SOUTHERN CROSS INTERNATIONAL RALLY
Sydney - Port Macquarie - Sydney, 7-11 OCTOBER 1970
The NSW tourist resort town of Port Macquarie with thousands of square miles of adjacent forests, was host to 78 crews for 3 nights of the rally which started and finished in Sydney. A great see-saw battle between internationals Andrew Cowan and Brian Culcheth, in Cooper S’s and locals Ferguson, Bond, Green and Taylor, saw victory go for the second time to the Ferguson/Johnson combination in their Holden Dealer Team Torana GTR. Mechanical failures forced the retirement of most of the internationals including East Africa Safari winner Edgar Hermann, plus hotshot locals in Watson and Hodgson. A controversial ‘horror’ section on the last night put Evan Green/Peter Brown (Cooper S) into second place and Stewart McLeod/Adrian Mortimer (Datsun 1600) into third.
lst: Holden Dealer Team - Barry Ferguson/Dave Johnson, Torana GTR, 160 pts
2nd: B.L.M.C. - Evan Green/Peter Brown, Cooper S, 184 pts
3rd: Datsun (Distributors) - Stewart McLeod/Adrian Mortimer, Datsun 1600, 186 pts
4th: Mazda House - Richard Harris/Nigel Collier, Mazda Capella (R100?), 206 pts
5th: C. Alexander - Paul Older/Colin Alexander, Volvo 142S, 234 pts
6th: B. Wilkinson - Bruce Wilkinson/Ian Ingliss, Datsun 1600, 243 pts
7th: Mitsubishi Aust. Ltd.: Barry Lloyd/Tony Browne, Colt ll0OSS, 251 pts
8th: Holden Dealer Team: Colin Bond/George Shepheard, Torana GTR, 255 pts
9th: R. Lunn: Rex Lunn/John Hall, Ford Capri, 311 pts
10th: O. Jackson: Ozzie Jackson/Adrian van Loon, Volvo 122S, 351 pts
Manufacturers: Mazda - Harris, Lund, Singh
Ladies: Heather Brock/Jenny Cash, Holden Torana, 542 pts
Class A - Series Production Under 1000 cc: Horsley/Horsely, Daihatsu GT
Class B - Series Production 1001-1300 cc: Lloyd/Browne, Colt 1100SS
Class C - Series Production 1301-1600 cc: McLeod/Mortimer, Datsun 1600
Class D - Series Production 1601-2000 cc: Harris/Collier, Mazda R100
Class E - Series Production 2001-3000 cc: Garner/Madden, Holden HR
Class F - Series Production Over 3000 cc: Finlay/Davis, Falcon GT
Class G - Special Touring Under 1000 cc: Grimshaw/Russell, Hillman Imp GT
Class H - Special Touring 1001-1300 cc: Constantinides/Lumby, Mazda 1200
Class I - Special Touring 1301-1600 cc: Wilkinson/Inglis, Datsun 1600
Class J - Special Touring 1601-2000 cc: Older/Alexander, Volvo 142S
Class K - Special Touring 2001-3000 cc: Bond/Shepheard, Torana GTR
Class L - Special Touring Over 3000 cc: Hodgson/Waldron, Falcon GS
Class P - Sports Cars Under 1600 cc: Green/Brown, Cooper S
Class R - Sports Cars Over 1600 cc: Ferguson/Johnson, Torana GTR
