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]

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

The series was contested over eight rounds.[3]

Round[3] Circuit[3] Date[3] Round winner[3] Car[4]
1 Sandown 14 February Jeff Summers Elfin 620B
2 Amaroo Park 11 April Garry Tully Elfin 620B
3 Surfers Paradise 16 May Chris Clearihan Bowin P4A
4 Oran Park 6 June Geoff Walters Elwyn 003
5 Amaroo Park 11 July Garry Tully Elfin 620B
6 Calder 1 August Jeff Summers Elfin 620B
7 Oran Park 22 August Jon McGinn Bowin P6F
8 Sandown 12 September Warren 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]
1 Jeff Summers Elfin 620B J Summers 20 - 15 8 15 20 6 15 99
2 Garry Tully Elfin 620B G Tully 10 20 1 10 20 - 3 2 66
3 Warren Smith Lola T440 Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale - 2 10 6 12 - 15 20 65
4 Jon McGinn Birrana F73[1]
Bowin P6F 		J McGinn[1]
Edward Vieusseux Racing[6] 		6 - - 12 - 12 20 4 54
5 Geoff Walters Elwyn 003 G Walters - 10 2 20 8 - 10 - 50
6 Chris Davison Elfin 620B C Davison 4 - - 15 10 - 8 8 45
7 Warwick Rooklyn Mawer 004 W Rooklyn 3 15 - - 3 8 12 - 41
8 Laurie Bennett Wren L Bennett 15 12 - - 6 4 2 1 40
9 Bruce Connolly Galloway B Connolly[7] - - - - 2 15 - 10 27
10 Chris Clearihan Bowin P4A C Clearihan 1 1 20 - - - - - 22
11 Don Bretland Van Diemen RF77[1] D Bretland 8 8 - - 4 - - - 20
12 Tim Murray Elwyn T Murray 12 - 6 - - - - - 18
= Gary Brabham Birrana GT Brabham[7] - - - - - 6 - 12 18
14 David Roberts PRS RH01[1] D Roberts - 4 4 4 - - - - 12
= Alan Swindells Bowin P6F A Swindells - - 12 - - - - - 12
16 David Stanley Image Mk3 D Stanley - - 8 2 1 - - - 11
17 Neil Cunningham Van Diemen Alan Gow[7] - - - - - 10 - - 10
= Matthew Ruggles Rennmax BN3[1] Bob Holden Motors Manly Vale - - 3 - - - 1 6 10
19 Tomas Mezera Carlboro T Mezera - 6 - 3 - - - - 9
20 Steve Farrell Elwyn 003[8] Milldent Motorsport[8] - - - - - - 4 - 4
21 Roger Martin PRS R Martin - - - - - 3 - - 3
= Robert Benson Wren 004 R Benson - 3 - - - - - - 3
= Rodney Moody Birrana F72[1] R Moody - - - - - - - 3 3
24 Ron Barnacle Elfin 620B Nissalco Garage Equipment 2 - - - - - - - 2
= John Edmonds Birrana J Edmonds - - - - - 2 - - 2
26 Mark Day Wren M Day[7] - - - 1 - - - - 1
= Alan Bisset Wren 801[1] A Bisset - - - - - 1 - - 1

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

References

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series - Round 1, Official Programme, Sandown, 11–14 February 1982
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Pedr Davis, The Macquarrie Dictionary of Motoring, page 170
  3. ^ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, pages 224-225
  4. ^ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 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. ^ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Official Programme, Calder, 1 August 1982
  8. ^ 8.0 8.1 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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