1970 Round Australia Trial

The 1970 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the eleventh running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between the 24th of June and the 5th of July 1970. The event covered 10,200 kilometres around Australia. It was jointly won by Jean-Claude Ogier and Lucette Ogier, driving a Citroën DS 21 & Edgar Herrmann and Hans Schüller, driving a Datsun 1600 SSS.

1970 Round Australia Trial Ampol Trial
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Host country	Australia
Rally base	Alice Springs Sydney
Dates run	24 June – 5 July 1970
Stages	10
Stage surface	Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance	10,200 km (6,300 miles)
Results
Overall winner	Jean-Claude Ogier Lucette Ogier & Edgar Herrmann Hans Schüller Citroën Cars Pty Ltd & Datsun Racing Team
Crews	160 at start, 112 at finish

Results

Pos	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
1	11	Citroën Cars Pty Ltd	Jean-Claude Ogier Lucette Ogier	Citroën DS 21	60
2	23	Datsun Racing Team	Edgar Herrmann Hans Schüller	Datsun 1600 SSS	60
3	20	Holden Dealer Team	Colin Bond Brian Hope Tony Roberts	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	76
4	73	Ford Motor Company of Australia	Jack Ellis Bob Forsyth John Taylor	Ford Falcon XW 500 GS	95
5	40	Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd	Doug Stewart George Shepheard	Mitsubishi Colt	97
6	27	Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd	Doug Chivas Bob Riley	Mitsubishi Colt	129
7	68	Mitsubishi Australia Pty Ltd	Barry Lloyd Albert Browne	Mitsubishi Colt	138
8	28	Citroën Cars Pty Ltd	David McKay Graham Watson	Citroën DS 21	145
9	80	Datsun Distributors Pty Ltd	Stewart McLeod Jack Lock	Datsun 1600	169
10	77	Mazda Automobile Club of NSW	Allan Lawson Garry Connelly	Mazda R100	176
11	35	Ford Motor Company of Australia	Bruce Hodgson Graham Hoinville	Ford Falcon XW 500 GS	179
12	29	Lister and Laws Racing	Gerry Lister John Laws Bill Nolan	Volvo 142S	183
13	51	Holden Dealer Team	Barry Ferguson David Johnson	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	190
14	195	Layton Gale Distributors	Barry Burns Ray Glendenning James Conaghty	Datsun 1600	209
15	14	Ford Motor Company of Australia	Frank Kilfoyle Doug Rutherford	Ford Falcon XW 500 GS	220
16	59	Renault Rally Team	Bruce Collier Lindsay Adcock	Renault 16 TS	225
17	226	W.B. Glass	Wal Glass Gary Owens David Balmain	Holden Monaro HK GTS 327	228
18	39	Holden Dealer Team	John Keran Roger Bonhomme	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	269
19	16	TVW Limited	Ken Tubman Lyndon McLeod	Triumph 2.5 PI Mark II	303
20	2	Mazda House Pty Ltd	Richard Harris Nigel Collier	Mazda R100	311
21	32	Greg Cusack Pty Ltd	Robert Tanner John Sedaltis	Volkswagen 1500	318
22	66	Cloughs Sales and Service	Jack Mullins Edward Mulligan	Peugeot 404	325
23	148	Michael Goddard	Michael Goddard Dr. Eddie Watson	Fiat 125	341
24	7	Young and Green Pty Ltd	Jim Sullivan Peter Mullin	Holden HT Kingswood	351
25	124	Gunars Feizaks	Gunars Feizaks Edward Molan	Holden HT Premier	363
26	49	Bruce Keogh	Bruce Keogh Ross Farmer Ross Kelly	Holden HK Kingswood	373
27	75	Bruce Mudd	Bruce Mudd Ross Giddins	Renault 16 TS	378
28	196	R.A. Wilson	Robert Wilson W.P. Wilson	Mitsubishi Colt 1100F	378
29	8	B.L. Amey	Brian Amey Gordon Frohling	Peugeot 403B	383
30	191	John Darcy	John Darcy David Buchan	Ford Falcon XW GT	404
