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1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
The 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group B Sports Sedans. The title, which was the inaugural Australian Sports Sedan Championship, was won by Allan Moffat, driving a Chevrolet Monza and a Ford Capri RS3100.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two heats per round.
| 7 | Calder | 5 December | Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair |
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Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the six best placed drivers at each round.
Results
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Sur | San | Ora | Wan | Ade | Sym | Cal | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Moffat | Chevrolet Monza | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford Capri RS3100 | Allan Moffat Racing | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 33 | |||||||||||||||
| Frank Gardner | Chevrolet Corvair | John Player Racing | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Edmondson | Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger Repco-Holden | Donald Elliott | 6 | - | 9 | - | - | 6 | - | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Richards | Ford Mustang | Sidchrome | - | 3 | - | 6 | 6 | - | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Ian Diffen | Holden LJ Torana Chevrolet | World of Tyres | 3 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Ian Geoghegan | Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350 | Craven Mild Racing | - | 6 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Colin Bond | Holden LH Torana Repco-Holden | Holden Dealer Team | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Brian Potts | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Bob Jane | Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350 | Bob Jane T Marts | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Garry Rogers | Ford Escort | Garry Rogers | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Pat Crea | Ford TC Cortina | Pat Crea's Volkspares | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Grant Walker | Ford Capri RS | Grant Walker | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Vince Gregory | Volkswagen 1600TS Chevrolet | Gregory Racing | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Brian Smith | Holden Torana | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Stuart Beechen | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Peter Wells | Vauxhall Viva | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Ron Harrop | Holden EH Repco-Holden | Ron Harrop | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| John Pollard | Chevrolet Camaro | John Pollard | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Conacher | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Bruce Peacock | Ford Anglia | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Lyndon Arnel | Holden Torana | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Doug Clark | Toyota Celica TA22 | Brian Hilton | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Don Halliday | Ford Capri | Halliday Racing (NZ) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130428094009/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC07_Titles_Australian.pdf ''Australian Titles'', docs.cams.com.au as archived at web.archive.org]
- Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 3
- Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 157-158
- Evan Green, ''Australian Sports Sedan Championship – 1976 Results'', Evan Green’s World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 32
- Official Programme, The Opening Round of the 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship, Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Sunday, 16 May 1976
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD-nJwz3RS0 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship - Rd 2 Sandown Heat 2, www.youtube.com] Retrieved on 2/7/2014
- Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 37
- Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976
- Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 295
- Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 9
- Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 20
- (9 December 1976). "Gardner's Final Round". Auto Action.
- Mark Oastler, ''Pete Geoghegan’s ‘Craven Mild’ Monaro GTS 350'', Australian Muscle Car, Issue 21, September / October 2005, page 50
- Mark Oastler, ''Bob Jane’s Monaro GTS 350'', Australian Muscle Car, Issue 41, January / February 2009, page 60
- Ross Lawley, ''Australian Sports Sedan Championship – Round 3 – Oran Park – August 1'', Chequered Flag, August 1976, page 60 to 63
- Stewart Wilson, The official racing history of Holden, 1988, Page 343
- Tom Naughton, ''Frank's final, Jimmy's SS'', Racing Car News, January 1977, page 48
- ''Monza The Best'', Chequered Flag, June 1976, pages 43-44
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