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Allan George Moffat, OBE (born November 10, 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is an Australian racing driver known for his success in the Australian Touring Car Championship and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC is a Touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960 The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit
Born in Canada, Moffat first came to Australia as a college student with his parents in the early 1960s and has lived permanently in the country since the latter part of that decade, when he embarked on his record-setting racing career. He had already raced in the United States before his move to Australia, his first race behind the wheel of a Triumph TR3. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Triumph Motor Company had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann (1863-1951 and Moritz (Maurice Schulte from Germany founded Bettmann & The Triumph TR3 was a car built between 1955 and 1957 by the Standard Motor Company in the United Kingdom, during which time 13377 cars were produced of which
1965 to 1971
Moffat first entered the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) in 1965, driving a Lotus Cortina. The Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC is a Touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960 The Lotus-Cortina was a high-performance car, the result of collaboration between Ford and Lotus. By 1969 he had become a regular competitor and his bright red Coca-Cola-sponsored Trans-Am Ford Mustang was unmistakable at circuits around Australia. Teams and drivers The following drivers competed in the 1969 ATCC. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries The Trans-Am Series was created in 1966 by the SCCA as the Trans-American Sedan Championship. The Ford Mustang sports coupe, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, was initially based on the Ford Falcon He would go on to win 101 touring car races in this car between 1969 and 1972, yet his dream of winning the ATCC in the Mustang eluded him. A touring car was a popular Car body style in the early 20th century being a larger alternative to the runabout and the Roadster.
Although Moffat and a number of other drivers raced Mustangs for ATCC competition - the five ATCC titles from 1965 to 1969 were all won by Mustang drivers - this car, modified to CAMS Group C Improved Production Touring Car regulations was ineligible for the Bathurst 500 (later Bathurst 1000), which was restricted to standard production cars prior to 1973. In relation to Australian motorsport Group C refers to either of two sets of regulations devised by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport for use in Australian touring The Bathurst 1000 (currently officially known as the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit Moffat therefore made his debut in that race in 1969 in a Ford works team entered Ford Falcon XW GTHO. The Ford Works Team (Australia was a former Australian motor racing team that was supported by the Ford Motor Company. The Ford Falcon is a Full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960 He and co-driver Alan Hamilton finished fourth.
The following two years would see Moffat come into his own as one of Australia's most dominant race drivers, and the Falcon GTHO as an almost unbeatable car. For 1970, Ford had made significant improvements to the Falcon XW GTHO Phase II over the previous year's model and Moffat, racing without a co-driver, took the car to two crushing victories in the 1970 and 1971 Bathurst races. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following In 1971 he became the first driver to lead the Bathurst 500 from start to finish while driving the famed Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III. The GTHO Phase III was a modified Ford Falcon Muscle car produced by Ford Australia in 1971
1972
Moffat looked headed for an historic third straight Bathurst victory in 1972 when Ford unveiled plans for a "Phase IV" Falcon GTHO, even faster and more brutal than the Phase III which Moffat had taken to victory in 1971. The Australian press caught wind of these plans, however, and headlines across the country screamed, "160mph Supercars On Our Roads!" Facing pressure from the media and government not to produce this car, as entering it at Bathurst would also require at least 200 units to be sold at dealerships in Australia, Ford scrapped production of the Phase IV and forced Moffat and other Ford drivers to resort to year-old Phase III cars for Bathurst that year. Peter Brock won the race that year for arch-rival manufacturer Holden, after wet weather and brake dramas hobbled the Fords, and he and Moffat would establish a rivalry of their own in the years to come. Peter Geoffrey Brock AM ( 26 February, 1945 – 8 September, 2006) otherwise known as "Peter Perfect" "The GM Holden Ltd is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne Victoria.
1973 to 1980
In 1973, both the ATCC and the Bathurst endurance race were open for the first time only to the newly introduced CAMS Group C Touring Cars. In relation to Australian motorsport Group C refers to either of two sets of regulations devised by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport for use in Australian touring These mildly modified cars replaced both the existing highly modified Group C Improved Production Touring Cars (which had contested the ATCC since 1965) and the virtually standard Group E Series Production Touring Cars (which had previously contested the Bathurst event). Ford, smarting from the Phase IV controversy the year before, withdrew their factory teams from competition at the end of 1973. This left Moffat and other Ford drivers to form their own privateer teams, despite the company having assisted Moffat to victory in both the ATCC title - his first ever - and at Bathurst (with co-driver Ian Geoghegan) that year. Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, ( April 26, 1940 - November 19, 2003) was an Australian race car driver known for a quick wit and natural Moffat was the first winner of the Bathurst race following its conversion from a 500-mile event to 1000km.
