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 was won by John Leffler, driving a Bowin P4a and a Bowin P6F.[1]
Schedule
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 | John Leffler | Bowin P4a | |
| 2 | Warwick Farm | New South Wales | 11 February [3] | David Mingay | Bowin P6F |
| 3 | Sandown | Victoria | John Leffler | Bowin P4a | |
| 4 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | John Leffler | Bowin P6F | |
| 5 | Calder Raceway | Victoria | Peter Larner | Wren | |
| 6 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 20 May [4] | Enno Buesselmann | Elfin 600 |
| 7 | Hume Weir | Victoria | Paul Bernasconi | Bowin P4a | |
| 8 | Lakeside | Queensland | John Leffler | Bowin P6F | |
| 9 | Warwick Farm | New South Wales | John Leffler | Bowin P6F |
Series results
| Position [1] | Driver [1] | Car [1] [3] | Entrant [3] [5] [6] [7] | 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 |
All cars were powered by 1.6 litre [3] Ford engines.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Formula Ford, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 156 to 160
- ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 87 to 89
- 1 2 3 4 Competitors' Final Instructions, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, 11th February 1973
- ↑ Official Programme, Oran Park Raceway, Sunday, 20 May 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
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