1975 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series explained

The 1975 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series[1] was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.[2] It was the sixth annual Australian national series for Formula Fords.[3]

The series was won by Paul Bernasconi driving a Mawer 004.[2]

Schedule

The series was contested over nine rounds with one race per round.[2]

RoundCircuitStateDateRound winnerCar
1CalderVictoria16 March[4] Peter FinlayPalliser WD4
2Amaroo ParkNew South WalesPaul BernasconiMawer 004
3Oran ParkNew South WalesPaul BernasconiMawer 004
4Surfers ParadiseQueenslandPaul BernasconiMawer 004
5Sandown ParkVictoria6 JulyPeter FinlayPalliser WD4
6Amaroo ParkNew South WalesPeter LarnerElfin 620
7Oran ParkNew South WalesPaul BernasconiMawer 004
8CalderVictoriaPeter FinlayPalliser WD4

Points system

Drivers were required to drop the points from their worst round from their totals.[2] This round could not be the Surfers Paradise round, which was the only round held outside of the states of Victoria and New South Wales.[2]

Series results

PositionDriverCarEntrantTotal
1Paul BernasconiMawer 004Grace Bros Levis Racing Team56
2Peter FinlayPalliser WD4Grace Bros Levis Racing Team52
=Peter LarnerElfin 620Peter Larner52
4John Davis Bowin P4XJohn Davis40
5Russell NordenBirrana F71 28
=Laurie BennettElfin 600Laurie Bennett28
7John TuxfordBowin P4AJohn Tuxford24
8Alan WhitchurchBowin P4AAlan Whitchurch21
9Peter PerkinsElfin 620Peter Perkins18
10Graeme PeartWrenGraeme Peart12

External links

Notes and References

  1. Official Programme - Marlboro Masters, Competition Communicator, July 1975
  2. Formula Ford, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 88 to 91
  3. Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 87 to 93
  4. Calder Raceway supplement and official program, Reprinted from The Sun, Thursday, 13 March 1975