The 1974 RE-PO 500K was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. It was held at the Phillip Island Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 24 November 1974 over 106 laps, a race distance of 501 kilometres (311 mi). The race, which was the fifth round of the 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship,[1] was the fourth annual "Phillip Island 500K".

The race was won by Holden Dealer Team driver Colin Bond driving a Holden Torana. Bond finishing a lap ahead of the Ford Falcon (XB) of Murray Carter. Brothers Rod and Russ McRae finished three laps behind Bond in a Holden Torana to take third.

Class structure

Cars competed in four classes:[2]

  • Class A : Up 1300cc[2]
  • Class B : 1301–2000cc[2]
  • Class C : 2001 – 3000cc[2]
  • Class D : More than 3000cc[2]

Race results

Race results were as follows:

Position[1][3] Drivers[1][3] No.[2] Car[1][3] Entrant[2] Class[1] Laps[1]
1 Colin Bond 2 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D 106
2 Murray Carter 18 Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop Murray Carter D 105
3 Rod McRae
Russ McRae		 28 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Dustings of Burwood D 105
4 Graeme Blanchard 16 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Insul Fluf Home Insulation D 103
5 Stuart Saker 17 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Stuart Saker D 101
6 Tony Farrell Mazda RX-3 Mazda Racing Team C 100
7 Kevin Kennedy 15 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Kevin Kennedy D 99
8 Ray Gulson 48 Alfa Romeo GTV Ray Gulson B 99
9 Jim Murcott 49 Alfa Romeo GTV AF & M Beninca B 99
10 Mel Mollison 42 Mazda RX-3 Bainbridge Motors B 98
11 Matt Phillip 37[3] Holden Torana GTR Mollison Motors C 96
12 Bill Evans 58 Datsun 1200 Coupe Datsun Racing Team A 94
13 Brian Ovenden 21 Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T Brian Ovenden D 94
14 Stewart McLeod Datsun 240K Datsun Racing Team C 93
15 Colin Campbell 44 Ford Escort Twin Cam Alan Coffey Motors of Dandenong B 93
16 Ken Brian 63 Honda Civic Auto Village - Nowra A 92
17 Gary Toepfer 64 Toyota Corolla G Toepfer A 88
18 Gary Rowe[2] 45 Ford Escort Twin Cam Peter Mac's Towing Pty Ltd B 87
19 Max McClure Mazda RX-3 B 84
20 Max McGinley 65 Honda Civic Max McGinley A 82
21 Geoff Wade 46 Ford Escort Twin Cam Peter Mac's Towing Pty Ltd B 78
DNF[3] Dave Clement 53 Morris Cooper S Clement Motors A
DNF[3] Cam Richardson 11 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Richardson Engine Reconditioning D 83[3]
DNF[3] John Bundy 57 Morris Cooper S JF Bundy A 72[3]
DNF[3] Robin Dudfield 59 Alfa Romeo Junior[3] Victorian Police Motor Sport Club A[2]
DNF Lawrie Nelson 19 Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T[3] Lawrie Nelson[2] D[2] 61? [3]
DNF John Stoopman 14 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Bayside Holden D 51[3]
DNF Peter Brock 1 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D
DNF Peter Janson 4 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 P Janson D
DNF Allan Moffat 33 Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop Allan Moffat Racing D 35[3]
DNF Robert Bride 9 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Torana Club of Victoria D
DNF Bernie McClure 25 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 Bendigo Motor Co D
 ? Geoff Newton[3] 32[4] Ford Capri V6[2] Geoff Newton[3] C[2]
Excl Nick Louis Mazda RX-3 Kernan Motors (Mazda) Flemington C 95

Note:

  • The Mazda RX-3 of Tony Farrell was excluded from the results due to a modification to the half shafts.[5] An appeal was successful and the car was re-instated.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 144-145
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Official Souvenir Programme, The RE-PO Meeting of Champions, Phillip Island Auto Racing Club, 24 November 1974
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Tom Naughton, aaaand Bond Takes Manchamp, Racing Car News, January 1975, pages 60-64
  4. ↑ G Newton - Capri V6 - 24/11/1974 - Phillip Island, autopics.com.au Retrieved 21 July 2017
  5. 1 2 Six months late but..., Australian Auto Action No 109, Friday, 25 April 1975, page 1
  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974
  • The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
  • The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988
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