1971 South Pacific Touring Series

The 1971 South Pacific Touring Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Series Production Touring Cars.[1] It was the second running of an annual series which had first been contested as the 1970 Tasman Touring Series.[1]

The series was won by Colin Bond driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1.[2]

Schedule
Colin Bond won the series driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1 similar to that pictured above
Bruce McPhee placed second driving a Ford Falcon GTHO similar to that pictured above

The series was contested over three rounds:[1]

Round[3] Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Winning car
1[3]   Warwick Farm[3] 14 February[3] Colin Bond[3] Holden Torana GTR XU-1[3]
2[1] International Motor Show Trophy[1] Sandown[1] 21 February[1] Bruce McPhee[4] Ford Falcon GTHO[4]
3[2]   Surfers Paradise[2] 28 February[2] Colin Bond[2] Holden Torana GTR XU-1[2]

Each round was held as a support race to a round of the 1971 Tasman Championship.[1]

The first round was scheduled to be held at Surfers Paradise on 7 February however that meeting was postponed due to heavy rain and it was rescheduled to 28 February.[3]

Classes

Competing cars were classified into five classes according to an assessed CP Units value for each vehicle.[1] Under this system, the engine capacity of the car (in litres) was multiplied by the retail price of the car (in Australian dollars) to arrive at a CP Unit value.[1]

  • Class A: Up to 3000 CP Units[1]
  • Class B: 3001 to 6000 CP Units[1]
  • Class C: 6001 to 9000 CP Units[1]
  • Class D: 9001 to 18000 CP Units[1]
  • Class E: Over 18000 CP Units[1]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 4,3,2,1 basis for the first four places at each round.[5] In addition, points were awarded for places in each class as follows:[5]

  • Where there were 5 or more starters - on a 9,6,4,3,2,1 basis[5]
  • Where there was 3, 4 or 5 starters - on a 6,4,2,1 basis[5]
  • Where there was less than 3 starters - no points were awarded[5]

Points were only awarded to a driver who started in all three rounds.[5] The driver was required to compete in a vehicle entered by the same entrant in all three rounds and that vehicle was required to be the same make and model although not necessarily the same vehicle.[5]

Series standings
Pos.[2] Driver[2] Car[1] Entrant[1] Points[2]
1 Colin Bond Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 37
2 Bruce McPhee Ford Falcon GTHO Ford Motor Company of Australia 34
3 Lakis Manticas Morris Cooper S British Leyland Works Team 24

Only the first three outright series placings are shown in the above table.

Manufacturers Awards

A Manufacturers Award was presented to the manufacturer of the winning driver's car at the end of the series.[5] In addition, awards were made to the manufacturers of the winning driver's car in each of the four remaining classes.[5]

References
  1. Official Programme, Sandown, 21 February 1971
  2. Des White, Matich Makes It!, Racing Car News, April 1971, pp. 34-37
  3. Gardner Go To Whoa, Racing Car News, March 1971, pp. 38-43
  4. Tom Naughton, McRae's Sensational Sandown, Racing Car News, April 1971, pp. 28-31
  5. General Supplementary Regulations, Surfers Paradise International Motor Racing Circuit Pty Ltd, Sunday, 7 February 1971
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