1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500

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The 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the 11th running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1970 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was open to standard production sedans competing in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle (in Australian dollars).

Allan Moffat won his first Bathurst endurance race, leading home Bruce McPhee in a one-two result for the Ford works team and their Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II's. It was the fifth Phillip Island / Bathurst 500 victory for the factory team. Third, a lap behind the Fords, was Don Holland driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1.

Defending winners Colin Bond and Tony Roberts drove separate cars in the event. Bond finished 16th in his Holden Dealer Team Torana GTR XU-1 after having led the early laps, while Roberts was lucky to survive a spectacular accident when his Ford Falcon GTHO crashed at Skyline only 6 laps from the finish. The Falcon spun backwards, leapt over the guard rail and rolled about 50 metres down the mountain before being stopped by a tree.

Class structure

A race replica of the Ford XW Falcon GTHO driven by Kim Aunger and John Walker in the 1970 Hardie Ferodo 500 Ford XW Falcon GTHO race replica.JPG
A race replica of the Ford XW Falcon GTHO driven by Kim Aunger and John Walker in the 1970 Hardie Ferodo 500

Class A

For cars up to $1,960. It was made up of Datsun 1200s, 1.3 litre Ford Escorts, Mazda 1300s and Toyota Corollas. A Datsun 1200 won the class with an average lap time of 3 minutes, 26 seconds. [1]

Class B

The $1,961 to $2,400 class consisted of Datsun 1600, Fiat 128, Ford Cortina and 2.6 litre Holden Torana.

Class C

The $2,401 to $3,150 class saw a mix of two barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer, 1.6 litre Ford Escort, 3.1 litre Holden Torana and Morris Cooper S.

Class D

The $3,151 to $4,100 class featured only the four barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer, a Fiat 125 and a Triumph 2.5 PI although a Ford Capri was also entered but did not start.

Class E

For cars over $4,100. Apart from a single BMW 2800 and a Holden Monaro the class consisted only of Ford Falcon GTHO Phase II.

Top 10 Qualifiers

PosNoEntrantDriverCarQual
Pole64 Ford Motor Co of Australia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:49.3
263 Ford Motor Co of Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce McPhee Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:50.0
362 Ford Motor Co of Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Gibson Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:53.6
439 Holden Dealer Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 2:54.0
530Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Holland Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 2:54.3
640 Holden Dealer Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 2:54.8
767The Tony Roberts Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roberts Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:54.9
856Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Ritter Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:55.1
955Finnie Ford Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKay Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:55.1
1060Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Muir Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2:55.4

