1970 Round Australia Trial

1970 Round Australia Trial
*Ampol Trial*
1970 Round Australia Trial; Ampol Trial
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Host country	Australia Australia
Rally base	Alice Springs ; Sydney
Dates run	24 June – 5 July 1970
Stages	10
Stage surface	Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance	10,200 km (6,300 miles)
Statistics
Crews	160 at start, 112 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	France Jean-Claude Ogier ; France Lucette Ogier & ; Kenya Edgar Herrmann ; Germany Hans Schüller; Australia Citroën Cars Pty Ltd & ; Australia Datsun Racing Team

The 1970 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the eleventh running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 24 June and 5 July 1970. The event covered 10,200 kilometres around Australia. It was jointly won by Jean-Claude Ogier and Lucette Ogier, driving a Citroën DS 21 & Edgar Herrmann and Hans Schüller, driving a Datsun 1600 SSS.

Results

Pos	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
1	11	Australia Citroën Cars Pty Ltd	France Jean-Claude Ogier France Lucette Ogier	Citroën DS 21	60
2	23	Australia Datsun Racing Team	Kenya Edgar Herrmann Germany Hans Schüller	Datsun 1600 SSS	60
3	20	Australia Holden Dealer Team	Australia Colin Bond Australia Brian Hope Australia Tony Roberts	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	76
4	73	Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia	Australia Jack Ellis Australia Bob Forsyth Australia John Taylor	Ford Falcon XW 500 GS	95
5	40	Australia Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd	Australia Doug Stewart Australia George Shepheard	Mitsubishi Colt	97
6	27	Australia Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd	Australia Doug Chivas Australia Bob Riley	Mitsubishi Colt	129
7	68	Australia Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd	Australia Barry Lloyd Australia Albert Browne	Mitsubishi Colt	138
8	28	Australia Citroën Cars Pty Ltd	Australia David McKay Australia Graham Watson	Citroën DS 21	145
9	80	Australia Datsun Distributors Pty Ltd	Australia Stewart McLeod Australia Jack Lock	Datsun 1600	169
10	77	Australia Mazda Automobile Club of NSW	Australia Allan Lawson Australia Garry Connelly	Mazda R100	176
11	35	Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia	Australia Bruce Hodgson Australia Graham Hoinville	Ford Falcon XW 500 GS	179
12	29	Australia Lister and Laws Racing	Australia Gerry Lister Australia John Laws Australia Bill Nolan	Volvo 142S	183
13	51	Australia Holden Dealer Team	Australia Barry Ferguson Australia David Johnson	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	190
14	195	Australia Layton Gale Distributors	Australia Barry Burns Australia Ray Glendenning Australia James Conaghty	Datsun 1600	209
15	14	Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia	Australia Frank Kilfoyle Australia Doug Rutherford	Ford Falcon XW 500 GS	220
16	59	Australia Renault Rally Team	Australia Bruce Collier Australia Lindsay Adcock	Renault 16 TS	225
17	226	Australia W.B. Glass	Australia Wal Glass Australia Gary Owens Australia David Balmain	Holden Monaro HK GTS 327	228
18	39	Australia Holden Dealer Team	Australia John Keran Australia Roger Bonhomme	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	269
19	16	Australia TVW Limited	Australia Ken Tubman Australia Lyndon McLeod	Triumph 2.5 PI Mark II	303
20	2	Australia Mazda House Pty Ltd	Australia Richard Harris Australia Nigel Collier	Mazda R100	311
21	32	Australia Greg Cusack Pty Ltd	Australia Robert Tanner Australia John Sedaltis	Volkswagen 1500	318
