1973 South Pacific Touring Series

The 1973 South Pacific Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars.[1] It was contested over four rounds, run in conjunction with the Australian rounds of the 1973 Tasman Series.[2] The series, which was the third South Pacific Touring Series, was won by Peter Brock [3] and his entrant,[1] the Holden Dealer Team.[3]

Round schedule

The series was contested over four rounds.[1]

Round [1] Circuit [1] Date [1] Winning driver Winning entrant Car
1 Surfers Paradise International Raceway 4 February Peter Brock [4] Holden Dealer Team [4] Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [4]
2 Warwick Farm 11 February Colin Bond [5] Holden Dealer Team [5] Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [5]
3 Sandown 18 February Peter Brock [6] Holden Dealer Team [6] Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [6]
4 Adelaide International Raceway 25 February Peter Brock [3] Holden Dealer Team [3] Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [3]

Classes

Cars competed in four engine displacement classes:[1]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four outright placegetters in each round and on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters in each class in each round.[1]

Points were only awarded conditional on the driver competing in the same make and model of car entered by the same entrant in all four rounds.[1]

Series results

Position Driver &
Entrant		 Car
1 [3] Peter Brock [3]
Holden Dealer Team [3]		 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [3]

Note: The series winner was considered to be the driver and his/her entrant with each receiving equal recognition.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 South Pacific Touring Series, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 24th February, 1974, page 3
  2. ↑ Stewart Wilson, Holden - The official racing history, 1988, page 134
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 John Brownsea, Brock Wraps up Flop Series, Racing Car News, April 1973, pages 25 & 27
  4. 1 2 3 Brock’s Torana Takes Round One, Racing Car News, March 1973, page 41
  5. 1 2 3 South Pacific Rd. 2 to Bond, Racing Car News, March 1973, page 58
  6. 1 2 3 Strong Win to Brock, Racing Car News, March 1973, page 63
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