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Western Australian Motor Race Results 1978

12 Mar 1978 Closed Meeting Page 3 9 Apr 1978 April Meeting Page 5 7 May 1978 ATCC Round 5 Page 8 18 Jun 1978 Aust Sports Sedan Champs Round 3 Page 11 16 Jul 1978 July Meeting Page 15 13 Aug 1978 State Championships Page 18 17 Sep 1978 Forlife 300 km Page 21 15 Oct 1978 ABC Torque Trophy Page 22

All meetings held at Wanneroo Park

Compiled and Edited by Terry Walker, 2007

Member, Motoring Historians (WA)

[8 October 2007]

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Closed Meeting 12 March 1978

Race 1: Street Cars, 5 laps Pos No Car Driver F Lap Time 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 70.0 6:02.0 2 88 Falcon Rod Donovan 72.1 6:06.4 3 65 Falcon Vic Watson 75.0 6:32.4 4 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 81.9 7:00.7 5 78 Capri Peter Newton 81.8 7:01.4 DNF 6 Lotus Elan Trevor Hine 80.2

Race 2: Racing Cars, 5 laps 1 8 Elfin Rod Housego 62.5 5:19.7 2 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 63.6 5:29.8 3 2 Brabham Julian Cowan 66.6 5:56.9 4 16 Birrana * Bob Creasy 61.4 6:13.2 5 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 74.0 6:17.2 * No 16 - one minute penalty for jumped start

Race 3: Sports Cars, 5 laps 1 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 67.8 5:45.6 2 51 Ashdown Al Ford 67.4 5:46.3 3 31 Barp 9 Barry Nelson 70.0 6:00.2 4 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 70.4 6:00.3 DNF 40 U2 Geoff Nicol --

Race 4: Sports Sedans, 5 laps 1 47 Charger Brian Smith 66.6 5:41.4 2 90 Torana Frank Wilson 67.2 5:48.5 3 88 Falcon Rod Donovan 68.7 5:50.2 4 45 Escort John Glasson 68.9 5:59.4 5 99 Torana Barry Kallawk 69.1 6:01.7 6 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 67.8 6:08.4 7 21 Torana C Wheildon/C Hall 71.0 6:11.8 8 87 Torana Ric Rossiter 72.2 6:16.4 9 40 Holden Warren Matthews 73.6 6:17.5 10 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 73.9 6:18.7 11 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 76.4 6:38.2 12 39 Anglia John Hollier 75.8 6:40.9 DNF 8 Fiat Abarth Dick Ward 72.6 DNF 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 71.8 DNF 32 Renault 1800 Noel Pratt 76.5

Race 5: Street Cars, 5 laps 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 70.0 6:00.6 2 88 Falcon Rod Donovan 72.6 6:09.3 3 65 Falcon Vic Watson 74.8 6:19.8 4 6 Lotus Elan Trevor Hine 74.7 6:28.3 5 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 81.8 6:56.8 6 78 Capri Peter Newton 81.7 6:58.6

Race 6: Racing Cars, 5 laps

1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.8 6:16.3 2 8 Elfin Rod Housego 62.2 5:19.7 3 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 63.3 5:24.0 4 7 Lotus Bill Downey 66.8 5:48.7 DNF 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 73.5 DNF 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 69.8

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Race 7: Sports Cars, 5 laps 1 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 67.8 5:49.9 2 51 Ashdown Al Ford 67.9 5:50.1 3 31 Barp 9 Barrie Nelson 71.5 6:05.7 4 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 72.1 6:07.1 5 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 74.8 6:21.4

Race 8: Sports Sedans, 5 laps 1 47 Charger Brian Smith 66.2 5:45.8 2 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 68.6 5:55.8 3 88 Falcon Rod Donovan 69.3 5:56.2 4 45 Escort John Glasson 69.2 6:02.5 5 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 69.2 6:04.5 6 86 Torana John Farrell 69.8 6:05.9 7 99 Torana Barry Kallawk 70.1 6:06.8 8 8 Fiat Abarth Dick Ward 71.9 6:12.7 9 40 Holden Warren Matthews 72.4 6:14.9 10 55 Escort Mario Romeri 71.1 6:15.6 11 87 Torana Ric Rossiter 73.1 6:18.2 12 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 73.6 6:21.6 13 65 Falcon Vic Watson 74.2 6:26.1 14 21 Torana C Wheildon/C Hall 72.3 6:26.5 15 39 Anglia John Hollier 75.0 6:31.8 16 83 Escort Jeff Minney 79.4 6:57.1 DNF 90 Torana Frank Wilson 67.4

Race 9: Sports Sedans Under 2000 cc, 5 laps 1 55 Escort Mario Romeri 70.0 6:03.0 2 6 Lotus Elan * Trevor Hine 73.2 6:16.6 3 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 73.5 6:17.0 4 8 Fiat Abarth Dick Ward 71.0 6:33.4 5 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 82.2 6:58.1 DNF 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 85.8 * Competed by invitation

Race 10: Six Cylinder Series, 5 laps 1 40 Holden Warren Matthews 73.4 6:14.2 2 39 Anglia John Hollier 74.1 6:23.8 3 21 Torana * C Wheildon/C Hall 71.3 6:30.4 4 6 Lotus Elan * Trevor Hine 73.2 6:32.2 * competed by invitation

Race 11: Racing and Open Sports Cars, 5 laps reverse grid. 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.0 5:17.5 2 8 Elfin Rod Housego 61.6 5:23.2 3 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 62.8 5:26.1 4 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 68.4 5:51.8 5 31 Barp 9 Barrie Nelson 71.8 6:13.0 6 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 72.0 6:14.1 7 51 Ashdown Al Ford 69.2 6:20.0 8 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 72.5 6:27.9 DNF 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 94.8

Race 12: Sports Sedans, 5 laps reverse grid 1 86 Torana John Farrell 69.2 5:55.7 2 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 68.4 5:56.7 3 45 Escort John Glasson 68.3 5:57.2 4 99 Torana Barry Kallawk 70.2 6:01.7 5 21 Torana C Wheildon/C Hall 71.2 6:10.7 6 40 Holden Warren Matthews 73.0 6:11.3 7 47 Charger Brian Smith 66.2 6:38.9 DNF 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 68.4 DNF 87 Torana Ric Rossiter 73.0 DNF 39 Anglia John Hollier 90.8

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Race 13: Racing and Open Sports Cars, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 8 Elfin Rod Housego 61.6 0:40 5:54.8 2 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 60.3 0:50 6:02.7 3 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 71.0 Go 6:05.7 4 51 Ashdown Al Ford 67.9 0:20 6:10.6 5 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 72.9 Go 6:11.4 6 31 Barp 9 Barrie Nelson 70.8 0:10 6:13.8 DNF 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 65.4 0:30 Fastest Time: No 16, Creasy

Race 14: Sports Sedans, 5 lap handicap 1 45 Escort John Glasson 68.0 0:40 6:29.0 2 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 67.8 0:40 6:29.2 3 47 Charger Brian Smith 66.2 0:50 6:36.1 4 40 Holden Warren Matthews 72.8 0:30 6:42.4 5 21 Torana C Wheildon/C Hall 70.7 0:40 6:42.4 6 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 74.1 0:20 6:44.2 7 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 82.1 Go Fastest Time: No 47, Smith

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April Meeting 9 April 1978

Race 1: Street Cars, 5 laps 1 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 72.2 6:07.3 2 88 Falcon Rod Donovan 72.3 6:07.7 3 80 Torana Peter Henderson 77.7 6:36.8 4 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 78.8 6:44.4 5 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 80.2 6:49.0 6 34 Lotus Europa Mike Griffiths 79.6 6:51.9 DNF 78 Capri Peter Newton 82.6

