The 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing titleAustralian Titles, docs.cams.com.au as archived at web.archive.org open to Group B Sports Sedans.Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 3 The title, which was the inaugural Australian Sports Sedan Championship, was won by Allan Moffat, driving a Chevrolet Monza and a Ford Capri RS3100.
Calendar The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two heats per round.Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 157-158 Round Name Circuit DateEvan Green, Australian Sports Sedan Championship – 1976 Results, Evan Green’s World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 32 Winning driver Car 1 Surfers Paradise International RacewayOfficial Programme, The Opening Round of the 1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship, Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Sunday, 16 May 1976 16 May Allan Moffat Chevrolet Monza 2 The Marlboro Cup1976 Australian Sports Sedan Championship - Rd 2 Sandown Heat 2, www.youtube.com Retrieved on 2/7/2014 Sandown Park 4 July Allan Moffat Chevrolet Monza 3 Oran Park 1 August Tony Edmondson Chrysler Valiant Charger 4 Wanneroo Park 15 August Allan Moffat Ford Capri RS3100 5 The Advertiser TrophyOfficial Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 37 Adelaide International RacewayOfficial Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976 22 August Frank Gardner Chevrolet Corvair 6 Symmons Plains 26 September Frank Gardner Chevrolet Corvair 7 Calder 5 December Frank Gardner Chevrolet Corvair
Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the six best placed drivers at each round.
Results Position Driver Car Entrant Sur San Ora Wan Ade Sym Cal Total 1 Allan Moffat Chevrolet Monza Ford Capri RS3100Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 295 Allan Moffat Racing 9 9 2 9 4 - - 33 2 Frank Gardner Chevrolet Corvair John Player Racing - - - - 9 9 9 27 3 Tony Edmondson Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger Repco-HoldenOfficial Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 9 Donald Elliott 6 - 9 - - 6 - 21 4 Jim Richards Ford Mustang Sidchrome - 3 - 6 6 - 3 18 5 Ian Diffen Holden LJ ToranaOfficial Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 22 August 1976, page 20 Chevrolet World of Tyres 3 - - 4 3 - 4 14 6 Ian Geoghegan Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350Mark Oastler, Pete Geoghegan’s ‘Craven Mild’ Monaro GTS 350, Australian Muscle Car, Issue 21, September / October 2005, page 50 Craven Mild Racing - 6 - - 2 - - 8 Colin Bond Holden LH Torana Repco-HoldenMark Oastler, Bob Jane’s Monaro GTS 350, Australian Muscle Car, Issue 41, January / February 2009, page 60 Holden Dealer TeamRoss Lawley, Australian Sports Sedan Championship – Round 3 – Oran Park – August 1, Chequered Flag, August 1976, page 60 to 63 - 4 4 - - - - 8 8 Brian Potts Holden Torana GTR XU-1Stewart Wilson, The official racing history of Holden, 1988, Page 343 - 1 6 - - - - 7 9 Bob Jane Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350 Bob Jane T MartsTom Naughton, Frank's final, Jimmy's SS, Racing Car News, January 1977, page 48 - - - - - - 6 6 10 Garry Rogers Ford Escort Garry Rogers 2 - 3 - - - - 5 11 Pat Crea Ford TC Cortina Pat Crea's Volkspares - - - - - 4 - 4 Grant Walker Ford Capri RS Grant WalkerMonza The Best, Chequered Flag, June 1976, pages 43-44 4 - - - - - - 4 Vince Gregory Volkswagen 1600TS Chevrolet Gregory Racing - - - - 1 3 - 4 14 Brian Smith Holden Torana - - - 3 - - - 3 15 Stuart Beechen Holden Torana GTR XU-1 - - - 2 - - - 2 Peter Wells Vauxhall Viva - - - - - 2 - 2 Ron Harrop Holden EH Repco-Holden Ron Harrop - 2 - - - - - 2 John Pollard Chevrolet Camaro John Pollard - - - - - - 2 2 19 Ed Conacher Holden Torana GTR XU-1 - - - - - 1 - 1 Bruce Peacock Ford Anglia - - - 1 - - - 1 Lyndon Arnel Holden Torana - - 1 - - - - 1 Doug Clark Toyota Celica TA22 Brian Hilton 1 - - - - - - 1 Don Halliday Ford Capri Halliday Racing (NZ) - - - - - - 1 1
References
Further reading Gardner Heads Richards, Auto Action, 9 December 1976, pages 18 & 20
External links 1976 images at www.autopics.com.au