Blast-off for the final race in the 1971 ATCC at Oran Park, and the beginning of what would be a hugely dramatic title-deciding race. After 6 rounds, Bob Jane led Allan Moffat on points, Jane on 34, Moffat on 31. Jane had won two races, Moffat three. The points paid 9 for a win, 6 for second. If Moffat won the race, he'd also win the title, on account of having scored more race wins.

From the start Moffat charged away, while Jane missed a gear and dropped back to third behind Geoghegan, before getting past on lap three. But by that stage Moffat was long gone, and looked to be heading towards winning his first ATCC. But on lap 16, the Mustang slowed, as Moffat found the gearbox jammed in second gear. He stopped, rectified it, and took off again, but by this stage had dropped to third. He quickly hauled in Geoghegan, but couldn't find a way past, and lost huge time to Jane. Eventually he tried a desperate move around the outside of the Loop, the pair bounced off each other, but then he was off and gone.

He began catching Jane, until the gap was at six seconds, then the Camaro lifted the pace. Moffat reacted, and was right on the rear bumper of the Camaro coming through the final turn for the last time, but just missed out. Jane was champion.

In fact, Moffat really lost the title way back at Sandown in Round 3, when he was leading by nearly a minute, and was black-flagged because of something hanging down under the car. He ignored the black flag until right at the very end of the race, came charging into the pits, had it OK'd then went back out and won by 40 seconds. But officials deemed him to have ignored the black flagged, and stripped him of the win, and giving Jane the 9 points.

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