1974 South Pacific Touring Series Explained

The 1974 South Pacific Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars.[1] It was contested over four rounds, each staged as a support race to an Australian round of the 1974 International Tasman Championship.The series, which was the fourth South Pacific Touring Series, was won by Peter Brock[2] and his entrant, the Holden Dealer Team.[3]

Round schedule

The series was contested over four rounds.

RoundCircuitDateRound winner
1Oran Park3 FebruaryPeter Brock
2Surfers Paradise10 FebruaryPeter Brock
3Sandown17 FebruaryJohn Goss
4Adelaide24 FebruaryJohn Goss

Classes

Cars competed in four engine displacement classes:

Points system

Points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the top four outright placegetters in each round and on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each class in each round.Points were only awarded conditional on the driver competing in the same make and model of car entered by the same entrant in all four rounds.

Series results

PositionDriver &
Entrant
Car
1Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
2John Goss
McLeod Ford
Ford Falcon

Note: The series winner was considered to be the driver and his entrant.

Notes and References

  1. South Pacific Touring Series, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 24 February 1974, page 4
  2. Stewart Wilson, Holden – The official racing history, 1988, pages 142 & 143
  3. Event 7, The South Pacific Touring Car Series (Final Round), Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 24 February 1974, page 42