1974 Semperit 1600

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Results and entry list
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The Semperit 1600, organised by the Western Australian Car Club, was held on 22-24 March.

Australian Rally Championship Round 1

This was the first ever Western Australian round of the ARC. It was conducted over 1600 km and over two nights with a stopover in Bunbury.

With Colin Bond otherwise engaged, George Shepheard accompanied reigning champion Peter Lang to victory. They held a comfortable lead until putting the car off the road on the second night and eventually only won by a single point from Stewart McLeod and Adrian Mortimer.

Results and entry list

Place	Driver	State	Navigator	State	Car	Points
1	Peter Lang	ACT	George Shepheard	NSW	Holden Torana XU-1	47
2	Stewart McLeod	SA	Adrian Mortimer	SA	Datsun 260Z	48
3	Bob Watson	Vic	Adrian van der Straaten	WA	Renault 16TS	54
4	Bob Riley	NSW	Tom Snooks	NSW	Mitsubishi Galant	57
5	Ross Dunkerton	WA	John Large	WA	Datsun 240Z	66
6	Dean Rainsford	SA	Graham West	SA	Porsche 911S	69
7	P, Myers	WA	Ben Williams	WA	Holden Torana XU-1	71
8	Dennis Sutton	WA	Ian Beckwith	WA	Holden Torana XU-1	72
9	A. Brown	WA	W. Philip	WA	Holden Torana LS	94
10	C. Hake	WA	Tim Corr	WA	Datsun 1600	95

Detailed Results

Route

The event appears to have started in Perth and headed generally south east into the forests around Dwellingup then further south to Stirling Dam before a Break in Harvey. The second division headed back through Stirling Dam , looping east and down to Collie before tackling the forests around Wellington Dam enroute to the break in Bunbury.

The second night headed back into the Wellington Dam area then meandered southwards through Noggerup to a break in Bridgetown. The final division headed west then north into the forests around Nannup, then north through the Jarrahwood Forest back to Bunbury for the effective finish. Crews then transported back to Perth for the ceremonial finish.

1974 Semperit 1600

Australian Rally Championship Round 1

Results and entry list

Route

Other event documents