1968 Australian Tourist Trophy

February 2015 February 2015 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mallala Race Circuit (1964-present) The 1968 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Mallala Race Circuit in South Australia, Australia on 29 January 1968.Official Souvenir Program, Mallala Motor Races, 12th Australian Tourist Trophy, Australia Day Holiday, Monday, 29 January 1968 The race was open to Group A Sports Cars and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title race.Conditions for Australian Titles, 1968 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 70 to 73 It was the twelfth Australian Tourist Trophy. The race was won by Frank Matich driving a Matich SR3 Repco-Brabham.Fourth TT Race To F Matich, The Advertiser, Tuesday, 30 January 1968, page 12 It was his fourth Australian Tourist Trophy victory.Past Title Winners, CAMS Manual of Motorsport 1969, page 60 Results thumb|Frank Matich won the 1968 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Matich SR3. The car is pictured at Surfers Paradise International Raceway in August 1968 thumb|The Elfin 400 in which Noel Hurd placed fifth in the race. The car is pictured in 2017 thumb|Ian Cook drove this Elfin 400, retiring after 23 laps. The car is pictured at Mallala in 2011 in its Bob Jane Racing Team colours Position12th Australian Tourist Trophy Race Meeting - Results, Eric Rainsford Library, Sporting Car Club of South AustraliaMatich wins Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor, April 1968, page 56 Driver No. Car Entrant Class pos. Class Laps 1 Frank Matich 1 Matich SR3 Repco-Brabham RB620 Frank Matich Pty. Ltd. 1 Over 3000 cc 47 2 Geoff Vercoe 34 Cicada Ford Trengove & Vercoe 1 1101 - 1500 cc 44 3 Ralph Boord 60 Olympus Ford D. Smith & Sons 2 1101 - 1500 cc 41 4 Granton Harrison 52 Elfin Clubman G. Harrison 1 1500 - 2000 cc 40 5 Noel Hurd 12 Elfin 400 Globe FordWheel Man, Australian Muscle Car No. 86, pages 93 & 94 Globe Products 2 Over 3000 cc 38 6 Gary Chapman 79 Honda S800 Dalton Honda Motors 1 Up to 1100 cc 38 7 G. Mobbs 102 Elfin Clubman G. Mobbs 2 Up to 1100 cc 37 8 G. Evans 69 MGA s/c MG Racing Team 2 1500 - 2000 cc 32 9 Charlie TuckeyOfficial Programme has C. Tuckey, official Results use C. Tuckey, race report in Racing Car News has Col Tuckey, race report in Australian Motor has Chis Tuckey, race report in Australian Motor Manual has Charlie Tuckey, track test report of the Nova III "Shoestring Racer? - Perhaps" written by Barry Catford and published in Sports Car World, March 1968, pages 32 to 34, uses Charlie Tuckey. 61 Nova III Aunger Racing 3 Up to 1100 cc 20 DNF Malcolm Ramsay 26 Elfin 300 Ford Gilbert Motor Bodies - 1101 - 1500 cc 25 DNF Ian Cook 8 Elfin 400 Repco RB620 Bob Jane Racing Team - Over 3000 cc 23 Race statistics Race distance: 47 laps, 75 miles Pole position: Frank Matich, 1:14.5John Brownsea, Mallala: Matich still No.1, Racing Car News, March 1968, pages 78 & 79 Number of starters: 11 Winner's race time: 64:37.3 Fastest lap: 1:16.5, Frank Matich, (Matich SR3) - lap record for Sports Cars References Further reading Matich all the way in Australian Tourist Trophy, Australian Motor Manual, April 1968, pages 42 & 43 Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 168 Category:Australian Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Category:Motorsport in South Australia