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1973 Southern Cross Rally

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1973 Southern Cross Rally
The Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally
Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Port Macquarie
Dates run3 – 7 October 1973
Stages40 (1,822.70 km; 1,132.57 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance3,245.70 km (2,016.78 miles)
Statistics
Crews71 at start, 38 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Andrew Cowan
Australia John Bryson
Australia Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd

The 1973 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally was the eighth running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 3rd and the 7th of October 1973. The event covered 3,245 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie.[1] It was won by Andrew Cowan and John Bryson, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer GSR.

Results

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 5 Australia Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia United Kingdom Andrew Cowan
Australia John Bryson
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 193.25
2 16 Australia Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia Australia Barry Ferguson
Australia Wayne Gregson
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 219
3 3 Australia Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia Australia Doug Chivas
Australia Peter Meyer
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 225.75
4 9 Australia Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia Kenya Joginder Singh
Australia Garry Connelly
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 247.25
5 74 Australia Garry & Warren Smith-Holden Dealer Team Australia Colin Bond
Australia George Shepheard
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 264
6 8 Australia Nissan Motor Company (Australia) Australia Frank Kilfoyle
Australia Mike Osborne
Datsun 180B SSS 281.50
7 22 Australia Bob Riley Australia Bob Riley
Australia Adrian Van Loon
Mitsubishi Galant 366
8 17 Australia Nissan Motor Company (Australia) Australia Bob Watson
Australia Jeff Beaumont
Datsun 240Z 372
9 21 Australia Tynan Motors P/L Australia Charlie Lund
Australia Nigel Collier
Mazda RX-3 570.50
10 30 Australia W.E. Evans Australia Bill Evans
Australia Mike Mitchell
Datsun 1200 726.25
11 41 Australia Ross Dunkerton Australia Ross Dunkerton
Australia John Large
Datsun 180B SSS 818.50
12 31 Australia Des West Australia Des West
Australia Richard McMaster
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 819.50
13 28 Australia Shoesmiths Australia Allan Lawson
Australia Murray Coote
Datsun 1200 951
14 42 Australia Provincial Motors Australia Jim Laing-Peach
Australia Barry Lake
Subaru Leone GSR 1237.50
15 43 Australia B.G. Bell Australia Brian Bell
Australia Dr. Brian McGuirk
Datsun 1600 1340.75
16 2 Australia Nissan Motor Company (Australia) Kenya Shekhar Mehta
Australia Roger Bonhomme
Datsun 240Z 1936
17 53 Australia D.E. Beasley Australia David Beasley
Australia Geoff Sykes
Datsun 1600 2152.75
18 59 Australia Barry Smith Toyota Australia Gary Meehan
Australia Graham Gillies
Toyota Corolla 2827.75
19 27 Australia Helmut Goetz Australia Helmut Goetz
Australia Peter McFadzean
Datsun 180B SSS 3519.75
20 71 Australia Bega Valley Team Australia Neil Weston
Australia Peter Berriman
Datsun 1600 3576.75
21 50 Australia Dr. J. Munro Australia John Munro
Australia Wal Harris
Datsun 1600 3741.75
22 32 Australia Col Parry Australia Col Parry
Australia S. Pearce
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 3952.25
23 44 Australia Bega Valley Team Australia Mark Hankinson
Australia Max Roberts
Datsun 1600 4121
24 70 Australia C.L. O'Brien Australia Charles O'Brien
Australia Des Dunstan
Holden Torana LJ GTR 4205.25
25 58 Australia N.K. Morris Australia Keith Morris
Australia John Fell
Datsun 1600 4267.75
26 39 Australia Bega Valley Team Australia Bob Moore
Australia Ron Wiebe
Mitsubishi Galant 4347.75
27 54 Australia Maurie Quincey Australia Lynne Jarman
Australia Lyn Stanley
Honda Civic 4378.25
28 37 Australia Bennett Honda Australia Geoff Ross
Australia Bruce Partridge
Honda Civic 4767.75
29 48 Australia Christian Autosports Club Australia George Kahler
Australia Richard Denny
Mazda RX-2 Coupe 4800.75
30 57 Australia Erl Calver Australia Erl Calver
Australia Merv Gillies
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 4825.50
31 56 Australia Bennett Honda Australia John Blanchard
Australia Fritz Suendermann
Honda Civic 5239.75
32 67 Australia S. Mulholland Australia Gwyn Mulholland
Australia Wally Pywell
Datsun 1600 5922.25
33 46 Australia Tynan Motors P/L Australia Brian McIlvenna
Australia Polly Ashworth
Mazda 1200 6095.25
34 45 Australia Robert Kahl Australia Robert Kahl
Australia James Kahl
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 7930
35 52 Australia North Shore Sporting Car Club Australia Richard Hill
Australia Sonja Kable-Cumming
Leyland P76 8121.25
36 72 Australia Ron Cross Australia Ron Cross
Australia Barbara Hellwig
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 8972.75
37 73 Australia Dennis Lloyd Australia Dennis Lloyd
Australia Colin Mate
Morris Cooper S 12046.75
38 68 Australia K.W. Leslie Australia Keith Leslie
Australia John Humphreys
Morris Cooper S 14849.50
Source:[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Dan White. "1973 Route".
  2. ^ Dan White. "1973 - Cowan and Lancer revel in the wet".
  3. ^ Dan White. "1973 Entries".
  4. ^ Dan White. "1973 Results".