Results

PosClassNoEntrant [2] DriversCarLapsQual
Pos
1E64 Ford Motor Co of Australia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 1301
2E63 Ford Motor Co of Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce McPhee Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 1302
3C30Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Holland Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 1295
4C35Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Flag of Australia (converted).svg Doug Chivas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Ryan
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrell 12925
5C34Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leo Geoghegan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Ledingham
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrell 12822
6C33McLeod Kelso & Lee Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Garth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Hall
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 12819
7D51Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Des West
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell 12711
8C31Booran Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Reed
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Watson
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 12714
9E53McLeod Ford Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Goss
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Skelton
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 12732
10C28Waterloo High Performance Centre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Gillard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Gracie
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 12630
11C37Boyded Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Martin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Spencer Martin
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 12516
12E66 Commonwealth Industrial Gases Limited Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Ford
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hans Tholstrup
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 12521
13C38 Holden Dealer Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandra Bennett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christine Cole
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 12324
14E65Alto Ford Racing Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Holden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg (Bill Fanning) [3]
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 12326
15D46Central Motors (Nepean) Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Cook
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Cant
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell 12131
16C39 Holden Dealer Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Bond Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 1194
17C36Thomson Ford Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Drane Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I 11934
18E54Rowell Thiele Ford Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Meehan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Wherrett
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 11815
19B23W.H. Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg (Herb Taylor) [4]
Datsun 1600 11738
20B20Datsun Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Doug Whiteford Datsun 1600 11739
21C42Muir Motors (Ryde) Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Cortese
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Cronan
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 11729
22E58Eiffeltower Group Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Nougher
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David O'Keefe
BMW 2800 11733
23D47John McNicol Pty Ltd
Zanardo & Rodriguez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ron Kearns
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerry Lister
Fiat 125S 11640
24A6Datsun Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jon Leighton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Tapsall
Datsun 1200 11443
25A1Denlo Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernie Haehnle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Revell
Mazda 1300 11447
26A12John Palmer Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Hodge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Leffler
Mazda 1300 11345
27A10 AMI Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Sampson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Thurston
Toyota Corolla 11348
28A7Mazda House Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Ferguson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Laing-Peach
Mazda 1300 11250
29B21Kloster Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Marquet
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Westbury
Ford Cortina 240 Mk.II 11253
30A9 AMI Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Stewart
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dick Young
Toyota Corolla 11251
31D48 TVW 7 Perth
Artransa Park Television
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Culcheth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lyndon McLeod
Triumph 2.5 PI 11137
32A13Tynan Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Morris Mazda 1300 11154
33A4Parry's Car Sales Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Mason Mazda 1300 11155
34C32Fair Deal Car Sales Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Digby Cooke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Seldon
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 10813
35A14C Kennedy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carl Kennedy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Slattery
Datsun 1200 10856
36C26P & R Williams Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lyn Keefe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arthur Olsen
Morris Cooper S 10757
37C40 Holden Dealer Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Brock
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Morris
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 1076
38A2Marque Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Stanley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Kable
Toyota Corolla 10652
39B22Grenville Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Finlay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Forbes
Fiat 128 10658
40C43BP Muirfield Service Station Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Hewison
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Hones
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I 10536
41A8Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Gapps
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Hann
Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I 10359
42A15 Woman's Day Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carole Corness
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gloria Taylor
Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I 10360
43D49J Butta Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Butta
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Genders
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell 6318
DNFE67The Tony Roberts Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roberts Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 1247
DNFA5Datsun Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Roxburgh Datsun 1200 10046
DNFA11 AMI Racing Team Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Evans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Cooke
Toyota Corolla 9849
DNFC27Les Grose Racing Division Flag of Australia (converted).svg Les Grose
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Keith Grose
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 8127
DNFB19G Moore Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Moore
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Brown
Holden LC Torana 2600S 5242
DNFE56Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Ritter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Knight
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 498
DNFD50N Beechey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norm Beechey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Hindhaugh
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell 3917
DNFC29Pat Cullen's Garage Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Keran
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clyde Hodgins
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 3823
DNFE62 Ford Motor Co of Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Gibson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Seton
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 333
DNFB24W.H. Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Stewart
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Iain Corness
Datsun 1600 3241
DNFE61Byrt Ford Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garry Rush
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Chenery
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 2712
DNFE55Finnie Ford Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKay Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 239
DNFE57Aunger Accessories
Fairway Ford
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kym Aunger
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johnnie Walker
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 1828
DNFE59Southern Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Hodgson Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 1635
DNFE69EL Hugo Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Sheldon Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 1120
DNFE60Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Beasley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Muir
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II 610
DNFA3Tynan Motors Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Leeds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Les Carne
Mazda 1300 344
DNSE70Rollington Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Murray Carter Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II
DNSE71Ira L & AC Birk Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Petrilli
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Savva
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II
DNSD52B Arentz Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Arentz
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Michelmore
Ford Capri V6 GT
DNSC45Sydney Speed Shop Pty Ltd Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott McNaughton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Inglis
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1
DNSC44R Radford Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Radford Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1
DNSA17M Daddo Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Daddo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Ulbrich
Morris Mini K
DNSA18RG Lanyon Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Barrett
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Withers
Mazda 1300

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References

  1. "New Datsun 1200 wins Class A in Bathurst 500". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Port Moresby: 12. 18 November 1970. Retrieved 21 November 2020 via Trove.
  2. Official Programme, 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500, pages 28-29
  3. "How They Finished Last Year", Official Programme, 1971 Hardie Ferodo 500, page 58 indicates that Fanning co-drove the car with Holden. Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1990 edition, page 300 omits Fanning from the results
  4. "How They Finished Last Year", Official Programme, 1971 Hardie Ferodo 500, page 58 indicates that Taylor co-drove the car with Smith. Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1990 edition, page 300 states that both Smith and Taylor have confirmed that Smith completed the race solo