1977 Hang Ten 400
The 1977 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The race was held on 11 September 1977 at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia over a total distance of 400 km. It was Round 8 of the 1977 Australian Touring Car Championship and Round 1 of the 1977 Australian Championship of Makes.
Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:
- Class A: 3001 to 6000cc
- Class B: 2001 to 3000cc
- Class C: 1301 to 2000cc
- Class D: Up to 1300cc
Results
| Position [1] | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Laps | |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 25 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Bill Patterson Racing | A | 129 | |
| 2 | Allan Grice | 6 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback | Craven Mild Racing | A | 128 | |
| 3 | Allan Moffat | 1 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Moffat Ford Dealers | A | 127 | |
| 4 | Bazil Van Rooyen | 24 | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Bill Patterson Racing | A | 126 | |
| 5 | Colin Bond | 2 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Moffat Ford Dealers | A | 125 | |
| 6 | Lawrie Nelson | Ford Capri V6 | Capri Components | B | 119 | ||
| 7 | John Duggan, Brian Wheeler | Mazda RX-3 | B | 119 | |||
| 8 | Brian Potts | Mazda RX-3 | B | 112 | |||
| 9 | Frank Porter, Jim Murcott | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTAm | C | 118 | |||
| 10 | Ralph Radburn | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | C | 115 | |||
| 11 | Warwick Henderson, Peter Hopwood | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | C | 114 | |||
| 12 | Greg Toepfer | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | 111 | |||
| 13 | Chris Heyer, Rudi Dahlhauser | Volkswagen Golf GTi | C | 110 | |||
| 14 | Matthew Phillip | Honda Civic | D | 108 | |||
| 15 | Robin Dudfield | Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior | D | 107 | |||
| 16 | Garry Leggat | Fiat 128 3P | D | 106 | |||
| 17 | Ian Chilman, Brian Reed | Honda Civic | D | 105 | |||
| 18 | Ray Farrar, Geoff Wade | Ford Capri V6 | B | 100 | |||
| DNF | John Harvey | 14 | Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | A | ||
| DNF | John Goss, Jack Brabham | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | John Goss Racing | A | |||
| DNF | Jim Richards | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | Melford Motors | A | |||
| DNF | Garth Wigston | 20 | Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hardtop | Roadways Racing | A | ||
| DNF | Phil Brock | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Bill Patterson Racing | A | |||
| DNF | Charlie O'Brien, Wayne Negus | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | A | |||
| DNF | Peter Janson | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Captain Peter Janson | A | |||
| DNF | Jim Keogh, Ritter | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | A | ||||
| DNF | Larry Perkins | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Captain Peter Janson | A | |||
| DNF | Dick Johnson | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | Bryan Byrt Ford | A | |||
| DNF | Ron Dickson, Fred Gibson | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | A | ||||
| DNF | Graeme Blanchard, Scott Taylor | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | A | ||||
| DNF | Bruce Hindhaugh | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | A | ||||
| DNF | Warren Cullen, Brian Sampson | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | A | ||||
| DNF | Rusty French, Leo Leonard | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | A | ||||
| DNF | Tim Slako | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | A | ||||
| DNF | Bob Forbes | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Bob Forbes Motorsport | A | |||
| DNF | Bob Morris | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | Ron Hodgson Racing | A | |||
| DNF | Kevin Bartlett | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | A | ||||
| DNF | Bob Jane, Ian Geoghegan | Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback | Bob Jane T-Marts | A | |||
| DNF | Graham Ryan, Arnull | Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 | A | ||||
| DNF | Murray Carter | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | Brian Wood Ford | A | |||
| DNF | Lyndon Arnel | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | ||||
| DNF | Rod Stevens, Farrell | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | ||||
| DNF | Geoff Leeds, Bruce Leffler | Mazda RX-3 | B | ||||
| DNF | David Seldon | Triumph Dolomite | C | ||||
| DNF | Lyn Brown, Bruce Stewart | Mazda | |||||
| DNF | Barry Lawrence | Triumph Dolomite | C | ||||
| DNF | Laing-Peach | Triumph Dolomite | C | ||||
| DNF | Wilson, Andrews | Holden Torana | A | ||||
| DNF | Peter Williamson | Toyota Celica | Peter Williamson Toyota | C | |||
| DNF | Louis, Brewster | Mazda | |||||
| DNF | Penhall, Gary Cooke | Mazda | |||||
| DNF | Ian Messner, Bill Stanley | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | ||||
| DNF | John White, John English | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | ||||
| DNF | Ray Cutchie | Ford Capri V6 | B | ||||
| DNF | Wade, Myers | Triumph Dolomite | C | ||||
| DNF | Ian Wells, McGinley | Ford Escort RS2000 | C | ||||
| DNF | Gough, Gough | Isuzu Gemini | C | ||||
| DNF | Granger, Richards | BMW | |||||
| DNF | Stoopman, Stoopman | BMW | |||||
| DNF | Tony Niovanni | Isuzu Gemini | C | ||||
| DNF | Patterson | Honda | D | ||||
| DNF | Ken Harrison | Ford Escort | |||||
| DNF | Bernie Stack, Poole | Volkswagen Passat | D |
References
- ↑ Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, pages 62-63
Further reading
- Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, The Australian racing history of Ford, 1989
- Stewart Wilson, Holden, The Official Racing History, 1988
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1977, pages 89&90
| Preceded by 1976 Hang Ten 400 |
Sandown 400 1977 |
Succeeded by 1978 Hang Ten 400 |
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