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Racing Car News lists Murphy in a Honda Civic and he is shown on the Starting Position Grid Sheet as driving Honda Civic No. 64. The Official Souvenir Programme lists the No. 64 Honda Civic with Peter Janson as the
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Conditions for Australian Titles, 1973 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 95 – indicates that the 1973 Australian Manufacturers Championship was open to Group C Touring Cars
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on 25 November 1973. Race distance was 106 laps of the 4.73 km circuit, a total distance of 501.38 km. The race, which was the fifth and final round of the
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Official Souvenir Programme has Bob Jane as the driver of Bob Jane Racing Torana XU1 No. 2, Australian Competition Yearbook has John Harvey "in the Bob Torana XU-1"
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All Torana XU1s listed in these results are shown as 3310cc in the Official Souvenir Programme and are therefore assumed to be LJ series Holden Torana GTR XU-1s
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Kennedy is not shown in the Starting Position Grid Sheet but is shown in the race results published in Australian Competition Yearbook
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Image of No 37 Holden LC Torana GTR of Roger Bonhomme at Phillip Island on 25 November, www.autopics.com.au
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Image of No 27 Holden LJ Torana of Stuart Saker at Phillip Island on 25 November, www.autopics.com.au
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Image of No 12 Holden LJ Torana of Rod McRae at Phillip Island on 25 November, www.autopics.com.au
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General Firth’s Man.Champ.Coup, Australian Motor Manual, February 1974, pages 64 & 65
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Australian Competition Yearbook has G. Cooke, Official Souvenir Programme has Gary Cooke
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Australian Competition Yearbook has J. Bundy, Official Souvenir Programme has John Bundy
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Australian Competition Yearbook has N. Riley, Official Souvenir Programme has Noel Riley
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Official Souvenir Programme, Meeting of Champions, Phillip Island, November 25th (1973)
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Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, The Australian Racing History of Ford, 1989, page 290
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Tom Naughton, Brock Does It For Holden, Racing Car News, January 1974, pages 29 to 31
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Phillip Island 500k, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 139 to 143
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Racing Car News has Phil Brock and Tom Naughton, Programme has Phillip Brock
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Phillip Island Double, Modern Motor, February 1974, page 98 to 101
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Entrant in Official Souvenir Programme shown as Blancha
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Pole Position: Allan Moffat (Ford Falcon GT), 1m 59.8
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Service 82: 60: 22:was an endurance race for 1601:26 November 1973, page 24 1243:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 1221:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 1199:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 1102:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 1080:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 1036:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 990:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 968:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 946:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 924:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 902:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 878:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 852:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 817:Tony Roberts Auto Centre 326:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 260:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 216:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 194:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 172:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 148:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 122:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 51:Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 