1970 Round Australia Trial

The 1970 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the eleventh running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 24 June and 5 July 1970. The event covered 10,200 kilometres around Australia. It was jointly won by Jean-Claude Ogier and Lucette Ogier, driving a Citroën DS 21 & Edgar Herrmann and Hans Schüller, driving a Datsun 1600 SSS.

Results Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points) 1 11 Citroën Cars Pty Ltd Jean-Claude Ogier Lucette Ogier Citroën DS 21 60 2 23 Datsun Racing Team Edgar Herrmann Hans Schüller Datsun 1600 SSS 60 3 20 Holden Dealer Team Colin Bond Brian Hope Tony Roberts Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 76 4 73 Ford Motor Company of Australia Jack Ellis Bob Forsyth John Taylor Ford Falcon XW 500 GS 95 5 40 Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd Doug Stewart George Shepheard Mitsubishi Colt 97 6 27 Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd Doug Chivas Bob Riley Mitsubishi Colt 129 7 68 Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd Barry Lloyd Albert Browne Mitsubishi Colt 138 8 28 Citroën Cars Pty Ltd David McKay Graham Watson Citroën DS 21 145 9 80 Datsun Distributors Pty Ltd Stewart McLeod Jack Lock Datsun 1600 169 10 77 Mazda Automobile Club of NSW Allan Lawson Garry Connelly Mazda R100 176 11 35 Ford Motor Company of Australia Bruce Hodgson Graham Hoinville Ford Falcon XW 500 GS 179 12 29 Lister and Laws Racing Gerry Lister John Laws Bill Nolan Volvo 142S 183 13 51 Holden Dealer Team Barry Ferguson David Johnson Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 190 14 195 Layton Gale Distributors Barry Burns Ray Glendenning James Conaghty Datsun 1600 209 15 14 Ford Motor Company of Australia Frank Kilfoyle Doug Rutherford Ford Falcon XW 500 GS 220 16 59 Renault Rally Team Bruce Collier Lindsay Adcock Renault 16 TS 225 17 226 W.B. Glass Wal Glass Gary Owens David Balmain Holden Monaro HK GTS 327 228 18 39 Holden Dealer Team John Keran Roger Bonhomme Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 269 19 16 TVW Limited Ken Tubman Lyndon McLeod Triumph 2.5 PI Mark II 303 20 2 Mazda House Pty Ltd Richard Harris Nigel Collier Mazda R100 311 21 32 Greg Cusack Pty Ltd Robert Tanner John Sedaltis Volkswagen 1500 318 22 66 Cloughs Sales and Service Jack Mullins Edward Mulligan Peugeot 404 325 23 148 Michael Goddard Michael Goddard Dr. Eddie Watson Fiat 125 341 24 7 Young and Green Pty Ltd Jim Sullivan Peter Mullin Holden HT Kingswood 351 25 124 Gunars Feizaks Gunars Feizaks Edward Molan Holden HT Premier 363 26 49 Bruce Keogh Bruce Keogh Ross Farmer Ross Kelly Holden HK Kingswood 373 27 75 Bruce Mudd Bruce Mudd Ross Giddins Renault 16 TS 378 28 196 R.A. Wilson Robert Wilson W.P. Wilson Mitsubishi Colt 1100F 378 29 8 B.L. Amey Brian Amey Gordon Frohling Peugeot 403B 383 30 191 John Darcy John Darcy David Buchan Ford Falcon XW GT 404 31 220 B.A. Cheesman Bruce Cheesman Graham Pinnell Volkswagen 1500 413 32 60 Jack Murray, Jr John Murray James Sampson Max Stahl Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 414 33 110 G.A. Robertson Graeme Robertson Andrew Robertson Ian Peterson Holden HK 429 34 76 