1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500
# 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500

The 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the 11th running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1970 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was open to standard production sedans competing in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle (in Australian dollars).

Allan Moffat won his first Bathurst endurance race, leading home Bruce McPhee in a one-two result for the Ford works team and their Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II's. It was the fifth Phillip Island / Bathurst 500 victory for the factory team. Third, a lap behind the Fords, was Don Holland driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1.

Defending winners Colin Bond and Tony Roberts drove separate cars in the event. Bond finished 16th in his Holden Dealer Team Torana GTR XU-1 after having led the early laps, while Roberts was lucky to survive a spectacular accident when his Ford Falcon GTHO crashed at Skyline only 6 laps from the finish. The Falcon spun backwards, leapt over the guard rail and rolled about 50 metres down the mountain before being stopped by a tree.

## Class structure

### Class A

For cars up to $1,960. It was made up of Datsun 1200s, 1.3 litre Ford Escorts, Mazda 1300s and Toyota Corollas. A Datsun 1200 won the class with an average lap time of 3 minutes, 26 seconds.

### Class B

The $1,961 to $2,400 class consisted of Datsun 1600, Fiat 128, Ford Cortina and 2.6 litre Holden Torana.

### Class C

The $2,401 to $3,150 class saw a mix of two barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer, 1.6 litre Ford Escort, 3.1 litre Holden Torana and Morris Cooper S.

### Class D

The $3,151 to $4,100 class featured only the four barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer, a Fiat 125 and a Triumph 2.5 PI although a Ford Capri was also entered but did not start.

### Class E

For cars over $4,100. Apart from a single BMW 2800 and a Holden Monaro the class consisted only of Ford Falcon GTHO Phase II.

## Top 10 Qualifiers

| Pos | No | Entrant | Driver | Car | Qual |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pole | 64 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | Allan Moffat | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:49.3 |
| 2 | 63 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | Bruce McPhee | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:50.0 |
| 3 | 62 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | Fred Gibson | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:53.6 |
| 4 | 39 | Holden Dealer Team | Colin Bond | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 2:54.0 |
| 5 | 30 | Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd | Don Holland | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 2:54.3 |
| 6 | 40 | Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 2:54.8 |
| 7 | 67 | The Tony Roberts Team | Tony Roberts | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:54.9 |
| 8 | 56 | Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd | Graham Ritter | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:55.1 |
| 9 | 55 | Finnie Ford Pty Ltd | David McKay | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:55.1 |
| 10 | 60 | Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd | Bob Muir | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:55.4 |