22	66	Australia Cloughs Sales and Service	Australia Jack Mullins Australia Edward Mulligan	Peugeot 404	325
23	148	Australia Michael Goddard	Australia Michael Goddard Australia Dr. Eddie Watson	Fiat 125	341
24	7	Australia Young and Green Pty Ltd	Australia Jim Sullivan Australia Peter Mullin	Holden HT Kingswood	351
25	124	Australia Gunars Feizaks	Australia Gunars Feizaks Australia Edward Molan	Holden HT Premier	363
26	49	Australia Bruce Keogh	Australia Bruce Keogh Australia Ross Farmer Australia Ross Kelly	Holden HK Kingswood	373
27	75	Australia Bruce Mudd	Australia Bruce Mudd Australia Ross Giddins	Renault 16 TS	378
28	196	Australia R.A. Wilson	Australia Robert Wilson Australia W.P. Wilson	Mitsubishi Colt 1100F	378
29	8	Australia B.L. Amey	Australia Brian Amey Australia Gordon Frohling	Peugeot 403B	383
30	191	Australia John Darcy	Australia John Darcy Australia David Buchan	Ford Falcon XW GT	404
31	220	Australia B.A. Cheesman	Australia Bruce Cheesman Australia Graham Pinnell	Volkswagen 1500	413
32	60	Australia Jack Murray, Jr	Australia John Murray Australia James Sampson Australia Max Stahl	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	414
33	110	Australia G.A. Robertson	Australia Graeme Robertson Australia Andrew Robertson Australia Ian Peterson	Holden HK	429
34	76	Australia Porsche Distributors Australia-New Zealand	Australia Alan Hamilton Australia Bill Flatman	Porsche 911T	456
35	192	Australia H.J. Moloney	Australia Hal Moloney Australia Paul O'Bryan Australia Christopher Hall	Ford Falcon XP	479
36	131	Australia Eric Vigar	Australia Eric Vigar Australia Trevor Fear	Mitsubishi Colt 1100	483
37	6	Australia Wes Nalder	Australia Wes Nalder Australia John Fish	Toyota Corolla SL	486
38	212	Australia C.C. Alexander	Australia Colin Alexander Australia Paul Older	Volvo 142S	536
39	155	Australia Tom Bentley	Australia Tom Bentley Australia Laurie Boyle Australia Colin Cox	Volkswagen 1500	543
40	132	Australia A.R. Lane	Australia Adrian Lane Australia Col Rush	Ford Cortina GT Mark II	551
41	19	Australia Mainstyle Motor Accessories Pty Ltd	Australia Graham Webber Australia Rainer Strassberger Australia Ron Pulvis	Datsun 1600	563
42	98	Australia Territory Motel Alice Springs	Australia Rex Law Australia Amos Smith	Volkswagen Beetle	566
43	173	Australia Robert K. Jackson	Australia Kevin Williams Australia Harry Smith	Holden Monaro HT GTS	566
44	209	Australia J.W. Hatchell-Brown	Australia John Hatchell-Brown Australia David White	Morris Cooper S	702
45	79	Australia Tynan Motors	Australia Peter Cray Australia Peter Brown	Mazda R100	805
46	104	Australia M.F McGinley	Australia Maxwell McGinley Australia Robert Bell Australia Graham Harrison	Holden HD X2	870
47	121	Australia Parade Motors	Australia Dennis Dix Australia Ross Loader Australia Peter Finch	Holden HR	875
48	100	Australia Mal Longmore	Australia Mal Longmore Australia Peter Robinson	Datsun 1600	887
49	167	Australia M.D. Meade	Australia Melville Meade Australia Clark Ballard	Volkswagen 1500 S	954
50	58	Australia Aub Barker	Australia Aub Barker Australia David Bye	Ford Escort GT Mark I	994
51	164	Australia Team Flynn and Martin	Australia Jim Flynn Australia Bill Martin	Toyota Corolla	1,032
52	114	Australia Team Edwards and Hamilton	Australia John Edwards Australia Kenneth Hamilton	Ford Escort Mark I	1,044
53	31	Papua New Guinea PNG Motors Limited	Papua New Guinea John Smith Papua New Guinea Noel Chay	Subaru 1000	1,134
54	22	Australia Horsley Brothers Pty Ltd	Australia Malcolm Horsley Australia John Horsley	Honda S800	1,277
