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- 1 2 3 4 5 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 1979, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, pages 150-153
- 1 2 Pit Talk, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 3 June 1979, page 55
- ↑ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ''79 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 3 June 1979, page 27
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jim Shepherd, Formula Ford Championship, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 96-97
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Programme, Oran Park International, 25 February 1979, page 45
- 1 2 3 4 1979 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 Ray Bell, Storey Ahead on Points, Racing Car News, April 1979, page 69