Peter
Brock Statistics
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Photo
by David Callow
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King
of the Mountain: Peter
Brock
Nickname:
Peter Perfect
Date of Birth:
26 February 1945
Date of Death: 8
September 2006
Resides: Victoria,
Australia
Sons: James
and Robert
Daughter
: Alexandra
Occupation: Professional
Racing Driver
Team: Team
Brock
Vehicle: Holden
Commodore (mostly)
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CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS
Bathurst
Enduro = 9 wins, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984,
1987
Australian
Touring Car Champion = 3 times, 1974, 1978, 1980
Runner-up,
5 times, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1990.
Sandown
Enduro = 9 wins, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981,
1984
Repco
Round Australia Trial = Winner 1979
The
five biggest wins at Bathurst
1979 -
Brock/Richards Torana beat Janson/Perkins by 6 laps + 1m 36.5s
1975 -
Brock/Sampson Torana beat Morris/Gardner by 2 laps + 1m 11s
1984 -
Brock/Perkins Commodore beat Harvey/Parsons by 2 laps + 0.6s
1978 -
Brock/Richards Torana beat Grice/Leffler by 1 lap = 2m3.4s
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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| Results
1967 – Austin A30 |
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Winton
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26
November
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DNF
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Retired
upon debut
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Hume
Weir
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26
December
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Unplaced
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First
race finish
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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| Results
1968 – Austin A30 |
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Calder
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21
January
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2nd
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Sports
car race
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Philip
Island
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28
January
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3rd
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Hume
Weir
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14
April
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4th
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Winton
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26
May
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2nd
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Had
spin
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Hume
Weir
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9 June
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2nd
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Lakeland
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30
June
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1st
in class
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Hill
climb event
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Hume
Weir
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1 September
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1st
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Handicap
event, won from rear of the grid, set fastest lap.
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Oran
Park
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22
September
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5th,
5th & 4th
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First
interstate event
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Templestowe
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17
November
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1st
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Won
3-litre Sports car National Championship class.
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Winton
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1 December
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1st
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Hume
Weir
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26
December
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1st
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Fastest
lap
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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| Results
1969 – Austin A30 |
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Philip
Island
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2 January
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1st
& 2nd
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Sports
car race
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Philip
Island
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26
January
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1st
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Sandown
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16
February
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1st
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Handicap
event
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Winton
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9 March
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2nd
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Templestowe
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16
March
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1st
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Hillclimb,
1st in class
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Philip
Island
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Easter
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1st
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Winton
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18
May
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1st
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First
race in new sports sedan class
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Hume
Weir
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15
June
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1st
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First
Australian Sports sedan Trophy meeting
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Sandown
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14
September
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2nd
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Oran
Park
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21
September
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1st
& 2nd
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First
in Sports sedan sprint, second in combined Tourers
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Hume
Weir
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28
September
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1st
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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| HDT
Holden Monaro GTS |
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Bathurst
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5 October
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3rd
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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| 1970
Results - Austin A30 |
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Oran
Park
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3 January
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1st
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New
lap record
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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HDT
Holden Monaro
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Oran
Park
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DNF
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Retired
after accident.
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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| Results
1970 – HDT – Torana GTR XU1 |
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Sandown
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September
13
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4th
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Bathurst
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October
30th
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30th
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With
Bob Morris, dropped valve
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Surfers
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November
1
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2nd
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Fair
Deal car with Digby Cooke
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Lakeside
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November
29
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1st
& 1st
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Ahead
of Colin Bond
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Results
1971 HDT Torana GTR XU1
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Calder
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January
17
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1st
& 2nd
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Behind
Jane Monaro
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Oran
Park
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February
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Excluded
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After
winning
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Surfers
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February
28
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DNF
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Left
circuit after 40 laps
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Winton
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March
7
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1st
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From
back of grid
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Calder
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March
21
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3rd
& 2nd
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Jane
won
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Oran
Park
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March
28
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3rd
& 2nd
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Goss
won
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Oran
Park
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May
16
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2nd
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Lost
wheel while in front
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Calder
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May
23
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1st
& 7th
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Hume
Weir
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June
13
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1st
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65
lap race
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Calder
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August
15
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1st
& 1st
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Beat
Jane
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Calder
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October
17
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2nd
& 3rd
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Manufacturers
Championship
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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Bathurst
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April
12
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3rd
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1st
in class
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Warwick
Farm
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May
2
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2nd
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Sandown
Park
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September
12
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Unplaced
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Gear
selection problem
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Philip
Island
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October
24
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3rd
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Surfers
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November
7
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3rd
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1972
– HDT Torana GTR XU1
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Surfers
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February
6
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4th
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Flat
tyre
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Warwick
Farm
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February
13
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Unplaced
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Tyre
trouble
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Sandown
Park
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February
20
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5th
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Bond
6th
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Adelaide
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February
27
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3rd
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Bond
4th
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Winton
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March
12
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1st
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30
laps
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Calder
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March
19
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2nd,
2nd & 3rd
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Adelaide
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April
9
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2nd,
2nd & 2nd
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Improved
Touring races took SP record.
