1976 Hang Ten 400
The 1976 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for
Victoria, Australia on 12 September 1976 over 130 laps of the 3.11 km circuit, a total of 403.8 km. The event was Round 8 of the 1976 Australian Touring Car Championship and Round 1 of the 1976 Australian Championship of Makes. It was the eleventh running of the endurance race which would later become known as the Sandown 500
.
The race was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Torana.
Results
| Position[1][2] | Drivers[1][2][3] | No.[3] | Car[1][2][3] | Entrant[3] | Laps[1][2] |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 05[4] | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Team Brock | 130 |
| 2 | Allan Moffat | 9 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop
|
Moffat Ford Dealers | 128 |
| 3 | Graeme Blanchard | 16 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Insul Fluf Home Insulation | 128 |
| 4 | Charlie O'Brien | 8 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | O'Brien's Transport Shell Sport | 128 |
| 5 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | M. Carter | 128 |
| 6 | Barry Seton | 26 | Ford Capri V6 | B. Benson | 122 |
| 7 | Lakis Manticas | 27 | Ford Capri V6 | L. Manticas | 122 |
| 8 | Lawrie Nelson | 32 | Ford Capri V6 | H. M. Headers | 121 |
| 9 | Graham Moore | 28 | Ford Capri V6 | Bryan Byrt Ford, Qld. | 120 |
| 10 | Tony Wilkinson, Wayne Negus | 21 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Karquip | 120 |
| Up to 1300 cc | |||||
| 1 | Bill Evans | 71 | Datsun 1200 | John Roxburgh Motors | 112 |
| 2 | Roger Bonhomme | 62 | Honda Civic | Mollison Motors | 109 |
| 3 | David Crowther | 74 | Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior | Fred's Treds Pty Ltd | 108 |
| 4 | Robin Dudfield | 73 | Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior | Avanti Motors-Alfa | 108 |
| 5 | Ray Molloy | 76 | Morris Clubman GT | Ray Molloy Motors | 107 |
| ? | Geoff Wade | 68 | Ford Escort 1300
|
Peter Mac's Towing | ? |
| ? | Bernie Stack | 70 | Volkswagen Passat | Blackwood Cars P/L | ? |
| ? | Max McGinley | 75 | Honda Civic | M. F. McGinley | ? |
| ? | Greville Arnel | 67 | Toyota Corolla | G. Arnel | ? |
| ? | David Turnbull | 69 | Ford Escort 1300
|
Ken Harrison Shell Sport | ? |
| ? | Brian Reed | 64 | Honda Civic | I. Chilman | ? |
| 1301 to 2000 cc | |||||
| 1 | Ron Dickson | 39 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Ron Hodgson Motors | 119 |
| 2 | Frank Porter | 60 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTAm | Clemens Sporting Car Serv. | 118 |
| 3 | James Laing-Peach | 38 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Endrust Australia | 118 |
| 4 | Christine Gibson | 58 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV[4]
|
Brian Foley P/L | 117 |
| 5 | Chris Heyer | 53 | Volkswagen Golf | Lennox Motors | 116 |
| ? | Bob Holden | 43 | Ford Escort RS2000 Mk II | Bob Holden Shell Sport | ? |
| ? | Colin Campbell | 33 | Ford Escort RS2000 Mk I | Allan Coffey Motors | ? |
| ? | John English | 47 | Ford Escort RS2000 Mk II | Peak Performance P/L | ? |
| ? | Tony Niovanni | 42 | Holden Gemini | Peter Robinson Holden | ? |
| ? | John Dellaca | 35 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint
|
B & G Myers Leyland | ? |
| ? | Ralph Radburn | 57 | BMW 2002Tii
|
R. Radburn | ? |
| ? | David Seldon | 36 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint
|
Orange City Leyland | ? |
| DNF | Jim Murcott | 35 | Ford Escort RS2000 Mk I | Brian Wood Ford | ? |
| DNF | Lyndon Arnel | 45 | Ford Escort RS2000 Mk II | Bob Holden Shell Sport | ? |
| DNF | Peter Granger | 56 | BMW 2002Ti
|
B. Glazier | ? |
| 2001 to 3000 cc | |||||
| 1 | Barry Seton | 26 | Ford Capri V6 | B. Benson | 122 |
| 2 | Lakis Manticas | 27 | Ford Capri V6 | L. Manticas | 122 |
| 3 | Lawrie Nelson | 32 | Ford Capri V6 | H. M. Headers | 121 |
| 4 | Graham Moore | 28 | Ford Capri V6 | Bryan Byrt Ford, Qld. | 120 |
| 5 | Don Holland | 23 | Mazda RX-3
|
Penrith Mazda Centre | 119 |
| ? | Alan Cant | 31 | Ford Capri V6 | A.T.P. (Aust) P/L | ? |
| ? | Paul Older | 34 | BMW | Craven Mild Racing | ? |
| ? | Ray Harrison | 24 | Mazda RX-3
|
Rotary Exchange | ? |
| ? | B. Porter | ? | Mazda | ? | ? |
| 3001 cc and over | |||||
| 1 | Peter Brock | 05[4] | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Team Brock | 130 |
| 2 | Allan Moffat | 9 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | Moffat Ford Dealers | 128 |
| 3 | Graeme Blanchard | 16 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Insul Fluf Home Insulation | 128 |
| 4 | Charlie O'Brien | 8 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | O'Brien's Transport Shell Sport | 128 |
| 5 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | M. Carter | 128 |
| 6 | Tony Wilkinson, Wayne Negus | 21 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Karquip | 120 |
| ? | Bob Forbes | 14 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Suttons Motors P/L | ? |
| ? | John Pollard | 22 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Garry & Warren Smith | ? |
| ? | Peter Janson | 15 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Kellway-Egan | ? |
| DNF | Colin Bond | 1 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
|
109 |
| DNF | Kel Gough | 10 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | ? | ? |
| DNF | Allan Grice | 12 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Craven Mild Racing | ? |
| DNF | Bob Morris
|
7 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Ron Hodgson Motors | ? |
| DNF | Bruce Hindhaugh | 4 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Gown-Hindhaugh Eng. Dev. | ? |
| DNF | Garth Wigston | 20 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Roadways Pty Ltd | ? |
| DNF | Jim Keogh | 11 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | Allan Coffey Motors | ? |
| DNF | Jim Richards
|
2 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | John Goss Racing P/L | ? |
| DNF | Warren Cullen | 6 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Settlement Road Wrecking | ? |
Note: 53 cars are listed on the grid list published with the Hang Ten 400 race report in Racing Car News magazine.[2]
References
- The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
- The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988