# 1974 RE-PO 500K

The 1974 RE-PO 500K was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. It was held at the Phillip Island Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 24 November 1974 over 106 laps, a race distance of 501 kilometres (311mi). The race, which was the fifth round of the 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was the fourth annual "Phillip Island 500K".
The race was won by Holden Dealer Team driver Colin Bond driving a Holden Torana. Bond finishing a lap ahead of the Ford Falcon (XB) of Murray Carter. Brothers Rod and Russ McRae finished three laps behind Bond in a Holden Torana to take third.

## Class structure

Cars competed in four classes:
* Class A : Up 1300cc
* Class B : 1301–2000cc
* Class C : 2001 – 3000cc
* Class D : More than 3000cc

## Race results

Race results were as follows:
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Class | Laps |
| 1 | Colin Bond | 2 | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | D | 106 |
| 2 | Murray Carter | 18 | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | Murray Carter | D | 105 |
| 3 | Rod McRae Russ McRae | 28 | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | Dustings of Burwood | D | 105 |
| 4 | Graeme Blanchard | 16 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Insul Fluf Home Insulation | D | 103 |
| 5 | Stuart Saker | 17 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Stuart Saker | D | 101 |
| 6 | Tony Farrell | | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda Racing Team | C | 100 |
| 7 | Kevin Kennedy | 15 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Kevin Kennedy | D | 99 |
| 8 | Ray Gulson | 48 | Alfa Romeo GTV | Ray Gulson | B | 99 |
| 9 | Jim Murcott | 49 | Alfa Romeo GTV | AF & M Beninca | B | 99 |
| 10 | Mel Mollison | 42 | Mazda RX-3 | Bainbridge Motors | B | 98 |
| 11 | Matt Phillip | 37 | Holden Torana GTR | Mollison Motors | C | 96 |
| 12 | Bill Evans | 58 | Datsun 1200 Coupe | Datsun Racing Team | A | 94 |
| 13 | Brian Ovenden | 21 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T | Brian Ovenden | D | 94 |
| 14 | Stewart McLeod | | Datsun 240K | Datsun Racing Team | C | 93 |
| 15 | Colin Campbell | 44 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Alan Coffey Motors of Dandenong | B | 93 |
| 16 | Ken Brian | 63 | Honda Civic | Auto Village - Nowra | A | 92 |
| 17 | Gary Toepfer | 64 | Toyota Corolla | G Toepfer | A | 88 |
| 18 | Gary Rowe | 45 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Peter Mac's Towing Pty Ltd | B | 87 |
| 19 | Max McClure | | Mazda RX-3 | | B | 84 |
| 20 | Max McGinley | 65 | Honda Civic | Max McGinley | A | 82 |
| 21 | Geoff Wade | 46 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Peter Mac's Towing Pty Ltd | B | 78 |
| DNF | Dave Clement | 53 | Morris Cooper S | Clement Motors | A | |
| DNF | Cam Richardson | 11 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Richardson Engine Reconditioning | D | 83 |
| DNF | John Bundy | 57 | Morris Cooper S | JF Bundy | A | 72 |
| DNF | Robin Dudfield | 59 | Alfa Romeo Junior | Victorian Police Motor Sport Club | A | |
| DNF | Lawrie Nelson | 19 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T | Lawrie Nelson | D | 61? |
| DNF | John Stoopman | 14 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Bayside Holden | D | 51 |
| DNF | Peter Brock | 1 | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | D | |
| DNF | Peter Janson | 4 | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | P Janson | D | |
| DNF | Allan Moffat | 33 | Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | Allan Moffat Racing | D | 35 |
| DNF | Robert Bride | 9 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Torana Club of Victoria | D | |
| DNF | Bernie McClure | 25 | Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 | Bendigo Motor Co | D | |
| ? | Geoff Newton | 32 | Ford Capri V6 | Geoff Newton | C | |
| Excl | Nick Louis | | Mazda RX-3 | Kernan Motors (Mazda) Flemington | C | 95 |
Note:
* The Mazda RX-3 of Tony Farrell was excluded from the results due to a modification to the half shafts. An appeal was successful and the car was re-instated.