The 1976 Hang Ten 400

Sandown 500

The Sandown 500 is an endurance motor race staged at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia between 1964 and 2011. It was typically held in September, the month before Australia’s premier endurance race, the Bathurst 1000. The “500” was not run in 1966, 1967, 1999, 2000, 2008,...

was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, 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

Australian Touring Car Championship

The Australian Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960. The series itself is no longer contested, but the title lives on, with the winner of the V8 Supercar Championship Series awarded the trophy and title of Australian Touring Car Champion.-History:The...

 and Round 1 of the 1976 Australian Championship of Makes

Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The Australian Manufacturers' Championship is a motor racing title awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the winning car manufacturer in a series of races held throughout Australia...

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Results

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Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Laps
1	Peter Brock Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...	05	Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34	Team Brock Team Brock There are several Australian motor racing teams which have been called Team Brock.* Paul Weel Racing - Team Brock identity from 2003.* Rod Nash Racing - Team Brock identity from 2002.* Team Brock - Short lived Group C team from 1976/77....	130
2	Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000...		Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop Ford XB Falcon The Ford XB Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1973 and 1976 and was built exclusively in Australia. It bore minor cosmetic differences to the preceding model, the XA, aimed at giving the car a more muscular stance...	Moffat Ford Dealers Allan Moffat Racing Allan Moffat Racing was one of a number of names used for the Australian-based motor racing team fronted by multiple-championship winning Canadian-Australian racing driver Allan Moffat...	128
3	Graeme Blanchard		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34		128
4	Charlie O'Brien Charlie O'Brien (racing driver) This article is about the Australian racing driver. For other people, see Charles O'Brien.Charles Lindsay O'Brien is a former Australian race car driver. From 1976 to 2003, he held the record for being the youngest winner of an Australian Touring Car Championship round.-Career results:-References:...	8	Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s...	128
5	Murray Carter		Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop		128
6	Barry Seton Barry Seton Barry Seton , , is an Australian racing driver. He won the Bathurst 500 in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth driving a Ford Cortina GT500. He has competed in the Bathurst 500 22 times, competing every year from 1963 to 1984, and completing the race in fifteen of those...		Ford Capri V6		122
7	Lakis Manticas		Ford Capri V6		122
8	Lawrie Nelson		Ford Capri V6		121
9	Graham Moore		Ford Capri V6		120
10	Tony Wilkinson, Wayne Negus		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34		120
	Class A : Up To 1300cc
1	Bill Evans		Datsun 1200		112
2	Roger Bonhomme		Honda Civic Honda Civic (first generation) Honda began selling the 1169 cc transversely mounted inline four-cylinder Civic for about US$2,200. The car produced roughly 50 hp and included power front disc brakes, vinyl seating, reclining bucket seats, and a woodgrain-accented dashboard. The hatchback version added a fold-down...		109
3	David Crowther		Alfa Romeo		108
4	Robin Dudfield		Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior		108
5	Ray Molloy		Morris Clubman GT		107
	Class B : 1301 to 2000cc
1	Ron Dickson		Triumph Dolomite Sprint		119
2	Frank Porter		Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTAm		118
3	James Laing-Peach		Triumph Dolomite Sprint		118
4	Christine Gibson		Alfa Romeo		117
5	Chris Heyer		Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen Golf Mk1 In May 1974, Volkswagen presented the first-generation Golf as a modern front-wheel-drive, hatchback replacement for the Volkswagen Beetle.-History:...		116
?	Bob Holden		Ford Escort
?	Colin Campbell		Ford Escort
?	John English		Ford Escort
?	Tony Niovanni		Holden Gemini
DNF	Jim Murcott		Ford Escort
DNF	Lyndon Arnel		Ford Escort
DNF	Peter Granger		BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
	Class C : 2001 to 3000cc
1	Barry Seton Barry Seton Barry Seton , , is an Australian racing driver. He won the Bathurst 500 in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth driving a Ford Cortina GT500. He has competed in the Bathurst 500 22 times, competing every year from 1963 to 1984, and completing the race in fifteen of those...	35	Ford Capri V6		122
2	Lakis Manticas		Ford Capri V6		122
3	Lawrie Nelson		Ford Capri V6		121
4	Graham Moore		Ford Capri V6		120
5	Don Holland		Mazda RX-3 Mazda RX-3 The Mazda RX-3 is an automobile sold in the 1970s. It was intended to be smaller and sportier than its brother, the RX-2/Capella Rotary. In 1972 all rotary engines had their die-cast rotor housing coated with a new process: The new Transplant Coating Process featured sprayed-on steel which is...		119
?	Alan Cant		Ford Capri V6
	Class D : Over 3000cc
1	Peter Brock		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34		130
2	Allan Moffat		Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop		128
3	Graeme Blanchard		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34		128
4	Charlie O'Brien		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34		128
5	Murray Carter		Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop		128
6	Tony Wilkinson, Wayne Negus		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34		120
?	Bob Forbes		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34	Bob Forbes Motorsport
?	Colin Bond Colin Bond Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team...		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
?	John Pollard		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34
?	Kel Gough		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34
?	Peter Janson	22	Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34	Captain Peter Janson
DNF	Allan Grice Allan Grice Allan Maxwell Grice OAM , known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 , and as a privateer driver of a Holden in the Australian Touring Car Championship.Grice also had a successful second...		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34	Craven Mild Racing
DNF	Bob Morris Bob Morris (motor racing) Robert Morris is an Australian former racing driver. Morris was one of the leading touring car drivers during the 1970s and continued racing until 1984. Morris won Australia's premier Touring car race, the Bathurst 1000 in 1976. He also won the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1979...		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34	Ron Hodgson Motors
DNF	Bruce Hindhaugh		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34
DNF	Garth Wigston		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34
DNF	Jim Keogh		Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop	Jim Keogh
DNF	Jim Richards Jim Richards (race driver) Jim Richards is a New Zealand racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. While retired from professional racing, Richards continues to compete in the historic category Touring Car Masters while running a team in the Australian GT Championship...		Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop	Jim Richards
DNF	Warren Cullen		Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34	Warren Cullen Racing

• As 53 cars qualified for the event the above results table is most likely incomplete.
• It has been assumed that all of the Ford Escorts and the Peter Granger BMW were Class B cars.

External links

• Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition
• The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
• The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988