1970_Hardie-Ferodo_500

1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500

1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500

Motor race

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

The 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the 11th running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1970 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was open to standard production sedans competing in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle (in Australian dollars).

Allan Moffat won his first Bathurst endurance race, leading home Bruce McPhee in a one-two result for the Ford works team and their Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II's. It was the fifth Phillip Island / Bathurst 500 victory for the factory team. Third, a lap behind the Fords, was Don Holland driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1.

Defending winners Colin Bond and Tony Roberts drove separate cars in the event. Bond finished 16th in his Holden Dealer Team Torana GTR XU-1 after having led the early laps, while Roberts was lucky to survive a spectacular accident when his Ford Falcon GTHO crashed at Skyline only 6 laps from the finish. The Falcon spun backwards, leapt over the guard rail and rolled about 50 metres down the mountain before being stopped by a tree.

Class structure

A race replica of the Ford XW Falcon GTHO driven by Kim Aunger and John Walker in the 1970 Hardie Ferodo 500

Class A

For cars up to $1,960. It was made up of Datsun 1200s, 1.3 litre Ford Escorts, Mazda 1300s and Toyota Corollas. A Datsun 1200 won the class with an average lap time of 3 minutes, 26 seconds.[1]

Class B

The $1,961 to $2,400 class consisted of Datsun 1600, Fiat 128, Ford Cortina and 2.6 litre Holden Torana.

Class C

The $2,401 to $3,150 class saw a mix of two barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer, 1.6 litre Ford Escort, 3.1 litre Holden Torana and Morris Cooper S.

Class D

The $3,151 to $4,100 class featured only the four barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer, a Fiat 125 and a Triumph 2.5 PI although a Ford Capri was also entered but did not start.

Class E

For cars over $4,100. Apart from a single BMW 2800 and a Holden Monaro the class consisted only of Ford Falcon GTHO Phase II.

Top 10 Qualifiers

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Results

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Statistics

  • Pole Position - #64 Allan Moffat - 2:49.3
  • Fastest Lap - #53 Goss/Skelton - 2:53 (lap record)
  • Race time of winning car - 6:33:47

References

  1. [1]
    "New Datsun 1200 wins Class A in Bathurst 500". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Port Moresby: 12. 18 November 1970. Retrieved 21 November 2020 – via Trove.
  2. [2]
    Official Programme, 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500, pages 28-29
  3. [3]
    "How They Finished Last Year", Official Programme, 1971 Hardie Ferodo 500, page 58 indicates that Fanning co-drove the car with Holden. Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1990 edition, page 300 omits Fanning from the results
  4. [4]
    "How They Finished Last Year", Official Programme, 1971 Hardie Ferodo 500, page 58 indicates that Taylor co-drove the car with Smith. Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1990 edition, page 300 states that both Smith and Taylor have confirmed that Smith completed the race solo
  • Greenhalgh, David; Thomas B. Floyd; Bill Tuckey (2000). Australia's Greatest Motor Race 1960-1999. Chevron Publishing Group. pp. 170–177 & 458. ISBN 1-875221-12-3.
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