1979 TAA Formula Ford Driver To Europe Series
The 1979 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition[1] open to Formula Ford racing cars.[2] The series, which was the tenth national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia,[3] was won by Russell Norden[1] driving a Mawer 004.[4]
Series schedule
[edit]The series was contested over eight rounds.[5]
| Round[5] | Circuit[5] | Date | Round winner[5] | Car[5] | Entrant[6] |
| 1 | Sandown | February[1] | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004[4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd |
| 2 | Oran Park | 25 February[6] | Wally Storey | Elwyn 002 | Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd |
| 3 | Calder | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004[4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd | |
| 4 | Amaroo Park | Stephen Brook | Bowin P6F | ||
| 5 | Surfers Paradise | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004[4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd | |
| 6 | Adelaide International Raceway[4] | 3 June[4] | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004[4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd[4] |
| 7 | Amaroo Park | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004[4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd[4] | |
| 8 | Oran Park | July[1] | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004[4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd[4] |
Points system
[edit]Points were awarded on a 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first ten places at each round.[2]
Series results
[edit]| Position[7] | Driver[7] | Car[7] | Entrant[6] | Points[7] |
| 1 | Russell Nordern | Mawer 004[4] | Bonds Coats Patons Ltd | 94 |
| 2 | Wally Storey | Elwyn 002 | Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd | 91 |
| 3 | Graham Smith | Bowin P4a | G Smith | 63 |
| 4 | Robyn Hamilton | Elfin 620B | R Hamilton W Toet[4] | 58 |
| 5 | Stephen Brook | Bowin P6F | Robert Curro Burwood Ian Grainger[1] | 41 |
| 6 | Richard Stiegler | Birrana F72 | Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd | 36 |
| 7 | Russell Steel | Lola T440[4] | Es-Car-Go Auto World | 22 |
| 8 | Don Bretland | Van Diemen | Magicparts[8] | 21 |
| 9 | Gavin Green | Van Diemen | Ron Hodgson Racing[8] | 19 |
| 10 | Tim Murray | Elfin | 11 | |
| = | David Earle | Elfin Aero | Thomson Motor Auctions | 11 |
| 13 | Graeme Wilson | Elfin 600 | G Wilson | 7 |
| 14 | Colin Jack | Bowin P4a | C Jack | 6 |
| 15 | Jeff Summers | Elfin 620[6] | J Summers | 5 |
| = | Ian Grainger | Bowin P4a | 5 | |
| = | Elwyn Bickley | 5 | ||
| = | Chris Davison | Elfin 620B | Chris Davison[4] | 5 |
| = | Chris Patterson | Carboro[6] | C Patterson | 5 |
| = | Alan Swindells | Bowin P6[6] | A Swindells | 5 |
| 21 | Russell Allen | Hawke[6] | Russell Allen | 4 |
| 22 | Alan Fisher | 3 | ||
| = | Geoff Howat | Bowin P4a[4] | Boris Orazem Automotive[4] | 3 |
| 24 | McLeod | 2 | ||
| = | Gary Parkinson | 2 | ||
| 25 | Sanderson | 1 | ||
| = | Stephen Finn | 1 |
Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford production block engines.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 1979, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, pages 150-153
- ^ a b Pit Talk, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 3 June 1979, page 55
- ^ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r ''79 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 3 June 1979, page 27
- ^ a b c d e Jim Shepherd, Formula Ford Championship, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 96-97
- ^ a b c d e f g h TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Programme, Oran Park International, 25 February 1979, page 45
- ^ a b c d 1979 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b Ray Bell, Storey Ahead on Points, Racing Car News, April 1979, page 69