The 1979 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance motor race held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1979. [1] It was staged over 129 laps of the 3.11 km circuit, a total of 401 km. [1] The race was Round 1 of the 1979 Australian Championship of Makes [1] and as such it was open to Group C Touring Cars. [2] It was the fourteenth in a sequence of annual Sandown long distance races. [3] The race was won by Peter Brock. [1]
Cars competed in three classes according to engine capacity: [4]
Position [1] | Drivers [1] | No. [4] | Car [1] | Entrant [4] | Class [1] | Laps [1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Brock | 05 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Holden Dealer Team | A | 129 |
2 | John Harvey | 26 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Holden Dealer Team | A | 128 |
3 |
Peter Janson Larry Perkins |
9 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Captain P Janson | A | 125 |
4 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Brian Wood Ford | A | 123 |
5 | Alan Browne | 24 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [7] | Re-Car Consolidated Industries | A | 122 |
6 | Allan Taylor | 15 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [8] | Scotty Taylor Holden | A | 120 |
7 | John Gates | 46 | Mazda RX-3 | Barry Lee | B | 114 |
8 | Graeme Bailey | 61 | Toyota Celica | Brian Hilton Toyota | C | 113 |
9 | Graham Mein | 55 | Ford Escort RS2000 [6] | G Mein | C | 112 |
10 | Roger Cartwright | 54 | Ford Escort RS2000 [6] | R Cartwright | C | 112 |
11 | Peter Kuebler | 63 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV [9] | Safcol Snappy Tom | C | 109 |
12 | Ian Wells | 72 | Holden Gemini [10] | Modulaire Air Conditioning | C | 106 |
13 | Chris Heyer | 73 | Volkswagen Golf | Lennox Motors | C | 106 |
14 | Ken Price | 74 | Holden Gemini [10] | Modulaire Air Conditioning | C | 102 |
15 | Jim Faneco | 75 | Holden Gemini [10] | Victorian Police Motor Sports Club | C | 102 |
16 | Dean Gall | 45 | Mazda RX-7 [11] | Precinct Performance | B | 100 |
17 | Martin Power | 62 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Jagparts | C | 93 |
18 | Frank Porter | 59 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV [4] | Beninca Motors | C | 92 |
19 | Larry Kogge | 41 | Mazda RX-3 | L Kogge | B | 90 |
20 | John Faulkner | 79 | Ford Escort RS2000 [6] | [12] | C | 88 |
21 | Brian Boyd | 42 | BMW 3.0 [13] | Brian Boyd | B | 87 |
22 | Mal Smith | 69 | Holden Gemini [10] | Victorian Police Motor Sports Club | C | 87 |
DNF [14] | Allan Grice [14] | 6 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Craven Mild Racing | A | |
DNF [6] | Allan Moffat [6] | 25 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Allan Moffat Racing | A | |
DNF [6] | Bill O'Brien [6] | 30 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Everlast Battery Service | A | |
DNF [10] | Bob Morris [10] | 7 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing | A | |
DNF [10] | Charlie O'Brien [10] | 21 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [15] | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | A | |
DNF [6] | Colin Bond [6] | 4 | Ford XC Falcon GS 500 Hardtop [6] | Thomson Ford | A | |
DNF [6] | David Earle [6] | 68 | Ford Escort [6] | Bob Holden | C | |
DNF [10] | Garry Rogers [10] | 34 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Greater Pacific Finance | A | |
DNF [10] | Garth Wigston [10] | 20 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [16] | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | A | |
DNF [10] | Gary Cooke [10] | 11 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door [17] | Citizen Watches Australia Pty Ltd | A | |
DNF [6] | Jim Keogh [6] | 12 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Rusty French Racing | A | |
DNF [18] | Michael Quinn [18] | 77 | Toyota Corolla Levin [19] | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | C | |
DNF [6] | Ray Allford [6] | 28 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Ray Allford Motors | A | |
DNF [6] | Ray Farrar [6] | 46 | Ford Capri V6 [6] | R Farrar | B | |
DNF [6] | Rod Stevens [6] | 36 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Brian Wood Ford | A | |
DNF [6] | Ron Wanless [6] | 27 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Denimac Ford Pty Ltd | A | |
DNF [6] | Rusty French [6] | 10 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Rusty French Racing | A | |
DNF [10] | Warren Cullen [10] | 22 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [20] | Settlement Road Wreckers | A | |
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? |
There were 48 starters and 22 finishers in the race. [19]
The known non-finishers are listed in alphabetical order due to a lack of information concerning laps completed.