Porsche Distributors Australia-New Zealand Alan Hamilton Bill Flatman Porsche 911T 456 35 192 H.J. Moloney Hal Moloney Paul O'Bryan Christopher Hall Ford Falcon XP 479 36 131 Eric Vigar Eric Vigar Trevor Fear Mitsubishi Colt 1100 483 37 6 Wes Nalder Wes Nalder John Fish Toyota Corolla SL 486 38 212 C.C. Alexander Colin Alexander Paul Older Volvo 142S 536 39 155 Tom Bentley Tom Bentley Laurie Boyle Colin Cox Volkswagen 1500 543 40 132 A.R. Lane Adrian Lane Col Rush Ford Cortina GT Mark II 551 41 19 Mainstyle Motor Accessories Pty Ltd Graham Webber Rainer Strassberger Ron Pulvis Datsun 1600 563 42 98 Territory Motel Alice Springs Rex Law Amos Smith Volkswagen Beetle 566 43 173 Robert K. Jackson Kevin Williams Harry Smith Holden Monaro HT GTS 566 44 209 J.W. Hatchell-Brown John Hatchell-Brown David White Morris Cooper S 702 45 79 Tynan Motors Peter Cray Peter Brown Mazda R100 805 46 104 M.F McGinley Maxwell McGinley Robert Bell Graham Harrison Holden HD X2 870 47 121 Parade Motors Dennis Dix Ross Loader Peter Finch Holden HR 875 48 100 Mal Longmore Mal Longmore Peter Robinson Datsun 1600 887 49 167 M.D. Meade Melville Meade Clark Ballard Volkswagen 1500 S 954 50 58 Aub Barker Aub Barker David Bye Ford Escort GT Mark I 994 51 164 Team Flynn and Martin Jim Flynn Bill Martin Toyota Corolla 1,032 52 114 Team Edwards and Hamilton John Edwards Kenneth Hamilton Ford Escort Mark I 1,044 53 31 PNG Motors Limited John Smith Noel Chay Subaru 1000 1,134 54 22 Horsley Brothers Pty Ltd Malcolm Horsley John Horsley Honda S800 1,277 55 128 C.H. Lund, Jr. Charles Lund, Jr. Thomas Hayden Mazda R100 1,317 56 165 Peter Godson Peter Godson Brian McClelland Datsun 1600 1,321 57 18 Bruce Mead Bruce Mead Ian Faulkner Volvo 142S 1,542 58 208 J.M. Darlington John Darlington A.H. Molyneaux Brian McEllinney Volvo 142S 1,558 59 21 Richard P. Creed Richard Creed Bill Philip Holden Torana LC GTR 1,717 60 181 Kittle Bros Pty Ltd R. Miller F. Duller Tony Wunderlich Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 1,726 61 218 Gary Perkins Gary Perkins Trevor Wyatt Volkswagen Beetle 1,790 62 94 Bruce Ballantyne Bruce Ballantyne Peter Evans Philip Primrose Holden HT Kingswood 1,989 63 17 Datsun Distributors Pty Ltd Alison Packer Carole Waldron Datsun 1600 2,004 64 183 Eric Peirce Eric Peirce Ian Beckwith Terry Lynch Ford Falcon XW 2,280 65 204 J.J. Emmelkamp Jacob Emmelkamp Noel Elliott Glyn Thomas Peugeot 404 2,321 66 10 Keswick Motors William Potter Colin Potter David Coulter Morris 1500 2,493 67 198 Carlo Duregon Carlo Duregon Rex Davies Anthony Dawson Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 2,598 68 95 R.B. Beer Peter Davis Robert Beer Mitsubishi Colt 1100 2,632 69 37 Renault Rally Team Mal McPherson Robin Sharpley Renault 16 TS 2,638 70 151 Michael Nudi Michael Nudi Ronald Clape Austin 1800 2,681 71 4 Newmarket Hotel Vic Wilson Warren Wilson Peugeot 404 2,723 72 118 Condell Park Auto Part Mick Madden Colin Byrne William Adams Holden EH 179 3,242 73 1 George Daniel George Daniel Wolfgang Slide Volkswagen 1500 3,275 74 87 Ian Oxenford Ian Oxenford Brian Mephem Volvo 122S 3,295 75 190 Renault Car Club of Australia Walter Williams Ron Britt Bruce Kops Holden Monaro HT 