1976 Australian Rally Championship
The 1976 Australian Rally Championship was a series of six rallying events held across Australia. It was the ninth season in the history of the competition.
Ross Dunkerton and navigator Jeff Beaumont in the Datsun 240Z were the winners of the 1976 Championship.
Season review
The ninth Australian Rally Championship was held over six events across Australia, the season consisting of two events for Victoria and one each for Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and West Australia.[1] The 1976 season saw the domination of the Datsun 240Z of Dunkerton for the second year running, winning convincingly with navigator Jeff Beaumont (four wins and a second). Their main opposition came from Dean Rainsford and Graham West in the Porsche Carrera. The results of the season could have been different had it not been for the controversy over the eligibility of George Fury's Datsun 710 Coupe. This car was FIA homologated and as such was eligible for the international Southern Cross Rally, but deemed to be ineligible for the ARC.[2]
The Rallies
The six events of the 1976 season were as follows.
| Round |
Rally |
Date |
| 1 |
Rally of the West (WA) |
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| 2 |
SEV Marchal Rally (VIC) |
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| 3 |
Bega Valley Rally (NSW) |
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| 4 |
Rally Renault (SA) |
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| 5 |
North Eastern Rally (VIC) |
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| 6 |
Warana Rally (QLD) |
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Round Six - Lutwyche Village Warana Rally [4]
1976 Drivers and Navigators Championships
Final pointscore for 1976 is as follows.[5]
Jeff Beaumont - Champion Navigator 1976
References
External links
- Results of Snowy Mountains Rally and ARC results.