1972 Phillip Island 500K

The 1972 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars.[1] The event, which was Heat 4 of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was held on 21 October 1972 at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia over a distance of 318 miles[2] (512 km).

Class Structure

As a heat of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, the race featured four classes defined by "Capacity Price Units".[3] The CP Unit value for each car was assessed by multiplying the engine capacity (in litres) by the Sydney retail price (in Australian dollars).[3]

  • Class A : Up to 3,000 CP Units
  • Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 CP Units
  • Class C : 9,001 to 18,000 CP Units
  • Class D : Over 18,000 CP Units[3]

Results
Position[2] Drivers[2] No.[2] Car[2] Entrant[2] Class[2] Class pos.[2] Laps[2]
1 Allan Moffat 1 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III[4] Ford Motor Company D 1 106
2 Peter Brock 28[5] Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 1 106
3 Fred Gibson   Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III[4] Ford Motor Company D 2 104
4 Graeme Blanchard   Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Graeme Blanchard Motors C 2 102
5 Colin Bond   Holden Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team C 3 102
6 Tom Naughton   Chrysler VH Valiant Charger Eastside Chrysler D 3 102
7 Murray Carter   Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III[4]   D 4 101
8 Tony Niovanni   Holden Torana GTR XU-1[6] Peter Robinson C 4 100
9 John Stoopman   Holden Torana GTR XU-1[6]   C 5 99
10 Bill Gates 51[7] Ford Escort Twin Cam[7] Morley Ford B 1 98
11 Lakis Manticas   Ford Escort Slideaway Car Roofs B 2 98
12 Jim Murcott   Ford Escort Brian Wood Ford B 3 98
13 Rogerson   Mazda Capella   B 4 96
14 Harrison       C or D   96
15 John Piper   Ford Escort   B 5 96
16 Garth   Mazda Capella   B 6 93
17 Geoff Perry   Mazda 1300 Bainbridge Motors A 1 90
18 Mel Mollison   Mazda 1300 Bainbridge Motors A 2 90
19 Fred Sutherland, Gary Keen   Mazda 1300 Victorian Police Motor Sport Club A 3 88
20 Allan Keith   Ford Escort   B 7 87
21 Whiteford   Datsun   A 4 84
22 G Parnaby 44[7] Datsun 1600[7]   B[7] 8 79
NC Roxburgh, Leighton   Datsun   A    
 ? Evans   Datsun   A    
 ? Ovenden       C or D    
DNF Nelson   Chrysler VH Valiant Charger   D    
DNF Des West   Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III[4]   D   36

References
  1. Eligibility for the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was restricted to Group E Series Production Touring Cars, as outlined in Australian Title Conditions, 1972 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 89
  2. Tom Naughton, Ford Scores at The Island, Racing Car News, December 1972, pages 74-75 & 81
  3. Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 August 1972
  4. Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The Racing History, 1989, page 289
  5. 500K:Moffat's Revenge, Australian Motor Manual, January 1973, pages 42-43
  6. Stewart Wilson, Holden -The Official Racing History, 1988, page 335
  7. Autopics image of Gates & Parnaby Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 11 October 2010
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