1976 Australian Tourist Trophy

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The 1976 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 21 November 1976. [1] It was open to Group A Sports Cars [2] and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title. [2] The race, which was organised by the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club, [3] was the fourteenth Australian Tourist Trophy. [4] It also carried the Endeavour Cup title. [3]

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The race was won by Stuart Kostera of Western Australia, [5] driving an Elfin MS7. [1]

Results

Position [6] Driver [6] No. [3] Car [6] [7] [3] Entrant [7] [3] Laps [6]
1Stuart Kostera131 [6] Elfin MS7 Repco Holden [8] Kostera Racing30
2Barry Singleton61 [9] McLaren M8 Chevrolet [10] Barry Singleton Motors30
3Alan Hamilton9 Porsche 934 Jag Porsche Team30
4Rusty French6 de Tomaso Pantera Holley Performance29
5Geoff Walker70GP Datsun Clubman [11] Geoff Walker27
6Tony Rees [12] 78Farrell Clubman [13] AG Rees26
7Dale Kendall56Arbyen WDC1 [14] Dale Kendall24
DNF [15] Jim Phillips3 Rennmax Repco [16] Shell Sport
DNF [15] Eric Boord19Boral Ford [16] Shell Sport
DNFJohn White18 Bolwell John White
DNFMurray Wilson35ClubmanM Wilson
DNFGreg Doidge31 Elfin 360 Repco [16] GSD Sheetmetal18 [16]
DNFKen Walters49Gissing Holden [17] Ken Walters
DNFPaul Gibson11 Rennmax Repco [16] Shell Sport
DNFGeoff Watson21Watson Corolla Geoff Watson
DNFRoss Wemyss4FarrellRoss Wemyss
DNFPeter Jones68 Cheetah Motor Improvements Team Toyota
DNFAndrew Newton59Hossack 3Paul Newton
DNFTom Crozier58FarrellT Crozier
DNFMax Scorer7Scorer SpriteMax Scorer
DNFKevin Norden12Speco Elfin [3] Kevin Norden1 [7]
DNFIan Burrell17 Rennmax Oldsmobile Keith Beard0 [18]
DNFVic Butler34 Lotus 23B VA Butler0 [18]
DNS [19] Dennis Hogan [19] [3] 37Triton Mk2Dennis Hogan
DNS [19] John Allison [19] [3] 71Allison
DNS [19] Graham Docker [19] [3] 36 Bolwell Graham Docker
DNS [19] Bernard Bignell [19] [3] 8 Lotus 23B Bernard Bignell
DNS [19] Col Trengrove [19] [3] 46ASP 340DTrengrove Racing Cars
DNS [19] Paul Trevethan [19] [3] 20 MGB GT V8 Broadwalk Racing Cars
DNS [19] Leigh Gribble [19] [3] 82GrimasLeigh Gribble
DNS [19] Alan Newton [19] [3] 54R&T Chevrolet Alan Newton
DNS [19] David Phillips [19] [3] 15 Lotus 23 David K Phillips
DNS [19] Warwick De Rose [19] [3] 24 Elfin 300 [20] Warwick De Rose
DNS [19] G. Stoll [19] [21] 38FM Corolla [21] G Stoll
DNS [19] Chris Hocking [19] [3] 74Gordon C2Motorfast Datsun

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Race statistics

References and notes

  1. 1 2 Sports Cars, Evan Green, Evan Green’s World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 28
  2. 1 2 Australian Title Conditions, 1976 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 84
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Official Souvenir Programme, Phillip Island Auto Racing Club Limited, Sunday 21 November (&) Sunday 28 November 1976
  4. ↑ Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  5. ↑ Series to Crawford, The Age, Monday, 22 November 1976, page 26
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Phillip Island Auto Racing Club, Road Racing Classic Part 1, Sunday November 21, 1975, Provisional Results
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kostera buys the favourite, Racing Car News, January 1977, pages 30 to 33
  8. ↑ Titles Decided, Australian Auto Action, Thursday, 25 November 1976, page 1, lists Kostera's car as an Elfin MS7 Repco. Graham Howard in his article "Elfins: the beautiful cars that keep winning" in Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83 pages 46 to 58, states that the one-off Elfin MS7 was powered by a Repco Holden engine
  9. ↑ Official Souvenir Programme shows Singleton as No. 6. PIARC Results show No. 61
  10. ↑ Titles Decided, Australian Auto Action, Thursday, 25 November 1976, page 1
  11. ↑ GP Datsun in Racing Car News "Grid Line-up". Clubman in Official Souvenir Programme.
  12. ↑ A.G. Rees in PIARC Results. Tony Rees in Official Souvenir Programme
  13. ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183
  14. ↑ Arbyen in Official Souvenir Programme & PIARC Results. WDC1 in Racing Car News "Grid Line-up".
  15. 1 2 The PIARC Results indicate that Phillips and Boord were running at the end of the race but were not classified as finishers as they had not completed sufficient laps, the minimum requirement being 22.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1976 Australian Tourist Trophy - W.A. Victory!, Australian Auto Action, Thursday, 25 November 1976, page 10
  17. ↑ A Win to the West, Chequered Flag, January 1977, page 42
  18. 1 2 PIARC Results show Fastest Lap as N/T. This has been taken to indicate that no time was recorded due to the car failing to complete a lap. This is supported by the race report in Racing Car News.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Competitor is listed in Australian Tourist Trophy "Grid Line-up", Racing Car News, January 1977, page 33 but not in Phillip Island Auto Racing Club, Road Racing Classic Part 1, Sunday November 21, 1975, Provisional Results
  20. ↑ Warwick De Rose is listed in an Elfin 300 in the Official Souvenir Programme. The Racing Car News Report has him in a Pegasus.
  21. 1 2 G. Stolle (Gordon) in "Grid Line-up", Racing Car News. G Stoll (FM Corolla) in Official Souvenir Programme
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