A report on 1980 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
The 21st running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race.
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Bathurst 1000
4 links1000 km touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
1000 km touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
In 1978 and 1979 he and Jim Richards drove an A9X Torana to victory, while in 1980 the pair won in a VC Commodore.
Mount Panorama Circuit
2 linksMotor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
Motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
One of the most famous incidents in the history of the Bathurst 1000 occurred on the exit of this turn when Dick Johnson crashed his Ford Falcon XD out of the lead on lap 18 of the 1980 Hardie-Ferodo 1000.
Kevin Bartlett (racing driver)
2 linksAustralian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000 in 1974.
Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000 in 1974.
Bartlett would go on to take pole position for the 1980 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst in the Camaro but his race was soured by the car being forced to run drum brakes on the rear with his first stop to change the rear drums coming after only 14 laps (guest Channel 7 pit reporter Chris Economaki reported that the drums were so hot when they came off the car that they literally blistered the paint on the inside pit wall).
Ford Falcon (XD)
2 linksFull-size car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1979 to 1982.
Full-size car that was produced by Ford Australia from 1979 to 1982.
Allan Moffat also raced an XD Falcon in the 1980 Bathurst 1000 when delays in approval of his Mazda RX-7 meant he would have to wait until the following season in 1981.
Jim Richards (racing driver)
1 linksNew Zealand racing driver who won numerous championships in his home country and in Australia.
New Zealand racing driver who won numerous championships in his home country and in Australia.
For the 1980 race, Brock was now leader of the Holden Dealer Team, in the first year of the new Holden Commodore.
1981 Australian Touring Car Championship
1 linksCAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group C Touring Cars.
CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group C Touring Cars.
Dick Johnson, using the Falcon built with the money he received after TV viewers had pledged AUD$72,000 following his crash with 'The Rock' at Bathurst the previous year (Ford Australia boss of the day Edsel Ford II had personally matched the amount dollar for dollar), won his first ATCC ahead of defending champion Peter Brock in his Holden Dealer Team Commodore.
Alfa Romeo Alfasud
0 linksSmall family car manufactured and marketed from 1971 to 1989 by Alfa Romeo as a front-engine, four-door, five passenger entry-level model over a single generation — with facelifts in 1977 and 1980.
Small family car manufactured and marketed from 1971 to 1989 by Alfa Romeo as a front-engine, four-door, five passenger entry-level model over a single generation — with facelifts in 1977 and 1980.
An Alfasud Ti contested the 1980 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst in Australia, placing fourth in the up to 1600 cc class.