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The 1971 Sandown 250 was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 September 1971 over 130 laps, approximately 250 miles (403 km).[1] As a round of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship,[2] the race featured five classes based on Capacity Price Units with the CP Unit value for each model determined by multiplying the engine capacity of the vehicle in litres by its retail price in Australian dollars.[3]

The race, which is recognised as the sixth "Sandown 500",[4] was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1.

Results

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Position[5] Drivers[5][6] No.[6] Car[5] Entrant[6] Laps[5]
1 Colin Bond 44 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 130
2 Murray Carter 65 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 John Harding Ford 125
3 Tony Roberts 40 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Dustings of Burwood 124
4 Bruce McPhee 48 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Kevin Dennis Motors 124
5 Bill Evans 27 Ford Escort Twin Cam R. G. Wilson 122
6 Peter Brock 45 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 121
7 Graeme Blanchard 39 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Blanchard Motors
8 Bob Forbes, John Millyard 34 Fiat 124 Coupe Fiat Dealers Team 120
9 Frank Porter 43 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Garry & Warren Smith - Oakleigh 120
10 Wayne Rogerson, Alan Mayne 23 Mazda Capella R.E. Coupe Mazda Dealers Team 120
11 Lakis Manticas 19 Morris Cooper S British Leyland Works 119
12 Bill Stanley, Mike Kable 16 Morris Cooper S Marque Motors 117
13 Caroline O'Shaughnessy, Paul Gulson 16 Morris Cooper S Marque Motors 117
Class A : Up to 3000 CP Units
1 Doug Whiteford 1 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team 112
2 John Leffler 5 Mazda 1300 John Palmer Motors 112
3 Geoff Perry 3 Mazda 1300 Geoff Perry 112
4 James Laing-Peach 2 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team 112
? Mel Mollison 4 Mazda 1300 Mel Mollison
? Brian Sampson 9 Toyota Corolla A.M.I. Racing Team
Class B : 3001 to 4600 CP Units
1 Lakis Manticas 19 Morris Cooper S British Leyland Works 119
2 Bill Stanley, Mike Kable 16 Morris Cooper S Marque Motors 117
3 Caroline O'Shaughnessy, Paul Gulson 15 Morris Cooper S Marque Motors 117
? Jon Leighton 12 Datsun 1600 Datsun Racing Team
? George Garth 22 Mazda Capella Mazda Dealers Team
Class C : 4601 to 9000 CP Units
1 Bill Evans 27 Ford Escort Twin Cam R. G. Wilson 122
2 Bob Forbes, John Millyard 34 Fiat 124 Coupe Fiat Dealers Team 120
3 Wayne Rogerson, Alan Mayne 23 Mazda Capella R.E. Coupe Mazda Dealers Team 120
? Alan Keith 28 Ford Escort Twin Cam Aladdin Vacuum Flasks
? Barry Ward 26 Ford Escort Twin Cam Barry Ward
? Bryan Thomson 33 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super[6] Bryan Thomson
DNF Barry Seton 31 Ford Escort Twin Cam Barry Seton
DNF[7] Bill Gates 25 Ford Escort Twin Cam Morley Ford
Disq Jim Murcott 30 Ford Escort Twin Cam Jim Murcott 123
Class D : 9001 to 18000 CP Units
1 Colin Bond 44 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 130
2 Tony Roberts 40 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Dustings of Burwood 124
3 Bruce McPhee 48 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Kevin Dennis Motors 124
4 Peter Brock 45 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 121
5 Graeme Blanchard 39 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Blanchard Motors
6 Frank Porter 43 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 Garry & Warren Smith - Oakleigh 120
? Doug Gardiner 21 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV[8] A. F. & M. Beninca
DNF Malcolm Ramsay 42 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 City State Racing Team
DNF John Walker 41 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 City State Racing Team
DNF Pat Peck, Jan Holland 38 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 D & P Traders Pty. Ltd.
Class E : 18001 and Over CP Units
1 Murray Carter 65 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 John Harding Ford 125
2 Doug Grimson 62 Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 Doug Grimson 113
DNF Phil Barnes, Bob Skelton 64 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 Byrt Ford 81[1]
DNF John French 61 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 Ford Motor Company of Australia
DNF Allan Moffat 60 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3 Ford Motor Company of Australia
DNF[9] Kingsley Hibbard[9] 63 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase 3[9] Wright Ford Motors

Note: The above results list 36 of the 37 starters in the race.

Notes

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  • Attendance: 25,000[1]
  • Number of entries in Official Programme: 44[6]
  • Starters: 37[10]
  • Finishers: 25[10]
  • Pole position: Allan Moffat, 1 minute 21.4 seconds[5]
  • Race time of winning car: 3 hours 5 minutes 21.0 seconds[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Age, Monday, September 13, 1971, page 21
  2. ^ Modern Motor, November 1971, page 95
  3. ^ Racing Car News, May 1971, page 54
  4. ^ Stefan Bartholomaeus, End of an era, Sandown 500’s complex history, 6/11/2019, www.supercars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. ^ a b c d e f Racing Car News, October 1971, pages 68-71
  6. ^ a b c d e Official Programme, Sandown, September 11 & 12 1971
  7. ^ Stewart Wilson and Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 287
  8. ^ "Gardner's Alfa" is mentioned in the RCN race report. The Official Programme lists Doug Gardiner in an Alfa Romeo 1750. An image published with the RCN report shows an obscured Alfa Romeo GTV.
  9. ^ a b c Australian Muscle Car, Issue 101, page 52
  10. ^ a b V8 Sleuth staff, 3 April 2019, When Torana first slayed the V8 goliaths, www.v8sleuth.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

Further reading

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  • Holden, The official racing history, 1988, page 333
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Preceded by Sandown 250
1971 		Succeeded by
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