Race 2: Racing Cars, 5 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 60.6 5:12.8 2 8 Elfin Rod Housego 61.0 5:14.5 3 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 64.3 5:32.1 4 7 Lotus Bill Downey 66.1 5:39.5 5 2 Brabham Julian Cowan 65.9 5:48.0 6 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 66.5 5:56.7 7 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 70.0 6:59.3

Race 3: Sports Cars, 5 laps 1 60 Chevron B8 BMW Tony McAlinden 65.3 5:34.4 2 51 Ashdown Al Ford 68.2 5:49.0 3 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 68.2 5:49.4 4 31 Barp 9b Barrie Nelson 71.9 6:08.3 5 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 75.3 6:47.1 6 34 Lotus Europa Mike Griffiths 80.5 5:47.5 4 laps DNF 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 72.8 DNF 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 75.6

Race 4: Sports Sedans, 5 laps 1 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 67.6 5:48.4 2 45 Escort John Glasson 67.8 5:50.0 3 86 Torana John Farrell 69.4 5:57.1 4 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 68.4 6:02.4 5 21 Torana C Wheildon/C Hall 70.6 6:02.6 6 75 Alfa Romeo Gordon Stephenson 70.6 6:05.1 7 55 Escort Mario Romeri 71.2 6:11.9 8 90 Torana Frank Wilson 68.3 6:13.4 9 29 Leyland Cubman Ross Bennett 72.8 6:15.3 10 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 75.1 6:32.8 11 51 Toyota Les Verco 76.8 6:35.2 12 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 77.4 6:36.5 13 16 Cortina Graeme Adamson 81.2 6:57.6 14 83 Escort Jeff Minney 77.6 7:14.6 15 82 Escort Neil Bishop 84.8 5:49.3 4 laps DNF 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 78.9 DNF 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 80.5 DNF 88 Falcon Rod Donovan 76.2 DNF 40 Holden Warren Matthews 80.4 DNF 67 Capri Peter Newton 94.0

Race 5: Street Cars 5 laps

1 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 72.0 6:08.7

2 88 Falcon Rod Donovan 72.7 6:09.1

3 80 Torana Peter Henderson 77.8 6:36.6

4 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 80.4 6:42.3

5 34 Lotus Europa Mike Griffiths 79.7 6:51.8

DNF 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 79.9

DNF 78 Capri Peter Newton --

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Race 6: Racing Cars, 5 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.7 5:14.2 2 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 63.4 5:29.3 3 7 Lotus Bill Downey 66.6 5:41.2 4 2 Brabham Julian Cowan 65.2 5:42.9 5 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 69.8 6:04.3 DNF 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 76.9 DNF 8 Elfin Rod Housego --

Race 7: Sports Cars, 5 laps 1 60 Chevron B8 BMW Tony McAlinden 66.7 5:40.0 2 31 Barp 9b Barrie Nelson 71.7 6:06.5 3 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 71.6 6:09.8 4 51 Ashdown Al Ford 69.5 6:13.9 DNF 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 73.6 DNF 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 73.2

Race 8: Sports Sedans, 5 laps 1 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 68.0 5:56.0 2 90 Torana Frank Wilson 69.4 5:59.1 3 45 Escort John Glasson 68.2 6:00.4 4 21 Torana C Wheildon/C Hall 71.4 6:06.3 5 75 Alfa Romeo Gordon Stephenson 71.0 6:07.1 6 40 Holden Warren Matthews 71.8 6:12.2 7 29 Leyland Cubman Mal Bennett 73.2 6:16.2 8 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 74.6 6:27.6 9 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 74.4 6:34.1 10 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 76.8 6:37.2 11 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 79.2 6:47.8 12 51 Toyota Les Verco 77.4 6:49.7 13 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 70.4 6:50.1 14 16 Cortina Graeme Adamson 80.5 6:56.1 15 82 Escort Neil Bishop 81.9 7:04.3 DNF 55 Escort Mario Romeri 72.6

Race 9: Sports Sedans Under 2000 cc, 5 laps 1 75 Alfa Romeo Gordon Stephenson 70.2 6:00.1 2 55 Escort Mario Romeri 73.3 6:11.7 3 29 Leyland Cubman Ross Bennett 73.1 6:12.6 4 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 76.1 6:30.4 5 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 79.5 6:44.3 6 34 Lotus Europa Mike Griffiths 79.8 6:48.6 7 82 Escort Neil Bishop 79.6 6:49.2 DNF 58 Toyota Brian Prodger --

Race 10: Six Cylinder Series, 5 laps

1 40 Holden Warren Matthews 74.8 6:31.6 2 80 Torana Peter Henderson 78.3 6:38.2 3 16 Cortina Graeme Adamson 87.5 4 86 Torana John Farrell --

Race 11: Racing and Open Sports Cars, 5 laps reverse grid 1 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 64.2 5:36.1 2 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 67.8 5:46.9 3 7 Lotus Bill Downey 66.4 5:48.5 4 51 Ashdown Al Ford 68.0 5:51.5 5 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 70.7 6:06.0 6 31 Barp 9b Barrie Nelson 71.4 6:08.2 7 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 71.2 6:09.6 DNF 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 62.7 DNF 40 U2 Geoff Nicol --

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Race 12: Sports Sedans and Closed Sports cars, 5 laps reverse grid 1 60 Chevron B8 BMW Tony McAlinden 66.4 5:47.7 2 90 Torana Frank Wilson 69.2 6:00.1 3 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 68.8 6:05.7 4 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 70.6 6:12.4 5 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 72.4 6:21.1 6 29 Leyland Cubman Mal Bennett 73.9 6:21.5 7 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 75.0 6:25.5 8 21 Torana C Wheildon/C Hall 71.8 6:39.8 9 40 Holden Ric Rossiter 77.1 6:40.3 10 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 79.0 6:46.0 11 82 Escort Neil Bishop 79.0 6:48.6 12 16 Cortina Graeme Adamson 83.7 7:07.6 DNF 75 Alfa Romeo Gordon Stephenson 73.0 DNF 45 Escort John Glasson 72.1 DNF 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 85.2

Race 13: Racing and Open Sports cars, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 60.8 0:35 5:47.1 2 51 Ashdown Al Ford 67.8 0:10 5:55.1 3 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 67.6 0:10 5:55.4 4 31 Barp 9b Barrie Nelson 70.6 Go 6:02.1 5 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 72.4 Go 6:11.2 6 7 Lotus Bill Downey 66.0 0:20 6:21.1

Race 14: Sports Sedans and Closed Sports cars, 5 lap handicap 1 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 68.4 0:40 6:34.1 2 29 Leyland Cubman Mal Bennett 73.1 0:20 6:35.4 3 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 73.4 0:20 6:36.2 4 21 Torana C Wheildon/C Hall 71.3 0:20 6:37.1 5 80 Torana Peter Henderson 78.6 Go 6:44.2 6 16 Cortina Graeme Adamson 79.5 Go 6:50.4 7 83 Escort Jeff Minney 78.6 Go 6:50.8 8 82 Escort Neil Bishop 79.2 Go 7:09.3 9 34 Lotus Europa Mike Griffiths 79.4 Go 7:10.9 10 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 78.6 Go 4 laps DNF 60 Chevron B8 BMW Tony McAlinden 66.6 0:40 DNF 90 Torana Frank Wilson 75.4 0:40 DNF 40 Holden Warren Matthews -- 0:20

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Australian Touring Car Championship Round 5, 7 May 1978