55	128	Australia C.H. Lund, Jr.	Australia Charles Lund, Jr. Australia Thomas Hayden	Mazda R100	1,317
56	165	Australia Peter Godson	Australia Peter Godson Australia Brian McClelland	Datsun 1600	1,321
57	18	Australia Bruce Mead	Australia Bruce Mead Australia Ian Faulkner	Volvo 142S	1,542
58	208	Australia J.M. Darlington	Australia John Darlington Australia A.H. Molyneaux Australia Brian McEllinney	Volvo 142S	1,558
59	21	Australia Richard P. Creed	Australia Richard Creed Australia Bill Philip	Holden Torana LC GTR	1,717
60	181	Australia Kittle Bros Pty Ltd	Australia R. Miller Australia F. Duller Australia Tony Wunderlich	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	1,726
61	218	Australia Gary Perkins	Australia Gary Perkins Australia Trevor Wyatt	Volkswagen Beetle	1,790
62	94	Australia Bruce Ballantyne	Australia Bruce Ballantyne Australia Peter Evans Australia Philip Primrose	Holden HT Kingswood	1,989
63	17	Australia Datsun Distributors Pty Ltd	Australia Alison Packer Australia Carole Waldron	Datsun 1600	2,004
64	183	Australia Eric Peirce	Australia Eric Peirce Australia Ian Beckwith Australia Terry Lynch	Ford Falcon XW	2,280
65	204	Australia J.J. Emmelkamp	Australia Jacob Emmelkamp Australia Noel Elliott Australia Glyn Thomas	Peugeot 404	2,321
66	10	Australia Keswick Motors	Australia William Potter Australia Colin Potter Australia David Coulter	Morris 1500	2,493
67	198	Australia Carlo Duregon	Australia Carlo Duregon Australia Rex Davies Australia Anthony Dawson	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	2,598
68	95	Australia R.B. Beer	Australia Peter Davis Australia Robert Beer	Mitsubishi Colt 1100	2,632
69	37	Australia Renault Rally Team	Australia Mal McPherson Australia Robin Sharpley	Renault 16 TS	2,638
70	151	Australia Michael Nudi	Australia Michael Nudi Australia Ronald Clape	Austin 1800	2,681
71	4	Australia Newmarket Hotel	Australia Vic Wilson Australia Warren Wilson	Peugeot 404	2,723
72	118	Australia Condell Park Auto Part	Australia Mick Madden Australia Colin Byrne Australia William Adams	Holden EH 179	3,242
73	1	Australia George Daniel	Australia George Daniel Australia Wolfgang Slide	Volkswagen 1500	3,275
74	87	Australia Ian Oxenford	Australia Ian Oxenford Australia Brian Mephem	Volvo 122S	3,295
75	190	Australia Renault Car Club of Australia	Australia Walter Williams Australia Ron Britt Australia Bruce Kops	Holden Monaro HT	3,308
76	30	Australia Gary Mecak	Australia Gary Mecak Australia James Laing-Peach	Ford Cortina GT Mark II	3,467
77	36	Australia R.B. Mitchell	Australia Ronald Mitchell Australia Graham Rossmore Australia Mark Duder	Renault 16 TS	3,599
78	130	Australia Team Kahl and Hawkins	Australia Robert Kahl Australia Doug Hawkins	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	3,650
79	38	Australia Renault Rally Team	Australia Bob Watson Australia Jim McAuliffe	Renault 16 TS	3,885
80	13	Australia The Advertiser-United Motors	Australia Robert Jennings Australia Malcolm Annells	Holden Monaro HT GTS	4,227
81	12	Australia Slerp Brothers and 5DN Adelaide	Australia Dale Wilson Australia Kevin Brown	Volkswagen 1500	4,274
82	133	Australia Alderman Keith Jones	Australia Keith Jones Australia John Woolnough	Riley 2.5 Litre	4,431
83	61	Australia Midways of Beenleigh	Australia Ann Thomson Australia Toni Lefrancke Australia Pam Elam	Holden HT Kingswood	4,439
84	123	Australia Ron Hartridge	Australia Ron Hartridge Australia G. Hartridge Australia P. Seccull	Alfa Romeo Giulia Super	4,576
85	71	Australia The Independent Newspaper Perth	Australia Bob Bullock Australia John Large Australia Laurie Gugiatti	Volvo 142S	5,100
