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1980 Hang Ten 400

The 1980 Hang Ten 400 was a motor race for Group C Touring Cars. The event, which was Round 2 of the 1980 Australian Championship of Makes, was staged on 14 September 1980 over 109 laps of the 3.1 km Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total distance of 337.9 km.[1] It was the fifteenth Sandown endurance race.

The race was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Commodore VC.

Classes

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The field was divided into the following four engine capacity classes:

  • Class A : 3001 to 6000 cc [2]
  • Class B : 2001 to 3000 cc [2]
  • Class C : 1601 to 2000 cc [2]
  • Class D : Up to 1600 cc [2]

Results

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Position [3] Drivers [3] No. [3] Car [3] Entrant [3] Class [3] Class Pos. Laps [3]
1 Peter Brock 05 Holden Commodore VC [4] Marlboro Holden Dealer Team A 1 109
2 Garry Rogers 16 Holden Commodore VB [5] Greater Pacific Finance Co. A 2 108
3 Allan Moffat 25 Holden Commodore VC [4] Marlboro Holden Dealer Team A 3 107
4 Murray Carter 18 Ford Falcon XD Magnum Wheels A 4 107
5 Gary Cooke 11 Holden Commodore VB [5] Citizen Watches Aust. Pty Ltd A 5 106
6 Ray Cutchie 40 Ford Escort RS2000 [6] Rex Monahan C 1 100
7 Peter Hopwood 36 Ford Capri Trend Windows Pty Ltd B 1 99
8 Terry Wade 52 Triumph Dolomite Sprint B & G Myers Leyland C 2 98
9 Joseph Beninca 48 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Beninca Motors C 3 97
10 Ray Allford 26 Ford Falcon XD R. Allford A 6 97
11 Steven Brook 46 Ford Escort RS2000 [6] Formula Ford Australia C 4 95
12 Roger Cartwight 41 Ford Escort RS2000 [6] R. Cartwright C 5 95
13 Peter Granger 53 BMW 2002 Bob Glazier C 6 95
14 Alan Browne [7] 15 Holden Commodore VB [5] Re-Car Racing A 7 92
15 Bob Holden 65 Ford Escort 1600 [6] Formula Ford Australia D 1 92
16 John Bristow 45 Toyota Celica Cord Car Co. C 7 91
17 Ian Burrell 57 Mitsubishi Lancer [8] Scottune D 2 91
18 Jim Faneco 60 Holden Gemini Country Dealer Team D 3 90
19 Steve Masterton, Colin Bond [9] 31 Ford Capri Masterton Homes P/L B 2 89
20 Kevin Kennedy 19 Holden Torana Scotty Taylor Holden A 8 89
21 Ken Price 55 Holden Gemini C.A.R.S. Gemini Racing Team D 4 87
22 Peter McLeod 30 Mazda RX-7 McLeod Mazda - Albion Park Rail B 3 86
23 Graeme Bailey 51 Toyota Celica Chickadee Chicken C 8 84
DNF Charlie O'Brien 10 Holden Commodore VC [4] Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh A   86
DNF Peter Williamson 44 Toyota Celica Peter Williamson Pty Ltd C   64
DNF Lawrie Nelson 29 Ford Capri IIIS Capri Components B   61
DNF John Faulkner 43 Ford Escort RS2000 [9] Allbrells Autocar Centre C   45
DNF Ron Dickson 2 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 [10] Ron Dickson Racing A   33
DNF Bob Morris 7 Ford Falcon XD Channel 7 Breville Racing A   32
DNF Allan Grice 6 Holden Commodore VB [5] Craven Mild 7 Racing A   30
DNF Ken Harrison 61 Ford Escort 1600 [9] K. Harrison D   30
DNF Chris Heyer 63 Volkswagen Golf Lennox Motors D   27
DNF John Bundy 33 Mazda RX-3 J. Bundy B   25
DNF Jim Keogh 22 Ford Falcon XD J. Keogh A   25
DNF Gerald Kay 49 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Jag Parts C   24
DNF Gary Rowe 59 Holden Gemini Country Dealer Team D   16
DNF Allan Bryant 28 Mazda RX-7 Precinct Performance B   15
DNF John Gates 23 Holden Torana SL/R 5000 [6] "ITP" The Income Tax Professionals A   12
DNF Peter Janson 3 Holden Commodore VC [10] Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd A   9
DNF Robert Muir, Kingsley Hibbard [6] 24 Ford Falcon XD Robert Muir Motors A   8
DNF Larry Kogge 27 Mazda RX-3 L. Kogge B   6
DNF Graham Mein 50 Ford Escort RS2000 [9] G. Mein C   5
DNF Lou Stoopman 71 BMW 2002 L. Stoopman C   5
DNF Colin Spencer 56 Holden Gemini C.A.R.S. Gemini Racing Team D   1

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1980/81, pages 210-211 & 214-215
  2. ^ a b c d Raceday Competition Communicator, Sandown, September 13-14, 1980
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Light Car Club of Australia, Official Provisional Results, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, September 14th, 1980
  4. ^ a b c Australian Championship of Makes, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1980/81, pages 210 & 211
  5. ^ a b c d 1980 C of M, Sandown, The official racing history of Holden, page 352
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Brock - 7 Up!, Racing Car News, October 1980, pages 6 & 79
  7. ^ Official Results show Alan Brown but entry list in Raceday Competition Communicator shows Alan Browne
  8. ^ Chris de Fraga, Holden Surprises in Escort, Australian Auto Action, September 26, 1980, page 10
  9. ^ a b c d Ford - The racing history, 1980 CM, Sandown, page 304
  10. ^ a b Brock's Record Sandown, Australian Auto Action, September 26, 1980, pages 8 & 9

Further reading

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  • The Australian racing history of Ford, 1989, page 304
  • The official racing history of Holden, 1988, pages 225-226 & 353
Preceded by Sandown 400
1980 		Succeeded by
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