1975 Australian Tourist Trophy

February 2015 February 2015 The 1975 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Calder circuit in Victoria, AustraliaProduction Sports Cars, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 176 & 177 on 25 May 1975.Tom Naughton, race report, Calder, 25 May 1975, Racing Car News, July 1975, pages 56 to 62 & page 82 The race was open to Production Sports Cars and was recognized by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian national title race.Australian Titles, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-9 It was the thirteenth Australian Tourist Trophy and the first to be awarded since 1968. The race, which was contested over two heats, was won by Peter Warren driving a Bolwell Nagari. Summary The race was contested over two, 25 lap, 40 km heats.Tourist Trophy Revival ... Trevethan or Warren, Chequered Flag, July 1975, Pages Thirty Seven to Thirty Nine Points were awarded on a 15-14-13-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the first fifteen finishers in each heat.Calder - Souvenir Magazine, May 25, 1975 The first heat was won by Peter Warren and the second by Steve Webb, both driving Bolwell Nagaris. Warren and Paul Trevathan (MGB) finished equal on points after the two heats with Warren initially declared the winner and presented with the trophy based on his better overall combined race time.Trevethan's Decision, Australian Auto Action, June 6 1975, Page 10 The decision was then revised with Trevethan determined to be the winner, having finished higher in the second heat. Warren lodged a successful protest based on his faster combined heat times, as per the race regulations. Results thumb|Peter Warren won the 1975 Australian Tourist Trophy driving a Bolwell Nagari, similar to the example pictured above Position Driver No. Car Entrant H1 Pos. H2 Pos. Points 1 Peter Warren 38 Bolwell Nagari Peter Warren 1 6 25 2 Paul Trevethan 20 MGB Broadwalk MG Centre 5 2 25 3 Wayne Myer 5 Datsun 240Z Wayne Myer 8 3 21 4 Phil George 9 Datsun 260Z Phil George 4 8 20 5 Col Matheson 54 Datsun SR311 Col Matheson 3 10 19 6 Gay Cesario 15 Fiat Spider Gay Cesario 10 4 18 7 Steve Webb 2 Bolwell Nagari Steve Webb DNS 1 15 7 John Latham 11 MG Midget John Latham ? 5 15 7 Dennis Watt 4 Lotus Elan Dennis Watt 6 11 15 10 Rex Colliver 47 Lotus 47 Rex Colliver Motors 2 DNF 14 11 Doug Seath 31 Bolwell Mark 7 Doug Seath ? 9 12 12 Reg Byrne 61 MGB Reg Byrne ? 7 9 12 Peter Woodward 46 Lotus 47 Peter Woodward 7 DNF 9 14 Robert Lawrenson 37 MG Midget Robert Lawrenson 9 ? 7 15 Geoff Dennis 39 Triumph Spitfire Geoff Dennis ? ? 6 16 Mike Holloway 29 Austin Sprite Mike Holloway ? ? 4 17 Neal Swingler 25 Triumph Spitfire Neal Swingler ? ? 3 18 Bernie Bisseling 77 Turner Ford Coopeys Garage ? ? 2 19 John Baragwanath 16 MGB John Baragwanath ? ? 1 - Ian McDonald 22 Morgan Morgan Sports Car Distributors ? ? - - Chris Roberts 36 Lotus Elan Chris Roberts DNF ? - - Tim Trevor 64 MG Midget Tim Trevor Motors ? ? - - Peter Tobin 26 Datsun 260Z Auto Developments ? ? - - Ken Price 99 MG Midget Broadwalk MG Centre ? ? - - Bob Kennedy 60 Triumph TR5 Ecurie Triumph ? ? - - Charles Paine 21 Triumph GT6 Broadwalk MG Centre DNS ? - - Peter Beasley 19 Jensen-Healey Peter Manton Motors DNS ? - - Warwick Henderson 12 Chevrolet Corvette Warwick Henderson DNS DNS - Race statistics Number of entries: 32 Number of cars which practiced: 28 Pole Position: Rex Colliver (Lotus 47), 48.8s Fastest lap (Heat 1): Peter Woodward (Lotus 47) Fastest lap (Heat 2): Peter Woodward (Lotus 47), 55.0 References External links Peter Warren Bolwell Nagari Calder 1975 (image), www.oldracephotos.com, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Category:Motorsport in Victoria (state)