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[1972xu1]

 

[1972xu1]

Interested to chat to anyone who may have details or photos of this car.

 

Purchased by John Stoopman from Bayside Motors September 1972 and immediately registered as Group C race car. Cams registration application and log books confirm self-locating sprintmaster car

Raced in 1972 - 1973 Touring car and manufacturers championships by John Stoopman.  Best result 4th in Adelaide.

Sold to Graeme Slater and first road registered late 1973, 2nd in Victorian Hill Climb championship - Im told?

Graeme sold to Chris Brockhoff who supplied original log books and race history 74 onwards

Traded at Blanchard Motors and returned to road car by Deane Hill. Webbers replaced with 949 early xu1 strombergs and NP block installed with original xu1 head

Featured racing  in Holden 25th anniversary of Holden promo movie - not sure what track

Livery has been returned from Autopics photos of Calder late 72

Have owned for last 30 years

I have no photos from rear and interested in any other information fellow forumers may have

[Ice]

This is all i got

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[1972xu1]

thanks that was sandown laps and display last year

 

[Ice]

Thats correct i could give you number if that helps

[1972xu1]

https://www.youtube....h?v=ZTWgsugZpvo

 

Can anyone clarify the track at 15:20 in?
 

[Dr Terry]

I reckon it's Oran Park, the pits especially.

 

Dr Terry

[Indy Orange]

Is this the same car Phil ,listed as car number 30 in class D.I will have a look through some old magazines and see what I can find.

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[RallyRed]

hmm..the pits do look  a little like OP, but right at the end of that clip of the car on the track, he goes around a corner with a big grassy bank to the left, not sure OP had that feature?

Lakeside?, Surfers? did the car ever run there?

 

I guess with Holden being Melbourne centric, you'd guess a Vic track?

[Rockoz]

Heading around the bottom going back to cross the bridge maybe?

[S pack]

Oran Park tribute video.

[1972xu1]

Hi folks, I dont believe it raced at Oran Park.  He also upgraded cars each year and I belive bought the ex-bob jane car for Bathurst 1973 which is now in the Museum their.  This was the 72-73 car.   

[S pack]

Stoopman finished 10th in the Marlboro Cup at Oran Park in the XU1 in 1972.

http://touringcarrac... Oran Park.html

[1972xu1]

I stand corrected 

[RallyRed]

I see this popped up on FB

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[HDTMONARO]

Phil, talk about 6 degrees of separation, you refer to Deane Hill owning the Stoopman car, Deane also owned the Noel Devine Pest Control car that I own after Noel, so it appears Deane owned a few of these old Bangers......

 

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