1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series

TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Australian Formula Ford Championship 1981 1980 TAA Formula Ford Driver To Europe Series 1982 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Drivers' Champion: Phillip Revell The 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Formula Ford racing cars.Official Programme, Sandown, 11 to 13 September 1981 The series, which was the twelfth Australian Formula Ford Series,Australian 'Driver to Europe' Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org was won by Phillip Revell driving a Lola T440.Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82, pages 136 to 139 Series schedule thumb|Phillip Revell won the series driving a Lola T440, similar to the example pictured above The series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round. Round Circuit Date Winning driver Car 1 Sandown?? February Phillip Revell Lola T440 2 Calder?? March Phillip Revell Lola T440 3 Amaroo Park?? Don Bretland Van Diemen RF75 4 Adelaide International RacewayProgramme, Adelaide International Raceway, 3rd May 1981 3 May Jeff Summers Elfin 620B 5 Oran Park 21 June Phillip Revell Lola T440 6 Amaroo Park 9 August Phillip Revell Lola T440 7 Surfers Paradise 20 August Don Bretland Van Diemen RF75 8 Sandown 13 September Phillip Revell Lola T440 Points system Points were awarded on a 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis for the first ten places at each round. Series standings Position1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Driver Car Entrant San Cal Ama Ade Ora Ama Sur San Total 1 Phillip Revell Lola T440 Bob Holden Motors 20 20 10 - 20 20 15 20 125 2 Don Bretland Van Diemen RF75 Don Bretland 15 6 20 12 10 12 20 15 110 3 Ron Barnacle Van Diemen RF77 Nissalco Garage Equipment 10 15 3 6 - 15 12 4 65 4 Jeff Summers Elfin 620B Jeff Summers 8 2 - 20 8 4 8 12 62 5 Garry Tully Elfin 620 Garry Tully 1 12 - - 12 8 - 8 41 6 Bradley Jones Elwyn 002 Bradley Jones 3 - 15 2 15 - - - 35 =7 Jeff Besnard Mawer 004 Jeff Besnard 4 10 4 15 - - - - 33 =7 Laurie Bennett Wren Laurie Bennett - 4 6 - 1 10 2 10 33 9 David Earle Elfin Aero David Earle 12 - - - 4 6 4 6 32 10 Rex Broadbent Wren R.G. Broadbent 2 - 8 10 6 - - - 26 11 Ray Colenso Elfin 600 Morris 850 Club Geelong - - - 8 - 3 - 3 14 12 Kim Jones Elfin 620B Kim Jones - - 12 - - - - - 12 =13 Tony Boot Elfin 600 Tony Boot - 8 - - - - - 2 10 =13 Alan Swindells Bowin - - - - - - 10 - 10 15 Robert Simpson Elfin Robert Simpson 6 - - - - 2 - 1 9 16 David Stanley Image Mk III David Stanley - - - - - - 6 - 6 17 Steve Farrell Elfin 600 - 3 2 - - - - - 5 18 Robert Benson Elwyn - - - 4 - - - - 4 =19 Don Greig Bowin P6 Don Greig - - - - 3 - - - 3 =19 Jack Lunenberg Wren Jack Lunenberg - - - 3 - - - - 3 =19 Warwick Rooklyn Bowin P6 - - - - 2 1 - - 3 =19 Geoff Howat Bowin - - - - - - 3 - 3=23 Edward Vieusseux Bowin - - 1 - - - - - 1 =23 Gary Batten Bowin P4A Gary Batten - 1 - - - - - - 1 =23 Alan Whitechurch Bowin - - - - - - 1 - 1 References TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series Category:Australian Formula Ford Series