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1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500

Motor race in Australia

The 1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was a motor race held on 3 October 1971 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. It was open to production vehicles competing in showroom condition, with the field divided into five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle in Australian dollars. Although an outright winner was officially recognised, all other official awards were for class results only. The race was the 12th in a sequence of annual "Bathurst 500" production car races dating back to the 1960 Armstrong 500. The outright winner was Allan Moffat driving a Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III.

The 1971 race is perhaps best remembered for Sydney driver Bill Brown's lucky escape after the biggest single car crash in the race's history. On lap 43, the right front tyre on Brown's Phase III GTHO Falcon burst at over 100 mph on the approach to the daunting McPhillamy Park, which in 1971 had no runoff area on the outside of the track, just the earth bank with a fence made of three rows of railway sleepers on top of each other and attached to sunken steel girders, at the top. The Falcon barrel-rolled along the fence (with two marshals lucky to escape with their lives by only just scampering out of the way) and ended upside down after 3½ rolls. Brown was lucky because his seat broke in the first roll and he was lying flat in the car as it continued rolling. Amazingly his only injuries were a grazed shin and a black eye.

1971 will also be remembered as the year that Moffat had a stray cardboard Southwark Bitter carton attach itself to the front of his GTHO for a number of laps, blocking the car's radiator. Pit boards told him of the problem and the team attempted to call Moffat in for a quick stop to remove the carton, but Moffat, seeing no change to the engine temperature and no reduction in the car's performance, waved them off and remained on the track until his scheduled pit stop with the approval of Ford Works Team manager Howard Marsden.

Class structure

Cars competed in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle in Australian dollars.

Class A

Class A was for cars costing less than $2,150. It was contested by Datsun 1200, Mazda 1300 and Toyota Corolla.

Class B

The $2,151 to $2,500 class had the smallest number of starters with just four cars: Datsun 1600 and Mazda Capella 1600.

Class C

The $2,501 to $3,150 class saw a mix of Ford Cortina, Ford Escort, 2.8 litre Holden Torana GTR, Honda 1300, Mazda RX-2 and Morris Cooper S.

Class D

The $3,151 to $4,350 class featured Alfa Romeo Giulia, the E38 version of the Chrysler Valiant Charger, Ford Falcon 500 and 3.0 litre Holden Torana GTR XU-1.

Class E

For cars over $4,350. Apart from a single Fiat 124S, the class consisted only of Ford Falcon GT-HO Phase IIIs.

Top 10 Qualifiers

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car
65	Ford Motor Co of Australia	CAN Allan Moffat	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	2:38.9
64	Ford Motor Co of Australia	AUS John French	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	2:41.9
66	Road & Track Auto Services	AUS Fred Gibson	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	2:43.3
57	Finnie Ford Pty Ltd	AUS David McKay	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	2:44.4
63	FF Newell & Son	AUS Bill Brown	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	2:44.7
62	Byrt Ford Pty Ltd	AUS Phil Barnes	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	2:45.4
69	Trevor Thiele Ford Pty Ltd	AUS Trevor Meehan	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	2:45.5
43	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars	AUS Leo Geoghegan	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	2:45.7
61	Baldwin Ford Pty Ltd	AUS Damon Beck	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III	2:46.6
45	Reg Papps & Sons	AUS Bob Beasley	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	2:46.3

