Australian Competition Yearbook 1976