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1979 Hang Ten 400
The 1979 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance motor race held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1979. It was staged over 129 laps of the 3.11 km circuit, a total of 401 km. It was the fourteenth in a sequence of annual Sandown long distance races. The race was won by Peter Brock.
Classes
Cars competed in three classes according to engine capacity:
- Class A: 3001 to 6000cc
- Class B: 2001 to 3000cc
- Class C: Up to 2000cc
Results
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Laps | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
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| Peter Brock | 05 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Holden Dealer Team | A | 129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Harvey | 26 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Holden Dealer Team | A | 128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Janson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Larry Perkins | 9 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Captain P Janson | A | 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray Carter | 18 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Brian Wood Ford | A | 123 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Browne | 24 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Re-Car Consolidated Industries | A | 122 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan Taylor | 15 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Scotty Taylor Holden | A | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Gates | 46 | Mazda RX-3 | Barry Lee | B | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Bailey | 61 | Toyota Celica | Brian Hilton Toyota | C | 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Mein | 55 | Ford Escort RS2000 | G Mein | C | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Cartwright | 54 | Ford Escort RS2000 | R Cartwright | C | 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Kuebler | 63 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Safcol Snappy Tom | C | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Wells | 72 | Holden Gemini | Modulaire Air Conditioning | C | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Heyer | 73 | Volkswagen Golf | Lennox Motors | C | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Price | 74 | Holden Gemini | Modulaire Air Conditioning | C | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Faneco | 75 | Holden Gemini | Victorian Police Motor Sports Club | C | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dean Gall | 45 | Mazda RX-7 | Precinct Performance | B | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Power | 62 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Jagparts | C | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Porter | 59 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | Beninca Motors | C | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Larry Kogge | 41 | Mazda RX-3 | L Kogge | B | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Faulkner | 79 | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Boyd | 42 | BMW 3.0 | Brian Boyd | B | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mal Smith | 69 | Holden Gemini | Victorian Police Motor Sports Club | C | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan Grice | 6 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Craven Mild Racing | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan Moffat | 25 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Allan Moffat Racing | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill O'Brien | 30 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Everlast Battery Service | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Morris | 7 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlie O'Brien | 21 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Bond | 4 | Ford XC Falcon GS 500 Hardtop | Thomson Ford | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Earle | 68 | Ford Escort | Bob Holden | C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garry Rogers | 34 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Greater Pacific Finance | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Garth Wigston | 20 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Cooke | 11 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door | Citizen Watches Australia Pty Ltd | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Keogh | 12 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Rusty French Racing | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Quinn | 77 | Toyota Corolla Levin | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Allford | 28 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Ray Allford Motors | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Farrar | 46 | Ford Capri V6 | R Farrar | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rod Stevens | 36 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Brian Wood Ford | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ron Wanless | 27 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Denimac Ford Pty Ltd | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rusty French | 10 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Rusty French Racing | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warren Cullen | 22 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Settlement Road Wreckers | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There were 48 starters and 22 finishers in the race.
The known non-finishers are listed in alphabetical order due to a lack of information concerning laps completed.
References
References
- Australian Championship of Makes, Round One, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, pages 170 & 171 (Results table lists details for the 22 classified finishers only)
- The race was Round 1 of the [[1979 Australian Championship of Makes]] and as such it was open to [[Group C Touring Cars]].Australian Title Conditions, 1979 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 96 &97
- Sandown long distance races, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-9
- ''Hang Ten 400'', Official Program, Sandown, 9 September 1979, pages 43 to 45
- Images published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80 reveal that Brock, Harvey, Janson, Rogers, Grice and Morris each drove a 2 door Torana at the Hang Ten 400
- 1979 CM, Sandown, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 303
- [http://www.autopics.com.au/79060-a-browne-b-sampson-holden-torana-a9x-sandown-hang-ten-400-9th-september-1979-photographer-darren-house/ Image of Browne's 4 door A9X at the Hang Ten 400, www.autopics.com.au] Retrieved on 11 August 2013
- [http://www.autopics.com.au/79058-taylor-kennedy-holden-torana-a9x-c-bond-j-french-falcon-xc-hardtop-sandown-hang-ten-400-9th-september-1979-photographer-darren-house/ Image of Taylor's 2 door Torana at the Hang Ten 400, www.autopics.com.au] Retrieved on 11 August 2013
- The Official Program for the Hang Ten 400 shows the Kuebler Alfa Romeo as 1962cc and page 17 of the Official Program for the Adelaide International Raceway, 21 October 1979 shows 3 championship points against "Alfa Romeo GTV" following the Sandown round of the 1979 Australian Championship of Makes
- 1979 C of M, Sandown, Stewart Wilson, The Official Racing History of Holden, 1989, page 349
- Australian Motor Racing Yearbook results indicate that Dean Gall drove a "Mazda RX3" but the image on page 169 of the same publication shows it to be a Mazda RX-7
- The Official Program does not list an Entrant for the John Faulkner Escort
- The 1979 Championship of Makes, Adelaide International Raceway Official Souvenir Programme, Sunday, 21 October 1979, page 17 indicates that this was a "BMW 3.0"
- The 1979 Championship of Makes, Adelaide International Raceway Official Souvenir Programme, Sunday, 21 October 1979, page 17
- The image of the O'Brien Holden Torana on page 176 if the Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80 shows it to be a 4 door version of the A9X
- [http://www.autopics.com.au/79059-g-wigston-holden-torana-a9x-l-brown-b-boyd-bmw-sandown-hang-ten-400-9th-september-1979-photographer-darren-house/ Image of Wigston's Torana SS at the Hang Ten 400, www.autopics.com.au] Retrieved on 11 August 2013
- [http://www.autopics.com.au/79053-g-cooke-w-brown-holden-torana-a9x-sandown-hang-ten-400-9th-september-1979-photographer-darren-house/ Image of Cooke's 4 door A9X at the Hang Ten 400, www.autopics.com.au] Retrieved on 11 August 2013
- Australian Championship of Makes, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1979/80, page 168
- Chris de Fraga, Brock leads Torana onslaught, The Age, Monday, 10 September. 1979, page 29
- [http://www.autopics.com.au/79072-w-cullen-holden-torana-a9x-sandown-hang-ten-400-9th-september-1979-photographer-darren-house/ Image of Cullen's 2 door A9X at the Hang Ten 400, www.autopics.com.au] Retrieved on 11 August 2013
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