Race 1: Street Cars, 5 laps Pos No Car Driver F/lap Time 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 86.9 7:21.6 2 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 86.8 7:22.7 3 65 Falcon Vic Watson 87.3 7:26.0 4 88 Falcon Rod Donovan 87.4 7:28.7 5 6 Lotus Elan Trevor Hine 88.1 7:43.8 6 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 91.1 7:47.5 7 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 91.7 7:58.6 9 34 Lotus Europa Mike Griffiths 93.7 8:03.9 10 36 Cortina Greg Truscott 98.4 8:25.4 11 52 Falcon George Eames 102.0 8:50.2 12 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda 107.0 7:50.0 4 laps

Race 2: Racing, Open Sports and Clubman cars, 10 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 73.4 12:52.2 2 6 Elfin George Cole 78.5 13:42.9 3 8 Elfin Rod Housego 77.8 13:55.7 4 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 84.7 12:59.8 9 laps 5 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 86.5 13:26.0 9 laps 6 30 Lowhad Ray Hadlow 90.1 14:06.1 9 laps 7 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 96.0 13:04.9 8 laps 8 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 89.1 13:22.3 8 laps 9 51 Ashdown Al Ford 88.9 13:06.0 7 laps DNF 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 87.4

Race 3: Sports Sedans, 10 laps 1 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 75.5 12:53.7 2 75 Alfa Romeo Gordon Stephenson 78.2 13:30.0 3 45 Escort John Glasson 80.2 13:41.0 4 40 Holden Warren Matthews 79.9 13:41.7 5 86 Torana John Farrell 78.1 13:42.2 6 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 86.4 13:20.3 9 laps 7 29 Leyland Cubman Ross Bennett 86.2 13:25.3 9 laps 8 47 Charger Brian Smith 86.7 13:31.6 9 laps 9 65 Falcon Vic Watson 88.2 13:36.5 9 laps 10 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 88.8 13:36.9 9 laps 11 51 Toyota Les Verco 88.6 13:43.6 9 laps 12 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 90.0 13:48.3 9 laps 13 83 Escort Paul Curracan 90.3 14:06.3 9 laps 14 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 93.2 14:18.6 9 laps 15 68 Torana Kim Harley 94.6 13:01.3 8 laps 16 82 Escort Neil Bishop 93.4 13:09.0 8 laps 17 39 Anglia John Hollier 96.0 13:59.6 8 laps DNF 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 96.1 DNF 69 Mini Cooper S Peter Flanagan 91.4 DNF 53 Holden Mike Barnes 101.4 DNF 36 Cortina Greg Truscott 145.6

Race 4: Australian Touring Car Championship, Race 1, 40 laps 1 5 Torana A9X Peter Brock 72.3 50:03.0 2 76 Torana A9X John Harvey 73.0 50:44.3 3 26 Torana A9X Alan Grice 72.4 50:45.1 4 4 Torana A9X Wayne Negus 75.0 50:20.4 39 laps 5 18 Falcon Murray Carter 74.3 50:21.5 39 laps 6 7 Torana A9X Bob Morris 77.2 50:03.5 38 laps 7 21 Torana A9X Colin Hall 78.5 50:58.4 38 laps 8 69 Escort RS2000 Rod Stevens 80.0 50:16.9 37 laps 9 101 Capri V6 3000 Sue Ransome 81.9 50:33.8 36 laps 10 86 Torana L34/A9X Barry Kallawk 80.9 51.19.1 35 laps 11 87 Torana L34 Ric Rossiter 86.2 50:42.9 28 laps DNF 3 Torana A9X Ian Geoghegan 77.7

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Race 5: Sports Sedans Under 2000 cc, 5 laps 1 75 Alfa Romeo Gordon Stephenson 72.0 6:07.5 2 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 74.1 6:26.7 3 29 Leyland Cubman Ross Bennett 71.4 6:26.9 4 82 Escort Neil Bishop 75.8 6:32.8 5 51 Toyota Les Verco 76.0 6:35.9 6 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 76.7 6:44.3 7 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 78.1 6:44.5 8 83 Escort Paul Curracan 78.2 6:46.3 9 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 82.1 7:02.5 10 36 Cortina Greg Truscott 80.2 7:02.8 11 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda 94.3 6:29.2 4 laps

Race 6: Six Cylinder Sedan Series, 5 laps 1 40 Holden Warren Matthews 73.3 6:15.6 2 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 72.0 6:28.1 3 86 Torana John Farrell 76.4 6:29.8 4 39 Anglia John Hollier 84.3 7:15.6 DNF 68 Torana Kim Harley 78.4 DNF 53 Holden Mike Barnes --

Race 7: Street Cars, 5 lap reverse grid 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 71.4 6:07.4 2 6 Lotus Elan Trevor Hine 74.0 6:20.0 3 65 Falcon Vic Watson 74.5 6:21.3 4 34 Lotus Europa Mike Griffiths 76.7 6:36.1 5 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.2 6:38.0 6 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 78.2 6:45.9 7 36 Cortina Greg Truscott 80.0 6:48.0 8 18 Falcon Jim Spencer 78.6 6:48.9 9 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 92.7 6:52.0 10 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda 92.7 6:22.7 4 laps DNF 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 72.0 DNF 88 Falcon Rod Donovan 74.1

Race 8: Racing and Open Sports Cars, 5 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.1 5:15.3 2 6 Elfin George Cole 61.1 5:17.4 3 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 63.4 5:25.3 4 8 Elfin Rod Housego 62.6 5:27.4 5 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 65.1 5:36.3 6 30 Lowhad Ray Hadlow 68.1 5:49.5 7 51 Ashdown Al Ford 69.1 5:56.9 8 3 Birrana Bill Downey 64.7 5:59.1 9 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 64.7 6:03.1 10 2 Brabham Julian Cowan 73.1 6:22.7 11 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 73.4 6:28.9 12 40 U2 clubman Geoff Nicol 77.1 6:41.9 DNF 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 70.5

Race 9: Sports Sedans, 5 laps 1 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 67.2 5:47.4 2 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 68.8 5:52.5 3 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 71.3 6:03.9 4 29 Leyland Cubman Mal Bennett 72.9 6:12.7 5 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 73.5 6:18.7 6 45 Escort John Glasson 70.0 6:22.6 7 82 Escort Neil Bishop 76.4 6:32.8 8 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 76.5 6:35.7 9 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.2 6:37.4 10 18 Falcon Jim Spencer 79.0 6:53.6 11 83 Escort Jeff Minney 79.8 6:56.2 12 51 Toyota Les Verco 75.6 6:56.2 13 65 Falcon Vic Watson 74.3 7:00.4 DNF 75 Alfa Romeo Gordon Stephenson 78.5 DNF 47 Charger Brian Smith 83.3

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Race 10: Australian Touring Car Championship, Race 2, 40 laps 1 5 Torana A9X Peter Brock 64.5 44:06.7 2 76 Torana A9X John Harvey 66.3 44:55.0 3 4 Torana A9X Wayne Negus 66.4 44:12.6 39 laps 4 7 Torana A9X Bob Morris 64.9 44:14.5 39 laps 5 21 Torana A9X Colin Hall 68.0 45.14.9 39 laps 6 86 Torana L34/A9X Barry Kallawk 68.0 44:51.4 38 laps 7 69 Escort RS2000 Rod Stevens 70.4 44:30.8 38 laps 8 87 Torana L34 Ric Rossiter 71.4 45:07.1 37 laps 9 101 Capri V6 3000 Sue Ransome 72.4 45:15.8 34 laps DNF 26 Torana A9X Alan Grice 65.4 11 laps DNF 18 Falcon Murray Carter 66.4 DNF 3 Torana A9X Ian Geoghegan 65.5

