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1964 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship

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Layout of the Warwick Farm Raceway (1960-1973)

The 1964 Australian One and a Half Litre Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Australian 1½ Litre Formula racing cars.[1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.[1] The championship was contested over a 34 lap, 76½ miles (123 km) race held at the Warwick Farm circuit in New South Wales, Australia on 6 September 1964.[2] It was the inaugural Australian One and a Half Litre Championship,[3] held in what was the inaugural year of the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[4]

The championship was won by Greg Cusack driving a Repco-Brabham-Ford.

Results

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Pos.[2][5][6][7] Driver No.[8] Car [8] Entrant [8] Laps
1 Greg Cusack 7 Repco-Brabham-Ford Scuderia Veloce 34 [5]
2 Arnold Glass 14 Lotus 27-Ford Capitol Motors (Holdings) P/L 34 [5]
3 Roly Levis 8 Repco-Brabham[8] BT2[9] - Ford A. Mildren Pty Ltd 34 [5]
4 Barry Collerson 24 Repco-Brabham-Cosworth B. Collerson
5 Doug Kelley 26 Cooper-Climax D. J. Kelley
6 Ron Price [10] 18 Lotus 18-Cosworth R. Price
7 A. Felton 16 Lotus 20-Ford Kurt Keller Motors
8 Lionel Ayers 23 M.R.C. Lotus 22-Cosworth Motor Racing Components
9 Keith Malcolm [10] 17 Lotus 20-Cosworth Boss Hill Service Station
10 R. Salter 15 Lotus 22-Ford Salter Motors
? Tony Reynolds [10] 22 Rennmax-Ford A. J. Reynolds
? Dave Walker 10 Repco-Brabham-Ford D. Walker
DNF Noel Potts 20 Elfin-Ford N. Potts 32 [6]
DNF Glynn Scott 12 Lotus 27-Ford Glynn Scott Motors P/L 21 [6]
DNF Barry Lake [9] 25 Jolus-Minx B. Lake 20 [6]
DNS Leo Geoghegan 11 Lotus 27-Ford Total Team

Notes

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  • Attendance: 11,000 [5]
  • Pole Position: Greg Cusack, 1m 41.2s [10]
  • Leo Geoghegan damaged his Lotus 27 during Saturday practice after recording the second fastest time. He did not start in the race.[2]
  • Race time of winning car: 58m 51.9s [6]
  • Average speed of winning car: 78.19 mph [6]
  • Winning margin: 21.1s [10]
  • Fastest lap: Greg Cusack, 1m 40.8s [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Conditions for Australian Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1964, pages 48 & 49
  2. ^ a b c Cusack Wins at Warwick Farm, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 September 1964
  3. ^ CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1986, p. 53
  4. ^ The official Racing Cars of the world, Australian Motor Manual, May 1965, p. 31
  5. ^ a b c d e f Max Stahl, Australian 1½ Litre Championship - Cusack Takes Another Title, Racing Car News, October 1964, pages 14 & 15
  6. ^ a b c d e f Brilliant Drive by Greg Cusack Clinches Aust. 1.5 Litre Title, Australian Motor Sports, October 1964, pp 50 & 51
  7. ^ Motor Racing (results), AARC Meet at Warwick Farm, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 September 1964
  8. ^ a b c d Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, September 6, 1964
  9. ^ a b ANF 1.5 Championship, Warwick Farm, 6 September 1964…, primotipo.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  10. ^ a b c d e Cusack's Day, Sports Car World, November 1964, pages 50, 51, 59 & 60