1973 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

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

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John Leffler won the series driving a Bowin P4a and a Bowin P6F (pictured)

The 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

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Points 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Formula Ford, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 156 to 160
  2. ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 87 to 89
  3. ^ a b T.A.A. Driver to Europe, Competition Communicator, January 1973, page 13
  4. ^ a b c d "Competitors' Final Instructions, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, 11th February 1973"
  5. ^ Official Programme, Sandown, Saturday & Sunday, February 17 & 18 1973
  6. ^ a b c CrossflowFF, Competition Communicator, March 1973, page 15
  7. ^ Official Programme, Oran Park Raceway, Sunday, 20 May 1973
  8. ^ Official Programme, Hume Weir, June 10, 1973
  9. ^ Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, July 15, 1973
  10. ^ Racing Car News, March 1973, page 58
  11. ^ Racing Car News, March 1973, page 62
  12. ^ Racing Car News, July 1973
  13. ^ What is Formula Ford, formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
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