Bruce McPhee
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Bruce McPhee | |
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Nationality | Australia |
Born | 11 February 1927 |
Died | 22 September 2009 Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 82)
Championship titles | |
1968 | Hardie Ferodo 500 |
Bruce Alexander McPhee (11 February 1927 – 22 September 2009) was an Australian
Career
At the 1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500, McPhee drove a Holden Monaro GTS327 painted yellow with black stripes with the number 13. His co-driver, who drove just one lap that day, was Barry Mulholland. McPhee would later claim in Australian Muscle Car magazine that an attempt to sabotage his Monaro was made the night before the race. As the race cars were road registered in that era, McPhee had driven the car back to his motel in Bathurst for the night. When he came out on race morning to fill the car with petrol, a number of tree leaves floated to the top of the filler. Luckily this was found before any potential damage could have put the car out of the race. The Monaro, supplied and sponsored by Wyong Motors, ran the race on one set of used, almost bald tyres, McPhee believing that they were faster than tyres with full tread (race regulations at the time stated the cars had to race on road tyres). Towards the end of the race track marshals around the Mount Panorama Circuit were reporting seeing sparks from the Monaro's Michelin tyres as they had worn down to their steel belts after almost 500 miles (800 km) of racing.
McPhee entered the
McPhee joined the
As well as the 1968 outright win in the Holden Monaro, McPhee finished on the podium at Bathurst in
McPhee also claimed the
Personal life
McPhee lived the majority of his life on the
Career results
Complete Bathurst 500/1000 results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1963 | Graham Ryan | Ford Cortina Mk.I GT
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C | 129 | 3rd | 3rd | |
1964 | Frank Delandro Motors | Barry Mulholland | Ford Cortina Mk.I GT
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C | 126 | 6th | 6th |
1965 | Grawill Motors Pty Ltd | Barry Mulholland | Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500 | D | 130 | 2nd | 2nd |
1966 | Regal Motors | Barry Mulholland | Morris Cooper S
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C | 129 | 3rd | 3rd |
1968 | Wyong Motors Pty Ltd | Barry Mulholland | Holden HK Monaro GTS327 | C | 129 | 1st | 1st |
1969 | Kloster Pty Ltd | Barry Mulholland | Ford XW Falcon GTHO
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D | 130 | 2nd | 2nd |
1970 | Ford Motor Co of Australia
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Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II
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E | 130 | 2nd | 2nd | |
1971 | Suttons Motors (Petersham) | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1
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D | 127 | 13th | 7th | |
1972 | Ron Hodgson Motors | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
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C | 66 | DNF | DNF | |
1973 | Tom Nailard | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
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D | 41 | DNF | DNF | |
1974 | Les Grose | Les Grose | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | 3001 – 6000cc | 19 | DNF | DNF |
Further reading
- Barry Lake, Solitary Man, Bruce McPhee 1927–2009, Motor Racing Australia, Dec/Jan 2009–2010