## Results

| Pos | Class | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | E | 64 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | Allan Moffat | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 130 | 1 |
| 2 | E | 63 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | Bruce McPhee | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 130 | 2 |
| 3 | C | 30 | Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd | Don Holland | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 129 | 5 |
| 4 | C | 35 | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | Doug Chivas Graham Ryan | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrell | 129 | 25 |
| 5 | C | 34 | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | Leo Geoghegan Nick Ledingham | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrell | 128 | 22 |
| 6 | C | 33 | McLeod Kelso & Lee Pty Ltd | George Garth John Hall | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 128 | 19 |
| 7 | D | 51 | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | Peter Brown Des West | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell | 127 | 11 |
| 8 | C | 31 | Booran Motors Pty Ltd | Brian Reed Bob Watson | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 127 | 14 |
| 9 | E | 53 | McLeod Ford Pty Ltd | John Goss Bob Skelton | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 127 | 32 |
| 10 | C | 28 | Waterloo High Performance Centre | Ron Gillard Warren Gracie | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 126 | 30 |
| 11 | C | 37 | Boyded Pty Ltd | Bob Martin Spencer Martin | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 125 | 16 |
| 12 | E | 66 | Commonwealth Industrial Gases Limited | Bill Ford Hans Tholstrup | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 125 | 21 |
| 13 | C | 38 | Holden Dealer Team | Sandra Bennett Christine Cole | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 123 | 24 |
| 14 | E | 65 | Alto Ford Racing Pty Ltd | Bob Holden (Bill Fanning) | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 123 | 26 |
| 15 | D | 46 | Central Motors (Nepean) Pty Ltd | Bob Cook Alan Cant | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell | 121 | 31 |
| 16 | C | 39 | Holden Dealer Team | Colin Bond | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 119 | 4 |
| 17 | C | 36 | Thomson Ford Pty Ltd | Bob Drane | Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 119 | 34 |
| 18 | E | 54 | Rowell Thiele Ford Pty Ltd | Trevor Meehan Peter Wherrett | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 118 | 15 |
| 19 | B | 23 | W.H. Motors Pty Ltd | Don Smith (Herb Taylor) | Datsun 1600 | 117 | 38 |
| 20 | B | 20 | Datsun Racing Team | Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1600 | 117 | 39 |
| 21 | C | 42 | Muir Motors (Ryde) Pty Ltd | Martin Cortese Chris Cronan | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 117 | 29 |
| 22 | E | 58 | Eiffeltower Group | Jack Nougher David O'Keefe | BMW 2800 | 117 | 33 |
| 23 | D | 47 | John McNicol Pty Ltd Zanardo & Rodriguez | Ron Kearns Gerry Lister | Fiat 125S | 116 | 40 |
| 24 | A | 6 | Datsun Racing Team | Jon Leighton Barry Tapsall | Datsun 1200 | 114 | 43 |
| 25 | A | 1 | Denlo Motors Pty Ltd | Bernie Haehnle Neil Revell | Mazda 1300 | 114 | 47 |
| 26 | A | 12 | John Palmer Motors | Gary Hodge John Leffler | Mazda 1300 | 113 | 45 |
| 27 | A | 10 | AMI Racing Team | Brian Sampson Dick Thurston | Toyota Corolla | 113 | 48 |
| 28 | A | 7 | Mazda House Pty Ltd | Barry Ferguson Jim Laing-Peach | Mazda 1300 | 112 | 50 |
| 29 | B | 21 | Kloster Pty Ltd | Ray Marquet Geoff Westbury | Ford Cortina 240 Mk.II | 112 | 53 |
| 30 | A | 9 | AMI Racing Team | Max Stewart Dick Young | Toyota Corolla | 112 | 51 |
| 31 | D | 48 | TVW 7 Perth Artransa Park Television | Brian Culcheth Lyndon McLeod | Triumph 2.5 PI | 111 | 37 |
| 32 | A | 13 | Tynan Motors | Ray Morris | Mazda 1300 | 111 | 54 |
| 33 | A | 4 | Parry's Car Sales Pty Ltd | Trevor Mason | Mazda 1300 | 111 | 55 |
| 34 | C | 32 | Fair Deal Car Sales Pty Ltd | Digby Cooke David Seldon | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 108 | 13 |
| 35 | A | 14 | C Kennedy | Carl Kennedy Bill Slattery | Datsun 1200 | 108 | 56 |
| 36 | C | 26 | P & R Williams | Lyn Keefe Arthur Olsen | Morris Cooper S | 107 | 57 |
| 37 | C | 40 | Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock Bob Morris | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 107 | 6 |
| 38 | A | 2 | Marque Motors | Bill Stanley Mike Kable | Toyota Corolla | 106 | 52 |
| 39 | B | 22 | Grenville Motors Pty Ltd | Peter Finlay Bob Forbes | Fiat 128 | 106 | 58 |
| 40 | C | 43 | BP Muirfield Service Station | Ross Hewison Brian Hones | Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 105 | 36 |
| 41 | A | 8 | Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd | Harry Gapps Frank Hann | Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I | 103 | 59 |
| 42 | A | 15 | Woman's Day | Carole Corness Gloria Taylor | Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I | 103 | 60 |
| 43 | D | 49 | J Butta | Joe Butta Bob Genders | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell | 63 | 18 |
| DNF | E | 67 | The Tony Roberts Team | Tony Roberts | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 124 | 7 |
| DNF | A | 5 | Datsun Racing Team | John Roxburgh | Datsun 1200 | 100 | 46 |
| DNF | A | 11 | AMI Racing Team | Bill Evans Gary Cooke | Toyota Corolla | 98 | 49 |
| DNF | C | 27 | Les Grose Racing Division | Les Grose Keith Grose | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 81 | 27 |
| DNF | B | 19 | G Moore | Graham Moore Bill Brown | Holden LC Torana 2600S | 52 | 42 |
| DNF | E | 56 | Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd | Graham Ritter Richard Knight | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 49 | 8 |
| DNF | D | 50 | N Beechey | Norm Beechey Bruce Hindhaugh | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell | 39 | 17 |
| DNF | C | 29 | Pat Cullen's Garage | John Keran Clyde Hodgins | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 38 | 23 |
| DNF | E | 62 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | Fred Gibson Barry Seton | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 33 | 3 |
| DNF | B | 24 | W.H. Motors Pty Ltd | Bruce Stewart Iain Corness | Datsun 1600 | 32 | 41 |
| DNF | E | 61 | Byrt Ford Pty Ltd | Garry Rush Martin Chenery | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 27 | 12 |
| DNF | E | 55 | Finnie Ford Pty Ltd | David McKay | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 23 | 9 |
| DNF | E | 57 | Aunger Accessories Fairway Ford | Kym Aunger Johnnie Walker | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 18 | 28 |
| DNF | E | 59 | Southern Motors Pty Ltd | Bruce Hodgson | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 16 | 35 |
| DNF | E | 69 | EL Hugo | David Sheldon | Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 | 11 | 20 |
| DNF | E | 60 | Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd | Bob Beasley Bob Muir | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 6 | 10 |
| DNF | A | 3 | Tynan Motors | Geoff Leeds Les Carne | Mazda 1300 | 3 | 44 |
| DNS | E | 70 | Rollington Pty Ltd | Murray Carter | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | | |
| DNS | E | 71 | Ira L & AC Birk Pty Ltd | Nick Petrilli Mike Savva | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | | |
| DNS | D | 52 | B Arentz | Barry Arentz Brian Michelmore | Ford Capri V6 GT | | |
| DNS | C | 45 | Sydney Speed Shop Pty Ltd | Scott McNaughton Bob Inglis | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | | |
| DNS | C | 44 | R Radford | Rick Radford | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | | |
| DNS | A | 17 | M Daddo | M Daddo P Ulbrich | Morris Mini K | | |
| DNS | A | 18 | RG Lanyon | A Barrett R Withers | Mazda 1300 | | |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #64 Allan Moffat - 2:49.3
* Fastest Lap - #53 Goss/Skelton - 2:53 (lap record)
* Race time of winning car - 6:33:47