86	90	Australia Philip George	Australia Philip George Australia Neville Curran	Fiat 1500	5,320
87	103	Australia W.G. Bell	Australia Wilson Bell Australia Robert McDonald	Ford Falcon XP	5,649
88	88	Australia J.E. Irvine	Australia John Irvine Australia Raymond Billeau	Mazda R100	5,830
89	172	Australia K.H. Sutton	Australia Keith Sutton Australia Richard Sutton Australia Brian Paull	Holden HT Kingswood	5,992
90	57	Australia Les Morgan	Australia Les Morgan Australia Robert Patterson	Morris De Luxe	6,065
91	223	Australia N.F. Ferguson	Australia N. Ferguson Australia Geoffrey Crane Australia Barry Ryan	Ford Falcon XR 500	6,301
92	202	Australia D.G. Bray	Australia Duncan Bray Australia Peter Sugden	Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II	6,486
93	43	Australia E.A. Ross	Australia Elizabeth Ross Australia Sandra Leslie Van Loon Australia Diane Lewis	Volvo 122S	6,525
94	85	Australia G.G. Sawyer	Australia Geoffrey Sawyer Australia Harold Brown	Ford Falcon XT	6,818
95	199	Australia Team Taylor and Moore	Australia Bruce Taylor Australia Bruce Moore	Renault 16 TS	7,090
96	50	Australia City Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Darryl Williams Australia Adrian Mortimer Australia Nick Hatzl	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	7,450
97	24	Australia Nanda Macaroni Products Pty Ltd	Australia Orlando Basile Australia Clive Bardell Australia Fred Reinhardt	Fiat 124	8,425
98	217	Australia T.H. Meek	Australia Thomas Meek Australia Hayden Meek	Austin 1800	8,486
99	56	Australia Woman's Day Magazine-Renault Rally Team	Australia Lynn Keeffe Australia Sue Ransom Australia Vivien Holliwell	Renault 16 TS	8,926
100	69	Australia Southern Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Murray Thomas Australia Bill Butler	Škoda 110L	9,333
101	53	Australia M.G. Pettit	Australia Max Pettit Australia Louis Levi Australia Alan Esson	Holden Torana LC 2600 SL	10,116
102	180	Australia H.R. Williams	Australia Horace Williams Australia J. Camilleri	Datsun 1600	11,814
103	119	Australia D.F. Auld	Australia David Auld Australia Geoffrey Cooper Australia Alwyn McMillan	Mercury 1947 Eight	12,132
104	129	Australia R.J. Barkell	Australia Robert Barkell Australia Jeffrey O'Meara Australia Russell Bennett	Holden EH Station Wagon	12,196
105	146	Australia Doug Mulholland	Australia Doug Mulholland Australia Anne Mulholland	Volkswagen Beetle	12,458
106	143	Australia D.I. Parsons	Australia D. Parsons Australia D. Parsons	Ford Cortina Mark II	12,789
107	213	Australia Motor Manual	Australia Len Shaw Australia Sean Walsh	Morris 1500	13,029
108	186	Australia Team Marshall and Berriman	Australia Peter Marshall Australia Peter Berriman	Volkswagen 1500 TS	13,417
109	160	Australia Ken Garner	Australia Ken Garner Australia Robert Williams Australia Barry Taylor	Holden HR	14,316
110	169	Australia G.W. McDonald	Australia Gary McDonald Australia Peter Lawler	Holden Torana LC GTR	15,795
111	211	Australia P.G. Booker	Australia Philip Booker Australia Mark Sanders	Volkswagen 1500 S	17,437
112	105	Australia Team O'Dwyer and Spence	Australia Maurice O'Dwyer Australia Leslie Spence	Dodge 1936 Coupe	17,931
Source:^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 128-129
↑ "The Entries". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1970.
↑ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 209-215

[1] Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 128-129

[2] "The Entries". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1970.

[3] Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 209-215

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