1979 Hang Ten 400 Explained

The 1979 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance motor race held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1979.[1] It was staged over 129 laps of the 3.11 km circuit, a total of 401 km.[1] The race was Round 1 of the 1979 Australian Championship of Makes[1] and as such it was open to Group C Touring Cars.[2] It was the fourteenth in a sequence of annual Sandown long distance races.[3] The race was won by Peter Brock.[1]

Classes

Cars competed in three classes according to engine capacity:[4]

Results

Position DriversNo.CarEntrantClass Laps
1Peter Brock05Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback[5] A129
2John Harvey26Holden LX Torana SS A9X HatchbackA128
3Peter Janson
Larry Perkins		9Holden LX Torana SS A9X HatchbackCaptain P JansonA125
4Murray Carter18Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop[6] Brian Wood Ford A123
5Alan Browne24Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback[7] Re-Car Consolidated IndustriesA122
6Allan Taylor 15Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback[8] Scotty Taylor HoldenA120
7John Gates46Mazda RX-3Barry LeeB114
8Graeme Bailey61Toyota CelicaBrian Hilton ToyotaC113
9Graham Mein55Ford Escort RS2000G MeinC112
10Roger Cartwright54Ford Escort RS2000R CartwrightC112
11Peter Kuebler63Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV[9] Safcol Snappy TomC109
12Ian Wells72Holden Gemini[10] Modulaire Air ConditioningC106
13Chris Heyer73Volkswagen GolfLennox MotorsC106
14Ken Price74Holden GeminiModulaire Air ConditioningC102
15Jim Faneco75Holden GeminiVictorian Police Motor Sports ClubC102
16Dean Gall45Mazda RX-7[11] Precinct PerformanceB100
17Martin Power62Triumph Dolomite SprintJagpartsC93
18Frank Porter59Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTVBeninca MotorsC92
19Larry Kogge41Mazda RX-3L KoggeB90
20John Faulkner79Ford Escort RS2000[12] C88
21Brian Boyd42BMW 3.0[13] Brian BoydB87
22Mal Smith69Holden GeminiVictorian Police Motor Sports ClubC87
DNF[14] 6Holden LX Torana SS A9X HatchbackCraven Mild RacingA
DNFAllan Moffat25Ford XC Falcon GS500 HardtopAllan Moffat RacingA
DNFBill O'Brien30Ford XC Falcon GS500 HardtopEverlast Battery ServiceA
DNFBob Morris7Holden LX Torana SS A9X HatchbackRon Hodgson Channel 7 RacingA
DNFCharlie O'Brien21Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback[15] Roadways / Gown-HindhaughA
DNFColin Bond4Ford XC Falcon GS 500 HardtopThomson FordA
DNFDavid Earle68Bob HoldenC
DNFGarry Rogers34Holden LX Torana SS A9X HatchbackGreater Pacific FinanceA
DNFGarth Wigston20Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback[16] Roadways / Gown-HindhaughA
DNFGary Cooke 11Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door[17] Citizen Watches Australia Pty LtdA
DNFJim Keogh12Ford XC Falcon GS500 HardtopRusty French RacingA
DNF[18] Michael Quinn77Toyota Corolla Levin[19] Peter Williamson Pty LtdC
DNFRay Allford28Ford XC Falcon GS500 HardtopRay Allford MotorsA
DNFRay Farrar46Ford Capri V6R FarrarB
DNFRod Stevens36Ford XC Falcon GS500 HardtopBrian Wood FordA
DNFRon Wanless27Ford XC Falcon GS500 HardtopDenimac Ford Pty LtdA
DNFRusty French10Ford XC Falcon GS500 HardtopRusty French RacingA
DNFWarren Cullen22Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback[20] Settlement Road WreckersA
DNF?
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There were 48 starters and 22 finishers in the race.[19]

The known non-finishers are listed in alphabetical order due to a lack of information concerning laps completed.

Notes and References

  1. Australian Championship of Makes, Round One, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, pages 170 & 171 (Results table lists details for the 22 classified finishers only)
  2. Australian Title Conditions, 1979 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 96 &97
  3. Sandown long distance races, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-9
  4. Hang Ten 400, Official Program, Sandown, 9 September 1979, pages 43 to 45
  5. Images published in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80 reveal that Brock, Harvey, Janson, Rogers, Grice and Morris each drove a 2 door Torana at the Hang Ten 400
  6. 1979 CM, Sandown, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 303
  7. http://www.autopics.com.au/79060-a-browne-b-sampson-holden-torana-a9x-sandown-hang-ten-400-9th-september-1979-photographer-darren-house/ Image of Browne's 4 door A9X at the Hang Ten 400, www.autopics.com.au
  8. http://www.autopics.com.au/79058-taylor-kennedy-holden-torana-a9x-c-bond-j-french-falcon-xc-hardtop-sandown-hang-ten-400-9th-september-1979-photographer-darren-house/ Image of Taylor's 2 door Torana at the Hang Ten 400, www.autopics.com.au
  9. The Official Program for the Hang Ten 400 shows the Kuebler Alfa Romeo as 1962cc and page 17 of the Official Program for the Adelaide International Raceway, 21 October 1979 shows 3 championship points against "Alfa Romeo GTV" following the Sandown round of the 1979 Australian Championship of Makes
  10. 1979 C of M, Sandown, Stewart Wilson, The Official Racing History of Holden, 1989, page 349
  11. Australian Motor Racing Yearbook results indicate that Dean Gall drove a "Mazda RX3" but the image on page 169 of the same publication shows it to be a Mazda RX-7
  12. The Official Program does not list an Entrant for the John Faulkner Escort
  13. The 1979 Championship of Makes, Adelaide International Raceway Official Souvenir Programme, Sunday, 21 October 1979, page 17 indicates that this was a "BMW 3.0"
  14. The 1979 Championship of Makes, Adelaide International Raceway Official Souvenir Programme, Sunday, 21 October 1979, page 17
  15. The image of the O'Brien Holden Torana on page 176 if the Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80 shows it to be a 4 door version of the A9X
  16. http://www.autopics.com.au/79059-g-wigston-holden-torana-a9x-l-brown-b-boyd-bmw-sandown-hang-ten-400-9th-september-1979-photographer-darren-house/ Image of Wigston's Torana SS at the Hang Ten 400, www.autopics.com.au
  17. http://www.autopics.com.au/79053-g-cooke-w-brown-holden-torana-a9x-sandown-hang-ten-400-9th-september-1979-photographer-darren-house/ Image of Cooke's 4 door A9X at the Hang Ten 400, www.autopics.com.au
  18. Australian Championship of Makes, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1979/80, page 168
  19. Chris de Fraga, Brock leads Torana onslaught, The Age, Monday, 10 September. 1979, page 29
  20. http://www.autopics.com.au/79072-w-cullen-holden-torana-a9x-sandown-hang-ten-400-9th-september-1979-photographer-darren-house/ Image of Cullen's 2 door A9X at the Hang Ten 400, www.autopics.com.au

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