1976 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

Australian motor racing competition TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Australian Formula Ford Championship 1976 1975 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series 1977 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Drivers' Champion: Richard Carter The 1976 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series1976 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.Evan Green, Formula Ford, Evan Greens World of Motor Sport, 1977, pages 24-25 It was the seventh Australian national series for Formula Fords.Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The series was won by Richard Carter driving a Birrana F73. Series schedule The series was contested over eight rounds. Round Circuit Date Round winnerJim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 93-94 Car EntrantRay Bell, Racing Car News, September 1976, pages 70-73 1 Sandown   Garry Dubois Elfin 620B Garry Dubois 2 Calder 14 MarchSouvenir Programme, Calder Raceway, 14 March 1976 John Davis Bowin P4X Grace Brothers Race Team 3 Oran Park   Garry Dubois Elfin 620B Garry Dubois 4 Amaroo Park 18 AprilOfficial Programme, Amaroo Park, 18 March 1976 Richard Carter Birrana F73 Grace Brothers Race Team 5 Surfers Paradise   Russell Norden Mawer 004 Russell Norden Racing 6 Amaroo Park 15 August John Smith Bowin P4A Lappington Inn 7 Oran Park   John Smith Bowin P4A Lappington Inn 8 Calder   John Smith Bowin P4A Lappington Inn Series results Position Driver Car Entrant San Cal Ora Ama Sur Ama Ora Cal Total 1 Richard Carter Birrana F73 Grace Brothers Race Team 9 9 8 10 8 - 7 6 57 2 John Smith Bowin P4A John Smith / Lappington Inn 4 - 7 8Green shows 7 points for Smith at Round 4. This has been adjusted to 8 in consideration of Smith's total and other drivers points for Round 4 as shown by Green. - 10 10 10 49 3 John Davis Bowin P4X Grace Brothers Race Team 8 10 5 7 9 - - 5 44 4 Michael Quinn Bowin P4A Michael Quinn Racing 5 7 6 4 - - 9 8 39 5 Terry Shiel Birrana F71 Terry Shiel 6 - 3 9 7 - - 3 28 6 Garry Dubois Elfin 620B Garry Dubois 10 - 10 6 - - - - 26 7 John Tuxford Bowin P4A John Tuxford - 8 4 - 6 - 6 - 24 8 Russell Norden Mawer 004 Russell Norden Racing - 3 9 - 10 - - - 22 = Stephen Brook Bowin P6F Stephen Brook - - - 5 - 9 8 - 22 10 Laurie Bennett Elfin 600 Laurie Bennett 7 - - - 3 6 1 1 18 11 Barry Ward Birrana F72 Barry Ward - 6 - 3 - 7 - - 16 12 Barry Green Palliser WDF4 Barry Green - - - - - - 5 9 14 13 Larry Storey Elwyn L Storey 3 4 2 - - - 4 - 13 14 Don Bretland Elfin 620B Don Bretland - - 1 - - 8 2 - 11 15 Greg Carroll Elfin 620 Greg Carroll - 5 - - 5 - - - 10 16 Richard Davison Elfin 600 Richard Davison 2 - - 2 - - - 4 8 17 Peter McInnes     - - - - - - - 7 7 18 Gerry Burges Bowin P6F Gerry Burges 1 1 - - 2 - - - 4 = Stephen MoodyGreen shows "Stephen Moddy". Souvenir Programme, Calder Raceway, 14 March 1976 shows "Stephen Moody" Birrana F72 Stephen Moody - - - - 4 - - - 4 = Paul McLucas Elfin 600 Paul McLucas - - - - - 4 - - 4 21 Ron Barnacle     - - - - - - 3 - 3 = Stephen Cromer Bowin P4A Stephen Cromer - - - - - 3 - - 3 23 Peter Krefel Royale Peter Krefel - 2 - - - - - - 2 = Ron Baddeley Elfin Ron Baddeley - - - - - - - 2 2 25 Len Croughan Elfin 620 Len Croughan - - - 1 - - - - 1 = Stuart Hooper Bowin Stuart Hooper - - - - 1 - - - 1 All cars were powered by mandatory 1600cc Ford pushrod engines. Only seven drivers were awarded points at Round 6 for reasons unknown. References TAA Category:Australian Formula Ford Series