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1973 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

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The 1973 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. It was the fourth annual Australian national series for Formula Fords.

The series, which was sponsored by TAA, was won by John Leffler, driving a Bowin P4a and a Bowin P6F.

Schedule

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

The series was contested over nine rounds.

Round Circuit State Date Round winner Car
1 Phillip Island Victoria 28 January John Leffler Bowin P4a
2 Warwick Farm New South Wales 11 February David Mingay Bowin P6F
3 Sandown Victoria 18 February John Leffler Bowin P4a
4 Amaroo Park New South Wales 4 March John Leffler Bowin P6F
5 Calder Raceway Victoria Peter Larner Wren
6 Oran Park New South Wales 20 May Enno Buesselmann Elfin 600
7 Hume Weir Victoria 10 June Paul Bernasconi Bowin P4a
8 Lakeside Queensland John Leffler Bowin P6F
9 Warwick Farm New South Wales 15 July John Leffler Bowin P6F

Points system

Points were awarded on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis at each round.

The worst results from one round in New South Wales and from one round in Victoria were dropped from each drivers final points score.

Series standings

Position Driver Car Entrant Points
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 Ford engines.

Note: Only the top ten points-scorers are shown in the above table.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ T.A.A. Driver to Europe, Competition Communicator, January 1973, page 13
  4. ^ "Competitors' Final Instructions, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, 11th February 1973"
  5. Official Programme, Sandown, Saturday & Sunday, February 17 & 18 1973
  6. ^ 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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