Race 11: Racing and Open Sports Cars, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.2 0:40 5:55.2 2 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 62.9 0:30 5:55.7 3 3 Birrana Bill Downey 65.6 0:20 5:56.5 4 30 Lowhad Ray Hadlow 67.6 0:10 5:59.6 5 6 Elfin George Cole 61.9 0:40 5:59.8 6 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 70.5 Go 6:05.6 7 51 Ashdown Al Ford 67.9 0:10 6:09.7 8 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 73.0 Go 6:16.9 DNF 8 Elfin Rod Housego 69.4 0:40 Fastest Time: No 16, Creasy

Race 12: Sports Sedans and Closed Sports Cars, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 67.0 0:30 6:15.4 2 82 Escort Neil Bishop 75.1 Go 6:23.6 3 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 68.3 0:30 6:23.7 4 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 66.0 0:40 6:24.0 5 45 Escort John Glasson 68.4 0:40 6:24.6 6 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 73.6 0:10 6:27.9 7 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.1 Go 6:35.1 8 29 Leyland Cubman Mal Bennett 73.5 0:20 6:35.5 9 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 70.6 0:30 6:35.7 10 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 77.4 Go 6:38.7 11 36 Cortina Greg Truscott 78.8 Go 6:41.3 12 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 79.6 Go 6:44.9 13 83 Escort Jeff Minney 77.2 0:10 6:46.7

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Australian Sports Sedan Championship Round 3, 18 June 1978

Race 1: Street Cars, 5 laps Pos No Car Driver F/lap Time 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 70.8 6:01.2 2 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 71.3 6:04.0 3 65 Falcon Vic Watson 75.6 6:24.3 4 80 Torana Peter Henderson 76.5 6:30.4 5 6 Lotus Elan Trevor Hine 75.6 6:37.4 6 34 Lotus Europa Mike Griffiths 77.3 6:38.7 7 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 79.3 6:44.1 8 36 Cortina Greg Truscott 80.1 7:08.6 9 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda 92.0 6:22.5 4 laps

Race 2: Sports Cars, 5 laps 1 60 Chevron B8 BMW Tony McAlinden 65.7 5:36.6 2 51 Ashdown Al Ford 69.2 5:52.9 3 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 68.4 5:54.0 4 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 69.4 5:58.0 5 39 Haggis J Hurney/M George 71.4 6:07.7 6 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 73.9 6:21.0 7 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 79.3 6:48.5

Race 3: Six Cylinder Series, 5 laps 1 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 69.8 5:55.4 2 40 Holden Warren Matthews 71.9 6:24.6 3 80 Torana Peter Henderson 76.0 6:27.5 4 24 Datsun Gary Martin 76.1 6:29.6 5 39 Anglia John Hollier 76.0 6:30.4 DNF 53 Holden Mike Barnes 75.9

Race 4: Sports Sedans Under 2000 cc, 5 laps 1 29 Leyland Cubman Ross Bennett 74.0 6:19.2 2 51 Toyota Les Verco 75.3 6:23.5 3 82 Escort Neil Bishop 76.0 6:27.6 4 66 Cortina Noel Mitchell 78.2 6:54.0 5 36 Cortina Greg Truscott 80.1 6:58.6 6 83 Escort Jeff Minney 78.3 6:59.0 7 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 80.5 7:00.4 8 42 Escort Mike Van Den Rydt 80.2 7:11.1 DNF 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 84.8 DNF 69 Mini Cooper S Peter Flanagan 86.5 DNF 75 Alfa Romeo Gordon Stephenson -- DNF 8 Fiat Abarth Dick Ward 87.8

Race 5: Racing Cars, 5 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.2 5:13.8 2 6 Elfin George Cole 61.4 5:14.7 3 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 64.3 5:30.3 4 3 Birrana Bill Downey 64.2 5:31.6 5 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 66.2 5:43.5 6 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 70.7 6:05.7 7 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 71.0 6:06.9 DNF 8 Elfin Rod Housego 64.4

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Race 6: Australian Sports Sedan Championship, Race 1, 20 laps 1 6 Corvair Allan Grice 61.4 20:58.0 2 12 Falcon Jim Richards 61.3 20:58.5 3 2 Torana Ron Harrop 61.8 21:12.2 4 98 Torana Ian Diffen 63.5 21:34.6 5 11 Celica Bruce Gowans 63.4 21:34.7 6 3 Volvo Phil Lucas 63.5 22:00.0 7 22 Escort Phil Ward 64.9 21:06.9 19 laps 8 4 Torana Wayne Negus 67.4 21:47.3 19 laps 9 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 68.0 21:59.1 19 laps 10 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 68.3 21:06.1 18 laps 11 45 Escort John Glasson 68.9 21:16.8 18 laps 12 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 70.2 21:31.4 18 laps 13 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 70.0 21:33.1 18 laps 14 40 Holden Warren Matthews 69.6 21:33.1 18 laps 15 71 Torana Graeme Hooley 70.8 21:41.2 18 laps 16 29 Leyland Cubman Ross Bennett 74.2 21:28.0 17 laps 17 50 Torana John McGregor 71.3 21:29.2 17 laps 18 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 74.6 21:34.9 17 laps 19 82 Escort Neil Bishop 74.8 21:39.2 17 laps 20 51 Toyota Les Verco 75.2 21:41.7 17 laps 21 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 73.5 21:48.3 17 laps DNF 47 Charger Brian Smith 67.2 DNF 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 76.7

Race 7: Racing and Sports cars, 10 laps 1 6 Elfin George Cole 60.2 10:23.5 2 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 64.0 10:50.4 3 3 Birrana Bill Downey 62.8 11:02.5 4 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 65.1 11:06.1 5 51 Ashdown Al Ford 68.7 10:31.3 9 laps 6 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 69.2 10:46.2 9 laps 7 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 70.7 10:53.6 9 laps 8 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 70.5 10:54.2 9 laps 9 39 Haggis J Hurney/M George 71.4 11:03.9 9 laps 10 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 71.9 11:04.9 9 laps 11 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 75.6 10:23.0 8 laps DNF 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 60.2 DNF 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 64.8 DNF 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell --

Race 8: Sports Sedans, Division 2, 10 laps reverse grid 1 21 Torana Chas Wheildon 72.7 12:29.5 2 29 Leyland Clubman Mal Bennett 73.2 12:30.0 3 82 Escort Neil Bishop 75.8 12.51.7 4 66 Cortina Noel Mitchell 77.3 13:08.8 5 83 Escort Jeff Minney 77.2 13:09.4 6 42 Escort Mike Van Den Rydt 77.0 13:16.9 7 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda 99.2 13:27.8 8 laps DNF 39 Anglia John Hollier 74.4 DNF 50 Torana Kevin O’Grady 73.0

Race 9: Street Cars, 5 lap reverse grid 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 72.4 6:12.8 2 65 Falcon Vic Watson 75.6 6:29.3 3 6 Lotus Elan Trevor Hine 76.0 6:35.0 4 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 72.6 6:40.6 5 34 Lotus Europa Mike Griffiths 78.0 6:47.1 6 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 79.2 6:55.3 7 36 Cortina Greg Truscott 80.0 6:56.7 8 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda 98.6 6:46.0 4 laps DNF 80 Torana Peter Henderson 107.4

