1975 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1975 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Calder circuit in Victoria, Australia [1] on 25 May 1975.[2] The race was open to Production Sports Cars [1] and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title race.[3] It was the thirteenth Australian Tourist Trophy and the first to be awarded since 1968.[3] The race, which was contested over two heats, was won by Peter Warren driving a Bolwell Nagari.[1]
Report
The first heat was won by Peter Warren and the second by Steve Webb, both driving Bolwell Nagaris.[1] Warren and Paul Trevathan (MGB) finished equal on points after the two heats and the outright win was awarded to Warren based on his faster combined heat times, as per the race regulations.[1]
Results
| Position [1] | Driver [1] | Car [1] | H1 Pos. [1] | H2 Pos. [1] |
| 1 | Peter Warren | Bolwell Nagari | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Paul Trevethan | MGB | 5 | 2 |
| ? | Steve Webb | Bolwell Nagari | DNS | 1 |
| ? | Rex Colliver | Lotus 47 | 2 | ? |
| ? | Col Matheson | Datsun 2000 | 3 | ? |
| ? | Wayne Myer | Datsun 240Z | ? | 3 |
| ? | Phil George | Datsun 260Z | 4 | ? |
| ? | Gay Cesario | Fiat Spyder | ? | 4 |
| ? | John Latham | MG Midget | ? | 5 |
| ? | Dennis Watt | Lotus Elan | 6 | ? |
| ? | Peter Woodward | Lotus 47 | ? | DNF |
Race Statistics
- Race format: Two heats [1]
- Total number of competitors: Not yet ascertained
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Production Sports Cars, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 176 & 177
- ^ Next off the grid, Calder Raceway supplement and official program, Reprinted from "The Sun", Thursday, 13 March 1975, page 6
- ^ a b Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-9