The 1979 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance motor race held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1979. [1] It was staged over 129 laps of the 3.11 km circuit, a total of 401 km. [1] The race was Round 1 of the 1979 Australian Championship of Makes [1] and as such it was open to Group C Touring Cars. [2] It was the fourteenth in a sequence of annual Sandown long distance races. [3] The race was won by Peter Brock. [1]
Cars competed in three classes according to engine capacity: [4]
Position [1] | Drivers [1] | No. [4] | Car [1] | Entrant [4] | Class [1] | Laps [1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Brock | 05 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Holden Dealer Team | A | 129 |
2 | John Harvey | 26 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Holden Dealer Team | A | 128 |
3 |
Peter Janson Larry Perkins |
9 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Captain P Janson | A | 125 |
4 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Brian Wood Ford | A | 123 |
5 | Alan Browne | 24 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [7] | Re-Car Consolidated Industries | A | 122 |
6 | Allan Taylor | 15 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [8] | Scotty Taylor Holden | A | 120 |
7 | John Gates | 46 | Mazda RX-3 | Barry Lee | B | 114 |
8 | Graeme Bailey | 61 | Toyota Celica | Brian Hilton Toyota | C | 113 |
9 | Graham Mein | 55 | Ford Escort RS2000 [6] | G Mein | C | 112 |
10 | Roger Cartwright | 54 | Ford Escort RS2000 [6] | R Cartwright | C | 112 |
11 | Peter Kuebler | 63 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV [9] | Safcol Snappy Tom | C | 109 |
12 | Ian Wells | 72 | Holden Gemini [10] | Modulaire Air Conditioning | C | 106 |
13 | Chris Heyer | 73 | Volkswagen Golf | Lennox Motors | C | 106 |
14 | Ken Price | 74 | Holden Gemini [10] | Modulaire Air Conditioning | C | 102 |
15 | Jim Faneco | 75 | Holden Gemini [10] | Victorian Police Motor Sports Club | C | 102 |
16 | Dean Gall | 45 | Mazda RX-7 [11] | Precinct Performance | B | 100 |
17 | Martin Power | 62 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Jagparts | C | 93 |
18 | Frank Porter | 59 | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV [4] | Beninca Motors | C | 92 |
19 | Larry Kogge | 41 | Mazda RX-3 | L Kogge | B | 90 |
20 | John Faulkner | 79 | Ford Escort RS2000 [6] | [12] | C | 88 |
21 | Brian Boyd | 42 | BMW 3.0 [13] | Brian Boyd | B | 87 |
22 | Mal Smith | 69 | Holden Gemini [10] | Victorian Police Motor Sports Club | C | 87 |
DNF [14] | Allan Grice [14] | 6 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Craven Mild Racing | A | |
DNF [6] | Allan Moffat [6] | 25 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Allan Moffat Racing | A | |
DNF [6] | Bill O'Brien [6] | 30 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Everlast Battery Service | A | |
DNF [10] | Bob Morris [10] | 7 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing | A | |
DNF [10] | Charlie O'Brien [10] | 21 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [15] | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | A | |
DNF [6] | Colin Bond [6] | 4 | Ford XC Falcon GS 500 Hardtop [6] | Thomson Ford | A | |
DNF [6] | David Earle [6] | 68 | Ford Escort [6] | Bob Holden | C | |
DNF [10] | Garry Rogers [10] | 34 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [5] | Greater Pacific Finance | A | |
DNF [10] | Garth Wigston [10] | 20 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [16] | Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh | A | |
DNF [10] | Gary Cooke [10] | 11 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4-Door [17] | Citizen Watches Australia Pty Ltd | A | |
DNF [6] | Jim Keogh [6] | 12 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Rusty French Racing | A | |
DNF [18] | Michael Quinn [18] | 77 | Toyota Corolla Levin [19] | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | C | |
DNF [6] | Ray Allford [6] | 28 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Ray Allford Motors | A | |
DNF [6] | Ray Farrar [6] | 46 | Ford Capri V6 [6] | R Farrar | B | |
DNF [6] | Rod Stevens [6] | 36 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Brian Wood Ford | A | |
DNF [6] | Ron Wanless [6] | 27 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Denimac Ford Pty Ltd | A | |
DNF [6] | Rusty French [6] | 10 | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop [6] | Rusty French Racing | A | |
DNF [10] | Warren Cullen [10] | 22 | Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback [20] | Settlement Road Wreckers | A | |
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? | |||||
DNF | ? |
There were 48 starters and 22 finishers in the race. [19]
The known non-finishers are listed in alphabetical order due to a lack of information concerning laps completed.