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Race 10: Racing and Sports Cars, 5 laps reverse grid 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 60.9 5:22.4 2 6 Elfin George Cole 61.0 5:24.1 3 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 65.0 5:43.5 4 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 64.6 5:44.8 5 8 Elfin Rod Housego 65.4 5:46.2 6 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 69.6 5:58.1 7 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 69.8 6:00.3 8 51 Ashdown Al Ford 68.8 6:00.7 9 39 Haggis J Hurney/M George 71.4 6:11.3 10 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 71.4 6:12.4 11 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 72.8 6:13.1 12 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 72.6 6:13.2 13 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 80.3 5:30.8 4 laps DNF 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 81.2

Race 11: Australian Sports Sedan Championship, Race 2, 20 laps 1 12 Falcon Jim Richards 61.5 20:58.5 2 2 Torana Ron Harrop 61.7 21:10.7 3 11 Celica Bruce Gowans 61.8 21:15.4 4 6 Corvair Allan Grice 61.2 21:18.5 5 3 Volvo Phil Lucas 64.6 21:59.7 6 22 Escort Phil Ward 64.4 21:01.6 19 laps 7 98 Torana Ian Diffen 63.2 21:05.5 19 laps 8 4 Torana Wayne Negus 67.0 21:39.4 19 laps 9 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 68.2 22.06.6 19 laps 10 71 Torana Graeme Hooley 69.8 21:25.2 18 laps 11 40 Holden Warren Matthews 69.6 21:33.2 18 laps 12 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 70.8 21:39.7 18 laps 13 29 Leyland Cubman Ross Bennett 73.2 21:25.9 17 laps 14 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 74.8 21:31.3 17 laps 15 82 Escort Neil Bishop 74.8 21:40.8 17 laps 16 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 75.0 21:45.6 17 laps DNF 51 Toyota * Les Verco 75.1 22.19.5 14 laps DNF 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 69.0 DNF 45 Escort John Glasson 69.6 DNF 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 68.8 * Not classified finisher due to insufficient laps

Race 12: Racing and Open Sports Cars, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 6 Elfin George Cole 62.0 0:25 5:57.6 2 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.0 0:30 5:58.6 3 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 70.4 Go 5:58.9 4 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 69.8 Go 5:59.6 5 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 65.8 0:20 6:01.4 6 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 65.8 0:15 6:03.0 7 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 70.6 0:05 6:05.3 8 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 69.3 0:10 6:05.8 9 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 73.0 Go 6:07.8 10 51 Ashdown Al Ford 69.6 0:10 6:12.6 11 39 Haggis J Hurney/M George 70.9 0:10 6:16.5 DNF 8 Elfin Rod Housego 65.4 0:25 DNF 3 Birrana Bill Downey 66.2 0:15 DNF 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 120.0 Go Fastest Time: No 16, Creasy

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Race 13: Sports Sedans and Closed Sports Cars, 5 lap handicap 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 69.3 0:50 6:44.6 2 21 Torana Chas Wheildon 70.8 0:40 6:48.3 3 71 Torana Graeme Hooley 70.8 0:45 6:48.6 4 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 68.2 0:50 6:49.4 5 29 Leyland Cubman Mal Bennett 73.2 0:40 6:56.1 6 80 Torana Peter Henderson 77.0 0:25 6:57.3 7 40 Holden Warren Matthews 73.7 0:40 6:58.1 8 75 Alfetta Gordon Stephenson 72.2 0:45 6:58.8 9 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 75.0 0:35 7:02.4 10 6 Lotus Elan Trevor Hine 74.5 0:40 7:08.1 11 82 Escort Neil Bishop 75.3 0:40 7:08.1 12 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 67.5 0:55 7:08.7 13 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 80.4 0:20 7:10.2 14 34 Lotus Europa Mike Griffiths 78.7 0:30 7:12.9 15 66 Cortina Noel Mitchell 78.7 0:30 7:12.9 16 36 Cortina Greg Truscott 81.2 0:20 7:13.3 17 83 Escort Geoff Minney 77.0 0:40 7:17.4 18 65 Falcon Vic Watson 74.8 0:35 7:27.4 19 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda 91.2 Go 7:46.5 DNF 42 Escort Mike Van Den Rydt 89.4 0:30 DNF 45 Escort John Glasson 81.2 0:50 DNF 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 84.0 0:50 Fastest Time: No 4, Negus

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July Meeting 16 July 1978

Race 1: Street Cars, 5 laps 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 70.8 6:01.1 2 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 71.1 6:03.2 3 65 Falcon Vic Watson 75.8 6:24.9 4 80 Torana Peter Henderson 78.0 6:36.8 5 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 78.3 6:40.8 6 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 79.0 6:43.0 7 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 82.1 7:01.9

Race 2: Racing Cars, 5 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.8 5:19.5 2 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 65.0 5:33.3 3 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 65.2 5:38.1 4 14 Bowin Neville Grigsby 70.3 6:17.6 DNF 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 73.4 DNF 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 71.1

Race 3: Sports Cars, 5 laps 1 51 Ashdown Al Ford 68.8 5:51.3 2 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 68.8 5:51.3 3 39 Haggis John Hurney 70.4 6:02.0 4 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 68.6 6:05.2 5 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 70.8 6:18.1 6 59 Haggis Bruce Youngberg 80.8 6:56.6 DNF 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 81.7

Race 4: Sports Sedans, 5 laps 1 47 Charger Brian Smith 66.6 5:39.4 2 4 Torana Wayne Negus 67.0 5:41.8 3 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 67.7 5:44.9 4 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 70.2 5:58.6 5 75 Alfetta Gordon Stephenson 70.8 6:04.3 6 8 Fiat Abarth Dick Ward 70.9 6:08.8 7 85 Torana John Farrell 72.6 6:09.8 8 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 73.0 6:14.2 9 32 Renault 1800 Noel Pratt 72.8 6:14.6 10 40 Holden Warren Matthews 73.0 6:15.4 11 29 Leyland Cubman Mal Bennett 72.5 6:27.8 12 53 Holden Mike Barnes 75.0 6:30.2 13 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 75.8 6:30.6 14 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 74.6 6:35.5 15 46 Falcon * Paul Kelley 67.4 6:43.5 16 51 Toyota Les Verco 79.1 6:47.5 17 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 78.0 6:49.2 DNF 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 79.0 * No 45 - 1 minute penalty, jumped start

Race 5: Street Cars, 5 laps 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 70.8 6:01.1 2 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 71.6 6:12.6 3 65 Falcon Vic Watson 75.6 6:24.6 4 80 Torana Peter Henderson 77.0 6:37.5 5 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.8 6:39.1 6 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 78.2 6:51.1 7 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 81.7 6:59.2

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Race 6: Racing Cars and Open Sports Cars, 10 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.7 10:28.3 2 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 63.9 10:58.9 3 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 65.1 11:07.3 4 30 Lowhad Ray Hadlow 67.6 11:33.2 5 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 68.0 10:37.5 9 laps 6 51 Ashdown Al Ford 69.4 10:38.6 9 laps 7 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 69.1 10:44.6 9 laps 8 39 Haggis John Hurney 69.8 10:45.1 9 laps 9 14 Bowin Neville Grigsby 69.4 11:01.8 9 laps 10 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 77.0 10:29.4 8 laps 11 59 Haggis Bruce Youngberg 77.7 10:53.4 8 laps DNF 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 69.4 DNF 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 73.1

