Sun-7 Chesterfield Series
- Sun-7 Chesterfield Series
The Sun-7 Chesterfield Series, also known as the Sun-7 Gold Medal was an Australian touring car racing series run at Amaroo Park in Sydney, during the early and mid 1970s.
In its later incarnation as a 3-Litre series (from 1975 onwards) it was called the Sun-7 Rothmans Series. The series was a precursor to the later AMSCAR touring car series run at Amaroo Park.
In 1971 Lakis Manticas won the Sun-7 title driving a Morris Cooper S with points being allocated evenly among the three capacity classes.
The tight-turning Amaroo Park circuit suited the nimble Holden Torana GTR XU-1s. Leading Sydney-based Torana drivers, such as the Holden Dealer Team's Colin Bond, Bob Morris, Don Holland and former Cessnock pastry cook Allan Grice were prominent in the series. John Goss in the McLeod Ford Falcon GT and Ford stalwart Fred Gibson were regular front-runners, while Chrysler drivers Leo Geoghegan and Doug Chivas also appeared.
In 1975 three-litre touring car racing was being pushed by administrators of the sport and the Sun-7 Series was changed to a 3-Litre limit event, meaning the Torana SL/R 5000 and Ford Falcon GT could no longer compete in the series. In the 3-Litre era some of the main contenders included Bo Seton's Ford Capri, Don Holland and Allan Grice in Mazda RX-3's and Bob Morris in a Triumph Dolomite.
List of Winners
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