1972 SOUTH PACIFIC TOURING CARS R2 Warwick Farm

Featuring all the greats, Leo Geoghean, Doug Chivers, Chrysler Charger, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler... Colin Bond, Peter Brock, Holden Torana, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_T... Allan Moffat GTHO Ford Falcon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Fal... and many more.. This video proudly restored by ICMR now 42 years ago, a must watch! Australian Touring Car history at its best lovingly restored to preserve Australia's wonderful history of locally built cars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pa...
The 1970 series was run under the name Tasman Touring Series,[1] with the South Pacific Touring Series name adopted for 1971.[2] Up until 1972 the series was open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars [3] [4] and from 1973 onwards, like the Bathurst 1000 endurance race, it was switched to the new Australian Group C Touring Car regulations.[5] The position of the series on the Australian racing calendar meant that it was the first title to be contested by the Chrysler, Ford and Holden teams each year.

A Manufacturers Trophy was awarded in addition to a drivers title in 1970,[6] and in later years the Entrant of the car driven by the driver gaining the most points in the series was awarded equal recognition with the winning driver.[4] [5] [7] [8] Ford works team lead driver Allan Moffat was the winning driver in 1970 with the Ford Motor Company of Australia awarded the Manufacturers Trophy. John Goss took the title driving for McLeod Ford in 1972. Harry Firth's Holden Dealer Team and its drivers won the title four times, with Colin Bond winning in 1971 and 1975 and Peter Brock victorious in 1973 and 1974.

By the mid-1970s the series, like the Tasman Series, was in decline and it was discontinued after 1975.

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