Ron Hodgson Motors
| Manufacturer | Jaguar, Holden, Triumph, Ford |
|---|---|
| Team Principal | Bruce Richardson Ron Missen |
| Team Manager | Ron Hodgson |
| Race Drivers |
 Ron Hodgson Charlie Smith John French Bob Beasely Bruce McPhee Bob Morris John Leffler Frank Gardner James Laing-Peach Graham Moore John Fitzpatrick Ron Dickson Graeme Lawrence Johnny Rutherford Janet Guthrie Derek Bell Dieter Quester
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| Chassis |
Jaguar Mk.II Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 Triumph Dolomite Ford Capri Holden LX Torana SL/R 5000 A9X Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback |
| Debut | 1960 |
| Drivers' Championships | 1 (1979) |
| Round wins | 7 |
Ron Hodgson Motors (later known as Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing) was a Parramatta-based car dealership, primarily associated with Holden. One of the largest dealerships of its kind in Australia, on several occasions it lent its name and facilities to support motor racing teams. It did this initially as the base for the racing efforts of its own principal dealer, Ron Hodgson, who first raced Jaguars in the early days of the Australian Touring Car Championship. In the 1970s, it became the front for Hodgson's protege, Bob Morris. With Morris at the wheel, the team became best known for winning the Bathurst 1000 in 1976 and the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1979.
The independent one-car team was formed by Ron Hodgson, who ran the team from his dealership in the west of Sydney. Hodgson himself had finished third in both the 1960 and 1961 Australian Touring Car Championships as well as entering the Bathurst 500 between 1963 and 1966. After running Bruce McPhee in the major endurance races in 1972, the team aligned with Bob Morris for a partial campaign of the 1973 Australian Touring Car Championship, also receiving sponsorship from the Seven Network. In 1974 Morris finished second in the championship, but did not win his first championship rounds until 1975. Morris, driving with Frank Gardner, then finished second at the 1975 Hardie-Ferodo 1000. In 1976 and 1977, the team also experimented with a Triumph Dolomite Sprint instead of the V8 Torana, attempting to maximise the championship points by winning smaller capacity class in some races. In conjunction with Leyland Australia, the team had in fact aimed to develop a locally-made competition version of the Dolomite Sprint but the proposal was rejected by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.
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