1975 Hardie Ferodo 1000

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) Mount Panorama 1938-1986.png
Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938–1986)
The Official Peter Brock Merchandise Truck features an image of the 1975 Hardie Ferodo 1000 winning Holden L34 Torana Official Peter Brock Merchandise Truck.JPG
The Official Peter Brock Merchandise Truck features an image of the 1975 Hardie Ferodo 1000 winning Holden L34 Torana

The 1975 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 16th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales on 5 October 1975 over a distance of 1006.036 km (163 laps × 6.172 km). The race was Round 3 of the 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

The race was won by Peter Brock, his second win, and Brian Sampson for his only Bathurst 1000 win. The pair drove their Gown - Hindhaugh entered Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 to a two-lap victory, avenging the previous year's result when the pair built up a record six-lap lead before suffering terminal engine failure on lap 118 with Brock at the wheel. Another dealership entered L34 Torana, the Ron Hodgson Motors car of Bob Morris and Frank Gardner, finished second with the Holden Dealer Team L34 Torana of Colin Bond and Johnnie Walker completing a clean sweep of the top three places for Holden.

Class structure

Cars competed in four classes, defined by engine capacity:

Class A

The smallest class was for under 1300cc engine capacity. It was made up of Alfa Romeo GT Junior, Datsun 1200, Ford Escort, Honda Civic, Mazda 1300, Morris Cooper S, Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Passat.

Class B

The under two litre class saw a mix of Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, BMW 2002, Ford Escort RS2000, Mazda RX-3 and Triumph Dolomite.

Class C

The under three litre class featured Datsun 260Z, Ford Capri, Mazda RX-3 and Mercedes-Benz 280E.

Class D

For cars over three litres of engine capacity, the class consisted only of Holden Torana and Ford Falcon.

Top 10 Qualifiers

PosNoTeamDriverCarQual
Pole2 Holden Dealer Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:27.4
225 Allan Moffat Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 2:27.5
35Gown - Hindhaugh Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:28.6
47 Ron Hodgson Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Morris Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:31.8
53Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Skelton Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:32.0
612Craven Mild Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Grice Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:32.1
718M Carter Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Carter Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 2:32.9
815R Coppins Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:33.4
94 Bob Forbes Automotive Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Forbes Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2:33.6
101John Goss Racing Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Goss Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 2:33.6

Final results

Final results were as follows:

