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1976 Hang Ten 400

The 1976 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event was staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 September 1976 over 130 laps of the 3.11 km circuit, a total of 403.8 km. The event was Round 8 of the 1976 Australian Touring Car Championship and Round 1 of the 1976 Australian Championship of Makes. It was the eleventh running of the endurance race which would later become known as the Sandown 500.

The race was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Torana.

Classes

Cars competed in four classes:

Class A: Up to 1300 cc
Class B: 1301 to 2000 cc
Class C: 2001 to 3000 cc
Class D: 3001 cc and over

Results

DNF	John Dellaca, Terry Wade	35	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	B & G Myers Leyland	B	-	7

Note: 53 cars are listed on the grid list published with the Hang Ten 400 race report in Racing Car News magazine.

References

Official Programme, Hang Ten 400, Sept. 12 (1976)
Light Car Club of Australia, Official Provisional Results, Australian Grand Prix and Hang Ten 400 Meeting, 11th and 12th September 1976
[http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1976%20Sandown%20ACM.html Hang Ten 400, 12/9/1976, touringcarracing.net]
Dickson Flies, Chequered Flag, October 1976, pages 35-37
The official history - Australian Touring Car Championship- 50 Years, page 169
Hang Ten 400, Racing Car News, October 1976

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