1970 Australian Rally Championship
Series winners Bob Watson and Jim McCauliffe in the
Renault R8 Gordini at the start of the final round for 1970, the Warana Rally.
The 1970 Australian Rally Championship was a series of five rallying events held across Australia. It was the third season in the history of the competition.
Bob Watson and navigator Jim McCauliffe in the Renault R8 Gordini were the winners of the 1970 Championship.
Season review
The third Australian Rally Championship was decided over five events, staged across the Eastern States of Australia with two events in Victoria and one each in Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia.[1] The series was dominated by the Renault R8 Gordinis, with Watson and McCauliffe winning four of the five rounds and coming second in the other. Their closest challenge was from Colin Bond and Brian Hope in the new Holden Monaro GTS 350.
The Rallies
The five events of the 1970 season were as follows.
| Round |
Rally |
Date |
| 1 |
Eureka Rally (VIC) |
28th February 1970 |
| 2 |
Blue Ribbon Rally (VIC) |
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| 3 |
Snowy Mountains Rally (NSW) |
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| 4 |
Cambridge Toyota Rally (SA) |
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| 5 |
Warana Rally (QLD) |
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Round One - Eureka Rally[2][3]
Round Five - Warana Rally
1970 Drivers and Navigators Championships
Final pointscore for 1970 is as follows. [1]
Bob Watson - Champion Driver 1970
Jim McCauliffe - Champion Navigator 1970
References
External links
- Results of Snowy Mountains Rally and ARC results.