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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, pages 70 & 78
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Conditions for Australian Titles, 1977 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, pages 86 to 91
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Race of the Year to Grice, Racing Car News, January 1978, page 29
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Stewart Wilson, Holden - The official racing history, Chevron Publishing Group, 1988, page 345
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Stewart Wilson and Max Stahl, Ford - The racing History, Chevron Publishing Group, 1989, page 297
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