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1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for car manufacturers. It was contested over a five-round series.

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All rounds were open only to Group E Series Production Touring Cars. Entries were divided into four classes, split via "CP Units", where the engine capacity of the vehicle (in litres) was multiplied by the retail price of the vehicle (in dollars) to give a CP (Capacity Price) Units value for each model.

  • Class A : Up to 3,000 CP Units
  • Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 CP Units
  • Class C : 9,001 to 18,000 CP Units
  • Class D: 18,001 CP Units and over For each round other than Bathurst, championship points were awarded 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 in each class with bonus points awarded for outright placings on a 4,3,2,1 basis. For the Bathurst round, points were awarded 18,16,14,12,10,8,6,4,2 in each class with bonus points awarded for outright placings on a 4,3,2,1 basis.

Championship results were as follows.

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References

  • Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1973
  • Australia's Greatest Motor Race, © 1981
  • Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1960–1989, © 1990
  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1972
  • Modern Motor, November 1972
  • Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 August 1972
  • Official Programme, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Sunday 1 October 1972
  • Racing Car News, September 1972
  • Racing Car News, October 1972
  • Racing Car News, November 1972
  • Racing Car News, December 1972
  • Racing Car News, January 1973
  • The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
  • The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988
  • www.camsmanual.com.au
  • www.toranagtrxu-1.com

References

  1. Runaway Triumph For Ford: The Age, 27 November 1972
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