31	220	B.A. Cheesman	Bruce Cheesman Graham Pinnell	Volkswagen 1500	413
32	60	Jack Murray, Jr	John Murray James Sampson Max Stahl	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	414
33	110	G.A. Robertson	Graeme Robertson Andrew Robertson Ian Peterson	Holden HK	429
34	76	Porsche Distributors Australia-New Zealand	Alan Hamilton Bill Flatman	Porsche 911T	456
35	192	H.J. Moloney	Hal Moloney Paul O'Bryan Christopher Hall	Ford Falcon XP	479
36	131	Eric Vigar	Eric Vigar Trevor Fear	Mitsubishi Colt 1100	483
37	6	Wes Nalder	Wes Nalder John Fish	Toyota Corolla SL	486
38	212	C.C. Alexander	Colin Alexander Paul Older	Volvo 142S	536
39	155	Tom Bentley	Tom Bentley Laurie Boyle Colin Cox	Volkswagen 1500	543
40	132	A.R. Lane	Adrian Lane Col Rush	Ford Cortina GT Mark II	551
41	19	Mainstyle Motor Accessories Pty Ltd	Graham Webber Rainer Strassberger Ron Pulvis	Datsun 1600	563
42	98	Territory Motel Alice Springs	Rex Law Amos Smith	Volkswagen Beetle	566
43	173	Robert K. Jackson	Kevin Williams Harry Smith	Holden Monaro HT GTS	566
44	209	J.W. Hatchell-Brown	John Hatchell-Brown David White	Morris Cooper S	702
45	79	Tynan Motors	Peter Cray Peter Brown	Mazda R100	805
46	104	M.F McGinley	Maxwell McGinley Robert Bell Graham Harrison	Holden HD X2	870
47	121	Parade Motors	Dennis Dix Ross Loader Peter Finch	Holden HR	875
48	100	Mal Longmore	Mal Longmore Peter Robinson	Datsun 1600	887
49	167	M.D. Meade	Melville Meade Clark Ballard	Volkswagen 1500 S	954
50	58	Aub Barker	Aub Barker David Bye	Ford Escort GT Mark I	994
51	164	Team Flynn and Martin	Jim Flynn Bill Martin	Toyota Corolla	1,032
52	114	Team Edwards and Hamilton	John Edwards Kenneth Hamilton	Ford Escort Mark I	1,044
53	31	PNG Motors Limited	John Smith Noel Chay	Subaru 1000	1,134
54	22	Horsley Brothers Pty Ltd	Malcolm Horsley John Horsley	Honda S800	1,277
55	128	C.H. Lund, Jr.	Charles Lund, Jr. Thomas Hayden	Mazda R100	1,317
56	165	Peter Godson	Peter Godson Brian McClelland	Datsun 1600	1,321
57	18	Bruce Mead	Bruce Mead Ian Faulkner	Volvo 142S	1,542
58	208	J.M. Darlington	John Darlington A.H. Molyneaux Brian McEllinney	Volvo 142S	1,558
59	21	Richard P. Creed	Richard Creed Bill Philip	Holden Torana LC GTR	1,717
60	181	Kittle Bros Pty Ltd	R. Miller F. Duller Tony Wunderlich	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	1,726
61	218	Gary Perkins	Gary Perkins Trevor Wyatt	Volkswagen Beetle	1,790
62	94	Bruce Ballantyne	Bruce Ballantyne Peter Evans Philip Primrose	Holden HT Kingswood	1,989
63	17	Datsun Distributors Pty Ltd	Alison Packer Carole Waldron	Datsun 1600	2,004
64	183	Eric Peirce	Eric Peirce Ian Beckwith Terry Lynch	Ford Falcon XW	2,280
65	204	J.J. Emmelkamp	Jacob Emmelkamp Noel Elliott Glyn Thomas	Peugeot 404	2,321
66	10	Keswick Motors	William Potter Colin Potter David Coulter	Morris 1500	2,493
67	198	Carlo Duregon	Carlo Duregon Rex Davies Anthony Dawson	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	2,598
68	95	R.B. Beer	Peter Davis Robert Beer	Mitsubishi Colt 1100	2,632
69	37	Renault Rally Team	Mal McPherson Robin Sharpley	Renault 16 TS	2,638
70	151	Michael Nudi	Michael Nudi Ronald Clape	Austin 1800	2,681
71	4	Newmarket Hotel	Vic Wilson Warren Wilson	Peugeot 404	2,723
72	118	Condell Park Auto Part	Mick Madden Colin Byrne William Adams	Holden EH 179	3,242
73	1	George Daniel	George Daniel Wolfgang Slide	Volkswagen 1500	3,275
