1976 Goodrich Radial Challenge

The 1976 Goodrich Radial Challenge was an Australian motor racing series open to Group C Touring Cars of up to 3000cc capacity.[1] It was contested over four rounds, each being staged with a round of the 1976 Rothmans International Series.[2] Cars were required to use street radial tyres provided by the series sponsor, BF Goodrich Australia.[2]

The series was won by Bill Evans driving a Datsun 1200 Coupe.[3]

Series schedule

The 1976 Goodrich Radial Challenge was contested over four rounds.[1]

Round [1] Circuit [1] Date [1] Winning driver Car Entrant
1 Oran Park Raceway 1 February Peter Williamson [4] BMW 2002 tii Peter Williamson Pty Ltd
2 Adelaide International Raceway 8 February      
3 Sandown Park 15 February      
4 Surfers Paradise International Raceway 22 February Cancelled [5]

The meeting at Surfers Paradise International Raceway was postponed for one week due to heavy rain and the rescheduled meeting was cancelled after Saturday practice due to further rain.[5]

Class structure

Car competed in three classes:[1]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions in each class at each round.[1]

Series results

Position Driver [3] Car [3] Class [3] Entrant [6] Ora [3] Ade [3] San [3] Sur [3] Total [3]
1 Bill Evans Datsun 1200 Coupe [6] A John Roxburgh Motors 8 10 10 - 28
2 Peter Williamson BMW 2002 tii B Peter Williamson Pty Ltd 10 8 9 - 27
3 Laurie Nelson Ford Capri V6 C Laurie Nelson 8 10 8 - 26
4 Chris Brockoff Mazda RX-3 Coupe [6] C Andre Tuning 9 9 6 - 24
5 Jim Murcott Ford Escort RS2000 B Brian Wood Ford 9 7 7 - 23
= Chris Heyer Volkswagen Passat A Lennox Motors 9 6 8 - 23
7 Bob Holden Ford Escort RS2000 B Bob Holden Shell Sport 3 9 8 - 20
= Lyndon Arnel Ford Escort RS2000 B Bob Holden Shell Sport - 10 10 - 20
9 Max McGinley Honda Civic RS A Max McGinley 7 9 3 - 19
= Don Holland Mazda RX-3 C   10 - 9 - 19
11 Bob Nissen Ford Capri V6 C G Foy 7 7 3 - 17
= Ray Molloy Morris Clubman GT A Ray Molloy Motors Preston - 8 9 - 17
13 Peter Granger BMW 2002 ti [6] B RA Glazier 6 6 4 - 16
= Bill Stanley Ford Escort RS2000 B Westline Ford Pty Ltd 5 5 6 - 16
15 Ian Wells Honda Civic RS A   10 5 - - 15
16 Ben Penhall Mazda RX-2 C TB Penhall 6 6 2 - 14
= Ian Chilman Honda Civic A Ian Chilman - 7 7 - 14
18 John English Ford Escort Twin Cam B   7 - 5 - 12
19 Ray Cutchie Ford Escort RS2000 B Ray Cutchie 4 4 2 - 10
= Allan Grice Mazda RX-3 C Mazda House Racing - - 10 - 10
21 Chris Cole Ford Capri V6 C Chris Cole - 8 1 - 9
= Alan Guest Holden Torana C Alan Guest - 5 4 - 9
23 Caroline O'Shannessy Morris Cooper S A Caroline O'Shannessy 3 3 2 - 8
= Terry Daley Ford Escort Twin Cam B   8 - - - 8
25 Paul Older BMW 3.0Si [6] C Craven Mild Racing - - 7 - 7
26 Geoff Wade Ford Escort RS2000 B   - - 6 - 6
= Greg Toepfer Toyota Corolla A   6 - - - 6
= Robin Dudfield Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior [7] A Avanti Motors - 2 4 - 6
29 Phil Harris Ford Escort Twin Cam B Barry Lee 2 - 3 - 5
= Arthur Crosthwaite Morris Cooper S A   - - 5 - 5
= Jeff Harris Morris Cooper S A   5 - - - 5
= Hugh Donaldson Morris Cooper S A Hugh Donaldson - 4 1 - 5
= Ray Harrison Mazda RX-3 C   - - 5 - 5
34 Frank Dortell Morris Cooper S A   4 - - - 4
35 Peter Kuebler Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV [6] B Peter Kuebler - 3 - - 3
36 Brian Porter Mazda 1300 A   2 - - - 2
37 Jeff Ogg Morris Cooper S A   1 - - - 1
= Kelvin Gough Holden Gemini [8] B   - - 1 - 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Programme of Events, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 8th Feb, 1976, page 3
  2. 1 2 Goodrich Radial Challenge, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 8th Feb, 1976, page 16
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Evan Greens' World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 195
  4. ↑ Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 8th Feb, 1976, page 44
  5. 1 2 Surfers Paradise, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition, page 112
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Goodrich Radial Challenge (Round 2), Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 8th Feb, 1976, page 44
  7. ↑ Green lists the car as an Alfa Romeo 1300 and the AIR Programme lists it as an Alfa Romeo GT Jnr.
  8. ↑ Green lists the car only as a "Gemini"
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