1968 Australian Tourist Trophy
Appearance
The 1968 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mallala Race Circuit in South Australia on 29 January 1968.[1] The race was open to Group A Sports Cars and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title race.[2] It was the twelfth Australian Tourist Trophy.[1] The race was won by Frank Matich driving a Matich SR3 Repco Brabham.[3]
Results
Position [4] | Driver [4] [5] | No. [4] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Class Pos. [4] | Class [4] | Laps [4] |
1 | Frank Matich | 1 | Matich SR3 Repco Brabham [3] | Frank Matich Pty Ltd | 1 | Over 3000 cc | 47 |
2 | Geoff Vercoe | 34 | Cicada Ford | Trengove & Vercoe | 1 | 1101 - 1500 cc | 44 |
3 | Ralph Boord | 60 | Olympus Ford | D Smith & Sons | 2 | 1101 - 1500 cc | 41 |
4 | Granton Harrison | 52 | Elfin Clubman | G Harrison | 1 | 1500 - 2000 cc | 40 |
5 | Noel Hurd | 12 | Elfin Globe Ford | Globe Products | 2 | Over 3000 cc | 38 |
6 | Gary Chapman | 79 | Honda S800 | Dalton Honda Motors | 1 | Up to 1100 cc | 38 |
7 | G Mobbs | 102 | Elfin Clubman | G Mobbs | 2 | Up to 1100 cc | 37 |
8 | G Evans | 69 | MGA s/c | MG Racing Team | 2 | 1500 - 2000 cc | 32 |
9 | Chris Tuckey | 61 | Nova III | Aunger Racing | 3 | Up to 1100 cc [1] | 20 |
DNF | Malcolm Ramsay | 26 | Elfin 300 Ford | Gilbert Motor Bodies | - | 1101 - 1500 cc | 25 |
DNF | Ian Cook | 8 | Elfin 400 Repco | Bob Jane Racing Team | - | Over 3000 cc | 23 |
Race Statistics
- Race distance: 47 laps, 75 miles [1]
- Pole position: Frank Matich, 1:14.5 [6]
- Number of starters: 11 [4]
- Winner's race time: 64:37.3 [4]
- Fastest lap: 1:16.5, Frank Matich, (Matich SR3) - lap record for Sports Cars [3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Official Souvenir Program, Mallala Motor Races, 12th Australian Tourist Trophy, Australia Day Holiday, Monday, 29 January 1968
- ^ Conditions for Australian Titles, 1968 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 70 to 73
- ^ a b c Fourth TT Race To F Matich, The Advertiser, Tuesday, 30 January 1968, page 12
- ^ a b c d e f g h 12th Australian Tourist Trophy Race Meeting - Results, Eric Rainsford Library, Sporting Car Club of South Australia
- ^ a b Matich wins Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor, April 1968, page 56
- ^ John Brownsea, Mallala: Matich still No.1, Racing Car News, March 1968, pages 78 & 79
Further reading
- Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 168