1978 Southern Cross Rally

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1978 Southern Cross Rally
Southern Cross International Rally
Round 15 of the 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers
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Host country Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Rally base Sydney
Port Macquarie
Dates run14 18 October 1978
Stages34 (1,505.81 km; 935.67 miles)
Stage surface Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance2,727.81 km (1,694.98 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Fury
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monty Suffern
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nissan Motor Australia
Crews57 at start, 22 at finish

The 1978 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Southern Cross International Rally was the thirteenth running of the Southern Cross Rally and the fifteenth round of the 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. The rally took place between the 14th and the 18th of October 1978. The event covered 2,727 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie. [1] It was won by George Fury and Monty Suffern, driving a Datsun Stanza.

Results

PosNoEntrantDriversCarPenalties (Time)
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nissan Motor Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Fury
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monty Suffern
Datsun Stanza 1hr 25min 17sec
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ford Motor Company of Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Dawson-Damer
Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II 1hr 37min 12sec
38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Bell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Shepheard
Holden Gemini PF60 1hr 58min 32sec
45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nissan Motor Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Dunkerton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Mortimer
Datsun Stanza 2hr 17min 42sec
523 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gosford Dyno Tune-Rallyequip Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Neale
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dodd
Mitsubishi Lancer 3hr 18min 50sec
614 Flag of Japan.svg Team Crystal Rallyequip Flag of Japan.svg Shigeru Kanno
Flag of Japan.svg Kiyoshi Kawamura
Mitsubishi Lancer 3hr 37min 39sec
722 Flag of Japan.svg Team Crystal Rallyequip Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Yamauchi
Flag of Japan.svg Toshiaki Fukui
Toyota Levin TE25 3hr 38min 10sec
812 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gosford Dyno Tune-Rallyequip Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Hill
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ann Heaney
Mitsubishi Lancer 4hr 0min 6sec
99 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gosford Dyno Tune-Rallyequip Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Bell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Pattenden
Mitsubishi Lancer 4hr 22min 35sec
109 Flag of Japan.svg Team Crystal Rallyequip Flag of Japan.svg Mitsuo Ayabe
Flag of Japan.svg Mamoru Namiki
Toyota Levin TE47 4hr 33min 16sec
1133 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Moore Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Moore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graeme Pigram
Mitsubishi Galant 4hr 55min 33sec
1215 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Cheeseman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Cheeseman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Horsley
Mitsubishi Lancer 5hr 1min 38sec
1342 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Blair Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Blair
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Ferguson
Datsun 180B SSS 5hr 30min 19sec
1424 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stones Corner Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Henk Kabel
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Kabel
Mazda 323 6hr 0min 26sec
1525 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Apex Batteries Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Meehan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Roser
Toyota Celica RA40 6hr 8min 30sec
1650 Flag of Japan.svg Team Crystal Rallyequip Flag of Japan.svg Toshihisa Akimoto
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuhisa Torita
Mitsubishi Lancer 6hr 8min 48sec
1753 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Route 6 Japan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Griffiths
Flag of Japan.svg Tooru Tsunoda
Honda Civic 6hr 22min 26sec
1837 Flag of Japan.svg Minoru Yoneda Flag of Japan.svg Minoru Yoneda
Flag of Japan.svg Yoichiro Yamazaki
Isuzu Gemini PF60 6hr 29min 15sec
1932 Flag of Japan.svg Team Crystal Rallyequip Flag of Japan.svg Masakazu Wakamatsu
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Yufube
Datsun Bluebird H510 6hr 55min 31sec
2035 Flag of the Philippines.svg Arthur Tuason Flag of the Philippines.svg Arthur Tuason
Flag of the Philippines.svg Bou Saycon
Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II 6hr 59min 39sec
2139 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pacific Ford Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bryson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sonya Kable-Cumming
Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II 7hr 16min 7sec
2253 Flag of the Philippines.svg Juan Pascual Flag of the Philippines.svg Juan Pascual
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ernesto Echauz
Toyota Corolla TE20 8hr 24min 6sec
Source: [2] [3]

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References

  1. Dan White. "1978 Route".
  2. Dan White. "1978 - Fury's first".
  3. Dan White. "1978 Entries".