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Winton
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May
7
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1st,
1st, & 1st
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Lap
record
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Calder
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May
14
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4th
& 2nd
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Calder
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October
15
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3rd
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Took
record
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Calder
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December
3
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1st
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Fastest
lap
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Baskerville
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December
10
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3rd
& 3rd
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Improved
Touring, 1st 6 cylinder
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Manufacturers
Championship
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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Adelaide
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August
27
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2nd
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Behind
Bond took record
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Sandown
Park
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September
10
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DNF
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Piston
failure while second
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Bathurst
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October
1
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1st
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Fastest
lap
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Philip
Island
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October
21
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2nd
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Starter
failed
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Surfers
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November
26
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2nd
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1973
HDT Torana GTR XU1
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Production
Touring
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Surfers
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February
4
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1st
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Fastest
Lap
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Warwick
Farm
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February
11
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6th
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After
spin lost several laps
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Bathurst
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April
23
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1st,
2nd, & DNF
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From
back of grid, fastest lap.
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Torana
GTR XU1 Sports Sedan Races
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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Calder
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January
21
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1st
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6 cylinder,
5th SS feature
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Sandown
Park
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February
18
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1st
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Calder
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March
18
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1st
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6-cyl
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Sandown
Park
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April
15
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1st
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6-cyl,
5th SS feature
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Hume
Weir
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April
22
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1st
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6-
cyl
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Calder
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May
27
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1st
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6-cyl
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Calder
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August
12
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1st
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6-cyl
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Sandown
Park
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September
9
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DNF
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Symmonds
Plains
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September
30
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1st
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6-cyl,
unplaced in other race due to start line crash.
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Baskerville
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October
14
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1st
(4X)
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Took
lap record
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Calder
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October
21
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1st
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6-cyl,
clinched series
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Philip
Island
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December
30
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1st
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1973
ATCC Races
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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Symmons
Plains
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March
6
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2nd
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Calder
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March
18
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DNS
1st
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Changing
tyres
(Prelim)
lap record
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Sandown
Park
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April
15
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DNF
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Fuel
pump
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Wanneroo
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May
6
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2nd
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Surfers
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May
20
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1st
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1st
in prelim
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Adelaide
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June
10
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1st
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Fastest
lap
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Oran
Park
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June
24
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Excluded
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Beat
Moffat & Bond, 2nd in prelim
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Warwick
Farm
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July
15
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1st
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Fastest
lap
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1973
Manufacturers Championship
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Adelaide
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August
25
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DNF
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Bogged
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Sandown
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September
9
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1st
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Bond
2nd
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Bathurst
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September
30
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2nd
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Bond
3rd
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Surfers
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November
11
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1st
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Bond
crashed while 2nd
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Philip
Island
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November
25
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1st
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Bond
2nd
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Note:
Using both Production Touring cars either unaltered or with slight alterations
(larger wheels), later using alloy headed engine, the B&D or Trident
Plastics Sports Sedans.
| F2
Birrana 272 |
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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Winton
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March
11
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1st
(4x)
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Four
wins from four starts including handicap.
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Calder
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March
18
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1st
Leo Geoghegan driving
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Beat
Hastings, Costanzo.
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Oran
Park
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March
25
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1st
(2x)
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Beat
winter, Prejawa.
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Hume
Weir
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April
22
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1st
(2x)
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Calder
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May
27
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4th
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Behind
Stewart, Cook, Stillwell.
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ANF2
Championship Races
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Oran
Park
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August
5
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2nd
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Behind
Leo Geoghegan
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Amaroo
Park
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August
18
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7th
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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| HDT
Sports Sedan – Torana V8 |
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Sandown
Park
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April
15
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DNF
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Flat
tyre while leading
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Calder
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May
27
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1st,
2nd & DNF
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From
Harvey in final: broke axle in heat
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Sandown
Park
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July
8
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DNS,
2nd
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Tail
shaft
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Calder
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August
12
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3rd,
2nd
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Calder
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October
21
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1st,
3rd
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Sandown
Park
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November
4
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1st,
1st, & 1st
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Fastest
lap
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Calder
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December
2
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DNF,
6th
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Brakes,
stalled on grid
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Baskerville
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December
9
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1st,
DNF.
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Won
Saturday 5 lapper set new record, broke axle.
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1974
Results
HDT
Torana GTR XU1 & SLR 5000
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Oran
Park
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February
3
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1st
DNF
Prim
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Fastest
lap
No
brakes
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Surfers
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February
10
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1st,
1st, & 1st
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Fastest
lap
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Sandown
Park
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February
17
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2nd,
4th,
& 4th
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2nd
Behind Goss, SS races in 6-cyl
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1974
ATCC
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Symmons
Plains
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March
4
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1st
2nd
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Prelim
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Calder
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March
17
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1st
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Sandown
Park
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April
7
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3rd
& 3rd
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Behind
Moffat & Carter
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Amaroo
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April
14
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1st
& 1st
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Oran
Park
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April
28
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2nd
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Lap
record
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Surfers
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May
19
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1st
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SLR500
took pole with both cars
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Adelaide
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June
9
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1st
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SLR5000
fastest lap
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1974
HDT Torana SLR5000 & L34
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Circuit
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Date
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Place
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Comments
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Calder
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May
26
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1st,
3rd
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Fastest
lap
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Sandown
Park
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July
7
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1st,
1st
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Fastest
lap (wet)
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Lakeside
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July
28
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1st,
DNF
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Crash,
disc broke.
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Calder
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August
18
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1st
DNF
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L34
engine
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Calder
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October
20
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1st
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Lap
record
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Sandown
Park
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November
2
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1st
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Fastest
lap, crashed in combined race
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