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Revision as of 08:44, 4 January 2026
The 1970 Sandown Three Hour 250 was an Australian endurance motor race for Series Production Cars. The event was held on 13 September 1970 over 130 laps of the 1.9 mile Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total of 247 miles. There were 42 starters in the event.
Canadian race driver Allan Moffat won the second of his five Sandown endurance race victories. Moffat drove the factory-prepared Ford Falcon GT-HO race car to a one lap victory over Holden Dealer Team driver, Colin Bond (Holden Torana). Chrysler factory-supported driver Norm Beechey (Chrysler Valiant Pacer) finished in third position, three laps behind Bond.
This event, revived from a previous six-hour format, debuted in 1968 and quickly became the recognized precursor event to the annual Bathurst 500 / 1000 race.
Classes
Cars competed in five price classes:
- Class A: Up To $1,960
- Class B: $1,961 to $2,400
- Class C: $2,401 to $3,150
- Class D: $3,151 to $4,100
- Class E: Over $4,100 [1]
Results
| Position [2] | Drivers [2] [1] | No. [2] | Car [2] [1] | Entrant [2] [1] | Class [2] | Class Pos. [2] | Laps [2] |
| 1 | Alan Moffat | 50 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | E | 1 | 130 |
| 2 | Colin Bond | 20 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | C | 1 | 129 |
| 3 | Norm Beechey | 41 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL | Norm Beechey Shell Racing | D | 1 | 126 |
| 4 | Peter Brock | 21 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | C | 2 | 125 |
| 5 | Doug Chivas, Graham Ryan | 32 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL | Geoghegan’s Sporty Cars | C | 3 | 125 |
| 6 | Fred Gibson, Barry Seton | 52 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | E | 2 | 124 |
| 7 | Clem Smith | 42 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL | Clem Smith | D | 2 | 122 |
| 8 | Ian Strachan | 24 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | IOC Australia Pty. Ltd. | C | 4 | 119 |
| 9 | John Piper | 28 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Bill Evans Developments | C | 5 | 119 |
| 10 | Bruce McPhee | 51 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Ford Motor Company of Australia | E | 3 | 119 |
| 11 | Bill Gates | 29 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Mortley Ford Pty. Ltd. | C | 6 | 118 |
| 12 | Tony Roberts | 60 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Tony Roberts Team | E | 4 | 118 |
| 13 | John Walker | 30 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL | Clem Smith | C | 7 | 118 |
| 14 | Pat Peck | 56 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | D & P Traders Pty. Ltd. | E | 5 | 115 |
| 15 | Doug Whiteford | 11 | Datsun 1600 | Datsun Racing Team | B | 1 | 114 |
| 16 | John Mooney | 18 | Holden LC Torana 2600S | John Mooney | B | 2 | 113 |
| 17 | Graeme Blanchard, Terry Robertson | 25 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Blanchard Motors | C | 8 | 111 |
| 18 | Christine Cole, Sandra Bennett | 22 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | C | 9 | 111 |
| 19 | Clive Millis, Ken Hastings | 4 | Mazda 1300 | Clive Millis Motors | A | 1 | 111 |
| 20 | Mel Mollison, Roger Withers | 6 | Mazda 1300 | R. G. Lanyon | A | 2 | 110 |
| 21 | Robert Hudson, Ray Parker | 19 | Datsun 1600 | Robert Hudson | B | 3 | 109 |
| 22 | Jim Murcott | 27 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Jim Murcott | C | 10 | 108 |
| 23 | P. Granger, K. Merz | 3 | Toyota Corolla | Scuderia Avanti | A | 3 | 103 |
| 24 | M. D. Matheson | 34 | Morris Cooper S | M. D. Matheson | C | 11 | 103 |
| 25 | Don Preece | 8 | Ford Escort 1300 | Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. | A | 4 | 102 |
| DNF | Murray Carter | 54 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. | E | – | 99 |
| DNF | Leo Geoghegan | 31 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2BBL | Geoghegan’s Sporty Cars | C | – | 98 |
| DNF | Dick Thurston, Bill Evans | 1 | Toyota Corolla | Pitstop Motors | A | – | 89 |
| DNF | John Chapple | 17 | Ford Escort 1300GT | John Chapple | B | – | 81 |
| DNF | Des West, Peter Brown | 40 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4BBL | Geoghegan’s Sporty Cars | C | – | 59 |
| DNF | Geoff Perry, Kevin Wanstall | 7 | Mazda 1300 | Geoff Perry | A | – | 59 |
| DNF | Bob Holden, Bill Fanning | 55 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | The Mennen Co. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. | E | – | 52 |
| DNF | Rod Murphy | 16 | Mitsubishi Colt 1100 SS | Esquire Motors | B | – | 51 |
| DNF | Bob Jane, John Harvey | 26 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Bob Jane Shell Racing | C | – | 43 |
| DNF | David Yates, Brian Reed | 23 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Booran Motors Pty. Ltd. | C | – | 29 |
| DNF | Richard Knight, Graham Ritter | 58 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | B. S. Stillwell & Co. Pty. Ltd. | E | – | 16 |
| DNF | Bob Watson, Bruce Watt | 14 | Renault 10S | John Ould Motors | B | – | 16 |
| DNF | Tom Roddy | 53 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. | E | – | 15 |
| Disq. | John Roxburgh | 9 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | A | – | 112 |
| Disq. | Barry Tapsall, Bob Punch | 10 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | A | – | 109 |
| Disq. | Bill Stanley | 2 | Toyota Corolla | Marque Motors | A | – | 104 |
| Disq. | Gary Rush, Martin Chenery | 61 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase 2 | Byrt Ford Pty. Ltd. | E | – | 21 |
References
Further reading
- Australian Motor Manual, November 1970, pages 58–59
- Holden, The official racing history, 1988, page 332
- Modern Motor, November 1970, page 100
- Racing Car News, October 1970, pages 59–61
- The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 285
- The Melbourne Age, 14 September 1970
- The Melbourne Age, 9 September 1970, page 36
