1971 South Pacific Touring Series

The 1971 South Pacific Touring Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Series Production Touring Cars.[1] It was the second running of an annual series which had first been contested as the 1970 Tasman Touring Series.[1]

The series was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1.[2] The 1971 series also became the focus of a Holden commissioned documentary featuring the Holden Dealer Team and its drivers including Colin Bond.[3]

Schedule

The series was contested over three rounds:[1]

Round[4] Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car
1[4]   Warwick Farm[4] 14 February[4] Colin Bond[4] Holden Torana GTR XU-1[4]
2[1] International Motor Show Trophy[1] Sandown[1] 21 February[1] Bruce McPhee[5] Ford Falcon GTHO[5]
3[2]   Surfers Paradise[2] 28 February[2] Colin Bond[2] Holden Torana GTR XU-1[2]

Each round was held as a support race to a round of the 1971 Tasman Championship.[1]

The first round was scheduled to be held at Surfers Paradise on 7 February however that meeting was postponed due to heavy rain and it was rescheduled to 28 February.[4]

Classes

Competing cars were classified into five classes according to an assessed CP Units value for each vehicle.[1] Under this system, the engine capacity of the car (in litres) was multiplied by the retail price of the car (in Australian dollars) to arrive at a CP Unit value.[1]

  • Class A: Up to 3000 CP Units[1]
  • Class B: 3001 to 6000 CP Units[1]
  • Class C: 6001 to 9000 CP Units[1]
  • Class D: 9001 to 18000 CP Units[1]
  • Class E: Over 18000 CP Units[1]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 4,3,2,1 basis for the first four places at each round.[6] In addition, points were awarded for places in each class as follows:[6]

  • Where there were 5 or more starters - on a 9,6,4,3,2,1 basis[6]
  • Where there was 3, 4 or 5 starters - on a 6,4,2,1 basis[6]
  • Where there was less than 3 starters - no points were awarded[6]

Points were only awarded to a driver who started in all three rounds.[6] The driver was required to compete in a vehicle entered by the same entrant in all three rounds and that vehicle was required to be the same make and model although not necessarily the same vehicle.[6]

Series standings

Pos.[2] Driver[2] Car[1] Entrant[1] Points[2]
1 Colin Bond Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 37
2 Bruce McPhee Ford Falcon GTHO Ford Motor Company of Australia 34
3 Lakis Manticas Morris Cooper S British Leyland Works Team 24

Only the first three outright series placings are shown in the above table.

Manufacturers Awards

A Manufacturers Award was presented to the manufacturer of the winning driver's car at the end of the series.[6] In addition, awards were made to the manufacturers of the winning driver's car in each of the four remaining classes.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Official Programme, Sandown, 21 February 1971
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Des White, Matich Makes It!, Racing Car News, April 1971, pp. 34-37
  3. ^ 1971 BOND & BROCK Holden Dealer Team Drivers
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Gardner Go To Whoa, Racing Car News, March 1971, pp. 38-43
  5. ^ a b Tom Naughton, McRae's Sensational Sandown, Racing Car News, April 1971, pp. 28-31
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i General Supplementary Regulations, Surfers Paradise International Motor Racing Circuit Pty Ltd, Sunday, 7 February 1971
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