1982 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

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The 1982 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Racing Cars complying with Australian Formula Ford regulations. [1] It was the thirteenth annual Australian national series for Formula Fords. [2]

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The series was won by Jeff Summers driving an Elfin 620B. [3]

Schedule

Warren Smith placed 3rd in the series driving a Lola T440 similar to the example pictured above Lola T440.jpg
Warren Smith placed 3rd in the series driving a Lola T440 similar to the example pictured above

The series was contested over eight rounds. [3]

Round [3] Circuit [3] Date [3] Round winner [3] Car [4]
1 Sandown 14 FebruaryJeff Summers Elfin 620B
2 Amaroo Park 11 AprilGarry Tully Elfin 620B
3 Surfers Paradise 16 MayChris Clearihan Bowin P4A
4 Oran Park 6 JuneGeoff WaltersElwyn 003
5 Amaroo Park 11 JulyGarry Tully Elfin 620B
6 Calder 1 AugustJeff Summers Elfin 620B
7 Oran Park 22 AugustJon McGinn Bowin P6F
8 Sandown 12 SeptemberWarren Smith Lola T440

Round 2 was to be held at an Oran Park meeting in March but, after that meeting was cancelled, an additional round was scheduled at a meeting at the same circuit in August. [3]

Points system

Points were awarded on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first ten places at each round. [4]

Series standings

Position [4] Driver [4] Car [4] Entrant [1] San [4] Ama [4] Sur [4] Ora [4] Ama [4] Cal [4] Ora [4] [5] San [4] Total [4]
1Jeff Summers Elfin 620B J Summers20-158152061599
2Garry Tully Elfin 620B G Tully102011020-3266
3Warren Smith Lola T440 Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale-210612-152065
4Jon McGinn Birrana F73 [1]
Bowin P6F 		J McGinn [1]
Edward Vieusseux Racing [6] 		6--12-1220454
5Geoff WaltersElwyn 003G Walters-102208-10-50
6Chris Davison Elfin 620B C Davison4--1510-8845
7Warwick RooklynMawer 004W Rooklyn315--3812-41
8Laurie BennettWrenL Bennett1512--642140
9Bruce ConnollyGallowayB Connolly [7] ----215-1027
10Chris Clearihan Bowin P4A C Clearihan1120-----22
11Don Bretland Van Diemen RF77 [1] D Bretland88--4---20
12Tim MurrayElwynT Murray12-6-----18
= Gary Brabham Birrana GT Brabham [7] -----6-1218
14David RobertsPRS RH01 [1] D Roberts-444----12
=Alan Swindells Bowin P6F A Swindells--12-----12
16David StanleyImage Mk3D Stanley--821---11
17Neil Cunningham Van Diemen Alan Gow [7] -----10--10
=Matthew Ruggles Rennmax BN3 [1] Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale--3---1610
19 Tomas Mezera CarlboroT Mezera-6-3----9
20Steve FarrellElwyn 003 [8] Milldent Motorsport [8] ------4-4
21Roger MartinPRSR Martin-----3--3
=Robert BensonWren 004R Benson-3------3
=Rodney Moody Birrana F72 [1] R Moody-------33
24Ron Barnacle Elfin 620B Nissalco Garage Equipment2-------2
=John Edmonds Birrana J Edmonds-----2--2
26Mark DayWrenM Day [7] ---1----1
=Alan BissetWren 801 [1] A Bisset-----1--1

Cars were powered by 1.6 litre Ford engines, [2] as mandated by Australian Formula Ford regulations. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series - Round 1, Official Programme, Sandown, 11–14 February 1982
  2. 1 2 Pedr Davis, The Macquarrie Dictionary of Motoring, page 170
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 224-225
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1982 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  5. ↑ The table published at www.formulaford.com.au shows Round 7 points (Oran Park, August) as Round 2, possibly because of the cancellation of the planned Round 2 at Oran Park in March and the subsequent scheduling of an August round at that circuit. That table thus shows Round 2 points (Amaroo Park, April) as Round 3, Round 3 points (Surfers Paradise, May) as Round 4, etc
  6. ↑ Castrol 400 Sandown Programme - 12 September 1982, Supplement to Racing Car News, September 1982, page 31
  7. 1 2 3 4 Official Programme, Calder, 1 August 1982
  8. 1 2 McGinn Again (22 August Oran Park report), Racing Car News, October 1982, page 43
  9. ↑ Formula Ford, 1982 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 273 to 279
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