1963 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1963 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lowood circuit in Queensland, Australia on 9 June 1963.[1] It was the seventh annual Australian Tourist Trophy race, and it was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] The race, which was organised by the Queensland Racing Drivers' Club,[3] was won by Ian Geoghegan, driving a Lotus 23.[1]
Results
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| Position[3] | Driver[3] | No.[3] | Car[3] | Entrant[3] | Class pos.[3] | Class[3] | Laps[3] |
| 1 | Ian Geoghegan | 5 | Lotus 23 | Total Racing Team | 1 | 1100 to 2000 cc | 27 |
| 2 | John Martin | 111[4] | Lola | Martin's Neutral Bay Motors | 1 | Up to 1100cc | |
| 3 | Les Howard | 75[4] | Lotus XI | Howard & Sons Racing Team | 2 | Up to 1100cc | |
| 4 | Bill Gates | Elfin Clubman | GP Cars | 2 | 1100 to 2000 cc | ||
| 5 | Ron Thorp | 39 | Aston Martin DB3S | Ron Thorp's Bargain Barn | 1 | Over 2000 cc | |
| 6[4] | Bill Weekes[4] | Elfin | GP Cars | 3 | Up to 1100cc | ||
| 7[4] | P Underwood | Holden Special | P Underwood | 2 | Over 2000 cc | ||
| ? | Ann Thompson | 21 | Lotus XV Ford | Mrs A Thompson | 4 | Up to 1100cc | |
| ? | L Weiley | MGTC | Rawsthorne's Garage | 3 | 1100 to 2000 cc | ||
| ? | A Yannuccelli | MGA | A Yannuccelli | 4 | 1100 to 2000 cc | ||
| ? | Ted Laker | Lotus Super 7 | |||||
| ? | Kinnane | Austin-Healey Sprite | |||||
| ? | Blair Salter | Elfin | |||||
| ? | Casey | MGA | |||||
| ? | Harding | Austin-Healey Sprite | |||||
| ? | Saba | MGA | |||||
| ? | Williams | Peugeot | |||||
| ? | Tapsall | 45 | Elford | ||||
| ? | Brewer | Simca Special | |||||
| ? | Austin | MGA | |||||
| ? | Doug Bright | MGTC | |||||
| ? | Hawley | Austin-Healey Sprite | |||||
| ? | Brian Tebble | MGTD | |||||
| ? | York | Holden Special | |||||
| DNF | John French | 16[5] | Turner | Alec Mildren | 1100 to 2000 cc | 24 | |
| DNF[4] | Orlando (Tony) Basile[6] | Porsche Carrera | 23[4] | ||||
| DNF[4] | Bev Fleming | Lotus XI | 15[4] | ||||
| DNF | Tom Sulman | Lotus XV | 1100 to 2000 cc | ||||
| DNF[4] | Turner | Centaur | 6[4] | ||||
| DNS | Denis Geary | Centaur Repco Holden | - | ||||
| DNS[4] | Greg Cusack[4] | 7[7] | Elfin Mallala[4] | Scuderia Veloce | 1100 to 2000 cc | - |
Race statistics
[edit]- Race distance: 27 laps – 80 miles[1]
- Number of starters: 29[3]
- Number of finishers: not yet ascertained
- Winner's race time: 55 minutes 23.0 seconds[3]
- Fastest lap: 1 minute 57.5 seconds, Ian Geoghegan, (Lotus 23)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Speedster makes it 22 starts, 22 wins, The Courier Mail, Monday, 10 June 1963, page 19
- ^ Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Total team Lotus 23 wins the Aust. TT, Australian Motor Sports, August 1963, pages 28, 29, 30 & 40
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Des White, Ian Geoghegan wins Australian Tourist Trophy, Lowood, Racing Car News, July 1963, pages 1 & 4
- ^ Sportlight, Modern Motor, August 1963, page 91
- ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 167
- ^ Lowood, 9 June 1963, mechanic Bruce Burr tends to Greg Cusack’s Elfin Mallala, aussieroadracing.homestead.com, as archived at web.archive.org