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1980 Hang Ten 400

The 1980 Hang Ten 400 was a motor 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. It was the fifteenth Sandown endurance race.

The race was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Commodore VC.

Classes

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

  • Class A : 3001 to 6000 cc
  • Class B : 2001 to 3000 cc
  • Class C : 1601 to 2000 cc
  • Class D : Up to 1600 cc

Results

DNFColin Spencer56Holden GeminiC.A.R.S. Gemini Racing TeamD1

Notes

  • Attendance: 45,000
  • Pole position: Peter Brock, 1m 13.9s

References

References

  1. Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1980/81, pages 210-211 & 214-215
  2. Raceday Competition Communicator, Sandown, September 13–14, 1980
  3. Light Car Club of Australia, Official Provisional Results, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, September 14th, 1980
  4. Australian Championship of Makes, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1980/81, pages 210 & 211
  5. 1980 C of M, Sandown, The official racing history of Holden, page 352
  6. Brock - 7 Up!, Racing Car News, October 1980, pages 6 & 79
  7. Official Results show Alan Brown but entry list in Raceday Competition Communicator shows Alan Browne
  8. Chris de Fraga, Holden Surprises in Escort, Australian Auto Action, September 26, 1980, page 10
  9. Ford - The racing history, 1980 CM, Sandown, page 304
  10. Brock's Record Sandown, Australian Auto Action, September 26, 1980, pages 8 & 9
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