Moffat struggled through the 1974 and 1975 seasons. He failed to finish Bathurst in those years, and was only moderately competitive in ATCC races. In 1975 he drove a BMW 3. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 0CSL with Brian Redman to win the 12 Hours of Sebring. Brian Thomas Redman (born March 9, 1937 in Colne, Lancashire) is a British former Racing driver from England
Although he failed to finish Bathurst again in 1976, Moffat returned to drive his Falcon GT full-time in the ATCC that year and won his second title, despite the setback of a transporter fire which destroyed his race car, with several rounds left to run. Moffat also won the inaugural Australian Sports Sedan Championship that year, driving firstly a Chevrolet Monza and later a Ford Capri RS3100. The Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of cars complying with Australian Sports Sedan regulations See also Opel Monza, an unrelated vehicle marketed by General Motors' European subsidiary The Chevrolet Monza was a rear-wheel drive subcompact Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate Automobile models The Ford Consul Capri coupe produced by Ford of Great
Moffat re-established his dominance in 1977. He won his second consecutive ATCC title that year, the third of his career, but this performance was overshadowed by the crushing 1-2 victory of Moffat and team-mate Colin Bond at Bathurst. Colin Bond (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian former Racing driver. By the mid-point of the race, Moffat and Bond led by over six laps from the rest of the field. Late in the race, Moffat's car encountered brake problems and had to slow, allowing Bond to catch up for the cars to complete the final lap of the race side-by-side and cross the finish line in tandem, with Bond allowing Moffat to stay barely in front. This moment is remembered as one of the most famous in Australian motor sport history, and still regarded by many as Ford's finest hour. The following year Moffat received an Order of the British Empire in 1978 for exceptional services to motor sport. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.
Moffat was unable to repeat his 1977 successes over the following three years. He retired from the 1978, 1979 and 1980 Bathurst races (his last in the local Ford product) and did not win the ATCC title in those years as Holden began to gain a manufacturer's edge with their Torana A9X, which was lighter and more nimble than the heavy Falcons. The Holden Torana was a car produced by General Motors - Holden (GM-H the Australian subsidiary of General Motors.
In 1980 he competed in various cars and in various countries. He drove a Porsche 934 turbo to win the Australian Sports Car Championship. The Porsche 934 was a racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo, prepared to FIA Group 4 rules similar to the Porsche 935 which was prepared to The Australian Sports Car Championship was the CAMS sanctioned national title for Sports Car drivers in the years from 1969 to 1988. He also drove at the Le Mans 24-hour race, sharing a Porsche 935 turbo with Indycar legend Bobby Rahal, where they were forced to withdraw whilst in fourth place. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, The Porsche 935 was introduced in 1976 as the racing version of the Porsche 930 (911 Turbo prepared for FIA - Group 5 rules (similar to the Porsche Robert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal (born January 10 1953 in Medina Ohio) is an American Auto racing team owner and former driver spending most of He also did a guest drive for the Marlboro Holden Dealer Team taking 3rd place in the Sandown 400km race. The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s un-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also The event was marked by the fact that it was Moffat's second only time in a Holden and that he was driving in the same team as his arch rival Peter Brock.
1981 and beyond
Much to the dismay of his mostly Ford-biased fans, Moffat left the "Blue Oval" brand in 1981 to drive a Peter Stuyvesant-sponsored Mazda RX-7 as both the ATCC and Bathurst began to exhibit a shift towards lighter touring cars with less raw power. The Mazda RX-7 is a Sports car produced by the Japanese automaker Mazda from 1978 to 2002 Moffat drove the RX-7 to four consecutive top-six finishes at Bathurst between 1981 and 1984, and won his fourth and final ATCC title in 1983. Moffat also competed at the 24 Hours of Daytona in an RX-7, taking a class win in 1982 with co-drivers Lee Mulle and Kathy Rude. The Rolex 24 at Daytona (frequently referred to by its historical title the 24 Hours of Daytona) is a 24-hour sports car Endurance race held annually at That same year he again competed at LeMans in a factory RX-7-based sportscar, achieving a class win. In 1985 he took his own RX-7 that he campaigned previously in Australia to Daytona for the 24 Hour race, sharing the car with Australian drivers Gregg Hansford, Kevin Bartlett and Peter McLeod. Gregg Hansford ( 4 April 1952 &ndash 5 March 1995) was an Australian motorcycle and touring car racer Kevin Bartlett (born May 25, 1940 in Coffs Harbour New South Wales) often known by his nickname " KB " is an Australian
After sitting out the 1985 Australian season Moffat returned to Bathurst for three more years in 1986, 1987 and 1988, the first in a Holden Commodore with Peter Brock and the final brace in Ford Sierras with Cosworth engines. The Holden Commodore is an Automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors (GM in Australia and formerly in New Zealand Peter Geoffrey Brock AM ( 26 February, 1945 – 8 September, 2006) otherwise known as "Peter Perfect" "The The Ford Sierra is a Large family car built by Ford Europe from 1982 until 1993 Cosworth is an Automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958 specialising in engines for automobile racing (motorsport These cars dominated the ATCC circuits for most of the late 1980s and won Bathurst twice in 1988 and 1989. In 1987, after Peter Brock split with Holden, Moffat purchased the VL Commodore that Brock had intended to take to Europe to compete in the World Touring Car Championship. The World Touring Car Championship ( WTCC) is an international Touring Car championship organized by the FIA. In the first round of the 1987 WTCC, held in Monza, Italy, Moffat and his co-driver, ex-HDT driver John Harvey, took a surprise opening round win as a result of the leading BMW M3's being disqualified. Monza ( Munscia in Western Lombard) is a city on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy John Harvey (born in Sydney is a retired Australian Racing driver. Later that year Moffat and Harvey drove the same Commodore to 4th place outright and a class win at the Spa 24-hour race. The Total 24 Hours of Spa is an Endurance racing event held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
Moffat's last race was in 1989 driving with Klaus Niedzwiedz, winning the Fuji 500km race in Japan. Klaus Niedzwiedz (born February 24 1951 in Dortmund, Germany) is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist He retired from competitive motor racing that year. He has since worked as a TV commentator and a spokesman for BMW and appears at various Ford club events across Australia.
