1978 Australian Tourist Trophy
The 1978 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Calder circuit in Victoria, Australia on 3 December 1978.[1] It was open to Group A Sports Cars[2] and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian Title.[2] The race, which was the sixteenth Australian Tourist Trophy,[3] was won by Greg Doidge driving an Elfin 360.[4]
Results[edit]
| Position[1] | Driver[1] | No.[1] | Car[1] | Entrant[1] | Laps[1] |
| 1 | Greg Doidge | Elfin 360 Repco[5] | Stihl Chain Saws | 50 | |
| 2 | Paul Gibson | 3 | Rennmax Repco 5.0 | Shellsport | 50 |
| 3 | Grant Gibson | 11 | Rennmax Repco 3.0 | Shellsport | 49 |
| 4 | Ross Wymss | Allison Datsun | John Allison | 47 | |
| 5 | Peter Jones | Cheetah Corolla | Motor Improvements | 47 | |
| 6 | Derek Fry | Cheetah Corolla | Tubeframe Australia | 47 | |
| 7 | Barry Main | Bolwell Nagari | Brian Wood Ford | 46 | |
| 8 | John Horswell | Puma Corolla | Wanjay Waste | 44 | |
| DNF | Hinrichs | ? | ? | ? | |
| DNF | Walters | ? | ? | ? | |
| DNF | Singleton | McLaren | ? | ? | |
| DNF | Drewer | ? | ? | ? | |
| DNF | Bignall | Lotus 23B | ? | ? | |
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| Disq | Ken Hastings | Volkswagen Karmann Ghia | ? | ? |
Race statistics[edit]
- Race distance: 50 laps, 50 miles, 80.5 km[6]
- Race time of winning car: 37:28.2[1]
- Number of starters: 18[1]
- Number of finishers: 8[1]
References & notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Greg Stanfield, Aust. Title to Doidge, Racing Car News, January 1978, pages 58 to 61
- ^ a b Australian Title Conditions, 1978 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 88
- ^ Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
- ^ Chris de Fraga, Janson coasts to win at Calder, The Age, Monday, 4 December 1978, page 27
- ^ Australian Tourist Trophy 1978 Standings, www.driverdb.com Retrieved on 29 July 2014
- ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183