The 1973 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.[1] It was the fourth annual Australian national series for Formula Fords.[2]
The series, which was sponsored by TAA,[3] was won by John Leffler, driving a Bowin P4a and a Bowin P6F.[1]
Schedule
editThe series was contested over nine rounds.[1]
| Round[1] | Circuit[1] | State | Date | Round winner[1] | Car[1] |
| 1 | Phillip Island | Victoria | 28 January [3] | John Leffler | Bowin P4a |
| 2 | Warwick Farm | New South Wales | 11 February[4] | David Mingay | Bowin P6F |
| 3 | Sandown | Victoria | 18 February [5] | John Leffler | Bowin P4a |
| 4 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | 4 March [6] | John Leffler | Bowin P6F |
| 5 | Calder Raceway | Victoria | Peter Larner | Wren | |
| 6 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 20 May[7] | Enno Buesselmann | Elfin 600 |
| 7 | Hume Weir | Victoria | 10 June [8] | Paul Bernasconi | Bowin P4a |
| 8 | Lakeside | Queensland | John Leffler | Bowin P6F | |
| 9 | Warwick Farm | New South Wales | 15 July [9] | John Leffler | Bowin P6F |
Points system
editPoints were awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis at each round.[6]
The worst results from one round in New South Wales and from one round in Victoria were dropped from each drivers final points score.[6]
Series standings
edit| Position[1] | Driver[1] | Car[1][4] | Entrant[4][10][11][12] | Points[1] |
| 1 | John Leffler | Bowin P4a & Bowin P6F | Grace Bros Race Team | 68 |
| 2 | David Mingay | Bowin P6F | David Mingay | 61 |
| 3 | Gerry Murphy | Elfin 600 | Gerard Murphy | 48 |
| 4 | Paul Bernasconi | Bowin P4a | Paul Bernasconi | 43 |
| 5 | Peter Larner | Wren | Bill Reynolds | 34 |
| = | Terry Perkins | Elfin 600 & Elfin 620 | Strapp Ford | 34 |
| 7 | Geoffrey Brabham | Elfin 620 | Jack Brabham Ford | 17 |
| 8 | Dale Thompson | Bowin P4a | Dale Thompson | 15 |
| 9 | Chester Kernot | Elfin 600B | Chester Kernot | 13 |
| = | Stephen Brook | Bowin P4a | S Brook | 13 |
Note: All cars were powered by 1.6 litre[4] Ford engines.[13]
Note: Only the top ten points-scorers are shown in the above table.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Formula Ford, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 156 to 160
- ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 87 to 89
- ^ a b T.A.A. Driver to Europe, Competition Communicator, January 1973, page 13
- ^ a b c d "Competitors' Final Instructions, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, 11th February 1973"
- ^ Official Programme, Sandown, Saturday & Sunday, February 17 & 18 1973
- ^ a b c CrossflowFF, Competition Communicator, March 1973, page 15
- ^ Official Programme, Oran Park Raceway, Sunday, 20 May 1973
- ^ Official Programme, Hume Weir, June 10, 1973
- ^ Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, July 15, 1973
- ^ Racing Car News, March 1973, page 58
- ^ Racing Car News, March 1973, page 62
- ^ Racing Car News, July 1973
- ^ What is Formula Ford, formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org