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References
- 1 2 3 4 Formula Ford, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, pages 82 & 83
- ↑ The series is listed in both 14 August Amaroo Park Official Programme and 16 October Calder Official Program as the 1977 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
- ↑ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 16 July 2014
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jim Shepherd, Formula Ford Championship, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 94 & 95
- 1 2 3 Official Programme, Calder, 16 October 1977
- ↑ Official Programme, Amaroo Park, 14 August 1977, page 5
- ↑ "Archived copy". www.formulaford.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)