The 1975 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. It was the sixth annual Australian national series for Formula Fords.
The series was won by Paul Bernasconi driving a Mawer 004.
Schedule
The series was contested over nine rounds with one race per round.
Round | Circuit | State | Date | Round winner | Car |
1 | Calder | Victoria | 16 March | Peter Finlay | Palliser WD4 |
2 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | Paul Bernasconi | Mawer 004 | |
3 | Oran Park | New South Wales | Paul Bernasconi | Mawer 004 | |
4 | Surfers Paradise | Queensland | Paul Bernasconi | Mawer 004 | |
5 | Sandown Park | Victoria | 6 July | Peter Finlay | Palliser WD4 |
6 | Amaroo Park | New South Wales | Peter Larner | Elfin 620 | |
7 | Oran Park | New South Wales | Paul Bernasconi | Mawer 004 | |
8 | Calder | Victoria | Peter Finlay | Palliser WD4 |
Points system
Drivers were required to drop the points from their worst round from their totals. 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.
Series results
Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Total |
1 | Paul Bernasconi | Mawer 004 | Grace Bros Levis Racing Team | 56 |
2 | Peter Finlay | Palliser WD4 | Grace Bros Levis Racing Team | 52 |
= | Peter Larner | Elfin 620 | Peter Larner | 52 |
4 | John Davis | Bowin P4X | John Davis | 40 |
5 | Russell Norden | Birrana F71 | 28 | |
= | Laurie Bennett | Elfin 600 | Laurie Bennett | 28 |
7 | John Tuxford | Bowin P4A | John Tuxford | 24 |
8 | Alan Whitchurch | Bowin P4A | Alan Whitchurch | 21 |
9 | Peter Perkins | Elfin 620 | Peter Perkins | 18 |
10 | Graeme Peart | Wren | Graeme Peart | 12 |
References
- ^ Official Programme - Marlboro Masters, Competition Communicator, July 1975
- ^ Formula Ford, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 88 to 91
- Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 87 to 93
- ^ Calder Raceway supplement and official program, Reprinted from The Sun, Thursday, 13 March 1975