The 1980 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event, which was Round 2 of the 1980 Australian Championship of Makes was staged on 14 September 1980 over 109 laps of the 3.1 km Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total distance of 337.9 km.[1]
The field was divided into the following four engine capacity classes:
- Class A : Over 3000 cc
- Class B : 2000 - 3000 cc
- Class C : 1601 - 2000 cc
- Class D : 0 - 1600 cc
Results
edit| Position[2] | Drivers [2][3] | No.[3] | Car | Entrant [3] | Class pos. | Class | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Brock | 05 | Holden VC Commodore | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | 1 | A | 109 |
| 2 | Garry Rogers Frederick Geissler |
16 | Holden VC Commodore | Greater Pacific Finance Co. | 2 | A | 108 |
| 3 | Allan Moffat | 25 | Holden VC Commodore | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | 3 | A | 107 |
| 4 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford XD Falcon | Magnum Wheels | 4 | A | 107 |
| 5 | Gary Cooke Warwick Brown |
11 | Holden VC Commodore | Citizen Watches Australia Pty. Ltd. | 5 | A | 106 |
| 6 | Ray Cutchie | 40 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Rex Monahan | 1 | C | 99 |
| 7 | Peter Hopwood Terry Daly |
36 | Ford Capri Mk.III | Trend Windows Pty. Ltd. | 1 | B | 99 |
| 8 | Terry Wade | 52 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint[4] | B & G Myers Leyland | 2 | C | 98 |
| 9 | Joseph Beninca | 48 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | Beninca Motors | 3 | C | 97 |
| 10 | Ray Alford | 26 | Ford XD Falcon | Ray Alford | 6 | A | 97 |
| 11 | Roger Cartwright Rod Stevens |
41 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Roger Cartwright | 4 | C | 95 |
| 12 | Stephen Brook Wally Storey |
46 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Formula Ford Australia | 5 | C | 93 |
| 13 | Alan Browne Brian Sampson |
15 | Holden Commodore | Re-Car Racing | 7 | A | 92 |
| 14 | Bob Holden David Earle |
65 | Ford Escort 1600 | Formula Ford Australia | 1 | D | 92 |
| 15 | Jim Faneco | 60 | Holden Gemini | Country Dealer Team | 2 | D | 90 |
| 16 | Ian Burrell Rob Shute |
57 | Mitsubishi Lancer | Scottune | 3 | D | 90 |
| 17 | Steve Masterton Colin Bond |
31 | Ford Capri Mk.II | Masterton Homes P/L | 2 | B | 89 |
| 18 | Kevin Kennedy Allan Taylor |
19 | Holden LX Torana SS5000 | Scotty Taylor Holden | 8 | A | 89 |
| 19 | John Bristow Gregory Toepfer |
45 | Toyota Celica | Cord Car Co | 6 | C | 89 |
| 20 | Ken Price Steve Jonas |
55 | Holden Gemini | C.A.R.S. Gemini Racing Team | 4 | D | 86 |
| 21 | ? | ||||||
| 22 | Graeme Bailey Doug Clark |
51 | Toyota Celica | Chickadee Chicken | C | 82 [5] | |
| ? | Allan Bryant Graeme Whincup |
28 | Mazda RX-7 | Precinct Performance | B | ||
| ? | Gerald Kay Martin Power |
49 | Triumph Dolomite | Jag Parts | C | ||
| ? | John Bundy Norm Carr |
33 | Mazda RX-3 | J. F. Bundy | B | ||
| ? | Larry Kogge John Chambers |
27 | Mazda RX-3 | Larry Kogge | B | ||
| ? | Lou Stoopman | 71 | BMW 2002 | Lou Stoopman | C | ||
| ? | Martin Power Gerald Kay |
47 | Triumph Dolomite | Jag Parts | C | ||
| ? | Peter McLeod Mal Brewster |
30 | Mazda RX-7 | McLeod Mazda / Albion Park Rail | B | ||
| ? | Peter Granger Alfred Grant |
53 | BMW 2002 | Bob Glazier | C | ||
| ? | Warwick Henderson Graham Harrison |
42 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV[3] | Warwick Henderson | C | ||
| DNF | Charlie O'Brien | 10 | Holden VC Commodore | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | A | 84 | |
| DNF | Ron Dickson | 2 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28[4] | Ron Dickson Racing | A | 71 | |
| DNF | Peter Williamson Michael Quinn |
44 | Toyota Celica | Peter Williamson P/L | C | 64 | |
| DNF | Bob Morris Bill O'Brien |
7 | Ford XD Falcon | Channel 7 Breville Racing | A | 31 | |
| DNF | Robert Muir Kingsley Hibbard |
24 | Ford XD Falcon | Robert Muir Motors Pty. Ltd. | A | 7 | |
| DNF | Graham Mein Geoff Russell |
50 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Graham Mein | C | 5 [4] | |
| DNF | Allan Grice | 6 | Holden VC Commodore | Craven Mild 7 Racing | A | ||
| DNF | Colin Spencer Alan Gough |
56 | Holden Gemini | C.A.R.S. Gemini Racing Team | D | ||
| DNF | Gary Rowe Geoff Wade |
59 | Holden Gemini Coupe | Country Dealer Team | D | ||
| DNF | John Gates Phil Lyon |
23 | Holden Torana SLR5000 | "ITP" The Income Tax Professionals | A | ||
| DNF | Jim Keogh Ross Mathieson |
22 | Ford XD Falcon | J. M. Keogh | A | ||
| DNF | John Faulkner Gary Dumbrell |
43 | Ford Escort RS2000 | Allbrells Autocar Centres | C | ||
| DNF | Ken Harrison Ian Wells |
61 | Ford Escort 1600 | K. Harrison | D | ||
| DNF | Lawrie Nelson Tony Farrell |
29 | Ford Capri V6 | Capri Components | B | ||
| DNF | Peter Janson Larry Perkins |
3 | Holden VC Commodore | Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd | A | ||
| DNF | Rusty French Leo Leonard |
13 | Ford XD Falcon | Ruty French Racing | A | ||
| DNF [2] | Chris Heyer | 63 | Volkswagen Golf | Lennox Motors | D |
Note : Of the forty seven starters, twenty two were classified as finishers.[2] Of the nine for which the results are unknown, eight would have been non-finishers and one would have been placed 21st.
References
edit- ^ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1980/81, pages 210-211 & 214-215
- ^ a b c d Brock - Seven Up! Racing Car News, October 1980, page 6 & 79
- ^ a b c d Raceday Competition Communicator, Sandown, September 13–14, 1980
- ^ a b c David Hassall, Brocks record Sandown, Australian Auto Action, Friday, September 26, 1980, pages 1, 8 & 9
- ^ David Segal, Willo Retires, Australian Auto Action, Friday, September 26, 1980, page 10
Further reading
edit- The Australian racing history of Ford, 1989, page 304
- The official racing history of Holden, 1988, pages 225-226 & 353