1975 Hardie Ferodo 1000
# 1975 Hardie Ferodo 1000

The 1975 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 16th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales on 5 October 1975 over a distance of 1006.036 km (163 laps × 6.172 km). The race was Round 3 of the 1975 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.

The race was won by Peter Brock, his second win, and Brian Sampson for his only Bathurst 1000 win. The pair drove their Gown - Hindhaugh entered Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 to a two-lap victory, avenging the previous year's result when the pair built up a record six-lap lead before suffering terminal engine failure on lap 118 with Brock at the wheel. Another dealership entered L34 Torana, the Ron Hodgson Motors car of Bob Morris and Frank Gardner, finished second with the Holden Dealer Team L34 Torana of Colin Bond and Johnnie Walker completing a clean sweep of the top three places for Holden.

## Class structure

Cars competed in four classes, defined by engine capacity:

### Class A

The smallest class was for under 1300cc engine capacity. It was made up of Alfa Romeo GT Junior, Datsun 1200, Ford Escort, Honda Civic, Mazda 1300, Morris Cooper S, Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Passat.

### Class B

The under two litre class saw a mix of Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV, BMW 2002, Ford Escort RS2000, Mazda RX-3 and Triumph Dolomite.

### Class C

The under three litre class featured Datsun 260Z, Ford Capri, Mazda RX-3 and Mercedes-Benz 280E.

### Class D

For cars over three litres of engine capacity, the class consisted only of Holden Torana and Ford Falcon.

## Top 10 Qualifiers

| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Qual |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pole | 2 | Holden Dealer Team | Colin Bond | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 2:27.4 |
| 2 | 25 | Allan Moffat Racing | Allan Moffat | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | 2:27.5 |
| 3 | 5 | Gown - Hindhaugh | Peter Brock | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 2:28.6 |
| 4 | 7 | Ron Hodgson Motors | Bob Morris | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 2:31.8 |
| 5 | 3 | Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd | Bob Skelton | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 2:32.0 |
| 6 | 12 | Craven Mild Racing | Allan Grice | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 2:32.1 |
| 7 | 18 | M Carter | Murray Carter | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | 2:32.9 |
| 8 | 15 | R Coppins | Jim Richards | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 2:33.4 |
| 9 | 4 | Bob Forbes Automotive | Bob Forbes | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 2:33.6 |
| 10 | 1 | John Goss Racing Pty Ltd | John Goss | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | 2:33.6 |

## Final results

Final results were as follows:

| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | D | 5 | Gown - Hindhaugh | Peter Brock Brian Sampson | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 163 | 3 |
| 2 | D | 7 | Ron Hodgson Motors | Bob Morris Frank Gardner | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 161 | 4 |
| 3 | D | 2 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Colin Bond Johnnie Walker | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 154 | 1 |
| 4 | D | 3 | Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd | Bob Skelton Ron Dickson | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 152 | 5 |
| 5 | C | 6 | Penrith Mazda Centre Pty Ltd | Don Holland Hiroshi Fushida | Mazda RX-3 | 151 | 19 |
| 6 | B | 27 | Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia | Marie-Claude Beaumont John Leffler | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 150 | 29 |
| 7 | B | 50 | Fischer Ford Racing | John Bassett Eric Boord | Ford Escort RS2000 | 149 | 20 |
| 8 | D | 15 | R Coppins | Rod Coppins Jim Richards | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 147 | 8 |
| 9 | D | 11 | Tokico | John Pollard Bryan Thomson | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 147 | 14 |
| 10 | B | 37 | Ron Hodgson Motors | James Laing-Peach Graham Moore | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | 145 | 33 |
| 11 | B | 45 | Jubilee Motors Five Dock Pty Ltd | Bill Brown Sue Ransom | Ford Escort RS2000 | 144 | 34 |
| 12 | B | 36 | B S Stillwell Ford & Co Pty Ltd | Mike Stillwell Geoff Brabham | Ford Escort RS2000 | 141 | 27 |
| 13 | B | 46 | De Bortolis Wines Pty Ltd | Bruce Hodgson Dave Morrow | Ford Escort RS2000 | 140 | 37 |
| 14 | A | 58 | Orange City Motors | Peter Lander Bob Martin | Morris Cooper S | 140 | 45 |
| 15 | A | 68 | Datsun Racing Team | Bill Evans Bruce Stewart | Datsun 1200 | 139 | 48 |
| 16 | C | 22 | Rotary Rebuild | Ray Harrison Craig Bradtke | Mazda RX-3 | 139 | 18 |
| 17 | C | 28 | B Benson | Barry Seton Don Smith | Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 | 138 | 17 |
| 18 | A | 65 | Mini Bits | Terry Wade John Dellaca | Morris Cooper S | 136 | 52 |
| 19 | B | 42 | R Gulson | Ray Gulson Paul Gulson | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 135 | 30 |
| 20 | D | 4 | Bob Forbes Automotive | Bob Forbes Wayne Negus | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 135 | 9 |
| 21 | B | 35 | Eurocars Pty Ltd | David Clement Brian Wheeler | Mazda RX-3 | 135 | 39 |
| 22 | A | 62 | Fred's Treads Pty Ltd | David Crowther Gordon Rich | Alfa Romeo GT Junior | 135 | 56 |
| 23 | C | 29 | G Moran | Geoff Moran Eugene McLaoughlin | Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 | 134 | 50 |
| 24 | A | 69 | James Mason Motors Pty Ltd | Brian Porter John Ainsley | Mazda 1300 | 132 | 59 |
| 25 | D | 20 | K Kennedy | Kevin Kennedy Steve Land | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 130 | 62 |
| 26 | C | 51 | J Wharton | John Wharton Kerry Horgan | Mazda RX-3 | 129 | 41 |
| 27 | A | 59 | Orange City Motors | Caroline O'Shanesy David Booth | Morris Cooper S | 128 | 57 |
| 28 | A | 55 | Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Aust. | Robin Dudfield Lance DeLuca | Alfa Romeo GT Junior | 128 | 55 |
| 29 | A | 53 | I Wells | Ian Wells Neil West | Honda Civic | 127 | 51 |
| 30 | A | 60 | Peter Mac's Towing Service Pty Ltd | Geoff Wade Robert Bride | Ford Escort GT1300 | 125 | 60 |
| 31 | B | 40 | W D Electrics | Warren Thompson Rod Morris | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 119 | 36 |
| 32 | B | 49 | Clemens Sporting Car Services Pty Ltd | Mal Robertson Frank Porter | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 119 | 28 |
| 33 | C | 10 | Mazda House Racing Team | Lakis Manticas Mel Mollison | Mazda RX-3 | 116 | 22 |
| 34 | B | 39 | G Morrell | George Morrell Alan Cant | Ford Escort Mk.I Twin Cam | 113 | 38 |
| DNF | D | 17 | Massey Holden | Peter Janson John Harvey | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 143 | 12 |
| DNF | B | 26 | Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia | Tim Schenken Paul Bernasconi | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 140 | 24 |
| NC | D | 19 | American Express International Inc | Graeme Adams Bob Stevens | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 118 | 61 |
| DNF | A | 56 | Ray Molloy Motors Preston | Ray Molloy Alan Brazell | Morris Clubman GT | 118 | 54 |
| DNF | D | 16 | J Stoopman | John Stoopman Stuart Saker | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 113 | 16 |
| DNF | D | 25 | Allan Moffat Racing | Allan Moffat Ian Geoghegan | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | 109 | 2 |
| DNF | C | 30 | West End Mazda | Bernie Haehnle Terry Finnigan | Mazda RX-3 | 97 | 21 |
| NC | A | 52 | M McGinley | Max McGinley Paul King | Honda Civic | 92 | 53 |
| DNF | B | 70 | BMW Dealers NSW | Peter Williamson John McDonald | BMW 2002Tii | 89 | 23 |
| DNF | D | 21 | T Slako | Tim Slako Tony Wilkinson | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 87 | 15 |
| NC | A | 57 | Orange City Motors | Gary Leggatt David Seldon | Morris Cooper S | 83 | 44 |
| DNF | B | 41 | Brian Wood Ford | Jim Murcott Rod Stevens | Ford Escort RS2000 | 82 | 31 |
| DNF | A | 54 | Lordco (Aust) Pty Ltd | John Lord John Harris | Morris Cooper S | 75 | 46 |
| DNF | D | 9 | Dusting of Burwood | Rod McRae Russ McRae | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 67 | 13 |
| DNF | C | 23 | Mazda Dealers Victoria | Nick Louis Ted Brewster | Mazda RX-3 | 64 | 32 |
| DNF | A | 67 | C Heyer | Chris Heyer Barry Allen | Volkswagen Passat 1300 | 57 | 49 |
| DNF | D | 18 | M Carter | Murray Carter Ray Winter | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | 53 | 7 |
| DNF | A | 64 | Fred Williams Car Sales Pty Ltd | Richard Stiegler Greg Toepfer | Toyota Corolla | 46 | 58 |
| DNF | D | 12 | Craven Mild Racing | Allan Grice Jim Hunter | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 41 | 6 |
| DNF | C | 31 | G Newton | Geoff Newton Paul Feltham | Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 | 41 | 43 |
| DNF | C | 66 | Hobson White Motors Pty Ltd | Tom Naughton Ross Wemyss | Mercedes-Benz 280E | 23 | 47 |
| DNF | D | 14 | C O'Brien | Charlie O'Brien Graham Ryan | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 22 | 11 |
| DNF | C | 32 | HM Headers | Lawrie Nelson Bob Watson | Ford Capri Mk.I GT 3000 | 16 | 35 |
| DNF | B | 8 | Alfa Romeo Dealers Australia | John Fitzpatrick Fred Gibson | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | 12 | 26 |
| DNF | D | 1 | John Goss Racing Pty Ltd | John Goss Kevin Bartlett | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | 10 | 10 |
| DNF | B | 13 | Bob Holden - Shell Racing | Bob Holden Lyndon Arnel | Ford Escort RS2000 | 3 | 40 |
| DNF | C | 33 | John Roxburgh Motors Pty. Ltd. | Doug Whiteford Geoff Perry | Datsun 260Z 2+2 | 3 | 42 |
| DSQ | C | 24 | James Mason Motors Pty Ltd | Lynn Brown Ron Gillard | Mazda RX-3 | 149 | 25 |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #2 Colin Bond - 2:27.4
* Fastest Lap - N/A
* Average Speed - 140 km/h
* Race Time - 7:10:11.3
