The 1980 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance 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]

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

  • Class A : Over 3000 cc
  • Class B : 2000 - 3000 cc
  • Class C : 1601 - 2000 cc
  • Class D : 0 - 1600 cc

Results

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Position[2] Drivers [2][3] No.[3] Car Entrant [3] Class pos. Class Laps
1 Peter Brock 05 Holden VC Commodore Marlboro Holden Dealer Team 1 A 109
2 Garry Rogers
Frederick Geissler
16 Holden VC Commodore Greater Pacific Finance Co. 2 A 108
3 Allan Moffat 25 Holden VC Commodore Marlboro Holden Dealer Team 3 A 107
4 Murray Carter 18 Ford XD Falcon Magnum Wheels 4 A 107
5 Gary Cooke
Warwick Brown
11 Holden VC Commodore Citizen Watches Australia Pty. Ltd. 5 A 106
6 Ray Cutchie 40 Ford Escort RS2000 Rex Monahan 1 C 99
7 Peter Hopwood
Terry Daly
36 Ford Capri Mk.III Trend Windows Pty. Ltd. 1 B 99
8 Terry Wade 52 Triumph Dolomite Sprint[4] B & G Myers Leyland 2 C 98
9 Joseph Beninca 48 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Beninca Motors 3 C 97
10 Ray Alford 26 Ford XD Falcon Ray Alford 6 A 97
11 Roger Cartwright
Rod Stevens
41 Ford Escort RS2000 Roger Cartwright 4 C 95
12 Stephen Brook
Wally Storey
46 Ford Escort RS2000 Formula Ford Australia 5 C 93
13 Alan Browne
Brian Sampson
15 Holden Commodore Re-Car Racing 7 A 92
14 Bob Holden
David Earle
65 Ford Escort 1600 Formula Ford Australia 1 D 92
15 Jim Faneco 60 Holden Gemini Country Dealer Team 2 D 90
16 Ian Burrell
Rob Shute
57 Mitsubishi Lancer Scottune 3 D 90
17 Steve Masterton
Colin Bond
31 Ford Capri Mk.II Masterton Homes P/L 2 B 89
18 Kevin Kennedy
Allan Taylor
19 Holden LX Torana SS5000 Scotty Taylor Holden 8 A 89
19 John Bristow
Gregory Toepfer
45 Toyota Celica Cord Car Co 6 C 89
20 Ken Price
Steve Jonas
55 Holden Gemini C.A.R.S. Gemini Racing Team 4 D 86
21 ?
22 Graeme Bailey
Doug Clark
51 Toyota Celica Chickadee Chicken C 82 [5]
? Allan Bryant
Graeme Whincup
28 Mazda RX-7 Precinct Performance B
? Gerald Kay
Martin Power
49 Triumph Dolomite Jag Parts C
? John Bundy
Norm Carr
33 Mazda RX-3 J. F. Bundy B
? Larry Kogge
John Chambers
27 Mazda RX-3 Larry Kogge B
? Lou Stoopman 71 BMW 2002 Lou Stoopman C
? Martin Power
Gerald Kay
47 Triumph Dolomite Jag Parts C
? Peter McLeod
Mal Brewster
30 Mazda RX-7 McLeod Mazda / Albion Park Rail B
? Peter Granger
Alfred Grant
53 BMW 2002 Bob Glazier C
? Warwick Henderson
Graham Harrison
42 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV[3] Warwick Henderson C
DNF Charlie O'Brien 10 Holden VC Commodore Roadways / Gown-Hindhaugh A 84
DNF Ron Dickson 2 Chevrolet Camaro Z28[4] Ron Dickson Racing A 71
DNF Peter Williamson
Michael Quinn
44 Toyota Celica Peter Williamson P/L C 64
DNF Bob Morris
Bill O'Brien
7 Ford XD Falcon Channel 7 Breville Racing A 31
DNF Robert Muir
Kingsley Hibbard
24 Ford XD Falcon Robert Muir Motors Pty. Ltd. A 7
DNF Graham Mein
Geoff Russell
50 Ford Escort RS2000 Graham Mein C 5 [4]
DNF Allan Grice 6 Holden VC Commodore Craven Mild 7 Racing A
DNF Colin Spencer
Alan Gough
56 Holden Gemini C.A.R.S. Gemini Racing Team D
DNF Gary Rowe
Geoff Wade
59 Holden Gemini Coupe Country Dealer Team D
DNF John Gates
Phil Lyon
23 Holden Torana SLR5000 "ITP" The Income Tax Professionals A
DNF Jim Keogh
Ross Mathieson
22 Ford XD Falcon J. M. Keogh A
DNF John Faulkner
Gary Dumbrell
43 Ford Escort RS2000 Allbrells Autocar Centres C
DNF Ken Harrison
Ian Wells
61 Ford Escort 1600 K. Harrison D
DNF Lawrie Nelson
Tony Farrell
29 Ford Capri V6 Capri Components B
DNF Peter Janson
Larry Perkins
3 Holden VC Commodore Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd A
DNF Rusty French
Leo Leonard
13 Ford XD Falcon Ruty French Racing A
DNF [2] Chris Heyer 63 Volkswagen Golf Lennox Motors D

Note : Of the forty seven starters, twenty two were classified as finishers.[2] Of the nine for which the results are unknown, eight would have been non-finishers and one would have been placed 21st.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1980/81, pages 210-211 & 214-215
  2. ^ a b c d Brock - Seven Up! Racing Car News, October 1980, page 6 & 79
  3. ^ a b c d Raceday Competition Communicator, Sandown, September 13–14, 1980
  4. ^ a b c David Hassall, Brocks record Sandown, Australian Auto Action, Friday, September 26, 1980, pages 1, 8 & 9
  5. ^ David Segal, Willo Retires, Australian Auto Action, Friday, September 26, 1980, page 10

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