1960 Australian Tourist Trophy

May 2020 February 2015 thumb|250px|Layout of the Longford Circuit (1953-1968) The 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race for sports cars, staged at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on Monday, 7 March 1960.Longford Races, Australian Motor Sports, March 1960, pages 108–110 & 118 It was the fourth in a sequence of annual Australian Tourist Trophy races, with each of these being 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 Derek Jolly driving a Lotus 15. Results thumb|Derek Jolly won the 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Lotus 15, similar to that pictured above Position Driver No.Souvenir Programme, Longford Circuit, Second Day, Monday 7 March (1960) Car Entrant Class Class pos. Laps 1 Derek Jolly 33 Lotus 15 D. E. Jolly Class II – 1501 to 2000 cc 1Longford Motor Racing Results, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 21 24 2 Doug Whiteford 10 Maserati 300S D. Whiteford Class III – Over 2000 cc 1 3 Frank MatichBarry Green, Fast Track Back - Longford, pages 55 & 56 87 Jaguar D-Type Leaton Motors (Sportscars) P/L Class III – Over 2000 cc 2 4 John Ampt 32 Decca Special J. Ampt Class I – Under 1500 cc 1 5 Tom SulmanDavid McKay, Big time at Longford, Modern Motor, May 1960, pages 46–48 + 77–78 99 Aston Martin DB3SJohn B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, Page 39 T. N. Sulman Class III – Over 2000 cc 3 6 David FinchSports Car Title a Highlight, The Mercury, Saturday, 5 March 1960, page 11 92 Jaguar D-Type D. Finch Class III – Over 2000 cc 4 7 Eddie Perkins 46 Porsche 1600 D. Calvert Class II – 1501 to 2000 cc 2 8 Tony Basile 15 Porsche Carrera S. Sakzewski Class I – Under 1500 cc 2 ? Alan Jack 8 Cooper Type 39John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 127 Coventry Climax Briefield Motors Class I – Under 1500 cc ? Gerald TattersallJack Brabham, Cooper T51 Climax, Longford Trophy 1960..., primotipo.com, as archived at web.archive.org 12 Buchanan MG G. Tattersall Class I – Under 1500 cc ? Harry Cape 17 MGA Coupe H. C. Cape Class II – 1501 to 2000 cc ? T. Cleary1960 Australian Tourist Trophy..., primotipo.com, as archived at web.archive.org 16 Austin-Healey 100S T. J. Cleary Class III – Over 2000 cc ? Ray GibbsProgramme has T. Gibbs but John B Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979, page 126 has Ray Gibbs 34 Cooper Type 39 Coventry Climax Sabina Motors Industries P/L. Class I – Under 1500 cc ? J. Barker 25Image of start, as archived at web.archive.org Austin-Healey 100 T. R. Langenheim Class III – Over 2000 cc ? G. Watt 18 MG Holden Donald Gorringe Used Cars Class III – Over 2000 cc ? ? 101 Triumph TR ? Jim Barrie 120 Zephyr Special ? Ron Ward 14 MGA Twin Cam R. S. Ward Class II – 1501 to 2000 cc DNF J. Wright 126 Aston Martin DB3S J. Wright Class III – Over 2000 cc DNF Ron Phillips 42 Cooper T38 Jaguar J. K. & R. K. Phillips Class III – Over 2000 cc 14 Notes Attendance: 12,000 Pole position: Ron Phillips Starters: 22 Race distance: 24 laps – 108 miles Race time of winning car: 69 minutes 20 seconds Fastest lap: Derek Jolly & Doug Whiteford – 2 minutes 50 seconds,S Australian wins Tourist Trophy, The Mercury, Tuesday, 8 March 1960, Page 5 (95.29 m.p.h., a sports car record)F.G.N. Ewence, Longford: Another Triumph!, Sports Car World, May 1960, pages 48 & 49 References External links 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy..., primotipo.com Start of the 1960 Australian Tourist Trophy, aussieroadracing.homestead.com, as archived at web.archive.org 1960 race images, www.oldracephotos.com Category:Australian Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Category:Motorsport in Tasmania