# 1970 Sandown Three Hour 250

The 1970 Sandown Three Hour 250 was an Australian endurance motor race for Series Production Cars. The event was held on 13 September 1970 over 130 laps of the 1.9 mile Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total of 247 miles. There were 42 starters in the event.
Canadian race driver Allan Moffat won the first of his five Sandown endurance race victories. Moffat drove the factory-prepared Ford Falcon GT-HO race car to a one lap victory over Holden Dealer Team driver, Colin Bond (Holden Torana). Chrysler factory team driver Norm Beechey (Chrysler Valiant Pacer) finished in third position, three laps behind Bond.
This event, revived from a previous six-hour format, debuted in 1968 and quickly became the recognized precursor event to the annual Bathurst 500 / 1000 race.

## Results

| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 50 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | Ford Motor Company | 130 |
| 2 | Colin Bond | 20 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 129 |
| 3 | Norm Beechey | 41 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel | Norm Beechey Shell Racing Team | 126 |
| 4 | Peter Brock | 21 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 125 |
| 5 | Doug Chivas Graham Ryan | | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrel | Geoghegan's Sport Cars | 125 |
| 6 | Fred Gibson Barry Seton | 52 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | Ford Motor Company | 124 |
| 7 | Clem Smith | | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel | Clem Smith | 122 |
| 8 | Ian Strachan | | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | IOC Australia | 119 |
| 9 | John Piper | | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Bill Evans Developments | 119 |
| 10 | Bruce McPhee | 51 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | Ford Motor Company | 119 |
| Class A : Up To $1960 ||||||
| 1 | Clive Millis Ken Hastings | 4 | Mazda 1300 | | 111 |
| 2 | Mel Mollison Roger Withers | | Mazda 1300 | | 110 |
| 3 | P Granger K Mertz | | Toyota Corolla | | 103 |
| ? | Preece | | Ford Escort 1300 | Rollington Ford | |
| ? | Stanley | | Toyota Corolla | | |
| DNF | Evans | | Toyota Corolla | | |
| DNF | Perry | | Mazda 1300 | | |
| DSQ | Roxburgh | | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | |
| DSQ | Barry Tapsall Punch | | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | |
| Class B : $1961 to $2400 ||||||
| 1 | Doug Whiteford John Roxburgh | | Datsun 1600 | | 114 |
| 2 | John Mooney | | Holden LC Torana 2600S | | 113 |
| 3 | Bob Hudson Ray Parker | | Datsun 1600 | | 109 |
| DNF | Chapple | | Ford Escort GT | | |
| DNF | Murphy | | Mitsubishi Colt Galant | Esquire | |
| DNF | Watson | | Renault 10S | | |
| Class C : $2401 to $3150 ||||||
| 1 | Colin Bond | 20 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 129 |
| 2 | Peter Brock | 21 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 125 |
| 3 | Doug Chivas Graham Ryan | | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrel | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | 125 |
| 4 | Ian Strachan | | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | IOC Australia | 119 |
| 5 | John Piper | | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Bill Evans Developments | 119 |
| ? | Christine Cole Sandra Bennett | 22 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | |
| ? | Graeme Blanchard | 25 | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | | |
| ? | Jim Murcott | 27 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | | |
| ? | John Gates | 29 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | | |
| ? | John Walker | | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrel | | |
| ? | Leo Geoghegan Nick Ledingham | | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrel | | |
| DNF | Bob Jane | | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | | |
| DNF | David Yates | | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | Booran Motors | |
| Class D : $3151 to $4100 ||||||
| 1 | Norm Beechey | 41 | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel | Norm Beechey Shell Racing Team | 126 |
| 2 | Clem Smith | | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel | Clem Smith | 122 |
| DNF | Des West P Brown | | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel | | |
| Class E : Over $4100 ||||||
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 50 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | Ford Motor Company | 130 |
| 2 | Fred Gibson Barry Seton | 52 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | Ford Motor Company | 124 |
| 3 | Bruce McPhee | 51 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | Ford Motor Company | 119 |
| ? | Pat Peck | | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | | |
| ? | Tony Roberts | 60 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | | |
| DNF | Bob Holden | | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | | |
| DNF | Murray Carter | | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | Rollington Ford | 98 |
| DNF | Richard Knight Graham Ritter | 58 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | Stillwell Ford | |
| DNF | Tom Roddy | | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | | |
| DSQ | Garry Rush | | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | Byrt Ford | |
* Note : Of the 42 starters in the event, one has not been accounted for in the above table.