1976 Hang Ten 400
The 1976 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 September 1976 over 130 laps of the 3.11 km circuit, a total of 403.8 km. The event was Round 8 of the 1976 Australian Touring Car Championship and Round 1 of the 1976 Australian Championship of Makes. It was the eleventh running of the endurance race which would later become known as the Sandown 500.
The race was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Torana.
Results
| Position[1][2] | Drivers[1][2][3] | No.[3] | Car[1][2][3] | Entrant[3] | Laps[1][2] |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 05[4] | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Team Brock | 130 |
| 2 | Allan Moffat | 9 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | Moffat Ford Dealers | 128 |
| 3 | Graeme Blanchard | 16 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Insul Fluf Home Insulation | 128 |
| 4 | Charlie O'Brien | 8 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | O'Brien's Transport Shell Sport | 128 |
| 5 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | M. Carter | 128 |
| 6 | Barry Seton | 26 | Ford Capri V6 | B. Benson | 122 |
| 7 | Lakis Manticas | 27 | Ford Capri V6 | L. Manticas | 122 |
| 8 | Lawrie Nelson | 32 | Ford Capri V6 | H. M. Headers | 121 |
| 9 | Graham Moore | 28 | Ford Capri V6 | Bryan Byrt Ford, Qld. | 120 |
| 10 | Tony Wilkinson, Wayne Negus | 21 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Karquip | 120 |
| Up to 1300 cc | |||||
| 1 | Bill Evans | 71 | Datsun 1200 | John Roxburgh Motors | 112 |
| 2 | Roger Bonhomme | 62 | Honda Civic | Mollison Motors | 109 |
| 3 | David Crowther | 74 | Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior | Fred's Treds Pty Ltd | 108 |
| 4 | Robin Dudfield | 73 | Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior | Avanti Motors-Alfa | 108 |
| 5 | Ray Molloy | 76 | Morris Clubman GT | Ray Molloy Motors | 107 |
| ? | Geoff Wade | 68 | Ford Escort 1300 | Peter Mac's Towing | ? |
| ? | Bernie Stack | 70 | Volkswagen Passat | Blackwood Cars P/L | ? |
| ? | Max McGinley | 75 | Honda Civic | M. F. McGinley | ? |
| ? | Greville Arnel | 67 | Toyota Corolla | G. Arnel | ? |
| ? | David Turnbull | 69 | Ford Escort 1300 | Ken Harrison Shell Sport | ? |
| ? | Brian Reed | 64 | Honda Civic | I. Chilman | ? |
| 1301 to 2000 cc | |||||
| 1 | Ron Dickson | 39 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Ron Hodgson Motors | 119 |
| 2 | Frank Porter | 60 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTAm | Clemens Sporting Car Serv. | 118 |
| 3 | James Laing-Peach | 38 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Endrust Australia | 118 |
| 4 | Christine Gibson | 58 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV[4] | Brian Foley P/L | 117 |
| 5 | Chris Heyer | 53 | Volkswagen Golf | Lennox Motors | 116 |
| ? | Bob Holden | 43 | Ford Escort RS2000 Mk II | Bob Holden Shell Sport | ? |
| ? | Colin Campbell | 33 | Ford Escort RS2000 Mk I | Allan Coffey Motors | ? |
| ? | John English | 47 | Ford Escort RS2000 Mk II | Peak Performance P/L | ? |
| ? | Tony Niovanni | 42 | Holden Gemini | Peter Robinson Holden | ? |
| ? | John Dellaca | 35 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | B & G Myers Leyland | ? |
| ? | Ralph Radburn | 57 | BMW 2002Tii | R. Radburn | ? |
| ? | David Seldon | 36 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Orange City Leyland | ? |
| DNF | Jim Murcott | 35 | Ford Escort RS2000 Mk I | Brian Wood Ford | ? |
| DNF | Lyndon Arnel | 45 | Ford Escort RS2000 Mk II | Bob Holden Shell Sport | ? |
| DNF | Peter Granger | 56 | BMW 2002Ti | B. Glazier | ? |
| 2001 to 3000 cc | |||||
| 1 | Barry Seton | 26 | Ford Capri V6 | B. Benson | 122 |
| 2 | Lakis Manticas | 27 | Ford Capri V6 | L. Manticas | 122 |
| 3 | Lawrie Nelson | 32 | Ford Capri V6 | H. M. Headers | 121 |
| 4 | Graham Moore | 28 | Ford Capri V6 | Bryan Byrt Ford, Qld. | 120 |
| 5 | Don Holland | 23 | Mazda RX-3 | Penrith Mazda Centre | 119 |
| ? | Alan Cant | 31 | Ford Capri V6 | A.T.P. (Aust) P/L | ? |
| ? | Paul Older | 34 | BMW | Craven Mild Racing | ? |
| ? | Ray Harrison | 24 | Mazda RX-3 | Rotary Exchange | ? |
| ? | B. Porter | ? | Mazda | ? | ? |
| 3001 cc and over | |||||
| 1 | Peter Brock | 05[4] | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Team Brock | 130 |
| 2 | Allan Moffat | 9 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | Moffat Ford Dealers | 128 |
| 3 | Graeme Blanchard | 16 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Insul Fluf Home Insulation | 128 |
| 4 | Charlie O'Brien | 8 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | O'Brien's Transport Shell Sport | 128 |
| 5 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | M. Carter | 128 |
| 6 | Tony Wilkinson, Wayne Negus | 21 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Karquip | 120 |
| ? | Bob Forbes | 14 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Suttons Motors P/L | ? |
| ? | John Pollard | 22 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Garry & Warren Smith | ? |
| ? | Peter Janson | 15 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Kellway-Egan | ? |
| DNF | Colin Bond | 1 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | 109 |
| DNF | Kel Gough | 10 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | ? | ? |
| DNF | Allan Grice | 12 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Craven Mild Racing | ? |
| DNF | Bob Morris | 7 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Ron Hodgson Motors | ? |
| DNF | Bruce Hindhaugh | 4 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Gown-Hindhaugh Eng. Dev. | ? |
| DNF | Garth Wigston | 20 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Roadways Pty Ltd | ? |
| DNF | Jim Keogh | 11 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | Allan Coffey Motors | ? |
| DNF | Jim Richards | 2 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | John Goss Racing P/L | ? |
| DNF | Warren Cullen | 6 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | Settlement Road Wrecking | ? |
Note: 53 cars are listed on the grid list published with the Hang Ten 400 race report in Racing Car News magazine.[2]
References
- The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
- The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988