On February 2, 2004, he received Australian citizenship in a ceremony at the Australian Grand Prix Corporation offices in Melbourne. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race that is part of the annual Formula One championship season Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 He had been eligible for citizenship since the early 1970s but, in his own words, "one way or another I never followed it through. " The citation itself was given by his old friend and sparring partner, Peter Brock.
Although Moffat has lived permanently in Australia for over 35 years, his broad Canadian accent has remained intact and continues to be his trademark.
Career results
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 4th | Ford Cortina Lotus | Allan Moffat Racing |
| 1970 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 6th | Ford Mustang Boss 302 | Team Coca-Cola A. V8 Supercars is a Touring car racing category operated under the regulations of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The Lotus-Cortina was a high-performance car, the result of collaboration between Ford and Lotus. Teams and drivers The following drivers competed in the 1970 ATCC. The Ford Mustang sports coupe, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, was initially based on the Ford Falcon M. R. |
| 1971 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 2nd | Ford Mustang Boss 302 | Team Coca-Cola A. Teams and drivers The following drivers competed in the 1971 ATCC. M. R. |
| 1972 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 3rd | Ford Mustang Boss 302 | Allan Moffat Racing |
| 1973 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 1st | Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III | Allan Moffat |
| 1974 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 3rd | Ford Falcon XB GT | Moffat Ford Dealers |
| 1975 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 22nd | Ford Falcon XB GT | Allan Moffat Racing |
| 1976 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 1st | Ford Falcon XB GT | Moffat Ford Dealers |
| 1976 | Australian Sports Sedan Championship | 1st | Ford Capri RS3100 Chevrolet Monza |
Allan Moffat Racing |
| 1977 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 1st | Ford Falcon XB GT Ford Falcon XC |
Moffat Ford Dealers |
| 1978 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 4th | Ford Falcon XC | Moffat Ford Dealers |
| 1979 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 27th | Ford Falcon XC | Allan Moffat Racing |
| 1980 | Australian Sports Car Championship | 1st | Porsche 930 Turbo | |
| 1982 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 3rd | Mazda RX-7 PP | Peter Stuyvesant Mazda Racing |
| 1982 | Australian Endurance Championship | 1st | Mazda RX-7 PP | Peter Stuyvesant Mazda Racing |
| 1983 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 1st | Mazda RX-7 PP | Peter Stuyvesant Mazda Racing |
| 1984 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 9th | Mazda RX-7 PP | Peter Stuyvesant Mazda Racing |
| 1984 | Australian Endurance Championship | 1st | Mazda RX-7 PP | Peter Stuyvesant Mazda Racing |
| 1988 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 9th | Ford Sierra RS500 | Allan Moffat Enterprises |
| 1989 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 11th | Ford Sierra RS500 | Allan Moffat Enterprises |
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| Preceded by Colin Bond Tony Roberts |
Winner of the Bathurst 500 1970-1971 |
Succeeded by Peter Brock |
| Preceded by Peter Brock |
Winner of the Bathurst 1000 1973 (with Ian Geoghegan) |
Succeeded by John Goss Kevin Bartlett |
| Preceded by Bob Morris John Fitzpatrick |
Winner of the Bathurst 1000 1977 (with Jacky Ickx) |
Succeeded by Peter Brock Jim Richards |
| Preceded by Bob Jane |
Winner of the Australian Touring Car Championship 1973 |
Succeeded by Peter Brock |
| Preceded by Colin Bond |
Winner of the Australian Touring Car Championship 1976 & 1977 |
Succeeded by Peter Brock |
| Preceded by Dick Johnson |
Winner of the Australian Touring Car Championship 1983 |
Succeeded by Dick Johnson |
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