1975 Australian Sports Car Championship

1975 Australian Sports Car Championship 1974 1976 The 1975 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group A Sports Cars and Group D Production Sports Cars.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1975, pages 86-87 The championship was contested over a single race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 30 November 1975.Sports Car Championships, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1976 Edition, pages 86-87 The race was run over 30 laps of the 4.76 km circuit, a total race distance of 143 km. It was the seventh Australian Sports Car Championship, and the only one in the twenty-year history of the title to be contested over a single race rather than over a series of races.Australian Titles, www.camsmanual.com.au via web.archive.org Retrieved on 1 November 2015 The championship was won by Garrie Cooper, driving an Elfin MS7. Results PositionCooper Captures Sports Title, Racing Car News, January 1976, pages 70-71 DriverAustralian Sports Car Championship Philip Island, Australian Auto Action, 4 December 1975, page 11 No. Car Entrant Laps 1 Garrie Cooper 12 Elfin MS7 Repco-Holden Ansett Team Elfin 30 2 Henry Michelle 1 Elfin 360 Repco Henry Michelle 29 3 Fred Gibson 33 Alfa Romeo T33 Alfa Romeo Dealers 29 4 Paul Gibson Rennmax Repco Shell Racing 28 5 Stuart Kostera 9 Matich SR3A Repco Stuart Kostera 28 6 Barry Singleton Elfin 360 Repco Barry Singleton Motors 28 7 Greg Doidge Elfin 300 GSD Sheetmetal 27 8 Andrew Roberts Roberts S2 Andrew Roberts 27 9 Peter Jones Cheetah Clubman Toyota Motor Improvements 27 10 Bob Romano Elfin 360 Bob Romano 27 11 Jim Davidson Lotus Elan 26 12 Vince Gregory ASP 342 Clubman 25 13 Peter Middleton Nganti Ford 25 14 Jim Doig Motorlab ASP 25 15 James Bidstrup ASP Clubman 25 16 Reg Byrne MGB 24 17 Geoff Walker GP Datsun 24 18 Steve Webb Bolwell Nagari 24 19 Ray Gymer Triumph TR5 23 20 Gay Cesario Fiat 124S 23 DNF Tom Tymons Farrell C1 23 DNF Jim Phillips Rennmax Repco 22 DNF Graeme Baird Kregol Ford 22 DNF Russell Collis Gordon Clubman 22 DNF Ray Bell Hustler SC1 22 DNF Peter Hopwood Lotus Elan 21 DNF Kevin Norden Elfin 14 DNF Alan Gissing Gissing Holden 12 DNF Grant Gibson Lotus 23B Oldsmobile 10 DNF Keith Poole 37 McLaren M8D Chevrolet C&C Autos DNF Geoff Watson Watson Corolla DNF Rex Colliver Lotus 47 DNF Chris Hocking Gordon C2 DNF Peter Beasley Jensen Healey DNF Doug Clark Wright Renault DNF David Phillips Lotus 23 DNF Peter Woodward Lotus 47 DNF Ross Wemyss Farrell DNF Doug Sheath Bolwell DNF Bob Kennedy Triumph TR5 DNF Tim Trevor MG Midget DNF Richard Warland ASP DNF John Latham MG Midget Number of entries: 66 Number of starters: UnknownThe Racing Car News race report lists 41 cars in its grid line-up. Australian Competition Yearbook infers that there were 40 starters and names 29, including two (Gymer and Cesario) who are not included in the Racing Car News listing Number of finishers: 20 Pole position: Garrie Cooper (Elfin MS7), 1:47.2 Winner's race time: 54:44.6 Fatstest lap: Garrie Cooper (Elfin MS7) 1:45.6 Notes & references Further reading Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 173-174 External links www.autopics.com.au Gibbo’s Tipo : Fred Gibson : Alfa Tipo 33/3 in Australia..., primotipo.com Category:Australian Sports Car Championship Sports Car Championship Category:Motorsport at Phillip Island