1966 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1966 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 7 March 1966.[1] It was the tenth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race.[2] The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,[3] and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars.[2] It was won by Frank Matich[1] driving an Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile.[4][1]
Results[]
Position[1] | Driver[1] | No. | Car[1] | Entrant | Class pos.[1] | Class[1] | Laps[1] | Time[5] / Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frank Matich | 2[4] | Elfin 400 Traco Oldsmobile[4][1] | Laurie O'Neill[6] | 1 | 3001cc and over | 23 | 60:40.4 |
2 | Alan Hamilton | 60[7] | Porsche 904 Spyder[7][1] | Porsche Distributors Pty Ltd[6] | 1 | 1501 to 2000cc | 60:53.8 | |
3 | Spencer Martin | 1[8] | Ferrari 250LM[6] | Scuderia Veloce[6] | 2 | 3001cc and over | 61:22.3 | |
4[9] | Lionel Ayers[9] | 11[10] | Lotus 23B[6] | 1 | 1101 to 1500cc | |||
5[9] | Dick Thurston[9] | 66[11] | Monaco Oldsmobile | 3 | 3001cc and over | |||
6[9] | Kerry Cox[9] | 28[12] | Paramount Jaguar | 4[13] | 3001cc and over | |||
? | Wally Mitchell | 9[14] | RM1 | 1 | 2001 to 3000cc | |||
? | Bruno Carosi | 19[15] | Carosi B Type | 2 | 2001 to 3000cc | |||
? | Greg Ellis | 52[16] | MGA | 2 | 1501 to 2000cc | |||
? | Ross Ambrose | 50[15] | Elfin Ford Cortina | 2 | 1101 to 1500cc | |||
? | Bob Holden[1][17] | 113[17] | Lolita | 1 | Up to 1100cc | |||
? | John Stillard[18] | 13[19] | Elfin[18] | ? | ||||
? | Alan Ling[18] | 30[20] | Lotus Super 7[18] | ? | ||||
DNF[21] | Paul Bolton[21] | Lotus 23[21] | - | 11[21] | Gearbox[18] | |||
DNF[22] | Frank Demuth[22][6] | 5[23] | Lotus 23B[22] + [23] | - | 8[6] | Head gasket[18] | ||
DNF[18] | Steve Holland[18] | Lotus 23[18] | - | Brakes[18] | ||||
DNF[22] | Kevin Bartlett[22] | 47[24] | Alfa Romeo GTA[22] | - | Head gasket[18] | |||
DNF[18] | Max Brunninghausen[21] | 32[25] | Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ[21] | Ralph Sach Motors[6] | Head gasket[18] | |||
DNF[26] | Bob Wright[18] | Tasma 1500[18] | - | 1[26] | ||||
DNS[18] | Les Howard[18] | Lotus 23[18] | - | - | Engine failure[18] |
Race statistics:
- Race distance: 23 laps – 103½ miles[1]
- Pole position: Frank Matich[27]
- Number of starters: 19[1]
- Number of finishers: not yet ascertained
- Fastest lap: Frank Matich - 2:28.7[5]
- First Tasmanian: Kerry Cox (Paramount Jaguar)[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Record average speed proves Stewart now world’s best, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1966, page 23
- ^ a b Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Racing and Sporting Guide - Motor Manual's Year Book for 1967, page 85
- ^ Conditions for Australia Titles, 1966 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 70 to 72
- ^ a b c Frank Matich Elfin 400 Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ a b Last years results, Official Programme, Longford, 1967
- ^ a b c d e f g h Sports car aces and machines, Courier Mail, Saturday, 5 March 1966
- ^ a b Alan Hamilton Porsche 904 Spyder Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ Spencer Martin Ferrari 250LM Mountford cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ a b c d e f Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 167
- ^ Lionel Ayers, Glyn Scott Lotus 23, Max Brunninghausen Alfa GTZ Newry cnr Longfrod 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ Dick Thurston ex Stillwell Cooper Monaco Longford 1966 Flying Mile, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ Kerry Cox Paramount Ford after spinning on Long Bridge 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved 24 February 2018
- ^ Class position not quoted in the Mercury report
- ^ Wally Mitchell RM1 Climax leads Clubman Newry cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ a b "Thrills at Longford", The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1966, page 13
- ^ Greg Ellis MGA Pub cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ a b Bob Holden Lolita Long Bridge Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Racing Car News, April 1966, pages 32-33
- ^ John Stillard Elfin Aero Flying Mile Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved 24 February 2018
- ^ Ross Ambrose Elfin Aero, Alan Ling Lotus Super 7 Pub cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved 24 February 2018
- ^ a b c d e f Romsey Quints, Longford Anti-Climax, Sports Car World, May 1966, pages 48 to 50
- ^ a b c d e f Longford, Modern Motor, May 1966, page 33
- ^ a b Frank Demuth Lotus 23B Pub cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ Kevin Bartlett Alfa GTA Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ Max Brunninghausen Alfa Romeo GTZ Pub cnr Longford 1966, www.oldracephotos.com Retrieved on 29 June 2014
- ^ a b Quints in the Sports Car World report notes that "lap two saw the first retirement, a Tasmanian special"
- ^ Barry Green, Longford - Fast Track Back, page 134
External links[]
Categories:
- Australian Tourist Trophy
- 1966 in Australian motorsport
- Motorsport in Tasmania