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.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1970, pages 78–82 It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.
The title, which was the second Australian Sports Car Championship,Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6 was won by Peter Woodward, driving an Elfin 350 Coventry Climax.Australian Sports Car Championship 1970, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1971, pages 108–113
Schedule The championship was contested over three heats with one race per heat. Heat 1, Endeavour Cup, Phillip Island, Victoria, 25 JanuaryAdrian Ryan, Title Lead to Woodward, Racing Car News, March 1970, page 46 Heat 2, RAC Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 3 MayJim Morris, Allen Breaks Title Grip on RAC, Racing Car News, June 1970, pages 42–43 Heat 3, Western Australian Sports Car Championship,Terry Walker, Around the Houses, 1980, page 53 Wanneroo Park, Western Australia, 16 AugustMike Cuss, Woodward: Sports Champ, Racing Car News, October 1970, pages 34–35
Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat.
Championship standings Position Driver No. Car Entrant Phi. War. Wan. TotalOcchipinti & 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 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 34Lotus 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 Uhrhane 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
Further reading Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1971, page 58 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 169 – 170
External links 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