PosClassNoTeamDriversCarLapsQual
Pos
1D5Gown - Hindhaugh Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Sampson
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 1633
2D7 Ron Hodgson Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Morris
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Gardner
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 1614
3D2 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johnnie Walker
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 1541
4D3Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Skelton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Dickson
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 1525
5C6Penrith Mazda Centre Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Holland
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Fushida
Mazda RX-3 15119
6B27Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia Flag of France.svg Marie-Claude Beaumont
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Leffler
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 15029
7B50Fischer Ford Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bassett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eric Boord
Ford Escort RS2000 14920
8D15R Coppins Flag of New Zealand.svg Rod Coppins
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jim Richards
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 1478
9D11Tokico Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Pollard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryan Thomson
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 14714
10B37 Ron Hodgson Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Laing-Peach
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Moore
Triumph Dolomite Sprint 14533
11B45Jubilee Motors Five Dock Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sue Ransom
Ford Escort RS2000 14434
12B36B S Stillwell Ford & Co Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Stillwell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham
Ford Escort RS2000 14127
13B46De Bortolis Wines Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Hodgson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Morrow
Ford Escort RS2000 14037
14A58Orange City Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Lander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Martin
Morris Cooper S 14045
15A68Datsun Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Evans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Stewart
Datsun 1200 13948
16C22Rotary Rebuild Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Harrison
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Bradtke
Mazda RX-3 13918
17C28B Benson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Seton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Smith
Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 13817
18A65Mini Bits Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Wade
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Dellaca
Morris Cooper S 13652
19B42R Gulson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Gulson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gulson
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 13530
20D4Bob Forbes Automotive Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Forbes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Negus
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 1359
21B35Eurocars Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Clement
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Wheeler
Mazda RX-3 13539
22A62Fred's Treads Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Crowther
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gordon Rich
Alfa Romeo GT Junior 13556
23C29G Moran Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Moran
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugene McLaoughlin
Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 13450
24A69James Mason Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Porter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Ainsley
Mazda 1300 13259
25D20K Kennedy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Kennedy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Land
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 13062
26C51J Wharton Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Wharton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry Horgan
Mazda RX-3 12941
27A59Orange City Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caroline O'Shanesy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Booth
Morris Cooper S 12857
28A55Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Aust. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robin Dudfield
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lance DeLuca
Alfa Romeo GT Junior 12855
29A53I Wells Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Wells
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil West
Honda Civic 12751
30A60Peter Mac's Towing Service Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Wade
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Bride
Ford Escort GT1300 12560
31B40W D Electrics Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Thompson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Morris
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 11936
32B49Clemens Sporting Car Services Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Robertson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Porter
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 11928
33C10Mazda House Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lakis Manticas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mel Mollison
Mazda RX-3 11622
34B39G Morrell Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Morrell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Cant
Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam 11338
DNFD17Massey Holden Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter Janson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Harvey
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 14312
DNFB26Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Bernasconi
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 14024
NCD19American Express International Inc Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graeme Adams
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Stevens
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 11861
DNFA56Ray Molloy Motors Preston Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Molloy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Brazell
Morris Clubman GT 11854
DNFD16J Stoopman Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Stoopman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Saker
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 11316
DNFD25 Allan Moffat Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Geoghegan
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 1092
DNFC30West End Mazda Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernie Haehnle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Finnigan
Mazda RX-3 9721
NCA52M McGinley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max McGinley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul King
Honda Civic 9253
DNFB70BMW Dealers NSW Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Williamson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McDonald
BMW 2002Tii 8923
DNFD21T Slako Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Slako
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Wilkinson
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 8715
NCA57Orange City Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Leggatt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Seldon
Morris Cooper S 8344
DNFB41Brian Wood Ford Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Murcott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Stevens
Ford Escort RS2000 8231
DNFA54Lordco (Aust) Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Lord
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Harris
Morris Cooper S 7546
DNFD9Dusting of Burwood Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod McRae
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russ McRae
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 6713
DNFC23Mazda Dealers Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Louis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ted Brewster
Mazda RX-3 6432
DNFA67C Heyer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Heyer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Allen
Volkswagen Passat 1300 5749
DNFD18M Carter Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Carter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Winter
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 537
DNFA64Fred Williams Car Sales Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Stiegler
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Toepfer
Toyota Corolla 4658
DNFD12Craven Mild Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Grice
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Hunter
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 416
DNFC31G Newton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Newton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Feltham
Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 4143
DNFC66Hobson White Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Naughton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Wemyss
Mercedes-Benz 280E 2347
DNFD14C O'Brien Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlie O'Brien
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Ryan
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 2211
DNFC32HM Headers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lawrie Nelson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Watson
Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 1635
DNFB8Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Fitzpatrick
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Gibson
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 1226
DNFD1John Goss Racing Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Goss
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Bartlett
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop 1010
DNFB13Bob Holden - Shell Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Holden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lyndon Arnel
Ford Escort RS2000 340
DNFC33John Roxburgh Motors Pty. Ltd. [1] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Doug Whiteford
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Perry
Datsun 260Z 2+2 342
DSQC24James Mason Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lynn Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Gillard
Mazda RX-3 14925

Statistics

References

  1. Entry List, 1975 Official Programme, Hardie-Ferodo 1000, pages 34 & 35

David Greenhalgh; Thomas B.Floyd; Bill Tuckey (2000). "1975 The beginning of Brock". Australia's Greatest Motor Race: The first 40 years. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing Group Pty Limited. pp. 210–217, 463. ISBN   1-875221-12-3.