1970 Australian Sports Car Championship

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The 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars.[1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.[1]

The title, which was the second Australian Sports Car Championship,[2] was won by Peter Woodward, driving an Elfin 350 Coventry Climax.[3]

## Schedule

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The championship was contested over three heats with one race per heat.[1]

* Heat 1, Endeavour Cup, Phillip Island, Victoria, 25 January[4]
* Heat 2, RAC Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 3 May[5]
* Heat 3, Western Australian Sports Car Championship,[6] Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 16 August[7]

## Points system

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Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat.[1]

## Championship standings

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Position  | Driver  | No.  | Car  | Entrant  | Phi.  | War.  | Wan.  | Total[5][7][8]

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1  | Peter Woodward  | 47 & 3  | Elfin 350 Coventry Climax | Woodward Racing  | 9  | \-  | 6  | 15
2  | Phillip Moore  | 6 & 15  | Elfin 300C Ford | PC Moore  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 13
3  | Niel Allen  | 2  | Elfin ME5 Chevrolet | NE Allen Auto. Ind.  | \-  | 9  | \-  | 9
=  | Howie Sangster  | 4  | Lola T70 Mk2 Ford | Pinocchios Racing  | \-  | \-  | 9  | 9
5  | Frank Matich | 1  | Matich SR4 Repco | Rothmans Team Matich  | \-  | 6  | \-  | 6
6  | Peter Larner  | 34  | Lotus 23B | Civil Flying School  | 4  | \-  | \-  | 4
=  | Stan Starcevich  | 5  | Graduate Mk 2 Ford | S Starcevich  | \-  | \-  | 4  | 4
8  | Bob Jane | 3  | Ford Mustang | Bob Jane Shell Racing Team  | 3  | \-  | \-  | 3
=  | Dennis Urhane  |  | Elfin 300 Ford | Total Morwell Service Station  | \-  | 3  | \-  | 3
10  | Charlie Occhipinti  | 35  | Elfin Mallala | C Occhipinti  | 2  | \-  | \-  | 2
=  | John Goss | 12  | Tornado Ford | McLeod Ford  | \-  | 2  | \-  | 2
=  | Dick Murphy  | 47  | Bolwell Mk 7 | R Murphy  | \-  | \-  | 2  | 2
13  | Bill Peacock  | 48  | Pegasus  | WR Peacock  | 1  | \-  | \-  | 1
=  | Bob Martin  |  | Hustler SC1 Ford | Robert Martin  | \-  | 1  | \-  | 1
=  | Murray Charnley  | 51  | Lotus 23 | M Charnley  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1

## Notes and references

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1. ^ a b c d CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1970, pages 78–82
2. ^ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
3. ^ Australian Sports Car Championship 1970, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1971, pages 108–113
4. ^ Adrian Ryan, Title Lead to Woodward, Racing Car News, March 1970, page 46
5. ^ a b Jim Morris, Allen Breaks Title Grip on RAC, Racing Car News, June 1970, pages 42–43
6. ^ Terry Walker, Around the Houses, 1980, page 53
7. ^ a b Mike Cuss, Woodward: Sports Champ, Racing Car News, October 1970, pages 34–35
8. ^ Occhipinti & Peacock are omitted from the points listing published in Racing Car News, October 1970 however they are both included in the listing published in the June issue

## Further reading

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* Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1971, page 58
* Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 169 – 170

## External links

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* 1970 Endeavour Cup images & Official Souvenir Programme extracts Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 22 June 2009
* 1970 Western Australian race results Retrieved from www.terrywalkersplace.com au on 22 June 2009
* 1970 Australian sports car racing images Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 22 June 2009