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The tyre rule specified a maximum of 8 tyres for qualifying and racing, and that they had to be of identical rubber compound. Bond was successfully protested by Allan Moffat post-qualifying at Winton of presenting 8 tyres (which actually comprised a set of Toyos and a set of Dunlops!) that were not of identical rubber compound, despite the fact that the tyres were passed by the scrutineers after durometer tests showed that they were near-as-dammit to identical. What led to this situation was Bond's discovery during practice that the car was transformed by putting a set of the taller 660mm rear Dunlop D15s on the front. It was this discovery that resulted in Bond's charge at Winton, where he recorded faster lap times that the three cars that finished ahead of him, and his wins at Lakeside and Mallala.
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