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The 1977 Ready Plan Insurance Phillip Island 500K was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 20 November 1977.[1] It was final round of the 1977 Australian Touring Car Championship and of the 1977 Australian Championship of Makes, [1] and as such was open to Group C Touring Cars.[2] The race was won by Allan Grice driving a Holden Torana.[1]

Class system

As the race was a round of the 1977 Australian Championship of Makes, cars competed in four engine displacement classes: [2]

  • Class A: Up to 1300cc [2]
  • Class B: 1301 to 2000cc [2]
  • Class C: 2001 to 3000cc [2]
  • Class D: 3001 to 6000cc [2]

Race results

Position [1] Drivers [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [3] Class [3] Class Pos. Laps [1]
1 Allan Grice 26 Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X Craven Mild Racing D [3] 1 [3] 106
2 Peter Janson 15 Holden LX Torana A9X [4] Ipec D [3] 2 [3] 106
3 Jim Richards Ford XB Falcon GT [5] Melford D [3] 3 [3] 105
4 John Harvey 3 Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D [3] 4 [3] 105
5 Colin Bond 2 Ford XC Falcon [5] Moffat Ford Dealers D [3] 5 [3] 105
6 Wayne Negus 8 Holden LX Torana SL/R 5000 A9X Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D [3] 6 [3] 103
7 Barry Allen Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 [3] Ferris Car Radios D [3] 7 [3] 103
8 Charlie O'Brien 9 Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X Mercury Outboards D [3] 8 [3] 102
9 Frank Porter Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT [3] Benincas B [3] 1 [3] 99
10 Paul Gulson Alfa Romeo GTV Endrust B [3] 2 [3] 99
11 Lawrie Nelson Ford Capri V6 [3] Lawrie Nelson C [3] 1 [3] 98
12 Ray Farrar Ford Capri V6 [3] Brian Wood Ford C [3] 2 [3] 95
13 Garth Wigston Holden LX Torana A9X [4] D 9 95
14 John Faulkner Ford Capri V6 [3] Wynns Frictionproofing C [3] 3 [3] 94
15 Roger Cartwright Ford Escort RS2000 [3] Roger Cartwright B [3] 3 [3] 93
16 Matt Phillip Honda Civic Mollison Motors A [3] 1 [3] 91
17 David Cannon Ford Escort RS2000 [3] David Cannon B [3] 4 [3] 91
18 Allan Gough Holden Gemini [4] Barry Sheales Holden B [3] 5 [3] 91
19 Robin Dudfield Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV [3] Alfa Romeo Club B [3] 6 [3] 91
20 Jim Stewart Morris Mini Clubman [3] Hair Affair A [3] 2 [3] 90
21 Martin Power Holden Torana GTR XU-1 D 10 90
22 Mike Minear Holden Gemini [4] B 7 [4] 89
23 Robyn Hamilton Holden Gemini [4] B 8 [4] 89
24 Rusty French, Leo Leonard [3] Ford XC Falcon [5] D 11 89
25 Ian Chilman Honda Civic Ian Chilman A [3] 3 [3] 88
26 Ian Lees Ford Capri V6 [5] Ian Lees C 4 [5] 80
27 Scotty Taylor Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 [4] D 12 79
28 Max Patterson Honda Civic Peninsula Honda A 5 74
DNF Peter Brock Holden LX Torana A9X
DNF Bob Morris Holden LX Torana A9X
DNF John Goss Ford XC Falcon [5]
DNF Phil Brock 25 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 [3]
DNF Murray Carter Ford XC Falcon [5]
DNF Jim Keogh Ford XB Falcon GT [5]
DNF Graeme Wilson Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34
DNF John Duggan Mazda RX-3
DNF Rod Stevens Ford Escort RS2000 [5]
DNF Neville Bridges Holden Torana GTR XU-1
DNF Barry James Mazda RX-3
DNF Warwick Henderson Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT
DNF Peter Klueber Alfa Romeo
DNF Peter Lander Morris Mini
DNF Gary Leggat Morris Mini
DNF Tony Niovanni Holden Torana GTR XU-1
DNF Ray Harrison Alfa Romeo
DNF John Stoopman Holden Torana GTR XU-1
DNF [4] Warren Cullen, John Walker [4] 22 [3] Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X [4]
DNF [4] Annette Williams [4] Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [4]

There were 48 starters and 28 classified finishers in the race.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, pages 70 & 78
  2. ^ a b c d e f Conditions for Australian Titles, 1977 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, pages 86 to 91
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb Race of the Year to Grice, Racing Car News, January 1978, page 29
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Stewart Wilson, Holden - The official racing history, Chevron Publishing Group, 1988, page 345
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Stewart Wilson and Max Stahl, Ford - The racing History, Chevron Publishing Group, 1989, page 297
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