1978 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

1978 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 1977 1979 The 1978 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.TAA Driver to Europe Series, Australian Competition Yearbook, Number 8, pages 152 to 159 It was the ninth national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia.Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at www.webcitation.org The series was won by John Wright driving a Bowin P4. Schedule The series was contested over eight rounds. Round Circuit Date Round winner Car Entrant 1 Sandown 5 February Elwyn Bickley Elwyn 002 2 Oran Park 26 February Wally Storey Elwyn 001 3 Calder 19 March Peter Krefel Royale RP21 Peter KrefelOfficial Program, Calder, March 19, 1978 4 Oran Park 26 March John Wright Bowin P4 5 Amaroo Park 19 April Russell Steel Elfin 600 6 Surfers Paradise 21 May Elwyn Bickley Elwyn 002 7 Amaroo Park 9 July Russell Norden Mawer 8 Calder 15 October Russell Norden Mawer Series standings Position Driver Car Entrant Points 1 John Wright Bowin P4 John Wright 52 2 Gerry WitendenAustralian Competition Yearbook has "Gerry Wittenden" but the name is listed in the Official Program, Calder, Rd3, as "Gerry Witenden" Birrana F71 Gerry Witenden 52 3 Richard Davison Hawke DL17 Richard Davison 45 4 Peter Krefel Royale RP21 Peter Krefel 33 5 Don Bretland Van Diemen Don Bretland 31 6 Alan GoldsmithAustralian Competition Yearbook has "Allan Goldsmith" but the name is listed in the Official Program, Calder, Rd3, as "Alan Goldsmith" Palliser Paul Liston 25 7 Wally Storey Elwyn 001 Mawer Engineering 24 8 Elwyn Bickley Elwyn 002 23 9 Graham Smith Bowin P4a 21 10 Russell Norden Mawer 20 Notes & references External links Image of the Bowin P4 with which John Wright won the series, primotipo.com, as archived at web.archive.org TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Category:Australian Formula Ford Series