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1974 Southern Cross Rally

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1974 Southern Cross Rally
The Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally
Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Port Macquarie
Dates run9 – 13 October 1974
Stages48 (1,919.60 km; 1,192.78 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance3,506.37 km (2,178.76 miles)
Statistics
Crews61 at start, 7 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerUnited Kingdom Andrew Cowan
Australia John Bryson
Australia Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd

The 1974 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally was the ninth running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 9th and the 13th of October 1974. The event covered 3,506 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 9 Australia Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd United Kingdom Andrew Cowan
Australia John Bryson
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 209
2 1 Australia Mitsubishi (Australia) Pty Ltd Kenya Joginder Singh
Australia Garry Connelly
Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 272
3 22 Japan Tatsuo Yaginuma Japan Tatsuo Yaginuma
Japan Haruo Okada
Toyota Trueno 441
4 18 Australia Nissan Motor Australia Australia George Fury
Australia Monty Suffern
Datsun 180B SSS 1051
5 14 Australia Nissan Motor Australia Japan Yoshio Iwashita
Japan Nobuhiro Yasuoka
Datsun 710 SSS 2021
6 31 Australia Robert Jackson Australia Robert Jackson
Australia Ross Jackson
Holden Torana LJ XU-1 2528
7 38 Australia Dr. J. Munro Australia John Munro
Australia Wal Harris
Datsun 1600 3708
Source:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Dan White. "1974 Route".
  2. ^ Dan White. "1974 - Cowan leads the Magnificent Seven".
  3. ^ Dan White. "1974 Entries".