1985 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

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The 1985 Motorcaft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. [1] It was the 16th Australian Formula Ford Series [2] and the first to be contested under the Motorcaft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series name.

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The series was won by Tomas Mezera driving a Reynard. [3]

Calendar

The Reynard FF83 of series winner Tomas Mezera. The car is pictured, in 2011, in its 1985 livery Reynard FF83 of Neil Richardson.jpg
The Reynard FF83 of series winner Tomas Mezera. The car is pictured, in 2011, in its 1985 livery

The series was contested over nine rounds with one race per round. [3]

Round [3] Circuit [3] Date [3] Round winner [3] Car [3]
1 Sandown 24 February Tomas Mezera Reynard FF83 [4]
2 Mallala Motor Sport Park [1] 17 March Tomas Mezera Reynard FF83 [4]
3 Surfers Paradise N/AN/A
4 Amaroo Park Tomas Mezera Reynard FF83 [4]
5 Oran Park 14 July Tomas Mezera Reynard FF83 [4]
6 Calder Park 11 August Tomas Mezera Reynard FF83 [4]
7 Winton 1 September Tomas Mezera Elwyn 003
8 Sandown 15 SeptemberGeoff WaltersElwyn 003
9 Oran Park 22 SeptemberRichard CarterMatek M1

Round 3 was declared a "non-event" after all drivers were excluded from the results for failing to slow sufficiently following an accident. [3]

Points system

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

Series standings

Position [5] Driver [5] Car [5] Entrant [1] San [5] Mal [5] Sur [5] Ama [5] Ora [5] Cal [5] Win [5] San [5] Ora [5] Total [5]
1 Tomas Mezera Reynard FF83 [4]
Elwyn 003		Dalcar Industries2020-20202020--120
2Geoff WaltersElwyn 003Logan Homes1515-151104201595
3Andrew Burden Lola T624A Bob Holden Motors1010--1261--1260
4Roger MartinPRS-02 [1] Roger Martin Racing86-1151215--57
5Alan Bisset Reynard Alan Bisset-12-481512--51
6Bradley Forgeard Van Diemen Bradley Forgeard12--10--8-1040
7Barry WardGallowayThe Motor Shed-8-662-15-37
8Richard CarterMatek M1---122---2034
9David StanleyElwyn 004 [6] J. Crouchley [6] ---810000826
10Stephen MoodyTotem BM1Stephen Moody-4-----12319
=11Laurie BennettWrenLaurie Bennett [6] 6-----6--12
=11Tony NewcombeHawkeTony Newcombe [6] -------8412
13Tony BootTotem BM1 [1] Tony Boot3----8---11
=14Richard Steigler Royale Richard Steigler [6] -----4--610
=14Robert BennettWrenR. Bennett [6] -------10-10
16Ian Edgar Elfin 620B Peter George [6] 23-----4-9
=17Martin Tighe Van Diemen ---2----46
=17Robert SimpsonAgent DR2Robert Simpson12-----3-6
=17Tony Murphy Bowin P4 [6] Tony Murphy [6] -------6-6
=20Andrew Gubb Royale Andrew Gubb [6] ------2-24
=20Garry Jones Bowin P6 ----4----4
=20Greg KentwellElwyn 003 [6] Greg Kentwell [6] 4--------4
=23Scott Elson Lola T440 Scott Elson [6] -----3---3
=23Tim MurrayElwyn---3-----3
=23Mark Poole Elfin Mark Poole----3----3
=23Aaron BlacksellWrenAaron Blacksell [6] ------3--3
=23Andrew Robbins Elfin 620B Andrew Robbins-1-----2-3
=28Steve GiulianaBormac-----1---1
=28Colin McLeanPRSColin McLean [6] -------1-1
=28Anthony SwanElwyn--------11

Note: Australian Formula Ford regulations in 1985 required cars to be powered by a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Programme, Mallala, Sunday, March 17, 1985
  2. ↑ Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Allen Wise, Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Australian Motor Racing Year 1985/86, pages 296-299
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Reynard Owners, www.reynardowners.com Archived 2017-12-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 13 July 2018
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1985 Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Official Programme, Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit, September 14 and 15 1985
  7. ↑ Formula Ford, CAMS Manual of MotorSport 1985, page 270
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