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1976 Rover 500K

Endurance race for Group C Touring Cars

Endurance race for Group C Touring Cars

The 1976 Rover 500K was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The race was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 28 November 1976 over 106 laps, totalling 501.4 kilometres. The Rover 500K was Round 4 of the 1976 Australian Championship of Makes and Round 11 of the 1976 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was the sixth "Phillip Island 500K" race to be held.

The race was notable for being Colin Bond's last drive for the Holden Dealer Team after more than seven years in their lineup. Bond won the race from Charlie O'Brien, the driver who would replace him in 1977. In a generally poorly attended entry the pair finished four laps ahead of Peter Janson, providing a clean sweep of the podium positions for Holden Torana drivers.

Class structure

Cars competed in four classes, defined by the engine capacity.

  • Class A : Up to 1300cc
  • Class B : 1301–2000cc
  • Class C : 2001 – 3000cc
  • Class D : Over 3000cc

Results

Results were as follows:

PositionDriversNo.CarEntrantLaps1234567891011121314151617181920Class A : Up to 1,300 cc12345Class B : 1,301 to 2,000 cc1234Class C : 2,001 to 3,000 cc123Class D : Over 3,000 cc1234567RetirementsDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
Colin Bond1Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Marlboro Holden Dealer Team106
Charlie O'Brien8Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Tweed Motors106
Peter Janson20Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Captain Peter Janson102
Garth WigstonHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Roadways Racing102
Allan Grice25Mazda RX-3Craven Mild Racing101
Lou Stoopman
Martin PowerHolden LJ Torana GTR XU-195
John PollardHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L3495
David Langman
Bernie McClureHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L3495
Frank Porter60Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTClemens Motors94
Bob NissenFord Capri V693
Geoff NewtonFord Capri V693
Chris HeyerVolkswagen Golf92
Roger BonhommeHonda Civic92
Ray Farrar
John MillardFord Escort GT 130089
Tony NiovanniHolden Gemini SL87
Max McGinley65Honda Civic RS86
Bronwyn Taylor
Frank BrewsterHonda Civic82
Kel Gough
Alan GoughHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L3478
Geoff WadeFord Escort 1300 MkII75
Granton Harrison
Warwick HendersonAlfa Romeo GTV67
Roger BonhommeHonda Civic92
Ray Farrar
John MillardFord Escort GT89
Max McGinleyHonda Civic86
Bronwyn Taylor
Frank BrewsterHonda Civic82
Geoff WadeFord Escort 130075
Frank PorterAlfa Romeo Alfetta GTClemens Motors94
Chris HeyerVolkswagen Golf92
Tony NiovanniHolden Gemini SL87
Graham Harrison
Warwick HendersonAlfa Romeo GTV67
Allan GriceMazda RX-3Craven Mild Racing101
Bob NissenFord Capri V693
Geoff NewtonFord Capri V693
Colin Bond1Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Marlboro Holden Dealer Team106
Charlie O'Brien8Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Tweed Motors106
Peter JansonHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Peter Janson102
Garth WigstonHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Roadways Racing102
Lou Stoopman
Martin PowerHolden LJ Torana GTR XU-195
John PollardHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L3495
David Langman
Bernie McClureHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L3495
Bill EvansDatsun 1200
Jim MurcottFord Escort RS2000 "MkI"
Peter Brock5Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Team Brock
Terry WadeTriumph Dolomite Sprint
John Harvey2Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34Marlboro-Holden Dealer Team
Murray CarterFord XB Falcon GT HardtopBrian Wood Ford
Jim StewartMorris Mini Clubman GT
Jim KeoghFord XB Falcon GT Hardtop
Geoff MoranFord Capri V6
Bob MorrisTriumph Dolomite SprintRon Hodgson Motors
Lawrie NelsonFord Capri V6Capri Components
Wayne MitchellHolden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34
James Laing-PeachTriumph Dolomite Sprint

Note: The event was contested by a 43 car field.

References

References

  1. Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition, pages 70-73
  2. Rover 500K, Bond – Bloody But UnBowed, Australian Auto Action, 9 December 1976, pages 12–13
  3. Chris de Fraga, Crash fails to stop Bond, The Melbourne Age, Monday, 29 November 1976, page 23
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