3,308 76 30 Gary Mecak Gary Mecak James Laing-Peach Ford Cortina GT Mark II 3,467 77 36 R.B. Mitchell Ronald Mitchell Graham Rossmore Mark Duder Renault 16 TS 3,599 78 130 Team Kahl and Hawkins Robert Kahl Doug Hawkins Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 3,650 79 38 Renault Rally Team Bob Watson Jim McAuliffe Renault 16 TS 3,885 80 13 The Advertiser-United Motors Robert Jennings Malcolm Annells Holden Monaro HT GTS 4,227 81 12 Slerp Brothers and 5DN Adelaide Dale Wilson Kevin Brown Volkswagen 1500 4,274 82 133 Alderman Keith Jones Keith Jones John Woolnough Riley 2.5 Litre 4,431 83 61 Midways of Beenleigh Ann Thomson Toni Lefrancke Pam Elam Holden HT Kingswood 4,439 84 123 Ron Hartridge Ron Hartridge G. Hartridge P. Seccull Alfa Romeo Giulia Super 4,576 85 71 The Independent Newspaper Perth Bob Bullock John Large Laurie Gugiatti Volvo 142S 5,100 86 90 Philip George Philip George Neville Curran Fiat 1500 5,320 87 103 W.G. Bell Wilson Bell Robert McDonald Ford Falcon XP 5,649 88 88 J.E. Irvine John Irvine Raymond Billeau Mazda R100 5,830 89 172 K.H. Sutton Keith Sutton Richard Sutton Brian Paull Holden HT Kingswood 5,992 90 57 Les Morgan Les Morgan Robert Patterson Morris De Luxe 6,065 91 223 N.F. Ferguson N. Ferguson Geoffrey Crane Barry Ryan Ford Falcon XR 500 6,301 92 202 D.G. Bray Duncan Bray Peter Sugden Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II 6,486 93 43 E.A. Ross Elizabeth Ross Sandra Leslie Van Loon Diane Lewis Volvo 122S 6,525 94 85 G.G. Sawyer Geoffrey Sawyer Harold Brown Ford Falcon XT 6,818 95 199 Team Taylor and Moore Bruce Taylor Bruce Moore Renault 16 TS 7,090 96 50 City Motors Pty Ltd Darryl Williams Adrian Mortimer Nick Hatzl Holden Monaro HT GTS 350 7,450 97 24 Nanda Macaroni Products Pty Ltd Orlando Basile Clive Bardell Fred Reinhardt Fiat 124 8,425 98 217 T.H. Meek Thomas Meek Hayden Meek Austin 1800 8,486 99 56 Woman's Day Magazine-Renault Rally Team Lynn Keeffe Sue Ransom Vivien Holliwell Renault 16 TS 8,926 100 69 Southern Motors Pty Ltd Murray Thomas Bill Butler Škoda 110L 9,333 101 53 M.G. Pettit Max Pettit Louis Levi Alan Esson Holden Torana LC 2600 SL 10,116 102 180 H.R. Williams Horace Williams J. Camilleri Datsun 1600 11,814 103 119 D.F. Auld David Auld Geoffrey Cooper Alwyn McMillan Mercury 1947 Eight 12,132 104 129 R.J. Barkell Robert Barkell Jeffrey O'Meara Russell Bennett Holden EH Station Wagon 12,196 105 146 Doug Mulholland Doug Mulholland Anne Mulholland Volkswagen Beetle 12,458 106 143 D.I. Parsons D. Parsons D. Parsons Ford Cortina Mark II 12,789 107 213 Motor Manual Len Shaw Sean Walsh Morris 1500 13,029 108 186 Team Marshall and Berriman Peter Marshall Peter Berriman Volkswagen 1500 TS 13,417 109 160 Ken Garner Ken Garner Robert Williams Barry Taylor Holden HR 14,316 110 169 G.W. McDonald Gary McDonald Peter Lawler Holden Torana LC GTR 15,795 111 211 P.G. Booker Philip Booker Mark Sanders Volkswagen 1500 S 17,437 112 105 Team O'Dwyer and Spence Maurice O'Dwyer Leslie Spence Dodge 1936 Coupe 17,931 Source: Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 128-129 Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 209-215

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