John Goss (born in Hobart, Tasmania) is an Australian retired motor racing driver who was a star in his home country during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He is the only driver to have won Australias two most prestigious races, the Bathurst 1000 (1974 and 1985), and the Australian Grand Prix (1976). During his career, John Goss gained a reputation for long acceptance speeches, with many joking that his victory speech on the Bathurst podium following his 1974 win took almost as long as the race itself (the race, the first to be run in wet conditions, lasted 7 hours, 51 minutes and 43 seconds, though in reality Goss victory speech took significantly less time Born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, Goss began racing in his home state in Holden FJs and Ford Customlines. He then built his own sports car, the Tornado Ford, which he took to the mainland with some success, scoring points in the Australian Sports Car Championship in both 1969 and 1970. He also raced Ford Falcon GTHOs in production car racing from 1969 and stayed loyal to Ford for much of his career. Season Series Position Car Team 1969 Australian Sports Car Championship 9th Tornado Ford John Goss Racing 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship 10th Tornado Ford McLeod Ford 1972 South Pacific Touring Series 1st Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III McLeod Ford 1972 Australian Touring Car Championship 11th Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III McLeod Ford 1973 Australian Touring Car Championship 14th Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop McLeod Ford 1974 South Pacific Touring Series 2nd Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop McLeod Ford 1974 Toby Lee Sports Sedan Series 7th Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop McLeod Ford 1974 Australian Drivers Championship 9th Matich A53 Repco Holden John Goss Racing 1975 Tasman Series 6th Matich A53 Repco Holden John Goss Racing 1975 Toby Lee Formula 5000 Series 2nd Matich A53 Repco Holden John Goss Racing 1975 Australian Drivers Championship 13th Matich A53 Repco Holden John Goss Racing 1976 Australian Drivers Championship 5th Matich A53 Repco Holden John Goss Racing 1976 Rothmans International Series 5th Matich A53 Repco Holden John Goss Racing 1977 Rothmans International Series 4th Matich A53 Repco Holden John Goss Racing 1977 Australian Touring Car Championship 28th Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop Ford XC Falcon Hardtop John Goss Racing 1978 Australian Touring Car Championship 30th Ford XC Falcon Hardtop John Goss Racing 1985 Australian Endurance Championship 10th Jaguar XJS JRA Ltd
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