Results

title = Australia's Greatest Motor Race 1960-1999	last = Greenhalgh	first = David	author2=Thomas B. Floyd	author3=Bill Tuckey	publisher = Chevron Publishing Group	year = 2000	isbn = 1-875221-12-3	pages = 178–185 & 459}}	Class	No.	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Laps	Qual
Pos.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
E	65	Ford Motor Co of Australia	Canada Allan Moffat	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	130	1
E	62	Byrt Ford Pty Ltd	Australia Phil Barnes
Australia Bob Skelton	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	129	6
E	57	Finnie Ford Pty Ltd	Australia David McKay	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	129	4
D	31	Holden Dealer Team	Australia Colin Bond	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	129	15
E	64	Ford Motor Co of Australia	Australia John French	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	129	2
E	60	McLeod Ford Pty Ltd	Australia John Goss
Australia Barry Sharp	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	129	17
D	43	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars	Australia Leo Geoghegan
Australia Peter Brown	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	129	8
D	32	Holden Dealer Team	Australia Peter Brock	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	129	11
D	30	Max Wright Motors	Australia Brian Foley
Australia Don Holland	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	129	22
D	45	Reg Papps & Sons	Australia Bob Beasley	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	129	10
E	59	J Harding	Australia Murray Carter	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	127	21
D	41	Shell Racing	Australia Norm Beechey
Australia Jim McKeown	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	127	19
D	28	Suttons Motors (Petersham)	Australia Bruce McPhee	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	127	32
E	55	Sinclair Ford Pty Ltd	Australia Kevin Bartlett	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	126	30
D	40	Harvey Drew Pty Ltd	Australia Joe Butta
Australia Geoff Hunter	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	126	24
D	49	Courtesy Motors	Australia Martin Chenery	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	125	18
D	29	Dusting & Co Pty Ltd	Australia Tony Roberts	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	125	36
D	39	City State Racing Team	Australia Johnnie Walker
Australia Malcolm Ramsay	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	124	28
D	42	Liverpool Chrysler	Australia Doug Chivas
Australia Graham Moore	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	124	16
E	67	Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Des West	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	123	12
D	47	John McNicol Pty Ltd	Australia Gerry Lister
Australia David Seldon	Ford XY Falcon 500	122	34
D	37	M Brown	Australia Mick Brown	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	121	33
D	34	The Commonwealth Ind. Gases	Australia Geoff Leeds
Australia Digby Cooke	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	120	23
E	54	Zanardo & Rodriguez
Sales & Services Pty Ltd	Australia Ron Kearns	Fiat 124 Sport	118	35
D	38	L Seaton	Australia Brian Reed
Australia Graham Ritter	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	118	26
C	17	G Cooke	Australia Gary Cooke
Australia Garry Holmes	Mazda RX-2	117	39
C	27	Victorian Police Motor Sports Club	Australia Geoff Wade
Australia Geoff Perry	Holden LC Torana GTR	117	40
D	44	Blue Point Motors (Management) Pty Ltd	Australia Graham Ryan	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	116	27
C	51	D&P Traders Pty Ltd	Australia Pat Peck
Australia Jan Holland	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	115	61
C	19	Chas Tierney Pty Ltd	Australia Mal Brewster
Australia Ray Strong	Holden LC Torana GTR	115	42
C	16	John Hile Ford Pty Ltd	Australia Ross Hewison
Australia Brian Hones	Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I	110	45
C	22	Mazda Racing Team	Australia Wayne Rogerson
Australia Alan Mayne	Mazda RX-2	113	37
C	25	Marque Motors	Australia Bob Cracknell
Australia Bob Wedd	Morris Cooper S	111	47
C	24	H Vines	Australia Herb Vines
Australia Chris Batger	Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I	110	45
C	20	Kloster Pty Ltd	Australia Geoff Westbury
Australia Jim Sullivan	Ford TC Cortina 2000L	110	49
B	12	WH Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Bruce Stewart	Datsun 1600	109	51
A	6	John Palmer Motors	Australia John Leffler	Mazda 1300	108	53
A	8	Mazda Racing Team	Australia Les Carne
Australia Peter Cray	Mazda 1300	107	57
A	5	AMI Racing Team	Australia Barry Arentz	Toyota Corolla 1200	106	59
A	7	C Kennedy	Australia Carl Kennedy
Australia Bill Slattery	Mazda 1300	105	60
