1965 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lakeside circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 November 1965.[1] It was the ninth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race.[2] The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,[3] and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] It was won by Ian Geoghegan driving a Lotus 23.[1]

Race review

Australian international driver Frank Gardner set the fastest practice time driving Alec Mildren’s Mildren Maserati, but an engine failure during a preliminary heat resulted in Gardner being a non-starter in the Tourist Trophy.[1] Ian Geoghegan, driving a Lotus 23, dominated the race with Greg Cusack (Lotus 23) placed second and Spencer Martin (Ferrari 250LM) third.[1] Englishman Ken Miles, driving a Shelby Cobra 427 entered by Shelby American, posed a threat to leaders Geoghegan and Cusack until a suspension failure on lap 34 led to his retirement.[1]

Results

Ian Geoghegan won the 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Lotus 23, similar to the example pictured above
Position [1] Driver [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [1] Laps [1]
1 Ian Geoghegan 5 Lotus 23 Total Team 83 [4]
2 Greg Cusack 7 [5] Lotus 23 ?
3 Spencer Martin 1 [6] Ferrari 250LM Scuderia Veloce ?
4 Bob Jane 6 [5] Jaguar E Type ?
5 Frank Demuth Lola ?
6 [7] Wal Donnelly Turner ?
? Bill Gates Lotus Elan ?
? Errol Sakzewski 91 [8] Porsche Carrera ?
? Blair Salter Elfin MG ?
DNF Glyn Scott Lotus 15 Ann Thompson ?
DNF Ken Miles 4 Shelby Cobra 427 Shelby American 34
DNF Denis Geary Lotus 23B 23
DNF Les Howard Lotus 23 22
DNS Frank Gardner 2 [6] Mildren Maserati Alec Mildren Racing -
DNS [8] Ron Thorp [8] 69 [8] AC Cobra [8] -

Race Statistics:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Australian TT Lakeside Qld, Australian Motor Sports, January 1966, pages 47 to 49
  2. 1 2 Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
  3. ↑ Australian Title Conditions, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 70
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Another car trophy to Geoghegan, The Courier Mail, Monday, 15 November, page 14
  5. 1 2 The Bruce Wells Collection - Lakeside, www.theroaringseason.com Retrieved on 26 June 2014
  6. 1 2 Geoghegan Takes Trophy, Modern Motor, January 1966, pages 62 & 63
  7. ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 167
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Bowden Family Cobra day at Lakeside, www.bowdensown.com.au, 14 April 2011 Retrieved on 26 June 2014
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