1973 Southern Cross Rally

The 1973 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally was the eighth running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 3rd and the 7th of October 1973. The event covered 3,245 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie.[1] It was won by Andrew Cowan and John Bryson, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer GSR.

1973 Southern Cross Rally
The Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally
Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Port Macquarie
Dates run3 – 7 October 1973
Stages40 (1,822.70 km; 1,132.57 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance3,245.70 km (2,016.78 miles)
Statistics
Crews71 at start, 38 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Andrew Cowan
Australia John Bryson
Australia Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd

Results

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 5   Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia   Andrew Cowan
  John Bryson
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 193.25
2 16   Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia   Barry Ferguson
  Wayne Gregson
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 219
3 3   Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia   Doug Chivas
  Peter Meyer
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 225.75
4 9   Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia   Joginder Singh
  Garry Connelly
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 247.25
5 74   Garry & Warren Smith-Holden Dealer Team   Colin Bond
  George Shepheard
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 264
6 8   Nissan Motor Company (Australia)   Frank Kilfoyle
  Mike Osborne
Datsun 180B SSS 281.50
7 22   Bob Riley   Bob Riley
  Adrian Van Loon
Mitsubishi Galant 366
8 17   Nissan Motor Company (Australia)   Bob Watson
  Jeff Beaumont
Datsun 240Z 372
9 21   Tynan Motors P/L   Charlie Lund
  Nigel Collier
Mazda RX-3 570.50
10 30   W.E. Evans   Bill Evans
  Mike Mitchell
Datsun 1200 726.25
11 41   Ross Dunkerton   Ross Dunkerton
  John Large
Datsun 180B SSS 818.50
12 31   Des West   Des West
  Richard McMaster
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 819.50
13 28   Shoesmiths   Allan Lawson
  Murray Coote
Datsun 1200 951
14 42   Provincial Motors   Jim Laing-Peach
  Barry Lake
Subaru Leone GSR 1237.50
15 43   B.G. Bell   Brian Bell
  Dr. Brian McGuirk
Datsun 1600 1340.75
16 2   Nissan Motor Company (Australia)   Shekhar Mehta
  Roger Bonhomme
Datsun 240Z 1936
17 53   D.E. Beasley   David Beasley
  Geoff Sykes
Datsun 1600 2152.75
18 59   Barry Smith Toyota   Gary Meehan
  Graham Gillies
Toyota Corolla 2827.75
19 27   Helmut Goetz   Helmut Goetz
  Peter McFadzean
Datsun 180B SSS 3519.75
20 71   Bega Valley Team   Neil Weston
  Peter Berriman
Datsun 1600 3576.75
21 50   Dr. J. Munro   John Munro
  Wal Harris
Datsun 1600 3741.75
22 32   Col Parry   Col Parry
  S. Pearce
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 3952.25
23 44   Bega Valley Team   Mark Hankinson
  Max Roberts
Datsun 1600 4121
24 70   C.L. O'Brien   Charles O'Brien
  Des Dunstan
Holden Torana LJ GTR 4205.25
25 58   N.K. Morris   Keith Morris
  John Fell
Datsun 1600 4267.75
26 39   Bega Valley Team   Bob Moore
  Ron Wiebe
Mitsubishi Galant 4347.75
27 54   Maurie Quincey   Lynne Jarman
  Lyn Stanley
Honda Civic 4378.25
28 37   Bennett Honda   Geoff Ross
  Bruce Partridge
Honda Civic 4767.75
29 48   Christian Autosports Club   George Kahler
  Richard Denny
Mazda RX-2 Coupe 4800.75
30 57   Erl Calver   Erl Calver
  Merv Gillies
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 4825.50
31 56   Bennett Honda   John Blanchard
  Fritz Suendermann
Honda Civic 5239.75
32 67   S. Mulholland   Gwyn Mulholland
  Wally Pywell
Datsun 1600 5922.25
33 46   Tynan Motors P/L   Brian McIlvenna
  Polly Ashworth
Mazda 1200 6095.25
34 45   Robert Kahl   Robert Kahl
  James Kahl
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 7930
35 52   North Shore Sporting Car Club   Richard Hill
  Sonja Kable-Cumming
Leyland P76 8121.25
36 72   Ron Cross   Ron Cross
  Barbara Hellwig
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 8972.75
37 73   Dennis Lloyd   Dennis Lloyd
  Colin Mate
Morris Cooper S 12046.75
38 68   K.W. Leslie   Keith Leslie
  John Humphreys
Morris Cooper S 14849.50
Source:[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Dan White. "1973 Route".
  2. ^ Dan White. "1973 - Cowan and Lancer revel in the wet".
  3. ^ Dan White. "1973 Entries".
  4. ^ Dan White. "1973 Results".