The 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars. It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.
The title, which was the second Australian Sports Car Championship, was won by Peter Woodward, driving an Elfin 350 Coventry Climax.
Schedule
The championship was contested over three heats with one race per heat.
- Heat 1, Endeavour Cup, Phillip Island, Victoria, 25 January
- Heat 2, RAC Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 3 May
- Heat 3, Western Australian Sports Car Championship, Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 16 August
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat.
Championship standings
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Phi. | War. | Wan. | Total |
| 1 | Peter Woodward | 47 & 3 | Elfin 350 Coventry Climax | Woodward Racing | 9 | - | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Phillip Moore | 6 & 15 | Elfin 300C Ford | PC Moore | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Niel Allen | 2 | Elfin ME5 Chevrolet | NE Allen Auto. Ind. | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| = | Howie Sangster | 4 | Lola T70 Mk2 Ford | Pinocchios Racing | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Frank Matich | 1 | Matich SR4 Repco | Rothmans Team Matich | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| 6 | Peter Larner | 34 | Lotus 23B | Civil Flying School | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| = | Stan Starcevich | 5 | Graduate Mk 2 Ford | S Starcevich | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Bob Jane | 3 | Ford Mustang | Bob Jane Shell Racing Team | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| = | Dennis Urhane | Elfin 300 Ford | Total Morwell Service Station | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| 10 | Charlie Occhipinti | 35 | Elfin Mallala | C Occhipinti | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| = | John Goss | 12 | Tornado Ford | McLeod Ford | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| = | Dick Murphy | 47 | Bolwell Mk 7 | R Murphy | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Bill Peacock | 48 | Pegasus | WR Peacock | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| = | Bob Martin | Hustler SC1 Ford | Robert Martin | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| = | Murray Charnley | 51 | Lotus 23 | M Charnley | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Notes and references
- ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1970, pages 78–82
- Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
- Australian Sports Car Championship 1970, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1971, pages 108–113
- Adrian Ryan, Title Lead to Woodward, Racing Car News, March 1970, page 46
- ^ Jim Morris, Allen Breaks Title Grip on RAC, Racing Car News, June 1970, pages 42–43
- Terry Walker, Around the Houses, 1980, page 53
- ^ Mike Cuss, Woodward: Sports Champ, Racing Car News, October 1970, pages 34–35
- Occhipinti & Peacock are omitted from the points listing published in Racing Car News, October 1970 however they are both included in the listing published in the June issue
Further reading
- Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1971, page 58
- Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 169 – 170
External links
- 1970 Endeavour Cup images & Official Souvenir Programme extracts Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 22 June 2009
- 1970 Western Australian race results Retrieved from www.terrywalkersplace.com au on 22 June 2009
- 1970 Australian sports car racing images Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 22 June 2009