1981 National Panasonic Series

The '1981 National Panasonic Series' was an Australian motor racing contest for Formula Pacific and Australian Formula 2 racing cars.Formula Pacific, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 26 July 1981, pages 17-21 It was the inaugural National Panasonic Series. The series, which was sponsored by National Panasonic, was won by Bruce Allison, driving a Ralt RT4.David McKay, "The Pacific Saga - Where it all Began", Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1981/82, page 25 Schedule thumb|Bruce Allison won the series driving a Ralt RT4 similar to that pictured above The series was contested over four rounds with two heats per round. Round Circuit State Date 1 Lakeside Queensland 19 July 2 Adelaide International Raceway South Australia 26 July 3 Calder Raceway Victoria 9 August 4 Oran Park New South Wales 23 August Points system "Points" were allocated on a 20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 20 places in each heat at each round and then aggregated for each driver to determine the actual round placings. Series points were then awarded, on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis, for the first six round placings. Series results PositionJohnson leads Ford win, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 24 August 1981, page 21 Driver No.Event 8, National Panasonic Formula Pacific, Heat 1, Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, 26 July 1981, pages 38-40 CarMotor Racing, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 24 August 1981, page 22 Entrant Points 1 Bruce Allison 62 Ralt RT4 B Allison 20 2 Andrew Miedecke 2 Ralt RT4 A Miedecke 19 3 John Smith 71 Ralt RT1 Ralt Australia 18 The above table lists only the first three placings in the series. References National Panasonic Series