1976 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

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The 1976 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series [1] was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. [2] It was the seventh Australian national series for Formula Fords. [3] The series was won by Richard Carter [2] driving a Birrana F73. [3]

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Series schedule

The series was contested over eight rounds. [2]

Round [2] Circuit [2] DateRound winner [4] Car [4] [5] Entrant [5] [6]
1 Sandown  Garry Dubois Elfin 620B Garry Dubois
2 Calder 14 March [5] John Davis Bowin P4X Grace Brothers Race Team
3 Oran Park  Garry Dubois Elfin 620B Garry Dubois
4 Amaroo Park 18 April [7] Richard Carter Birrana F73 Grace Brothers Race Team
5 Surfers Paradise  Russell NordenMawer 004Russell Norden Racing
6 Amaroo Park 15 August [6] John Smith Bowin P4A Lappington Inn
7 Oran Park  John Smith Bowin P4A Lappington Inn
8 Calder  John Smith Bowin P4A Lappington Inn

Series results

PositionDriver [2] Car [4] [5] Entrant [5] [6] San [2] Cal [2] Ora [2] Ama [2] Sur [2] Ama [2] Ora [2] Cal [2] Total [2]
1Richard Carter Birrana F73 Grace Brothers Race Team998108-7657
2John Smith Bowin P4A John Smith / Lappington Inn4-78 [8] -10101049
3John Davis Bowin P4X Grace Brothers Race Team810579--544
4Michael Quinn Bowin P4A Michael Quinn Racing5764--9839
5Terry Shiel Birrana F71 Terry Shiel6-397--328
6Garry Dubois Elfin 620B Garry Dubois10-106----26
7John Tuxford Bowin P4A John Tuxford-84-6-6-24
8Russell NordenMawer 004Russell Norden Racing-39-10---22
=Stephen Brook Bowin P6F Stephen Brook---5-98-22
10Laurie Bennett Elfin 600 [6] Laurie Bennett7---361118
11Barry Ward Birrana F72 Barry Ward-6-3-7--16
12Barry GreenPalliser WDF4Barry Green------5914
13Larry StoreyElwynL Storey342---4-13
14Don Bretland Elfin 620B Don Bretland--1--82-11
15Greg Carroll Elfin 620 Greg Carroll-5--5---10
16Richard Davison Elfin 600 Richard Davison2--2---48
17Peter McInnes  -------77
18Gerry Burges Bowin P6F Gerry Burges11--2---4
=Stephen Moody [9] Birrana F72 Stephen Moody----4---4
=Paul McLucas Elfin 600 Paul McLucas-----4--4
21Ron Barnacle  ------3-3
=Stephen Cromer Bowin P4A [6] Stephen Cromer-----3--3
23Peter Krefel Royale Peter Krefel-2------2
=Ron Baddeley Elfin Ron Baddeley-------22
25Len Croughan Elfin 620 Len Croughan---1----1
=Stuart Hooper Bowin Stuart Hooper----1---1

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References

  1. ↑ 1976 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Evan Green, Formula Ford, Evan Greens World of Motor Sport, 1977, pages 24-25
  3. 1 2 Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. 1 2 3 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 93-94
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Souvenir Programme, Calder Raceway, 14 March 1976
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Ray Bell, Racing Car News, September 1976, pages 70-73
  7. ↑ Official Programme, Amaroo Park, 18 March 1976
  8. ↑ Green shows 7 points for Smith at Round 4. This has been adjusted to 8 in consideration of Smith's total and other drivers points for Round 4 as shown by Green.
  9. ↑ Green shows "Stephen Moddy". Souvenir Programme, Calder Raceway, 14 March 1976 shows "Stephen Moody"
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