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1971 Rothmans 3 Hour

The 1971 Rothmans 3 Hour was motor race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars. It was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 12 April 1971. The race, which was Heat 1 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falcon GTHO.

Classes

As a heat of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, classes were defined by a Capacity/Price Units formula with the value for each model calculated by multiplying the engine capacity in litres by the retail price.

Class A : 0 to 3,000 CP units
Class B : 3,001 to 4,600 CP units
Class C : 4,601 to 9,000 CP units
Class D : 9,001 to 18,000 CP units
Class E : Over 18,000 CP units

Results

DNF	Alan Cant, Bob Cook	33	Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer	Central Motors (Nepean) Pty Ltd	D	3

35 cars started the event and 14 failed to finish.

Allan Moffat recorded the fastest practice time (2:46.4) and the fastest race lap (2:46).

References

Max Stahl, Fords 1-2 in Opener, Racing Car News, May 1971, pages 54 & 55
Australian Title Conditions, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 82
John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, 1997, page 423
Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The racing History, 1989, page 286
Medley does not include Murcott in his list of outright finishers but does include him in his list of Class C finishers
Grose is shown by Stahl as competing in the race and he is not included in Medley’s list of finishers
David McKay, Ferodo Fever, Modern Motor, June 1971

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