C	21	Bennett Honda Pty Ltd	Australia Ken Brian
Australia Noel Riley	Honda 1300-S	104	56
C	15	Marque Motors	Australia Bill Stanley
Australia Mike Kable	Morris Cooper S	102	44
A	1	Datsun Racing Team	Australia Doug Whiteford	Datsun 1200	100	52
B	14	Mazda Racing Team	Australia George Garth
Australia John Hall	Mazda Capella 1600	99	46
B	11	WH Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Don Smith	Datsun 1600	97	48
E	61	Baldwin Ford Pty Ltd	Australia Damon Beck
Australia Garry Rush	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	117	9
A	4	AMI Racing Team	Australia Brian Sampson	Toyota Corolla 1200	102	58
D	50	R Lanyon	Australia Tom Naughton
Australia Lawrie Nelson	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	98	25
D	48	B Thomson	Australia Bryan Thomson
Australia John Mann	Alfa Romeo 1600 Giulia Super	80	43
E	58	Mark IV Car Air Conditioning	Australia Bob Morris
Australia Ray Morris	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	80	14
E	69	Trevor Thiele Ford Pty Ltd	Australia Trevor Meehan	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	55	7
D	33	Bob Jane Racing Team	Australia Bob Jane
Australia John Harvey	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	50	29
D	46	Bardahl International Oil Corp	Australia Bob Forbes
Australia John Millyard	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38	46	13
E	63	FF Newell & Son	Australia Bill Brown	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	43	5
E	66	Road & Track Auto Services	Australia Fred Gibson
Australia Barry Seton	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III	32	3
A	9	Mazda Racing Team	Australia Bernie Haehnle
Australia Ray Kaleda	Mazda 1300	17	54
D	36	BS NcNaughton	Australia Scott McNaughton
Australia Geoff Harvey	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	7	20
C	23	Sinclair Ford Pty Ltd	Australia Alan Cant
Australia Herb Taylor	Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I	115	41
B	10	Datsun Racing Team	Australia John Roxburgh
Australia Jon Leighton	Datsun 1600	111	50
A	2	Datsun Racing Team	Australia Jim Laing-Peach	Datsun 1200	109	55
A	3	AMI Racing Team	Australia Bill Evans	Toyota Corolla 1200
B	13	Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd	Australia Harry Gapps
Australia Frank Hann	Ford Cortina 1600L
C	18	Waterloo High Performance Tuning Centre	Australia Warren Gracie
Australia Ron Gillard	Holden LC Torana GTR
C	26	Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd	Australia R Kramer	Ford Escort Twin Cam
D	35	L Grose	Australia Les Grose
Australia Lakis Manticas	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1		31
D	52	R Lanyon	Australia Lawrie Nelson
Australia Tony Farrell	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38
D	53	Formula 1 International Motoring Pty Ltd	Australia Tony Allen
Australia Len Searle	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger R/T E38
E	56	McCluskey Ford Pty Ltd	Australia Ian Geoghegan
Australia Brian Michelmore	Ford XY Falcon GT-HO Phase III
E	68	G Ward	Australia Graham Ward	Volvo 164
E	70	HG Fenton	Australia H Fenton
Australia F Ure	Ford XW Falcon GT-HO Phase II

Statistics

Pole Position - #65 Allan Moffat - 2:38.9
Fastest Lap - #58 Bob Morris - 2:40 (lap record)
Average Speed - 130 km/h
Race Time of winning car - 6:09:49.5

References

[http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/bathurst_program_1971_index.htm 1971 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 6] Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 26 August 2009. 3 September 2009.
[http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/bathurst_program_1971_index.htm 1971 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 60] Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 26 August 2009. 3 September 2009.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_eb77cEVGA Bill Brown crash]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLr9Y71ETHM Mount Panorama Bathurst - The Great Race - 1971 highlights]
Greenhalgh, David. (2000). "Australia's Greatest Motor Race 1960-1999". Chevron Publishing Group.
[http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/bathurst_program_1971_index.htm 1971 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 59]Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 26 August 2009. 3 September 2009.
[http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/bathurst_program_1972_index.htm 1972 Official Program Hardie Ferodo 500 page 58] Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 15 March 2014.
Nelson replaced Ross Wemyss as Naughton's co-driver although the late change saw Wemyss's name remain on the driver entry list. As outlined in ''What Might Have Been'', Australian Muscle Car, 1 May 2021, page 44

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