# 1976 Goodrich Radial Challenge

The 1976 Goodrich Radial Challenge was an Australian motor racing series open to Group C Touring Cars of up to 3000cc capacity. It was contested over four rounds, each being staged with a round of the 1976 Rothmans International Series. Cars were required to use street radial tyres provided by the series sponsor, BF Goodrich Australia.
The series was won by Bill Evans driving a Datsun 1200 Coupe.

## Series schedule

The 1976 Goodrich Radial Challenge was contested over four rounds.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Car | Entrant |
| 1 | Oran Park Raceway | 1 February | Peter Williamson | BMW 2002 tii | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd |
| 2 | Adelaide International Raceway | 8 February | | | |
| 3 | Sandown Park | 15 February | | | |
| 4 | Surfers Paradise International Raceway | 22 February | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
The meeting at Surfers Paradise International Raceway was postponed for one week due to heavy rain and the rescheduled meeting was cancelled after Saturday practice due to further rain.

## Class structure

Car competed in three classes:
* Class A: Up to 1300cc
* Class B: 1301 to 2000cc
* Class C: 2001 to 3000cc

## Points system

Points were awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten positions in each class at each round.

## Series results

| Position | Driver | Car | Class | Entrant | Ora | Ade | San | Sur | Total |
| 1 | Bill Evans | Datsun 1200 Coupe | A | John Roxburgh Motors | 8 | 10 | 10 | - | 28 |
| 2 | Peter Williamson | BMW 2002 tii | B | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | 10 | 8 | 9 | - | 27 |
| 3 | Laurie Nelson | Ford Capri V6 | C | Laurie Nelson | 8 | 10 | 8 | - | 26 |
| 4 | Chris Brockoff | Mazda RX-3 Coupe | C | Andre Tuning | 9 | 9 | 6 | - | 24 |
| 5 | Jim Murcott | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | Brian Wood Ford | 9 | 7 | 7 | - | 23 |
| = | Chris Heyer | Volkswagen Passat | A | Lennox Motors | 9 | 6 | 8 | - | 23 |
| 7 | Bob Holden | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | Bob Holden Shell Sport | 3 | 9 | 8 | - | 20 |
| = | Lyndon Arnel | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | Bob Holden Shell Sport | - | 10 | 10 | - | 20 |
| 9 | Max McGinley | Honda Civic RS | A | Max McGinley | 7 | 9 | 3 | - | 19 |
| = | Don Holland | Mazda RX-3 | C | | 10 | - | 9 | - | 19 |
| 11 | Bob Nissen | Ford Capri V6 | C | G Foy | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | 17 |
| = | Ray Molloy | Morris Clubman GT | A | Ray Molloy Motors Preston | - | 8 | 9 | - | 17 |
| 13 | Peter Granger | BMW 2002 ti | B | RA Glazier | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | 16 |
| = | Bill Stanley | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | Westline Ford Pty Ltd | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | 16 |
| 15 | Ian Wells | Honda Civic RS | A | | 10 | 5 | - | - | 15 |
| 16 | Ben Penhall | Mazda RX-2 | C | TB Penhall | 6 | 6 | 2 | - | 14 |
| = | Ian Chilman | Honda Civic | A | Ian Chilman | - | 7 | 7 | - | 14 |
| 18 | John English | Ford Escort Twin Cam | B | | 7 | - | 5 | - | 12 |
| 19 | Ray Cutchie | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | Ray Cutchie | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 10 |
| = | Allan Grice | Mazda RX-3 | C | Mazda House Racing | - | - | 10 | - | 10 |
| 21 | Chris Cole | Ford Capri V6 | C | Chris Cole | - | 8 | 1 | - | 9 |
| = | Alan Guest | Holden Torana | C | Alan Guest | - | 5 | 4 | - | 9 |
| 23 | Caroline O'Shannessy | Morris Cooper S | A | Caroline O'Shannessy | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 8 |
| = | Terry Daley | Ford Escort Twin Cam | B | | 8 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 25 | Paul Older | BMW 3.0Si | C | Craven Mild Racing | - | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| 26 | Geoff Wade | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| = | Greg Toepfer | Toyota Corolla | A | | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
| = | Robin Dudfield | Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior | A | Avanti Motors | - | 2 | 4 | - | 6 |
| 29 | Phil Harris | Ford Escort Twin Cam | B | Barry Lee | 2 | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| = | Arthur Crosthwaite | Morris Cooper S | A | | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| = | Jeff Harris | Morris Cooper S | A | | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| = | Hugh Donaldson | Morris Cooper S | A | Hugh Donaldson | - | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
| = | Ray Harrison | Mazda RX-3 | C | | - | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| 34 | Frank Dortell | Morris Cooper S | A | | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 35 | Peter Kuebler | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | B | Peter Kuebler | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 36 | Brian Porter | Mazda 1300 | A | | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 37 | Jeff Ogg | Morris Cooper S | A | | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| = | Kelvin Gough | Holden Gemini | B | | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |