1978 Southern Cross Rally
Appearance
1978 Southern Cross Rally Southern Cross International Rally | |||
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Round 15 of the 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers
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Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Sydney Port Macquarie | ||
Dates run | 14 – 18 October 1978 | ||
Stages | 34 (1,505.81 km; 935.67 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 2,727.81 km (1,694.98 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 57 at start, 22 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
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The 1978 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Southern Cross International Rally was the thirteenth running of the Southern Cross Rally and the fifteenth round of the 1978 FIA Cup for Rally Drivers. The rally took place between the 14th and the 18th of October 1978. The event covered 2,727 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie.[1] It was won by George Fury and Monty Suffern, driving a Datsun Stanza.
Results
[edit]Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Time) |
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
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Datsun Stanza | 1hr 25min 17sec |
2 | 7 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS 1800 Mark II | 1hr 37min 12sec |
3 | 8 | ![]() |
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Holden Gemini PF60 | 1hr 58min 32sec |
4 | 5 | ![]() |
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Datsun Stanza | 2hr 17min 42sec |
5 | 23 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Lancer | 3hr 18min 50sec |
6 | 14 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Lancer | 3hr 37min 39sec |
7 | 22 | ![]() |
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Toyota Levin TE25 | 3hr 38min 10sec |
8 | 12 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Lancer | 4hr 0min 6sec |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Lancer | 4hr 22min 35sec |
10 | 9 | ![]() |
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Toyota Levin TE47 | 4hr 33min 16sec |
11 | 33 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Galant | 4hr 55min 33sec |
12 | 15 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Lancer | 5hr 1min 38sec |
13 | 42 | ![]() |
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Datsun 180B SSS | 5hr 30min 19sec |
14 | 24 | ![]() |
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Mazda 323 | 6hr 0min 26sec |
15 | 25 | ![]() |
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Toyota Celica RA40 | 6hr 8min 30sec |
16 | 50 | ![]() |
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Mitsubishi Lancer | 6hr 8min 48sec |
17 | 53 | ![]() |
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Honda Civic | 6hr 22min 26sec |
18 | 37 | ![]() |
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Isuzu Gemini PF60 | 6hr 29min 15sec |
19 | 32 | ![]() |
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Datsun Bluebird H510 | 6hr 55min 31sec |
20 | 35 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II | 6hr 59min 39sec |
21 | 39 | ![]() |
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Ford Escort RS 2000 Mark II | 7hr 16min 7sec |
22 | 53 | ![]() |
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Toyota Corolla TE20 | 8hr 24min 6sec |
Source:[2][3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Dan White. "1978 Route".
- ^ Dan White. "1978 - Fury's first".
- ^ Dan White. "1978 Entries".