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

The race winning Elfin 360, pictured in 2008
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 Allsion 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 ? ?
DNF ? ? ? ?
DNF ? ? ? ?
DNF ? ? ? ?
DNF ? ? ? ?
Disq Ken Hastings Volkswagen Karmann Ghia ? ?

Race Statistics

  • 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Greg Stanfield, Aust. Title to Doidge, Racing Car News, January 1978, pages 58 to 61
  2. 1 2 Australian Title Conditions, 1978 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 88
  3. ↑ Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  4. ↑ Chris de Fraga, Janson coasts to win at Calder, The Age, Monday, 4 December 1978, page 27
  5. ↑ Australian Tourist Trophy 1978 Standings, www.driverdb.com Retrieved on 29 July 2014
  6. ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 183
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