Race 7: Sports Sedans, 10 laps 1 47 Charger Brian Smith 66.8 11:22.0 2 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 67.3 11:23.2 3 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 66.6 11:23.2 4 85 Torana John Farrell 69.4 11:47.8 5 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 72.6 12:18.4 6 40 Holden Warren Matthews 72.5 12:20.2 7 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 75.2 11:36.2 9 laps 8 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 74.4 11:38.2 9 laps 9 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 75.5 11:50.7 9 laps 10 51 Toyota Les Verco 77.5 11:57.0 9 laps 11 42 Escort Mike Van Den Rydt 79.0 12:14.6 9 laps DNF 75 Alfetta Gordon Stephenson 71.0 DNF 24 Datsun Gary Martin 75.4 DNF 4 Torana Wayne Negus 66.8 DNF 29 Leyland Cubman Ross Bennett 71.8 DNF 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 79.3 DNF 8 Fiat Abarth Dick Ward 78.5 DNF 94 Torana Brian Rhodes --

Race 8: Sports Sedans under 2000 cc, 5 laps 1 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 75.5 6:26.2 2 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 75.2 6:35.0 3 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 76.8 6:36.1 4 42 Escort Mike Van Den Rydt 76.8 6:37.1 5 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 78.8 6:44.4 6 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 79.2 7:20.9

Race 9: Six Cylinder Series, 5 laps 1 85 Torana John Farrell 71.4 6:02.2 2 40 Holden Warren Matthews 72.6 6:11.9 3 53 Holden Mike Barnes 74.7 6:24.1

Race 10: Racing and Open Sports Cars, 5 lap reverse grid 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 62.1 5:25.1 2 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 64.4 5:38.9 3 30 Lowhad Ray Hadlow 66.5 5:44.5 4 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 69.0 6:00.4 5 51 Ashdown Al Ford 68.7 6:00.7 6 39 Haggis John Hurney 69.8 6:01.6 7 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 70.6 6:02.2 8 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 69.4 6:04.5 9 14 Bowin Neville Grigsby 70.6 6:08.1 10 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 74.0 6:23.5 11 59 Haggis Bruce Youngberg 77.6 6:36.0

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Race 11: Sports Sedans, 5 lap reverse grid 1 47 Charger Brian Smith 66.5 5:44.8 2 4 Torana Wayne Negus 67.4 5:45.0 3 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 66.6 5:45.6 4 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 67.4 5:49.6 5 85 Torana John Farrell 70.2 6:03.2 6 40 Holden Warren Matthews 72.4 6:12.2 7 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 72.5 6:14.0 8 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 76.2 6:35.5 9 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 77.8 6:41.6 10 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 78.5 6:45.1 11 42 Escort Mike Van Den Rydt 77.3 6:45.5 12 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 75.8 6:46.2

Race 12: Racing and Open Sports Cars, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.0 1:00 6:16.0 2 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 69.8 0:20 6:17.8 3 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 64.0 0:50 6:21.9 4 59 Haggis Bruce Youngberg 74.8 Go 6:25.7 5 30 Lowhad Ray Hadlow 66.2 0:45 6:28.7 6 88 Welsor clubman Dave Currell 67.8 0:40 6:33.7 7 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 70.3 0:30 6:33.9 8 39 Haggis John Hurney 69.2 0:35 6:34.0 9 51 Ashdown Al Ford 67.7 0:40 6:34.4 10 41 Barp 9 * Mike/Lawrie Miller 73.5 0:15 7:20.0 DNF 14 Bowin Neville Grigsby -- 0:25 * Car 41: jumped start, 1 minute penalty Fastest Time: No 16, Creasy

Race 13: Sports Sedans, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 77.5 Go 6:45.0 2 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 78.6 Go 6:48.8 3 40 Holden Warren Matthews 71.9 0:30 6:52.9 4 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 75.0 0:20 6:53.6 5 47 Charger Brian Smith 66.2 1:00 6:54.0 6 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 68.0 0:55 6:54.3 7 85 Torana John Farrell 70.1 0:45 6:55.7 8 4 Torana Wayne Negus 67.0 1:00 7:10.1 9 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 75.6 0:15 7:24.9 DNF 42 Escort Mike Van Den Rydt 86.5 Go DNF 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 80.6 0:30

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1978 State Championships 16 July 1978

Race 1: Street Cars, 5 laps 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 70.9 6:01.4 2 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 71.2 6:03.9 3 71 Torana Graeme Hooley 72.9 6:10.8 4 99 Torana Bob Shepherd 74.6 6:21.2 5 87 Torana Ric Rossiter 75.3 6:28.4 6 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.8 6:37.7 7 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 78.0 6:41.7 8 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 80.7 6:54.4 9 10 Falcon Reg Berle 81.5 7:05.5 10 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda 92.0 6:19.8 4 laps DNF 8 Torana Paul De Lacy --

Race 2: Sports Sedans, under 2000 cc, 5 laps 1 6 Fiat Abarth Dick Ward 71.6 6:03.2 2 76 Mini Cooper S Ray Burrowes 72.6 6:14.1 3 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 76.0 6:33.8 4 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 75.2 6:34.3 5 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 77.7 6:39.2 6 51 Toyota Les Verco 77.3 6:39.4 7 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.9 6:44.7 8 69 Mini Cooper S Peter Flanagan 79.8 6:50.8 9 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda 91.5 6:15.9 4 laps DNF 82 Escort Peter Bishop 76.4 DNF 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 76.4 DNF 49 Cortina John Best --

Race 3: Six Cylinder Series, 5 laps 1 85 Torana John Farrell 71.4 6:14.2 2 40 Holden Warren Matthews 72.0 6:14.7 DNF 53 Holden Mike Barnes 80.5

Race 4: Sports Cars, 10 laps. W A Sports Car Championship, Race 1 1 21 Elfin MS7 Stuart Kostera 57.6 9:51.3 2 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 63.2 10:43.3 3 88 Welsor Dave Currell 68.0 10:26.3 9 laps 4 51 Ashdown Al Ford 67.5 10:26.7 9 laps 5 99 Wilmer Ford Ian Weir 68.7 10:37.5 9 laps 6 59 Haggis Bruce Youngberg 72.2 9:53.1 8 laps 7 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 71.0 9:54.3 8 laps 8 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 73.0 10:00.3 8 laps DNF 30 Lowhad Ray Hadlow 68.4

Race 5: Racing Cars, 10 laps. W A Racing Car Championship, Race 1 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 59.7 10:06.5 2 6 Elfin George Cole 59.6 10:07.5 3 3 Birrana Bill Downey 61.8 10:31.0 4 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 63.9 10:55.4 5 8 Elfin Rod Housego 63.6 10:56.3 6 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 65.5 11:05.2 7 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 68.1 10:27.7 9 laps 8 14 Bowin Neville Grigsby 68.9 10:37.5 9 laps DNF 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 68.8

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Race 6: Sports Sedans, 10 laps. W A Sports Sedan Championship, Race 1 1 98 Torana Ian Diffen 64.2 11:17.3 2 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 65.8 11:18.4 3 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 65.5 11:18.7 4 85 Torana John Farrell 69.4 11:58.4 5 71 Torana Graeme Hooley 70.1 12:01.3 6 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 71.2 12:06.6 7 45 Escort John Glasson 68.9 12:06.9 8 32 Renault 1800 Noel Pratt 71.2 12:06.6 9 8 Fiat Abarth Dick Ward 70.4 12:11.0 10 87 Torana Ric Rossiter 72.0 12:23.5 11 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 75.1 11:39.1 9 laps 12 51 Toyota Les Verco 77.2 11:55.8 9 laps 13 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.8 11:57.8 9 laps 14 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 76.5 11:58.4 9 laps 15 69 Mini Cooper S Peter Flanagan 78.0 12:03.8 9 laps 16 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 78.0 12:04.6 9 laps 17 40 Holden Warren Matthews 72.0 12:30.9 7 laps DNF 47 Charger Brian Smith 65.5 DNF 4 Torana Wayne Negus 64.9

