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1973 South Pacific Touring Series

The 1973 South Pacific Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars.[1] It was contested over four rounds, run in conjunction with the Australian rounds of the 1973 Tasman Series.[2] The series, which was the third South Pacific Touring Series, was won by Peter Brock[3] and his entrant,[1] the Holden Dealer Team.[3]

Round schedule

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Classes

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Cars competed in four engine displacement classes:[1]

  • Class A: 0 to 1300cc[1]
  • Class B: 1301 to 2000cc[1]
  • Class C: 2001 to 3000cc[1]
  • Class D: 3001 to 6000cc[1]

Points system

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Points were awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis to the first four outright placegetters in each round and on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first 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

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Position Driver &
Entrant		 Car
1[3] Peter Brock[3]
Holden Dealer Team [3]		 Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [3]

Note: The series winner was considered to be the driver and his/her entrant with each receiving equal recognition.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "South Pacific Touring Series, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 24th February, 1974", page 3
  2. ↑ Stewart Wilson, Holden - The official racing history, 1988, page 134
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 John Brownsea, Brock Wraps up Flop Series, Racing Car News, April 1973, pages 25 & 27
  4. 1 2 3 Brock’s Torana Takes Round One, Racing Car News, March 1973, page 41
  5. 1 2 3 South Pacific Rd. 2 to Bond, Racing Car News, March 1973, page 58
  6. 1 2 3 Strong Win to Brock, Racing Car News, March 1973, page 63
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