1979 TAA Formula Ford Driver To Europe Series

Motor racing competition TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Australian Formula Ford Championship 1979 1978 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 1980 TAA Formula Ford Driver To Europe Series Drivers' Champion: Russell Norden The 1979 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competitionTAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 1979, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1979/80, pages 150-153 open to Formula Ford racing cars.Pit Talk, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 3 June 1979, page 55 The series, which was the tenth national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia,Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org was won by Russell Norden driving a Mawer 004.''79 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Official Souvenir Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday 3 June 1979, page 27 Series schedule The series was contested over eight rounds.Jim Shepherd, Formula Ford Championship, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 96-97 Round Circuit Date Round winner Car EntrantTAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Programme, Oran Park International, 25 February 1979, page 45 1 Sandown February Russell Nordern Mawer 004 Bonds Coats Patons Ltd 2 Oran Park 25 February Wally Storey Elwyn 002 Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd 3 Calder Russell Nordern Mawer 004 Bonds Coats Patons Ltd 4 Amaroo Park Stephen Brook Bowin P6F 5 Surfers Paradise Russell Nordern Mawer 004 Bonds Coats Patons Ltd 6 Adelaide International Raceway 3 June Russell Nordern Mawer 004 Bonds Coats Patons Ltd 7 Amaroo Park Russell Nordern Mawer 004 Bonds Coats Patons Ltd 8 Oran Park July Russell Nordern Mawer 004 Bonds Coats Patons Ltd Points system Points were awarded on a 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first ten places at each round. Series results Position1979 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Driver Car Entrant Points 1 Russell Nordern Mawer 004 Bonds Coats Patons Ltd 94 2 Wally Storey Elwyn 002 Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd 91 3 Graham Smith Bowin P4a G Smith 63 4 Robyn Hamilton Elfin 620B R Hamilton W Toet 58 5 Stephen Brook Bowin P6F Robert Curro Burwood Ian Grainger 41 6 Richard Stiegler Birrana F72 Bracks Slacks Pty Ltd 36 7 Russell Steel Lola T440 Es-Car-Go Auto World 22 8 Don Bretland Van Diemen MagicpartsRay Bell, Storey Ahead on Points, Racing Car News, April 1979, page 69 21 9 Gavin Green Van Diemen Ron Hodgson Racing 19 10 Tim Murray Elfin 11 = David Earle Elfin Aero Thomson Motor Auctions 11 13 Graeme Wilson Elfin 600 G Wilson 7 14 Colin Jack Bowin P4a C Jack 6 15 Jeff Summers Elfin 620 J Summers 5 = Ian Grainger Bowin P4a 5 = Elwyn Bickley 5 = Chris Davison Elfin 620B Chris Davison 5 = Chris Patterson Carboro C Patterson 5 = Alan Swindells Bowin P6 A Swindells 5 21 Russell Allen Hawke Russell Allen 4 22 Alan Fisher 3 = Geoff Howat Bowin P4a Boris Orazem Automotive 3 24 McLeod 2 = Gary Parkinson 2 25 Sanderson 1 = Stephen Finn 1 Note: All cars were powered by 1600cc Ford production block engines. References TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Category:Australian Formula Ford Series