Race 7: Street Cars, 5 laps reverse grid 1 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 71.5 6:08.9 2 71 Torana Graeme Hooley 71.8 6:10.8 3 99 Torana Bob Shepherd 75.2 6:27.4 4 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 78.0 6:37.6 5 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.6 6:38.4 6 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 80.2 6:50.8 7 10 Falcon Reg Berle 80.6 6:55.6 8 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda 91.4 6:15.6 4 laps

Race 8: Sports Cars, 10 laps. W A Sports Car Championship, Race 2 1 21 Elfin MS7 Stuart Kostera 57.4 9:57.3 2 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 64.2 10:57.2 3 88 Welsor Dave Currell 68.2 10:26.8 9 laps 4 51 Ashdown Al Ford 68.5 10:28.6 9 laps 5 99 Wilmer Ford Ian Weir 68.0 10:29.2 9 laps 6 59 Haggis Bruce Youngberg 70.4 10:57.6 9 laps DNF 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 70.7

Race 9: Racing Cars, 10 laps. W A Racing Car Championship, Race 2 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 59.0 10:05.0 2 6 Elfin George Cole 59.0 10:10.9 3 3 Birrana Bill Downey 60.0 10:16.4 4 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 63.7 10:50.3 5 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 68.1 10:26.7 9 laps DNF 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 67.4 DNF 8 Elfin Rod Housego 70.8 DNF 14 Bowin Neville Grigsby 103.9

Race 10: Sports Sedans, 10 laps. W A Sports Sedan Championship, Race 2 1 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 65.6 11:16.8 2 45 Escort John Glasson 69.6 11:52.8 3 85 Torana John Farrell 69.8 11:54.1 4 71 Torana Graeme Hooley 70.2 12:02.8 5 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 71.0 12:05.7 6 40 Holden Warren Matthews 71.6 12:11.1 7 87 Torana Ric Rossiter 72.0 12:20.5 8 32 Renault 1800 Noel Pratt 70.8 12:27.6 9 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 74.6 11:38.7 9 laps 10 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 76.4 11:50.5 9 laps 11 51 Toyota Les Verco 78.0 11:58.2 9 laps 12 69 Mini Cooper S Peter Flanagan 77.4 11:59.6 9 laps 13 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 79.0 12:07.0 9 laps DNF 98 Torana Ian Diffen 64.2 DNF 47 Charger Brian Smith 65.0 DNF 53 Holden Mike Barnes 74.4 DNF 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 91.8

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Race 11: Racing and Open Sports Cars, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 21 Elfin MS7 Stuart Kostera 57.4 0:45 5:44.8 2 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 67.4 Go 5:47.0 3 3 Birrana Bill Downey 61.2 0:30 5:48.7 4 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 60.8 0:40 5:51.8 5 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 65.0 0:25 5:58.2 6 59 Haggis Bruce Youngberg 71.3 Go 6:08.3 7 88 Welsor Dave Currell 69.2 0:10 6:08.7 8 41 Barp 9 Mike/Lawrie Miller 72.1 0:05 6:21.1 DNF 44 Haggis Peter Boylan 76.6 0:05 DNF 99 Wilmer Ford Ian Weir 76.5 0:10 Fastest Time: No 21, Kostera

Race 12: Sports Sedans and Closed Sports, 5 lap handicap 1 40 Holden Warren Matthews 0:35 7:37.6 2 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 1:05 7:38.1 3 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 0:40 7:41.1 4 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 0:50 7:48.1 5 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 0:20 7:51.2 6 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 1:00 7:52.2 7 12 Mini Cooper S Murray Davies 0:25 7:54.4 8 87 Torana Ric Rossiter 0:45 7:54.7 9 83 Escort Dave Cliffe 0:30 7:56.0 10 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 0:25 7:57.4 11 81 Subaru Elemer Vajda Go 8:56.5 DNF 85 Torana John Farrell 0:55 DNF 45 Escort John Glasson 0:50 DNF 71 Torana Graeme Hooley 0:50 Fastest Time: No 60, McAlinden No lap times recorded. Nos 45 and 71 collided in BP corner on the first lap, blocking most of the track.

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“Forlife 300” 17 September 1978

Race 1: Sports Cars, 5 laps 1 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 63.4 5:27.0 2 51 Ashdown Al Ford 66.1 5:38.5 3 88 Welsor Dave Currell 65.9 5:38.5 4 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 68.3 5:49.3 5 59 Haggis Bruce Youngberg 70.1 6:05.4 6 39 Haggis J Hurney/M George 77.9 6:47.8 DNF 99 Wilmer Ford Ian Weir 80.2

Race 2: Racing Cars, 5 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 60.9 5:10.5 2 6 Elfin George Cole 61.2 5:17.8 3 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 64.4 5:29.4 4 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 64.8 5:32.9 5 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 66.8 5:45.6 6 14 Bowin Neville Grigsby 64.8 5:50.1

Race 3: Racing and Sports Cars, 10 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 60.4 10:13.6 2 6 Elfin George Cole 61.5 10:30.0 3 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 63.8 11:01.7 4 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 65.0 11:02.9 5 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 63.6 11:10.4 6 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 67.4 10:20.3 9 laps 7 51 Ashdown Al Ford 67.2 10:22.3 9 laps 8 88 Welsor Dave Currell 67.4 10:20.3 9 laps 9 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 67.8 10:22.7 9 laps 10 22 Asp Stephen Shaw 72.5 11:11.8 9 laps DNF 99 Wilmer Ford * Ian Weir 69.1 8:27.4 7 laps DNF 59 Haggis Bruce Youngberg 74.0 DNF 14 Bowin Neville Grigsby 64.4 DNF 39 Haggis J Hurney/M George 80.5 * Failed to complete sufficient laps to be classified a finisher. [Time for No 88 inconsistent. - Ed] Fastest Time: No 16, Creasy

Race 4: Racing and Sports Cars, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 69.7 0:10 6:11.8 2 51 Ashdown Al Ford 67.6 0:20 6:11.3 3 88 Welsor Dave Currell 68.7 0:20 6:14.0 4 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 60.5 0:57 6:15.4 5 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 64.4 0:40 6:16.5 6 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 66.2 0:30 6:18.4 7 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 67.3 0:35 6:20.5 8 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 68.9 0:15 6:26.2 9 99 Wilmer Ford Ian Weir 70.4 0:20 6:28.9 DNF 22 Asp Stephen Shaw 72.4 Go DNF 6 Elfin George Cole 81.6 0:55 [Time for No 51 inconsistent] Fastest Time: No 16, Creasy

Race 5: “For-Life 300” Results sheet not in folder.

