1961 Australian Tourist Trophy

February 2015 February 2015 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) The 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race open to Sports Cars and invited GT Cars,Event 3, 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy, Official Programme, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, Sunday 1 October 1961, page 21 staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 1 October 1961.Driver untroubled in trophy race win, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 2 October 1961, page 6 The race was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club.Mike Kable, Stillwell Unchallenged Winner of Australian Tourist Trophy, Sports Car World, December 1961, pages 50 to 53 It was the fifth in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the Australian championship for sports cars.National Titles, 1961 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 53 The race was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Cooper Monaco. Results thumb|Bib Stillwell won the 1961 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Cooper Monaco, similar to the example pictured above PositionJohn Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 286 to 293 Driver No. Car Entrant Class Class pos. Laps 1 Bib Stillwell 6 Cooper Monaco Coventry ClimaxJohn B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979 BS Stillwell 2001 to 3000 cc 1 19 2 Frank Matich 86 Jaguar D-Type Team Leaton Over 3000 cc 1 19 3 Bob Jane 133 Maserati 300S Autoland Pty Ltd 2001 to 3000 cc 2 18 4 Alan Jack 4 Cooper T39 Coventry Climax A Jack 1101 to 1500 cc 1 17 5 Graham White 79 Lotus XI Coventry Climax Continental Motors 751 to 1100 cc 1 16 6 John Suttor 120 Jaguar XK140 J Suttor Over 3000 cc 2 ? 7 Ralph Sach 82 Elfin MGStillwell wins T.T. , Australian Motor Sports, December 1961, pages 536 & 537 J Hextall 1501 to 2000 cc 1 ? 8 Tony Reynolds 96 Triumph TR3 AJ Reynolds 1501 to 2000 cc 2 ? 9 Charlie Campbell 94 Triumph TR3 C Campbell 1501 to 2000 cc 3 ? 10 Ted Laker 101 Triumph TR3 E Laker 2001 to 3000 cc 3 15 11 Sam Miller 101 Austin-Healey 100S S Miller 2001 to 3000 cc 4 15 12 John Evans 33 MGTC JL Evans 1101 to 1500 cc 2 14 13 Peter AddisonAustralian Tourist Trophy to Stillwell, Racing Car News, November 1961, pages 1& 3 24 Triumph TR PG Addison 1501 to 2000 cc 3 13 14 George Kypson 19 Austin Sprite G Kypson 751 to 1100 cc 2 ? 15 Ron Marshall 23 AC Ace Bristol R Marshall 1501 to 2000 cc 4 11 DNF Derek Netting 9 MGA Dents Auto Service 1501 to 2000 cc - ? DNF Mike Nedelko 27 Prad M Nedelko 2001 to 3000 cc - ? DNF John Martin 111 Lotus XI Coventry ClimaxRecords tipped in racing classic, The Cumberland Argus, Wednesday, 22 September 1961, page 22 Martins Neutral Bay Motors 751 to 1100 cc - 11 DNF Murray Carter 3 Corvette Special MW Carter Over 3000 cc - 8 DNF Alec Lazich 53 Malford Ford A Lazich 1101 to 1500 cc - 4 DNF Peter Ganderton 37 MGA P Ganderton 1101 to 1500 cc - 3 DNFThe race report in Australian Motor Sport makes reference to the "Robinson Park" car retiring Don Holland 10 Austin-Healey Robinson's Auto Park Pty Ltd 2001 to 3000 cc - 2 DNF Tom Sulman 99 Aston Martin DB3S T Sulman 2001 to 3000 cc - 1 DNF Harry Cape 126 Aston Martin DB3S J Wright 2001 to 3000 cc - 0 Disq John Malcolm 75 Austin-Healey Sprite Dents Auto Service 751 to 1100 cc - ? DNS John AmptMedley indicates that John Ampt's Cooper Jaguar destroyed its differential in practice and did not start the race. 11 Cooper T33 Jaguar J Ampt Over 3000 cc - - DNS Tom SulmanMedley indicates that "Tom Sulman destroyed the motor of his 1220xccc Lotus XI" in practice and that the car did not start the race 99 Lotus XI Coventry Climax T Sulman 1101 to 1500 cc - - DNS Bob CutlerMedley indicates that R. Cutler Did Not Start. Racing Car News states that "Bob Cutler broke the chassis in the Austin Healey" 14 Austin-Healey R Cutler 2001 to 3000 cc - - DNF = did not finish Disq = disqualified DNS = did not start Notes Attendance: 12,000Lance Lowe, Stillwell Wins Aust. T.T., Australian Motor Manual, December 1, 1961, page 39 Entries: 43 Starters: 25 Finishers: 15 Race distance: 19 laps – 75 milesDavid McKay, Bib Tops in T.T., Modern Motor, December 1961, pages 24 & 25 (120 km) Winner's race time: 53 minutes 11.9 seconds Fastest lap: Bib Stillwell - 2 minutes 44.9 seconds References Category:Australian Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales