1974 South Pacific Touring Series

The 1974 South Pacific Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars.[1] It was contested over four rounds, each staged as a support race to an Australian round of the 1974 International Tasman Championship.[1] The series, which was the fourth South Pacific Touring Series, was won by Peter Brock [2] and his entrant,[1] the Holden Dealer Team.[3]

Round schedule

The series was contested over four rounds.[1]

Round Circuit [1] Date [1] Round winner [2]
1 Oran Park 3 February Peter Brock
2 Surfers Paradise 10 February Peter Brock
3 Sandown 17 February John Goss
4 Adelaide 24 February John Goss

Classes

Cars competed in four engine displacement classes:[1]

  • Up to 1300cc [1]
  • 1301 to 20000cc [1]
  • 2001 to 30000cc [1]
  • Over 3000cc [1]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the top four outright placegetters in each round and on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each class in each round.[1] Points were only awarded conditional on the driver competing in the same make and model of car entered by the same entrant in all four rounds.[1]

Series results
Position Driver &
Entrant		 Car
1 [2] Peter Brock [2]
Holden Dealer Team [3]		 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 [2]
2 [2] John Goss [2]
McLeod Ford [3]		 Ford Falcon [3]

Note: The series winner was considered to be the driver and his entrant.[1]

References
  1. South Pacific Touring Series, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 24th February, 1974, page 4
  2. Stewart Wilson, Holden – The official racing history, 1988, pages 142 & 143
  3. Event 7, The South Pacific Touring Car Series (Final Round), Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 24th February, 1974, page 42
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