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1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
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Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Australian Formula Ford Championship 1983 1982 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 1984 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Drivers' Champion: Bruce Connolly
The 1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.Stewart Wilson, Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1983/84, pages 284 to 287
The series, which was organised by the Light Car Club and the Formula Ford Association, was the fourteenth Australian national series for Formula Fords.Australian Formula Ford Championship, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org
The series was won by Bruce Connolly driving a Galloway and a Van Diemen.
Schedule
The series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.
Round Circuit Date Round winner Car 1 Sandown 20 February Bruce Connolly Galloway 2 Amaroo Park 10 April Bruce Connolly Galloway 3 Surfers Paradise 15 May Malcolm Oastler Bowin 4 Oran Park 29 May Michael Quinn Lola 5 Amaroo Park 10 July Malcolm Oastler Bowin 6 Calder 31 July Bruce Connolly Galloway 7 Sandown 11 September Malcolm Oastler Bowin 8 Winton 16 October Bruce Connolly Van Diemen
Points system
Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places at each round.
Series standings
Position Driver Car Entrant San Ama Sur Ora Ama San Win Total 1 Bruce Connolly Galloway & Van Diemen 20 20 8 15 12 20 15 20 130 2 Malcolm Oastler Bowin 4 - 20 12 20 10 20 - 86 3 Geoff Walters Elwyn 12 12 12 10 15 - - - 61 4 Laurie Bennett Wren 10 8 3 - 6 - 10 12 49 5 Ron Barnacle Elfin - 6 4 - 8 8 6 15 47 6 Michael Quinn Lola - 15 - 20 10 - - - 45 7 David Roberts PRS 15 2 10 8 - - 4 - 39 8 Warwick Rooklyn Royale 8 - 15 - - - 12 - 35 9 Mark Forrester PRS 2 - - 4 2 15 - 8 31 10 Mark Day Wren - - - 6 - 12 - 10 28 11 David Stanley Image - 10 6 - 4 - - - 20 12 Teddy Angelo Hawk 6 - - - - 3 - 6 15 13= Gary Jones Van Diemen - 4 1 - 3 - - - 8 13= John Edmonds Birrana - - - - - 6 2 - 8 13= Peter Randalls Elfin - - - - - - 8 - 8 13= Roger Martin PRS 1 3 - - - - - 4 8 17 David Harrison Elfin - - - 1 - 2 - 3 6 18= Richard Carter Matek - - - 3 1 - - - 4 18= Mark Grierson Elfin - - - - - 4 - - 4 20= Tim Murray Elwyn 3 - - - - - - - 3 20= Steve Price Bowin - - - - - - 3 - 3 22= Martin Tighe Van Diemen - - 2 - - - - - 2 22= Alan Bisset Wren - - - 2 - - - - 2 22= Paul Feltham PRS - - - - - - - 2 2 25= Matthew Ruggles Elfin - 1 - - - - - - 1 25= Terry Kay Bowin - - - - - 1 - - 1 25= Anthony Swan Hawk - - - - - - 1 - 1 25= Chris Meaden Elfin - - - - - - - 1 1
Note: All cars were powered by a mandatory 1600cc Ford pushrod engine.1983 Formula Ford Driver To Europe Series R2 Amaroo, www.youtube.com Retrieved 1 April 2017
References
External links
Formula Ford, autopics.com.au
Category:Australian Formula Ford Series
Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series