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1970 Australian Rally Championship

Series winners Bob Watson and Jim McCauliffe in the [[Renault R8 Gordini]] at the start of the final round for 1970, the Warana Rally.

The 1970 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the third season in the history of the competition.

Bob Watson and navigator Jim McCauliffe in the Renault R8 Gordini were the winners of the 1970 Championship.

Season review

The third Australian Rally Championship was decided over five events, with two in Victoria and one each in Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. The series was dominated by the Renault R8 Gordinis, with Watson and McCauliffe winning four of the five rounds and coming second in the other. Their closest challenge was from Colin Bond and Brian Hope in the new Holden Monaro GTS 350.

The Rallies

The five events of the 1970 season were as follows.

Round	Rally	Date	1	2	3	4	5
Eureka Rally (VIC)	28 February 1970
Blue Ribbon Rally (VIC)
Snowy Mountains Rally (NSW)
Cambridge Toyota Rally (SA)
Warana Rally (QLD)	19/20 September 1970

Round One – Eureka Rally

Position	Driver	Navigator
Bob Watson	Jim McCauliffe	Renault R8 Gordini
Rex Lunn	John Hall	Toyota Corona MKII Hardtop
Mal McPherson	Robin Sharpley	Renault R8 Gordini
Tony Roberts	Haas	Holden Torana GTR

Round Three – [[Bega Valley Rally|Cibie Snowy Rally]]

Position	Driver	Navigator	Car
Bob Watson	Jim McCauliffe	Renault R8 Gordini	16
Colin Bond	Brian Hope	Holden Monaro 350	17
Max Winkless	Peter Meyer	Volvo 142S	21
Bruce Collier	Peter Haas	Renault R8 Gordini	31
Peter Houghton	Mick Nielson	Peugeot 404	36
Mal McPherson	Roger Bonhomme	Renault R8 Gordini	38

Round Five – Warana Rally

Position	Driver	Navigator	Car
Bob Watson	Jim McCauliffe	Renault R8 Gordini	51
Colin Bond	George Shepheard	Holden Monaro 350	72
Mal McPherson	Robin Sharpley	Renault R8 Gordini	77
Roger Brameld	Gerry Brameld	Isuzu Bellett	145
Brian Michelmore	Greg Sked	Ford Cortina MKI	147
Ron Daniels	Roy Spillane	Renault R8	155

1970 Drivers and Navigators Championships

Final pointscore for 1970 is as follows.

Bob Watson – Champion Driver 1970

Position	Driver	Car	Points	1	2	3	4	5	6
Bob Watson	Renault R8 Gordini
Colin Bond	Holden Monaro 350
Mal McPherson	Renault R8 Gordini
Tony Roberts
Stewart McLeod
Peter Robertson

Jim McAuliffe – Champion Navigator 1970

Position	Navigator	Car	Points	1	2	3	4	5	6
Jim McAuliffe	Renault R8 Gordini
Brian Hope	Holden Monaro 350
Robin Sharpley
Mike Osborne
John Lock
Roger Bonhomme	Renault R8 Gordini

References

"Bega Valley Rally website".
Motor Manual May 1970
Wheels June 1970

Wikipedia Source

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