The 1981 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

Group C (Australia)

In relation to Australian motorsport, Group C refers to either of two sets of regulations devised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport for use in Australian touring car racing from 1965 to 1984...

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The event, Round 3 of the 1981 Australian Endurance Championship

1981 Australian Endurance Championship

The 1981 Australian Endurance Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for car manufacturers, contested with Group C Touring Cars. It was the 11th circuit racing manufacturers' championship title to be awarded by CAMS and the first to carry the Australian Endurance Championship...

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was staged on 13 September over 119 laps of the 3.1 km Sandown Park

Sandown Raceway

Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...

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Victoria (Australia)

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The field was divided into four engine capacity classes:

• Class A : 3001 to 6000 cc
• Class B : 2001 to 3000 cc
• Class C : 1601 to 2000 cc
• Class D : Up to 1600 cc

Of the 55 cars which started the event, 26 were classified as finishers.

Results

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Pos.	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	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 VC Commodore	Marboro 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...	A	119
2	Dick Johnson	17	Ford XD Falcon Ford XD Falcon The Ford XD Falcon is a car that was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1979 and 1982.The XD series was introduced on 28 March 1979 and was initially offered in five models:* Falcon GL * Fairmont...	Dick Johnson Racing Dick Johnson Racing Dick Johnson Racing is Australia's oldest operating motor racing team. Founded by Dick Johnson, the team has won seven Australian Touring Car Championship titles and has taken three victories in Australia's hallmark race, the Bathurst 1000...	A	118
3	Steven Harrington, Garth Wigston	27	Holden VC Commodore	Roadways Gown Hindhaugh	A	117
4	John Harvey John Harvey (motorsport) John Francis Harvey is a retired Australian racing driver. He was a top speedway driver for many years in the 1950s/1960s winning many championship races including NSW Championship 3 successive years, Victorian Championship twice.After switching from speedway to road racing, Harvey drove cars... , Vern Schuppan Vern Schuppan Vernon "Vern" Schuppan is a racing driver from Whyalla, South Australia. Schuppan drove in various categories, participating in Formula One, the Indianapolis 500 and most successfully in sports car racing.-Formula One:...	25	Holden VC Commodore	Marboro Holden Dealer Team	A	117
5	Murray Carter	18	Ford XD Falcon	Murray Carter	A	116
6	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...	43	Mazda RX-7	Peter Stuyvesant International Racing	A	115
7	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...	44	BMW 635CSi BMW E24 The BMW E24 series was the first BMW 6 Series coupé, produced by the German automaker BMW between the 1976 and 1989 model years. The 6 Series name reappeared with the BMW E63 chassis beginning in the 2004 model year. The E24 borrowed heavily from contemporary 5-series cars .- Model history :The...	JPS Team BMW JPS Team BMW JPS Team BMW is a former motor racing team that ran primarily in Australia and New Zealand mainly in touring car racing but also ran in sports sedans and GT cars as well...	A	114
8	Neil Cunningham	19	Holden VC Commodore	Neil Cunningham	A	114
9	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... , Steve Masterton	32	Ford Capri V6	Masterton Homes Pty Ltd	B	112
10	Joseph Moore, Christine Gibson	20	Ford XD Falcon	King George Tavern	A	111
11	Peter McLeod Peter McLeod Peter Gerard McLeod , was an Australian racing driver, best known as co-winner of the 1987 James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst and for driving the distinctive yellow and black Slick 50 Mazda RX-7 Group C touring car during the early to mid 1980's.-Group C Touring Cars:McLeod began his racing career in... , Peter Dane	40	Mazda RX-7	Peter McLeod	A	110
12	Gerry Burges	54	Mazda RX-7	Gerry Burges	B	108
13	Garry Whittaker	78	Holden LX Torana SLR 5000 A9X 4 Door	Garry Whittaker	A	107
14	Ray Allford, John Mann	14	Ford XD Falcon	Ray Allford	A	106
15	John Bundy, Norm Carr	69	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...	John Bundy	B	106
16	Peter Williamson	77	Toyota Celica	Toyota Dealer Team	C	103
17	Craig Bradtke, Rod Stevens	68	Mitsubishi Lancer 1600	Dandenong Mitsubishi	D	102
18	Bob Holden	52	Ford Escort Mk II	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	C	102
19	Shane Cowhan, Brain Wheeler	73	Mazda RX-3	Shane Cowhan	B	102
20	Peter Boston	72	Isuzu Gemini	Peter Boton	D	101
21	John White	59	Holden Gemini	John White	D	98
22	Phillip Brock, Gary Scott	65	Holden Gemini	HDT Special Vehicles Pty Ltd	C	97
23	Phillip Revell, Ron Barnacle	84	Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia	Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale	D	94
24	Joseph Beninca, Peter Beninca	46	Alfa Romeo Alfetta	Beninca Motors	C	88
25	Chris Heyer	53	Volkswagen Golf GTi 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:...	Lennox Motors	D	87
26	Martin Power, Lorraine Orchard	49	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Martin Power	D	69
DNF	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:...	2	Holden VC Commodore	Citizens Watches Australia	A
DNF	Peter Janson, Larry Perkins Larry Perkins Larry Clifton Perkins is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.-Career:...	3	Holden VC Commodore	Cadbury Schweppes	A
DNF	Alan Browne, Tony Edmondson	4	Holden VC Commodore	Re-Car Racing	A
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...	7	Ford XD Falcon	Bob Morris	A
DNF	John Goss, 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...	10	Jaguar XJ-S	Goss Garage	A
DNF	Garry Rogers, Clive Benson-Browne	11	Holden VC Commodore	The Launceston Hotel Pty Ltd	A
DNF	Warren Cullen	12	Holden VC Commodore	Warren Cullen	A
DNF	Ron Wanless, Ralph Radburn	16	Holden VC Commodore	Re-Car Racing	A
DNF	Jim Keogh, Andrew Newton	22	Ford XD Falcon	John Sands 3MP Racing	A
DNF	Scotty Taylor, Kevin Kennedy	26	Holden VC Commodore	Scotty Taylor Holden	A
DNF	Bill O'Brien, Garry Cooke	30	Ford XD Falcon	Bill O'Brien	A
DNF	Terry Daly, Peter Hopwood	36	Ford Capri IIS	Trend Windows Pty Ltd	B
DNF	Lawrie Nelson, Peter Jones	39	Ford Capri IIIS	Capri Components	B
DNF	Graeme Bailey Graeme Bailey Graeme Alfred Bailey , was an Australian racing driver, best known as co-winner of the 1986 Bathurst 1000.... , Steve Land	51	Toyota Celica	Chickadee Chicken	C
DNF	John Faulkner, Gary Dumbrell	63	Ford Escort	Cherry City Ford	C
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Further reading

• The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 354
• The Official Racing History of Holden, 1988, page 308
• Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1981, page 244
• The Age, Monday, 14 September 1981, page 30

External links

• Image of the winning car Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 4 December 2008