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References
- 1 2 3 4 So you want to go Formula Ford? Australian Auto Action, November 26, 1971, page 6
- ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 87
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 All in Bowins! Australian Auto Action, August 4, 1972, page 2
- 1 2 3 4 1972 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 3 4 Racing Car News Championship Yearbook No. 1
- ↑ TAA title chase warms up, Racing Car News, May 1972, pages 42 & 43
- ↑ Australian Formula Ford Series 1972, Australian Motoring Yearbook, 1973 Edition, pages 144 & 145
- 1 2 3 4 Official Programme, Warwick Farm, February 13, 1972