74	87	Ian Oxenford	Ian Oxenford Brian Mephem	Volvo 122S	3,295
75	190	Renault Car Club of Australia	Walter Williams Ron Britt Bruce Kops	Holden Monaro HT	3,308
76	30	Gary Mecak	Gary Mecak James Laing-Peach	Ford Cortina GT Mark II	3,467
77	36	R.B. Mitchell	Ronald Mitchell Graham Rossmore Mark Duder	Renault 16 TS	3,599
78	130	Team Kahl and Hawkins	Robert Kahl Doug Hawkins	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	3,650
79	38	Renault Rally Team	Bob Watson Jim McAuliffe	Renault 16 TS	3,885
80	13	The Advertiser-United Motors	Robert Jennings Malcolm Annells	Holden Monaro HT GTS	4,227
81	12	Slerp Brothers and 5DN Adelaide	Dale Wilson Kevin Brown	Volkswagen 1500	4,274
82	133	Alderman Keith Jones	Keith Jones John Woolnough	Riley 2.5 Litre	4,431
83	61	Midways of Beenleigh	Ann Thomson Toni Lefrancke Pam Elam	Holden HT Kingswood	4,439
84	123	Ron Hartridge	Ron Hartridge G. Hartridge P. Seccull	Alfa Romeo Giulia Super	4,576
85	71	The Independent Newspaper Perth	Bob Bullock John Large Laurie Guglatti	Volvo 142S	5,100
86	90	Philip George	Philip George Neville Curran	Fiat 1500	5,320
87	103	W.G. Bell	Wilson Bell Robert McDonald	Ford Falcon XP	5,649
88	88	J.E. Irvine	John Irvine Raymond Billeau	Mazda R100	5,830
89	172	K.H. Sutton	Keith Sutton Richard Sutton Brian Paull	Holden HT Kingswood	5,992
90	57	Les Morgan	Les Morgan Robert Patterson	Morris De Luxe	6,065
91	223	N.F. Ferguson	N. Ferguson Geoffrey Crane Barry Ryan	Ford Falcon XR 500	6,301
92	202	D.G. Bray	Duncan Bray Peter Sugden	Ford Cortina Lotus Mark II	6,486
93	43	E.A. Ross	Elizabeth Ross Sandra Leslie Van Loon Diane Lewis	Volvo 122S	6,525
94	85	G.G. Sawyer	Geoffrey Sawyer Harold Brown	Ford Falcon XT	6,818
95	199	Team Taylor and Moore	Bruce Taylor Bruce Moore	Renault 16 TS	7,090
96	50	City Motors Pty Ltd	Darryl Williams Adrian Mortimer Nick Hatzl	Holden Monaro HT GTS 350	7,450
97	24	Nanda Macaroni Products Pty Ltd	Orlando Basile Clive Bardell Fred Reinhardt	Fiat 124	8,425
98	217	T.H. Meek	Thomas Meek Hayden Meek	Austin 1800	8,486
99	56	Woman's Day Magazine-Renault Rally Team	Lynn Keeffe Sue Ransom Vivien Holliwell	Renault 16 TS	8,926
100	69	Southern Motors Pty Ltd	Murray Thomas Bill Butler	Škoda 110L	9,333
101	53	M.G. Pettit	Max Pettit Louis Levi Alan Esson	Holden Torana LC 2600 SL	10,116
102	180	H.R. Williams	Horace Williams J. Camilleri	Datsun 1600	11,814
103	119	D.F. Auld	David Auld Geoffrey Cooper Alwyn McMillan	Mercury 1947 Eight	12,132
104	129	R.J. Barkell	Robert Barkell Jeffrey O'Meara Russell Bennett	Holden EH Station Wagon	12,196
105	146	Doug Mulholland	Doug Mulholland Anne Mulholland	Volkswagen Beetle	12,458
106	143	D.I. Parsons	D. Parsons D. Parsons	Ford Cortina Mark II	12,789
107	213	Motor Manual	Len Shaw Sean Walsh	Morris 1500	13,029
108	186	Team Marshall and Berriman	Peter Marshall Peter Berriman	Volkswagen 1500 TS	13,417
109	160	Ken Garner	Ken Garner Robert Williams Barry Taylor	Holden HR	14,316
110	169	G.W. McDonald	Gary McDonald Peter Lawler	Holden Torana LC GTR	15,795
111	211	P.G. Booker	Philip Booker Mark Sanders	Volkswagen 1500 S	17,437
112	105	Team O'Dwyer and Spence	Maurice O'Dwyer Leslie Spence	Dodge 1936 Coupe	17,931
Source:[1] [2] [3]

References

1. Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 128-129
2. "The Entries". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1970.
3. Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 209-215