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ABC Torque Trophy 15 October 1978

Race 1: Street Cars. Torque Trophy Heat 1, 10 laps Pos No Car Driver F/lap Time 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 70.8 12:00.5 2 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 70.8 12:04.1 3 6 Lotus Elan Trevor Hine 71.9 12:16.0 4 99 Torana Bob Shepherd 73.1 12:26.8 5 87 Torana Ric Rossiter 75.2 13:00.3 6 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.0 13:10.4 7 73 Jaguar XK140 John Smith 78.8 12:06.4 9 laps 8 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 78.9 12:08.6 9 laps 9 15 Toyota Russell West 79.6 12:25.4 9 laps 10 20 MGB Peter Harper 79.8 12:34.4 9 laps 11 24 Triumph TR6 Pat Reed 80.6 12:45.0 6 laps DNF 28 Falcon Rod Donovan 72.5 DNF 65 Falcon Vic Watson 74.8

Race 2: Racing Cars, 5 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 60.8 5:15.3 2 14 Bowin Neville Grigsby 66.4 5:44.1 3 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 67.1 5:45.0 4 17 El Toro Bob Kingsbury 66.8 5:45.9 5 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 68.4 5:52.0 DNF 19 Triden Stephen Dunford 79.5

Race 3: Sports Cars, 5 laps 1 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 65.2 5:39.8 2 30 Lowhad Ray Hadlow 68.0 5:25.5 3 88 Welsor Dave Currell 69.2 5:57.7 4 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 69.3 5:58.4 5 51 Ashdown Al Ford 68.8 5:59.2 6 22 Asp Stephen Shaw 70.1 6:00.4

Race 4: Sports Sedans, 5 laps 1 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 5:51.0 2 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 6:02.9 3 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 6:05.0 4 32 Renault 1800 Noel Pratt 6:07.6 5 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 6:10.7 6 75 Alfetta Gordon Stephenson 6:11.6 7 53 Holden Mike Barnes 6:28.4 8 9 Torana Mike Mettam 6:28.7 9 47 Charger Brian Smith 6:31.8 10 80 Torana Peter Henderson 6:34.3 11 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 6:38.4 12 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 6:39.2 13 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 6:41.6 14 51 Toyota Les Verco 6:45.0 15 39 Anglia John Hollier 6:48.6 DNF 31 Vauxhall Viva Tony James DNF 14 Mini Cooper S Chris Iskov DNF 85 Torana John Farrell DNF 40 Holden Warren Matthews No lap times taken. Timing tape broke.

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Race 5: Street Cars. Torque Trophy Heat 2, 10 laps reverse grid 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 71.0 12:13.3 2 18 Torana Owen Ogilvie 72.4 12:18.6 3 28 Falcon Rod Donovan 72.6 12:21.0 4 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 71.8 12:26.2 5 99 Torana Bob Shepherd 72.8 12:27.8 6 87 Torana Ric Rossiter 74.8 12:44.7 7 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.6 13:13.9 8 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 80.0 12:16.6 9 laps 9 73 Jaguar XK140 John Smith 79.6 12:17.9 9 laps 10 15 Toyota Russell West 79.7 12:16.0 9 laps 11 24 Triumph TR6 Pat Reed 80.1 12:19.6 6 laps 12 20 MGB Peter Harper 80.2 12:30.5 9 laps 13 6 Lotus Elan Trevor Hine 72.1 12:33.7 8 laps

Race 6: Racing and Sports Cars, 10 laps 1 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 59.9 10:14.8 2 60 Chevron B8 Tony McAlinden 64.6 11:09.4 3 14 Bowin N Grigsby/R Housego 64.9 11:11.9 4 4 ZX5 Morrie Mills 66.9 10:18.3 9 laps 5 88 Welsor Dave Currell 67.2 10:19.6 9 laps 6 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 67.8 10:27.4 9 laps 7 22 Asp Stephen Shaw 70.3 10:47.3 9 laps DNF 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 70.5 DNF 51 Ashdown Al Ford 67.2

Race 7: Sports Sedans, 10 laps 1 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 66.5 11:19.2 2 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 67.4 11:26.2 3 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 68.4 11:41.0 4 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 71.5 12:08.9 5 32 Renault 1800 Noel Pratt 71.2 12:09.1 6 53 Holden Mike Barnes 73.8 11:34.1 9 laps 7 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 76.0 11:36.9 9 laps 8 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 74.5 11:37.7 9 laps 9 51 Toyota Les Verco 77.3 11:50.1 9 laps DNF 9 Torana Mike Mettam 71.7 DNF 35 Mini Cooper S Kevin Mann 76.2 DNF 14 Mini Cooper S Chris Iskov 81.8 DNF 47 Charger Brian Smith 66.2 DNF 40 Holden Warren Matthews 73.6 DNF 75 Alfetta Gordon Stephenson 73.5 DNF 85 Torana John Farrell 75.8

Race 8: Sports Sedans under 2000 cc, 5 laps 1 75 Alfetta Gordon Stephenson 71.8 6:05.1 2 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 75.6 6:26.6 3 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 75.8 6:27.2 4 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.5 6:34.9 5 51 Toyota Les Verco 78.2 6:41.4

Race 9: Six Cylinder Series, 5 laps 1 94 Torana Brian Rhodes 68.5 5:50.4 2 9 Holden Mike Mettam 71.6 6:05.3 3 40 Holden Warren Matthews 72.1 6:06.5 4 53 Holden Mike Barnes 73.8 6:17.7 5 39 Anglia John Hollier 75.9 6:26.9 6 80 Torana Peter Henderson 75.1 6:34.3 7 15 Toyota Russell West 80.1 6:53.6 DNF 85 Torana John Farrell 69.8

Race 10: Racing and Open Sports Cars, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 12 Alfonsi Tony Alfonsi 67.5 0:05 5:54.0 2 16 Birrana Bob Creasy 61.0 0:50 6:03.5 3 88 Welsor Dave Currell 67.6 0:20 6:07.4 4 40 U2 Geoff Nicol 71.6 0:05 6:16.6 5 14 Bowin N Grigsby/R Housego 67.6 0:35 6:26.2 DNF 22 Asp Stephen Shaw 71.6 Go

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Race 11: Street Cars. Torque Trophy Heat 3, 10 laps reverse grid 1 4 Torana Wayne Negus 71.7 12:10.4 2 6 Lotus Elan Trevor Hine 72.0 12:15.6 3 59 Falcon Ron Lindau 71.8 12:17.2 4 18 Torana Owen Ogilvie 72.6 12:17.3 5 99 Torana Bob Shepherd 72.8 12:23.2 6 87 Torana Ric Rossiter 74.6 12:46.9 7 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 78.0 13:14.9 8 73 Jaguar XK140 John Smith 78.8 12:12.9 9 laps 9 15 Toyota Russell West 79.8 12:15.9 9 laps 10 51 Toyota Mal McKiggan 80.2 12:16.8 9 laps 11 24 Triumph TR6 Pat Reed 80.8 12:19.6 9 laps 12 20 MGB Peter Harper 79.8 12:19.6 9 laps

Race 12: Sports Sedans and Closed Sports cars, 5 lap handicap Pos No Car Driver F/lap Hcp Time 1 39 Anglia John Hollier 73.7 0:10 6:30.0 2 47 Charger Brian Smith 67.0 0:50 6:32.1 3 4 Torana Wayne Negus 66.4 0:50 6:32.3 4 40 Holden Warren Matthews 71.8 0:25 6:35.3 5 46 Falcon Paul Kelley 66.8 0:50 6:39.5 6 48 Alfa Romeo Peter Gillon 68.0 0:50 6:42.0 7 51 Toyota Les Verco 77.8 0:05 6:42.8 8 32 Renault 1800 Noel Pratt 70.9 0:35 6:42.9 9 7 Rover Marina Gordon Mitchell 71.6 0:35 6:44.3 10 15 Toyota Russell West 79.0 Go 6:48.2 11 78 Toyota Sandy Peterkin 75.4 0:20 6:49.2 12 72 Mini Cooper S Roger Matthews 77.4 0:15 6:50.0 13 75 Alfetta Gordon Stephenson 72.5 0:35 6:51.2 14 58 Toyota Brian Prodger 76.4 0:20 6:53.0 15 53 Holden Mike Barnes 74.0 0:25 7:05.5 DNF 9 Torana Mike Mettam 74.2 0:35

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