1975 Hardie Ferodo 1000

Bathurst 1000
Previous = 1974
Current = 1975
Next = 1976The 1975 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 16th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was an endurance race for Touring Cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales on 5 October, 1975 over a distance of 1006.036 km (163 laps x 6.172 km). The race was Round 3 of the 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

Class structure

Cars competed in four classes, defined by engine capacity:

Class A

The smallest class was for under 1300cc engine capacity. It was made up of Alfa Romeo GT Junior, Datsun 1200, Ford Escort, Honda Civic, Mazda 1300, Morris Cooper S, Toyota Corolla, VW Passat.

Class B

The under two litre class saw a mix of Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, BMW 2002, Ford Escort RS2000, Mazda RX-3 and Triumph Dolomite.

Class C

The under three litre class featured Datsun 260Z, Ford Capri, Mazda RX-3 and Mercedes-Benz 280E.

Class D

For cars over three litres of engine capacity, the class consisted only of V8 Holden Torana and Ford Falcon.

Final results

Final results were as follows:

References

* Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition
* Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1960-1989
* Australia's Greatest Motor Race, The Complete History, © 1981
* CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1975
* Hardie-Ferodo Bathurst 1000, The First 15 Years
* Official Programme, Hardie Ferodo 1000, Bathurst, Oct 5, 1975
* The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
* The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988

tatistics

* Pole Position - #2 Colin Bond - 2:27.4
* Average Speed - 140km/h

External links

* [http://www.camsmanual.com.au/pdf/records/1403%20Australian%20titles%20Q307.pdf CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles]
* [http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Races/1975%20Bathurst.html www.touringcarracing.net]
* [http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/bathurst_1975.htm race results]