1302: 455:Formula 1 Europa Garage 20:1973 Phillip Island 500K 411:Lord Co. (Aust.) P. L. 1225:Peter Robinson Motors 773:Mollison Motors P. L. 580:A.F. & M. Beninca 308:Mollison Motors P. L. 242:A.F. & M. Beninca 75:Class C: 2001 – 3000cc 72:Class B: 1301 – 2000cc 28:Phillip Island circuit 69:Class A: Up to 1300cc 1106:Dustings of Burwood 972:Feltham Team Racing 769:Holden LC Torana GTR 732:Ford Escort Twin Cam 708:Ford Escort Twin Cam 664:Ford Escort Twin Cam 304:Holden LC Torana GTR 264:Feltham Team Racing 78:Class D: Over 3000cc 45:The race was won by 24:Group C Touring Cars 795:James Mason Motors 686:Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 668:Peter Mac's Towing 576:Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 543:Datsun Racing Team 367:Datsun Racing Team 286:Datsun Racing Team 238:Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV 32:Victoria, Australia 1615:Phillip Island 500 895:Barry Nixon-Smith 883:Holden Dealer Team 857:Holden Dealer Team 646:Mazda Racing Team 602:Mazda Racing Team 532:James Laing-Peach 521:Honda Sales P. L. 165:Barry Nixon-Smith 153:Holden Dealer Team 127:Holden Dealer Team 55:Holden Dealer Team 40:Phillip Island 500 1300: 1299: 1267:Ford XA Falcon GT 1174:Ford XA Falcon GT 1148:Ford XA Falcon GT 1029:Graeme Blanchard 1014:Ford XA Falcon GT 613:Raymond Harrison 539:Datsun 1200 Coupe 363:Datsun 1200 Coupe 282:Datsun 1200 Coupe 1637: 1584: 1578: 1572: 1569: 1563: 1560: 1554: 1548: 1542: 1539: 1533: 1530: 1517: 1514: 1503: 1500: 1494: 1490: 1484: 1481: 1470: 1467: 1452: 1449: 1443: 1440: 1434: 1431: 1425: 1419: 1410: 1407: 1394: 1391: 1385: 1382: 1365: 1362: 1331: 1328: 1203:Bob Jane Racing 736:Brian Byrt Ford 620:Mazda R100 Coupe 87: 86: 38:, was the third 26:, staged at the 1645: 1644: 1640: 1639: 1638: 1636: 1635: 1634: 1605: 1604: 1592: 1590:Further reading 1587: 1579: 1575: 1570: 1566: 1561: 1557: 1549: 1545: 1540: 1536: 1531: 1520: 1515: 1506: 1501: 1497: 1491: 1487: 1482: 1473: 1468: 1455: 1450: 1446: 1441: 1437: 1432: 1428: 1420: 1413: 1408: 1397: 1392: 1388: 1383: 1368: 1363: 1334: 1329: 1325: 1321: 1305: 1084:ACI Fibreglass 961:Cam Richardson 906:Merrell Motors 762:Roger Bonhomme 473:Morris Cooper S 444:Lakis Manticas 429:Morris Cooper S 407:Morris Cooper S 297:Roger Bonhomme 253:Cam Richardson 176:Merrell Motors 85: 63: 12: 11: 5: 1643: 1633: 1632: 1627: 1622: 1617: 1603: 1602: 1591: 1588: 1586: 1585: 1573: 1564: 1555: 1543: 1534: 1518: 1504: 1495: 1485: 1471: 1453: 1444: 1435: 1426: 1411: 1395: 1386: 1366: 1332: 1322: 1320: 1317: 1316: 1315: 1312: 1309: 1304: 1301: 1298: 1297: 1294: 1291: 1286: 1283: 1282:Lawrie Nelson 1280: 1276: 1275: 1272: 1269: 1264: 1261: 1256: 1252: 1251: 1248: 1245: 1240: 1237: 1234: 1230: 1229: 1226: 1223: 1218: 1215: 1214:Tony Niovanni 1212: 1208: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1196: 1194: 1189: 1185: 1184: 1181: 1179:Ford Australia 1176: 1171: 1168: 1163: 1159: 1158: 1155: 1153:Ford Australia 1150: 1145: 1142: 1137: 1133: 1132: 1129: 1126: 1121: 1118: 1115: 1111: 1110: 1107: 1104: 1099: 1096: 1093: 1089: 1088: 1085: 1082: 1077: 1074: 1071: 1067: 1066: 1063: 1060: 1055: 1052: 1051:Brian Ovenden 1049: 1045: 1044: 1041: 1038: 1033: 1030: 1027: 1023: 1022: 1019: 1016: 1011: 1008: 1003: 999: 998: 995: 994:K. 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Stoopman 712:Strapp Ford 635:Geoff Perry 624:R. Harrison 499:G. R. Berry 220:J. Stoopman 64: 49:, driving a 44: 19: 17: 15: 1192:John Harvey 1140:Fred Gibson 1062:B. Ovenden 928:N. Edwards 844:Peter Brock 813:Datsun 240K 784:Gary Cooke 657:Geoff Wade 517:Honda Civic 510:Rod Murphy 422:John Bundy 385:Honda Civic 378:Noel Riley 356:Bill Evans 275:Bill Evans 198:N. Edwards 114:Peter Brock 47:Peter Brock 1609:Categories 1319:References 1293:L. Nelson 1095:Rod McRae 917:Gil Davis 870:Colin Bond 791:Mazda RX-2 724:Bob Holden 642:Mazda RX-3 598:Mazda RX-3 495:Mazda 1300 477:G. Newton 400:John Lord 187:Gil Davis 140:Colin Bond 1259:John Goss 1247:S. Saker 433:J. 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Index

Group C Touring Cars
Phillip Island circuit
Victoria, Australia
1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship
Phillip Island 500
Peter Brock
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
Holden Dealer Team
Peter Brock
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
Holden Dealer Team
Colin Bond
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
Holden Dealer Team
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
Datsun 1200 Coupe
Holden LC Torana GTR
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1
Datsun 1200 Coupe
Honda Civic
Morris Cooper S
Morris Cooper S
Fiat 128 Coupe
Morris Cooper S
Mazda 1300
Honda Civic

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