1981 Hang Ten 400
The 1981 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event, Round 3 of the 1981 Australian Endurance Championship, was staged on 13 September over 119 laps of the 3.1 km Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia. The field was divided into four engine capacity classes:
- Class A : 3001 to 6000 cc
- Class B : 2001 to 3000 cc
- Class C : 1601 to 2000 cc
- Class D : Up to 1600 cc
Of the 55 cars which started the event, 26 were classified as finishers.
Peter Brock drove his Marlboro Holden Dealer Team VC Commodore to his record 6th consecutive Sandown endurance win, and his 7th victory overall. Reigning ATCC champion Dick Johnson finished 2nd after starting from pole in his Tru-Blu Ford XD Falcon after two spins thanks to an experiment with Shock absorber gone wrong. Third over the line was the Roadways Gown Hindhaugh VC Commodore of Steven Harrington and Garth Wigston.
Colin Bond and Steve Masterton were the winners of Class B in their Ford Capri, while Sydney's Peter Williamson was the winner of Class C Toyota Celica. The winners of Class D were Craig Bradtke and Rod Stevens driving a Mitsubishi Lancer.
Results
| Pos.[1] | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant [2] | Class | Laps |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 05 | Holden VC Commodore | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | A | 119 |
| 2 | Dick Johnson | 17 | Ford XD Falcon | Palmer Tube Mills | A | 118 |
| 3 | Steven Harrington Garth Wigston |
27 | Holden VC Commodore | Roadways Gown Hindhaugh | A | 117 |
| 4 | John Harvey Vern Schuppan |
25 | Holden VC Commodore | Marboro Holden Dealer Team | A | 117 |
| 5 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford XD Falcon | Murray Carter | A | 116 |
| 6 | Allan Moffat | 43 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter Stuyvesant International Racing | A | 115 |
| 7 | Allan Grice | 44 | BMW 635 CSi | JPS Team BMW | A | 114 |
| 8 | Neil Cunningham | 19 | Holden VC Commodore | Neil Cunningham | A | 114 |
| 9 | Colin Bond Steve Masterton |
32 | Ford Capri V6 | Masterton Homes Pty Ltd | B | 112 |
| 10 | Joe Moore Christine Gibson |
20 | Ford XD Falcon | King George Tavern | A | 111 |
| 11 | Peter McLeod Peter Dane |
40 | Mazda RX-7 | Peter McLeod | A | 110 |
| 12 | Gerry Burges | 54 | Mazda RX-7 | Gerry Burges | B | 108 |
| 13 | Garry Whittaker | 78 | Holden LX Torana SLR 5000 A9X 4 Door[3][4] | Garry Whittaker | A | 107 |
| 14 | Ray Allford John Mann |
14 | Ford XD Falcon | Ray Allford | A | 106 |
| 15 | John Bundy Norm Carr |
69 | Mazda RX-3 | John Bundy | B | 106 |
| 16 | Peter Williamson | 77 | Toyota Celica | Toyota Dealer Team | C | 103 |
| 17 | Craig Bradtke Rod Stevens |
68 | Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 | Dandenong Mitsubishi | D | 102 |
| 18 | Bob Holden | 52 | Ford Escort Mk II | Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale | C | 102 |
| 19 | Shane Cowhan Brain Wheeler |
73 | Mazda RX-3 | Shane Cowhan | B | 102 |
| 20 | Peter Boston | 72 | Isuzu Gemini | Peter Boton | D | 101 |
| 21 | John White | 59 | Holden Gemini | John White | D | 98 |
| 22 | Phil Brock Gary Scott |
65 | Holden Gemini | HDT Special Vehicles Pty Ltd | C | 97 |
| 23 | Phillip Revell Ron Barnacle |
84 | Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia | Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale | D | 94 |
| 24 | Joseph Beninca Peter Beninca |
46 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta | Beninca Motors | C | 88 |
| 25 | Chris Heyer | 53 | Volkswagen Golf GTi | Lennox Motors | D | 87 |
| 26 | Martin Power Lorraine Orchard |
49 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Martin Power | D | 69 |
| DNF | Charlie O'Brien | 2 | Holden VC Commodore | Citizens Watches Australia | A | |
| DNF | Peter Janson Larry Perkins |
3 | Holden VC Commodore | Cadbury Schweppes Racing | A | |
| DNF | Alan Browne Tony Edmondson |
4 | Holden VC Commodore | Re-Car Racing | A | |
| DNF | Bob Morris | 7 | Ford XD Falcon | Bob Morris | A | |
| DNF | John Goss Barry Seton |
10 | Jaguar XJ-S | Goss Garage | A | |
| DNF | Garry Rogers Clive Benson-Browne |
11 | Holden VC Commodore | The Launceston Hotel Pty Ltd | A | |
| DNF | Warren Cullen | 12 | Holden VC Commodore | Warren Cullen | A | |
| DNF | Ron Wanless Ralph Radburn |
16 | Holden VC Commodore | Re-Car Racing | A | |
| DNF | Jim Keogh Andrew Newton |
22 | Ford XD Falcon | John Sands 3MP Racing | A | |
| DNF | Scotty Taylor Kevin Kennedy |
26 | Holden VC Commodore | Scotty Taylor Holden | A | |
| DNF | Bill O'Brien Garry Cooke |
30 | Ford XD Falcon | Bill O'Brien | A | |
| DNF | Terry Daly Peter Hopwood |
36 | Ford Capri IIS | Trend Windows Pty Ltd | B | |
| DNF | Lawrie Nelson Peter Jones |
39 | Ford Capri IIIS | Capri Components | B | |
| DNF | Graeme Bailey Steve Land |
51 | Toyota Celica | Chickadee Chicken | C | |
| DNF | John Faulkner Gary Dumbrell |
63 | Ford Escort | Cherry City Ford | C | |
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Statistics
- Pole Position - #17 Dick Johnson - 1:11.9
- Fastest Lap - N/A
References
Further reading
- The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 354
- The Official Racing History of Holden, 1988, page 308
- Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1981, page 244
- The Age, Monday, 14 September 1981, page 30
| Preceded by 1980 Hang Ten 400 |
Sandown 400 1981 |
Succeeded by 1982 Castrol 400 |
External links
- Image of the winning car Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 4 December 2008