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1975 Southern Cross Rally

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1975 Southern Cross Rally
Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally
Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Port Macquarie
Dates run8 – 12 October 1975
Stages48 (1,348.19 km; 837.73 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance3,367.73 km (2,092.61 miles)
Statistics
Crews79 at start, 30 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Andrew Cowan
Australia Fred Gocentas
Australia Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd

The 1975 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally was the tenth running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 8th and the 12th of October 1975. The event covered 3,367 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie.[1] It was won by Andrew Cowan and Fred Gocentas, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer GSR.

Results

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 4 Australia Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd United Kingdom Andrew Cowan
Australia Fred Gocentas
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 189
2 6 Australia Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd Australia Barry Ferguson
Australia Lindsay Adcock
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 201
3 3 Australia Gerry Ball Tuning Service Australia Greg Carr
Australia Wayne Gregson
Datsun 180B SSS 215
4 8 Australia Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd Australia Doug Stewart
Australia John Dawson-Damer
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 277
5 20 Australia De Bortoli's Wines P/L Australia Bruce Hodgson
Australia Chris Heaney
Ford Escort RS 1600 Mark I 368
6 30 Australia Subaru Pty Ltd Australia James Laing-Peach
Australia Barry Lake
Subaru Leone A22 373
7 21 Japan Takashi Hirabayashi Japan Takashi Hirabayashi
Japan Yoshimasa Nakahara
Subaru Leone A22 397
8 32 Australia Bruce Cheesman Australia Bruce Chessman
Australia Alan Horsley
Mitsubishi Lancer 405
9 23 Japan Shigeru Kanno Japan Shigeru Kanno
Japan Kiyoshi Kawamura
Mitsubishi Lancer 442
10 35 Japan Noriyuki Koseki Japan Noriyuki Koseki
Japan Takao Ishii
Subaru Leone A22 440
11 48 Australia Gary Mecak Australia Gary Mecak
Australia John Trumpmanis
Mazda RX-3 461
12 49 Japan Susumu Enjitsu Japan Susumu Enjitsu
Japan Osamu Nishimura
Mitsubishi Lancer 501
Source:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Dan White. "1975 Route".
  2. ^ Dan White. "1975 - Cowan dominant again".
  3. ^ Dan White. "1975 Entries".